Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-02-24
CURRENT TOPICS.

CEyLoN will spend $40, 900 on an ex-
hibit at the Worlds fair.
FRANCES last torpedo boat made
twenty-three knots and a half in a bad
sea
will be the fashionable shades next
season.
THERE is weed in Northern Or
egon which renders horses that eat it
insane.
THERE are only 1000 people in Ice
land, but they print eight newspapers
on the island.
1t is said that the best Welsh scholar
living is an English woman, Mrs Ann
Walter Thomas
GEN ANNENKoFF is at work on the
plan for a canal between the Black sea
and the Caspian.
An Augusta (Me.) dentist is credited
one of his own teeth.
The average duration to human life
Is said to be increasing ut the rate of
ten years each century.
MAIL matter is sent between Paris
and Berlin. n distance of ZOO miles,
through pneumatic tubes.
vides for only women Jurors in coro-
ner's inquests on women.
L. w. WEBSTER, of BeclSwith, New,
attempted to kick horse and while
doing so broke his own leg.
A YELLOW dog with two TOW balloons
keeping his tail taut stampeded Phila-
aelphia shoppers the other day.
ARTIFICIAL teeth are so much in use
haf - N -
to supply the demand last year.
RossINI's centenary occurs on Febru-
airy 20 and the day will 5e extensively
observed in the large Italian cities.
The Scotch parliament passed a law
permitting women to propose to men
during the reign of Queen Margaret
THOMAS a. EDISON was born forty
i've years ago, in Alva, O., the town
from which he gets his middle name.
ALONG the coast of the United States
during the past fourteen years there
have been 10, lbs casualties to vessels.
IN cases where nature intends that
insects shall feed on flowers at night.
the flowers they select are all Oft white
color.
PORTUGAL, which has the population
OF Pennsylvania, with smaller area,
has nearly as large debt as the United
States.
JOSEPH FRANCIS, founder of the
United States Life Saving service is.
at the age of ninety, writing his auto
biography.
MRS MILLER, twenty years of age, is
courageous deputy marshal in the
Indian territory. She shrinks from no
fatigue or danger
The energy of stroke of lightning
is estimated by Carl Henry to be equal
to that of 100 horsepower engine
working ten hours
BLEssED are the merciful" is the
text that is engraved upon the cross of
st. George, which was presented bv
Queen Victoria to Florence Nightin-
gale.
BOSTON is considering three plans for
new city hall One would cost s.. 900.
600, another 81 400, 600, while the pres
ent structure could be enlarged for 81, g.
900, 600.
NURsEEYAiEN now sell trees on the
hfteen-year plan-that is the nursery
man Is to receive choice of anv two
crops grown on the trees inside of If
teen years in payment Of the trees
Miss MATILDA PmLLIPs, the only
sister of Adelaide Phillips, and herself
noted opera singer, lives in the fam
ily's old homestead at Marshfield.
Mass, the old home of Daniel Webster.
A srERNLY just English magistrate
fined grocer at Wolverhampton. n
pound and cost for weighing the paper
in with some sugar and charging the
buyer for full pound of sweetness
WHITE tar is one of the latest inven-
lions or discoveries. il will not become
soft under the suns rays in any eli
mate and is expected TO lie used large
ly in callSing the deck seams of fine
yachts
II is figured out that II the entire
population of the world. comprising
/, 800 600, 600 people. were divided into
families of FIVE, Texas could furnish
each family with half acre lot and
have plenty of land to spare.
So MANY spurious works by old mas
tiers and celebrated modern artists have
been palmed Oft lately in Europe that
the Belgian police are doing their ut
most 70 discovery the factory. which
has been located in that city.
The watchmakers Of Switzerland. at
recent convention in Berne. decided
70 make an exhibit at Chicago Of their
finest and costliest watches, but not TO
attempt any competition with Ameri-
can manufacturers in cheaper grades.
Az English method of keeping the
dainty embroidered cover Of the toilet
table fresh and clean, is 90 have piece
OF plate glass cut 20 fit the top OF the
table exactly This is laid over the
cover. and while all its beauty is Just
as apparent no dust can come near il.
BINS. Pooh was born in Raymond.
n. H., September o. 1895, enlisted
June, 1912. and was in service as fifer
until mustered out November follow
ing. lie is still living in Raymond. ana
drawing a pension as "A veteran OF the
war Of 10. and is in remarkable vigor-
Gus health.
THE sword and bloody dagger taken
from the body Of James ". Of Scotland.
on tloden field are, with Queen Vic
tOria's permission. 20 toe deposited in
the restored parliament hall. ia Edin-
burgh II was from the fortress in that
city that the unfortunate monarch ven
tured forth % the battle in which he