Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-04-01
CURRENT TOPICS.

a NEW comic opera. with William
rem as its subject, is threatened
So MANY birds and monkeys crowd
the telegraph lines of Mexico at night
that copper wires are used.
ITO be in brown study is Il cor
ruption of brow study, n study attend
ed by contraction of the brows.
THERE are now IS, 600, 900 worth of
one-cent pieces in circulation. and the
call upon the mint is still for more.
THE Bob's Bar oil well, on Little Crab.
near Hartman, Tenn, is now flowing
20 barrels per hour, or $50 barrels per
day.
THIEVES broke into the Central the
hter, Bethlehem, Pa, but were put to
flight by band of Indians showing
there.
AT Cedar City, Mo. fragment of
rock thrown by a blast in a quarry
killed Negro standing 100 yards
away.
IT is reported that the Standard Oil
Co. will abandon its Cleveland (OD
offices as headquarters for the incor-
poration.
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT has Just re-
ceived thirteen cases from Italy con-
tanning vases for his summer villa at
Newport.
AS dead as a herring" is an express
sion arising from the fact that herring
die very quickly after being taken out
of the water.
WILD horses have increased to such
an extent in Queensland that the ami
mails are being shot, With view to re-
duce the numbers
POET LAUREATE AUSTIN is said to be
SO much annoyed at the criticisms pass
ed upon his official verse that he con-
templates resigning.
The family of James Il. McTaegart.
of Brooks, Me, Is remarkable one. in
the fact that the father and seven sons
are all railroad men.
IHE finest tomb in Great Britain is
undoubtedly that of the duke of Hamil-
ton, In the grounds of the dukes seat.
1t cost over 81 200, 600
4 HUGE electric fountain is to be the
feature of a big dry goods house now
approaching completion in the shop
ping district of New York
FROM seven railway passenger sta
tions to two within decade is appar-
emily TO be Boston's notable record in
settling the terminal problem
THE annual report of the superin-
tendent of the Detroit house of correc-
ton, just issued. discloses the fact that
during 1895 that institution earned
S35, GOO.
CURFEw bells are to be rung in Oma-
ha and Lincoln, Neb., warning children
under 10 years to remain in their homes
after eight p. IN. in winter and nine in
summer.
WHILE coughing violently Miss Mel.
lie Wright. of Delhi, n. Y. elected
tooth from her lungs, and her health.
which had been very critical. is i'm.
proving.
MIcHIGAS's oldest practicing phv.
stefan is DIR. VIM. Sprague, OF Cold
water. He is % years old and has
practiced in that town more than half
a century.
JUDGE SLACK, of San Francisco. has
dismissed the suit of the executors
against the will of the late ex-senator
Fair and the children have withdrawn
their contest.
The citizens of Louisiana are going
to erect n monument in Stonewall Gem.
etery at Winchester, Va, in memory of
the confederate dead Of Louisiana who
are buried there.
THERE is man 80 years old in the
Montgomery county pa alms-house
who boasts that no has never done a
days work in his life and he saws he
that he never will.
a TORPEDO boat was successfully
transferred by rail from st. Peters
burg 20 SebastOpOl little while ago.
and number Of others will now be
sent in the same way TO the Black sea
fleet
THE Higginson brothers have struck
II rich in their mine about seven miles
mp Summit canyon, near Provo. Utah.
According TO assays. the ore carries
1900 ounces in silver and S4j in gold tc
the ton.
As Az acknowledgment Of Queen
Nietorias hospitality 70 his son a few
months ago, the Ameer Of Afghanistan
mas just sent her presents valued al
10000 pounds sterling
GLADSTONE, when he met President
faure recently, said that the reason he
would not spend any time i'm Paris was
De'ause when one is deaf and sees but
lmperfectly IL is better 10 stay al home
with ones family"
j. England and Wales the number
voters is 2. sG2.@f7 ia the counties. g.t,q
O24 in the bOroughs and 1G..t7 in tbc
universities. The total number az v,..
ers In the United Kingdom Is G.tt5. 4g1
out Of a population of 3g.1Is 600.
a coLORED man living near Nasop.s
Orange county. Va. is gradually turn
ing white. Ills body is covered with
patches Of clear. white skin. which arc
gradually growing larger
TlfE statue Of John Brgh. recently,
unveiled ~ Westminster is highly dis
pleasing 20 the dead statesman family.
They have written % the duke Of De.
vonshire protesting against the work
Az effort Is being made 20 find the
whereabouts Of every man who carried
= Whitworth rife in the confederate
'rmy, the object being to form an asso-
cation Of the survivors Of the greatest
cody ~ saarpsbooters evsr known.