Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-04-11

kill the Colonel. But that is not
surprising. We wouldn't suppose
you could kill man who would give
child a pistol to play with, by
shooting him in the head. -Burling-
ton Haaokeye.
On the coast OF Sweden fish are
now caught by telegraph. One hun
dred and seventy-five miles OF cable
connect the various fishing points,
and, as the great shoals come in from
the depths of the ocean to deposit
their spawn, electricity summons the
fisherman together at once on the
approach OF shoal to any particu-
lar point.
The Grand Duke Nicholas is tall,
strongly built, end soldierly in per-
son, but with no indication OF capac-
ity, and certainly none of refinement,
In his countenance. His forehead is
narrow, his glance fierce but without
penetration; his features are alto
gether rather coarsely moulded. He
is filed with buster. His highness is
one Of the best linguists in the Rus
sian Empire.
A lady school teacher at New York
was "docked" two cents the other
day by the principal in whose school
she taught, for being one minute late
in getting to her desk. That is al
most equal to Mark Twain's story
about a mining company, which
~docked"a man for the time spent in
being blown up, when his back pay
was being handed over to his widow.
One who has got a great deal OF
experience with the Russian army
says that at is wonderful how the
Russian soldier loves to sing. He
sings when he is happy, when he is
sad. when he works, when he walks
he is always singing. On the battle
field he even marches to his death
with a Russian song on his lips. They
are brave set of men and loyal to
their hearts CORE
A family, consisting OF man, wife
and several children, live in the
woods Of southeast Texas. with no
other shelter than that afforded by
the forest trees. They never labor
or purchase food of any kind, sub
sisting wholly upon acorns, nuts,
herbs, rats, birds, fish. frogs, and
what they can procure by foraging.
They have repeatedly refused offers
Of assistance, and express the desire
to live q wild life.
At recent lecture at Vienna, DR..
E. Levy. proved that the human
skin is completely impenetrable for
the chemical contact Of mineral wa
ters, and that therefore the explana-
ton of tho effects Of baths in such
waters must be sought exclusively In
the domain of physics, and not in that
OF chemistry. The important discov-
cry annuls all common views as to
the bathing cures wrought by miner
al waters, and shows that from a
chemical point Of view the action Of
the most opposite waters must be
one and the same.
The phonograph has no electricity
and no magnet about it. 1t Is very
simple piece OF mechanism. 1t con-
sists Of brass cylinder three inches
in diameter and eight inches long,
mounted on an iron frame, and
turned with a crank edison has SUBJ
stituted steam power.) The cylinder
is reamsd with fine spiral groove.
like the thread OF a screw. Upon 1t
Is laid sheet of smooth tln-foil.
against which rests the needle which
is Yibrated by the voice Of the spea-
ker. The sound waves shake the
tympanum; the tympanum shakes
the needle; and the needle makes
small corresponding indentations in
the tin-foil as the cylinder revolves.