Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-11
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human life is ten days per annum
On the Klondyke the thermometer
goes as low as GO degrees below zero.
The Yukon river is closed by ice
from November to the latter part of
May.
The Klondy<e mining region is in
the latitude OF Iceland and lower
Greenland.
J. Howard NICHOLS of Boston, has
given $40 600 library TO the town of
Kingston, y. H.
In is >, 500 miles from San Francisco
TO St Michaels, and 500 miles from ST.
Michaels to Dawson City.
MoNsIGNoR WM. II. O'CoNNELI, rector
of the American college at Rome is
visiting his family in Lowell, Mass.
The jaw bone of the average whale
is % feet in length. The tongue of
such monster will yield ton of oil
OsTEND is TO have new docks, at a
cost of SIS, 600, 900. The Belgian gov
eminent will share the expense with
the city.
The princes of Wales has two dogs
that have taken first prize at the La
dies Kennel association, at the Botan-
ical gardens in London.
FoUB small skunks, "as gentle as
kittens" have taken up their abode
under drug store in the town of Wis
ner, Mo, and no one has seen fit to dis
possess them.
BIBLES and prayer books are neces-
sites according to an English county
court decision, and must be paid for by
the hus band when the wife obtains
them on credit
DOCTOR says that in society one
may always tell the girls whose
parents have arisen from the humber
classes to wealth by the superior quail
ity of their hair
The city OF Los Gatos Cal, has Just
dedicated what its people call Bunker
Hill park. Soil from the historic hill
at Boston was scattered in the air at
the dedication ceremony
FRANCHErrI, the banker composer. is
building an opera house at his country
seat, where he can have his own works
performed without subjecting them
10 the judgment of managers
A BELFAST Me. marlletman provides
a good big lounge, placed in front of
his store, as an inducement for his Gus
toners to tarry while they think of
more things they want to order.
The old house in Dnlsburg, York
county, Pa. in which Senator QUAY
was born, is to be purchased by the
republicans of the town and neigh
borhood, and used as club house by
them
CANDIDATE for the postmastership
at Waldoboro, Me. owns G25 hens and
chickens, and urges as one claim for
the position that man that can man
age big flock of hens successfully is
equal 10 any public trust
A Rhode ISLAND man is going into
the wishbone business lie will buv
the magic little bones from firms that
sell canned chicken aud then dispose
Of them 10 the feminine purchasers
for decorative and sentimental pur-
poses.
IT is announced that Mr. George w.
Vanderbilt proposes to build in Ashe.
vile, y. c., a hospital for the treat
ment Of consumptIvcs and persons suf-
fering with contagious diseases lie
will donate 100000 as q starter for
the institution.
MUCH satisfaction is expressed in
England over the prODa oility OF set
Element OF the sealing controversy By
the conference. The exact date OF the
conference has not been settled but il
will probably meet during the third or
fourth week in October
lHE question OF free traficing ir
musical diplomas and titles s, to be-,
raised in parliament Recently a
plumber and a sanitary engineer. with
others were Signatures In q company
70 hold examinations 100 music. the
total paid up capital being $50
TIE find OF the papvri on the Dor.
oers OF the Libyan desert is said 10 be-,
very valuable. as dating back 20 about
90 years after the cruc.fvion b., found
% contain many detached sayings OF
Christ They wiil soon bee published
by the Egypt exploration fund
oNg hundred Paris detectives went
on strike recently. They objected 90
one OF the iusrs tors and 20 being
obliged 90 keep the run Of travellers
when they leave hotels and boarding
houses. a. they had all they could DO
70 watch them when they arrive.
For use in large Ia. or shops where
II is necessary 90 cut the cloth RAPIDLY.
a new cutter mas short blade rigid y
attached 20 hinged arm. with an os-
cilating blade fastened 10 o sliding
bar on the arm. 90 be rapidly raised
and lowered ~ power as the cutter
runs over the cloth.
a TKOTcAL lesther-back turtle.
weighing b-5 pounds. got astray into
Chesapeake bay a few days ago and
was captured by some stout G.hcruer.
II IS feet inches long and feet .
inches broad. The shell Is black and
rather soft. like leather. and seven
longitudinal ridges rIu down The back
from head 90 tail.
a BFiGIAS gourmand ~ Mons has
bequeathed 81 900 90 i've friend, FOR an
annual dinner. which they must al.
tend, dressed in mourning. entering
the room with a flag 20 the music Of
an accordion. the bill Of fair 20 con
tain his favorite dishes and wines
RECENTLY patented swinging sofa
Is designed TO take the place Of a ham
mock, and is fitted with spring steel
arms attached 20 its base ~ each end.
and projecting upward 10 hold the
ends Of the straps which support the
hanging sofa, a cord being attached 20
one end TO rock the lounge when q
psrsen is lying dove.
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