Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-02-03
CURRENT TOPICS.

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THE heaviest woman in Europe has
just died in Bavaria She weighed $50
pounds
ONE of Bismarck's amusemcnts is
pistol practice at which, in his youth,
he was an expert
THE English language is now more
generally spoken than any other by
the educated world
Mr. CnuEToN COLLINS has recently
published book aiming to show that
Tennyson is a plagiarist
The United Kingdom has lSO. 600 land
owners who possess between them the
whole OF the landed possessions
TnE statue of Queen Isabella will
bring TO the sculptor, Miss Harriet Hos
mer, the sum of SIS, Goo. Pretty good
figure.
QUEEN EMMA. of Holland has insur-
ed her life in trust for her daughter for
sum equivalent 10 over half million
sterling.
THERE is = map of Delaware. n ".
on file in Albany, which Jay Gould made
forty years or 80 ago, when he was a
surveyor.
MAN OEELI- the witty Frenchman,
expresses the opinion that the people
OF Boston are educated beyond their
intellects
IT Is stated that in some of the Eng
lish agricultural districts. the popula-
tion has decreased 80 per cent since
the last census
AcCoRplNG 10 the census mortgage
statistics, Tennessee had per capita
mortgage debt in 1850 of SIS against
Sl7e for Kansas
THE lato Cardinal Manning said OF
the United States. " is great coun-
try, wonderful country. the hope OF
the human race"
WM. DEAN IiowEIIs receives Si7. 600
year, which is more money than Ed
gar Allen Poe saw in the whole time Of
his literary career
IloM PFpRo'S daughter, the countess
d'Etcc. has n fine soprano voice and
might have been prima donna if she
had had it cultivated
a Pooa man IN 81. Louis. who some
years ago befricndcd a bcrrar in dis.
ress. has just received $50. 900 re.
mem brauce from that Individuals es.
tate.
THERE is young woman in Mime
npolis who has contrived to amaze her
friends by boasting tina. New York
sculptor was making bust of her
foot
SENATOR STANFORD will press his bill
for government loan of SiOO. OOO. 900 on
farming lands 20 the amount of one.
half their assessed value Mt > per cent.
interest.
THE carmorant is still occasionally
used for fishing in preserved waters in
England The bird generally wears a
light collar 10 prevent it from swallow
ing the fish
CURIOUS sign has been adopted at
bombay. ~ native baker proud OF
his knowledge OF English. European
loafer." being printed in large letters
over his door.
JUICE PATTERSON, of Lancaster Pa.
has sentenced two men who pleaded
guilty TO stealing i;cg OF beer to terms
OF three years and eight months each in
the eastern pcnitent.ary.
EN- laEAsUnEE ARCHER. Of MARYLAND.
now in the state pcnitcntiarv. is en-
ployed as steward of the hospital and
IN the care of the sick. lie is visited
once a month by his daughter.
THE. congress Of Nicaragua has order
ed that ten young men. 10 be $, lected
from the different provinces OF the re-
public. l. e sent TO Europe to be educat-
ed 1T the expense o: the State.
II Is n sign OF fair weather II the
cluster Of small air bubbles formed bv
the sugar collectald remain 10 tho cen
terof the cup. II they rush TO the sides
1t vii. surely rain before night.
1T is said that Swiss savant has
made a discovery by which ne reduces
milk 10 dry powder in such manner
that by the addition of water it at once
assumes all its natural properties
The Delsarte remedy for insomnia is
70 rise from your sleepless couch. shake
your hands. wiring them. twist them.
and then. rubbing yourself with rough
mittens, you return 20 bed--to sleep
LARGE heads do not always indicate
intellect Prof. Virchoyv. the German
scientist points out that the Greeks.
one Of the most intellectual of nations.
are also one of the smallest headed
race.
ALMONDS are such near cousins L.,
peaches that one can be grated upon
the other. and the analogy is made
palmer in this instance because tho
almond on the tree is also covered by a
pulp.
PRACTICAL ELEcTRICITY announces
that new electric carriage will soon
be exhibited on the streets OF Boston
that will 90 up hill and down hill
az rate Of from ten TO fifteen miles an
hour
mis- ELLSWORTH MILLER. OF Cold
Springs. y. y, IS the mother OF two
sets Of triplets, hrec pairs OF twins
and two other children. making in all
fourteen children bon 20 her within
eight years.
TnE county Of Sussex, in England
yearly sends up % London 100. 900 tons
OF chickens. Five hundred and sixty
thousand chickens are reclsoncd Ia
make ! 900 tons
THERE are some curious things IN
Yellowstone Park. among which is r.
hole which has no bottom that has vet
been reached A line has been dropped
down nearly 1000 feet and yet il did
not touch bottom
THs LATEST man in Michigan lives In
Lyons His movements were 40 slow
tiffN other day that be got caught he.