Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-12
CONDENSED NEWS.

again.
QUEEN VICTORIA has had the happi-
ness of giving her consent TO Is mar
riages among her 30 grandchildren now
living.
THE Church of England Is supported
by income from investments, endow-
ments and by voluntary contributions
The total revenue of the church is
about f7,0oO,ooO.
Four Thousand lives were lost by a
tidal wave that swept the northeast.
ern coast of Chira. Rice fields were
destroyed and many cattle persisted.
and the region is threatened with fam
inc
THE CARROTS were originally grocers.
and their baltimore house was founded
In 1S49. Their first connection with
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad was bv
an investment in its bonds, which were
offered mt low prices.
THE French governments recall of
Gen. Dodds, the hero of the Dahomey
campaign, from his post of brigadier
general in Indo-China is said to be a con.
cession to growing disposition to
draw the color line in French colonial
affairs. Gen. Dodds is mulatto.
HENRY IRVING carries with him on
tours his own tea-a fine Chinese
variety that comes in silk sacks lie
has his own tea kettle, and. after or
dering hot water, sugar and rolls. he
attends to the making of tea himself
Ellen Terry is very fond of cocoa.
Ii HUNG CHANG has been amazing the
Germans by his capacity for food and
drink. At the banquet given him by
the Electro-Technic society in Berlin
he consumed two bottles of champagne
and part of II third within two hours
and went away straight and sober
THE prince of Wales has two sorts OF
visiting cards. On one, for home use,
Is written Albert Edward on the
other, for continental use. LIE Prince
de Gales The German emperor and
the emperor of Austria print ON their
cards part of their numerous titles
BECAUSE the preacher at n PRAYER
meeting in Randolph county. Ark. said
that any one who would Tote for free
silver ought to be pitched into hell
headforemost." the worshipers in
dulged ip disg-aceful riot, in which
many --rc more or less seriously
hurt.
Two ouges and a half of Thacl1erav's
autoGmph of the Adventures of Phil
fp" brought 500 in London lately.
letter of John Locke, the philosopher.
Vas sold for Sl22, one of King Richard
I'LL Tor 5000, and one Of the several
copies of Burns "Holy Willie's PRAYER"
<etched $685.
The Mr.. Coote whom Lady Burton
made one of her literary executors is
the man on whose advice she acted in
destroying the erotic Scented Gar
den" for which she had been offered
100000. She also as is not generally
known, committed 10 the flames an
other manuscript valued at ss. 900 for
the same reason
Two churches in London that have
been open every day in the week. so
that people might go to rest and pray.
have found TO their cost that MANY
went into prey in another sense. Orna-
ments were stolen, and as the authori.
ties could not afford 10 provide regu-
lar attendant. they found it necessary
to close the churches
THE University of Strasburg contain
ed, in 1883, three men. unknown TO the
other. and each of whom has achieved
international fame. The trio consisted
of Paderewiski, then musical instruc-
tor at the university: Prof Rontgen.
professor Of physics, and Nicola Tesla
who was installing an electric plant
plant for the university.
The house in which william WILDER.
force was born at Hull was sold the
other day at auction for $4,000. after
some vain efforts TO secure it to the
town by public subscriptions. The
house has been visited ANNUALLY bv
thousands Of Americans. and IL 4, no
unusual sight 90 see bands Of Nrprocs
going TO Hull 10 visit the place. II will
be used hereafter rs warehouse.
MIN are 50 scarce and 50 popular in
Atchison that a mother YVES Obliged 70
ask the police 20 corral Ier son. who
after three days absence. she concfud.
ed had been kidnapped Jv the girls
They had kept him M 10 late nights
70 take them 90 parties and got him
out 50 early in the morning 10 20 hi.
cycling That nc had found IL not worth
while going home at all. she said.
TIE viOlencelio is not an instrument
IN the playing OF which a girl can dis
play grace as well as talent: vet. like
everything else. 1t is falling into the
hands Of women. The highest prize Al
the last examinations Of the brussels
Sonse fYatory was won by the violonccl
2
About year ago a Wichita Kan
man was juryman az the trial Of a man
accused Of counterfeiting. The iunle
ments Of the counterfeitrr vyer, Ia ,.,i
dence, and the juror examined ttcru
closely. After the trial was over Inc
went home and made some counterfeit.
ing tools himself &c was caus,bt ......
recently tried and is nov in prison.
a BURIINGTOy (Vt man gives ,ho
baby au airing by putting i. I'm fb.
baby carriage and then ATTACHING no
carriage 10 his bicycle. It is pre,,,,
hard work towing the carriage Con-.
cially uphill, but be is stimulated he
che consciousness thai he has dcvei
oped a new scheme.
DnEsDES Is considered one Of the
centers Of musical culture yet 10 has
not had until recently a pod concert
hall A few weeks ago new hail
was completed. the acoustics Of which
have been pronounced good. IL Is mod.
eicd tier the Gesvandhaus, a. Leipsfc.
and Is capacity Is 800 seata