Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-12


Begins to use Plates on the break
fast and tea tables.
1902. Has the boys and girls vac
cinated.
1906. Tries to burn piece of
Hard Coal from Philadelphia; a
failure.
1907. Sees a boat so by steam on
the Hudson.
1913. Holds little Convention
at Hartford, but doesn't propose to
dissolve the Union. Buys ore of
Terry's patent "Shelf Clocks" for
$50, and regulates his watch by it.
1915 Sets up steve in the
Westinghouse aud builds fire in
it on Sunday /; an innovation which
is stoutly resisted 10y many.
1918. Begins to run a Steamboat
on Long Islapa Sound4-and takes
passage on it 20 New York, after
making his will.
1919. Grown bolder, he crosses
the Atlantic in steamship.
1922. lights Gas in Boston (bst
doesn't light Boston with gas till
1920. At last learns how to make
Hard Coal burn, and sets CRATE in
his parlor. Buys Steel Pen. Has
had everyday Shirts made withou.
Ruil1es.
1928. About this time, puts q
Percussion Lock on his old musket.
1926. Buys his wife pair of
queer-shaped India Rubber over
shoes. Puts on his first False COL
lar. Tries an "ExpeiimeAtal" rsil-
road by horsepower,
1928. Tastes his 6rst Tomato
doubtingly. Is told that it is I'M
fashionable to feed himself with his
knife--and buys Silver Forks for
great occasions.
1888. Rubs his first Friction
Match-then called "Lucifer," and
afterwards "Loco Feco." Throws
away the old finder Box with its
flint and steel.
1888. lnvents the Revolver, and
sets about supplying the world with
it, as a peacemaker. Tries Gold
Pen, but cannot sind good one yet
not till 1914. Builds a real Rail
road, and rides on it.
1897. Gets in a Panic-and out
again, afterfree use of 'shinplasters.
1888. Adopts the new fashion
of putting his letter in Envelopes ia
fashion which does not fairly prevail
till seven years later).
ls40. Sits for his Daguerreotypt
and gets picture fearfully anC
wonderfully made. Begins to blow
himself up with "Camphene," anC
Burning Fluid" and continues the
process for years, with changes O
name of the active agent, down t
and including "Non-eXplosive kero
sene.
1914. Sends his first message by
the Electric Telegraph.
1S41. Buys his wife a Sewing
Machine, in the vain hope that some
how it will keep the buttons on hi.
shirts Begins to receive advice.
from the Spirit World"
1888. Begins to bore and b.
bored by the Hoosac Tunnel.
1898. Celebrates the laying Of thu
Ocean Cable, and sends a iriendl,
message to John Bull. Next week
begins to doubt whether the Cabl.
has been laid at all.
1861. Goes South to help com
pose a family quarrel. Takes t.
using Paper Money.
1871 50. Climbs the Hill Difficult,
relieved of his pack after Jan. /
lS64; but loses Great Heart, Apr
II, 1868.
1860. Gets the Atlantic Cable i.
working order at last, in season tc
sepd word to his British cousins twht
have been waiting for an invitation
to his funera) that he lives yet.
1 lS65-I5. In reconstructing an(
talking about Resumption. Send.
his boys to the Museum to see al
old-tashioned Silver Dollar
1879. Goes to Bunker Hill t
pay honor to the illustrious men wht
commanded Gen. Putnam. Thinks
he won't inhate-and helps strangl,
a Western rag-baby. Gets ready t
celebrate his second golden weddin.
by grand family re-unioa, mex
year, III Philadelphia.
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