The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-05-04
Interesting Facts.

Bowling was II famous old English
game, and was very common as early
as the 18th century. Charls l. played
at 1T, and it was daily sport with
Charles IL. Mt Tunbridge.
-Arnorial bearings became heretlita-
ry at the close of the twelfth century,
and took their origin from the Crusa-
taers, who were accustomed to paint
their banners with various devices.
Glass bottles were made in England
about 1868, but the art was practised
among the Romans in the year 73 a.
d., as they have been found plentiful
ly among thc'ruins of Pompcii.
Women never appeared upon the
stage among the ancicnts; their parts
were represented by men until as late
rs 1862, when Charles II. first encour-
aged their public appearance.
The first book ever printed was the
book of psalms, by Faust and Schmtler,
\. d., 1867. 1t was printed on one
side only Of the leaves, after which
they We're, in the binding, pasted back
to back.
Among the Romans all mon of full
age We're obliged to marry, and IL is
even Il modern law of England which
inflicts II fine upon all bachelors in the
kingdom oftwenty-tive years and over.
The first piece Of artillery was inVer,-
ted by II German soon after the inven-
tion of gunpowder, and artillery was
first used by the Moors at Algcsir,s, in
Spain, over five hundred years ago.
The Oldest and largest chain bridge
in the world is said to be that ut X ing
stung, in China, where it forms Il safe
and perfect road from the top Of one
lofty mountnin to another.
Tho first bank was established in
Italy in the year sos, by the Lombard
Jews, of whom some settled in Lom-
bard street, London, where many
banks have ever since been located.
Chocolate, tho flour Of the cocoanut,
was first introduced into England from
Mexico, in the year 1920, and soon az
ter became Il fitvoritc beverage in the
London coffec-houscs.
The most ancient manuscripts are
written without accents, stops, OF sepa-
ration between the words, nor was it
until the ninth century that copyists
began to leave spaces between words.
Billiards were invented by Henrique
Devigne, a French artist, in the reign
of Charles IN, about the year 1871,
and at once became n most fashionable
ah" 'apt'Naihs s'hH aHhonS ail
classes.
The practice of insurance is Of great
antiquity, and was known in the time
of Claudius Caesar, a. -. 43. 1t is cer-
tain that assurance of ships Mt sea was
practiced AS early IA tho year rs a. ID.
The bayonct derives its name from
tho place where It was invented,
Bayonnc, in France, and was first used
in battles AS II weapon by the French
in the year 1909, and s0ou became tini-
Vcrsal. .... ...
A probate judge in Alabama refused
to issue Il license for the marriage of II
black man and white woman, on ac-
count Dfa State statute f0rbidding mis-
cegenation under penalty of $1,000
fine. 1t was claimed that the refusal
WAS made in defiance of the civil rights
act of April ., 1866, and tho case was
submitted to Attorney General Will
iiams. ifc has decided that the civit
rights act was not set ut ilaught, because
tho law of Alabama, under which the
license was refused, applies to whites as
well as blacks, and so makes no dstinc-
tiOn between the two races.
Everybody has of course heard of