Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-02-10
Prints q Rihle for the Indians

lboJ.-IflntS BlDle 1Or the lndIanS.
16S0.-Buys Il h,hg-up' Clock, and oc-
casionally carries a silver watch that
helps him guess the time of day.
About this period learns to use Forks at
table: u new fashion.
1862 lis scared 10y Wiches again. at
Salem; but gets the better of them.
17O2. Pounds another College. which, at
last settles down ut New Haven.
1904 Prints his first Newspaper, in Bos-
ton.
l705.-Tas,es coffee, as 4 luxury, and ut
his own table.
l1OS -COnStructs another PldttOrm,-thiS
time ut Saybrook.
1t does not come into family use till five
and twenty years Later.
l7lO.-Puts i letter into his first Post Of
frc.
1720.-EatS Il P5tato, and takes one home
to plant in his garden Il curios .ty.
l72l.-ls Inoculated for the Small Pox-
not without grave rrmonstrance from
his conservative neighbors.
Begins to Sing by note, on Sundays. there
by cncountcring much opposition, and
opening a ten years quarrel.
Manufactures timed ware, and
starts the first Tin Peddier on his tray
l742 Sees Faneuil Hall built The Cra-
die of Liberty is ready to be rocked.
l745.-Builds IN organ; but does not
permit it to be played in the Meeting
House.
l75o-Buys hushel Of potatoes for win
1er's use-all his friends wondering
what he will do with so many.
l75j.-Put> up Il Franklin Store in the
best room. and tries one of the newly
invented Lightning Rods.
l7GO.-About this time begins to wear 4
collar to his shirt. When he can af-
| ford it, takes his wife to meeting in Il
CHuis,. instead of on I pillion. rs here
tofore.
1765.-shows his dislike to stamped
Paper. and joins the Sons of L'ber-
l7Gs-Trcs his hand at Type Foundi"g
not Vet successfully ly-in Connecticut.
l77O Buys homemade Wooden Clock
l77;,-Wttcr> his Tea, in Boston IIarbor.
Plants Liberty Trees, wherever he find,
Il good soil.
l774.-Liyhts Boston streets with oil
| Lamps: Il novelty Though q New
! Lights" have been plenty, for some
| Te;tr>.)
|
be called in the flmily-declares him
self Free and Independent.
1850. BUYS an Umbrilo," for Sundays :;
! and whenever he shows it is laughed at
| for his ,tfcmnacv.
l79l.-Starts :, Cotien Spi,1ning factory.
l192-Ila> been raising silk Worms in
Connecticut; and now gives his minis
ter Oot hi, wif,) homemade >ilb
gown BUYS 4 Curpt, for the middle of
lhr pirlor floor.
1893 -Invtmt> the Co'on Gin. and there
hy treblcS the value of Southern planta-
tion>.
|l70j-lSO0. 0.-WcarS HtntHoOns OCCASION
:ulv. but not when in full dress. BE
Gins To li>t. IidttS on the breakfast and
tea table.
l>o2. HAS the boys and girls r'trctnattd
1896. Tries to burn a piece of HutI Goa
from Phllldclph pha. \ failure
1907 Sees 4 b, 1T 20 by Selm on the
lSl5-lIoLl> little C,nrention at Hart
ford, but doesn't propose t" dis>olvc tn,
Union. BuNs one of Perrys patent
Shelf Clocks. for $50 20. and regu.
late> his watch hy ii.
lNl6 Sets up Il Stove in the Meeting
House. and builds Il fire in it for Sunday
an innovation which is stouilv resl>tc,
Nv many.
I1.-Bcyins to run u Steamboat or
Long Island Sound, and-aflcr making
hi, wilI-tahe> passage Nn it to Ne"
York.
1879 THROWN boldcr. he crosses the Allan
tic in Steamship
1S22 - Lights Gt> in Boston. At last
lraun, how to make Hard Coal burn. an,
set, a crate in hi, parlor. Buysa Sce
Pet! cone of Gilptl's sold at Si3 pei
rro-S) Has his everyday shirts mAd'
without HuN,.
1922. About This time. puts percussi !
Lock on his old mu>ket.
1876 Buys his wife ap ,ir of qneer-shaped
I4,lit HlJJcr uvershoeS. Puts on hi
first False Collar.
ISIS. .-TaStr> his first TOntut0-douhtlng q
l. ". Is told that it is questionable t
I feed him self with his knife and buy
:, silver forks, for great occasions.
II lSi2.-Builds Hu}r0ui, and rides OF
it.
!, lS;;3.-Rub, the fins. Friction Match-
t. then called Luclter,' and afterward
"Loco Foco" Throws away the ole
Tindcr Box, with its flint and steel.
e 1880. Invcnts the Rtr0lrer, and set
!, about supplying the world with it IL
II u peacc-lna er-Irirs y GOld Pen, bu
cannot find a good one yet. nor unit
1911
Il 1887 Gets in a Panic-and ont again. n
e ter free use of shin pla>ters.'
9 ls3S.-Adopt> the new fashion Of putin
/ his letters in Enrelopes &, fashion whic
II does not fairly prevail till seven veal
J. later.)
!" lSl0.-Sits for a Dngucrrotypr. ard gets
' ftarfulv and wonderfully made pictur,
'tl Begins to blow himself up with Can
!" phcnc" and " Burning Fluil;' and cor
II tinues the process for years, with chang
u of names of the active agents down I
;; and including Non-ENplosive ker'
~ scnc.
IT, lS4i.-S Sends his first message by the Ele
= trio Telegraph.
{" lS47.-Buvs his wife a Secin3 Machln
IL in the vain hope that somehow it wi
t. keep the buttons on his shirt. Begll
il to receive advces from the :" Spin
~ World"
IL lS5j-Bcgins to bore and be bored by II
III Hoosac Tunnel
lSjs-Celcbratc the laying Of the Ocec
u C,tJIc, and sends II friendly message
ne John Bull Next week. begins to don
ne whether the Cable has been laid 1T all
ne lS9I.-Goes South to help compose
rs rs family quarrel. Takes to using Pap
VI money.
=, SG1-lS6J-Climbs the Hill Difficulty
ha relieved Of his Pack. after Jan. l. lS6
~ but loses Great Heart, at the last. APP
# IA, 1860.
aL lSGJ-Ge,s the Atlantic Cable in workil
order ut last, in season t" send word
his British Cousins, who have been W.,
ing for an invitation to his funeral, tt
y he " lives yet"
ats 1S65-75.-Is rcconstructing, and talki
about Resumption. Sends his boys
rer the Museum to see an old-fashiOnrd
yer Dollar. Bores away ut the Hoes
Tunnel.-Harttord CouraM.
~ TIE INVISIBLE CHILDREN.-1t is
n> when your children are with you; it is I