Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06
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union.
The bubonic plague is again spread
ing in India.
CLEvELAND's city clerk wants to tax
clairvoyants.
BELFAST Qreland) engineers won the
eight-hour day.
THE gold finds in Whatcom county,
Wash, are reported as very rich
THE Union Veteran legion adopted
n resolution calling for more pension
legislation.
NEARLY one thousand barrels of SUI
gar cane have been raised on Tennes-
sees state farm.
ENGLISH employers are importing en-
gineers from Germany to take the
places of strikers.
THE Natchez Miss board of health
has interdicted the sale or receipt of
New Orleans newspapers.
The anti-cigarette law of Tennessee
is to bee tested in the federal courts by
the American Tobacco Co.
THE United States consul at Odessa
reports that the failure of grain crops
in Russia covers an extensive area.
THE Musicians union claims that
non-union men were employed in one
of the bands on Labor day at Milwau-
kee
REMARKABLE eel has been discov-
cred in the Fiji islands. 1t has pecu-
liar formation in its throat. which
causes il To whistle when in an excited
state. The eel is IL feet long and sew
eral inches in girth.
The longest distance that n shot has
f.tx Il, a.
teen miles. which was the range of
.Krupp's one hundred and-thirtv ton
steel gun. The shot required for this
gun weighs 1900 pounds
SAM STONE Bush is organizing a com
pany of Louisville (Ky.) men To con
struct a tramway between Dyea and
Lake Lindemann, over the Chil<oot
Pass Mr.. Bush has just returned from
an inspection of the route
SOME women in Russia are preparing
unique gift for DIR. hansen. 1t will
be carpet. with a map of the north
pole regions embroidered in silks.
The places visited by him in his voy-
age will be worked in silver and gold
thread
ACCORDING to the premier OF New
Zealand. homing pigeon recently
flew from Victoria To New Zealand in
three days The distance is about
LOCO miles, and the bird must have
flown without rest At "a speed of about
10 miles an hour.
a NEW invention is "a fan for an at
tachment to sewing machines. The
blades are shaped like those of electri-
cal fans, and it can be quickly and
lyr att To q,
movable member of The machine, bv
whose motion it is ac uated
CONSPICUOUS among the adornments
of the bridal feasts in Brittany is an
artistic and elaborate butter structure.
as fanciful and elegant as the most
beautiful bridal cake, and into this
structure the guests stick split sticks
bearing coins of gold or silver.
A NEW kind Of ice skates will be in
vogue next winter. The skate will be
made with slots in the runners TO sup
port the shafts Of several pairs of roll
ers, which are mounted loosely on the
shafts and have sharpened edges 70 cut
the ice as the skates glides along.
REV DR. PAERHUEsT says. in a recent
letter 10 friend in New York: Il can
not stand by the Sunday saloon pure
and simple. INT do believe in allowing
the sale Of beer and light wines on sun
day. provided they are the accompani-
ment Of an honest meal, honestly paid
for
THE duke Of Argyll lately offered
himself a. = living proof Of the advant-
ages Of desultorv reading. He had
never been - school or college. but he
rfft d 4
his hands on. To this ne attributed his
success in public speaking. for he ''oft-
en- found be had read what others had
not
j. digging At Herculaneum there has
been brought 20 light pillar covered
with bills. one on top Of another. The
paste used ~ stick them was made Of
gum arabic Whom separated and OK
amined they were found 20 boz pro
RrammeS and annou ncements Of pubIi,
meeting and even election procIama
tiOus
ImEE B., 8 genuine a.iId man out I'M
Appleton vs. i~. and be has "a trait thai
IS not common ~ Others OF hi. species
Stranger still Is the fact that Bo.co.
the name Of the wild fellow actual,
eats reptiles Of all kinds while they ar,
alive. he is the most disgusting htt
man iu the country
Prov J.. T. GJmyY. 81 Danvillc. Ill
for several years state gcoIovist. ha
made ono ~ the finest private c0lIcc
tons 81 fossils in the world Ills hou-.
Is not biz enough tD accommodate hi
specimen and Doc i~ uOy Offering then
for ale They must be- kept togstHc-
however Ga t....| MT mart t.stI d.