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The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-05-27

FRANK DAaoErT, C"642') Of the
Wabashs Herald, has launched out
into . theological controversy. His
latest is the following inquiries pro-
pounded to his opponent: :
Does he intsnd to teach the damuatioa Of
the heather! Does he believe that the
righteous alone are saved? Was the doc
tine Of election IN erroneous one? Ia
error in religious matters crime. and il
20 were not the bslievers in that old doc
trrins criminals, and are they net nov
being punished for the deeds done in thu
body1 = "a,
We advise t'other fellow to give II no,
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NOTICE

II hereby given that by vote Of the City
Council, passed ct = meeting held GU thu
evening Of the 10th inst, all City Licenses
are required to DO paid on or before the
first day Of June next, after which time the
Ordinance relative thereto win DO strictly
enforced.
All persons interested will govern them.
selves accordingly, N. F. BARNES,
Ct. Cloud. May 20, 1869. City Clerk
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Rz1l,.1re T, 9 railroads affecting
that town, ths, Maniato Onion speaks
Of The g. Cloud and Mankato road,
"whiehtwiA run through the heart Of
che stats asd connect the commerce
Of thsss 80 intsi.,orr cities. destined 70
npid growth ~ syset , y soyr3 %@ 20 4,
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FRE1oHTs in wheat and -four from
all points on the river to either Milwau-
kee or Chicago have been very materi.
ally reduced during the past week.
The wheat tariff fell from % to 10
cents per bushel, -four from Is cents to
40 cents per barrel. The effect wa
Immediately felt in the grain market,
prices rising by just 50 much. Let the
reduction continue-ths country il
benefited BY it.
The Di.pateh assigns the following
three reasons for the decline In rates ;
The 81. Louis grain movement, the competition d
The Diamond 10 Cindspsndens) line Of steamers and
The disagreement between the Steamboat companies
and the Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad.
We also undsestsod that the rate upon nasr-
ehasdjss from 81. Paul to Chicago has bee. reduced
to forty cents per hundrsd"
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Horse Stolen.

dhOk REWARD Stolen from the
WL0 premises Of the undsrsignsd, nix
miles east Of Brandon. on The State Road,
on the night Of Nay 9Th, BAY PONY,
with . white star on his forehead, both
hind feet white, shoe On his right hind
foot. Four years old this spring. Both
saddle and harness marks On him.
IA .3w &c DARLING.
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rn1 MONTH, ..'..eneo. i ot; Il. pub.
lie debt b. for or. Nay vi ll show : decrease
Of seven 'll lions of )! dollar 81 Pretty
good for Tho IN first q three months Of Gen.
0rant's administration. =, "
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TEE coy Susan Anthony and The amiabls
Wendell Phillips don't speak 70 each 9TH
* '.:a. 49, i. 3D. 80
How cad What will become of
things 10 general if such a state Of If.
fairs should continue long?
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In N article on tho Northwest, the
New York Commercial Advereiser says:

New York Commercial Adverei.er says:
The soil o. Ninnssots il the best within
the United States for the production OF
wheat. il 1857 sls imported her bread.
stu6s: y 1867 he exported 1900, 900
bushels Of wheat. q 1859 her wheat crop
vss ealy 100 beshs!s. Last year IL was
s s :ir:s rcs ssst her ,e s' IA M; On
.e:o.a. i oily . ssali art Of Ii. :.co a
ns.tal Whsat 0ardsa' Of the Northwest.
What stronger reasons could be urg.
Cd in layse n the sarly construction Of
The Northern Pacific Railroad7 Lot
Oooe.ss sive it that aid vhish it Ia.
rsasottalh,ly ..i.d, hat The work may b
ooon,aeed without dshy., '.>.'> -
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rnz '.'. i'sa. Of y. \. :. L IA City
Leader contained the fol: following item \
"lt il said By some Who should knew
that Dennslly viii b the <nsxt Republican
ne~inee, for Governor whether he. puts
himself forward OF not, and that Ramsey
men give general assent 70 the arrange
msnt: The. Rasassy men controlling III
q Federal efiees in ths State. probably
think the harmony Of the party. can beat
Do subssrved By rendering the Governor
ship 10 the leader Of thsir oppoperts.''
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Proposals for Fresh Beef.
VIM. POWELL.

Proposals for Fresh Beef.
OFFICE cHEF coxMssAar OF suBnsrzNcr,)
DEPARTMENT OF DAKOTA,
81. PAUL. MIMI, MAJ II, 1869.
OEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate will
~ be received At this office, until IL NJ,
TUESDAY, June g.. 1853. tor supplying
Net Beef from the Block ,
From July l., 1869, to June 80, 1870, to
the troops 1t
Fort Abercrombie, D. r., two compa.
mes.
Fort Wsdsworth, D. T., two companies.
Fsrt Ripley, MIMI, one company.
Fort Smelling, MIMI. one company.
The beef 70 DO Of I good marketable DUAL.
ity. in equal proportions Of fore and hind
quarters. (necks, shanks and kidney tallov
70 b excluded, and delivered At The posts
named, in such quantities and at such
times ~ may be required.
. The nseks Of the cattle slaughtered ur-
dor this agreement shsll Re cut off a. the
fourth vertsbral joint, and the breast trim
med down. The shsnks Of fore quarters
shall b cut of from three to tour inches
above the knee joint, and of hind quar,e rs
from nix TO eight inches above tho gambrel
or hook joint.
=, Bids may BE made for furnishing the
beef 1t any Of, or at oil Of tho posts above
named.
Bids from a firm must specify the names
and address Of each memter thereof. Bid
ders should be present to respond to their
bids.
Each bid, to secure confederation, must
contain q: written guarantee (similar to the
ono required by my advertisement of
March on, for beef CATTLE from two re-
sponsible parties for tho faithful perform
anoe OF tue contract, II awarded.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids offered.
Payment to be made monthly. in such
funds NJ may be on hand, il none on hand.
to be made - som - received.
Proposals must bs endorsed distinctly
proposals for fresh beef" and addressed
to the undersigncd.
]. H. GILMAN, -:
~ Bvt. 1t. Col. and C. 8.
may2osw Chief C.. s., Dept. Dakota.
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TEAMS FOR SALE.

I hl@. three Spans Of MULES, winch I
win sell cheap. They are No. 1. Also
wagons and harnesses. ]Aohance for good
bargains 10 offered Call At my farm two
miles from st. Cloud. E3a&ah Il
vi --~-~---~~-~~-~.~ ->-~- CHAS. BOWMAN. y.
II g. Cloud, April q, 1885, = &4 141-tf
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ICE! ICEl

go. JOHN MARSHALL
Il again in the field, ready to supply the
citizens o: St. Cloud, during the warm
weather, with an excellent quality Of ice.-
All orders left at his grocery will receive
prompt attention.
st. Cloud, April %, 1869. nal If
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Al OUTLET 10 LAKE suPnnloa

/ o. Tie drst pags will b found IN
article from the Toronto Globe,
eeeasionsd BY The departure Of .
party Of snierants from Canada for
ths Red River Settlement via Lake
Superior and st. Cloud. It recon.
mends the adoption Of the route to all
Who want to reach the Selkirk Settle
nent, q the cheapest aud most direct.
Here are presented additional reasons
tor the early construction Of the railroad
from St. Cloud to Lake Superior via
Chengvatauua. Every day seems but
to increase the demand for 1.-THE tide
Of immigration, the wants Of trade, tho
rapid development Of the country, and
the immense grain surplus which is
now, or soon will be, 10 'kins in that d.
zsc.iou for an outlet to tho Eastern
markets. Not only. this city, but
the whole Of Northern Minnesota, is
directly interested in having tbs branch
from St. Cloud to Cheugvatauns built
At the earliest possible day. It would
increase the value Of everythiu- tho
psopls have 70 eel, and cheaper every
Thing they would need to buy. The
great lessening Of the cost Of fre;ghts to
New York city would raise wheat, stock
and produce Of Ill kids to very nearly
il not quite Chicago prices, wh;ls it
would in The same ratio decrease tho
cost Of manufactured articles.
The rad would pay well the CON-
paay ovn,og it-aens in the State bet
To. The Sank and Red River Valleys,
snbr.oisE some Of the beat and most
productive farming lands in Minnesota
and inersaing in population and wealth
at . rats scarcely without = parallel,
would contribute millions Of pounds o.
fright yearly. Thus amount would b
continually on the iocre"se; the road,
in aiding in tho development Of the
country, would be receiving the rapid
return. There arc also rich lands on
the east side which would be tributary.
No line Of railroad IN the State, and
especially Of 20 limited len1th-only
sixty.five miles-can 1t Ill compare with
it in importance. Its early construo.
ton is necessity. Means should be
taken to present the facts to capitalists
and interest them in taking hold Of the
work. Why cannot the Board Of
Trads commence now correspondence
With different railroad men or oompa.
niss! It u none too soon to begin.
One step in the right direction would
b the opening Of . wagon road to
Chsagwatanna. The St. Paul aud
Superior Railroad, now being pushed
vigorossly ahead, will reach that point
during the present season. What the
upper country should then do would be
% secure the location Of State road
from st. Cloud 10 Chsngvatann., and
have it opened up for regular travel.
This would 70 = degree relieve the No
eessities Of the case, and would be ,
long stride toward that what is so much
needed, . railroad to Lake Superior.
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''Thst Cough viii Kill you" =
Try ".Costar's" Cough Remedy:
stColds and Hoarseness lead to dssth,''
Try ''Oostar's" Cough remedy.
''For Croups-whooping Coughs, &c.,"
Try "Costar's'' Cough Remedy.
''Costar says It 10 the best in the wide
world-and il He says so-its True-its
True-its True: and We sAy Try it-Try
it-Try it, Aorning Paper, Aug. rs.
= AnDtsss,st.ia 81. CLOUD s.', Il.
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CITY LICENSES.

Notice is hereby given that oil LicenSes
issued by the City authorities Of theClty
Of st. Cloud, for the fiscal year 1868, e1plr-
etl by limit atiou on the uth inst. r.
All persons DESTROYS Of obtaining Licen-
ses for tho ensuing year can do 50 by CALL
ing en- the undersigned, at his office over
Pickit e. Abbott's store. ~ l''..s1
- NATHAN f. BARNES,
,..r ~. .r,,,~os- Il. .-a City Clerk.
St. Cloud, May 18th, 1869. my1s~3w
irtit a.. - -. ,!,er5,,
THOSE Who Desire Brilliapcy Of Compilation mus,
purify and enrich the blo>d, which Helmbolda Con
centrated Extract of s.rsaparla Invariably does.
Ask for Hslmbolds. Take no other. 80 4 .s;zt5
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ia In Tie nezt iasue will be concluded
Hin. Svisshslm's story, which has
been received with general favor. We
, will then commence the publication Of
. charming tale, "71e Rich and Poor;
~ N. PsrcivaPs Mite Society," -
which Will occupy some slx or seven
numbers. It il from tho pen Of a lady
who has given . number Of beautiful
productions to the literary world. We
can promise that it will be = story Of
more than ordinary interest. New sub
seribsss should send in their names 4,
snes.
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1000 ACRES
In Stearns and Pope Counties, MINI.

III btt1rHS ~nU 1Up0 COQu5lcS1 MInus1
To Wit: -E ! Sec. SO and W J Sec. "a
T. 126; r. 81. Also N ! Sec. 3, Lots 4 l.
Sec. 2, N ! l. SW} Sec. Is, NE + Sec. %,
NV / Sec. "a, 8 ! & NE Sec. Is, all of
Sec. 26, all in Town 125, r 81. Also N J
SEQ. Fl and Lots 8 & 4 in Town 126 r So.
Also SW Sec. 6, N ! SEQ. 7, & NV / Sec.
8 10 T l24, r 81, Also Sc / Sec. 81 T.
l27,R 85, :. :
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FRANK REMELE 7

Would respectfully announce to the citi-
Gems Of St. Cloud, that he has in store
large stock Of the purest
which he will deliver cheaper than any
other dealer in tho city.
st. Cloud, April 20, 1869. n41-tf
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= tiIi - @t,hIo = "-"~-"
BUcKTHoRN SALvE |

"0ostar's'' Rat, Roach. Extermiaaters.
ssOostar's'' Bed mag Exts1aAinaaofs,
.sOostar's'' (only puvs) Insect Powder.
f"0aly iu1Anibas Remedies known" sfs:}
rs years established In New York;
1000 Boxes and Hlasks mauufActursddaily."
: siiiBewarei!l ofspurious limitations"
"An Druggists In 81. CLOUD sell thsa."
lAddHacsf 4 r I ,fff;: >. ~ -
= .'c0sTAR," 10 Crosby st. n, Z.
Or JonN r. HsxEY (suoeessor to-
c ;: DsxAs sBAnxt6A Go. 81 Park Row. n. r.
Sold in Sc. Cloud, MINI. BY 8. MARLATT.
v1ln2S ~ r. p r. r.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-13

IMPRovE4eSr IN GRAIN.--Exp erimentS
in grain have demonstrated; Arid <atial=
OgY has shown, that the finest and best
Samples OF iced, continued for years,
will improve the quality and quantity of
the product. A better wheat Is thus
raised even variety may be establish
ed. On this principle, in farm stock, we
have The short h0rili the blooded horses
and the different breet1s Of sheep, sWihe;
poultry, etc. ExpeTfifiehts have not
been made on the human species, but
the same, 10 doubt, holds good there.
We plant and SOW .ias IL COMICS" We
take the sei,d Of the saIiie grain that we
use ia the aggregate, and sow Ii. Is not
this the case almost aiwaysf Corn is All
exceptions 40 some extent-bpt why do
we except corn2 Because Il Is handy
TO selecf. Bat why select il all Be-
cause il is understood 20 be good, Au-
alogitally, then, IL is good to do the
same thing with wheat bits, barley, etc.
But this is lees easily done We there.
fore neglect il. How long viii it take
a farmer to go through bis wheat aud
seucre the fitest and ripest heads sulii-
cient to saw aii acre or hat an acre, or
quarter, or. eyen pint OF seedf This
pint sowed will be sufficient Ia form a
test crop. The best heads taken from
this again and sowed, will Yield another
test crop, from which should be taken
IS before; and 50 on for Q Number of
years, ssy half . dozeTi-inofe sill better.
But three or four years win work d de-
cided difference. But the thing should
be continued froEn selected wheat every
time. In fiils way grain can be liltproV-
ed and trOps enlarged: There will be
target grains, earlier maturity, aud bet
ter growth.-RUJaL World.
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A NEW USE OF PAPER.
a recent issue of the Mechanics Mag
r,rs, ~ ,r,,,tn;,,n 4l,n fnIIn,,rsrrr.

a recent issue of the Mechanics Mag
azine contains the following:
A new branch of industry has just
been introduced to our notice. We
have for some time been familiar with
various novel applications of paper.
But now the uses of paper are very
much extended by u patent process by
M. Pavy. The paper made of this pro-
cess is of a peculiar kind. 1t very much
resembles that used by the Japanese for
pocket handkerchiefs, and susceptible
of the same application. The patentee
calls it ''feIted," and to certain extent
the term is appropriate. Both animal
and vegetable materials are employed
in its production. Among the Vegc-
tables we find some not hitherto much
employed in the manufacture of paper,
New Zealand flax, jute, plants of the
maliow, and the ordinary tbres, flax,
hemp, and cotton. The animal matters
used are wool, silk, skins, and other
materials, which is certainly novelty
iII paper making. These various mat
ters are reduced to pulp and bleached,
and then "felted" in appropriate ma
chinery, which is, no doubt the same as
is used i'll ordinary paper making. 1t
will be easily understood that, the mix
ture of such materials as we have named
gives a paper of extraordinary pliancy.
fiexibiiity and strength. 1t can, indeed,
be sewn together with as much case,
and makes as strong a seam as the
woven fibres it is intended to replace.
The uses to which this paper can be put
are innumerable. Very good imitation
leather is formed of 1T, and furniture
covering, aud even shoes, may he made.
The last can be made imrermeable to
wet by the introduction of oils and In
dia rubber. We have said enough TO
show that material is produced which
will probably have considerable infiu-
ence on some of our staple industries.
Paper collars, it may well be supposed,
have already had sensible influence
on the linen trade, and the further ex-
tensive substitution of paper for woven
fabrics must produce still greater
changes
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JUGGERNAUTH.

The Tribune has the following cOll-
corning the festival of Juggernauth:
About this very time of the year tens
of thousands of pilgrims are making
their way from all parts of India to the
shrine of that god which has the power,
as they believe, to obliterate the trans
gressions of all who make their OfIer-
ings to him in person. JuggcrDauih,
the "lord of the world, !" has been wOr-
shipped in the sacred town of POoree,
ia The southern part of Orissa, lying
about 800 miles from Calcutta, for TOO
years past, and the pilgrims constantly
Increased in numbers until the year of
the famine, when the whole country
was strewn with the dead. Five years
or SO ago the attention of the English
public was called TO a celebration in
honor OF the Juggernautii, within few
miles OF Calcutta, ut which several
natives fell or threw themselves be-
meath the car and were crushed to death.
OF old the great festivals were never
deemed complete unless the triumphant
path of the god had been stained with
the blood OF his worshipers. But the
priests dare not encourage that custom
now. liza deVotee filings himself down
before the idol, the Brahmiis cry out
that it was an accident. The idolatry
however, still costs hundreds Of lives
every year. The weak and sickly per-
ish by the wayside, and a cholera epi-
den1ic usually breaks out at Poorec;
hen the city is most overcrowded with
pilgrims. The poor creatures are hnd-
died together ia way that seems al
most incredible To the European. The
temple of Juggernaut stands in large
inclosure IN the center OF pooree. There
is Grecian column Of black basait in
trout of the principasI gate brought from
KanarOk. The god lives in a large
tc wer, and about G4o persons are eIn-
ployed TO minister to his supposed
necessities There is an attendant WI
puts the idol to bed every night, another
who wakes hinr, a third whose Office it
is TO put water aud tooth-pick COM
fortabIy within his reach, d fourth to
paint his eyes for him every morning,
as il lac were faded London beauty,
several others TO cook and give him his
food, l2O dancing girls to anluse him in
his heavy moments, and 1905 priests to
worship him-and plumber the pilgrims
All this goes on year after year--is CO.
ing on in the midst of this hot month
of june, while the pilgrims throng
every road which leads TO the shrine.
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PAPER PETTICoATs.-The uses to which
paper can be put seem to be in no way
exhausted vet. Paper collars have be-
come great fact of the present nine
teenth century; but what will the ladies
say TO paper petticoats? They have
been produced with great success, and
will rival in every way the snow-white
aud deliberately ornate garments poor
male mOrtals are accustomed to look
upon with fear and reverence. We have
all heard of the artist who used to make
caricatures of his friends upon his shirt
collars, and the author who inscribed an
epic upon q couple of dozen of the use
ful articles of attire Thus we see a
field of great usefulness for the petticoat
of the future. Young ladies can make
sketches from nature on their own pet
ticoals. Every damsel her own sketch
book" will be their motto. Poets can
inscribe son nets TO their mistrcsses' ank-
les round the hem of their petticOats.
Mothers can have fairy tales, sdphabets,
aud small scholastic works inscribed on
their garments, and SO Instruct their
children as they walk about with them.
Fancy. an announcement: Madame
Percale bess leave to call the attention
Of ladies' about 10 visit the seaside, TO
her new and richly embroidered petit
coats, at one shiIieBg each. Each petit
coat contains an illstailment OF new
novel OF great domestic interest, by Mr..
Anthony TrelIop, entitled .Tuciss or
Frills.' The story will be completed in
fifty weekly peftieoats." There is no
reason whatever that Journalism should
not be represented IN this way. For
example--The Daily Pettic0aE, a jour
nal for ladies - or, The 5FeeEkg 1'taa-
fore and Girls GGzette.D
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CKRE1L CRoPs.-If will not sdrtiriss
anybody posted in regard 10 the yield
of grain throughout the State Of kafisas:
If the next ceiistis &c the United States
should show that iti the sverige Weld
per acre our state Is iar In advance of
any other State in the Union. Not
understanding the foul weather that has
prevailed SO generally, and the destrnc-
ton OF crops In limited l0calities; By
flood and wind. we feel assured that The
corn crop vii: be ullv an average even
for this State, wheat will hiidoubtedIy
yield more than an Average; while oats
will exhibit surprising pf0ductfveaess.
We hear many ilistGhees of most enor-
nSus Yields 81, this Srain-froin eighty
TO one hundred and twenty-ffye Bushels
per acre. and oHeTraniiing the legal
stanqafq of weights py four 20 eight
pounds Ger busheIs Of barley we
have no reports, but the area sown
in this gfaia is 80 small that it can
affect the average offhe general grain
crop to dat an insignificant extent
-Eascfeaes Tribune.
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A MISCONCEPTIONS the cor
respondent of the Sunday School Times,
tells the following incident, which oc-
Cured Ia a Sunday school in Braden-
burg, Germany. A speaker, dwelling
upon Adam and Eve, asked:
4'Where did God place them ?"
The answer was. @ RI
l.In the GardeB OF Edan.0
.sTheS titled it. $50
"Why were they turmoil out ?"
Amer significant silence, little fell
low cried out:
.sSir, they could not pay the rent
The novelty of the answer induced
the teacher TO inquire of his pupil why
he had given II, when he was told that
his father aud mother had been tiIrned
cut OF their house because they could
not pay Tie rent, aud he thought
il must have been so with Adam aud
Eve.
The teaEhefs made up a.putse fSr the
boys father
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! DEFENSE.

Some worldly minded person. whose misar.
iy propensity has only been eqiasled by his ig
noranee Of the character of true woman, has
written the following:
BACHELORS.
lido hot blame bachelor.
IL he leads a single life;
The way the girls are now brought up,
He can't support wife.
Time was when girls could card and spin,
And wash and bake and brew;
But now they have 10 Keep maid,
Ifthey have aught to DO.
I do not blame the bachelor:
His courage must be great.
To think TO wed modern miss,
If small be his estate.
Time was when wives would help to earn
The land they helped to till.
And saddle DOhbin. shell the corr,
And ride away TO mill.
The bachelor Is not to blame:
If he's prudent man,
lie now must lead a single life
And do the best he can.
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MINERAL CAoUTcHoUC.-An extra
ordinary instance has been discovered
in South Australia, to which this name
is given on account of its elasticity.
The same thing has been found before
in small quantities, in the coal strata OF
Derbyshire, and is carboniferous pro-
duct. 1t exudes, apparently, upon the
has been burnt off when the bush is
burnt it is again found present on the
surface after the winter is passed, and
III great quantity, with varying thick
hess. This substance is known in min
eralogy as Elaterite, is highly infiam-
mable, blaekish-brown color, and resin
Gus lnster.