The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-11-24

Richmond, Nov. 12, 1889.
The Association met in Union School
House. A chapter from the Bible was read
by S A. Holt The minutes of last meeting
were read and adopted with the exception OF
one correction by l.. a Estes. In speaking
of the weight of air. he used the word part
instead Of particle
The teacher of Natural Science, l.. A. Es-
ties, occupied the time allotted him in speak
ing OF the immense Coal fields that are found
in our country. Coal deposits are OF veg
etable character. but they principally belong
TO the ferns; he had seen some specimens OF
coal, with the impression of the ferns upon
them. The largest coal field known Is the
Appalachian coal field the amount
of coal found here is enormous. 1t extends
from New York to Alabama, is over 700
miles long, 200 miles wide. with an average
depth OF so fee. We find other fields In
the eastern part of Ohio. Kentucky. western
part OF Indiana, and Illinois, while where we
live. we need another period TO make these
coal fields Still farther west in Missouri,
and towards the Rocky Mountains are other
extensive fields In Nova Scotia and New
Brunsw ick there is also good coal found
Geologists speak of periods; the earth mas
now q certain appea' ance, We have trees ana
shrubs growing around US. but # by some
cause all this vegetation should be swept oil,
and large rocks and stones, sc; tered over
the surface, it would be new period. From
the fossil remains. and the form OF the stones
which we find, we know that the ocean has
once swept over the land we now inhahit.-
Some may ask the question in contemp plating g
these extensive coal fields. from where has
so much carbon come? In the description
, that Moses gives us of the Creation. he says
there was light, which was Greats d IN one
day; and also in one day he caused the earil
10 bring forth herbs and trees. Tie wor'
dav is often used in scripture TO express
period of indefinite length; and here he tho
the six days which Moses speaks OF were pc
RODS of indefinite length and be though
that the earth was covered with such gigau
: tic vegetation, and so many more than "
5 now have upon the sur'ace Of the earth, a
! to have been all sufficient TO have forme
/ these immense coal fields; the relicts of tn
vegetation were locked up in the earth. an
gradually converted into coal for the Suos'
: auent use of man. 1865 cubic miles OF co..
/, are found in the United States. and one cub
mile of coal will furnish 100000 tons Il
- LOCO Years. w r. Smith. the teacher
I history being absent. the time WAS taken
:. in transactiny miscellaneous business.
- S. A. Holt was appointed rs our teacher
As grammar to fll the place of A +. Holcomo
Is II. Hadley, S. A. Holt, and II. Johnso
were appointed to bring forward subjects
our afternoon meeting, TO be reported on
our next association.
AFTERNOON.
-, The teacher of geography, H. Hadley, Q
in eupied his time in explaining TO pupils I
,ps manner of ascertainipg the distance OF I
e4rtl from the We EeXt heard q
q. C.,l.:.. Oh H. ,,b;,
IN How TO instruct . school Of small scholar
From which report We give few ex.rac
in. Low to instruct a school of small scholar
!, is subject of vital importance to each al