Smyrna times., 1858-11-04
6-ONE OP THE WONDERS or THE

VI-ONE OP THE WONDERS OF THE
present generation is the laying and ACCOMPLISHING
% he leegraph across the great Atlantic Ocean, This
truly Is wonderful thing-the avinr of This Cable ON
ihe bed or bottom of The Ocean, IS circumstance Thai
nul lew can understand many suppose the bottom of
me Atlantic Ocean Is level and smooth as the house
moor; yet such Is not the case The b0IIom of The
Ocean as described by CoDmander B"rryman in hls
tfy-iiVe s0undmgs for the depth Of it, shows ms in
'PudiiF as fOhSh ana as uneven the land of our
Gicdt country There Is a depression Of the land in
me 'ceall bottom, IN the space of seventy miles of
uhe thousand feet 1000 feet decpcr lllau the cavo
ton OF the Sea. There current on the bottom of
'"c Cctau' II Is DeieNCd To be very quiet, and as n
PROOF 'l ms there Is no mud sand. The bottom uf
'he ocean 10 great extent composed of beds Ofthe
most minute possible Shells, some so small as 10 he
scarcely visible 10 the naked eye and of such deli,
.e anu oean'liuI structure apparently kindred TO
" tiose microscopic shells, that form some of Our
'haks ana marbles Had Commander Berrvmon m
making his soundngs for the b1llOm of the Ocean
drawn up with his lines some of those long legged
"lnler Boots that am selling at 81 IS n pair ar snua
ol hose Ladies h!gh-heel Black Caters such as am
5ellg Tor 81 pair or even pair of those Gents line
i'ooiS' sum Us am selling fOr 81 IS pair. all fresh
sloch at 'Ha' what NOISE II would have made on this
edINly Dal-thc specimens TO which hay ing been al |
Iuued To as having been obtained from the he'd or bot
tom OF lhe Ocean; among them FUramIniicra of yari.
GUS khhs are abundant. FOramnilera is a family of
very minute shells, consisting of one or more apar
nCHts or chambers united bI a large number of hoas
3r mule openings and OF different sizes and shapes-
II Hi be generally interesting to know that tormi
- NldsoCu ny NdluralStS as among tile |
'nlalicsl Ol ANIMALS IN the scale of existence Also
Diatomacea regarded by Of the NaturalrAts ms
DeInhglng to very small class of sea weeds Ihfs is
.eSeapIc suDNtanCc lOuHd on The bottom Of the Ocean
lhS plant c"Iolsts of single cells and is indeslrucbe
~ hfe-In some cases, when growing, they are fur
ished with gclathns stalk, winch supports several
branches like small shrub The worst storms of The
ea are ca cnlated the sea waves do not run higher
nan 80 feet above The level of water nor does The
repression 6i The waves 50 lower down than about 30
Ic e o'i"" 'he ieNri "i the sea; therefore, the bottom
i the Ocean is quiet and undisurbcd from tbe or |
ION oi The water, that scarcely any of these small
hes' comparatively speaking, mi Ired or broken
y iriclloh or rubbing together land ANIGEN comes
next as to wonders III his collections OF Boots and
moe having just got hold OF flesh lot ormens long
4gscG "ln'er Boots and selling them for only 81 10 a
ar ike those sold year ago and some OF them are
wear yet also men fine Boots for 81 75 pair; also
len Inc and coarse Shoes, fresh lot and good stock
'r only 81 pair, and many other kind equally as
heap Come and see, at FLANIGEN'S Cheap Shoe
tore, "a Street. Wilmington Del. |
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