The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-15
FADS OF The FAMOUS
Peculiar Idiosyncrasies Of Prominent
People In All Times.
Solomon, Caesar, Queen Victoria.
Emperor william. Pope Leo, Gar
field. Barnum and Mrs.
Burnett.

70 INV.
IL II the oi 'he s'e"'
fads. Those with p%lethoric leisure mus!
have fads, ar get | nto mischief. Some OF
,hem do as il is. writes Monesnia Tyler
=, che cleveland pJuin Dealer.
- ;n ,ho mns,y rear Of time we read
a~"y Esan usas
IN the noon oiiaus' "as 49,,
Is u his peculiar ai'ers,on ~"'"""'
ing. for Il Is stated OF nm tha' ne was"
mighty hunter and ia the place OF COM
rounding nunch ar salad, as some Of our
soc;.,y men ~ TO-DAY do. he was famous
-, A., ,io,s ,otriarcb
,orhhs possp 80 to-.
isaac, lo'o, D. o"'c' $50
A little further along we come 10 SOLO
mon 1ota '.l. re hau se'ern' laus'
among them seeking wIsno'h my pu''u-
ing. lie was also q c"hnolsseuri III wives
or AT least ne o,igi' 70 nave pccn y ne
had 1Uo. As To wives the swee, .e'npcreu
David nodS, was IN no way oeiInu M
ctfed son, Tor ne ga'heren tnetn y. "
parts OF his kingdom ana IN ms leisure
Moments amused them anu hiInseiI py
playing on us narp ana singing PRAISES u
the Lord.
Semeramis ,s,po b.,.l, Una iiius'rious
lame, a, oan 1oos "nna W paosi"n, em-
ployiDg l2.Uuol,Uo OF men IN her littie ef-
forts. The hangilg Rar,ieus' oneoi the
seven n OF the world ana her own
invention, was the chief OF her lads.
Alexander the Great -. u. ~ NADIA
weakness Tor horses, anu tile prlde OF ms
neart was w" sagaciouS iriei,u oi MS
Journeyings, bncepilalls' ms morse re-
ceived royal hohors ~ bnrlai arna Guy
was called ny MS name AieNhhu.r'
when mourning els. turh'h up, aiso mana
fad Tor "sighing Tor other worlds I" con-
puer..
h~erodot,is ana Nenophon u =
both had the pleasing habit OF 'irerilng
themselves 10y concocthg iies concerning
Their own great deeds while on oi. their
travels, which they rechcd tothc popnlacc
gathcreu IN 'he hiarh'' pace 10 near
them.
What boy or girl has not suffered from
the prime amusement oil ssnsar az Is. c.
tlat oi WIRING commentaries upon his
wars in 1allla IN tres partes,'
ctc.: there are but lew OF the youth OF
our ianu VINO nave no. cried out gains
'it'sars fad. especially MS fourth book,
where he tells in most perplexing terms
aboii' ms bridge across the Rhine.
"on or before the time OF the laurel
rowne commentaries there lived "A very
peculiar nttie man whoin the people OF
home called a philosopher, because they
hidnt KNOW whatseise To eau such a queer
person: HIS name was Diogciles AZ Is.
O. and he had ~I'alatal quarters la "a tub,
u Is said. lie was learned above other
men OF MS unle, yet despite II all he was
week enough 70 entertain the lad OF van
uerlng about tiie forum AT MONDAY with a
lantern, "seeking, he explained "for an
honest man.
In the latter part oil the year 400 there
appeared IN the court OF Ferdinand and
Isabella q very quiet and sindious looking
man. He carried immense maps under
his arms ana wayiaid every one who
would listen 10 hear INN explain his con-
victions about LAND on the other side"
He persevered- he finally induced the
queen 10 give nm ships, and to-day the
world honors Columbus and his fad
America.
Taking. our leap frog gait down the
age we light upon the fad of her high
mightincss, the British Lioncss, Queen
Victoria. When not switching her great
and glorious tail among her own affairs.
or those Of ncighforiug kingdoms, she