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question Is one Of considerable i'm nDortsuo..
1t Was contended by the defendant. coun
sci that they would have been liable to m
Indictment II Injury hsppen-d by tn. sub.
iIc exposure OF their horses in such a con
dition; but they disputed their liability to
a. private Individual. We DO not apprs.
ciate this distinction, and if damage hs.
been sustained by an individual, Upon
every prime pal ct law and justice he cugbs
to have i remedy W.Ks .Sp,r,l
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The new cents recently authorized to
be issued have appeared. They are made
almost entirely OF copper. The circum.
ference OF the new com is the same AS
that Of the nickel cents, but they are
thinner and much lighter. 1t is hoped
that their comparative cheapness will pre-
vent boarding. and when they become
plenty. those VIII" find pleasure IN such an
amusement. will be able to jingle money
in their pockets
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LlARII1rY reR PLACING DISEASED nn,,

LIABILITY FOR PLACING DISEASED noasrs
NEAR A PE,vA.E SrABLE.--ln the Superior
Court General Term) the case of Wiiks
vs. the Harlem r. r. company was ar
gued The action WAS brought to recover
damages for turning out their horses in
fectea with farcy and elanders ia mea =
dow adjoining the stable of the plaintiff,
whereby his horses took the diseases, and
many Of them died. Edwin James, who
had obtained q verdict before jury for
the sum Of $1,000, argued the case OF the
plaintiff, which came up on appeal. The
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Lumber Yard. Planning MiIl,
Sash, Da0r and Blind Factory.

WE have moved our Lumber Yard 10 Planning
~ Mil. the Illinois River Bridge and pre-
pHrCG ia furnish former customer and all Others
with all k d. Of Inmhcr. iHti. and Shingles. Also,
constantly on hand a good assortment OF DRY SEA-
SONEp FINISHING LUMBER
Having in connection with "vr Lumber Sash, Door,
and Blind Factory. and Glass. MAJ Paint, and oil
1-p enabled 20 furnish each an every article
that Builders want saving the trouble OF go
ing number o different pace to make out your hill.
w. also invite attention TO SliINGLE MILL,
vhtrl is ready for operation. and we can Gf nsn
Sawed shingles hy wholesale or retail.
Our ca'h. and sell as low the lowest.
fi-as" call ahi .Naru' ~ for Yourselves.
onice Ia sail. s'. cpposit" Vro ;luren Hshorns
Store Id" 2Zf STRkWN s POWELL.
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JuNt-If y fIf I'F'I"t-
jm,s - ColuruLls St, a + Go-rs north OF the
Tost Office.
Wi!r tla. his friends for all husirss pertaining o
cacc, and premises TO attend TO AL sucA WI Y
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j. COLWELL & CO.,
Carpenters, Builders
AND MANUFACTURERS OF
SASH, DOORS, & BLINDS,
Opposite Ceiger House. La Sale Street,
0TTI vi, ILLINOIS,

Having fitted up the most conrilete SASH. DOOR and
BLIND FACTORY and PLANING MILL to he found in
TIE stTt-, w now prepared I'LL orders in this
line Of business AT short notice and Low RATES. A
complete stock Of the ord mary SASH Igiaxsd
aud ung szedl DCUtS BLIAD FRAMES and MOUI D.
lNGS aaays on hand, and our cilities for turning
out work are such tlgt supply ulusua sizes nj
short otce We determined 20 use nothing but
the h-st SEASON. LCNLER ia ti- de partment. and
our machinery being all new aud Of the most perfect
kim, We cannot TAIL to make q cd ork. 4s
Having tn, ben, fit of acipery, do all kinda
Of Carpen,er Work with greater di.patc than ever
We are prepared 10 make
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ts-,na D,.~,-.f5aJ .i1a'4el,tg. t'rin -. ct;a,r-.
WHOLESALE AND RErAii)
IN oyer OF D-s'-s Chemicals, French Ccsnae Bran
lis. \ mes. &C., &c a---S
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NOT FTBDC-
OFjcc IN tTluvrr q COOKS Block,
Dtf0IrT. III.
CorrevancinT, paying taxes. &c 81 promptly al
2 sldp n to
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fJsrr-,s IN Gs-.u ara III EirHs of Pra1r.~s
Works. GH'-
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-. &. sEAEiEElY AZ.

p. ,yfsf Esrss-''er IN -ts.rs, O''a,ra, ~.
u Il nl.r .tLtr-. "
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7 t0rn@y ~! Eyn1sS'05' ~ ih7c--Nf"'r0. It4
o-.ce in NJ r.poiIlan block. ur stairs.
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Justice n tle Feace- ot"7rH, iNiacis.
oMr- over King < Hnrui.iou's store. nyl
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BUSINESS CARDS


sgarTsl,S ut H.Fsr-ff'''rH In .NTNe County lIs.
Uaisr in r"-r uff-c H'"cE.
Particular nti0n paid 10 The examination
{ al Est-tr Fit-es- 50
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-iYkR c Gs'T. JULIUS sYtEr WASHINGTON bushnell
t.;sIs, .Ns,s:i ~ syl>ss<EE.i.
DAVID II. JONES,

i.,3yUr... ant Cou,3seios-rt r. L.i57 fr''ftrH ffH.
os = in Glover Cooks br.,l block eart OF the co1
-,,,s, ~, s,.irs y-.f
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1864-01-06

STARVATION PKBTEs.-A young lady in
Richmond, writing to her friends in Balti-
more, says that the gayeties ofsociety in that
city consist chiefly Of what are called "star-
vation partes,P at which people meet in each
others houses and have music and dancing,
but nothing to eat or drink The fair writer
attends these parties twice week, and she
AYERS that they have greart deal Of fun, but
no supper. She speaks Of meeting a gentle
man from England, whose name was Captain
Coffee, at a Starvation Party, and every time
his name was pronounced it made her mouth
water.
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Story Reading

Ar a certain age children of both sexes de-
light in stories. 1t is natural as it is for them
to skip, run, and jump, instead Of walking at
the staid pace of their grandparents Now,
some parents very well meaning ones, too,
think they do wise thing when they deny
this most innocent craving any legitimate
outlet. They wish to cultivate they say, "a
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the lascerated hand, and indulged in a
conyulsive burst of merriment at his ex-.
peuse. He went away laughing, and a
few minutes later, when Nell came in, I
examined her head, finding, at least, half
an ounce Of pins deposited in the curly
lacks crimpIod up tightly over her head.
She stood demurely, with her hands
folded, during the examination, and in
answer to my question as to why she did
it, said graveIy;
Why, Miss, he was allus a spattin' O.
me.
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WIEN Sir Samuel Romilly proposed to a
bolish the punishment Of death for stealing
a pocket handkerchief, the Commons Of Eng
land consulted certain officials Of the law who
assured the House, that such an innovation
would endanger the whole criminal law Of the
land And when this illustrious reformer and
model lawyer tror of all men in the history of
the English law, RomiIly is most truly the
model lawyer,) afterward proposed to abolish
the obscene punishment for high treason, re-
quiring the offender to be drawn and quarter
ed and his bowels to be thrown into his face
while yet his body palpitated with life, the
attorney general OF the day, in opposing this
Humane amendment, asked care the safe
guards, the ancient landmarks, the bnlwarks
Of the Constitution to be thus hastily renov-
ed?n Which gave occasion to the appropri-
ate exclamation in reply; What to throw
TIE bowels of an offender into his face one of
the safeguards Of the British Constitution I
ought to confess that until this night, was
wholly ignorant of this bulwark." Thus were
these benifcent efforts opposed.
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Mnrnuring,


20 -
1 wAsitirsd Of washing Dishes / was
tired oE dFudgery. Ithadn't always been
50, and was dissatisfied I never sat
doyna minute to read, that Jamie didn't
want a.d6agdnuf, or a piece of paper to
scribble on, or a bif of.soaP to, make bub-
bles with.s ed rather be in the peni-
Tertiary, 1 said one days than have my
life teasad out so, as Jamie Knocked my
elbow when l was writing to a friend
But a nl0rning came when I had one
plate less 90 wa5h--one chair loss to set
away by the walk in the dining room j;
and Jamie's little crib was put away in
the garret, ana has never come down
since. I had been UNUSUAL y fretful and
disconnected with liimthat damp Novem.
Der morning that he took the GROUP
Gloomy weather gave me the headache,
and l had less patience than at other
times BY and by he was singing in an
other rsroom, 1 want to be an angel, and
presently rang out the metallic Group L
never hear that hymn that it don't cut
me to the heart, for. the Group cough
rings with it. He grew worse towards
night, and when my husband came, he
went for a doctors7 At first he seemed to
help himi but it merged into infaurma-
tory Group, and was soon over s 1
ought to have been called in soon
er, said the doctor. s
1 have a servant to wash the dishes
now, and when a visitor comes, / can sit
down and entertain her, without having
to work all the time. There is no little
boy worrying about me to open his jack
knife, and there are. no whittlings on the
floor. The magazines are not soiled with
looking at the pictures, but stand prinr
and meat on the residing table. just as /
always leave them
Your carpet never looks dirty. say
weary, worn mothers to me. e0h; no, 1
mUtter to myself there's no muddy lit
tie boots to dirty it now. But my face
is as weary as theirs weary with sitting
in the lonesome parlor at twilight--wea=
'ry withaBatehing for the little sFlss- tia t
used to twiue around my neck--for the
curls that brushed against my check
for the young laugh which rang out with
mine as We watched the blazing eoaI-fre,
or made rubbits with the shadow on the
wall, waiting nlerrily together for papa to
come home.
I have the wealth and ease I longed
for, but at what price! And when 1 see
mothers with grown up sons driving to
town or church, and my hair silvered over
with gray, Ithink what might have been
had inurmured less at the providence
of God.
Reader-young mother you may be-
had you heard thus mother tell her story
you would say with the writer-'I viii
be more patient with my little ones; I
will murmur less.
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LcoUNUEIcATEDl E ~
DIED at his residence n Bellefontaine,
Logan county, Ohio, on the evening Of
the 2Sd of December, 1868, Arnold G.
Sergeant, Efather-in-law Of J. C. Hall, Of
this place.-EDs. ] aged si1ty-fOur years,
two months and tBenty-siz days.
Deceased was born in Leistsr, Worces-
ter county, Massachusetts, September q,
AID, 1899. BE opened his eyes on the
world in stormy epoch of its history, So
and closed them amid the clash Of arms
and the preparation for battle.
His parents were Of the stock Of heroes
who won our Independence. His father
assisted il. carrying the immortal Warren
from the field of his glory at Bunker
Hill His mother lived long to enjoy
the gratitude and bounty of grateful
people, and died among the last Of the
mothers of the Revolution
He was man of no ordinary mould.
Brave almost to fault; honest and up
right in his dealings with all mem strict
ly moral and temperate in his habits; he
would not intentionally do wrong to any;
when wrong was done him he felt it keen
ly, and resented it quiekly-yet always
ready to forgive an injury when the Of
fender asked it.
As husband, loving ana faithful; IS
a parent, strict yet kind and indulgent;
as a friend, ardent and eonfding-too
much so for his own interest. Poverty
never appealed to him in vain; the hun g
CRY never turned from his door un8ed. 1o
The troubles Of our country weighed e
heavily on his heart. Even at his age z
he was willing to gi5esup the. comforts ,F
home and family for the dangers and g
hardships Of hetented field
Early in his last sickness he was con-
seious that his work here was done-that
his fnal hour was approaching. He saw
the pale horse and his rider" Calmly
and composeJly he awaited the blow, Ike
a man who had fulfilled his destiny, and
was ready for his departure. When the z
final hour came he sank to rest as calmly
/ as Innocence rePosing on the bosom Of
mercy. His regret was only for his FAM
lily and his country. He left many warm.
friends, who will long remember his yir- e
tues, and regret his departure from among
shem But -.ea as
" The rich, the poor, the base, the brave,
The humble and the naughty die;
The scsptsred king, the bnrthsned SLAVE,
In dust without distinction he
dayton Empire please copy.I
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Dr. ". A. Childs, surgeon Of the T'nth
Ferauu, R-gitnrIIt. writes; = Wish every
sol,iirr lad bottle OF Plantation IhtterS
They are ilsc m"d effective, Pcriec', and
harn lsst ionie eyer used
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The ardent youth who possessed a d.
vinity, and often wanted to meet her By
moonlight alone, discovered after mar
riage that he couldn't meat her in that
way through life. He had to go the
whole hog then. ANY other kind of
talk was gas meat her.
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e,lt House. Iouiszliie. Ky. Dec. a, 1857.

HussHs. I. II. DaAKE & Cove arrc'm-
pelled 10 oir,ler I2 dtzen PlantaiiUn lsit'trs D.
papply friends who have no other way I" I'ro-
curing iliis admirable artirle.
Respectfully yaIFs,
smAs F. MulER & CO. ProprietoFs.
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Autograph Letter. fEon the Clay Family.

It is said that when the great statesman
Henery Clay was living he purchased a farm
Tor his son Thomas, and stocked and prepar-
ed it thoroughly for his use. After few
years residence on the farm, Thomas wrote
to bis father for more money, that his farm
needed important Improvements and he had
not the wIcrewith to oprocure what he need
ed. Mr. Clay replied to the effect that as he
(Thcrnas) had squandered the means he had
given him in preparing the farm for use, he
should ,.o,o goto h--L Thomas replied to his
father in brief letter as follows. This letter
is now with friend in Cincinuatti, and may
be donated to the Sanitary Fair:
Ny DEAR FATHER Your kind letter of =
inst. is now before me- I have Perused and di-
gested its contents and am obliged TO return
you my warnest gratitude for the kindly adj
monitiou it contains. The destination you
direct me to go will be strange to me, and /
have deemed it the part Of a dutiFul son to re-
quest of YOU letter Of ofintrOductiOn.
Hoping soon to hear from you, l remain
your most obcdient and dutiul son,
THoMG5 CLAY.
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&c. Sc. g. &c &c.

&C q t. ~ =.
Delicate females requiring a geutle stimu-
lent. and clergymen, laEFy Fyersand students ex-
hsasted by mental labor Will lind the Plan
tafion Bitters a most beneficial tonic.
Every bottie.has the fac smile Of onr sigma
ture on steel plate engraving, or it Is not
genuine.
Sold by an Druggists, Grocers, and Coun-
try Stores. P.H DRAKE & Co.
202 Broadway. n Y.
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Alefclaiiil ifei = tone-
lad l,,'en 81 ID with l.ir-
or Compisuii aad Iyai,eria 'i'aJ vas COM
rlls,l "a s,laHd,uB uiy business. ilstd three
I,.lslps s.f Jir Iganiaiion l6iters, aud 70 my
natouishiaeIt asa entirely cmed. they are
she hssf niedirinr ever u.ed and shall IN
desror 90 Iilalss. ils,.tl nuEn Picase. iIiis'rIn
nae ,,bsi S-I'-I Ief0-S means
Years truly, Il. ., RlNesiEY
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IhW of ffWgPAPIasi

I. Subscribers who do not give express notice
o the contrary, are considered as wishing to con
iuue their subscriptions 10 the paper.
g II subscribers order the discuntinuance oi
heir periodicals. The pablishor nlay continue to
send them until an arrearlges are paid
g. Ifsuhscrihers neglect or refuse 70 take thelF I
periodicals from the Office tO which they we're d.
rocted they areheld responsible tiu thcy hayeset-
tIed lie biii and ordered them discontinued
4. iii subscribers remove 10 other places with 4
eut informing the publisher, and the papers are
sent to the former direction, they are ned resoh-
sible H.,
periofieals from the Office or reInoF i and leisF-
hlp them uncaled Ter, Is prnid f1eie evidence OF
Rnfentional fraud
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Rochester, \. y Dec. 81 1861.
The Plantation Buters
hare cured nae Of tbe worst Kind Of dyspepsia
Of near four years standing have rrcoHI-
R,,nded them 10 others, and as far as know
,-;fl, fie-r,.l success. ] am. Sc
Rev. J. S. CATHoRS.
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TaGvc gives rom Plantation Biuers iohun-
drrds.al our noble Soldiers VINO stop here,
more ur less disahled lrom Various cause, and
the effect Ia aloSi niarrelsus ui'l gratifying.
Such a preparation as his Is heartily wish
in svrrr ianiily. IN every hospital. alid az band
on e-prv hattit. hehl
g. W. D. AxBKEws. Superintendent
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A Great Waterfall.

A DETACHMENT Of troops recently
scouting IN the valley Of the Snake or
Lewis Fork of the Columbia, discovered
a wonderful waterfall. The entire vol
ume of Snake River pours over a sheer
preeipico one hundred and ninety-oight
feet high-thirty- eight feet higher than
Niagara. Snake river is full as large as
the niagara, and the cascade is in one.
solid sheet, or body. @
The locality Of this immense waterfall
is near the point heretofore designated as
the Great Shoshone or Salmon Fails of
that river but they have always been en-
veloped in mystery.
Almost a dozen years ago the writer
passed along the Snake River road. For
two days we heard the roaring of these
falls, but learned no more respecting
them thanif they had been in the moon.
1t wad said that there were a series Of
falls and rapids, making a descent of sew
en- hundred feet in seven miles, and the
s1und gave color to the report. For hun
dreds of miles across that great plain
Snake River flows through canon, with
vertical walls, hundreds of feet high. It
is only at long intervals that salient points
are found by which the river can be
reached. The road crosses from point to
point of the bends, only approaching
close to the river where there is a chance
to descend for water. From these facts,
very few, if any, Of the tens of thousands
ofadreuturers that have crossed the plains
ever looked upon the Great Falls.
The late discoverers report, besides the
main cataract, many others of less height
varying from twenty to ffty feet each.
near BY. Some day they will be visited
by the tourist and pleasure-seeEer, and
looked upon as frequently and familiar
ly as Niagara is today and it will be
admitted that with the stupendous gran
dure of the Surroundings, they are as far
beyond Niagara as Niagara now exeels
the balance Of the world.
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wInanrs I,atol-

GzSrIEuuS We reqsjrO Ssi"'l'er supply
ol vour PlM,.alion lEueS The lr'Pnlaity "i
which da5lv isurraros with il'c guests OF our
l.s,use- Respectfully.
SrKKs. CHibwicx & Go.
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A Genuine Topsy.

a denul1e Iopsy.
A LADY who has had long experience
as a hospital attendant in the Southwest,
writes
People have often laughingly wonder
ed if tTopsy was not creature of Mrs.
Stoves prolific fancy Could they have
enjoyed brief season in Corinth, think
they would scarcely have questioned the
truthfulness of the character. Topsies
might be found here by the hundred.
1 had one in my room, bright, quiet
little creature, with a tiny round face as
black as the ace Of spades. 1 dressed
her up and kept her about to do littlo
errand5 for me, while the ehambermaids
in the house found her as much a source
Of amusement as usefulness. She would
dance, sing, and act quite as comieally as
Topsy ever did.
Please give me a bandage for this,
Mrs. s., he said laughingly, his
tones at the same time full of yexation.
That Nell is a perfect little imp See
what She has done for me!'
How? Why your hand looks full of
little pricks, as if from teeth
tPins, you mean! [ declare it's too
rich. She's little smart one, you may
rest assured. II happened this way: We
boys love to tease her. and often get her
into the store down stairs to hear her
make droll remarks. Igot into the hab-
Eit Of tapping her on the head, pretending
to be vexed, just to see her roll up her
eyes at me in her most deprecatins way
Her wool is thick, and I guess I tapped
her pretty hard sometimes, relying on its
lsOftnsss to protect her. Well, the little
imp, what does she do but stick about
forty pins along under.tb hair through
the edge of the turban, the points out
They formed a circle around her drol
head, and just now I tapped her on the
side of the head so hard as to get a doz
en- right through my hand. The Smar
vexed me- and I tapped tho other side
then the top-you see the result
By this time l had finished binding VI
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VOLUME Il 10. a.
UNION.
> y. HoUa, ruorr

OFFTCRs-C C0ulson's Building, (eecQnd aoOr
Nest side North Main-street, near the Square.
TERMs:-s1. per annu1l, invariably in advance.
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Barnett uonss. Cincinnati, o. Dec. %, iso9.
NIsssRs. DRAKE & CO.a.-Ilic Plantation
Biiters appear to be very popular here. Seud
o. twenty cases more, and obilge,
Yours truly,
r. 7. SkUSBEEs d Co.
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stlttt 9ortrg.
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GENERAL MCCLELLAN TO MAKE
MovEMENT.-A Sandusky paper says
General Mcclellan is now engaged up
on series of articles shortly to be pub
lished in popular journal. They will
be published as an eleetioneering docu-
ment in connection with his report. A
life Of Mcclellan, by popular New York
journalist, is also under way; and the
three-his life, his report, and his e1Pla-
natory aTtieles-will probably be pub
lished some time during the coming
March. It is believed that these publ
cations, with his supposed popularity
with the people, will give him very fair
show for the Presidency.
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taste for solid reading" They might as well
begin to feed new born babe on meat lest
nt,rsing should vitihye its desire for It. The
taste for meat Will come when the child las
teeth to chew it, so VIII the taste for 'sohd
reading as the mind natures, l. e., fit is not
made to hate it BY having it forced violently
upon its attention during the story loving pc
Rod. That there IS a time for all things,
is truer Of nothing more than this. Better
far that parents Should admit it and wisely
indulge it, than by a toe. severe repression give
occaiou for steady promiscuous reading
Fanny Fern.
TnE MlGSiFUDF OF TIE E4KrH.-Accord-
ing to a recent authority, the circumference
of the globe IS twenty-five thousand and
twenty miles. It is not so easy to. eompre-
hend 50 stupendous circle as to put down
its extent in figures. It becomes. more PAL
pable, perhaps, By COMPARISON, such as this:
A railway traiH, travelling necessarily night
and day, at the rate Of twenty-five miles an
hour, would require six weeks to 60 around
it. The cubicaI bulk ofthe earth is ;wohundred
and sixty thousand millions Of cubic miles !
z DR. Lardner says, if the materials which
form the globe were built up into column,
having pedestal of the magnitude Of Eng
land and Wales, the height would be nearly
four and half million Of miles. A tunnel
through tho earth, from Fnglaud to New
Zealand, would be nearly eight thousand
miles long.