The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-03
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ONE HUNDRED YEARS
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Copyright, 1900, by r. f. Hughes. Louis
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THE MONOPOLY which Watt, the inventor Of
the modern condensing steam engine, had
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THE MONOPOLY which Watt, the inventor Of
the modern condensing steam engine, had
i on his patent granted in 1869, expired with
tho eighteenth century, and rapid improve.
mcnts were made by other gcniuses working on
the Watt engine foundation. Watt was now IN
his siXty.fith year. On the expiring OF the act by
which the patent of 1863 had been extended lie
gave up his share in the business OF engine
building 10 his sons. lie frowncd on the rapid
advances in steam construction now hintcd at
and the suggestion to utilize steam for railway
carriages met with no encouragement from him.
It is even said that he put clause in the lease
of his house that no steam carriage should on any
pretext be allowed to approach it. Not salts.
fed with the fame he had won and the fortune
he had made out Of his discovery, Watt was too
cnyious TO want the slightest improvements on
his rather crude engines.
The Due d'Enghien of France was married to
the Princess Charlotte. niece Of Cardinal dc
Rohan. During the honeymoon he suspected
OF connecting a plot against Napoleon, which
ultimately resulted in his being condemned to
death a traitor, without being found guilty
Of any definite charges. II was the reference 10
this execution that Fouche made the remark
which passed into a proverb at was worse
than crime; it was "a blunder."
Andre Marie Ampere, the founder Of the sci.
cnce Of clectro.dynamcs moved from Lyons,
where he was born. to Bourg and began teaching
physics and chemistry. 1t is reported OF Ampere
that he worked out lengthy mathematical sums
by means of pebbles and biscuit crumbs before
he knew his figures.
"Uranographia." published by Johann Ebert
Bodc. a celebrated German astronomer, attracted
the attention of all students in this science. In
it the industrious author gave observations OF
1920 stars, or 1900 more than are to be found
in any older charts.
Cayambi. the loftiest OF the noble volcanic
SUBMITS in the eastern Cordiilcra Of Eucador,
situated exactly on the equator, thus dStin-
fuishcd from every other snow.capped mountain
in the world Was taking its last smoke when the
nineteenth century dawned
Schiller German dramatist and poet, finished
his play, "Mara Stuart" at Ettersburg, coun'
try house of the Duke of Weimar lie had quit.
ted Jena year before that he might have more
frequent opportunities of intercourse with Goethe
Nicolo Paganini the most extraordinary o'
eXecutants on the violin, past or present, at the
age of IL years was practicing ten hours a day,
preparatory 10 tnp through Europe, on whlch
he astonished the world by his matchless per
iormanccs on the fourth string alone.
The universalist church in America was grow
ing. The number Of ministers increased and
more societies were formed
Among the hiliiis oi the year Of persons des
tined to play a prominent part in the most pro
Or.s al ha
Henry Eayle, American naval officer.
Francis Dusuan, American statesman.
Samuel Ecclcson, American Roman Catholi,
archbishop.
Manton Eastburn, English Protestant Epscopa
| bishop and writer in America.