Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-04-29
CURRENT TOPICS.

Boston and New York are pit miles
apart.
The cholera epidemic IN Calcutta is
spreading.
MONTREAL is only AL miles north of
Washington.
HALIFAX is $50 miles northeast of
Washington.
FROM Washington, to Athens, Greece,
is 5,O05 miles.
LIMA, Peru, is S.5l5 miles southwest
OF, Washington.
SAN Francisco, Cal, is $3.50 miles
west of New York.
FORTY million tac<s a day is the ont
put of factory in Fall River.
THERE are in all 30 miles of book
shelves, all filed, at the British muse
um.
Our of every three companies regis
tered in England two become insolv-
emit
FROM New York to the mouth of the
Congo river the mail route requires 81
days.
The distance between Cape Town,
South Africa, and Washington is G,6si
miles.
THIRTY days are required for mail
to travel betweeen New York and Cal
cutta.
FROM Shanghai China, to Washing
ton the distance by the nearest route is
5000 miles.
SENATOR WoLcorT, of Colorado, is re-
garded as the best amateur cyclist in
Washington.
The oldest national flag in the world
is that of Denmark, which has been in
use since the year 1919.
THERE are said to be $50 generals on
the active list of the Spanish army with
other officers in proportion.
The Salvation army has opened
mission in Chinatown, San Francisco,
and is meeting with success.
THREE HUNDRED miners are showed
in in the mountains of Alaska. near
Cooks Inlet, and many of them will
perish.
GEN. MACEo, leader of the Cuban in
surgents, has captured 2S towns. >. 79i
stands of arms and 3I4 rounds of am
munition.
RIcHAN-YoUNG is the pleasing sug-
gestive combination of the names of
couple married in Camden Me, few
days ago.
THE output of gold from Alaska last
year is estimated at S.. GOO, 600. and of
this 100000 came from the Yukon
placer mines.
TIE st. Lonis directory for 1896 Just
issued. indicates that the population of
the city is now GIL, 26S, an increase of
145,O59 since 1890.
N conversiHg with one of the Amer
lean athletes King George, of Greece.
expressed the desire to visit this coun-
try in the near future.
In is stated that two OF the successful
candidates in the recent municipal cleo.
tons in Chicago expended $50 600 apiece
and another one $40. 600
DEsCARTEs' tercentenarv will be oh.
served by the publication Of complete
edition of his works by authority of
the French government.
SEVEN colleges have conferred the
degree of IL ID. on Gen. Francis \.
Walker, president of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
AMSTERDAM is iutersected by canals.
which divide the city into about 30 isl.
ands Communication with them is
had by about 500 bridges.
CRIPPLE CREEK now has population
of 10000. In 1892 it had 1900 1t is
estimated that this years output will
reach 2O,0OO,O0O tons OF ore.
EMANUEL HoFFMAN. OF jefferson
county. Mo, has been fined $500 for
Flowing over graveyard and which
was on farm ne had bought
MEssRs. RoTHsCHUD brothers have
given tine sum of 30 900 francs TO the
University of Paris for travelling schol.
arships for students Of history.
The Jewish colony in Haverhill is in
trouble because some miscrcant poured
kerosene oil into the bread being made
In Jewish bakery the ether dav.
EX-UNITED STATES TREASURER NFnr-
EEE says that by continuous count of
an expert it will require 20 hours tc
handle 100. 600 standard silver dollars.
ARGENTGNA received -. 900 immi.
grants last year the largest number
since the financial crash of 1890. in
which year the immigrants were Is 600.
A BILL has been introduced in the
New York Legislature providing for the
brewing Of pure beer in that state. and
imposing heavy penalties for its viola.
ton.
THERE arc immense quantities OF
coal in British Columbia. but IT, can not
be mined 20 advantage tin the railroad
facilities are better It's claimed tina,
valuable oil fields are 20 be- found
there
A CAVE containing large collcc-
ton Of ancient pottery thought 10
have been made bv the Az-ecs was
discovered by prospector at TWEEN
ty-nine Palms. Southern California. re-
Gently.
a MAsToDoy tooth twelve inches long
nine inches wide and three ircbe-
thick was found iu Oklahoma recently
by a. " Stewart. who was digging a
well on his farm
LADY LoSDOyDERnY has had a lug.
ger built az Southampton Of cedar and
mahogany. 20 feet on the water line
with silver-plated aluminium fittings
and silk sails. u Is 90 be- called the
Metueada.
POLK COUNTY MO- business peonle
are booming their own favored IocaIity
by having printed on the cnvclopcs
they send through the mails the le.
Rend: 'The land Of the red-cheeked
children"
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