Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-10-20
Material of the Prussian Army.

Er. Halstead writes to the Cincinnati
Commercial: Nearly all the officers and q
great many OF the private soldiers have
] highly intelligent faces. More fine speci-
| mems of splendid maulIness x-footers
every joint in the right place, coat and
1 hreeches frll of good muscle-can be Sc
lscted from regiment of these soldiers
than from like number OF any soldiers
have seen. with, perhaps, the exception Of
Saerman's army as it marched through
/ Washington after the surrender of Lee.
About the German officers of the line
there is a good deal of the German stu
dents style. They have not been
campaigning yet long enough TO
be thoroughly sunburnt, and many of
them wear spectacles or eyeglasses,
aad their clothes are crt with that precis-
ion for wtich Partisan tailors haze q repu-
taiion unwaranted by their achievements.
They are young men, well made hun
dreds OF them would be sensations in q
ball room. Zach OF them carries speak,
uf course, of the officers On fooD an oil
skin knapsack, a flask. and a waterproof
coat In this rig. nth their swords in
their hands, as the music struck up on the
march through Pont-a-Mausson, they
walked proudly beside the big boys who
CatflSI tue Hteutc-puDs, Skipping III per
feet time with the music, which was often
as magnificent and thrilling as was ever
blown through the horns of war, joining
the soldiers In their tri riillphsnt singing.
There are sad faces ancng the soidier3
and pathos in their thoughtfulness. when
The furries OF excitement are over, but the
prevailing expression IS one of the most
serious and dangerous resolution. They
are staiwsrt and hearty, round heads, eyes
far apart, cheeks tawny and full, mouths
square and rugged with teeth sufficient for
all the hGrd bread that can be baked by the
contractors OF Germany. Their bearing is
liz the highest degree that OF ccmbatants.
Fine Arts in the IT. LOuis Fair.
The 80. Louis Tribune gives the follow
ing beautiful description of the Fine Arts
department oil the Missouri State Fair now
bsing held in that city:
The enclosure within the Fine Art Hell,
formerly used as an arena, has been con-
verted into fine Carriage drive and walk,
and is studied with little beos Of flowers
and foliage, such as verbenas, Indian shot
plant, some of which is very rare, dahlias
Of esery variety, Lady Washington, Gen.
sherman and rose 5e@aniums, groups of
lautaEns, heliotrope and colens, sc well as
a small pool OF fish, in which is some of
the largest gold fish we heve ever seen.
Fountains are also interspersea in this en-
closure and will enhance the beauty of the
sceDe as well as lend a sound Of music.
To o7the south Of this hall is beautiful
giotto overlooking lake interspersed with
islands, from which grow small trees that
throw a beGut,isl shade on the still water.
TIE walk alongside the .skc end immedia-
ately below the grotto, leads one through
beautiful arch in the form Of a letter "A,
and from the oyerhanging rocks trickles a
beautiful stream of water, which, after en-.
tering and passing through a pool imted-
ded in the rocks beneath Cove thence to
the lake below. From the beautiful rock
work surrounding the grotto grow little ev-
ergreens and vines, and around the rustic
bridges 81 the east aud west ends OF
the lake, the ivy and tie rlis.istos twine
ing TO tho eye. Along the drives and
walks to the lakes are little bowers and
beds of flowers that lend their sweet fra
grancs to put.fy he cir, and away to the
east is large common where tie many
visitors can spread their cloths in a truly
picnician manner, and enjoy their we'll
prepared lr.rcheer when the sun points
the hour of high noon. IL tbs north of
the common is the beautiful park Of sever
al acres. inclosed With wire fence, and
allotted to the deer, Of which the park
now contains quite large number.