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 PLUTO PLYMOUTH 623 dus (fol., Venice, 1509); the best is that of Wyttenbach, (8 vols. 4to, Oxford, 1795-1821). It has been translated into French by Amyot, into German by Kaltwasser, and into English by Howard and others (London, 1603 ; new ed., corrected and revised by W. W. Goodwin, 5 vols., Boston, 1870). The first edition of the complete works is that of H. Stephens (13 vols. 8vo, Geneva, 1572). PLUTO, in ancient mythology, the god of the lower world. He was a son of Saturn and Rhea, and was brother of Jupiter and Nep- tune, and when the world was divided among the three he obtained for his share " the dark- ness of night." His wife Persephone or Pro- serpine was violently carried from the upper world. (See PROSERPINE.) Of all the gods, he was the most hated by mortals, and his temples and statues were not numerous. In Homer he is always called Hades, but among the later Greek writers that term came gen- erally to be applied to the abode of the dead itself. By the Roman poets Dis, Orcus, and Tartarus are used as synonymous with Pluto. PLUTUS (called also Pluton), in ancient my- thology, the god of wealth. He was the son of Jasion and Ceres, and is said to have been blinded by Jupiter so that he might distribute his gifts without regard to merit, he having previously granted them to the good exclu- sively. When coming to mortals he is slow- footed and lame, when going from them swift- winged. He was usually represented as a boy with a cornucopia. PLYMOUTH. I. A S. E. county of Massachu- setts, bordered E. by Massachusetts bay and S. partly by Buzzard's bay, and watered by Taunton and North rivers ; area estimated at 700 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 65,365. Its soil is not fertile. It is intersected by the Old Colony and Cape Cod railroads and branches. The chief productions in 1870 were 8,924 bushels of rye, 50,462 of Indian corn, 20,080 of oats, 94,766 of potatoes, 197,129 Ibs. of butter, and 17,525 tons of hay. There were on farms 1,637 horses, 3,263 milch cows, 1,384 working oxen, 2,059 other cattle, 1,986 sheep, and 21,- 174 swine. There were 608 manufacturing establishments, employing $5,992,500 capital, and producing goods to the value of $19,859,- 796. The most important were 159 of boots and shoes, 4 of cordage and twine, 6 of cotton goods, 13 of hardware, 44 of iron in various forms, 57 of lumber, 3 of cotton machinery, 2 of woollen goods, and 3- of rolled zinc. Capi- tal, Plymouth. II. A K W. county of Iowa, bounded W. by the Big Sioux river, which separates it from Dakota, and intersected by Floyd river ; area, about 850 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 2,199. The surface consists of rolling prairies. It is intersected by the Sioux City and St. Paul railroad and the Iowa division of the Illinois Central. The chief productions in 1870 were 34,761 bushels of wheat, 22,048 of Indian corn, 22,741 of oats, and 15,480 of potatoes. There were 561 horses, 533 milch cows, 1, 434 other cattle, and 336 swine. Capi- tal, Plymouth Centre. PLYMOUTH, the shire town of Plymouth co., Massachusetts, a port of entry, on Plymouth harbor and Cape Cod bay, at the terminus of a branch of the Old 'Colony railroad, 37 m. S. by E. of Boston; pop. in 1850, 6,024; in 1860, 6,272; in 1870, 6,238. The town is the largest in the state in point of area, ex- tending on the coast about 18 m. from N. to S. Plymouth village is at the N. end of the town, and is compactly built, chiefly of wood. The harbor, which is large but shallow, is formed partly by a beach 3 m. long, which extends N. and S., and protects it from the waters of Massachusetts bay. About 30 ves- sels are employed in the bank cod fishery, besides which the chief business is manufac- turing, the town containing one of the largest cordage factories in the United States (noted for the excellence of its productions), a man- ufactory of lines and twine, four extensive manufactories of rivets, tacks, nails, and plate iron, two zinc rolling mills, three manufacto- ries of steel shanks, one of hammers, two of cotton duck (widely known for the superior quality of their products), one of woollens and flannel, one of cotton cloth, two of batting, two of shoes, one of nail kegs and boxes, one of boxes, barrels, &c., with planing mill combined, a machine shop, and a large iron foundery, producing stoves and hollow ware. The most noted edifice is Pilgrim hall in Court street, built in 1824-'5, which contains a large hall, the public library, and curiosities relating to the pilgrims of the Mayflower and other early settlers of Massachusetts. The burying hill, Canopy over Plymouth Kock. where some of the pilgrims were interred, is a place of interest. Cole's Hill is noted as the spot where nearly half their number were buried the first winter, but no trace of their graves was preserved. The county court house and house of correction are fine buildings.