Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-06-01
CURRENT TOPICS.

ahAhh war II moro powerful than
powder and gun wa.
SMELLING salts are said TO be n pro
life cause of deafness.
The Dewey shirt waist is the latcs,
monument TO our admiral.
EXPERIMENTS have been made in pho
tographing by the light of firefiies.
THERE are go glaciers in the Alps
said TO be over FIVE miles in length.
WE can live without French goods.
France can not live without American
trade.
The average length OF human life in
the 10th century was only Is 20 20
years.
ONE out of every six inhabitants in
France has an account at the state
savings banks,
The customs authorities have decid
ed that the Chinese tom-tom is n must
cal instrument
The Hottest cliff on the coast OF
England is Beachy Head, the height OF
which is 564 feet.
BANK OF ENGLAND no'es are mum.
bered baclIward-from 10000, hence
the figures O0OOl.
THERE are said TO be fever suicides
among miners than among any othe-
class of workmen.
GREATER New York has l. 10,
churches within its limits and over
10000 dwelling houses.
TULIPS are cultivated in Constanti-
nople, and there is tulip festival
there once year in spring.
The moon revolves from one point
in the heavens to the same point n -
days, hours and 4S minutes.
SINGLE plate of armor for the tur-
ret of the battle ship Kearsarge re-
Gently shipped weighed SS% tons
CmIIANs never enter or leave a
coach, street car or other public vehicle
without bowling to all its occupants.
oLD-FAsmoNED lavender perfume has
come back TO favor among the many
other revivals of nearly century ago.
The sound of n bell which can be
heard -, 200 feet through the water
can be heard through the air only $50
feet
ONE Of the latest achievements in
chemical science is n pellet containing
the concentrated elements of coffee,
sugar and milk
The Laird of "Trilby" has Just died
of pneumonia. He was Du Maurier's
friend, t. r. Lamont, an associate of
the Royal Water Color society
a CURIOUS plant is found in New
Gra1ada known as the ink plant. the
juice of which can be used rs ink with
out any previous preparation.
Two deaf mutes were recently mar
ried in the United States by clergy
man who propounded the important
questions by the aid of a typewriter.
The tramcars in Swedish cities rare
ly stop for passengers Men and
women there are quite agile and ex-
pert in jumping on and of while the
cars are in motion.
If Europe was waiting TO discover
our sea prowess before she assailed the
Monroe doctrine the bombardment of
Manila is likely TO have a salutarv and
far reaching effect
CAPT. NJ. y. DYER, who commanded
the cruiser Baltimore in the Manila
engagement VIII be congratulated
and given sword by the city after
which his ship is named
II is said that cowbells are produced
only in four factories in the United
States. and are made just the same as
they were 100 years ago. and sound the
same. There are 10 sizes.
IL proportion to its population the
United Kingdom has n greater number
of women workers than any country
and among them no fewer than GIG. 600
are set down as dress makers.
The Swedish bride fills her pocket
with bread, which she dispenses 10
every one she meets on her way To
church, every piece she disposes OF
aVprffrncr 81 - r
tune.
TUMmERs resembling in shape and
dimensions those employed TO-DAY
have been found in great numbers in
Pompeii. They were made of gold.
silver, glass, marble, agate and OF
precious stones.
II is common Asiatic custom for
the bridegroom 20 give chase "a
the bride either on foot. on horseback
or in canoe. II the bridegroom
catches the fugitive lac claims her a,
his wife. otherwise the match $ broken
Oft.
UNITED STATES Consul SMITH. O.
Moscow reports that telegram from
Iomsk announces the finding Of "a goIe
nugget weighing 20 pounds in tin,
Spasso Preobrajeusl5 mines. situated
on The River Chibyek. in the district o
Yeansav
FEw people are aware that Prime,
Bismarck is OF Jewish descent He de-
rives MS Jewish blood from his mother
whose father Anastastus Won Ncul,cu
one Of the favorite bureaucrats o
Frcderick the Grcat-was OF Hebrew
pareutagc.
IL the matter Of pedigree the 10
ycar-old prince who H. the heir 20 th,
throne Of Japan seems 20 hold TN,
lead Tie U.s. 81 is said. the last NAL,
descendant in the order Of primogcni
tnrc Of dynasty which mas reignc,
2 COO years
Coin leaves so thin that $50. 90,
measure only an inch in thicsncss ar,
produced in the Swan process bv pIac
ing thin sheets Of polished copper if
an clectrolytic gold-pIatng solution
only until continuous gold film ha.
formed. then dissolvinv away the con
per ~ chemical means
= wfIr-ENowN scientist furnisbe,
some Information in regard to- th,
ages ~ trees lie assigns 90 the pin,
tree 600 20 700 gears "a. the maNmum
- years to Che silver fr. 175 years %
nc arch -f5 years to the rcd beech
go i0 Che as.cn. gp0 90 the birch f7,
~ ihe ash. lf1 20 Tine elder aud $50 q,
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