Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1895 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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FAMOUS NICKNAMES.

Frederick the Great was called Der Alte Fritz by his soldiers, the Philosopher of Sans Soucl by his friends, and the Monomaniac by his enemies. Thomas Hobbes, the philosopher, was called the Bear, on account of his ferocious manner and his habit of swearing on even the smallest provocation. David Garrick was the Stage Atlas, the English Roscius, Little Davy, the Proteus of the Stage and the Vain Tyrant, from his stage skill and presence.

Goethe, among many other nicknames, was the Man of Many Medals, in allusion to the decorations and orders bestoweu upon him by various Kings and Princes. Jean Sebastian Bach was called Father of Modern Piano ■ Music because his writings were largely for the piano, and he was the first to use the thumb In fingering. Gen. Grant was called Old Three Stars, In allusion to his symbols of rank; also, Uncle Sam Grant, Unconditional Surrender, United States, and United We Stand Grant Alexander the Great was denominated Macedonia’s Madman, because of his rashness. He was ever ready to attack, and disparity of numbers made no difference with him. John Adams was called the Colossus of Independence, because of his prominence in the debates and proceedings of the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention. Lakman, an Arabian prllosopher, was called the Aesop of Arabia. He was a slave, ugly and deformed, but famous for his fables and wisdom. He is mentioned In the Koran. Disraeli was nicknamed Dizzy, from a contraction of his name; the Gay Lothario of Politics, from his facility In adapting himself to circumstances, and Vivian Grey from one of his novels.

We Have Room for Many More.

Have you any idea of the number of persons that the United States would sustain without overcrowding the population or even going beyond the limit of density now shown by the State of Rhode Island? The last census of the pigmy State just gives it a population of 397;500. The area of tlje State in square miles is only 1,250, thus we find that there is an average of 318 persons on every square mile of her territory. Scatter people all over the whole land from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Gulf to the British possessions as thickly as they are now in Rhode Island, and we would have 945,766,300 inhabitants, instead of an insignificant 62,000,000. In other words, if the United States could be peopled to their utmost sustaining capacity, we could take care of nearly two-thirds of the present population of the globe.