Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-03-31
CURRENT TOPICS.

A'iihipN Non tarlO) pOllcemen's suits
must bear the union label.
TENNESSEE unions will probably
spend Labor day at Nashville
THERE are said to be just 10 Ameri-
cans, and no more, fighting in the Gu
ban army.
MULES in carload lots have been
shipped at profit from Heppner, Ore.
TO Virginia
1T is now reported that the Greek
government has offered to buy the
island of Crete.
NONE but citizens and residents OF
Boston will be employed in the cree
tion of the new lighthouses
VICTORIA. Australia, has adopted a
law fixing the lowest wages that may
be paid to workmcn in factories.
HARVARD university is TO place in St
saviour church, London, three memoir
lal windows in honor of John Harvard,
who was baptized in the church nearly
800 years ago
A LONDON chemist, who analvzed n
sample of hair rcstorer." sold at half
crown for two-ounce bottle, found
1T to contain only common water. with
traces of salt and sage extract
The man who invented the cone
shaped glass lemon squeezcr made $50
600 out of IL, and was lately offered
100000 for four other inventions of
the same simple and practical kind.
If THE entire population of the world
is considered to be l. 400, 600. 600 the
brains of this number of human be-
ings would weigh l, 922, 7I2 tons. or as
much as % ironclads of the ordinary
size
THERE is n sign in front of a George
town MD. } store that reads as follows:
Born with a brain within brain i
can kure every kind of misery in a
short time with only the best cribs to
be used.
HE meat inspectors of London have
discovered that not only is horse flesh
served to unsuspecting customers in
the metropolis as beef, but also that
goat flesh masquerades as venison at
many restaurants
AN impressionable Paris banker. the
owner of immense riches, died of grief
on hearing that he lost everything in
the world except 100, 900 francsl His
pauper brother on inheriting that sum
from him died Of JOY.
They have just discovered in France
that though the palace OF the Tuiler-
les was destroyed 26 years ago, four Of
metals charged with the preservation
and care of the palace still hold Office
and draw their salaries.
IT Is estimated that the death rate OF
the world is 81 minute, and the birth
rate 40 minute, and this seemingly
light percentage of gain is sufficient
To give net increase of population
each yea OF almost !, 200, 600 souls.
Or Of the largest forests i'm the
world stands on ice. 1t is situated be-
tween Ural and the Okhotsk sea. A
well was recently dug in this region.
when 1t was found that at depth of
$40 feet the ground was still frozen.
A GERMAN doctor says that the two
SIDES OF face are never alike: in two
cases out OF five the eyes are out of
line; one eye Is stronger than the 9th
er in seven persons out OF ten: and the
right ear is generally higher than the
left
A PEASANT living near Milan recent
ly bought pig, which, when killed
was found to have swallowed a metal
matchbox containing two notes Of the
value of $3.50. The finder took the
money to the mayor TO be held bv him
for the loser.
THE Forth bridge is constantly be.
ing reprinted; in fact. no sooner have
the painters reached one end than tbev
nave 70 commence again at the other.
1t takes 30 tons of paint to give il one
coat, and the area dealt with is some
thing like 100 acres.
MAN having died at Darwen. Enc
his wife addressed a long speech TO the
corpse upon her sufTerinrs during her
married life. She then bclabJrcd the
body, smashing chair over the dead
mans head, nece -sitating the inter.
vention Of the police
SoME herald's college is said To have
discovered that the Marchese di Pm
DIM, the Italian premier. has no right
TO his title, which belongs TO another
branch OF his family. According 70
this authority he is probably only
Signor Antonio Starabb
Ir is believed that some 81 the
camels imported in 1855 % run wild in
Arizona are still iu existence. Indians
occasionally rcpor, having seen some
and lately the International Boundary
mission saw two with their spv.
glasses on the Mc>Ican border.
BELGIUM is excited over an extra
ordinary murder case a comui..arv
OF police is accused 81 having killed
and robbed an OLD baroness az Iycile,.
a suburb OF Antwerp Bio tried Oh sell
some bonds That were taken from lcr
safe az tine time 81 tine murder
ONE ~ Che crack shots of Eu-.r. r.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand lie
shoots with lrr.r..--....