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shapes; having great hardness and no pliabiity
Eminent chemists, through several years, toied IN
vain for the secret they believed to exist, which
should endow the percha with the elastic qualities
OF vulcanized rubber, without depriving it of it's
other superior properties. BUTT remained for the
Messrs. Riders, Of our own city, to unlock the
hidden secret and to discover the art of superadd
ing pliabity. in different degrees, to the strange
capabilities this wonderful gum already possessed.
The range of its ia thus indefinitely enlarged.
1t were easy to enumerate thousand applications;
and new ones are suggested every day.
cit carries the Croton through tube of thou
sand feet in length-from New York to Black
wells Isand-and does not mingle with the water
impart. Beneath the waves of the British chan
mel it sheaths the uncorroded wire, and brings
Paris and London within the limits of watch
tick. Its tubes remain buried in damp ground,
without injury, for years. By attaching one end
OF tube to gas-ppe, light may be conveyed by
hand to every portion of a building. 1t has espe-
cial qualities for the transmission of sound. 1t
conveys the voice to the ear of the deaf enables it
to speak to the engineer through the of a
railway train, carries domestic messages to diff
ferent parts of the house, opens the closed of
congregation to the words Of the minister and
faithfully transmits the slightest whisper to the
miner in the lowest depths. For bleaching and
chemical purposes it's resistance to acids makes it
particularly available. For pump. barrels, sy-
phons, and suction. pipes it is growing into extern
sive use. The recent discoveries Of our TOW nsmen
shoes, clothing. car-springs, betting. carriage
cloths, and whole army of appliances. thin
coating, spread on the finest silk, forms a fabric
light, beautiful, and glossy, dark or light, and
elasticity Of India-rubber it has the advantage of
assuming the stiffness and density of bone. In
opposition to every known law of physics, it con-
tracts with heat When spread on cloth, given
quantity covers a half more surface than the same
amount of India rubber, and presents natural
polish which rubber can only receive by coat of
varnsh.''
UPPER LEAD MINEs.-The Galena Jefersonian
of the I'd instant furnishes very encouraging
statement of the increase of the lead trade during
the present year. The statements we have reason to
know authentic. The high price of lead, and
experience of the uncertainty of gold mining, has
stopped the rage for migration to California, and
comparatively few persons have left the mines
this season. Others have gone to work in the
mines. and the result has been an increase of g.
lO4 pigs, compared with the shipments of the
same time ast year. The following is the state
ment of the Jefersonian
Pigs.
Shipped from Galena per river ISL
Shipped from GaIena per railroad ....... 900
Shipped from Buena Vista and Cassvlle,
Potosi and Dubuque. .........-.....-... 1862
:, Total for May :..-................ 63, 633
Shipped in May, 1852. Observation-Disclosures. 54,656
Increase in May. 1853. ............ s,s77
Shipped in 1853, from 2lst March to LIST
Shipped in 1852, from 18th March to lst
June. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l09,l04
Total increase to date for 1853 64,IO4
We learn that the Lower Mines in this State
are employing all the hands that be obtained
and with an increase of mineral. The high price
of lead has induced many persons to engage in
mining instead of continuing their ordinary pur
sy1ifa andh y7fh o pp6o IF {hp Ctin,I
will be materially increased.
[St. Louis Republican, 9Th instant.
COULDN'T! Co.'S HE SuNe So!-Lesning idly over
fence few days since, We noticed a little four.
year-old sslord Of the creation amusing himself
in the grass by watching the frolcsome flight of
beautiful bobolink perched himself upon droop-
ing bough of an appletree, which extended to
within few yards Of the place where the urchin
sat, and maintained his position, apparently
conscious of the close proximity to one whom birds
usually consider dangerous neighbor.
The boy seemed asonlshed at bis impudence,
and after regarding him steadily for minute or
two. obeying the instinct of his baser part, he
picked up stone lying at his feet, and waa pre-
pairing to throw it, steadying himself carefully for
good aim. The little arm was reached backward
without alarming the bird, and Bob was within sn
ace OF damage, when 10! his throat sweed, and
forth came Natures plea GA link-a Links
link, bob-o link, bob.o link! a no -weet, a-no
weet! know i'll know it! a. lnk-a link-a- link!
don't throw throw it, throw it, &C.. &C.; and
he didn't. Slowly the little arm subsidized to its
natural position, and the despised stone dropped.
The minstrel charmed the murderer! We heard
the songster through, and watched his unframed
flight, as did the boy, with sorrowful counte-
nance Anxious to hear an expression of the little
fellows feeling, we approached him, and inquired:
''Why didn't you stone him my boy? you might
have killed him and carried him honle?''
The poor little fellow locked up doubtngly, as
though he suspected our meaning, and with an
expression half shame and half sorrow, he replied
Couldn't, cos he Sang so!''
Who will say that our nature is aDholly depraved,
after that; or aver that music hath charms to
soothe the savage breasts Melody awakened HUI.
sang the creation whispered to the chld's heart
The bird was saved and God was glorifed by the
deed. Dear little boys! don't stone the birds.
Clinton Conant
GROWTH OF GLOUCESTER FIsHERIEs.-We saw,
few days since, list of the fishing vessels owned
at the port of Gloucester, May, 1928, near twenty
five years ago. Tne total number then owned and
sailing from that harbor was forty nine These
mostly sspinkies' of about fifty tons burden, worth
about S 1000 to S 200 each. and required $50
men and boys to man them. The adjoining town
OF Rockport had at that time more coasting and
fishing vessels than Gloucester which latter place
carried on a quite extensive foreign commerce
Now one firm at Gloucester fiji out nearly as many
vessels, and employ more men than the entire fleet
then. Instead of fifty vessels worth $50, 900 or
$bO,0OO, and employing 400 men, as twenty five
years ago was SEEM now there are sailing from
and owned at Gloucester more than two hundred
hrst-class schooners Ono pinkies) from 70 to 100
tons burden, worth in the aggregate coo, 900,
and requiring the services of two thousand five
hundred men! Then the entire fleet was manned
by gloucester people; now from one half to
three-quarters, at least, are from other places,
comprising host of foreigners Of all nations and
tongues Then, even Gloucester vessels would go
to Boston with their fares, because they could not
De disposed OF at home now, almost the entire fleet
from Maine, and from other States, come to
Gloucester to dispose of their cargoes, and to fit
OUT in consequence of its superior advantages over
any other port, and its ready market for their
mackerel
In the same time the commerce and domestic
trade OF Gloucester has increased in the same pro-
portion, the foreign arrivals and entries being
more than double than at that time, although now
mostly Dritieh vessels with salt, urn ber wood,
coal, &c. The tonnage of the port was then 5000
tons; 1853, il ia 30 600 tons
The fisheries of Rockport have declined, and are
not now nearly 30 important as in 1929 as is the
case in Annsquam and Manchester, the other |
ports in the dstrct-Boston Journal
WHEAT.-We understand that the farmers in |
this vicinity commenced cutting their wheat on |
Friday. The grain is large and full, and of the |
finest quality .-Louispille Journal, June 10. J