Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29
4 NEW PILGRIMS PROGRESS.
Mile stones in his Journey from 1920 to th
 Present New Vear.


 Mile stones in his Journey from 1920 to tlI
 Present New Year.
 162O.-Lands on Plymouth Rock, an, sets up for himself.
 1621.-Keeps Thanksgiving- in n, danger of over eating.
 1622.-BIlilds meeting house.
 l623.-Proclaims fast day.
 162S.-Cuts down May pole at Mrr " Mount, as rebuke to vain recrea tions
 1635.-Is crowded for accommoda tons, and stakes out new farm at Con necticut
 1637.-Makes war on the Antinomi ans, and the Pequot Indians, and whips both.
 1888. Starts college.
 l64O.-Sets up printing press.
 l643:-Goes into Q Confederacy-the first colonial Congress.
 l64S.-Lays down the Cambridge platform. Hangs witch.
 1649.-Sets his face against the un- christian custom of wearing long hair, thing uncivl and uncomely.' 9
 l651.-Is rebuked for ss intolerable ex- cess and bravery of apparel" and is for l "I.|i oo "Odl SO'll dlu SllV6r lace, or other such gewgaws.
 l652.-Coins pine tree shillinos-and makes the business profitable.
 l663.-Prints Bible for the Indians.
 l68O.-Buys "hang-up , clock, and occasionally carries silver watch that helps him guess the time of day. About this period learns to use forks at table a new fashion.
 1692.-Is scared by witches again. at Salem but gets the better of them,
 17O2.-Foupds another college. which. at lasts settles down at New Haven.
 1704.-Prints his first newsnaner in Boston.
 1705.-Tastes coffee, as a Luxury. and at his own table.
 170S.-Constructs another platform this time at Saybrook.
 1710.-Begins to sip tea-yery snar- ingly.
 171l.-Puts letter in his first post 1720.-Eats 9 potato, and takes one home to plant in his garden as a curi- osity.
 I72l.-ls inoculated for the small 1,ox not without grave remonstrance iron, hls conservative neighbors, Begins to sing by note on Sundays, thereby en- countering much opposition and Open- ing ten years quarrel
 1740.-Manllfactll timed ware an1 starts the first tin peddlar on his travels.
 l742.-Sees Fanelil Hall built. The cradle of liberty is ready to be rocked
 1745.-BuiIds an organ: but does not permit 1t to be played in the meeting house. -....5
 l75O.-Buys bushel of potatoes for winter use-all his flierds wondering what he will do with so many.
 l755.-Puts up a Franklin stove in the best room, and tries one of the newly invented lightning rods
 l76O.-Abort this time begins to wear a collar to his shirt. When he can afford it, takes his wife to meeting in a chase instead of on billion, as hereto fore.
 l765.-Shows his dislike to slammed paper, and joins the Sons of Liberty D 1768.-Tfies his hand at type founding not yet successful ly-in Connecticut
 l770.-Buys a homemade wooden l773.-Waters his tea in Boston har- bor: Plants liberty trees, wherever he finds good soil. 1774.-Lghts Boston streets with oil lamps; novelty (though new lights D have been plenty for some years).
 l776.-Brother Jonathan-as he be- gins to be called in the family-declares himself free and independent.p sE 1780.-Buys an ''llmblillo,, ,, for Sun1 days; and whenever he shows it is slaughed at for his effeminacy. ss zr ss- sz
 4a G. 1792.-Has been raising silk worms, in Connecticut; and now gives his minister (not his wife) 8 home-msde silk gown. 4 Buys carpet for the middle of the parlor floor @= % 1793.-Invents the cotton gin, and thereby trebles the value of Southern plantations. 1795--1S0O.-W pantaloons occa- slonal1y, but not when in full dress. Begins t nen plates on the breakfast and t:a table
 l8O2;-Has the boy: and girls vac l906.-Tries to burn a piece of hard coal from Philadelphia. 4 failure. .- 1oO7.-Sees boat go by steam on the l Hudson. 1815.-Holds a little convention at Hartford, but doesn't propose to dissolve i the Union. Buys one of Terry's patent "s shelf clocks" for $36, and regulates his watch by 1t. 1817.-Sets up stove ill the meeting house, and builds a fire in 1t for Sunday: an innovation which is stoutly resisted by many. rl.-.-5--.-- 1818.-Begins to run steamboat on Long Island sound, and-after making his wiIl-takes passage on it to New York. ,s.. -...-, .~r~, 1919. Grown bolder, he crosses the Atlantic ill steamship. .z=. . g 1922. Lights gas in Boston. At last, learns how to make hard coal burn, and ' sets 8 grate in his parlor. Buys steel pen. Gone of Gillott's, sold at $50 per gross). Has his everyday shirts made without ruffles. .ssE5 -,nF si 1S25.-Abort this time puts l5erctts- sion lock on his old musket. 1826.-Buys his wife pair of queer afl1 Tra.1