The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-12-21
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cheaply at the GAZETTE Job Once.
A new theory of the so-called fasci-
nation of birds by snakes is that the
bird mistakes the snakes tongue, which
the reptile keeps in rapid and constant
motion, for lively worm, and watches
it intently with the anticipation OF de-
vouring it.
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GAZETTE office.
New York is the greatest manufactur
ing center in the country. There are
$3.50, ,OOO 900 invested in manufacturing
interests in that city and 273,3 ,372 per-
sons are employed in factories. Nearly
one-half of the entire population are
living on wages earned in these manu-
featuring establishments.
Chipoo, a once famous Seminole war
rior, died recently at Barton, Florida,
aged 100 years. He was chief of the
remnant of the Tallahassee Indians, now
consisting of only three warriors, with
their squaws and children. He will be
succeeded as cllief by his eldest son,
Tustenygee Tahuaky,
During the past month or two the
commercial failures in the South and
Southwest have been unusually large.
Many of these failures were bought
about by reason of the failing off of
the corn and cotton crops, and liberal
advances made upon them carly in the
summer, when a short crop was not an
ticipated.
A number of New York capitalists
have resolved TO build postal tt telegraph
line to Chicago at once. The company
owns the patent for making a compound
steel and copper wire, and it will use
automatic duplex instruments, capable,
it is claimed of transmitting 1 900
words per minute both ways. One mil
lion dollars was subscribed in an even
ing to build the line.
Late investigations of German scien-
lists have shown that the electric light
ods of illumination in leaving the air
purer, but that it increases the power of
vision in some respects, especially in
distinguishing colors. Red, blue, gr, en-
and yellow are much more distinct un-
der this light than by daylight.
Two Leipsic chemists have devised
process for obtaining sugar in pcrma-
| nently liquid form. This result is said
to be effected by adding to a purified
sugar solution a small quantity Of ctric
acid, which combines wi the sugar
and deprives it of It's tendency to crys-
tallize.
Prof F. B. Hugh, chief of division of
forestry in the agricultural department,
has returned from Europe, and at an
early day will make report of his in
vestigations, with recommendation to
Congress for the planting, preservation,
and maintenance of forests on prairie
and desert lands of the United States
Missouri is the best Southern corn
State, the yield there being 81 bushels
to the acre. The following is the yield
Of the other Southern States West
Virginia, 90 Maryland and kentucky,
"a; Tennessee, %; Texas, 20; Arkansas,
181; Virginia, II; North Carolina and
Mississippi, IA; Louisiana, 10; Alabama,
1913, Georgia, II; South Caroliu 109;
and Florida, g.
The Luray Cave in Virginia, is now
lighted for the first time by the electric
| light, the current, which was the long
est ever attempted for this purpose, be
! ing over four and half miles, lighting
thirteen lamps, each of 1000 candle
power. The effect is grand beyond des
cription, the crystallized formation in
creasing the brilliancy of the light.
DR.. LIE Plongeon, the arch@ologist,
has lately returned from Yucatan, wher
he has been pursuing explorations for
the last eighteen months. He brings
back a large number of molds and pho
togrlphs of his discoveries in the ruins
of the buriei cities Uxmal and Maya
pan. Some Of his discoveries e thinks
will make scientific men take new
interest in tie study of America arch
zoology.
The annual report of Chief Brooks Of
the Secret Service Bureau Of the Treas
ury Department shows that parties have
wrongfully appropriated nearly 1000
0o0 acres of the public land Over 100
indictments have been found against
the conspirators, and several Of the
parties have been tried, convictel, aud
penal servitude of seven years each
meted out to them,