Middletown transcript., 1872-05-18

The celebrated Dutch statesman, DE
Wit. aud his brother torn in piece, by
mob at the Hague, in 1872
Naples was taken from, the French and
anncxcd 10 Spain in 1904. rctakcn from
them, and rccnptured by them in 1874.
Robert Walpolc. Secretary Of War to
the King Of England. sent to tho Tower
for receiving money for army contracts,
II Anne. 17i2.
New Jersey rclnquishcd by tho Dutch
and granted to the Duke Of York in 1914;
settled in 1852; proprietary government
surrendered in lI02.
The new style Of computing time took
place in England Sept. 3, 1852. II was
mads tho l4ih
Moscow burnt. 30, 600 houses destroy
cd. in 1859; again July %, 1T13, and
. 900 houses destroyed. Again Is Sept.
1872. 30, 500 houses destroyed
Chnrlcmagnc, Emperor Of France and
Germany. uared the months, 800.
The tile of " Mos, Christian King"
FIRST given 10 Louis nj: Of France by
Pope Paul ID.
Mourning in white was IN use in Spain,
Us Wtli rs HlUh, up 10 lf''.
The Iteration Of the nativity Of the
Virgin Mary instituted G9j \. D.
Maskc;s were first used in France n,
,h. seigc of Arras. in lil4
Tho New Founlland fisheries were
nourishing in 1917, and are slll bone
cf contention
The first newspaper i. said to have been
published ia English. Aug. -, 1913.
Tasmania. New zealand, is named from
Abel ] Tasman, who discovered the same
il iGi2.
The bearing Of oa,lis is explained in
Exodus xxii ~ Swearing on the Bible
first used in 5.s
Olives were introduced into Europe 5G2
j G First planted in Italy
Society Of Jesus founded ih 1886.
Organs were G:st introduced into
churches in 7jl
1 oxfuri University founded by Alfred
| llsU B. C.
Passover was instituted Monday. May
1. 1851 i c.
Niagara Was taken from the French Ey
the English. in lI59.
Oliver Cromwell vas made Lieutenant
/ General in l6i5.
! Lord Hcauchamp, of Rolf was the frs,
English Peer n, 10 death for high trca-
I son.
.Iahn t,erral. surgeon. cultivated the
ir>i botanical garden in Laniou in 1867.
The London College of Physicians was
founded in 1919.
Pins werc trst used in 1913, before
which time lalirs used ske9ers
Plays were first acted in Rome al0 Il
The use by royalty of =" We " instead
of | j, attributed TO King John, of Eng.
land, ia 1879.
Archilochas introduced iambio verse
700 years b c.
The tern, of politician is of French
origin, lalie.
1hcre basr Ices and still are disputes
rs 10 the age Of typography. The Chi
ucsr cluim Ia have invented the system oi
printing from hlorks of tables. N go
aud aluo., Immediately after BY l.. kos.
ter, a, llarlem Holland with separate
waadcn types; with metal type. by john
tiei,isiipich, his brother, GuItenburg o'
Mcntz, aal faus,. in AL. Peter
sehaeirr inycntcd the method Of casting
type, in lia2 Printing was INTRODUCED
At the University Of Oxford, England
with wooden type, brought from liarlcan
hy FIR. Garsclls, in 1859: brought t,
london by Wm. Caxton, : mercer, ii
Hi. wha had press ut Wrsimiuisie
until 1881, when be died Allas Maun
thus cast the first Hebrew. ircek an,
{ lalic characters the first Greek book wa
printed in li6I, aud the first Hebrew
/ biol; in HIS
, In ILL il cost but twelve ponce {
purchase fat OK in England.
Prussia was aneently possessed by ,h
| Nrncdi, whose Kings were desccnde
, from Arihilius. lirst King of the liisuli
ON the Baltic. $50, b G. Its origina
n name was Burussia The Poles held pos
ses' ,an, under King Jagcllo, in 1919
. the tirand Master OF the Tcutonic orde
eenqpcred them aud h,il possession unit
r lIUU, when he was made King.
{! There were ,hrcc Queens in Epglan
. at one time. in lo1T. viz; England, {
> France. ani Scc,lani
: The ase Of quicksilver. or cinnibar, il
F.. refining precious metals, was discovcre
f in 1910.
James was seized by the Scoi,is
Q nob!cs. Aug. -. 1852 The act wa
termed the a. Raid Of Ruthven.
/. The medicinal use Of cassia, mama an
4 scnna are said to have been discovered b
i. Greek physician, in l245.
The qnadruple alliance between Ger
!, many. France, Holland aud England wa
o concluded July -. IT'S.
h The frs. rebellion in English his,or
n was by the Scots and Danes A. D. lu6i
/. in favor of Edgar A,hling against VIM
!, The frs, notable riot in London wa
the dcmoli.ition Of the convent bclongn
= to Westminster Abbey 4. d. l22l Th
u ringlcader was hanged and his associat,
> had their hands aud feet cut off,
J. Tho rose bush. il is said. was fir
nlnntcd in ENGLAND In 1920