Telegram-herald., 1889-09-05
ITEMS OF INFORMATlOa.

Missouri is the only State in the nation Ia
which price Is put on the head Of rat
You can no longer say Patent applied
for" and stand anybody of. II has been de-
cided that the term is no protection TO the
inventor.
An Englishwoman named Lee, q native OF
Manchester, who emigra;ed TO New York
with small band Of disciples shortly before
the outbreak ofihe Revolutionary War, was
the founder Of the religious sect known as
"Shakers."
THERE are no titles legally in use in this
country; but 1t is customary, out Of cour
sesy, 10 apply the titls Of Honorable TO per-
sons holding elective Offices and the higher
appontive Offices of the government, such
as members OF the Cabinet.
TIE gold used In the United States Assay
Department for testing is absolutely pure
being "one thousand fine" and for con.
venience is usually run into long, thin strips.
resembling very much lengths OF tape or
ribbon. There is exactly $50 in a twenty
dollar gold piece, the alloy being in excess
of this valuation.
THE first patent for a grip pulley was is
sued in 1870, to Andrew Hallidie, of San
Francisco, Subsequently he took out many
and IN 1872 he succeeded in securing enough
cooperation to justify the construction Of
line on Clay street, in San Francisco, Cal
The first car was run On the line Aug. /,
1878.
CHARLES L. ELLEr, q noted engineer, born
January /, 1910, and died June q, 1862,
planned and built the first wire suspension
bridge in the United States across the
Fair WI
opened TO the public on January ?, lS42. In
1874 il was replaced by a double-decked
bridge, which has length OF f,295 feet
from shore 10 shore, TO which must be add
ed AS feet for the abutments and sp
proacnes.
POSTAGE STAMPS were first issued in this
country in 1s47, but provisional issues were
in circulation five years prior to that time
The first country to adopt postage stamps
was Great Britain the date, 1910. Nine
years later they made their frstappesrance
in France, and in 1851 were adopted by Italy.
Brazil issued stamps as early as lS43: Bo-
livia,in 1867; Chill, in 1852; Paraguay, in 1870;
Uruguay in 1856; Venezuela, in 1859, ard
United States Of Colombia in 1859.
DAVID RITTENHousE was the first director
OF the United States Mint at Philadelphia
He was appointed by Washington April Il,
1922, and remained in charge OF the estab-
lishmeut until June, 1895, when his decins
ing health compelled him 10 resign. There
were ten directors In all from 1872 10 1861,
James Pollock being the last 10 hold that
title, as upon his resignation in the last
named year II was changed 10 Superintend-
ent The director Of all the United States
miuts Is located at Washington. in the Treas
ury Department. The present incumbent is
James p Kimball, Of Pennsylvania
TIE term "Stsr-Spanglcd Banner was
first applied TO the flag Of the United States
in poem written by Francis s. KEY on tho
morning after the British attack on Fort
McHenry at Baltimore in lsl2 The bonn
bardment, which took place during the
night, was witnessed by Mr.. Key, who, with
some friends, watched with intense anxiety
for the return OF day. At length the Light
came. and they saw the American Tag stil
flying from the fort. the attack having failed.
In the excitement Of the moment he wrote
the now famous song. the first verse Of
which so graphically describes the scenes Of
the night and morning.
HARVARD CoIIEoE. or University, as II is
now called. was founded at Cambridge,
Mass. IN 1898. six years after the settlement
n the colony, 500 having been appropriated
In three sums Tor the support Of a sch 3ol or
college. In 1852 IL was called Harvard IN
honor OF Rev. John Harvard, who gave Il
$50 The first president Of the institu-
tion was Rev. Henry Dunster. who assumed
that position in 1870 Yale College. sit
uated a. New Haven. Conn, was founded
in 100. ss the collegiate school of the colo
~ II Connecticut under the trusteeship
of the ten principal ministers of t5s colo-
~. VINO each contributed 81 q books
r. vas first established 81 Ssvbrooz. ard IN
fT1s removed % its present location Among
its early patrons were Governor Ysle. whose
name e bears. and Bisnop Berkeley.