Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-08-24
CURRENT TOPICS.

seen in India
THREE pints of liquid day is suf
ficient for the average adult
SAGINAW, Mich, has adopted tn,
eight-hour day for city employees.
by the sword of my father is on,
of the most convincing oaths French
men can use.
The queen Is said TO be prouder OF
her Stuart blood than OF anything else
in the world.
The first post Office was opened in
Paris IN 1902. in England 1851. and IN
America in 1910.
NEW loRK's 5000 organized mason.
laborers get 80 cents per hour and en-.
JOY the eight-hour day.
The largest organ in the world is in
the Cathedral of Seville. Spain. Ii
has 5S pipes and 10 stops.
NUGGET of gold weighing 1.6se
ounces and valued at $50. 500 has been
found at Kanowna in West Australia.
The wages of n Chinaman in Annoy
rs So a month, which is 10 per cent.
above the average wages prevailing in
China
AN Old Bailey juror was recently ex.
cused from serving because he weighed
81 pounds and could not get into the
jury box.
BURGLARY no longer pays in Lon
don. The police reports for last year
show that the whole fraternity of
burglars earned only 500, OOO
The retirement of McMillin, of Ten
nessee, will make Gen Wheeler. of
Santiago fame, the ranking member on
the ways and means committee after
Bailey.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE BREWER says that
If we had read in the Bible of such
victories as those of Dewey and Sehley
we would scarcely bring ourselves to
believe them.
SIR THOMAS LlProS. of the ROYAL
Ulster Yacht club of Belfast, Ireland,
is TO challenge for the American cup
a royal welcome awaits this Royal
Ulster yachtman.
ULYSSES :. GRANT, third grandson of
the general, stands at the head of his
class at school, and during his vaca-
ton devotes his time TO the amateur
newspaper business
The first woman has presented her
self for the degree of doctor of philos-
ophy in Berlin university and has sub
mitted her thesis. She is a Fraulein
Neumann and her subject is physics.
\ anu-vacciniSt electoral covenant
is being formed in England as a con-
sequence of the governments weak
ness In striking out the element of
compulsion from the vaccination bill.
The largest history ever published
Is THE War of the Rebellion. issued
10y the American government. in 100
huge octave volumes OF 200 pages
each. with gigantic atlas in so pages.
LIE Alpine clubhouse on Mont Rosa,
IN the Alps, is probably at greater
attitude than any other building in
the world. It's foundation stones are
exactly 1900 feet above the sea level.
THE county commissioners of Thorn.
asville, Ga, have leased out the Thorn
aS county convicts 20 contracting
hrm in Pavo, Ga, at ridiculous rates.
ranging from 81 TO s. for each prisoner
a month.
ROMANO and Lost Springs are towns
IN kansas The population of each is
about 200 people. Neither town has
an idle man or boy or unoccunied
house. Neither has IA saloon, and dogs
are unknown.
The fecundity of microbes is pro-
digious, so much so that If Is drops OF
water polluted with bacteria are al
lowed 20 fall into a cup OF broth. the
germ population would have increased
IN "a hours 10 SO 600 600
GAIT. EuLArE seems to be getting
over his case Of blues. lie has been
seen in an Annapolis street with n
dress suit case in his hand, which
shows that he is beginning to take
notice" OF the social amenities.
OSx Of the strangcst industries
known Is that Of the preparation of
the skin Of the common eel for articles
Of commerce. The skin. when pre
pared, closely resembles leather, but
IS more pliable and gelatinous.
PARIS call for muse TO be crowned
at the Michelet anniversary was an
swcred by $50 young women. chiefly of
the the grisette type. The one selected
10 represent the Muse OF Paris IS a
brunette. rs years of age. a dress
maker by occupation.
LoNDoN's underground electric Wa
terloo and City railroad has lust been
opened FOR traffic The road Is n mile
and half long. ending AZ the Man
"trt' +fRH7-f nNA 0ltNl NNur I'D uNt MIN
utes journey that takes half an hour
in the crowded streets
a BANGOR tMe.) poodle dog goes
hah a mile every morning ia all
weathers and fetches the morning
paper. brought along 20 the cross
roads by an electric car. The noodle
has the time table down to a dot and
never misses close connection with the
car
InE war has had n very damaging
effect on the Belfast linen trade.
shipments 20 the states have shown a
great drop, trade with Spain g. said 10
he hardly worth mentioning. and the
exports 10 the foreign West Inches are
down 70 $500 week. against ST.. 500
last year
IHn kenuobcc journal prints
story 81 witness who refused to Tell
the amount Of his gross income.
Finally when Che Judge ordered him
% answer the question. be- said:
Your honor. ] have mo- gross income
I'm fshcrman Of Machias Bay. and
SITS ali net"
NnEH the army Of The Potomac was
encamped in Virginia. lu 1862. Prcsi.
dent Lincoln ranked a letter for
private. Prank King. OF Fond du ac
~is. hy writing on tne enveIoue
'I.ct tnis go. a. Lincoln The ca.
vel0pe is in thc family of King held as