Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-18
CURRENT TOPICS.

e>>-Ss~oo VI tNtiNt ultn-
IT is said that Bismarck is one of tho
most superstitious men in Germany.
The first needle factory in the United
States is soon to be established in Chi.
cago.
HE British museum receives an aver
age annual installment of $50, 900 news
papers
EDWARD EVERETT HALE is expected
20 return from the Pacific coast about
Easter.
THE business men of the city of Mex
leo are to- give n dinner 20 President
piaz on April ,.
A CHICAGO thief recently stole soda
water fountain. He worked two hours
in taking it apart.
THE mills and factories established
by the Salvation army give employ
nrent to 10, 700 persons.
IN the New York cat show there are
several animals valued Mt sums ranging
from 500 to - 800 apiece.
RUsKIN's profits in his books for the
last ten years represent nearly two
hundred thousand dollars.
Thirty children were FRUSTRATED on
the stage of n theatcr at Mount Etna.
Ind, by the fumes of red fire
LEBANON On. H. sportsmen intend 20
raise English pheasants, to be liberated
IN that vicinity as game birds
Two-rnIRDs of all the painters and
decorators in Pittsburgh struck for an
advance from S2.10 to 50 IA day.
Two men claim to have made $500 in
the last five months gathering pearls
from mussels in Missouri streams.
Tom ATp nlanfS have haar, ,r,.., ftaJ ~,
potato plants giving crop of toma-
toes above ground and of potatoes be-
low.
j. q. RIcH, remarkable hunter and
trapper of Bethel, Me, captured n live
lynx IA few days ago. This is rarely
done.
LADY PARRY. widow of the distin-
guishcd Arctic explorer. Sir w. T.
Parry, died recently at the age of IS
years. 90
A WOMAN in Simpson county. KY,
still spins and weaves all the cloth for
the clothing worn by her husband and
children.
THERE will be 23,5s5 Worlds fair
medals, weighing in the aggregate o.
112 pounds The diplomas will num-
Der "a, 1888.
THE baby boy of George Ryner. of
Poughlleepsie. y. ", fell into n tub and
died from the effects of swallowing in
digo water.
TUMBLERs of nearly the same shape
and dimensions as those employed to-
day have been found in great numbers
at Pompeii.
The women of the university of Mich
igan raised 5000 for the womens gym
nasium fund recently by giving leap
year party.
The late Prince Henry, Of Batten-
berg. who was quite versatile. left the
score of an operetta that is said to pos
sess great merit.
FOUR trees have been discovered
growing from one trunk on a farm on
Elk river, Mo. The first trunk is about
eight feet high.
The statement that the Gospel is
preached in thirty different languages
in the United States shows what a
polyglot people we are.
ABYssINIA is one of the most ancient
monarchies in the world Until re-
Gently, however, the king was generally
afraid of his chiefs.
BISMARCK has been paying 900 MARKS
a year out of his own yocllets for so
years to three soldiers who lost their
eyesight at Koniggratz.
COLUMBIA college has let up on
Greek After this year it will not be
required for entrance to the college nor
for the degree of bachelor of arts.
The prevailing religion of Abyssinia
is very corrupted form of Christianity.
1t is professed by the majority of the
TlenUla nd l,x- b. ,.ata
A NEW YORK florist has Just paid sfO.-
900 for the sole rights to the Michigan
carnation known as "Murella." 1t is n
very large flower of deep-red color.
a NEW YORK man who discovered a
hire in tenement early a few morn
Ings ago aroused the sleeping inmates
by firing pistol several times in the
hall.
DANIEL III. CHASE. of Middletcwn,
Ct, now in his SD year. is the oldest
and the first graduate of Wesleyan
university, having been graduated in
1893
The ear of Russia has set aside 200
600 roubles almost 800. OOW to be dis
tributed among the charitable institu-
tions of Moscow, in honor of his corona
ton.
An eastern king. the Inman Of Mus
eat. has in his collection pearl worth
s1s5OOO. weighing twelve and one-haIf
carats. Through il the daylight can be
seen.
IT is proposed 10 double deck" the
Union stock yards at Chicago. The
ground space will be devoted entirely
20 cattle and that above TO sheep and
hogs.
a PHILADELPHIA woman who suffered
from spinal curvature for % years.
stopped down the other day 90 button
her shoes. and now she finds herself
cured
WV CHOOKEs. the English scientist
has been in south Africa for some time.
and for this reason his views in regard
20 'he Roentgen X ray have not been
obtainable
TIE suggestion is 20 be made ~ the
Servian parliament that the bachelor
shall pay double taxes between his
thirtieth and ffty-sixth years. while the
widower is 60 De allowed five years
grace.
k1EFF clerk went chess mad re-
Gently lie threw up his position. play
ed chess all day long. and when ne
could find no partner played alone
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