Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-21

Bunker Hill Is round, smooth
elevation in Charlestown, Massa-
chusetts, one hundred and ten feet
high, commanding the peninsula Of
Boston. 1t is connected by a ridge
on its northern sh,pe with Breeds
Hill. about seventy five feet high. tie
crests OF the two hills being about
seven hundred yards apart. In the
center OF the grounds included within
the redoubt on Breeds Hill now stands
the obelisk known as Bunker Hill
Monument. 1t is square sh Taft
built Of Quincy granite, 22l feet high.
81 feet square at the base, and 10 feet
at the top. It's foundations, are iu-
closed IL feet underground.
Inside OF the SHIFT is IA round hoI-
low cone, encircled by a winding
staircase OF 1914 stone steps, which
leads to a chamber Immediately
under the apex, III feet In diameter
This chamber has four windows.
which afford "a wide view OF the sur
rounding country. and contains two
cannon. named respectively Hancock
aud Adams, which were used In many
engagements during the revolution
AIRY war. The corner stone OF this
monument was laid on the fifti..fh
anniversary OF the BATH, June IL.
1927. by General l. lafayette. then ti"
gust of the American nation. and
ID ,ni.l Webster pronounced his gran
or.ifion 10 an immense concourse OF
people. There werc present on the
occasion about two hundred soldiers
OF thu Revolution, and forty survivors
OF tn. battle (of Bunker Hid. The
monument wss completed in 1912, al
AN expense ~ $l5O.OoO: AMI on June
II, 1913. it was dedicated. Daniel
Webster being again the orator.
The custom OF having day OF
thanksgiving On the last Thursday
of November originated with the Pur-
itans. Those people came TO thi-
country inbued with spirit OF OPP
position Tn all the established usages
Of the Catholic and Church OF Eng
land, from the oppression OF which
they had fed. A day OF thanksgiv
ing was appointed by them to take
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which they regarded as one OF the
festal days OF Romish and Church OF
England, and hence their opposition
to celebl ating it. The custom grew
I'm popularity until during the war it
became u day OF national thanksgiv-
ing and praise by reason OF a pro ,la-
mati,n OF President Lincoln, and his
successors have perpctuated the Gus
tom.
The so-called Geysers Of California,
/ near Mount st. Helena, north OF San
Francisco Ray, are simple boiling
springs, neither spouting nor inter
lmittent.
Photography. Is simple de-
lscription OF the surface OF the globe.
| The word Is formed from two Greek
words, phtlsis. nature. and graphic t.
write.
The Calling gun is composed OF
ak barrels, u hand crank causing
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parelIel to their bore. As each bar
rel reaches certain point self
primed metal cartridge falls from a
hopper into the barrel, and is sx-
ploded by prim pin. The gun
fires 200 shots "a minute with great
accuracy. II Is named from its in
ventor.
Ncbuiae are clusters OF stars, so far
Instant that they appear like spots
OF thin white cloud. Through
telescope some are shown To be clus
tiers OF stars; others look like spots
Of cloud, even through the most pow
srful telescopes. They are not CON-
nected with the solar system. They
are very far beyond the farthest fixed
stars. It Is believed that our solar
system, and all the stars we can see,
form one nebula-
The autumnaI equinox is at the
irst point OF the sign Libra. when
the sun again crosses the equator to
enter the southern signs, bringing to
lus autumn and winter. When the
Isun il on the equator Tor at The equi-
noxes) the days and night are equal