Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-08-04

A generation ago Victor Hugo wrote B
book on the Rhine. IA which. besides Civ
ing the most fascinating and poetic of all
descriptions of that famous stream, he cried
out. France, take back the Rhine" as he
stood at the tomb of Hoche. who was bur
ed on the shores Of that river, and whose
grave is 10 this day pointed out to the Cur
ious tourist.
Napo' on, the bitter enemy of Hneo. had
tried ON several occasions TO max of his
cry national slogan. TO call to Eis snD-
port all parties in France. The Rhine Is,
according to many Frenchmen. the natural
boundary of France. The Germans whom
the Emperor would like to make his sub
Jects, however, do not agree with him. -
The people of the German Rhenisb prov-
inces are German IN language, taste. and
feelings, and have DO admiration al Nh
poleon ILL., or his policy. Belgium. with
its French-speaking population, and with
but 40 years of national existence To over
turn, would be much easier acquisition
| for France.
France already owns tho west bank of
the Rhine from few miles north Of Basic,
IN Switzerland, TO the frontier of the Pala-
tinate at Lauterburg. The possession of
the last named district would add 10 the
list oi French cities Spires, with It's oil
cathedral. and the fortified places oi Ian
dan and Neustadt. besides large number
OF smaller towns and villages. ia Rhen-
ish Prussia speaking always of the west
ern shore OF the Rhine--the frsi town 81
Importance Is Worms, associated with the
name oi Cuther. After passing Over the
Hat highly cultivated district throurh
which the Rhine here sluggishly rolls ALONG.
the towers and bridges oi Mayenne loom ip
sight This is city OF strategic ana his
tOrlc Importance. Shortly further on is
Bmgen. aud there begins the marvellous
scenery which has given to the Rhine such
world-wid celebrity, and has made faluii-
lar the names of such trifiing though pie
II rescue banlets as Oberwessel ST Gs,ar
Boppart; Ahdernach, Bacharach, Remae-
en-, and the like. Midway among theseis
Coblentz, overlooked by s.Ebreulreistess,,
castled height and still further down iits
stream is the collegiate town of Bonn.
To add all these to the long list OF French
towns would certainly be a splendid gain
to France. This is what is meant when
Frenchmen cry, with Victor Hugo. s.Trke
back the Rhine" 1t is however, large
enterprise and not likely to succeed.
Magazines for August.
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY is good number.
Is may be seen from the following table a.
contents: Joseph and His Friend, part NiIs.
oayald pay Taylor; Inc English ooyerness al a."
Slamese Court, part If. from the Notes of
ioverness in the Royal Family OF siam: Tie
Burden of the Day, poem, by Bayard Taslsr:
)ldtown Fiieside Stores, Mis- EldrIiin
Pitcher. Harriet Beecher Stowe; A Nngiri,u
n New England Thirty-tiye Years Ago, janice
RUSSELL Lowell; Tie French Claims, L. ~
Derby; Dorothy in the Garret, poem, by D.
|. TrOwbridge: The Grand Traverse Rer,.n
# Michigan, ii. W. s. Cleveland; Mr.. Hard
rack on the Sensational Literature and In;
)Olor- Blindness; Halfway, Story IN Ttr.c
,hapters, q &. Barrow; A Kentuckian's Share
\ the Coup d'ktat, Sydney Hyde; A Days
'leasure, Ii, The Afternoon, W. ID. HoWei.
de, read at the Festival celebrating iin
.irthday of Margaret Fuller ossoli, c. T..
ranch; Some Memories Of Charles Dickrl.
ieviews and Literary Notes. Fields, Osgoud
Co., Publishers, Boston.
EVERY SATURDAY seems to grow better
nd better with every number. Tie illus
ratlOns IN the number for July 30lh are,
On the Cliff at Newport " a scene at q wafer
ig place; Odahsque," a female slave oil tl.e
rIent; "A View OF ofCOnstantinopie and P,ra
Little Nell and Her Grandfather "Moin-
lg Calls, - Virginia Drowned" copy al a
lcture; "Tbe Return of the Herd" an
vening scene on the farm; Likeness Of itu
uc du Grammont. The literature is select
i from the best periodicals of Europe. Pub
shed by Fields, OsgoOd x Co., Boston.
GoDFY's MaaAzINE-Among the embciish-
ents ofthis number are engravings entitled
Going HCme" and ''Jhe Leisure Hour"
he fashion plates aud the work departments
al be found valuable nv the ladies' whie
lere is variety of literature. consisting of
ories, poems, descriptive articles and an
ting charade, together with editorial mIs-
sllany. 1t is veiy excellent number.
ublished by l.. A. Cooley, Philadelphia.
OUR YoUNG Folks contains another INSTALL
ent of the story, ''We Girls, an instructive
'ticle on the sun, another on rats, and les
ms in drawing, sll of which are prOfusely
ustrated. Then there are stories and DO
ms, which will leaven the heavier matter
ublished by Fields, OsgOod x Co.. Boston.