Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-02-24

Boston.
1905. Tastes coffee "a a luxury, at
his own table.
1908. Constructs another Plat
form-this time at Say brook.
1910. Begins to sip Tea-very
sparingIy. 1t does not come into
family use till five and twenty years
later.
I'LL. Puts letter into his first
Post Office.
1920. Eats a Potato, and takes
one home to plant in his garden, as
curiosity.
1921. Is Moculated for the Small
Pox-not without grave remon-
strances from his conversaiive neigh
bOrs.
1740. Manufactures timed ware
and starts the first Tin PeddIer on
his travels.
1742, Sees Faneuil HILL built.
The Cradle Of Liberty is ready to be
| rocked.
1745. Builds an organ; but does
not yet permit it TO be played in the
Meeting House.
1850 Buys bushel of Potatoes
for winters use all his friends won
dering what he will do with so many.
1855. Puts up a Franklin St0ue in
his best room, and tries one of the
newly-invented Lightning Rods.
1860. 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 q pllIion,
as heretofore.
1865 Shows his ditlIke to Stamp
ed Paper and joins the Sons of
Liberty"
1868. Tries his hand at Type
F0undtng--not yet successfully-in
Connecticut.
1870. Buys home made Wooden
Clock
1873. waters his Tea, in Boston
Harbor. Pllnts Liberty Trees, wher-
ever he finds good soil.
1774. Lights Boston streets with
oil Lamps-a novelty (though New
Lights" had been plenty before).
1875. Shows Lord Percy how
to march to "Yankee Doodle" Call
at Ticonderoga, to take lodgings for
the season. Sends Gen. Putnam Gun
der the command of several &C lonels,)
with small party, to select q site
for Bunker Hill Monument.
1776. Brother Jonathan AS he
begins to be called in the family
declares himself Free and Indepon>
dent.
1880. Buys an "UnbriIlo," for
Sundays; and whenever he shows it
is laughed at for his etfieminacy.
179l Starts a Cotton Spinning
Factory.
1892 Has been raising Silk
Worms, in Connecticut aid now
gives his minister (not his wife) a
homemade silk gown. Buys Car
pet, for the middle Of the parlor floor.
1898. Invents the Cotton Gin, and
thereby trebles the value of Southern
plantations.
1795-18OO. Wears Pantaloons
occasionally, but not when in full
dress. Begins to use Plates on the
breakfast and tea-table.
1902. Has the boys and girls Vac
cinated.
1906. Tries to burn a piece of
Hard Coal from Philadelphia. A
failure.
1907. Sees boat 60 by Steam, Oh
the Hudson.
1917. Sets up Stove in the Meet
ing House, and builds fire 10 it on
Sunday; an innovation which is
stoutly resisted by many.
1918. Begins to run Steamboat
on Long Island Sound; and takes
passage on it to New York, after
making his will.
1919. Grown holder, he crosses
the Atlantic in steamship.
1922 Lights Gas in Boston (but
does not light Boston with gas till
1929. At last learns how to make
Hard Coal burn, aud sets a CRATE in
lis parlor. BUYS Steel Pen Cone of
GiIlott's, sold at S33 per gloss) Has
his every day Shirts made without
RufieS.
1925. About this time puts Per-
cussjon L0ch on his eli mu,ket.
1926 Buys his wife pair Of
queer.sbaped India Rubber Over
shoes. Puts on his first False Collar
Tries an "Ex detrimental" railroad, by
horse power.
1928. Tastes his first Tomato
doubtingly Is told that it is un,
fashionable to feed himself with his
knife; and buys .Siicer Forks, for
great occasions
1888. Rubs his first Friction
Natch-then called "Lucfer" and
afterwards Loco Foco." Throws
away the old finder Box, with its
fint and steel.
1885. Invents the ReUoluer, and
sets about supplying the world with
it, as q peacemaker. Tries q Gold
Pen but cannot fad good one yet
nor till 1874 Builds real Railroad
and rides on it.
1887. Gets in a Panic-and out
again, after free use OF 'shinplasters."
1898. Adopts the new fashion OF |
putting his letter in Envelope Ia fash
ion which does not fairly prevail till |
seven years later
1910. Sits for his Daguerreotype, |
and gets picture tearfully and |
wonderfully made. Begins to blow
himself up with "Camphene" and
Burning Fluid and con.inu the
process for years, with changes of
names of the active agent, down TO
"A ;rnlaiiocr ,GNap EvrIr-;1a Kono