The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-03-27
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| first Colonial Congress.
l6iS.-Lays down the CambNAN.
! fun-hangs witch. a1
lGi9.-Sets his face again inc I'M
Christian custom of wearing iong hair,
., thing uncivil and unconely.'
! lG5l.-ls rcbukcd for 'intOlerable cN-
cess and bravery of apparel" and is for
hidden to wear gold and silver lace, or
! any such gcw-giiws.
iGj2.-Coins Pine Tree shillings, and
makes the business profitable.
lGG3.-Prints a Bible for the Indians.
IGSO.-Buys q hang up clock and occa-
siOnally carries IA silver watch that helps
linn to guess the time of day. About
this period learns to use forks at the table,
new fashion.
l602.-ls scared by witches again ut
Salem. but gets the better of them.
l7O2-FOuuds another college Which at
last settles down at New Haven.
l7Ol.-Prints his first new >paper in
Boston.
l7O5.-rakes coffee As Il luxury and at
his own table.
l1OS CONSTRUCTS another PLATFORM
this time at say brook
l1l0.-Bcgns to sip tca-very spar
ingly. Ii does not come into family uso
until five and twenty year, later.
l7ll.-Puts Il letter IN his first post Of
flee.
l72O.-Eats u potato and takes one
home TO plant IN his garden as q curios-
lily.
l72l.-lS inOculatcd for the small poX-
not without grave rcInUnstrancU from his
conservative ncighbOrs.
l125.-Bcgins 10 sing by note on Sun
days, thereby cncountcIing much OPPOSE
ton and opening "A ten years quarrel.
l7l0.- Manufactures tin ware, and
starts the first tin peddlcr on his travels.
l7l2.-Sccs Fancuil Hall built. The
cradle of liberty is ready To De rocked.
l7I5.-Bullds an organ but does not
permit it 10 be played in the meeting
house.
l75O.-Buys a buShrl of potatoes Tor
winters usc--all his friends wonder what
lac viii do with 50 many.
l155.-Puts up Il Franklin stove in the
best room, and tries one of the newly i'll
vented lightning rods.
l1G0.-AbOul this time begins to wear
Il collar to his shirt. When he can afford
it, takes his wife 10 meeting in chal,e,
Instead OF on pllllon, rs heretofore.
l1G5.-ShOWs his dislike to stamped pa
per. aud JOINS the "Suns of Liberty"
l7GS-'lrirs his hand at Type Found
ing-uot yet successlully-in Connect
cut.
l77O.-Buys n home made wooden
clock.
l773.-Watcrs his tea in Boston IIar-
Dor. Plants Liberty trees wherever he
finds good soil.
l11i.-Lights Boston streets with oil
lmps-a novelty (thodgh ''new Lights
| have been plenty Tor some years.
lT1G-Brothcr Jonathan-as hc begins
TO be- called in the iamily-dcclams hnl-
sell TO he tree and independent.
l'SD.-Buys an "uInblillO" tor Sun
| days, and whenever hc shows il is
laughed III for hi, cilemiuacy.
lI0l,-Slart, cotton spinning factory.
lIJ2.-llas been raising silk worms, in
Conncctcul; and now give, his minister
| (not his Wiicla homemade silk gown.
Buys carpet Tor the mddic of the par
| lor floor.
l7S3.-lnvcnts the cotton gin and there
by trebles the value Of Southern planta-
tons.
l135-lSOO Wears pantalOonS occa.
siOnallN, but not when IN itll dress. Be-
gins TO use plates on the breakfast and
tea table.
iso2.-IIas the boys and girls yaccin.
ated.
ls0G,-Irics to burn 4 piece of hard
coal from Philadelphia. A failure.
Ioo'-Sces boat 90 ny steam on the
Hudson.
lSlo'-llolds a little convention at
Hartford, but doesn't propose 10 dissolve
the Union. Buys one of Terry. patent
"shelf clocks ior $4,000 and regulate,
his watch by it..
lSl7.-Sels up n stove in the meeting
housc, aud builds a lire in it for san
day, AN innovation which is stuutly ~,
sisted by many.
lSls.-Bcgns to run a steamboat or
Long Island Sound, and--aitcr maki,-s
his wlll-lakes passage on il
York,