Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-01-21
A NEW PILGRIMS PROGRESS.
nile stones in His Journey from I620 to
the PRESENT New Yerr -

Ao-A NoepS 1HaAAsSlNihS-in no oshSer OF
1922 Builds Meeting House.
1623-Proelsms q Fast Day.
I62s-Cuts down May Pole at Merry Mount.
as rebuke to vain recrestions. " If
1655-Is crowded for accommodations, and
stakes out new farm ~ Connecticut.
1637-Makes war on the AntIuomians and the
Peqnot Indians. aud whips both.
163S-Starts College.
16i0-Sets up Printing Press. 90
16i3-Goes into a Confederacy-The first Co
lonial Congress
164S-Lsys down the Cambridge Platform.
Hangs Witch.
1649-Sets his face against the unchristian
custom of wearing long hair. "a thing UNI
civil and uncomely. ". ia - a.l- a
165l-Is rebuked for iutolersble excess aud
bravery of apparel" aud il forbidden TO
wesr gold and silver lace brother such gew-
gawa.
1652-Coins Pine Tree Shillings-snd makes
the business profitable.
1663-Prints q B,ble for the Indians -
16S0-Buys q "haog-up" Clock and OCCASION
ally carries silver watch that helps him
guess the time of day. About this period
learns to use Fork. at table a new fashion.
1692-Is scared by Witches again, at Salem !:
hit gets the better of them
1702-F0unds another COLLEGE, which. at last
settles down at New Haven.
17Gi-Prints his first Newspaper. in Boston.
1705-Tastss Coffee luxury. and at his own
table.
1905 Constructs another Pldttoy7a-this time
at Saybrook.
1710-Begins to sip Tea--very spar 'ngIy
1711-Puts a letter in his first POStOffce
1720-Ests a Potato, and takes one home to
plant in his garden scuriosity.
1121-Is hl0cUloted for the Small Pox-not
wishou. grave remonstrance from his con-
sentative neghbOrs. Begins to .Sinq bv
mote Su1ISyl thorah- Tori
much opposition and opening ten-years'
quarrel
740-Manufactures timed ware. and starts
the first Tin Peddler on his travels.
1742-Sees Faneuil Hall built. The cradle of
Liberty is ready to be rocked.
1745-B1ilds an organ; but does not permit il
to he D layed in the Meeting House.
1759-Buys tushel of Potatoes for Winters
uss-ali his friends ordering what he will
do with 80 many.
1755-Puts TO a Franklin Store in TIA best
room and tries one of the newly invented
Lightning Rods.
1I60-About this time begins to wear a collar
70 his shirt. When he can afford it. takes
his wife to meeting in a g hdiSe instead of
on a billion. as heretofore.
1765-Shows his dislike to stamped Paper.
and Joins the s ms of LIBERTY
1863 Tries his han1 at Type Founding-no
vet successfully Connecticut.
I7I0-Buvs homemade Wooden Clock.
1773-wate-s his Tea in Boston harbor.
Plants liberty Trees. wherever he finds
good soil
1T7s-Lghts lston streets with oil Lamps:
novelty (though New Lights hare been
plenty for some years.
1776-Brother .Jonadtofl-ss he begins 10 be
called in the family-dsclares himself Free
and Indepen dent.
17S0-Buys . Umbrillo." for Sundays and
whenever ne shows it is laughed az for his
effeminsev.
1791-Starts Cotton Spinning factory
li92-Has been raising SILK Worms. in Con-
necticut; and now gives his minister mot
his wife) q homemade silk gown. Buys a
Carpet for the middle of the parlor floor.
1193-Invents the Cotton Gin, and thereby
trebles the value OF Southern Plantations.
lf90-lSO0-Wesrs P0ntdLoons occasional ",
but not when in full dress. Begins to se
Plates On the breakfast and tea-tsble.
1So2-Has the boys aud girls coccinated
1So6-Trys to burn piece of Hard Coal from
Philadelphia. A failure.
1s07-Sees a boat so by Steam the Hud-
lSl5-Holds title Convention a. II Hartford.
but doesn't propose to dissolve the Union.
Buys one of Terry's patent " Shelf Clocks"
for $50, and regulates his watch byi it.
1sl7-Sets mp Stove in the Nee ting House,
and builds a fire in it for Sunday: an inno-
vstion which is stoutly resisted by many.
1sI7-Begins to run S.eamboa. on Long
Island Sound. and-after making his will
takes passage on it to New York.
lS19-Grown holder, he crosses the Atlantic
in a steamship
1S22-Lights Gas in Boston At last learns
how to make Hard Coal burn, and sets a
CRATE in his parior. Buys Steel Pen Zone
of Gillott's, sold at S33 per eross). Has
his everyday Shirts made without R,l19es.
lS21-Abous this time puts Percussion Lock
on his old masket
1S26-Buys his wife pair of queer-shaped
IRdlG Rubber overshoes. Puts ON his first
False Collar
lS2S-Tastes his first TOmdto-doub.ingly
Is told that it is unfashionable to feed him
SELF with his knife-and buys silver forks,
for great occasions.
1s32-Bailds a Railroad. and rides on it.
lS53-Rubs the first Friction A1tch-then
called " Lucifer " and afterwards Loco
Foco." Throws away the old finder Box.
with its flint and steel.
lS35-lnvents ti,e Rero9rer and sets about
supplying the world with it as a pesre-
maker. Tries Gold Pen. but cannot
find good enc vet nor till 1874
1S31-Gets in Panic-and out again after
free use of SHIN plasters"
lS3o-Adopts the new fashion of putting his
letter IN Eaoeopes !; "a fashion which does
not fairy prevail till seven years later.
ls4o-Sits for his D0guerrotype. anc gets
fearfully and wonderfully made picture.
OtSms 30 Durn nlmself up with Cam
phene and s. Burning Fluid; :" and con-
tlnues the process for years, with change of
names of the active age nrs, down to and in
Guiding = Non-Explosive Kerosene"
loiESends his first message by the Electric
Telegraph.
io4I-Buys his wife Ss,oing machine: in the |
vain hope that somehow it will keep the
buttons on his shirts.-Bsgins to receive
advices from the esprit World"
o52-Begins TO bore and be bored by the
Hoosac Tunnel.
ls55-Ceebrstes the laying of the ocean Ca
be, and sends friendly message to John
Bull. Next week begins to doubt whether
the Cable has been laid at all.
1S6l-Goes South to help compose family
quarrel Takes to using Paper Money
lS6l-lSe5-Climbs the Hill Dificulty-relieyed
OF his Pack after Jan. 1, 1864; but loses
GREAT HEART at the last. April IA. 1865.
lss5-Gets the Atlantic Cable in working or
der at last IN Sc son to send word to his Brit
ism cousins, who have been wa iting for an
vet"
lS65-75-ls Reconstructing and taking about
resumption. Sends his BOYS to the mu-
senn to see an old-fashioned Silver Dollar.
Hartford Courdnt