The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-07
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

The prize for the best design for n sol
dier's monument offered by the state Of
Iowa has been awarded TO q woman-Mrs.
Harriet A. Ketchum.
James Whitcomb Riley's poems bring
him from $25 TO $50 each. In the early
days OF his versemaking he was glad to
get a tenth of these sums for his poems.
Sir Frederick Leighton, the famous
painter, has curly hair and q ruddy face
that is frinRed with a thick beard. He is
90 years old and has painted about 13O
pictures.
As a relaxation from his work on the
boards Salvani INDUCES in a game Of
palione, greatly resembling racqet. He
has become an EXPERT at II, and has not
yet met a man able to defeat him.
Sir Julian P~auncefote, the British min.
lister at Washington, is al expert with the
foils and with the short sword. He Is con-
sidered one Of the finest looking diplo-
mats ever stationed at Washington.
Alexander jacques, a French fasting
a has begun an attempt TO beat the re
cord in London. He propose to remain
for forty-two days without any food ex-
cept a powder of secret composition. He
says he sustained himself and his COM
ra1es for many days on his powder while
he was a soldier and the Germans were
besieging Belfort.
The Empress Frederick's youngest and
prettiest daughter. who is soon to marry
Prince Adolph, Of Schaumberg-Lippe. is
a girl of attractive figure, with blue eyes
and lair hair. She il devoted to out-of-
door exercises, and rides, plays lawn ten
mis- and drives q four-in-hand i'm fine
style.
Mrs. II. NJ. Stanley wrote to the tenants
of her family place to thank them for
their gift Of silver, saying: ~ shall be
proud to show my grand Welsh present
TO my grand Welsh husband" Mr.. STAN
ley has a first cousin living on Halle
street, Wilesbarre, Pa, whose name In
John r. Jones. He is a small shopkeeper
and well-to-do. He Is the physical image
of the great explorer, having the same
cast of features.
James Carlyle, youngest brother Of
Thomas Carlyle, recently died In Scot
land His distinguished brother once
wrote of James that he was the happiest
of all, because he had fallen less under
his own influence than Alick or John.
James was a MISUNDERSTANDING Border
farmer. Many amusing stories used to
he told Of his mannero of snubbinR curious
tourists, for nothing was offensive
TO him han TO be spoken of as the brother
Of the great Carlyle. II am James Car
lyle" he would say In q name that indi-
Gated how competent he felt to stand i'm
his own shoes, and how indignant he felt
1t the idea of being honored by his rela-
tionship TO anybody.
Rev. George Gates, president of Iowa
college, tells i'm the New York Nail the
following story: "In the family Of a home
missionary on the virgin prairie OF Iowa
was born a baby boy. A little later q new
association OF churches and ministers was
discussing the probabilities Of beginning
O college. The father Of the new baby
took q unique way OF announcing his
happiness. He stalked down the aisle and
laid a new silver dollar, which rang true,
on the table, III II vas the communion
table II was not profane), saying: when
my 3year-old boy grows up ] want q col
lege here for him TO attend, and there's
the first dollar to found it, The boy tool
his seat last summer in the board of
trustees Of Iowa college (of which he is
an honored alumnus), whose beginning
was the home m~issionary's silver dollar.