Smyrna times., 1858-09-30
GrONE OP THE WONDERS or TIE

tE.FONE OP THE WONDERS OF TIE
present gcnerailon is the laying and accOnp!lshin.
the Telegraph across the great Atlantic Ocean TLI,
Truly IS wonderful thmg-lhe laying OF Ihls Cable OF
The bed BOLTON of the Ocean, is circumstance lha
but few can understand many suppose the buttom o.
the Atlantic Ocean Is level and smooth as the house
! lo0r; yet such is not The case The bottom of Ihr
Ocean as described by Commander B"rrvman i'm his
thiry-ive sUundngs for the depth Cf it, shows MS II n
equally rough and Uneven as The land of our
great country There Is depression of The lani III
the Oceans bottom, IN the space OF seventy miles OF
uine thousand feet, 2OUO feet deeper than the eIryo
ton of the Sea. There is current on The butlOn oi
the Ocean; il is believed to be very quiet and as n
prOU Of his there Is no mud sand The bDtIum of
the Ocean to great extent composed of beus the
most minute possible Shells, some small as To- he
scarcely visible 10 the naked eve. and of such n de
cate and beautiful structure, apparently kindred 10
to those mlcrOscOpc Shells that form some of our
chalks aud marbles Had Commander Bprrvmon in
making his soundIngs for the bottom of The Ocean
drawn up with his lines, of those long legged
inter Boots that am selling at 81 IS pair or some
of those Ladies hgh-heel Black CATERS SUE as am
selling for 81 pair, even a pair of those Gents limo
Boots such as am selling for 81 IS pair all fresh
stock that, what noise II would have made on lhls
earthly ball,-the specimens TO which lay ing been al
uded to as having been obtained from the he'd or LoI
tom OF the Ocean; among them Foramlnifrra of yari-
Gus kinds are abundant. FOraminiicra is a family OF
very minute shells, consisting Of or more aparf.
mt tnis or chambers united by large number Of holes
or Ile ope IIlgs. aud OF different and siapcs
Ii miy be generally interesting To know thai Formi.
nliera Is classed by NaturaiIsls among the very
smallest Of animals in the scale of existence Also
Dmomaceae is regarded by most Of the Naturasts MS
bclnngng to very small class of weeds; this is
vegetable substance found on the BOLTON orthe Ocean
This plant consists OF single cells and is indcstrucbe
by llre-In some cases, when growing, they are fur.
nlshed with geatlnus stalk, which supports several
branches like small shrub The worst storms az The
sea ca culatcd the sea waves do not run higher
than 80 feet above The level of water r. nor does tho
depression OF the 90 lower down thnn about 30
feet below The level of the sea; therefore, The bottom
of the Ocean is so quiet and undsturbCd from The ac
lion of the water. that scarcely any of these small
shells, comparatively speaking, injured or broken
by friction or rubbing together ;and FLANIGEN comes
IN next as To wonders IN his collections of Boots and
Shoes, having just got hold of flesh lot of mems long
legged winter Boots and selling them for only 81 rs
IaIr, like those sold year ago and OF Them arc
in yet also mems fine EOOls for ST 70 nair. as
mems ne and coarse Shoes, fresh lot and good stock
inr only 81 a pair, and many other Kind equally as
cheap. Come and see AT FLANIGEN'S Cheap Shoe
Store, 2d Street, Wilmington, Del.
Telegraph subject 10 be continued in my next