The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-09-24
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CALIFoRNIA. Professor shepherd, who
'.as recently explored this land of won
ders. thus writes of it, 81 have nov
explored California for nearly two years
| can truly say ii is land of wonders.-
There are fresh flowers every mouth in
the year, and winter now wears the
the bloom ef spr:rg. have found wa
/ ter.allS three or four times as high as the
Niagara, natural bridges of white marble
far surprising the beauty of tAat of Rock
bridge. Virginia: some thousand of gold
bearing vines, inekhay,st;hlc Quantities
of iron and chfom crcslead bsmuth and
quicksilver. most beautiful porcelain
clay, and. in short, everything that car
bless Industrious and enter rprising
people.
In o.lc valley fo,;na more than fifty
springs over one hundred degrees OF
Fahrenheit. in another valley sixteen
geyseTs, like the famous ono i'm Iceland
In thiS famous abode of Vulcan the rocks
are so ho. that you can stand upon them
but short time even with thick boots
on.
The eilicious rocks are bleaclcd 10
snowy whitencSs, and hrecciatcd and con
glomeratc rccks are now actually form
ing. The roar of gcysers at times may
be heard mile or more, and the moment
is one of the most intense interest as you
approach them.
The Printers Ten C0rmdnEnrnfs.
i. Thou shalt love the printer--fcr
he is the standqrd bearer of the country
2. Thou shalt subscribe to his paper
for he seeheih much TO obtain the news
of which you would remain ignorant.
3. Thou shalt pay him for his paper
he laboreth harl TO give you the news
in due season.
1. If II business man, Thou shalt ad-
veriise, that thus thy profits will not only
enable thee to pay for thy paper hut put
money in thy purse
5. Thou shalt not visit him regardless
OF his Office ruics-in deranging his pa
pers.
6. Thou shalt not touch anything taat
would give the printer trouble, that he
may not hold thee guilty
z. Thou shalt not read manuscript in
the hand of the compositor-for he will
not hold thee blameicss.
8. Thou shalt not see the news before
it is printed, for he will give it to you in
due time.
9. Thou shalt ask him few questions
of things in tho office, from il thou shalt
tell nothing.
10. Thou shalt not a. any time send
abusive letters to the editor, nor cowhide
him more than five times a year. nor
bring the printer old rotten wood. nor
bring produce that defes the devil to eat.
We understand, that Mr.. John Proc.
tor, who will be one hundred years old
on the 10th day Of February next. and
who fought at the battles of COwpens
and Brandywine, and was one of the gal
liant 500 who stormed Stony Point under
Mad Anthony Wayne, lodged at Elder
Jamcson's in this city last night. He
is resident of Boone county. Texas. and
is on his way to visit his son John Proc
tor, Jr. who lives in Elkhart county, Tn
LLAMA.
The old veteran is said TO bo in good
health; his sight and hearing good, and
lis memory of the old battles in which
lie has been engaged is perfect. Having
never needed pension he has never ap-
piled for one till recently. We hope he
will succeed in his application.-State
Scntimel.
Mrs. Partington says that just before
he last war with England, circun,stan
,es were seen around the moon nightly.
shooting stars perambulated the earth.
he desk of the sun was covered with
black spots of ink, and comics swept the
norizon with their operate tails. Every
body said it profligated war, and sure e
nough ii did come. Its costivenesss was
felt throughout the land, but the brave
~ Of General Jackson expiated the Amer
lean citizens. and foreign domince soon
became bye word.
We saw Yesterday one of the greatest
ever exhibited in this city. 1t
was negro boy about five years old.
born in Shelby county, from JET black pa
ents, and while about one half. of his
,ody was as black as the skin OF his pa
ents, the other half is as white and fair
is the skin of any white person. On the
white portion there are numerous small
,lack spots, and on the black portion
everal white spots. Take him all IN
Ill, he is about as odd looking speci-