Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-13
MISCEIIANY.
THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS
New EditIon-ie2o-is7o.

1920. Lands on Plymouth Rock
and sets up for himself.
1921. Keeps Thanksgiving-in no
danger Of over-eating.
1922. Builds meeting house.
1923. Proclaims a Fast Day.
1923. Cuts down a May Pole at
Merry Mount, as a rebuke to vain re-
creations.
1886. Is crowded for accommoda-
tions and stakes out a new farm at
Connecticut.
1887. Makes war on the Antinomi-
ans and the Pequot Indians--and
whips both.
1888. Starts College, and
1640. Sets up a Printing Press.
1912. Goes into a Confederacy--
the first Colonial Congress.
164S. Lays down the Cambridge
Platfoym. Hangsa Witch.
1649. Sets his face against the ull-
christian custom of wearing long hair
"a thing uncomely." M
1851. Is rebuked for Z intolerablc
excess and bravery of apparel" and
is forbidden to wear gold and silver
lace, or other such gew-gaws.
1862. Coins Pine Tree Shillings-
and makes the business profitable.
1868. Prints Bible for the Indi-
ans.
1850. Buys chang up" clock and
occasionally carries silver watch
and that helps him guess the time of
day. About this period learns to
use forks at table; 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 at
New Haven.
170i. Prints his first Newspaper, in
Boston.
1705. Tastes Coffee, as luxury,
and at his own table.
1707. Constructs another Platform
this time at Saybrook.
l7l0. Begins to sip Iea-vcry spa
ringly. 1t does not come into family
use until fivc-and.twenty years later.
I'LL. Puts letter into his first
Post-ofice.
1920. Eats Potato--and takes one
home to plant in his garden as Gu
riOsity.
1921. Is tnoculated fot the Small
Pox not without grave remon-
STRANGE from his conservative neigh
bors. Begins to Sing By note on Sun
day, thereby enconntering much OPP
position, and opening ten year,
quarrel.
1740. Manufactures timed ware
and starts the first Tin Pedier on his
travels.
l742. Sees Faneuil Hall built. The
cradle of Liberty is ready to be rock
cd.
l745. 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 Frdnklia Store in
his best room; and tries one of the
newly invented lightning Rods.
l76O. About this time begins to
wear collar to his shirt. When he
can afford it, takes his wife to meet
ing in a Chdise, instead of on pillion
as heretofore.
l765. Shows his dislike TO stamped
paper, and joins the "Sons of Liberty"
IT6S. Tries his hand at 1ype
Fouading-not yet successfully-in
Connecticut.
ITO. Buys a homemade Woodea
Clock.
1773. Waters his Tea in Boston
harbor. Plants Liberty Trees, wher-
ever he finds good soil.
liza. Lights Boston streets with oil
Lamps; a novelty Qhough "New
Lights had been plenty some years
beforc.)
l775. Shows Lord Percy how to
march to yankee DOODLE" Calls
at Ticonderago, to take lodgings for
the season. Sends General Putnam
(under the command of several Col
onels) with a small party to select a
site for Bunker Hill Monument.
1776.-Brother Jonathdn-as he be-
gins to be called in the family-de-
clares himself free and Independent,
l7S0. Buys an "Umbrillo,' for
Sundays; and whenever he show it,
is laughed at for his eflcminacy.
1871. Starts a Cotton Spinning fac
tory.
1892. Has been raising silk worms
in Connecticut; and now gives his
minister (not his wife) homemade
silk gown. Buys a Carpet for the
middle of the parlor floor.
1898. Invents the Cotton Gii,--and
thereby trebles the value of Southern
plantations.
l795-lS00. Wears Pdataloons oc-
casionally, but not when in full dress.
Begins to use Plates on the breakfast
and tea-table.
1902. Has the boys and girls Uac-
cindted.
1906. Tries to burn piece of Hard
Coal from Philadelphia failure.
1907. Sees boat go by steam on
the Hudson.
1915. Holds little Concention at
Hartford, but doesn't propose to dis
solve the Union. Buys one of Terry's
patent "Shelf Clocks" for $36, and
regulates his watch by it.
1917. Sets up a Stove in the Meet
ing House, and builds fire in it on
Sunday; an innovation which is
stoutly resisted by many.
1877. Begins to run a Steamboat on
Long Island Sound-and takes pas
sage on it to New York, after making
his will.
1919. Grown bolder, he crosses
the Atlantic in steamship.
1922. Lights Gas in Boston (but
doesn't light Boston with gas till
1929 At last, learns how to make
Hard Coal burn, and sets CRATE in
his parlor. Buys a Steel Pen Gone OF
Gillott's, sold at S33 per gross). Has
everyday Shirts made without RiJ.
.fes.
+ 1926. About this time puts Per.
cussioa Lock on his old musket.
1926. Buys his wife pair of queer
shaped India Rabder overshoes. Puts
on his first False Collar. Tries an
Experimental railroad, by horse
power.
1928. Tastes his first Tomato
doubtipgly. Is told that it is unfash
ionablc to feed himself with his
khife-and buys Siicer Forks, fol
great occasions.
1883. Rubs his first Friction Mated
then called "Lucifer,' and after
wards "Loco Foco." Throws away
the old Tindcr Box, with its flint and
steel.
lS35.--Invents the Rerolrer, and
sets about supplying the world will
/ it, as a peacc-maker. Tries a Colo
Pen, but cannot find good one yeI
NOR till 1914. Builds a real Rail
lroad, and rides on it.
1887. Gets in a panic-and ou
again, after free use Of 'shin-plas
ters."
1888. Adopts the new fashion o
lputting his letters in Envelopes 4
fashion which does not fairly prevail
till seven years lateD.
1910. Sits for his Dagucweotype
and gets picture fcarfully and won
derfnlly made. Begins to blow him
self up with "Camphcnev and "Burn
ing Fluid :" and continues the pro
cess for years, with changes of nam
of the active agent, down to, an'
including .Non-Explosiyc Kerosene.
| 1914. Sends his first message b,
the Electric I'eLe0gdDh, ~