The average depth of the ocean is 13,000 feet; and the average elevation of the land 1000ft.;-therefore the total volume of water in the sea is thirty-six times that of the land above the sea. Where the solemnity really comes in.—A thoughtful old Scotchman exhorted his daughter in this fashion “ Jeanie, my lass, it’s a vara solemn thing to be married.”—“ I ken that weel, father,” replied Jeanie promptly ; “ but it’s a great deal solmner not to be.”
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 185, 17 July 1884, Page 2
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78Untitled Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 185, 17 July 1884, Page 2
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