Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-07-13
CURRENT TOPICS.

IN every million of people in the
world there are 500 who are blind.
A PART of the German soldiers
equipment is n four ounce religious
book.
Ok the west and southwest coasts of
Corea the tide rises and falls from 20
to SIS feet.
THE spoken language of China is not
written. and the written Language is
not spoken.
MEN of Skaters size make splendid
fighters. They can't run, under any
circumstances.
SOUTH AMERICAN ants have been
known to construct = tunnel three
miles in length.
The people of Norway are greatly
alarmed at the spread of liquor drink
ing among them
THE weight Of the Greenland whale
IS 100 tons, which is equal to that of SIS
elephants or 40 bears
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is a viii
lage In Wales that enjoys the privilege
of being counted as one word in tele-
grams.
MORE eggs are produced in France
than in any country in the world, the
number being about ~, 900, 600 an
nually.
The average weight of the brain of
the Chinaman is greater than that of
any other race on the globe except the
Scotch.
a SIX months cruise will decrease
the speed of ship Is per cent This
Is owing to the barnacles that form on
ships hull.
The Japanese foot has been praised
for its strength and beauty. Japanese
can walk incredible distances without
feeling weary.
CURIOUS fact has been noted by
Arctic travelers-snow. when at very
low temperature, absorbs moisture and
dries garments.
IwENTY-NINE sheep introduced into
the Australian colonies in l7ss are now
represented by 100. 600, 600 of the finest
wool sheep in the world.
The japanese have three different
forms OF salutation. One is for salut-
ing an inferior, one for an equal and
another for saluting a superior.
a DANISH locomotive engineer has
been punished with a fine of Si2. 600
ana four months Imprisonment for
causing railroad accident by his
carelessness.
The trees in the streets OF Paris are
looked after by a public official ap-
pointed just for that purpose, and
therefore the Partisan streets always
look beautiful
BETWEEN Madagascar and the coast
OF India there are about I6 600 islands.
only 600 of which are inhabited. but
most Of which are capable OF support
ing population.
IT is peculiar fact that with most
men the growth Of the hair is greater
on one side OF the face than the other.
IL is said that hair always grows more
quickly on that side on which we are
stronger.
ATTACHED to the army OF Norway is
a corps of skaters armed with rifles
They can be maneuvered on the ice or
over the snowfields of the mountains
with rapidity equal TO that Of the best
trained cavalry.
CARE GHsSEZ. on the French coast
opposite Dover is 90 have a new cleo
trio light that will be visible IS miles
of. II viii be- OF 9 100000 candle pow
er, and Is expected to pierce for FOR a
distance of l6 miles. 1t will give out a
white flash
Al soulac in Gasconv. cross was
discovered pro jecting above the sand.
Further investigation showed that 10
was attached 10 a steeple. and later "a
well-pres.s fTe4 church OF the thirteenth
century WAS excavatcd. The church is
now iu use
TIE favOrite means OF transnorta-
tion IN HAVANA is by one-horse VIC
torias, Of which there are thousands.
Two persons are enabled 20 go 90 any
point within the city limits for "a ncseta.
which is equal 90 about seven pence in
English currency
q WELsHMAN has accomplished the
feat Of walking 1900 quarter miles in
5000 successive periods Of % minutes
each 40 Leeds world record. Twen-
- thousand persons looked on at the
finish. lie had previously walked the
distance in intervals OF 81 minutes.
THE clock at the houses Of uarlia.
ment is the largest in the world. The
dials are 52 feet fra diameter. The
pendulum is - feet long The hour
bell IS 8 feet high and Q feet iu diane
ter. and weighs nearly 10 tons The
hammer alone wei CHS more than 800
pounds
EECENT Investigations have shown
that the principal source 81 the Gulf
stream Us not the Florida channel but
the region between and beside the is-
lanos of the West indies At Bni0ni
the volume 0f This warm water rs rs
times as great a. the combined volume
81 al The rivers in the world al their