*tar tio*pift•ltst is P. 07111 .r: 77.17.1T3 .I=L'ar:oll.l A DVERTISEMEN TS. ADAMS COUNTY TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. A T the County Temperance Convention lieh 151 - in this place in March last, the following re solutions were unanimously adopted:— /?c,,0/red, That it is expedient that the several Temperance Societies of this County meet, by a delegation of six members from each society, m Gettysburg'', nit thr Firm! Srlittrflay of Marc/,,an nuttily, with a view to our mutual improvement, and that in co-operation for the promotion of Tem perance, there may be concord. Resolved, That to said Convention each Society shall report the number of members received the past year—how many (if any) Mixe been expelled as disorderly—and how lowly have withdrawn with the permission of the society ; —and the whole number in connection with the society. It was also left to the oTemperance Society of Gettysburg,' and its vieinty" to select the place of the next riveting of the Cony ntiou. At a meeting of said Society, held on the 20th ult. the following resolutions were passed— Resolred , That the annual meeting of the Tem perance Societies of Adams County be held in the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the Borough of Gettyaburgh, at 10 o'clock A. M. On Saturday the 41h of .March next. Resolved, That the Secretary cause notice to 1,1 given in time, so that all the Temperance Socie tics in the county may be represented in said Con vention. Resolved, That the Editors of the dilTerent pa pers be requested to give publicity to said notice.. RQBERT W. MIDDLETIJN, Seery. Gettysburg+. January 2, 183' tm-40 PRIVATE SALE. T HE Subscriber intending to go to furl ing in th© spring, will oiltir his House & Lot 11:1N,,, for sale, in Middletown, Freder .......JZlL ick County, Md. • The House is a two story Brick Building, well finished And there is also a log building on the same lot, now occupied as a hatter shop, also a small barn, together with a Stable, Corn House, &c. There is also an excellent pump of water in the yard. The above property would suit any Mechanic, as it is situated nearly in the center of the town, but more particularly a Hatter, as there will be none in the place, after I quit the business. This - will therefore, be an es• cellent opening for one. If the above property is not sold by the middle of February, it will then be for rent. Any person desiring to purchase ; will call on the subscriber now living on the above described propert.y:l BENJ. ROUTZA FIN. January 16,'1837. 4t-42 FRESH DRUGS AND Icffit2D2V2VlP2a4 FRESH* Supply just received and for sale—atnong which are the following: Brimstone, Calcined Magnesia, Saltpetre, Oil Sassafras, Indelible Ink, " Nutmegs, Mustard, best, " Origanum, Cream 'fartar, Nursing bottles, Powder PLO, in em Croton Oil, bossed boxes Balsam Copaiba, Furntture , Gorks, Mercurial Ointment, Tooth Brushes, sohdFish Sounds, backs, ", Visiting Cards, -Quinine ' Drawing paper or Refined Liquorice, boards English Ven. Red, Pearl powder, Acetic Acid, No. 8, Aromatic Salts. All of which-can be had, on reasonable terms, at the Drug Store of Dr. J. GILBERT, Gettysburg. '.avernber 14,1836. NOTICE= TO COLLECTORS. _ WHE Commissioners of Taxes of Adams County have had notice given to DE. LINQUEN'r COLLECTORS at different times, to collect and settle up their respec. tive Duplicates. These notices having fail ed of hating their intended effect, they have directed this LAST NOTICE to be given to all those collectors who are still in arrears for the'years 1633-34 and 35, to call and settle up their Duplicates at or before the next April' Court. Those Who fail to do so positively cannot expect further indulgence By order of the Board of Commissioners. WILLIAM KING, Clerk. Commissioners' Office, Gettys- j burgh, Jammu , 30, 1837. S POLISHING POWDER, FOR. Polishing Brass and other Metals that require a high and durable Lustre. This Powder will produce a Polish with less labor than any other in use. ITS EXCELLENCE IN CLEANSING ALL KINDS OF METAL • " SVWJi cr TO COIL ROSTON, —Tim BRILLIANCY OF ITS POLISH, AND TIIE EASE WITH WIIICIL IT IS APPLIED, Render it an object to every family in point of ECONOMY. Its superior qualities have gained for it a high reputation, and a most decided preference over any preparation or the kind ever offered to the Public. It is Warranted not to contain AN ACID, or any other corrosive ingredient.- For sale at the Drug Store of Dr. J. GILBERT, Gettysburg. April 4 1 18:30 tt-1 PUBLICK NOTICES. Saadlesl. Satlitles l • i.: 44 1 0 0 SADDLES I #2 4044 0'• • .40.1:.r _ Important I n►plol Cnitnt in Sprin ;-se,nted SZI11) LES! TUE Subscriber respectfully informs the Public generally, that he has purchas ed the Patent Right for making and vendim , Spring-Sealed .'addles of the Zip; Zak or IV spring in the Seat, And also a Spring( attached to the Girth or Girths and to the tree. The saddle is -niude with, or without a Pummel, just us persons may fancy. Saddles made upon this plan are incom parably superior to any heretofore, in use, in point of strength, durability and elastici ty, to the horse and rider. The application of the spring to the girth is productive o ease and comfort to the horse, arid protects him from injuries arising from violent or sudden exertions. The Spring is also ap plicable to LADIES' SADDLES. Krlt is deemed unnecessary to state soy thing more. The public are invited to cull and judge for themselves. I' The Subscriber returns his sincere thanks to his Customers and the Public in generalpfor the very liberal support extend• ed to him, and would respectfully inform them that he has at all times A LA RGE AND GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF Sad Alts, INtliVics, ;Watt:lu b AND ALL KINDS OP Carriage, Wa own and Cart IL/I XES S At his Old Stand in South Baltimore Street, Gettysburgh. All kinds of MARKETING taken in exchange for work. DAVID M'CREARY. December 26,1836. tt-39 Look Here! TUE subscriber wishes to inform his pat rons, and others who may wish to pat• ronize him in future, that he has recently purchased Mr. Cullihan's Putcnt Right for the use of hts valuable improvement in mak , ing Sprino•-scat trove SA DIMES* 4 . " Notwithstanding the prejudices against these Saddles heretofore, he feels justifiable in sayin ,, t' , that he hopes to gain the confi dence and patronage of the public—as he is orebled, on the present principle, to ensure all his saddles without any extra charge.— That a sea, easy saddle is desirable to all persons who ride much, and particularly to those who may not be favored with a very pleasant horse; I presume all persons will unhesitatingly patronize the spring saddles, when they will be ensured as lung as the pui chaser may deem necessary. The elasticity of the Saddle acting in har mony with the symetry of the horse and rider, not only affords ease to the man; but incalculable advantage to the horse. All persons of judgment and experience must know, that a dead, unelastic weight on a horse is opprdssive. The Spring in the Girth affords the following advantages: Ist Moving or yielding with the horse's chest in breathing, no cramps or doilies or any dis ease can rise therefrom. 2d. The girth will outlast two or three of the common kind, because the yielding of t he spring on the sud den expansion of the chest prevents the girth from breaking, and saves the rider from fall ing; many falls have been the fruits of break ing girths. GENTLEMEN and LA DIES are invt. ted to apply, as the little difference in the cost of these and the hard Saddles is so tri fling, and incomparable with the difference in comfort and safety. N. B. Saddlers in the country can be accommodated with Township or Shop Rights at a trifling cost. Pt T.he subscriber returns his thanks to the public for the very liberal support eaten• ded to him, and would respectfully state that he has at all times A LARGE AND GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF Saddles, Bridles, Saddle-Bags, Portmanteaus and Trunks; Carriage, Wagon and Cart HARNESS, with every other article in his line of busi ness. von•All kinds of MARKETING taken n exchange for work at fair prices. EDWIN A. ATLEE. Gettysburgll, Jan. 16, 1837. 11-42 ATTEND TO THIS NOTICE: vim Subscribers, Assignees 01 JOHN DAY, Sen. will meet at the house or MOses Myers, in Petersburgh (Y. S.) on Saturday the 11th of February ncxt, at 10 o'clock A. M. for the purpose of distributing the usqetts on hand among the creditors of said Day. All interested arc requested to attend. GEORGE DEAR POR A ss i gnees . GEORGE EOBINErrn. -4 .lannary 1837. Ifl4di 4167 :VOTES For sale at this office. "I WISH NO OTHER HERALD, NO OTHER SPEAKER OF MY LIVING ACTIONS, TO REEF MINE HONOR FROM CORRUPTION."-SHARD. 6...%'&2IVat7PL2COM'e ri)(llQ 9 crUoL3'P2)ll.lro aixiaa# o ,,a.:2l% Cl e aauth, PUBLICK NOTICES Cal anti Se,e, the, Cheap Hats, Caps al (*=-\ & Bonnets Win. Paxton ETuRNs his sincere thanks to his A, Friends and the Public generally for the encouragement he has received, and intbrins them that he has now on hand, and will constantly keep, at his old' stand in Chambersburgh street, nearly opposite the Indian King Hotel, A large and excellent assortment of FUR & SILK HATS & BONNETS, OF EVERY DIESER IPTION-CONSISTINO OF Meik!s Castor HATS; " Roram de. " Spanish body do. " Plain Russia do. " Silk Plush do. Youths HATS, different fitsliimis; Old Men's Broad Brittle and Low Crowns, rasltioned. dixo--LADI ES' FUR & SILK 130 N• NETS,of the latest New York Fashions, of the following colors, viz: black,brown, drab, pink, white and green. TOO ETH ER WITH Second hand lIATS, WOOL FIATS; Hair and Seal CAI'S, &c. &c. FAIT of which he will sell. Low for CAS!! or COUNTRY PRODUCE. Call and judge for yourselves. AN APPRENTICE Wanted to learn the above business, abou 16 or 17 years of age. W. W. PAXTON. Gettysburgh, Nov. 2 8 , 1836. 4f-35 NEW BOOT & SHOE 44114 .5; ESTABLISHMENT. THE Subscriber begs leave to inform his Friends and the Public in general, that he has commenced the business of manufacturing 1• 11 ,.. BOOTS AND Oki, • SHOES . IN ALL ITS VARIOUS ISRANCHE 8, fit his residence in East York Street,a few doors from the Coart•llouse: Where ho intends always to keep on hand a general assortment of first-rate work— SUCII AS. Alen's and Boys' BOOTS, MONROE SHOES and PUMPS ; Ladies' Meroceo,Stutf& Leather SHOES; Misses' and Children's MONROES and SHOES, of every description. I,C7* Having first-rate Stock and hands, he hopes to receive a share of Public patronage. Gettysburg, June 27, 18:46. (I.:I - MERCHANTS from the Country will be supplied by the dozen, at fair prices, Gettysburg manufacture. Two or Three journeymen, First•rate workmen, wanted immediately BOOTS & SHOES. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF BOOTS v AND Mfbr -- --- SHOES, Just received and for sale by J. GILBERT, Gettysburg. o:”laving made arrangements at home tbr that purpose, BOOTS and SHOES can be made to order in a workmanlike manner and at the shortest notice. November 28,1830. 0-35 SPECIAL COURT. N OTICE'is hereby given, to all whom it may concern, that, in pursuance of an Act of the General Assembly of Pennsylva nia, entitled, "Au Act for holding Special Courts of Common Pleas," passed the 15th day of March, 1816, and its supplements, A Special Court of amnion Pleas, will be holden at the Court house in the Borough of Gettysburglyn and for the coun ty of Adams, on Monday the 20th day oi March next, (being the third Monday in said month,) at 10 o'clock, A. M. to try and determine all such matters as shall properly be cognizable by the Court. WM. TAUGHINBAUGH, Sh'ff. January 23, 1837. tc-42 COMPOUND Currageeu Cough Syrup. THE superior advantages of this Syrup are that it is a compound exclusively voge. table, arid contains no alcoholic or narcotic ingredients. For sale at the Drug Sfere of Dr. J. GILBERT, Gettysburg. December 5,1836. 6.-36 Carpenter's Compound Fluid Extract or 11113 Clit, Just received front the, warehouse of G. W. Carpenter, and for sale at the Drug Store of Dr. J. GILBERT. January 30, 1937. Night had drawn her sable curtain around the eastern world, and all nature appeared to sink in calm repose. The rolling of the foliage of the stately cedar and sycamore, as they Were fanned by the gentle zephyrs, was no longer heard. The lowing of the kine, the bleating of the sheep, and music of the feathered songsters was bushed—the stillness of death pervaded every thing—nought was heard, save the distant houtings of the solitary owl, who, now returned from his nocturnal excur sions, sate preached upon the ruins of some stately editiet, or in some mountain cave, seemed the only thing faissessed of life. At thi3 period, a spectator might have discern ed, by the feeble light of the stars, a person, habit ed like a peasant, bending his footsteps towards Gethsemane, his form was manly and dignified, and his countenance exhibited the mingled cmo. Lions of love and sorrow; his gait was slow, and ho seemed to be wmped up in something of deep and solemn import—he entered the garden and pros. trated himself upon the cold earth—the agony of his soul was visible, as the purple current of life oozed through his pores and mingled with the dust. —lt was he of whom a voice from heaven had de clared, on one occasion, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I, am well pleased." The time was drawing near in which ho was to accomplish that great work for which he had appeared in this world, and for which ho had been preparing his disciples for three years. He was now enduring, single handed, all the combined assaults of the Prince of Darkness and his infernal legions. Tile conflict was terrible. Mercy stood trembling for the is sue of the c,,r,test. The malignant fiends were ready to utter a shout of joy and seize upon the fallen rare of mankind as their prey. The angels dropped the tuneful lyres, and, leaning over the battlements of heaven, watched the progress of the combat. At this moment of gloomy suspense the sweet tones of resignation were heard, as these words seemed to proceed from the inmost reces ses of the soul of the Redeemer—"Frithor; not my I will , but thine be done." The fiends, with a yell of disappointment, tied with precipitation—the countenance of Mercy brightened with joy, and she felt assured that the "bond which she had giv. en Justice, three thousand years before, would be cancelled at the appointed time—the angels of heaven caught up their lyres, and made the man sions of bliss resound with their choicest streams. The countenance of the Redeemer became calm and resigned as he arose from the earth and pro ceeded to rejoin his disciples. Oh, mighty, vast, and boundless love, Who thus, for sinful man, Did'st bring the Saviour from above To bear our sin and shame. A. B. KURTZ. Curious and Instructive arithmetical ques tions and answers. 1. If each individual of the thirteen millions of persons in the United States dkink, on an ay. crage, unc half gill of ardent spirits per day, how many gallons will be consumed in 365 days? Ans. 47,140,625. 2. If this half gill cost one cent, how much will the seventy four millions, ono hundred and forty thousand, six hundred and twenty five gallons cost? Ans. 47,450,000. 3. If a family consume one pint of liquor per day, how many gallons will it be in a year? Ans. 55 galls. 2 qts. 1 pt. 4. If a man pays six cents a day for liquor, one day with another, how much is that per year? Ans, 21,90. 5. Suppose my distillery runs 50,000 gallons of whiskey per year, how much will be run in ten years? Ans. 500,000. 6. If every 800 gallons, should be the means of making oho drunkard, how many drunkards will the whole 500,000 be the means of making? Ans. 634. 7. Suppose since 1810, 20,000 drunkards have annually died in the United States, how many will have died . up to January I, 1834? Ans. 480,000. 8. It is computed That every drunkard shor tens his life ten years by his intemperance-- There urc 300,000 drunkards in the United States, and 30,000 of theses dio annually. How many years of human life have been lost to the country since 1015! Ans. 5,700,000. P. If the average yearly consumption of ardent quits in the United States has been 40,000,000, 4218 Ed conmilassiz:). "With sweetest flowers cnrich'd, From various gardens cull'd with care." FRATERITY OF MAN. Ar.e men are equal in their birth, Heirs of the earth and skies; All men are equal when that earth Fades front their dying eyes. All Trait alike on him whose power Upholds the life he gave; The sage within his star-lit tower, The savage in his cave. God meets the throngs who pay their vows In courts their hands have made, And hears the worshipper who bows Beneath the plantain shade. "Ili man alone who ditrerence sees, And speaks of high and low; And worships those and tramples these, While the Sante path they go. 0, let !nail hasten to restore To all their rights of love! In power and wealth exult no more; In whnloin lowly move. Ye great! renounce your earth-born pride, Ye low! your shame and fear; Live as ye worship, side by side; Your common claims revere; ,T,EBTe.-111(&Q.)12.V, From Me Pilidnirgh Saturday Evening 'Wier CHRIST'S AGONY. The Son of God, to ransom us, Assumed our mortal frame; Appcar'd in form of sinful dust To cancel Justice's claim. Honor and pow'r to Jesus* name, We will forever sing, He hath redeetn'd us from all shame— He is our Priest and King. Honor and pow'r forever be Unto His name ascribed; In time, as in eternity, We in His grace confide. of gallons, since 1790, how many gallons have been consumed from that time to the first of .Inn uary•,lB34. Ana. 1,760,000,000. 10. Ho v., many hogsheads containing 60 gallons each, would it fill! Ans. 29,323,333, and 33 galls. over 11. If these hogsheads were placed end to end, touching each other in continual line, how far would they reach allowing five feet to each hogs head! Ans. 27,777, and 7-10 miles. 12. How many two horse teams would be re_ (wired to transport it, each team carrying two hogsheads? Ans. 1 , 1,666,686 teams. 13. How many miles would these telling reach, allowing'2o feet, for each wagon and horses, and leaving a space of ten feet between the teams? Ans. 833, 333 miles. 14. If this liquor had all been rye whiskey, how mnny bushels would have been used in making it, supposing each bushel to make -12 quarts? Ans. 556,666,6(36, and 2'.3. 15. How many acres of land wcro• required to grow the rye, supposing each acre on an average, to prodnee twenty bushels. , Ans. 28,333,333, and 3 10, 16. How many years of labour did it take to ',Milne° the above quantity of rye, allowing each day's work to give ten bushels, and 300 days in the year? Ans. I 9."), 555 years. 17. If this liquor cost 50 cents per gallon, how many dollars? Ans. 880,000,000. 18. If each dollar weigh one ounce, how many pounds will the whole weigh! Ans. 55,000,000 lbs. or 1,964,285 tons. 19 How many tears have the wives of drunk ards shed in the United States, since 1790, suppos ing the average number of drunken husbands to have been each year, 15,000 1 Ans. Enough to float the U. S. Navy. - 20. How many sighs have accompanied these tears! Ans. Enough to waft the Navy round the Globe. -••••••••.- EFFECTS OF THE TEMPERANCE REFORM. —The Dedham Advertiser says that the jail in that town iv now, for the first ti me since its erection without a single inmate. ozilaalataAto For the Gellytiburgh Star 4. Republican Banner area t U i V 3 M2o Delivered before the ‘I.A.DANS COUNTY LYCEUM, " on the 28th of January, 1837: By Doct. David Gilbert. [Published by order of the Lyceum.] GEOLOGY and MINERALOGY having been selected at our last meeting as the subjects which are to occupy tho early attention of this Licxuat, we propose, by way of preface, this evening, to consider, briefly, some fads relative to the form and magnitude of the Extrrn,without any regard to its structure or the nature of those substances of which it is composed:—and, also, the relation that exists between it, and the Heavenly bodies in general. In the consideration of our subject we sh . all advance matter which maybe considered un important, and even trite, by some, yet it should be borne in mincl,that the object'of this association is the improvement of alt in the various depart ments of knowledge; and we believe that the best method of promoting this important end most ef fectually, will be to confine our initial labours to the dissemination of first principles, however com mon they may appear to some minds. It is only within a few centuries that the true figure of the earth has been accurately ascertain ed. The ancients, notwithstanding their high at tainments in various departments of knowledge, supposed it to be a widely extended plain, bound ed on every side by the sky, whilst it extended downwards, to an unmeasurable extent, resting upon such foundations as fancy suggested to the imaginations of their Philosophers. After the lapse of ages, when the gloom, which had for cen turies enshrouded the minds of men, began to give way to the dawning light of a better Philosophy, correct views, upon this subject, began to bo en tertained; but such was the general prevalence of ignorance and superstition, even amongst those in power, that the dungeon and the stake were awar ded to those who had the temerity to promulgate their doctrines. Amongst thdie who suffered in this way, were Spigeleus, Bishop of Upsal,in Swe den, and the learned Galileo. That the Benxi' is nearly round or globular may be demonstrated to the mind of the most skep tical by the following considerations: 1. When we stand upon the shore of any con siderable expanse of water, which is perfectly calm, we can, with the naked eye, perceive, that the surface is not perfectly level, but convex or rounded. Should there be an opposite shore, at the distance of a few miles, by placing our eyes near the surface of the water, we will plainly see the water elevated between our eyes and the oppo site coast, so as to prevent us from seeing the land near the edge of the water. Thus also objects at a distance, upon the. surface of the water, are not seen, unless the eye be considerably elevated, as for instance a small boat, without sails—small isl ands or rocks. Those who reside upon the sea shore are quite familiar with the fact, that when a ship leaves the coast, in any direction, the hull disappears' first, next the rigging and last of all, the top-Mast, which is the smallest object of the three named. On the other hand, when a vessel approaches the shore, the part first descried is the top-mast, whilst the larger parts seem sunk in the water. The reason of these appearances is, that the rounded surface of the water rises between the eye of the beholder, and the vessel; for it is very evident that if the surface of the water was a level plain, the hull of the ship would at all times, be the list in sight at the 'leparture, and the first in sight at the approach of the vessel, it being the largest part. These appearances are the same in all parts of the world; and hence prove, that the ocean, as well as all other portions of the earth's surface covered with water, is globular:—and when we remember that three-fourths of the surface of the earth has been found to be covered with water, we are irresistibly led to the conclusion that the whole earth must be globular. Experience proves,) oth upon laud and water, that the higher the oye is raised from the stuface of the earth, the more vast is the prospect. And [VOL. 45. hence we find an elevation stingill;',Wheiiisior an extensive prospect is (Wired; and just itaiiropot. tion to the height attained, does the field of vision enlarge—the sailor, for instance; ascends to the' farthest extremity of the top-mast when his object is distant observation. 3. These proofs receive strength front the , fact, • that in an eclipse of the moon the shadow ix cir cular. An eclipse of the moon Is caused by the • earth's body coming between the sun' and moon, thus causing the shadow of the earth to he thrown upon the moon. This shadow is circular, at all times, at all places, and under all circumstances; and thus incontrovertibly proves, that the earth is composed of a globular mass of matter. 4. In sailing, or travelling, towarde the'eoulttoi or equinoctial line, the polar or north star, as also other stars, sink in the horizon more rapidly than if the earth. were an extended plain. The north star is lost sight of entirely at the equator, and whilst it and others sink below the nbrthern hori..- zon, stars which did not beforo appear, rise but of the southern horizon—which could not happen if the earth were a level expanse. 5. We have a practical demonstration of The rotundity of the earth from the fact, that in the construction of omnals and railways, a declination of about 8 inches takes place in every mile. A perfectly straight canal, six miles in length, and four feet deep, would overflow at the one end, whilst the other end could not be filled. 6. But the earth is proven to be round by ac tual experiment. Navigators, in repeated instan ces, have sailed round the earth. They have sailed westwardly and eastwardly, until they returned to the place whence they started. Owing to the fro zen regions of the North and South, the earth has not been circumnavigated in those directions. These arguments are such as every one On appreciate,' and are sufficient to carry conviction to every mind, that the earth is a sphere, or, in strict mathematical language, are oblate sphenoid —a globe flattened a little at the poles. It having been demonstrated to be round, We will next endeavour to make it appear that in smoollmeas of surface, in proportion to its magni tude, the earth, in all probability, is equal to any ball, either natural or artificial, that can be pro-' duced. We have heard the surface of the earth com pared in roughness to an orange, and the compari son excited surprize; owing to the sphere of , ac.. Lion, of the generality of mankind, being confined to _a minute portion of its surface, their ideas of the actual size of the earth is erroneoturo-- Ideas of immensity of the size of mountains or the boundless ocean are acquired from the immdiete impressions made upon the beholder, without, at the sometime, taking into view the size of the whole earth., The loftiest peak in the known world, rises but five miles above the general sir face of the ocean. From analogy,,we have the strongest reasons for believing, that the form and surface of the bed of the ocean do not deviate farther from 'the general level than those of the /surface of the dry land. Apply the diameter of the earth, (being 8000 miles,) either to 'the'ele vation of the highest mauntain, or the depression: . of the greatest death of the ocean, and they dwin dle into insignificance. Our erroneous judgments, upon this subject, may be corrected by forming a section of the earth upon a reduced scale, say one-third of an inch to e mile. We will then have a globe of 222 feet in diameter, a circle of which would occupy the diamond around this house, (court-house,) Pla cing ourselves upon any part of this circle, we have an opportunity of taking a just view of thinge as they are. The highest mountain in the world, being one of the Hymala group in Asia, five miles high, will be fully represented by an elevation of 1 2-3 inches upon this circumference! The next highest being Chimboraze, in South America, will have an elevation of 1 1-3 inches; Mount Blane,the most elevated peak of the Alps and the highest mountain in Europe, by 1 inch; Mount Washing ton, the highest elevation in the United Stateri,l-$ an inch. The highest known peak within the limits of Pennsylvania, being one of the Allegheny range,by 1-6th of an inch; and to approach as near to our own horizon as possible, the highest part ' of the South mountain, in this county, 1-15th of an inch. We may assist our comprehension of this sub ject, by reducing our scale, say one hundred fold, and then wo shall have a globe of two fat, ,two inches in diameter. Upon this globe, the Meted mountain in the world would be represented *„ 1-60th part of an inch of elevation! The next= highest, 1-75th of an inch. Tho highest mom tain in Europe, by 1-100th of an inch of elevation. The highest in the United States, 1-200th of an inch. The highest in Pennsylvania, 1-600th of. an inch; whilst the highest in Adams County would be 1.1500 th of an inch of elevation upon this globe of two feet, two inches diameter! Re duce this globe to one-tenth of this size, and we will have a ball measuring a little more than 21 inches in diameter. Upon this ball, our highest mountain of hve miles height, would be Cznind to be 1-600th of an inch of elevation, if it were posii ble to measure it. Thus, when the larger and more correct scale upon which the 'Whole earth has been framed, is applied to these objects upon its surface, however great they may have appeared, comparatively,they dwindle into insignificance. Viewed in this light, the position assumed relative to this part of oir subject, is thus abundantly substantiated. The earth, then, is a vast globe, and viewed as a whole, of a very smooth surface. It has been ascertained to be about 25,000 miles in circumfer ence, its surface containing about 200,000,000 of square miles, three-fourths of which-la covered by water. It is surrounded by an atmoopbem about 45 miles deep, whose density is greatest upon the surface. A question might arise hew, in the minds of some,as to the piwer which abuses all objects op. on every Part of the surface of the globe to odium, to it, seeing that it is rend, some part of it must necessarily be in a situation which we would ego- shier undermod. Wd ansiier, that en objects are drawn' twilit! fixed upoothieartb,in coasequenes of the existence, sad constant opeintion, of that great law of nature, calloci attraction. This exists. not only between theearth and nubtrial band, up- nn its surface, but between these material bodies themselves. The following experiment will Wee- trate what we meataket n tall of mainetlied ron or toadstone,und roll It over Iron or steel Alinpp, and the latws. will he found to attaTl throat*** r r,
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