The Delta independent., 1900-12-28
A CENTURY 400.

Steam had not yet been put to prac-
ticsl uss.
George Washington had bsen dead
eoe year.
William Jennings Bryan vss not
thought Of.
Several attempts we're mad. to invsst
flying machines.
The state Of Colorado wss . barren
waste OF country.
Th. place where Delta nov stands
wss occupied by the red man.
Tho territorial government Of lndisna
wss established, il stiIi being . wilder
The NJ ysterious cuneiform inscription
OF Persia vas deciphered BY George
Gfotefend.
Aeysrbses VS. said to be the best
pianist in Berlin. although ooIy nine
ysars OF age.
There were sixteen states in the union.
Tennessss being ths last oas .daittsd
on June !. 1876.
Painting on glass, a. aim ost forgot
ten art. was again revived BY Broagui-
ort. . Frsoch mioersio.ist.
Honors do Bslssc, the greatest OF sii
nance in post revolutionary literature
Of France. Was yet . bsb~.
Congress OF the United S,stcs pss.ed
she seventh tariff act. The average
tariff duties were 1888 per cent.
-Millioes FOR defense but not one cent
e,r tribute" we're uttered by Charles c.
Pickney. our minister to France.
An Engiishn man named Parker made
. lens or burning glAss, tho largest in
history costing fTuo. BY it green wood
~ouli take fire instantaneousiy snd
water boil immediately.
The capitol Of the United States vas
removed from Philsde lphis 10 the Dis
trict Of Colu IN bia- A tract % land ten
miles square vas ceded Tor this purpose
By Maryland and Virginia
Jshn Adams vss president Of the
Cnited States. be being elected by the
se'issalist party By . majority q only
tee elsetsssl voass ever Js0sss,o. ths
rspub.icsn somiass. sho became vice
psesidsot
james Bogsrdus. the great American
inventor. ~as born 10 New York. The
transfer machine 10 produce bank note
pilates from sepersic dies and the dry
gss meter are among his numerous in
Sentious. He erected . factory in New
York. in 1912. ive stories high. entirely
Of cast iron. the first OF its kind ever
built.
Meriwethcs Lewis vas appointed n
captain In the regular army. but upon
Jeasr-oo's Inauguration. three months
hence. became the new presidents pri-
sate secretary. Still later he Vas named
by congress to conduct With Captain
William Clarke. an expedition to the
headu aters of the Missouri river. and
thence across the mountains TO the
Pacific ocean - the first extended
exploration Of the gr,at north
western portion OF the United States.
AZ an expedition II was scarcely ever
exceeded IN roasaniic interest by later
explorations 10 any quarter of the globe.
Lewis and Clarke Travelled upward OF
1000 miles and encountered Indian
trib-s never before seen BY whites.
made scicutidc collections and sere the
first explorers to reach the Pacific by
crossing the cootiosot north Of MEXICO.
Through the influence OF Napolcou.
Russia. Sweden. Denmark aud Prussia.
were induced to enter into 4 league
against the maritime powers Of England.
After unsuccessful attempts at ncgoti-
ations with the hostile powers which
formed the league. the English govern.
nsent sent q poscriul naval expedition
under Lord Nelson and Sir Hyde Par
her TO the Baltic. On April 2 the Brit
ish feet Appeared before Copenhagen.
when Il uas furiously attacked by the
Dsnish fcet A bIooiy naval battle q
fur hours ensued. resulting 10 the de
feat of tho Danes. with loss os GOO
men. while the English loet only 400.
Nelson called IL the most terrible os HE
10l battles. OF the twenty three sbips
Of the Dan'sh line. eighteen were taken
os destroyed. Eighteen hundred Dance
wcss killed. NELSON vas nov preparing
20 attack the Russian feet. when he re
ceived the intelligence of the Dissolution
of the Maritime league. Emperor Paul
he'd been sssas-in.ted on March 4. and
Nichols l., upon ascending the throne.
he'd declared himself friend of Great
britain snd absndoned the hostile
lesgue. Prussis. Denmark and Sweden
followed the example oe Russia. and