Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-21
A NEW BUILDING MATERIAL.

A NEW BUILDING MATERIAL.
Whica Cuts Like Food, Looks Like Terra
Gotta and Lasts Better Than iron.
Newark Daily Advertiser.
The terra Gotta lumber mill on the Rari-
an river, near Perth Amboy, was visited
by party of builders and architects from
New York recently, who were apparently
satisfied of the usefulness of that new ma
terial. G. G. Gilman, of Indiana, the in
ventor, is president of the company. The
lumber is made by mixing the kaolinite of
stop" clay, which is found in immense
quantities throughout Middlesex county,
with sawdust until the CONSISTENCY of
dough is obtained. when it is cast in square
blocks and burned in klns, in a manner
similar to that Of ordinary brick. The re-
suit is a peculiar terra Gotta ware, possess
ing peculiar properties. It has no fibrous
texture like wood, the strength of the ma
terial arising from ircipient yitrifaction,
obtained iii firing. and half-inch boards
made OF 1t, smoothly planned and joined,
show greater strength and tenacity than
dry oak of equal thickness. Every shape
which can be given to wood by edged tools
can be given TO terra Gotta lumber. It is
as easily worked as pine or spruce, is half
the weight OF building brick, and tightly
retains plastering without the aid of lath-
ing. To display the resistent qualities of
terra Gotta lumber to fire and water. the
furnace tender, with long pair of steel
tongs. took from the center of the furnace
a small block of the ware which lad at
tanned a white heat and plunged it into a
pail of water. After cooling it was placed
on forge, and the water with which it
was saturated expelled in the form of steam;
nited, the block continuing to burn with
steady flame for several minutes. Subse-
quent examination of the block by saving
it in two showed 10 difference in appear
ance from other material which had not
been submitted to so severe test.
The roof of Columbia college is to be
constructed of the new material, and the
company have an order to supply 10000
tons of it to Jose F. Navarro for use in the
apartment houses Low in course of erect
ion by him at Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth
streets and Seventh avenue, New York.
n Dry Interview With Bennett of tie Netc
Norh Herald.
The steamer Servia of the Cunard line
few day ago, being about to sail from New
York, reporter of the New York World
sought out Mr.. Bennett and gives the fol-
lowing account of his interview with him:
Not long before the steamer sailed, cab
drove hastily up, from which emerged the
tall form of Mr.. James Gordon Bennett.
who. wrapped in formidable ulster and
followed closely by anxious friends, hast
ened up the gangway and, accosting an Off
Ger, hurriedly said: ''My name has not
been put down on the passenger list,
hopper" Being assured that it had not been
he made his way to the upper deck, where
a reporter found him pacing rapidly up
and down with impatient strides and ap-
parently not in very amiabIe frame of
mind. He was accosted and asked whether
he had accomplished his purpose in organ
ling his cable enterprise. He hastily re-
piled: 1T was accomplished before 1 left
Paris" He was then asked if it was true
that he had subscribed $1,OOO,OOO to the
enterprise, to which he answered as hastily
that he had subscribed as much as was
necessary and would make it $2,OOO,OO0 or
$1O,00O,000 if that sum was required.
Being then asked if subscriptions would::be
taken in negotiable paper he replied that
that was none of the reporters business.
what Geographic arrangements have
you made, Mr.. Bennett, on this side of the
Atlantic?''
Swat and see," he replied, and. after
moment, added: ''The Herald will show
that we have knocked the bottom out of
the Western Union monopoly. The Herald
hoff II hof@
"And put up the Mutual Union?''
To this Mr.. Bennett answered: ssThe
Mutual Union be hanged. We shall run it
talking about?" he went on. SIS this an
interview? will not be interviewed
but you interview other people, Mr..
Bennett. Why not be interviewed your
self"
'sWhat has that to do with it?" he said
sharply. At that moment, friend, inter-
vening, anxiously said: ''Come down and
see the commissary."
"Are you satisfied with the result of the
elections, Mr.. Bennett?" said the pertina-
cious reporter. To this Mr.. Bennett re-
sponded with language in regard to the
elections which the reporter really cannot
conscientiously reproduce.
onall you return again from FarlS
shortly?'' said the reporter, still undis-
mayed.
81 shall go to India if like" said Mr..
Bennett, ''but what's that to you!'' break
ing away violently.
He then disappeared from the deck CLOSE
ly followed and surrounded by two or three
friends who rapidly escorted him out of
sight into a! cabin below deck, one of the
officers of the ship remarking as the party
vanished: ''Well, I wish we were as far out
on the way over"
For Thick Heads.
Heavy stomachs, bilious conditions, 'Wells'
May Apple Pills. anti-biious, cathartic
10 and 25c.
HOc Valtsin3 HIcs Once Regarded il. Eng
land.
[St. James Gazette.
Since the peace of 1915, from which
period-Or indeed from a few vea re "a r1iar