Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-07-31
CURRENT TOPICS.


A Wisconsin man has been danger
ously poisoned by shirt waist
An egg train of IL refrigerator cars
left Newton, Kan, the other day, for
California.
Nightingale competitive concerts
are held every year during April in
various cities in japan.
Hundreds of horses in New Yorl,
have been treated to shower baths
from fire hose during the past few
days.
The new Alpine railway from Bex
10 Villars has been opened. The line
opens picturesque country in the
high Alps.
On level pavement a pull of 50
pounds Will draw Il ton. on macadam
1T takes 40 pounds, and on rough
gravel 147 pounds.
France holds the record as a user
of gold. She has coined 1900 tons i'm
the last 40 years, against 1,4OO tons
used by the English mint
The Penobscot tribe OF Indians.
which numbered 245 in 1850, is now
about 400 strong. Maine appropri-
ates $4,000 for their benefit.
The Bavarian royal family owns g.
100000 acres, over one-Gfth of the
Kingdom. 1t is richer. comparatively,
than any crown in the world
The Hawaiian Islands are more
prosperous at present than at any
time in their history, and the demand
for laborers is far in excess of the
supply.
The highest viaduct in the world
has just been built across a gorge
in the Shan Hills. in Upper Burma
II used up 5000 tons of steel and cost
100000.
Competition of electric tramwavs
is alluded to in many of the half
yearly reports of English railways as
affecting ortdistance passenger
movement.
waterproof paper that has just
been brought out is meeting with
great success. 1t is made up of two
sheets of brown paper stuck together
with a rubber solution.
\ new kind of sealing wax has been
produced. 1T is contained in glass
tube, and when required for use it is
sufficient to warm the cylinder in or
der to make the wax flow.
Strutting about on a Colorado
Springs ostrich farm is big bird
thnt is valued at $1,000, 500 for him
self and $1,000 for his owners dia-
mond stud, which he swallowed.
Astronomers say there are only
eighteen stars of the first magnitude.
The light from these takes about
three years to reach the earth. There
are fifty-tive of second magnitude.
Sheep, with green fleece. are a
novelty, but they are to be seen in
Germany near some copper works.
They live in the dust and fumes. and
drink water contaminated by copper.
a stingless bee has been discov-
cred in Montserrat, in the West In
dies. 1t gathers honey, the quality of
which can be improved by modern
hives. 1t will be introduced into this
country.
Porto Rico contains go people &c
the square mile. Only two states Of
the union surpass il in density of
Massachusetts and Rhode
Island, the latter with a population
OF $40 TO the mile.
Ten trolley cars for CARVING mar.
GELS are now run by the Metropoli-
tan company over the streets of New
York. The trolley express service is
expected to revolutionize parcel col
lection and delivery.
y new idea i'm connection with
solder will doubtless be appropriated
by those who wish TO make a clean
joint readily IT is sold in sticks with
core Of rosin. so that YOU have The
whole thing complete i'm one article
Masculine wcarcrs Of shirt waists
have been barred from two Chicago
fhcaters. the management of q third
IS considering the same action. and
NJ none Of the better class of plav-
houses Is "a welcome hand extended to-
ward the opponents OF this form OF
dress fad.
The most remarkable book In the
world, go far as its appearance IL
concerned, is neither written nor
printed. IT, IS in the Imperial Ii
brary Of Paris and the letters arc
cut out Of tissue paper with - pair
Of scissors. a sheet OF blue tissue.
in which the letters arc cut is
placed between two pages Of white.
and so the matter is read.
The richest nation i'm the world
proportionatcly is the Australian
commonwealth. says London Answers
Last year the total value OF fhc pro-
ducts Of the colonies of that country
amounted 20 about S-3 1000 300. Of
which agricultural iudu-tric. amount
cd 20 S121I50.Oo1. pastoral industries.
St45.sooooo. mineral products. s17.-
100000, and thc other iudu.trics. slco
100000
ln Lcirs.r the street cars are 'ur
ni9hcd with some weekly journal. and
icairt giving particulars of thrafri-.
~ and music BAN performances The
reading matter harg- ou hook af