The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1872-03-20
History orthe Americas Pres.
rFron th.S,- B-sslri ,l.rsury q Jan. M

An interesting lecture on the History Of he
Press" was recently delivered By Wm. l. store.
to large and and attentive audiencs in Brook
lyn, uuder the auspices Of the Yong Meas
Christian Association Aitsr a happy alius.oa
to the place given to the Devil and Dr. Faust
limiting that the moral condition Of the press ia
our day suggested that the forlHsr Of thess pr
sonages st;E continued 70 occupy an imporaus
prominence 10 that connoctiou-the lecturer OBJ
served that The honor Of setting up the EFsf pEut
ing press in the American colosies belonged 10
Massachusetts Nine ysars had only elapsed
from the landing Of the Pilgrims az Piymouth.
when a press vas in operation at Cambridrs. then
as populous as Boston The project vas st on
foot by Rev Jesse Glover, q dissenting cisrEyu,s-
in England, who took great interest IN piantin-
the colony, and part Of whose family were sirs.iy
on these shores. He embarked Tor America sstA
his press, types and other equipments for psiut-
ing Office, in 1923, just about eight years afer
the Mayfower bad arrived oT Plymouth Rock /.
but be died. however. before bis ship arrived
At that time, Cambridge vas the seat of the eisil
and ecclesiastical power in Massachusetts, and De
Academy, which subsequently grew into ihe Cam
bridge University, had been commenced. Ts8
leading men Of the colony determined % ssizb-
lish it there. and there il remained for sixty y1s
under their control, and fcrty years before ta-rs
was press in any other colony. The fTst pri,t-
er was Stephen Day, engaged IN London b. Nr
/ Glover, and who was adsscendant Of the cei.bra-
ted John Day. the printer The see0ad rrassr
in the colonies was SAMUEL Green. 70 Hhsrs uag
relinquished the business in 1913. Green priuf-
ed the Indian Bible for those early apostles o.
the New World who first eaguged 10 tbe bszsv-
I olent work Of attempting the civ.lzatI5u ani
eyangelization Of the aborginies Of tbis country
"a noble race Of red men who have melted away
before the pale faces Ike the hoar lrost before tho
morning sun.
The first newspaper published in North Amer
lea was the Boston Nsirs Legsr commenced IN
April, 1904, BY John Campbell, which vas PRINT
ed by the authority Of TIE Hceusers on haiE
sheet Of what was then known as pol-paper. .
large size OF foolscap, BY Bartholomew Green.
The second American Eewspaper was the Boston
Gasete, the FIRST number Of which vas published
in December, 1913 BY WIN. Brooksr. lt vas
printed on a halfshset Of loolscap. By james
Franklin. brother Of benjamin Franklin. uho
served his apprenticeship with him. Il Ers not
long before James franklin vas arrested b. ~
government and imprisoned four weeks ia -
common jail for the conduct Of his PaPer nlr-
lag his Imprisonment his name vas taken sui nC
the paper and that Of Benjrmia Franklin sabssi-
tuted, but the tone Of its dslreances does Dos
seem to have been materially changed The Pc
per expired in 1927. William Bradford com
menced the New York Gassas 10 I725 fu
17e6. Wyman. the e,litor Of the New York Ca
seas was arrested and imprisoned for a coutsmrs
Of the Assembly on a charge that tso iypoxrsph-
ical errors were printed IN the speech of Sir
Henry Moore, the Governor Of the coiouy. Ous
Of these errors consisted in printing ths word
aerer for susr, reversing the meaning Of a seq
tence
Among instances Of renarkabis typographical
errors, the lecturer told Of lad 10 printing ors
not well posted up in mythology, who came seross
the line, She shall reign ths Hecats q tie
deepest bell, exercised bis Own genias 10 sss1u-
ing 4 correction Of the copy, and sst it sp.
q She shall reign the He Cat Of The deepest hsH.-
It was related Of Beujamin Franklia that ID put
ting book Of common prayer through i5a sress
be accidentally dropped letter oct Of the form
in the word etDsgsd which made the purticurur
sentence to which il belonged. rsnd ,hus We
shall all be haagsF in the tsi1khng of an eve
Il was charged that Franklin had done i. ms
;iously, bat such a charge vas without sviisues
70 justify it.
In 1913 James RiFing.ou began his paper ~
Ter the title Of Rtriag0a's Nrss Ysrt G.usr.t
pr, C0nneofie'a. Nsls -ersey. Hraisoa's Rf--r
md Qus5se Weekly AdcerGsv. The impnns
vas: Printed at bis ever open and uaiaaasae.d
'ress, fronting Hanover square in Norsnb.r.
.775, party Of armed men from C0unsctcas en-
cred the city on horseback. beses Ririurson's
iabitation broke into bis printing oHice DESTROY
d his presses and melted Bis type ut0 buHs.s
sivingion then went 70 Eng.and. and os BE- -
Urn be established the New York Royal Ga-sas.
Ihieh vas published tEice q week. Four sihsr
ewspapers were putiished in New YORK a. sse
ame time, uuder the sanction o. The British o.
ers. Arrangements we're naia ab0ui ihat Tine
0 publish one Of them every day.
The rapid progress Of The press ir ne Unilsf
taies, and it, Development iafo a great moral
over, vas dvelt upon aud eharlcssrizss a. oss
the chief glor;ss Of cur eoaniry and sre l.
as the fitting reflex of public opiniou. uhast
~ the great teacher and moaiisr o. he popaia-
i'll.
How TO Walk GaAcETr11r.-Dr Do Ie-s.
rites as follows upon tbis grsccfuI sus.est. "a
racefu walk is mrs A quse8iy. elastic sep sfoses
n bomeiy face. ItWas her expert wairI.r f-.-
pc side Of the stage 70 fhe Other --llf,- -. -