Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-07-18

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terprise and daring, that chafe under
the restraints and formalities of es-
tablished communities, and demand
newer and wider fields of activity.
1t is the embodiment of the spirit
which forms States, builds cities and
stimulates civilization. 1t inspired
Abraham to leave his fathers house,
and seek country Of which he
knew not 1t impelled Columbus to
to embark fearlessly upon the Allan
tic, and nerved the Pilgrims to form
an Empire Of liberty, on the inhosr t.
able shores Of New England. Pho
neers are the advanced column Of
civilization. Their special work is to
penetrate unoccupied regions, and
"open the way"
"Oasis," is name given by the an
clients to the fertile spots found in
the Libyan desert, and now become a
general term for those situated in
any desert. 1t is derived from the
Coptic word oiLah, resting place,
because there the caravans halted in
their journeys between eastern and
western Africa. The most celebrated
are the Ammonium, the modern FL
Sirvah, in lat. 20 deg. N. long. 26 deg.
E. Here are the ruins OF the temple
of Ammon and the supposed "Foun-
tain of the Sum-" 2. Oasis minor, the
modern El-Bahryeh, situated s. E. of
El-Siwah in lat. % deg. 80 m. N. 1t
contains temples and tombs belong
ing to the era Of the Ptolemies. Sd.
Oasis Trinytheos, the modern FL
Dahkleh situated in lat. % deg. N;
W. Of the ancient city OF Hermopolis
magma 4th. Oasis magma, the mod
ern El-Khargeh, situated about 30
miles OF the Nile. It is so miles in
length and about 10 miles in breadth
stretching from lat. 25 deg. to 26 deg.
m. N.
Pantheism, is the modification OF
religious belief, or philosophical spec
ulation, which affirms that God Is
all; all being here taken as the unity,
which underlies, and is expressed In,
individual, multiple existence. The
pantheist does not assert that every
thing is God. for this were the gros-
sest polytheism; nor even that God is
everything; nor yet that all is God, If
all be understood In collective
sense, as the sum of individuals.
The idea OF unity (,i,la ct unica sub
stantia) is essential to his system.
Baron uon Munchduson, q native
of Hanover, was born in 1920, and
died in 1877. In his youth he served
as cavalry officer in the Russian
army. He delighted in telling the
most wonderful stories OF his adven-
lures in the campaign against the
Turks in 1879, which gained for
him in Germany, the reputation Of
one of the greatest living liars. The
stories were soon repeated from one
end Of the country to the other, and
created then as now, universal mer-
riment.
Papier Mache. is the pulp OF paper
mixed with glue or gumarabic, moul-
ded and dried. or paper pasted in
sheets upon models. The cheaper ar
ticles of papier mache are made OF
white or brown paper mashed in wa
ter oppressed in oiled moulds. The
better articles are produced by past
ing or glueing together sheets Of pa
per, which, when proper degree OF
thickness is attained, are powerfully
pressed and dried. While moist, the
preparation may be moulded into
any required form, and when dry 1t
may be planned and rasped to shape.
1t is rendered to a great extent wa
ter-proof by mixing with the pulp
sulphate OF iron and glue, and made
nearly fire. poof by adding to this, Dor
AK and phosphate Of soda.
Nebulae, Qat. mist, vapor) an ag-
gregation OF stars or stellar matter,
having the appearance through an
ordinary telescope, of a small, cloud
like patch OF light. An enlargement
of telescope power usually converts
this appearance into cluster OF in
nummerable stars, beside bringing to
light other neJtlae before invisible.
Nebatlae proper, or those which have
not been definitely resolved, are
found in nearly every quarter OF the
armament, though Astounding espec-
cially near the regions which have the
| fewest stars.
Seeing the Lions, originate d in
this manner. When people visit the
city the first time, the question Is
asked "did you see the Lions?" For
merly there was a menagerie In the
Tower of London, in which lions
were Kept; Gong since discontinued)
During those times OF comparative
simplicity, when a stranger visits the
metropolis for the first time it was
usual to take him to the Tower and
show him the lions as one OF the
chief sights; and on the strangers re-
turn to the country it was usual to
ask him whether he had seen the IL
ons. Nowadays, when one visits a
place for the first time, he is taken
to see the most remarkable objects
Of the place, which are called the "li-
ons." One constantly hears the ex-
preston, 1--WE have been lionizing,"
or seeing the lions," but thousands
who make use OF IL are ignorant of its