Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10
CURRENT TOPICS.


BISMARCK is failing rapidly, though
his mental faculties are unimpaircd.
A STRIKE in the Orpha May mine.
Iripple Creek district, assays 81. 700 per
ton.
A STRIKE in the Last Chance mine.
near Penberton, Col, assays from $40
to $500 ton.
SPECIMENS of quartz from the Sheep
creek mining camp in Colorado assayed
$1,000 in gold
THE pin factories OF the United
states manufacture abou: Is, 600, 600 900
pins per year
BISHOP FOWLER will deliver the COM
mencement day address ut Allegheny
college June -.
JULIA WARD HOWE has just cele-
brated her nth birthday anniversary
at Boston. Mass.
COAL is dearer in South Africa than in
any other part of the world; it is
cheaper in China
The first house in Brooklyn was
built just 200 years ago. Now the city
has 10000 of them.
IHE emperor of Austria will be &C
years old in August. lie has been ON
the throne As years.
The late Lord Leighton's personal
estate, appraised at S235, 600 goes bv
Will to his two sisters
a NEBRASKA woman ADVERTISING for
"A husband says she owns good lob
Office and can set type.
WEST VIRGINIA fruit crop renorts
show that the yield of peaches this
year Will be enormous
fTIr Ib;.,o. -.
the government more than 81, 900, 900.
has been sold for Sl5, 900.
III is estimated that this country
spent as much last year for chewing
gum as it did for education.
ST. LOUIS parties are negotiating the
purchase of the New Year mine. near
Lewiston, Mont, for $500, 900.
NJ. GEEvEX Is to paint picture of the
coronation of Gar Nicholas for the city
OF Paris on canvas 3S feet by ~
"A LARGE quantity of Georgia marble
Is TO be used IN the construction of the
new state house in Rhode Island.
BURGLAR recently went through
store at Garden City. Kan, and stole
100 thimbles. He must be a Mormon.
TIE oldest perfumes were those re-
covered from Egyptian tombs. dating
l,'oo to 1000 years before the Christian
era
TALL buildings seem to last we'll
The History hexagonal pagoda Of
Ningpo, China. is said to be l. 100 years
old
THE higAcst inhabited building in
Europe IS the Alpine clubhouse. on
Mt Rosa-1o, 600 feet above the sea
level
An exchange says six things are
requisite TO a happy home. The first
Is a good cook and the other five is
money.
NJ. HEGER, Charlotte Bronte's teach.
or in Brussels, who plays so great a
part in ''Nillette,' died recently. aged
81 years.
Two hundred cooks and 1900 assist
ants were needed TO make ready the
royal dinner given after the browning
at Moscow.
TIE fact that White Sulphur Springs.
rs splendid antidotc for the tobacco
habit Is attracting the attention of
slaves OF the weed
Missouri item: During recent storr,
barn was blown into the nciphbor.
hood Of Webb City for which no owner
has yet been found
The smallest salary paid 10 head OF
n civilized government is e. a wear. 10
the president Of the republic Of Andor-
ra, in the Pyrences
The Corean government has agreed
TO borrow 81. 800. 600 from an American
syndicate 20 build a railway between
Seoul and Chcmulpo.
Tyr ~ an E--v.g-a.t .--
vicinity Of Youngstown, O.. have been
leased by Ohio capitalists and will bc
developed for coal and gas.
MIR o. :. GRAY. of Iiampden. Gear. "a
county. o., has cake OF maple surar
made in the spring Of 1s5G-iust 90
years ago. lt is as sweet and good as
ever.
HARET GARFIELD. son Of the mar
tyred president, has consented 90 at
tend The unveiling OF the Garfield nom
ument ~ Fairmount park Philadcl-
Phia. and 10 is thought Mrs. Garfield
may decide 30 attend also.
lT is reported that q rich gold dis
c'verv has been made a. the foot Of
salt Lake. tab, - miles from Provo.
running $4,000 per ton Hundreds Of
prOePectors ore Hoclsing 20 this district
DAEE vinegar. which is now bciug
put on tic English market. &, REGARDED
a something quite novel. and supcrior
10 malt vinegar Is is noted that the
Arabs and Asiatics have prepared y.pc-
gar from dates for ages past
A CHtNrLOS flower has been .nf-o-
duccd into Europe from the I.tbuius 81
Tchuanfcpcc. The blossoms of this
new -aiscOvcrcd plant are white ip
he morning. changing 20 red al noon
and again 10 blue in the evening.
a CHARrEn has been asked for b, Tho
Georgia Car and Manufacturing CO.. Of
savannah, thc capital stock 90 be- sIOO.
900. with tho privilege Of incrca ,in., TO
$500. 900. The new enterprise will in.
cludc shops for the manufacturing and
repairing Of freight, passenger and
street cars
A SKownEcAN woman. becoming in.
Giguant with her husband. testified
that The pension drawn by him was
not doing him any good, and the dc.
partmcnt cut the pension Off. and the
man went on 10 the poor farm aud
died there. while the widow lost ST. o
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