, 1869-03-21
4 Veteran One Hn1 d I'd and Tkres
Ten.n 01o

4 Veteran One Hnr rd'ed and Tkfes
fea.~ Ola.
Very lew persons, even those who believe
that they study histoss. are aware OF wa,
immense changes have taken plc~ in the
dl.trioutton OF the lesri1ary Of Eur pc
within o. hundred Trars, and Jet In naoY
respects these have beet absolu'e. Poland
waa still q Kingdom In ali its inte.,-
ritz the. Turks were still 8 menace 10
Austria: the commerce Ct the Mediterranean
was pseJed uptn bs the eorsalfs OF b, barry;
Belgium belonged TO the House OF ,u-tzla:
Frarce Vas c0nstrstced within bou. dar1es
which were only oveFcnne nY the reynlu-
ttoLaEJ fesyor OF TVS, and Frederick the
Great bad cnl} i1st included that seven
years war which. lo reaIlty. Laid the f''uata-
ton Of The pses ent S4.th German tented
esattou. or Imperial Kingdom OF Pruss1..
At this date, Match Q. 1'Gs. a hoy WIS born
In London, who bar lived to see GE1nt tuau-
Eur1red. and rejoice In the ev.nt, st,es h4y-
lpR plsyed a prominent part tn he great
European wsrt, which determined the
esankss alsaed Ssa 70 e.. In The opspios
years Of age, Wellington, under
whom he touQLt when The great Gem
erAl Was only Field Marshal in F.andcrs,
and subsequently whtn be conman drd the
ArRlo- Htspano army on the Penlnsuta. Vas
horn. Thi. happened 10 the ysar 1859,
Which .lso M the natal yesr Of host 81
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some manner connected. Aa.ong thsse sota-
bi1lties were Nspo'. on, wncrn be s.x ~ tho
unIversL eorqaesor and dictator nf Europe,
on the Iaff 10 the Nteman. at bis
celebrated meeting with Alexander,
captive sa5 'tiF"i = Esroos F'sseeas 4 S. aest u:
cas.leresah, the great EnE1lh dtplomstlAs,
to whose stsd ha Was attached ~ It terpse-
ter sLd .Fnh whom be came very near brloE
c2pturs In tho Euite Of tne Queen of Pfu4sIs
1t Jena: seult and Ner. sRAlnst wdom! ts
bore arms. and Mchaue. AZ: ue "a; lad,
The military sehoo! II Croydon, whcn tho in
dependence Of thrtc CnIsed stitc, wAs con-
enmmst.d by the tta1 Victories over
Tho Brlssh tod ,hcif evacuation
eIs,,t et ST. eo ~. Re't ,sto y Ia tn; y. s:9 ,s
Tor desd On ibe battle field nj Buas, attes nc
ccmpl,shlnk feat Of arms which won him
Tho e peciAt n ensIou IN oEders Ut the Duke
Of Welllnzton. In 1896 he F&s VA he'd ssbasu
apparently lisleaA, with n1s only CHILD living
IL bis art1s, and !ouno on she .snds Of A'<os
Dsy, ohc Of he few survivors. Of ah!pwseek
winch swailcwed up hls vile and torsuLo.
For forty yOars h's Ills VA msabts!oed BY
daily dose II tsventy,9vo grains OF opium,
having on t~ different occs1lons b<en com.
pelicsl 10 Increase Tho d,-c 10 Una hundred
sud h'ty sud Two hundred and my, grains.
Witbln short time be reduced bis. daily
dc.e 10 forts and ts,en to ten gra.os oi
opium, wbrn d, J,ra his health besfantnx -
sut1cr Rreatly ha rssskiIre}, flstutud ~ .
sinRie dtse Of one hundred r. ins. FIR.
hafn there IA moi another case N record Of
another snch tNn t1c3a! nsu OF opium. OF
which. Tor many ycs'P, be consumed twenty.
fnus p, unas = tc.r. Ibis veteran ap1iftr
and wf,derlul inAn cctobstcl LIS lQjd
Luthoay IN Tho u,h tutL,
At 'ho lcnse of tia frttud, t1orttat
DO ruJs.cr. No. 10 Eass Tw. MY y'drst sssres,
IN Ito crmpanv Of gentlemen wn9 have A.
ta,ncd tnd hlgstas cclthr!ty since Tho ccnfru~
arian fraenro The utr'.ss i!lull tsrn Ut tie
rxcrlt.nhni lanx.,,xed tew. There w+re
prrent Admiral Yatravus. Msjor tlsnars1s
itaokrr, fullun,, fo~ or. Col psl pefuy.
ster. HAIRY J. lt*J Ju,nnd, VIA. 81 tlastt. who
~ Fair of lea3 aud Mr. 1lsplHsrslry. the
Elref Of thu KeeeEs unique Jefs Ut thx AJs.
Iris McfGuPl. y revival o. :hr solumnit.<a OF
antiquity, Ac.--N, y, T.mts.