Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-07-17
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Facts from History.
The Ssxons first introduced archery 10
tho time Of voltigeur. 1t was dropped
immediately after the conquest bus 70:
vived BY tho crusaders, they having fsls
the effects OF il from the Sarsosns, whe
probably derived it from tho Parthiaos.
boWs and arrows ~ weapons Of war were
10 use with stone cannon ball % late -
l6AO: 1t 10 singular that ell the statutes
Tor the encouragement Of sscheey we're
fsa0ed after tho invention OF gunpowdsr
oad froas0s. YsW tree wsreo enooura
eed IN churchyards, for the making Of
bows, in 1854. Hence their generality
in church yards in England.
The fret stsndiog army Of modem
times was established BY CHARLES VII Of
France, in l445. Prsvious shst time TIL
King bed depended upon h,s noble for
eontingents in time Of war. A standing
army wss fret established in England 10
1893 BY Charles l, bat il wss declared
illegal, ~ we'll - the orsanisatioa Of the
royal eaurds in 1879. The fret psems-
nsnt military band instituted in Eeelauo,
va the ysoman Of the guards, establish
I'd 10 1856.
Guns were invented BY Swartz, . Ger.
man, about 1878, and were brought into
use BY the Venetians in 1882. Cannon
were invented ct 90 anterior date. These
we're fret used at the battle Of Greasy in
lS46, 10 England they we're fret used
at the siege Of Berwick inl4O5. Il way
not until l5A4 however, that they cast 10
Englsnd. They were used on board OF
ehips By the Venetians in 1889, and were
IN use among the Tsrks about the came
time. An Artillery company va iustitu-
ted in England for weekly military sxse.
cises in l6lO.
Insurance Of chips wss first praotieed
in the reign Of Caesar in As. IL We .
general custom in Europe in 1894. In
surauce Offices we're 6ret established in
London in 1867.
Astronomy Was first studied BY the
Moors, and wss By then iutrodueed into
Europe in l2OI.-The rapid progress -
modern astronomy dstes IRON ~ time
OF CopernisLs. Books Of astronomy and
geometry were destroyed, - infected
with msgio, 10 Englsnd, under the reign
Of Edward vi. in 1852.
Banks were first oct ablished By the
Lombard Jews in Italy. The name i der.
ivsd from b0aco, bsnehes being essesed
10 tho market places Ter the exchange Of
money, 10. The fret public bsuk wss
q voaios, about 1850. The Back OF
England was ostsblishsa II 1893. In
1876 its notes we're 81 20 per cent. die.
count.
The invention Of bells 10 sttsibutsd Of
Phulfnus. Bishop Of Mole, IN Crapap,s,
abut the year 400 They were Arss IL.
troduoed into churches - delesce sesinet
thunder and lightning. They we're fret
hung up 10 Enslaud q Osoylasd Abbsy,
Liaeolashire, 10 945O 10 Tie eleventh cen.
tufy and letter Il was The custom 20 ban.
sise them 10 the churches befoee thev
wefO used. The curfsw bell Ne eeAa6.
lisAed 10 1868. u Wa ruug at eieht in
he evening. when people were obliged
70 put out their FIRE end candle.
csseoa w. abolished IN HOO. Bslluep
were oppointsd 10 Lesdon in 1856, 70
ring the bells u night AID ~, ssTaks
eess Of your Ere end ssadls, % sharita-
Bile 10 the poor, and pray for the dssds
Bookkeeping We fret inleedueed isto
1aglaod from Italy By Pssle, In 1869.
IL vee derived froR . system OF aleohfa
puhlished By Busgo st Vsoiso. 81
Noeariee Puplio were 6rss appointed
By the Fathers Of the Christian Church,
20 collect The acts o. memoirs Of martyrs
10 the drss eeatury.
The administration OF Tie oath in civil
ssss. = Of high sssiquity. See Exodus
2-lO.- Swearing il he eospels ves
q 6rss sssd 10 52S. The ssSA ~ lrpt
Administered In judicial proceedings in
EoRlaod BY The Saxoos in GOO. The
words $50 help ~ god, ed oil SainNe.
"eesoludsd % eath I'LL 1850.
Sigsals 70 30 used q ssa we're iirst
eoatsive6 y Jaoss II, Whso Duke 81
York u l6oS. They we're sftervasde in.
proves By Tie French commando Tourvil.
u, and b. Admirol Ralehea.
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