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Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-03-16

Commercial College,
(Late Commercial hstitute.)
OFIND IANAPOLIS,
Established March 81, 1851.
INCORPORATED 1853.
w. Mex. Scorr. A. NJ. Founder and President.
JAMES c. HAYDEN, late Professor in Bacon's
Mercantile College, Cincinn1ti,) Professor
of BOOKKEEPING and PENMANSHIP.
The Session will commence at College Hall as
follows:
lstSeSsion on the lSt Monday ofSeptember.
I'd Session on the LIST Monday Of November.
Sd Session on the LIST Monday Of January.
4th Session on the lst Monday of Mach.
5th Session on the LIST Monday Of May.
Having secured, permanently, the services
ut the distinguished Professor above named,
and leased for term OF years the commodious
and beautiful Hall formerly known as Conce IT
Hall, but now named
COLLEGE HALL,
Whichs 10 be fitted up in style Of great ell
egance, taste, and convenience, the Preside mt
would say. that this College now offers advan-
tageS superior to AL others for imparting a
sound, thorough, and ACCOMPLISHED business
education.
COURSE OF STUDIES.
The course of Studies, as enlarged, will be
as follows, viz:
l. Bookkeeping, by Single and Double
Entry, in all its various branches, and its ap-
plication TO all kinds of business.
2. The laws, customs and usageS Of trade
and commerce.
3. Mercantile Arithmetic, upon the short
and easy system Of cancellation, Caught in 10
other college.)
4. Commercial law, in a series OF lectures,
thorough and systematic.
5. Business Penmanship.
6. Commercial correspondence.
7. Lectures upon Banking. Political econo
my, and other subjects valuable to the bust
ness man.
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-03-16
no. ALL We That are weary

In the ways OF sin, come unto me and Twill
l. mend your SoleS. That's what one of US
told you some time ago; but "times change
and we change with them
"PrOgresS" is now the watchword--'On-
ward and upward, the motto of all men,
Since you received the offer above quoted, we
have found out that money can be made by
first furnishing you with 'soles,' and then men
ding them afterwards, therefore, combination
being strength
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31

BURIAL OF THE LAST SURVIVOR OF THE
BATTLE OF LExrNGTov.-The funeral So
lcmnitics Of Jonathan Harrington, the last
survivor Of the battle Of Lexington. were
celebrated at that place on the Both Of
March, and were very imposing The Gov
ernor, Lieut. Governor, Executive Council,
and many members Of both branches Of the
Legislature were present. Eighteen militia
ry companies and several Masonic orders
were in the procession and it is estimated
that some 5000 strangers were in the town.
The ceremonies were generally Of Mason
ic character, the deceased having been a
Mason. Rev. George NJ. Randall, Grand
Master Of the Lodge Of Massachusetts,
preached the funeral sermon.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31
Rather a Hard Kit.

A minister who was travelling where the
road was difficult to find requested man BY
the wayside to direct him, naming the place
he wished TO 20 to.
Well" said the hedger and ditcher,
keep on just a yon are going, about mile
and a half; there at the cross roads you will
see a minister. who Will direct you to the
left a couple Of miles, and there at the fork
Of tho road il another minister, who will
direct you to the right about three miles,
and 20 Oh, at every fork and cross Of the
road is minister to inform you which road
to take
"Ah," says the parson, ''what do you call
ministers \"
Why" says the the other chose things
when stand up Mt the cross and fork Of q
road with something like hand on them" ="
Finger posts, you mean; Ghy do you
call them ministers" said the preacher.
because they are always pointing the way
for other people and never 20 themselves.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31

MORTALITY BY WAR AND PEsrlLENcE
CoNTRAsrED.-It appears from privately
printed paper lately handed 10 Us, (says an
English journal,) that our total loss Of men
in the last war was 10, 1856 killed, and 79,-
100 wounded. The loss in England and
Wales alone BY cholera in 1850 was ~
$50 dead, besides IA. $50 attacked. It is
calculated that there i an average annual
loss Of li5, 5,OOOb by typhus fever and other dis
eases resulting from unhealthy living-in
short, from preventable causes-being about
six times the entire loss caused by The
twenty-five years of war In the Peninsu-
lar war, S,I99 were killed in battle or died
Of their wounds, while 24,930 perished by
disease.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31
Nren and Women in America.

The ideal of the man Of America seems
to be purity, of intention, decision in will,
energy in action, simplicity and gentleness
in manner and demeanor. Hence it is that
there is something tender and chivalaric in
his behavior TO woman which is infinitely
becoming to him. In every woman he res
poets his own mother.
= In the samo way 1t appeared to me that
the ideal of the woman Of America, Of the
NV World, is independence in character,
gatleness of demeanor and manner.
The Americans ideal of happiness seems
tome to be marriage and home, combined
viii public activity To have wife, his
oln house and home, his own piece Of land;
tqtake care of these, and to beautify them,
al the same time doing some good to the
Sate or to the city-this seems 20 be the
oject of human life with most men q
jurney to Europe to see perfected cities,
nd ruins-belonging to it, as a desirable
pisode.
OF the American home / have seen
noueh and heard enough for me to be able
b say that the women have, in general. all
be rule they wish to have. ./ Woman is the
entire and the lawgiver in the homes Of the
Few world, and the American man loves
hat it should be 30. lie wishes that his
,ife should have her OWE will at home, and
e loves to obey it. In proof OF this, l
hve heard the words Of young man quo
ed: Il hope that my wife will have her own
will in the house, and if she has not, III
make her have it "'-I must, however, say,
tlat in the happy homes in which lived, |
saw he wife equally careful to guide her
sdf by the wishes of her husband as hc was
to indulge her Affection and sound rea-
sn make all things equal
Mss Brcmer.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31
First Step to Ruin.

"My first step to ruin" exclaimed a
wretched youth, as he lay tossing from side
to side on the straw bed in one corner of
his prison-house, "My first step to ruin
was going fishing on the Sabbath / knew
it was wrong my mother taught me better;
my minister taught me better; my master
taught me better; my Bible taught me bet
ter [ didn't believe them, but | didn't
think it would come to this | am undone,
l am lost %
Perhaps he said, at is too pleasant to be
cooped up in church. What harm is there
in taking stroll into the woods! What
harm is there in carrying my fishing-tackle
and sitting on the banks to fish ?"
What harm Why the harm is that
God is dsobeyed, who says, Remember the
Sabbath day to keep it holy
The moment a youth determines to have
his own way. choosing his own pleasure before
Gods will that moment he lets 90 his rud-
der, his compass and his chart; nothing but
Gods word can guide you safely over the
ocean of life Give that up and you get
bewildered you are drifting; You will be
lost. lChiid's Paper.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31
Financial Resources OF Russia.

In Gurowski's intelligent work Of Russia,
he gives no fatteriDg account Of the fnan-
cial resources Of the Empire, which become
more embarrassed, since not all the rcsour-
ces Of the nation and Of the soil are within
the greedy grasp of the Imperial Treasury.
Direct taxation is not known in Rus$a.-
The nobility cannot be directly tasedt nei-
ther can the soil nor the serf. fht latter
pay only small capitation tax Of about a
dollar head, which income il destined to
maintain the local administration of the DIFF
ferent provinces or government, rs they are
called. But millions of this tax remain for
years and years unpaid-and this arrearago
increases and extends daily. The whole
revenue Of the Empire amounts to l25 or
130 millions OF dollars OF this amount
nearly tie half il yielded BY the liquor mo-
nopoly the custom house gives about 26
millions, from duties on exports, the crown
domain about 81 millions Nearly two
thirds Of the entire revenue Is absorbed in
the maintenance Of the immense army
The remainder Of the revenue after deduct
ing the arrearages Of several departments,
but principally Of the crown domains, has
to maintain the general administration, pay
the interest Of the public debt. support the
large imperial family, and finally supply the
expenditures Of the Emperor upon his IA
vorites and his lavish extravaganza other
wise, for which his private personal income
fails BY many and many millions to suffice
The national debt is nearly 800 millions
The yearly interest thereon is more than
20 millions-a little more than 6 per cent
on the whole. The war Of Hungary con-
tribu;ed nightly to drain the already de-
pletcd treasury. This war, and all the mil
tary manifestations since, outrun considera-
bly the current revenue-thc real official
resources of the Government. In extraor-
binary cases the Government resorts to the
Banks and their deposits.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31
Tenacity or Life.

Among the lower animals tenacity of
life is the most remarkable in the polypi;
they may be pounded in a mortar, split up,
turned inside out like a glove. and divided
into parts, without injury to life; fire alone
is fatal to them. 1t is now about hundred
years since Tremble made us acquainted
with these animals, and first discovered their
indestrncrihility. 1t has subsequently, been
taken up by other natural historians, who
have followed up these experiments. and
have even gone so far as TO produce monsters
By grating. If they be turned inside out
they attempt to replace themselves, and if
unsucoassfully. the outer surface assumes
the properties and power Of the inner, and
the reverse. IL the effort he partially sue
cessful only, the par. turned back disappears
in twenty-four hours and that part Of the
body embraces it in such manner that the
arms which projected behind are now fixed
in the centre of the body; the original
opening also disappears, aad in the room of
feelers new mouth is formed, to which new
feelers attach themselves, and this new
mouth feeds Immediately The healed ex-
tremity elongates itself into tail, Of which
the animal has now two If two polypi be
passed into one another like tubes, and
pierced through with bristle the inner
one works its way through the other and
comes forth again in few days; in some
instances, however, they grow together, and
then double row of feclcrs surround the
mouth If they be mutilated. the divided
parts grow together again, and even pieces
Of two separate individuals will unite into
one.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31

"LEAN ON Ne, AND I'LL BE STRoNG.'-
An aged and in6rm man was painfully pick
ing his way along the icy sidewalks, the
other day, accompanied by fair young
girl, with whom life's June was not yet
Sine was doing what she could to aid him
in bis perllous journey, and it was a beauti-
ful sight to see. How many times such a
grouping of youth and age has been likened
to vine, clinging to century smitten oak
and sustaining it while it clings or wreath
ing broken ruin in summer beauty. But
it is like brave young sunbeam playing on
the borders Of a grave.
The aid the young girl could give, was
frail indeed, and the old mar said Lean
on me, and III be strong" Wasn't there
plaintive touch of true philosophy in
that, Lean on me, and I'll be strong
Isn't it true. the world over-cxemplifed
ever day in the struggles and realities and tri-
umphs, that make up the sum of human life?
1t would make the burden of song. or
the text of sermon. Lay weight on the
falling arch, and it stands strong again
Purpose new obligations upon the faltering
spirit, and its latent power is developed, and
it nobly sustains them all, for the truth and
the words are, Lean on me, and I'll be
strong
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31

ADvERTrsrNG.-Th following paragraph
was handed us by young friend. We do
not know from what paper he clipped it.
The decision is important to conductors of
newspapers = T'c1aS Times.
"a case of interest to advertisers and to
the press generally, was decided in our court
last week. Suit was brought up BY John
son & Davis against j. O. Janney for re-
covery of payment for publishing IN adver-
tiscment for 81 times At the bottom Of
this advertisement was a notice Of every pa
per in the State to copy to the amount Of
five dollars 1t was contended by the de-
fendant's counsel that his supplementary
notice embraced the paper in which It apr
peared. 1t was not proved that any orders
we're given by The defendant as regards this
PAPER, and it was contended by plaintiffs
counsel that as Mr. Janney was subscriber
TO the paper, and therefore probably saw
the advertisement every publication, It was
his duty to order it out The verdict was
in favor of plaintiffs full amount Of the ac-
cunt, thus settling the principle that adver-
tsers must specify on the advertisement
the number of insertions or prove it beirg
ordered out, else they viii be liable if sub
scribers, for the amount charged for every
Insertion until ordered out.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31

TnE FLAGs CAPTURED BY WASHINGTON.
The venerable George Washington Parkc
Gusts has addressed letter to General
Pierce, informing him Of his desire, through
his excellency, to deposit in the national ar
chives the flags captured by the illustricus
Washington in the days of the Revolution.
These invaluable trophies were presented to
General Washington as the highest mark Of
respect which could be bestowed on him by
Congress The ceremonies Of presentation
will take place shortly.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31

The Indiana Sentinel suggests that when
clergymen descend from their high elevation
and mingle in the affairs Of this world. they
should not speak or act lin the name Of the
Almighty" but take the responsibility of
their own conduct for, as they are finite
creatures and liable to commit great many
errors. the focks over which they have the
pastoral charge, might form incorrect notions
Of the wisdom and goodness of the Divine
Being, attributing the shortcomings, and
faults Of their pastors, to the Great Source
Of all good.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31

A PRETTY SIGHT.-The Montgomery
(Ala.) Journal, noticing the reception Of ex-
President Fillmore, in that city on the 18th
ult.. says:
On reaching the gate Of the capitol, the
procession formed on foot, and in proceed
Ing from the entrance to the capitol, passed
through line Of little girls arranged in white,
who threw in the path Of Mr. Fillmore
beautiful boquets, in rich profusion, thus et-
fectually and literally strewins bis path with
flowers prepared for the occasion.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31

RUSSIANS ABoUT-A Russian ship called
Alma" hailing from Finland, on the Bal
tic, is effectually blockaded in the Atlantic
dock basin She recently arrived from
Liverpool. with cargo Of salt, but has ta-
ken care to keep out of harms way inside Of
New York harbor. The sailors inquire with
interest respecting the progress Of the war
She will probably be sold, if the war con-
tinues Everything j. snugly housed, as if
long visit with the Yankees was decided
upon. lJ0nT. q com.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31

In Cons.antinople mandatory has been
established for those fatal explosive balls Of
which 50 large quantity has been Of late
imported into the East. They were discov-
cred BY an apothecary, and are said to be
filed with some species Of gas or chlOroform,
and explode on falling upon or striking
against any object An experiment j. said
to have been made at Cherbourg with an
old vessel, in the hold Of which some thir-
ty dogs were shut up all Of which were
found stone dead within few minutes after
the ball had entered.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31
Dr Gwinn of California. has introduced

DR. Gwinn, Of California, has introduced
irto the Senate of the United States, a beau
tiiul and national idea relative to large de-
nomination of gold coin, namely;
THAT Congress shall authorize coin
worth 500, to be called Union" $50
to be called "Half Union, and S25 to be
called Quarter Union This is to sup
ply the Pacific States where paper money is
not tolerated and where to facilitate the count
ng and passing Of heavy sums Of money
the large denomination il needed. The
Secretary of the Treasury recommends that
the Half Union" only be struck for the
present.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31
| Mass Brener.

"WHo Is Mrs. PAETINGToN ?"-The
Inquiry is frequently made, "Who il Mrs.
darlington 2" We first read Of the old IA
dy in speech made by Sydney Smith--the
vitticst, and probably the wisest Of his day
-at Taunton, England, in 1881, On the
s,bject of Parliamentary reform, by which
Great Britain was then much agiated. lie
was insisting that the possibility of the
House of Lords defeating the reform move
ment was the most absurd notion that ever
entered into the human Imagination. Ard to
illustrate the futility Of resisting the popu-
lar demand, he said al do not mean to be
disrcSpectful, but the attempt Of the Lords
to stop the progress Of reform reminds me
very forcibly of the great storm Of Sidmouth,
and OF the conduct of the excellent Mrs.
Partington on that occasion. In the winter
of 1854 there set in a great food upon the
town the tide rose to an incredible height,
the waves rushed in upon the houses, and
everything was threatened with destruction.
In the midst of this sublime and terrible
storm Dame Partington, who lived upon the
beach, was seen at the door Of her house
with a mop and pattcns, trundling her mop,
squeezing out the sea-water and vigorously
pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The
Atlantic was aroused Mrs. Partington's
spirit was up but | need not tell You that
the contest was unequal. The Atlantic
Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was ex-
celent at slop or puddle, but she should
not have meddled with tempest"
[B4Gai0 AdU.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31

Col. CoLT, it i said, has received an or
der from the British Government to furnish
their Baltic fleet with 5000 Of his navy
pistols as soon as possible and he i notified
tia. the entire feet i to be furnished with
them. The armory at Hartford, Connecti-
cut, viii be reqired to do a good portion OF
this work The European orders for Colts
pistols, it is supposed, will be immense.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31

JOHN G. CALHoUN.-The 18th ult., was
celebrated in Charleston, in honor Of the
birthday of this great statesman. The Ia
dies Of South Carolina have organized q So
ciety to raise means TO erect suitable mon-
umcnt to his memory Their efforts are at
tended with much success.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31

DEATH PROM EATING CLovEs.---Mr.
Amos Brown, an esteemed citizen Of our
village, died in convulsiOns yesterday, and a
subsequent post mortcm examination showed
conclusively that his death was caused BY
eating cloves, which lie had been in the hab-
it of using as substitute for tobacco. A
verdict was rendered accordingly
IGTanriLLe Adrocdte.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31

The number of Jews in the United States
is estimated at IL 1000 the number Of syn
agogues is thirty-one- lE1-
We think this estimate much too small.
There must be more than seventeen thou
sand Jews in the. United States.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31

A Western paper. speaking of newly
elected Senator, says this ignorance is SO
dense that the auger Of common sense will
Dc longer in boring through it than it would
take boiled carret to bore through the
Hoosac Mountain.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31

The Notifications of New York harbor
arc said to be in a very complete condition,
and probably far more capable of defence
than is generally credited.
Washington telegraph., 1854-05-31

-Four hundred and twenty graduates have
been turned out this spring, by the Phila-
delphia Medical College
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-06-22

voted to California, had all been expend-
ed in opening mines of Iron, Coal, Cop
per, Zinc, Lead, &C., on this side of the
Rio Grande. in Wrestling farms from the
wilderness, and in covering them with
stock and growing crops. But, since it
is plain that, in the absence of an efFec-
tive tariff, the labor and capital attracted
to California acoat1d not all have been de-
voted to such pursuits in the States, but
would in good part have stood unem-
ployed or been expended to little purpose,
we think the influence Of California has,
on the whole, been beneficial. Yet nc
one needs to be told that the Seventy
Millions of Gold annually received from
California are worth no more to US, nor
even to our currency, than would be Sew
enty Millions worth of the Coal, Iron,
Steel, Cloths, Silks, &C., which we now
import.
But will prices of food rise still higher'
We think not in the average, though the
prices. of some products may. Bread
stuffs especially have been carried up by
an unfayorablo season and consequent
short crop in Europe, which are not like
ly to be repeated this year. The war
will abstract many hands from produe-
ton and devote them to destruction; still,
the deficiency of food on that Continent
will probably be less than it has BEEN
At present, France and Great Britain are
drawing heavily upon US for specie, as
they would not be if they were deficient
in Breadstuffs, We see that Grain and
Flour sent here from Canada in bond for
expectation to Europe, have been released
by the payment of duties, 50 as to be
thrown upon our market. In fact the
prices of Bread and Meat are scarcely
higher in Old than in New England, while
Vegetables in the average rule lower
We doubt that there is city in Europe
where Potatoes are SO high as in New
York. The backward spring contributes
to make all descriptions of green vegeta
bles much dearer than usual
We think Breadstuffs and Beef will be
cheaper soon, but not SO much cheaper
as our City population naturally wish
them. Farming is Stunned by the great
HdJollty VI oul moEe InLeHlgeHt anu SE'
terprising native citizens; Trade, Manu-
factures, Invention, Shipping, Mining;
Law, Physic and Gambling (witness the
L" Gift " humbugs of all shapes and sizes)
are more attractivei and, while this shall
continue, We must cat dear bread and be-
glad to get it at any price. Agriculture,
guided by science, and pursued with
noble ambition, is the only efFcctual rem
edy for the prevailing dearth; and this.
like most effective remedies is slow in it's
operation. Let US patiently do the beat
we can.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-06-22

IL We direct the attention of all
interested, to the advertisements of WM (.
WARREN, Secretary and Treasurer Of the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Ra; l.
road, inserted in to-days JcfersOniam, -
and especially to the one relative to the
payment Of the semi-annual interest on
the Mortgage Bonds of the late LacEa-
wanna and Western Railroad Company
cue Oh the lst of July, 1854.
The Stockholders will observe that no
interest can, according to the provisions
n the Act of Incorporation, be paid on
any share of Stock upon which any in
rtallment which had been called for re-
mains unpaid. The interest will be paid
upon the order of those Stockholders who
cannot conveniently visit New Y ork, pro.
vidcd their orders are properly authenti,
cated
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-06-22
Indian Entertainment.

By reference to another column, the
reader will learn that an Indian Enter
tainment will be given in this place, on
the 81 Of July next We would advise
all within reach 70 turn out and witness
this exhibition, as ii viii be an Interesting
RDd instructive one.
The Rev. John T. Donelan, Of Balti-
more, who has had an opportunity OF wit
Messing the performances of this Compa-
ny, says: 1.-The Troupe have given sey-
,ral exhibitions for our orphans. I have
been present three times at the perfor-
mances of these Indians, and confidently
say, that they are not only innocent, but
feOrfal, grand, instructive and sublime
They may be witnessed with great im-
PTosement by old and young"