Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1912 — PECULIARITIES OF THE FAMOUS. [ARTICLE]

PECULIARITIES OF THE FAMOUS.

Queen Elizabeth wore a wig, but she seldom checked up on her grocery bills. Marcus Aurelius was a successful author, but he never had his photograph taken with his Index finger upon his cheek. Marc Antony was a brilliant orator, but he never had to sit while the taskmaster took up half his time In twrintroduction. Napoleon Bonaparte suffered from Indigestion, but he took It out on his enemies and never told his symptoms _ to his friends. Noah collected all the wild animals In the world, but he never made moving pictures of them and gave a refined and elevating Chautauqua lecture about the films. Solomon was the wisest man of his time, but he never had a chance to tell anybody how to repair an automobile.