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The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19
MisceIlaMeous.
ASA KNOLLiNS'S ADVENTURES.
BY THE OLD UN.

Asa T. Knollins was genuine speci-
men of the down-east Yankee--a log
choping. trading. fishing, sea going am
phbious animal, passing his time be-
tween the ocean and the mainland. In
one of his voyages before the mast. he
went 10 Porto Rico, and by some chance
it happened that his vessel sailed with
out him. Asa felt somewhat homesick
when compelled to prolong his visit, and
watched eagerly for an opportunity of
returning TO ''his own, his native land"
One evening, as he was walking along
the sea side in melancholy guise. he was
suddenly surrounded by gang of British
sailors, belonging to the sloop-of-war
Terrible, commanded by Capt. Bagshot,
and then busy in taking water and other
stores. preparatory to continuance Of
her three years cruise. Asa was disposed
to show fight at first, but as the press
gang was armed with cutlasses, he con-
cluded his best policy was to submit qui.
etly, and so he entered the barge without
opposition and was taken on board the
sloop. That night, as he lay awake,
brooding over his misfortunes, he chalked
out his plan of conduct, which was no
other than to feign simplicity. amount
ing almost to idiotcy, and to display as
little knowledge of seamansEip as posi-
BILE. He knew how to throw into his
countenance an air of complete vacancy
and innocence, calculated to throw the
shrewdest observer off his guard.
The next day, at noon. dish of boiled
beans was set before him without any
other .fxins.' Our friend 'fared up al
the meagreness Of the entertainment.
Billed beans and no pork! he ex-
claimed. This is leetle too mean,
swow. Taint fit for dog
Hadn't you better complain to the cap.
tain?' asked the black whiskered boat
swain, with sneer.
That's it old sea -hoss,' remarked Knoll.
Inns. That's bright idee Complain
to the cap'n! SO | will
And regardless of opposition. he bolt
ed into the cabin, where Captain Bagsho
sat at dinner with three or four of his
officers.
who the devil are your asked th'
captain. fiercely fixing his savage eye
on the Yankee.
who be IL calculated Knollins.-
why, I'm Asa T. Knollins. cap'n.
hope you're well-and how's the folks t
hum? Pretty spry, eh?'
You're names Jonathan, / guess, sai'
Capt. Bagshot, mimicking the nasal ton
of Knollins.
No it aint, IT'S Asa L. Knollins, cap'n
We'll, what do you want of me?
Seems to me you live pretty well here
cap'n,' said Asa, looking over the table
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BLooMERs AT AUBURN.-The court
House at Auburn. New York, on Satur
day last. during the examination of par
ties charged with participating in the
Syracuse slave rescue, was graced by sew
erai ladies in Bloomer costume. One Of
them was the wife of Moses Sumyer,
one of the prisoners.
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19
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The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19
Plymouth Marshall County, Indiana Wednesday, Nov 49, 1851
From the London Punch.
THE LAST APPENDIX.

TO YANKEE DOODLE"
Yankee Doodle sent to town
His goods for exhibitions;
Every body ran him down,
And laughed at his positions;
They thought him all the world behint
A gonev. muff or noodle;
Laugh on. good people-never mind,
Says quiet Yankee Doodle.
Chorus-Yankee Doodle, &c.
Yankee Doodle had craft,
A rather tidy clipper,
And he challenged, while they laughed
The Britishers to whip her.
Their whole yacht squadron she out.
striped,
And beat her on their own water:
Of all the lot she went ahead,
And they came no where arter.
Chorus-Yankee Doodle, &c.
Ger Panama there was a scheme
Long talked of, to pursue
Short route-which many thought a
By Lake Nicara- qua.
John Bull discussed the plan on foot,
With slow irresolution,
While Yankee Doodle went and put
1T into execution,
Chorus--Yankee Doodle, &c,
A steamer of the Collins line,
A Yankee Doodle's notion,
Has also quickest cut the brine
Across the Atlantic Ocean,
And British agents no ways slow
Her merits to discover,
Have been and bought her--iust to tow
The Cunard packets over.
Ch0rus--Yankee Doodle, &c.
Your Gunsmiths of their skill may
crack,
But that again don't mention;
Iguess that Colts revolvers whack
Their very first invention.
by Yankee Doodle, too, you're beat
Downright in Agriculture,
With his machine for reaping wheat.
Chaw'd up as by a vulture.
Chorus--Yankee Doodle, &c.
You also fancied, in your pride,
Which truly is tarnation.
Them British locks of your'n defed,
The rogues of all creation;
But Chubb's and Bramah's, Hobbs has
pick'd,
And you must now be view'd all,
As having been completely licked
By glorious Yankee Doodle.
Chorus-Yankee Doodle, &c.
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19
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ELLA LEE.
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ELLA LEE.
SONG OF THE SOUTHERN LAND.
Lay her where the woodbine clingeth
To the dark Magnolia tree;
Where the breeze low music bringeth
From the bosom of the sea;
With a sorrowful devotion,
Lay her where sweet violets be
Where the breeze keeps gentle motion
To the breathing of the sea.
There, there lay her,
There, there leave her,
Our fair Ella,
Our young Ella.
Our lost Ella,
Ella Lee.
Ever blooming as the summer,
Ever humming like the bee.
We believed her some bright conner
From the land where sons are free.
Oh, she was so sweet and holy,
Mortal ne'er could lovelier be,
And left us bright and slowly,
hs the sunset leaves the sea.
les, we We lost her,
Ever los: her.
Our sweet Ella,
Our fair Ella,
Ella Lee.
Lay her where the long grass sweepeth
On the bark of many tree
Where the lonely willow weepeth
Like willow by the sea,
She was lovely, she was gentle,
As all gifted spirits be;
Folded in linen mantle,
Slum5ering near the signing sea
We have left her,
Sadly left her,
Our fair Ella,
Our young Ella,
Our lost Ella,
Ella Lee.
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19

To DRINKERs.--Suppose man drinks
four glasses of liquor day, at cents a
glass-in week he spends one dollar
and forty cents, and in year seventy
two dollars and eighty cents. This will
buy the following articles:
4 barrels of Flour. say, s24,Oo
a pairs of Boots, say, 1900
40 pounds Of Butter, 1000
100 pounds of Beef, 500
A new Hat, 400
A new satin Vest, 500
A Bonnet for Wife, 500
Sugar Plums, for Children, 1,S0
Total, S72,SO
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19

Ex-President Tyler has written let
ter to the Spanish governmet, using his
influence with the Home government, for
the release of the Cuban prisoners.
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19

According to a recent return of the
Bank of France, the specie on hand
amounted to COZ millions of francs, or
about ll5 millions of dollars. This we
believe is the largest amount of specie
ever collected together. The Bank of
England has not had, at any time, over
100 millions.
In France, the legal currency is silver
and not gold-hence it is probable that
nearly all this specie is silver--and hence
the recent diminution of silver in this
country.
The enormous accumulation of silver
in the Bank of France is regarded as an
unfavorable symptom of her trade--fOr
the discounts and circulation of the bank
have diminished. Hence trade is stag
nant. 1t is probable that the fear of po-
litical convulsiops at the next Presiden-
tial election operates powerfully on the
banks and on merchants to restrain them
from an expansion Of credit.
A French diver, who gropes for treas
ures in the waters of the Seine, recently
found an ingot Of virgin gold. which he
took to a money changer and offered for
2Of. A Commissary of Police was cal
led in to witness the transaction, and ere
long the poor diver found all his visions
of fete dispelled, and himselfin the iron
grasp of the law. His reason for con-
cealing the placer was fear of participa-
ton or prosecution on the part of the
Domaine" in whose jurisdiction all de-
odands of the kind belong. The discov-
erer and the discovery are both in the
keeping of the authorities. The latter is
worth 5,O4Of. The shape and state ol
deterioration indicate that it has lain in
its watery concealment ever since the
sixteenth century. at which period the
"Pont au Change" was covered with the
shops of Jews and goldsmiths, whose pro
fession has given name to the bridge,
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19

The "Bloomer Costume" is being very
generally adopted at Wilmington, Del.
by the ladies, as all III door dress.
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19

The largest Sea Snake ever known was
killed at the Orkney Isles in lS47. 1t
was as feet long, and about as big round
as half barrel.
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19

NORTH & SOUTH CALIFoRNIA.-Thr
hydra Slavery has diyided the people of
the American El Dorado. Two cOnven-
tions have been called-One To meet at
Montrry and the other at Santa Barbara
for the ayowed purpose of devising
means % bring bout a division of the
State, and the erection of a Southern
SIdUe State.
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19

The Turks believe, that after Adam
was driven out of Paradise, he did pen
ance by standing nine hundred years on
one lea.
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19

Mr.. John Conley of this place, informs
us that some ething like ten weeks since
he discovered the rot was destroying his
potatoes to such degree. that but few
weeks continuance would destroy his
whole crop. He obtained some air
Stacked lime, and sprinkled it freely over
the vines, which had the effect to entirely
stop the rot. and his potatoes are now
healthy and sound. If lime should prove
a specific for this disease. it will prove
of incalculable benefit. Has any other
person in this neighborhood tested this
remedy?-Ind. Farmer.
The State debt of California exceeds
two millions of dollars,
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19

A chap from the country, who visited
this city Ito see the 4th Of July" entered
one of our hotels and sat down to dinner.
Upon the bill of fare being handed him
by the waiter, he remarked. that he didn't
care bout readin' nOw-he'd wait till af-
ter dinner"
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19

CuBA-The Kolner Zeitung has let
ters from Madrid of the 7th October,
which state that NJ Bravo MurrillO, a
cabinet minister. proposed in Cabinet
Council 10 sell the Island of Cuba to En-
gland for Sl5O, 900 900, to raise money
and the credit of Spain. and to prevent
the peopleeof the United States from
conquering the island; an event the min
lister thought would happen sooner or
later.
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19

The celebrated Malherbe dined one day
with the Archbishop of ROuen, and fell
asleep soon after the meal. The prelate,
a sorry preacher, was about to deliver
sermon, and awakened Malherbe. inviting
him to be an auditor. "Ah, thank you,
said Malherbe. ''pray excuse me- shall
sleep very we'll without that"
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19

Muggins says that rogues ought to be
we'll paid; itgives fellow so much trou-
hle He once cheated a man in horse
trade, he says. and was in law about 1T
afterwards for over fourteen years. Un-
less you have got lots of patience. there
fore, never set up for rascal.
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-19

A very large diamond is in the scep-
tire of ;he Emperor of Russia. 1t is a
bout the size Of a pigeons egg, and is
worth 93OO,OOO. This diamond was
stoler from the head of heathen deity,
on the Malabar coast, by Frenchman' >
who sold it to the captain of merchant
vessel for E2.000 The purchaser re-
tanned it for several years. and then sold
it to Empress Catharine for 10000 in
ready cash, and an annuity of 5000,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-04-09

After | had delivered my papers safely
at Fort Laramie, | returned to the trapper's
lodge.
One evening. just as the bright sun was
setting in blaze OF glory, drew Janet to
my side, told her how much loved her,
and entreated her 10 give me legal right
to protect her through life. The fairest Of
the forest maidens did not say nay; and
thus tho trapper's daughter became my
wife. ea
Il is thus that an sll.wise Providence
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Number 3.
THE TRIUMPH OF LABOR.

We said the other day, that governments
would never legislate for the benefit Of La.
Dor until Labor should become stronger
than Capital, and that Labor would be
strongest, so soon as Association should
become general among Workingmen.-
| This is as plain as that Capital is now the
strongest. In what does the power of Cap.
ltai consist! If Labor ceased to feed h.
1t would starve.
And even with the aid Of labor, il could
not maintain its strength without ADOPTING
the very principles which we urge upon
work'ngmen. Not all the glitter Of ali its
gold; not all the action Of all the Legisla.
lures; not even the everlasting tribute paid
10 it by Labor, would preserve its power,
| ii it were not for the gigantic influence of
Association. TO make their strength avail.
able, and to accomplish their purposes,
capitalists are forced to associate in cor.
porslions and companies Of every descrp.
ton
Why is it that Labor, the producer, is
degraded and made the slave of Capital,
the non. producer! Because laborers have
not followed the example OF Association,
Set them by capitalists. Labor Possesses
the inherent strength to move the world
and accomplish everything. Then what
are workingmen aboutl Are they bound
hand and foot by their masters! No. Tho
cords that bind them are as easily parted
as moonshine. The on.producer grows
fat on the substance giren him by the pro.
duce,. This state of things would BE-
speedily reversed if workingmen received
the profits Of their own toll. assert the pow
er which is us;ly theirs, and use the DOW.
er for the promotion ofuniversal education,
and universal happiness. When this shall
be accomplished, men and angels shall re-
joice at the triumph Of labor.-Cincinnati
NonpareU.
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In the town Of NJ, Vermont, there lives
man who is we'll known for his gloomy
disposition, and for entertaining a settled
notion that he is the most unlucky of NOR.
tails. Let whatever may happen to him,
he considers the event disaster, always
srumbles, Just my cussed luck!" In
spite OF his hopelessness, the man is .
universalist in his religious belief; but boz
ing little shakened in his faith ono day
by the arguments Of a neighbor, he ex-
claimed, "Well, don 7 much believe there
is hell. but if there is one. it will be Just
my cussed luck to get into it,"
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MARRIED WITHOUT KNOWING IT

Agenteman of Indiana, is claimed by q
lady in this city as her husband! Hearing
of the claim Of late, the gentleman made
his way to this city in considerable haste
10 see the person who claimed him! He
searched the records and it was ascertain.
ed that the regular papers had been made
out, and the marriage had taken place,
and that clergyman OF good standing
had ofticiated, and the whole matter was.
to all appearances, a legal transaction.
The lady herself states that the gentleman.
is the identical person she was married tot
But our Hoosier eighbor denies all knowl,
edge Of the lody. and, in card which We
hnd in yesterdays Gazette, intimates that
some person bearing strong resemblance
to him, and Of course. knowing his resi-
dence, oficiated as his representative. 20,
married, and in a short time afterwards
lett for parts unknown! This is the latesr
imposition. if imposition it be, and We
doubt not il is, that has come 10 light! Tho
object of the false man is plain, viz: to
impose upon the lady and escape the law.
Commercial.
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A TOWER OF SKuLLS.

Lamartine. in his "Pilgrimage to tho
Holy Land" writes as follows:
"When was about league from Mas,
the last Turkish town almost on the from.
tier of Servia, | saw large tower rising
up in the midst Of the plain as white a.
Parian marble. | took the path which led
TO it, desired Turkish lad who &C.
companied me to hold my horse, and sat
down under the shade of the tower 10 en-.
JOY few moments repose. No sooner
was seated than raising my eyes to the
monument, discovered that the walls,
which supposed TO be built of marble or
OF regular rows of white stone, were com.
posed OF regular rows of human skulls,
bleached by the rain and sun, and con.
nected by little sand and lime, formed
entirely the triumphal arch which now
sheltered me from the burning sun; there
might be from fifteen TO twenty thousand.
In some places portions of hair were still
hanging, and waved like lchen or moss,
with every breath of wind. The mountain
breeze was then blowing fresh, penetra.
ting the innumerable cavities of the skulls,
and sounded like mournful and plaintive
sigh These were the skulls OF fifteen
thousand Servians who had been put 10
death by the Pacha in the last insurrection
at Servia. Servia, however, is now free.
and this monument will teach their chill.
dren the value Of independence by show.
ing them the price at which their forefa.
lhers purchased it,"
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To KEEP CHlMNEYs CLEAN.-Instead oI
plastering the inside Of chimneys in the
usual way, the Albany Cultivator says,
take mortar made of one peck of salt to a
bushel of lime. adding as much sand loan
as will render it fit TO work, and then lay
on thick coat If the chimney has no
offset for the SCOT 10 lodge on. il will con.
tinue perfectly clean and free from danger
of taking fire. A trial Of three years war.
rants the assertion.
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PO r TR Y
For the Spirit Of Democracy.
A NIGHT RAMBLE.
BY J. W., IN.

fs.Ia - - w. Jhs
Twas beautiful night in midsummer,
wandered far out in the wood;
The moon shed its light in profusion,
Round the hallowed spot where stood
Here Silence, the monarch OF darkness,
Keeps his courts in the depths ofthe vale
The forest seems awed by his presence,
And hushed is the evening gale.
The owl, from his home in the hemlock,
Is telling his tale 10 the moon;
And the tree-frog, far down in the valley
Is singing his sorrowul tune.
Whilst mourniully rings through the forest
he notes of the lone whippoorwill
In the deepest recess of the hollow
Is bubbling the murmuring rill.
But Aurora, the goddess Of morning,
flushed the owl in its silent abode;
And the tree-frog no more is heard chanting
The notes of his sorrowiul ode.
No more in the depths Of forest,
The whppoorwil's voice may be heard;
But the rill is still bubbling along .
Like the notes of a carroing bird.
The lark, from the meadow upsoaring,
Is greeting the morn with its lay,
And the cock, his shrill clarion sounding,
Is warning the rustic Of day.
But the plowman has gone to his iurrow,
The cattle stray over the plain,
And must return TO the village,
And join in its bustle again.
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overrules all things, and orders all for the
best.
have only just time 10 add, that with
Janet have been the happiest ofmen; and
that the old trapper lives in the earnest
hope and expectation Of encountering
"Nick," and melting out to him the mea-
sure Of his sins.
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Franklin said: When | see house
furnished with books and ne~ spapsrs, I
find intelligent children; but if there are
no books, the children are ignorant, if no,
profigate."
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MUCH LAND TO BE POSSESSED.

lHe inoSl lHteilIReHt Europeans Cofltit-
ually complain of their inability to under
stand or remember the extent of our coun-
try. Nor are Americans free from mis-
take or forgetIulness on this matter. As
yet the smaller States are generally the
most densely populated. 1t is no easy
thing tor man who lives in State that
may be walked across in few hours, to
raise his mind to the conception of the
vas'ness Of such States as Virginia, Geor-
gia, Missouri and Michigan, the four larg-
est States this side of the Sabine; and an
inhabitant OF one Of these mammoth States
is no less perplexed when he attempts to
comprehend the extent Of those truly En-
pre States, Texas and California. Each
of them has limits so vast as to confuse
almost any mind, tven with the map spread
out before him. 1t would take man lrav-
elling on horseback at the rate OF Sc miles
a day, hundred days. 10 ride around
California. A late writer, who seems to
have examined the subject with care. says:
So. Miles. So. Acres.
Oregon contains 341.463 or 2l8. $50 800
California l75 362 or 112 232, 1920
Utah 125OOO or 10000 900
Colorado 295.715 or IA 457 900
New Mexico 10000 or 100000
Indian Territory 10000 or 76 100000
Nebraska 100000 or 76,80O 600
Minnesota 10000 or 67,200,0OO