The herald., 1895-11-24
FIRST THINGS


Toronto. Canada. Adam was not the first
man. He saws that Cain. the first son Of
Adam, went into far country and took
untu himself wife, and he wants to
know what people lived there and how
Ion, they existed before Adam was born.
The first bible printed in America was
Elliott's Indian version, in 1853.
The first printing press In America was
at the houss Of the president Of Harvard
college. IN 1859.
The first book printed in the English
language was q history Of Troy, printed
in Europe in 1474.
Tie first daily paper, the Daily Cour.
ant. appeared in 100 in England.
The first daily paper in America was
printed at Williamsburg, Va, in 1880.
The first Sunday schools were estab.
lishei By St. Charles Borreneo, " 10 has
the largest statue ever made, erected to
his memory.
The first man who ever sang . negro
song on the stage was an actor named
Herbert. He sat in q chair before the
curtain. He painted his face with tlack
paint burnt cork being then uuknown.
The FIRST band of Ministries ever formed
cor sisted of four persons. Dan EN- mett,
William Psil, Frank Brewer ana William
whitlock. They performed in New York
in lS42.
Africans were first brought to America
in 1919 ~ a dutch vessel and landed at
!, Jamestown, Va.
rnc FIRST pl,ynouss in America was
to 1928.
The first steam sbi p to cross the ATTAIN
tic was the Sirius, about 700 tons, which
arrived at New York, from England,
April %, 1898.
Levi North was the first man who ever
threw somsr,ault on horseback.
The first Union flag was unfuurled ON
January 1, l776. over the camp ut CAM
bridge. 1t had thrice, stripes of white
am blue, with the English cross in the
corner.
The first regular com panv OF players
that ever appearsd in this country gave
their initial performance at Williams
burg, Va, in 1852. They presented The
| Merchant OF Venice and the farce OF
Lethe.
The first traitor to ths United States
| was DR.. Benjamin Church, chief director
| to the general hospital. he was convicted
| on October 3 li75.
Tue first play produced on tho New
| York stage was written by Royal lyle,
and played at the John street theater,
April IL, 1886. 1t was called the Con.
| trast, and 1t was also the hrst production
In WnlOn bue eHu
! telling was employed
photographs were first produced IN
| England in 1902 perfected In ls4l.
Ths irst vessel launched Ia MAssachu-
! sei Is pay was the Blessing OF the Bay,
| Launched July 4, 1881.
| The first American voyage around tue
globe was com ple,ed In 1859 by Capt.
| Robert Grey, in tho ship Columbia
| The first national bank was chartered
by congress January 20 i79l.
The first use of tho word Democrat in
American pa litics was May &c. i1sS' when
| The irst railroad was built IN the
| United States in 1927. at Quincy, Mass,
| on which horses were used.
| Tho first gree n back note struck off and
Issued bv the United States is dated Au'
gust 1, 1862, marked series A, No; l."
Ferry boats we're first mentioned in the
Bible in ii Samuel, XIX, IL: And there
went over ferry. boat to carry over the
Kins's household and to DO what No
| thought good.
| The hrst swinging sign on tho ISLAM: sian
Of Manhattan ), was "a, the .t mgn no Uu II
was put up on the corner OF The Here
STRAIT BY Yam Gerasrt in 1857.
The list man in New England who lot
ont hackney horses was TOBIAS Holson.
He livsa in Cam bridge, Mass, and he
always pretended to have but ono borse
ami one carriage, hence originated the
| ia miljar expression, "Hobson's ohUice.'
The first water works constructed 10 th .
United States were at Bethlehem, Pa,
| in the year 1852.
The first advertisements known OF In
England were in the shape OF small bills
| attx"d to the doors of st. Paul's church.
The first bread was made by the Greeks.
and tho first windmill by the karaoens.
TurnpiKes ORIGINATED In 1851 the sum
OF one penny having to be paid for each
wagon passing through u certain manor:
The first striking clock was imported
into Europe ny the Persians, about the
year A. ID. 500. 1t was brought a, a
present to Charlsmagne from Abdelias
king OF Persia,.by two monks OF Jerusa-
lem.
The first balloon was made by Jesuit,
| about 1920. The idea vas revived IN
France by M. MonteolHer, in 1885, an 1
introduced in England the following
Ths first record We have OF coal Is about
three hundred ears tefore the Christian
era. Coal vas used as fuel in England
as early as 1852, and in 1884 the first char
ter to dig for it WIS granted BY Henry
III to the inha bitants OF Newcastle-oa.
Tyne.
one put up in the abbey about 1880. Glass
windows, however. did not become gen.
eral for many years.
The first and only place whore millions
ia found in the bI lie is GeneSIs XIV.