Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1895 — Moths. [ARTICLE]

Moths.

“A wiSK man feareth and departeth from evil; butthefoor~Tageth and is confident.'* < . • Rhode Island is the most popui&ws portion of the United States. It has been calculated that if all of the territory of the country sustainedas proportionately large a number of people as this small corn• monwealth the census man would have to account for about 745,766,300 human beings. It „is claimed that Rhode 'lsland is by no means overcrowded and that it is still growing. Canada is likely to reap all the substantial, benefits, of -*. annexation without any legal formalities, if Yankee enterprise can bring about thatresult. “Commercial Union” is rapidly becoming a realized fact. Boston and Halifax are now con uected by two fast express trains daily which accomplish the journey in less than twenty-four hours. The “world do move” and all things go withit,

Mexico has become inoculated with the Exposition mania. The government \)f that Republic has granted concessions for an internafional exhibition which is to be inWgurated in the City of Mexico April 2, 1896. The will remain open at least six months. Fhe buildings will be extensive and riaborately ornamented and a majprity of the structures will be pernanent ———l— . * The famous Niblo’s Garden Theater at New York will be closed forever in a few weeks and the building will be torn down to make room for i modern office building. The theater was originally opened on this lite by William Niblo in 1828. Almost every President of the United States since that time has visited the place at one time or another and the most famous actors, singers and trtists of the world have appeared an its stage. Col. Bob Ingersoll is going about the country deliveringa brand new lecture on “The Bible.” He abuses the old Book in his usual verbose style to the great satisfaction of himself and the amusement of the audience, and as usual, also, continues to pocket from SSOO to $2,000 for each performance. No man knows the utter futility and Ineffectiveness of these avalanches of eloquent blasphemy better than Ingersoll himself. To the end of time millions of intelligent people will pin their faith to the teachings of the Scriptures and die in “the faith once delivered to the saints.” Bismarck’s birthday celebration was a “corker” if reports are to be trusted. Enough beer was drank to float a navy and the “patriotism” kiduced thereby was of the usual stolid and determined character. It would be interesting to have Bismarck’s opinion of the Nicholson bill. We do not understand why ®ur enterprising dailies have failed to procure an interview with the Iron Chancellor on this subject. It •fc pretty safe to say, however, that be would not indorse it, and would probably be quite as emphatic in his denunciation of that measure as Senator Voorhees.

You'd hardly believe it, but there is an old gent now living at the Piscataway Poor Farm, near New Brunswick, N. J., who celebrated his 123 d birthday, April 2. His name is Noah Raby, and for six years he has been totally blind. This latter statement makes us doubt the reliability of the story. As a rule those extremely old people we read about sead easily without “specs” and have just begun to cut a new set of teeth. Mr. Raby distinctly remembers having heard George Washington's speech at th n Yorktown surrender. The old gentleman gave up •hewing tobacco ten years ago, as he contracted an idea that it was lable to injure constitution, which was never strong. He still smokes with a great deal of satisfaction. Mr. Raby claims to have embarked on life’s eventful journey at Eatontown, N. C., April 1. 1772, bat we are afraid that the reporter who “discovered” him has worked •ff a very superannuated April fool joke on the long-suffering public. Amxbicans, known throughout the •ivilized world for their prodigality, are the largest purchasers of preMaus stones in the world. Amster* dhsn In Holland has long been known on the largest diamond market in the wortd, but the change in the tariff ■pjaeiog the duty on rough dia•Madte end inortMin* it on polished

gems seems likely to reSult change in this respect. A large number of diamond workers have been imported from Holland to New York.. An Effort was made to exclude these laborers under the contract labor law, which" forbids the importation oi foreign laborers un--1 der contract, but it is now underv stood that this will fail or rather that the law will be evaded by making the contracts with the men after their arrival at New York. Diamond cutters in Hollaud make large wages—s3o to S4O a week. They do not expect to do any better in this country, but hope to secure steadier employment-, The diamond trade at Amsterdam has been much depressed of late, in sympathy with the world- • wide financial depression. Liberty in Europe is hampered and checked by powerful influences of which Americans have little or no conception. Recently the German admirers of the poet Heine raised a fund of 175,000 marks for a fountain monument memorial to be erected at Dusseldorf-on-the-Rhine, the Doet’s native town. The city council of Dusseldorf refused to permit the erection of the monument in the city on account of Heine's well known' socialistic and liberal sentiments, which were decidedly in opposition to all monarchies. Heine was an exile from Germany on account of his revolutionary ideas. An effort was then made to get permission to erect the monument at Mayence. This also failed. The monument seemed to be an elephant on the hands of its projectors. Finally it was determined to present the structure, which is most beautiful and elaborate, to the German singing societies of New York, the officers of which have just obtained permission to have it erected in Central Park. The monument is of pure white Tyrolean marble. The center-niece, a column, shows a large medallion

portrait of Heine. A figure of the Lorelei surmounts the pedestal. On either side of the pedestal are lifesize figures of nymphs. “The best laid plans o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley.” A beautiful and laughable example, of this inborn perversity M anundane arrangements was afforded at Cramps’ shipyard at Philadelphia, March 25, when an attemut to launch the great steamship St. Paul failed complgtely. A vast crowd had gathered, every ceremonial custom had been complied with, the key was knocked loose and the bottle of wine was broken over the bow to christen the ship. But the vessel serenely sat upon her ways while the crowd swallowed the usual great cheer that was all ready to make the welkin ring. For once the “welkin” didn’t have to ring. The ship simply would not “go.” If developed that the Cramps had miscalculated the weight of iron work that bad been allowed to go into the ship during the winter. One thousand tons at least had been added that is usually put into ships after they are launched. The crowd retired in disgust while the veteran shipbuilders will make more effective arrangements and launch the ship privately when they get a good ready.

Philadelphia Record. Our correspondent who desires to know how to tret rid of moths in carpets, and how to stay rid of them, brings us a puzzling question. Light is really the best preventive. A room well lighted and carefu’ly swept once in two or three weeks will seldom be infested with moths. They are creatures of darkness. The best way to get rid of them when once established is to lay a welldampened cloth on the carpet and then run a hot flatiron over it. The steam destroys the moths. Run the iron slowly and lightly over, so as not to press down the pile of the carpet. Eternal vigilance is the price of security.