Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-20
Brother Jonathan's Adventures.

ger OF oyereAting.
1922 Builds Meeting house.
1923. Proclaims Fast Day.
1923. Cuts down a May Pole at Merry
Mount as reOuke to vain recreations.
1885. Is crowded for accommodations,
and stakes out new farm at Connecticut.
1857. Makes war on the Antinomians
and the Pequot Indians, and whips both.
1888. Starts a College, and
1910. Sets up Printing Press
1913. Goes into Conference.-The first
Colonial Congress.
1913. Lays down the Cambridge Plat
form. Hangs Witch.
1910. Sets his face against the unchris-
tian custom of wearing long hair, :" a
thing uncivil and uncomely."
1851. Is rebuked for ''intolerable ex-
cess and bravery of APPAREL ana is for
hidden to wear gold and silver lace, or
other such gew- gaws.
1852. Coins Pine-Tree Shillings, and
makes the business profitable.
1868. Prints Bible for the Indians.
1880. Buys a bang-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.
1892 Is scared by Witches again, at
Salem; but gets the better of them.
170l. Pounds another College, which,
after while, settles down al New Haven.
1704 Prints his first Newspaper, in
Boston.
1905. Tastes Coffee as luxury, and at
his own table.
1907 Constructs another Platform--this
time at Saybrook.
ITO. Begins TO sip Tea---very sparing-
ly. Ii does not come into family use till
five and twenty years later.
l7i1. Puts letter into his first Post.
office.
1920. Eats Potato--and takes one
home toplant in his garden as curiosity
1921. Is Inoculated for the Small. Pox---
not without grave remonstrance from his
conservative neighbors. Begins to Sing
by note on Sundays, thereby encountering
much opposition and opening a ten years
quarrel.
1140. Manufactures Tin.ware, and starts
the first Tin Peddler on his travels.
l742. Sees Faneuii Hall built The
cradle of Liberty is ready TO be rocked.
1G45. Builds an Organ; but docs not
yet permit II to be played in the Meeting.
house.
1850. Buys a bushel of Potatoes for
Winters use-all his friends wondering
what lie will do with SO many.
1865. Puts up Franklin Stove in his
best room; and tries one of the newly
invented Lightning. Rods.
1850. About this time begins TO wear a
Collar to his shirt. When he can afford
II, takes his wife TO meeting In chaise
instead of on IA pillion, as heretofore.
1865. Shows his dislike 10 stamped
Paper, and joins the "Sons of Liberty
1769. Tries his hand at Type Founding
not yet successfully--in Connecticut.
ITO. Buys home made Wooden Clock
1T73. Waters his Tea in Boston Harbor
Plants Liberty Trees wherever he finds
good soil.
l774 Lights Boston streets with oil
Lamps; novelty Though New Lights
had been plenty some years before.)
TITS. Shows Lord Percy how to march
TO Yankee Doodle" Calls at Ticon
deroga to take lodgings for the season
| Sends Gen. Putnam, with small party
ment.
| 1916. Brother Jonathan-as he begins
| 10 be called in the family--declares him
self Free and Independent.
1880. Buys an Umbrillo" for Sundays
and whenever he shows IL Is laughed u
for his eifeminacy.
1891. Starts Cotton Spinning factory
1902. Has been raising Silk-Worms II
Connecticut; and now gives his ministe
/ mot his wfe) homemade silk gown
Buys a Carpet for the middle of the par.
| Tor floor.
1893. Invents the Cotton. Gin-and there
| by trebles the value of Southern planta
| tons.
1705-lsOO. Wears Pantaloons occasion
ally, but not when in full dress. Begins
70 use Plates on the breakfast and tea
| table
1902. Has the boys and girls vaccinsted
1906 Tries 10 burn piece Of Hard Goa
from Philadelphia; a failure.
1907. Sees boat go by Steam, on the
Hudson.
1915. Buys one of Terry's patent Shell
Clocks" for $1,000, and regulates hi
watch by IL.
1917. Sets up Stove in the Meeting
house, and builds a fire in II on Sunday
an innovation which is stoutly resisted by
many.
1917. Begins 10 run a Steamboat on
Long Island Southland takes passage or
II 70 New. York, after making his will.
1919. Grown holder, he crosses the AT.
lantic in steam ship.
1922. Lights Gas in Boston (but doesn't
light Boston with gas till 1920. Al last
learns low 10 make Hard Coal burn, and
sets CRATE in his parlor Buys Stee
Pen Zone Of Gillott's, sold at thirty-thret
dollars per gross. Has his everyday
Shirts made without Rutiies.
1925 About this time puts a Percussion
Lock on his old musket.
1926. Buys his wife pair of queer
shaped India. Rubber ovcrshoes. Puts or
his first False Collar Tries an " Expert
mental" railroad, by horse power.
1928. Tastes his first Misunderstanding
| ly. Is told that IL is Questionable 10 feed
| himself with his knife--and buys Silver
Forks for great occasions.
1888. Buys his first Friction Match
then called "Lucifer," and aiterwardi
| f" Loco Foco.' Throws away the ole
finder Box with Its flint and steel.
1885. Inven,s the Revolver, and set
about supplying the world with 1t, rs {
peacemaker. Tries Gold Pen, but can
not find good one yet--nor till 1874
| Builds real Railroad and rides on II.
1888. Adopts the new fashion OF putting
his letters in Envelopes IN fashion which
does not fairly prevail till seven years later
| 1910. Sits for his Daguerreotypc, and