The daily gazette., 1878-04-13
Not Necessary 10 go Back TO the
Garden of Eden.

WONDERS ON THE LAND. AND IN THEEsEA.
DEBATE BY MEMBERS OF TUE "wEB-
STER LYCEUM."
About IS persons attended the meeting
of the Webster Lyceum in the audience
room of the A. NJ. E. Church, last even
ing. The vocal music, with organ ac-
compartment, was excellent. William
Murrells, George Dorsey, W. II. Ii. Fir
ing and N. ID. Temple each read approp-
riate selections. Miss F. X. Cornish
announced the programme and also read
all amusing essay on 'Old Maids" The
"Webster Advocate" Lyceum journal,
was read by the editress, Miss Minnie
Lyons. Mrs. Maria Murells acted as
critic of the debate on the question,
"Resolved, That there are greater won
ders on the land than in the sea.'
The discussion was opened by George
Dorsey, who expiated in an eloquent
manner upon the wonders on land. He
said it was not necessary to 60 back to
the Garden of Eden and describe It's
| wonders and beautiful scenery. There al e
enough natural curiosites still in .exis-
| tence 10 prove that there are more
wonders OH land than the sea. He al
luded to the Kentucky cave, Crystal cave
near Kutztown, Egyptian Pyramids, Alps
with its glaciers, White Mountains
beautiful paintings in Paris, and closed
by saying, "If there are 50 many wonders
in the sea why don't you go to the sea to
see them?"
G. II. Temple followed on the mega
tive side of the question and dwelt upon
the wonders among the fish. Fish can
beat any thing on land laying eggs. The
maekerel lays in one season 5O0, 900 eggs,
the founder l 100000, and the cod o.
| 100000. He spoke of the moon fish, and
| The fishes that climb trees in China and
| India. The sword fish, that has a sword
| feet long, and of The sea sunfish which
blows and and swells and initiates, the
electric eel that produces a shock, sea
| dragon, white shark that is 80 feet loIg
has large eyes and can hook before and
behind, the cutie fish with arms, sea
| cows of South America and Africa, hip
popotamus that walks on the bottom Of
rivers, and he closed by describing 9
whale 50 feet long, and having mouth
large enough TO drive IN four horse
team and wagon.
| E.G. Hubert, on the affirmative re-
ferred to the beautiful colors observed
everywhere on land, andaske d why Goa
is black when it is dug up mile per
haps below the surface of the earth
| Did the sun shine down there anC
make it black?
w. III. Ii. Firing spoke of the varieC
and beautiful cCloIs of the sea watel
In different parts of the world. lr
some seas with every wave springs uI
a different color, white as milk to rec
as blood.
N. G. Temple contended that colol
had nothing 10 do with the question
He laid special stress upon the pecul
lar construction of the feet of the
house fly, which enables 1t to walk W
pane of glass or perpendiculal
smooth wall, as more wonderful thar
anything which exists in the sea. Th'
question was further debated by Geo
Rogers, Z. G. Huber and Geo. Dorsey
after which the Judges, Rev. Jame
Peyton, Joseph Hughes and WillsoI
Murrells. decided in favor of the ne
gative.-Readiag Eagle.
They don't all live in caves at Head
ing. and such as do it is evident fon
the above, have a pretty fair amour
OF light SHE'D down to elate and ele
vate them. Somewhat toward the sur
face people.