The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-09
FOR THE SCRAP BOOK.
Tho First Appearance OF tho Notable In.
ycniions oi tho Country.


Envelopes were first used in 1899.
Annstlcsia was discovered in 1874.
The first steel pen was made in 1880.
The first air pump was made in 1854.
The first luciler match was made in
1898.
Mohammed was born at Mecca about
$40
The first iron steamship was built in
1880.
The first balloon ascent was made in
1913.
Coaches were first used in England in
1863.
The first steel plate was discovered in
1890.
The first horse railroad was built in
.1S2G-27
The Franciscans arrived in England in
l22i
The first steamboat piled the Hudson
in 1907.
The entire Hcbrew niblc was printed
in llSS.
Ships were first copper bottomcd" in
1883.
Gold was first discovered in California
in 1918.
The first telescope WIS used in England
in 1908.
Christianity was introduced into Japan
in 1919.
The first watches were made at Nuren-
burg in li77.
First saw makers anvil brought TO
America in 1919.
First almanac printed by Geo. Won
Fmhach in llG0.
The first newspaper advertisement APP
pcarcd in 1862.
| Percussion arms were used in the o..
( $. Army in 1880.
The first use Of locomotive in this
country was in 1899.
Omnibuscs were first introduced in
New York i'll 1880.
Kerosene was first used for Lighting
purposes in 1876.
The first copper cent was coined in
New Haven in lGS7
The first glass factory in the United
States was built in 1850
The first printing press in the United
SHtcs was worked in 1920.
Glass windows were first introduced
iato ENGLAND inthe eighth century.
The lirt steam engine on this cont.
ucut WIS brought from England in 1853.
I'm. frs, comd o. sewing maari'a was
rtNtd 10y Fila, IIowr, J"., in 1916.
The fast Spnjtly for tia Promotion Of
. Christian kuowl,dSa Was organized III
lH'A
The liat attempt to manufacture pin.
Ia tuiS country WAS made soon after tht
var o! 1872.
In, first prayer book Of Edward VI
came into usc hymtho,ity OF Parliumcll
on Whit Sunday, 1919.
The list temp rance society in thi
country was orguuilcdinSmatoga County
New York, i'll March, 1903.
The first coach in Scotland was mougl
lhithcr in 1861, when Queen Mary cam
from France. 1t belonged 10 AlrNmdC
= Lord Saton.
The first daily newspaper appeared i
l7dl. The first newspaper printed in III
United States was published in Boston q
Sept. -, lEV.
IN, manufacture Of porcelain was In
Iruduc'd into the province of Helm
Japan, from Chira in 1913, and llczi
ware stll bears Chinese marks.
, The first society for Ire exclusive pur
pose Of circulating the Bible WAS organ
| i2cd in 1906, under the name Of ih
$ British and Foreign Bible Society.
, The iirst tcleGraphic instrument WI
t successfully operated hyS I, Il. MorE
I The inventor, in 1875, though its utili
Q was not demonstrated 10 the world un
1872.
The first Union flag was unfurlcd {
The LIST of january, l7IG, over the camp
Cambridge. 1t had thirteen stripes
white and red, and retained the Englu
\ cross in one corner
|. When Capt. Cook first visited Tahi
!; tho natives were using nails Of WOO
!. bone, shell. and stone. When they sa
4 iron nails they fancicd them 10 be shoe
of some very hard wood, and DESTROYS :
securing such valuable commodit,
, they planted thcm in their gardens,