Smyrna times., 1858-11-11
oc28-ly Col Market ST., Philadelphia.
0FONE OP THE WONDERS OF THE

(EPONE OP THE WONDERS OF THE
present generation, is the laying aud accomplishing
The Telegraph the great Atlantic Ocean. Tins
truly a wonderful hIng-the laying of this Cable Un
The bed bottom of the Ocean, circumstance iaI
but few can understand many suppose the bottom OI
The Atlantic Ocean is level and smooth as the house
floor; yet such not the case. The bottom of the
Ocean described by Commander Bergman, in his
thiry-ive sOundngs for The depth Gf it, shows il is
equally rough and as uneven the lahd Of
great country There is depression OF the land
the Oceans bottom IN the space OF seventy miles, Ol
thousand feet, 1000 feet deeper than the eleV0-
ton Of the Sea. There current on the bottom OF
the Ocean II Is believed to be very quiet, and
proof cf his there rs no mud or sand. Ihe bottom OF
the Ocean great extent composed beds OF the
most minute possible Shells, SONS small as be
scarcely visible 10 the naked eye and of such deli.
cate and beautiful structure, apparently kindred to
to those microscopic Shells that lOfm some OF our
chalks and marbles Had Commander BeTTympn, ~
making his sOundIngs for the b1tiOm Of the Ocean,
drawn up With his lines some of those long legged
winter Boots that selling at 81 70 paIr OF some
of those Ladies high-heel Black CATERS, such am
selling for 81 palr even pair OF those Gents line
Boots, such am selling Tor 81 IS pair, all fresh
stock that, what noise II would have made this
earthly ball-the specimens 10 Which having been al
uded to having been Obtained from the bed OF bot
tom of the Ocean; among them FOramIniePa OF VarI-
Gus kinds abundant. FOramlnIlera is a family OF
very minute Shells consisting oil one or more apart
ments chambers united 10y large number Of holes
or little openings and OF different and shapes
| Ii m, be generally Interesting 10 know that EOFmi
nllefa Is ClasSeu ny Naturallsts as
smallest of animals in the scale Of existence. Also
DaIomaceie regarded by most of the Naluraliss As
beUngng a very small class of sea weeds this is a
vegetable substance found on the bottom OF the Ocean
This plant of single cells and understandable
by ire,-n some cases, when growing, they are fur
nished with geatnus stalk. which supports severa
branches like small shrub The worst storms OF the
sea are calculated; the sea waves do not run highe
than 80 feet above The level of water. does the
depression OF the go lower down than about ~
feet below the level OF the sea; therefore. the bolton
of the Ocean is quiet and undsturbed from the
ton Of the water, that scarcely any Of these smal
shells, comparatively speaking, are njlred or broker
by friction rubbing together and FLANlGEN come
: in next wonders III his COLLECTIONS of Boots
Shoes having just got hold OF flesh lot ofmens lOn
legged winter BOOis and selling them io1 only vi rs
alr, like those cold year ago, aud some Oi them ar
in wear yeti also mems fine Boots for IL rs pair; ais
mems fine and Shoes, fresh lot and good
ior only 81 IA pair, and many other kind equally a
cheap Come and see, al FLANlGEN'S Cheap ShO
Store, I'd Street, Wilmington, Del.
-TelI raph subject 10 be continued in my next.