Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-06-22
CURRENT TOPICS.

WHEN Columbus discovered Cuba in
1899, he named the island Juana.
MANILA is the diminutive OF mano
(hand). and therefore means little
hand"
Fees are quoted at ten cents each in
Havana, but the price of good eggs is
not even limited at
MArANzAs the scene OF Adm. Samp-
sons first bombardment means the
place of butchering"
Or the shoes imported into British
colonies more than - per cent are of
American manufacture.
The Thirty Ward. of Philadel.
phia claims 10 be the banner aspara.
gus-growing district OF the world.
IT is said that il has been decided to
have the entire country of the South
African republic surveyed geolog
ically.
The Chinese govern ment leviesa req.
ular tax on beggars, and gives them in
return the privilege of Digging in Ger.
tain districts.
IT is estimated that 40 per cent of
the prisoners of Austria die of con-
sumption caused by the dark cell mode
Of punishment
LONDON has resident population of
nearly 1000 professional orchestral in
strumentalists. OF this total nearly
zoo are viohnists
BY experiments on rabbits Prof.
Flschi has demonstrated that getting
chilled has most important effect in
predisposing to disease.
The longest fence in the world is a
wire netting fence in Australia, l. eS6
miles long, its object being to keep the
rabbits from the cultivated fields
The new oxygen treatment for
wounds is regarded by the medical
profession as of the greatest value and
as a distinct advance in surgery.
IN the famous frozen mines in Va
kutsk, in Russia, the frost has finally
been passed through at a depth of zoo
feet below the surface of the earth.
The London Lancet tells of an Eng
hsh woman who had become the
mother of 10 children in 20 years of
married life. She never had twins.
IL India there is n species OF butter.
ny IN which the male has the left wing
yellow and the right one red. The
eolors of the female are exactly oppo-
site
CHINA has drawn the largest check
on the Bank of England of which the
bank has any record in settlement Of
the japanese indemnity. 1t was for
el1.O0s, $50 los Cd.
A SHEFFIELD (Eng.) firm has lust
turned out an ingot of steel so tons in
weight 1t is the yield of four fur.
naces, and will be used in the making
OF heavy guns.
BETWEEN Madagascar and the coast
of India there are about 10. 600 islands
only 600 of which are inhabited. but
most of which are capable of support
ing population.
THE swiftest elevator in the world
is at the Oneida mine. in Amador
county, Cal. The ascent of 1900 feet
was lately made in 20 seconds. This
was at the speed of mile in 20 sec
onds
The most northern lighthouse in
Treat Britain. the northwest tower on
the coast of Shetland, is built on a rock
200 feet high, the summit OF which
barely affords room for the necessary
buildings.
AND now 1t appears that the tornedo
boat. the Temerario, which so many
feared would destroy the Oregon. is
disabled and has made arrangements
to remain in a neutral port until the
close of the war.
IHE creature most tenacious of life
Is the common sea polyp. One NAV be
cut in two, and two creatures are the
result II one be slit lengthwise into
half dozen sections, half dozen an.
mails are the result.
WEARING braids down the bacl, is
not permitted at Berlin university
Two women students, who wore their
hair in that fashion, nave been exciud-
ed from the lectures on the ground
that it made them look like school
girls
LIEUT. CHAs. YOUNG the only col
ored officer in abe UnitedoStates army.
and the only one OF the men of his
race who ever passed through West
Point, has been chosen major of
colored battalion OF Ohio VOLUNTEER in.
fantry.
The largest library in the world is
the National library OF Paris. which
contains 80 miles OF shelves. hold
ing ], 400 900 books. There are
also 1T5, 900 manuscri pts. 100000 maps
"-3 'A''tA - etA t"v-vyo COINS anu
medals.
TIN value Of bicycles and parts of
bicycles exported from the United
States i'm March. Is9s. was sos. 7la
The increase for the j. months ending
with that month. as compared with
the year ending with March. 1897. was
s353 S73
WAR sets the money in motion.
The revolutionary war cost sI85. 1885,
700. the war Of 1912. lO7. 159. 600: Mexi.
can war. S74 600. 600; the Indian wars
and other minor wars. 81 600. 0OO O1J
and the war between the states SIS
900. 600 0O0
GEEAr BmrA1y has longer seacoast
line THAN any other nation lu Europe
II measures =. 755 miles. with italy sec.
ond, 2.872 miles Russia ranks third
and France fourth.
IHE United States. with a1s.I70 toms
now takes more coffee than the whole
o. Europe. where Germany leads with
l16 $50 tons France coming next with
1870. while tea-4r.ukiug England BE-
satisfied with 81 500 tons.
q WFcIAL disratca from Cane Town
saws that 70 meteor. described as being
half tic lze of ST. paurs cathedral.
has fallen at Port Alfred. 10 made
hole in the ground 50 feet deep. i2r
icet oug and lD feet wlac
~rNoH stoA-rA. th. head of tHe