The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-17
THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS.
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1620-Lands on Plymouth Rock,
| and sets up for himself.
162l-Keeps Thanksgiving-in no
| danger of over-eating
1622-Builds meeting-house.
1623-Proclaim Fast Day.
162S-Cuts down May pole Mer-
ry Mount, as a rebuke to vain recrea-
| tions.
1635-Is crowded for accommoda-
tons, aud stakes out a new farm at
Connecticut.
1637-Makes war on the Antinom-
ians. and the Pequot Indians, and
Ib5o-otarus coiIegc, anu
164o-Sets up printing press.
1643-Goes into Confederacy-The
first Colonial Congress.
164S-Lays down the Cambridge
Platform. Hangs witch.
1649-Sets his face against the un-
christian custom Of wearing long hair,
"a thing uncivil and uncomclv.
1651-Is rebuked for 'sintolerable
excess and bravery OF apparel, and is
forbidden to wear gold and silver lace
or other such gewgaws.
1652-Coins Pine-tree shillings, aud
makes the business profitable
1663-Prints a bible for the indians.
163o-Buys hang up" clock and
occasionally carries a silver watch
that helps him guess the time of day.
About this period learns to use forks
at table; new fashion.
1692-Is scared by witches again at
Salem, but gets the better of them.
1702-Founds another college which
at last settles down at New Haven.
Footprints his first newspaper in
Boston
f7e5-Tastes coffee, as luxury, and
at his own table
l708-Constructs another platform
this time at Saybrook.
H10-Begins to sip tea. very spar
ingly. 1t does not come into family
use till five and twenty years later.
f711-Puts letter in his first Post
office
1720-Eats a potato and takes one
home to plant in his garden as q curl
osity.
l721-Is inoculated for the small
pox-not without grave remonstraDce
from his conservative neighbors.
Begins to sing by note on Sundays.
thereby eneountering much opposi-
ton and opening ten years quarrel.
Manufacture timed ware and
starts the first tin peddler on his trav-
els
1742-Sees Faneuil Hall built. The
cradle of Liberty is ready to be rock
ed.
1745-Builds an organ; but does not
permit it to be played in the meeting
house.
1750-Buys bushel of potatoes for
Winters use (all his friends wonoer-
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1755-Puts up Franklin stove in
the best room and tries one Of the
newly invented lightning rods.
1760-About this time begins to
wear a collar to his shirt When he
can afford it, takes his wife to meet
ing in chaise instead of on pilliou.
as heretofore.
1765-Shows his dislike to STAMPED
paper. and joins the Sons of Liberty,
1168-Tries his hand at type found
ing mot yet successfully in Connect
1770-Buys a homemade wooden
clock.
1773-Waters his tea, in Boston
harber. Plants liberty trees, wherev-
er he finds good soil.
1774-Lights Boston streets with
oil lamps: a novelty Though new
lights" have been plenty. for come
years..
1TeBrother Jonathan (as he be-
gins TO be called in the family declares
himself free and independent
1781Buys an "umbrilla." for SUM-
days; and whenever he shows it is
laughed at for his effeminacy
1791-Starts cotton spinning fac
tory
1792-Has been raising silkworms
in Connecticut, and now gives his
minister lnot his wife) home made
silk gown Buys carpet for the mid
die Of the parlor door.
1793-Invents the cotton gin. and
thereby trebles the value of Southern
plantations
1795-18O0-Wears panfaloo0s oc-
casionally. but not when in full dress.
Begins to use plates on the breakfast
and tea tatls.