Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-11-16
CURRENT TOPICS.

In the cities of Germany seven OF
eight of every hundred persons use BIZ
cycles.
The tomb of Mohammed is covered
with diamonds, sapphires and rubies,
valued at -. 500. 600.
A MAN walking day and night with
ont resting would take 42s days To
Journey round the world.
OUR allotment of space at the Paris
exposition has keen increased from
10000 square feet 10 EOS, 600.
The MeXicans are the most inordin-
ate smokers in the world. Even wom-
en- and children are habitual smokers.
THIRTY thousand women spend their
lives in driving and steering the canal
boats in southern and midland Eng
land.
NEW German method OF preventing
seaSiclSness is to take doses of calomel
internally and to wear bright red spec
tacles.
The new cable which has been laid
across the Atlantic weighs ESQ pounds
to the mile. This is the biggest of all
the cables.
PHoNoeRAPH is being made for use
at the Paris exhibition of 1900 which
is expected to be of sufficient dimen-
sions to be heard by 10, 600 people
IN addition to an enormous amount
of domestic laid eggs, the inhabitants
OF the British Isles spent nearly SIS, OOO,-
900 for eggs brought from abroad.
NED GLOVER, former slave. lives
with his wife and % descendants upon
the plantation in Twiggs county.
Georgia, where he was born 90 years
ago.
MRS. FREDERICK DOUGLASS. widow of
the colored orator, is to 90 on the
lecture platform. to deal with the
problem of the colored race in this
country.
IL China divorces are allowed in all
cases of criminality, mutual dislike.
Jealousy, incompatibility of tempera-
ment or too much loquacity on the part
of the wife.
The insect known as the water boat
man has regular pair of oars, his legs
being used as such. He swims on his
back, as in this position there is less
resistance To his progress
THERE are hundreds of millionaires
in Russia whose fortunes are in the
shape of vast domains containing gold
and silver of incalculable value. but
which have never been developed.
TArrooED dogs are now the fashion
in London. a coat OF arms on mono
gram Is marked on the throat or breast
of the animal. The process is made al
most painless by the use of cocaine.
The Yellowstone National park had
$685. visitors this year. The number is
an increase over last years visitors.
but Is very small when the profitable
ness of journey through the park is
considered.
THE new cigarette making machine is
raising the duce in England In Liv-
erpool l,5OO girls will be thrown out of
work, and many more in other cities.
The machine rolls from $50 TO 500 cigar
cites minute.
Ar Pompeii mosaic life-size Dor
trait of a woman, the first antique por
trait in mosaic ever discovered. has
been found. The workmanship is so
fine that IL is difficult 10 discern that it
is not painting.
AN Illinois inventor has designed a
handy water heater for use in bath
rooms the water tank being connected
with the faucet in the tub and the heat
supplied by gas TO warm the water as
At flows through the tank
SPIDER that had weaved web
around the pendulum, after infinite
trouble and many failures that would
have discouraged one less persevering.
succeeded at last in stopping an old and
reliable clock at Nantucket
ANimproved tumbler prevents LIQUIDS
from dripping on the floor or table
when they are stopped over the top OF
the cup, chamber being formed AT
the bottom. with a trough round tho
edge TO catch the liquid as it runs over.
Doom keys can not be turned in the
lock from the outside IL a newlv-pat-
emily fastener is used, consisting of a
piece of wire bent into a loop TO be
slipped over the shank of thedoor knob
and through the eye in the end Of the
key.
WV toe-clip for bicycle pedals
needs no screws or bolts TO attach IL 20
the pedal. the clip being stamped
from one piece Of metal. with clamps
formed out OF the foot plate to be bent
down and around the sleeve surround
ing the pedal shaft
President DfAz Of Mexico. bas
given orders that the 100 best musicians
IN his republic be formed into "A band
~ '"AANA ~ To- tRuT iNt uIfNr states
and then % proceed 90 Paris. where il
viii be one Of Mexico's prime attrac-
tions at the exposition
Two southerners have patented
simple bicycle support. consisting OF
single steel bar hinged to the
frame OF the wheel. with spring ar
ranged in the hinge % bold the support
either against the frame or iu "A slant
ing position 20 rest on the ground
WHEN fellow becomes too bo0zv in
New Zealand towns the police have
him photographed and the photos are
posted in saloons as frightful OK.
ample. man ON the picture list can
not get anything more FOR % specified
time The plan works better than the
lOcl-up.
Paul GoHS5ArscHA. q wealthy miller
OF Scrvia. while on bis way home "a
Metobiize a few days ago was captured
By bandits. who wrote 90 Dis friend.
that they wanted "a ransoilof sG. 600 for
his release. This was not forwarded
promptly and Gem iat-cha was hung u
2 tree. where his friends discovered his
dead body.
a COURT in Newark. N.J.. has d.
eided Chat wives bc onging t9 club.
have "a legal RIGHT fDn Infr.... and Cd.