The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-09
HUMOROUS.

THE NEW FIRE ExTINaUIsHER.-We
gave year or TWO ago, in extracts from
English papers, accounts of the invention
OF fire annihilator. One is now on ex-
hibition at the w orld's Fair. This in
vention is to be productive of great pub
lie benefits; by it fires can in few mo-
ments be extinguished, and it is simple.
easily applied. and by no means expen
sive. The apparatus is said to be "near
ly as profitable as a fire bucket; the arti-
Gle used (aEti-combustive gas) perfectly
innoAious to life or comfort, without in
jury to property, and, at the same time,
instantaniously destructive to flame. -
Our countrymen, doubtless, will ere long
avail themselves of the advantage of this
discovery. In England it is fully apprecia-
ted. The Queen, the greater number of
nobility, and many of the principal man.
ufaturers have the machines in their pal
aces, mansions, and establish ments.-
The association for promoting EN- igration
to the Canterbury settlement, in New
Zealand, take the machines out in the
vessels conveying emigrants. Lord
Brougham recently said that he hoped he
fore long no vessel would be allowed to
put to sea without having some of these
machines on board. Jour
nal.
AT Adrian, Michigan last week, wool
was bought eagerly at from 80 to 40 cts.
and even more had been paid for choice
lots.
The Norwegians are building a vessel
at Mantowae, Wisconsin, for the Lake
trade.
81 am sorry" said a Kentuckian to an
English lady tourist, with peculiar twin
kle in his eye Il am sorry you havn't time
to visit the Monmouth Cave; it's the
greatest hole in this airth, it is, true as
you've got note book in your hands
there. The very fIst chamber you go
into is where the bats of the United
States pass the winter. Millions of them
assemble there. Madam The farthest a.
partment, Madam, is called the Antipo-
dean chamber, from the fact that you can
walk just as easily upon the ceiling as up
on the floor. And what is more singu-
lar, In the same apartment. there is nat
ural fountain of pure brandy" The lady
noted it down.
Several gentlemen on board steamboat
on a southern river, were noticing and
commenting upon the plantations they
were passing. One Of them addressed
plain and somewhat rustic looking man
who stood near him, and inquired who
owned the elegant place then in sight
Mr.. Johnson is the owner" was the
reply.
well, Mr., Johnson has splendid
farm, them" returned the gentleman.
Presently another plantation attracted
the attention of these gentlemen, and the
rough looking man was again applied to
Tor the name of the proprietor.
"Mr. Johnson is the owner" said the
man.
Indeed, the same man that owns the
other?''
"Yes. the same man."
"What a fortunate man this Mr.. John.
son must be. to have such establishments
as these"
A third, fourth, and fifth plantation
fell under the notice of the gentlemen,
and in reply to their questions they were
Informed that they also belonged to Mr..
Johnson.
land who takes care of all these farms
for Mr.. Johnson?"
Il take care of them," answered the
plain looking man.
"Well, it must be great deal OF troub-
lie, and he ought to pay you we'll for it. !"
He does not, if he ought" said the
man.
"What does he gire?" asked the gentle
man.
''He only gives me my victuals and
elothes" said the gentleman, who hap
pened to be Mr.. Johnson himself.
"0nly your yictuals and clothes for
doing all that Why he must be too
mean q man 10 live.