Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-04-22
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south coast of India is very rich.
In the year 100 over one-half of the
city of Edinburgh was destroyed by
FIRE.
DEEP and rapid breathing is recon-
mended rs n means of stopping hic-
cough.
ALEXANDER FREEMAN, of Sailors
Snug Harbor, Staten Island, is now 40
years old.
JEFFERSON. Ga, is the center of the
population of colored folks in the
United States.
The spring and autumn maneuvcrs of
European armies cost over two million
pounds sterling
IN 1s22 Canton, China, was almost
obliterated by fire which swept over
three-tifths of the city.
THE great fire" of London in 1868
destroyed property estimated to ex-
coed $50, 600 900 in value.
CONDENSED food has not been sue
cess, according to the war department
experiments on soldiers
In 1929 over 1900 houses were
burned in Constantincple, and 1000
lives were lost in the FIRE.
GEO. III. BELL, postmaster of Caron
City, Neb., has been swindled out of
u, 100 by two spiritual mediums.
INCREASED business has compelled the
Canadian Pacific railroad to increase
Its train service nearly 80 per cent.
A RUBY of the best quality and more
than three carats is worth more than d
diamond of the same size and weight.
OVER two thousand dollars has been
IL
Malabar wrecked off Gille 10 years
ago.
GEORGIA has 200 square miles of coal
beds in one body, besides other great
beds in the Chattanooga and Cohut.a
ranges.
ABOUT two thousand fishing nets Of
unlawful mesh have been seized at
Grand Haven, Mich, by the state game
warden.
THE population of the world averages
1O9 women to every 100 men. Eight
ninths of the sudden deaths are those
of males.
ALDEN j. BLETHEN. founder of the
Penny Press at Minneapolis. Mimi. has
made gift of the entire plant to his
employees
WHILE preaching at Curtis Bay md
Baptist church, Pastor VIM. Il. Bailey's
tongue was paralyzed and he lost all
power CT speech.
The manufacturers of Knoxville
have subscribed $40. 800 for the purpose
OF making suitable exhibits at the Ten
nessec centennial
IHE time for the reunion of the So
ciety 90 The Army of the Potomac has
been changed to September Is and l. ,
at Burlington, Vt.
THE great Chino ranch, in southern
California composing 40. 900 acres of
land, Is T. be sold to London syndi-
cate for s.. 200, 600
COPENHAGEN is to have woman's
theater, with women TO manage it.
women 20 act all the parts and women
to write the plays.
a THIEF cut the leadpipe in Police
man CrOn.n's house in Chicago. and he
was almost drowned in the flood of
water which came.
NEARLY 10000 horses-aged. infirm.
weak from overwork, starving and ia.
tigued-arc said to be fed to leeches
annually at Bordeaux
BosToN, which is "a sticlller for gram
NAUTICAL language. is considering a
way through Il subway.
LONDON city has now about twenty
three miles of roadway laid with noise
less materials. three-fourths being as
5halt and the rest wood
A sEvEN-FooT colored man is now
Playing Uncle Tom in Southern Kan
sas He was born in California and
has brothers just as tall
THE deepest gold mine in the world
is at Eureka. Cal: depth 2.29O feet.
The deepest silver mine is at Carson
City. New; depth $500 feet.
DooLY is the most prosperous county
IN the state of Georgia. 1t has assessed
no county taxes for two years and has
Just completed an 5000 Jail.
NEW ESGLAND's maple sugar crop is
reported 10 be short this year. but the
spruce gum crop is said to be all right,
in both quality and quantity
NEATsFOOT oil has been used as a
substitute for Goa liver oil. 1t is pre-
pared by boiling the feet of oxen. prev.
iously deprived Of their hoofs
II is asserted by local surveyors
that the government survey located
about $500 acres OF good farming
land" inside the limits of klamath lake.
Ore.
II 1912 Hamburg was burned: 4.2ig
buildings were destroyed. their esti-
mated value be So, 600. 900: 100 lives
were lost by falling walls and similar
accidents
Plans for a ten-story 500. 600 hotel
have been filed i'm New York by -. O..
Mills. The hotel is designed for working
people who can not afford 20 pay the
prices demanded at the other hostel
ries
CALIFoRNtA orange growers have
made moro money 50 far this year than
~ many seasons. The early crop Of
naval oranges was Of unusual quantity
and quality.
lN Berlin the height Of buildings is
limited % ,he width Of the street. in
Paris % one-half more than the width
iiof The street, in Chicago % 80 feet aid
IN Boston 20 81 times the width Of the
street
THE granG army men Of Rhode Island
have formally decided 20 push Col Dan.
iel X. Ballou. past department com.
mandcr, for the Office 81 commander.
in-cbief at the national encampment in
st. Paul next September.
Two MN intoxicated and driving a
large gray horse hitched 90 "a wagon