Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-05-22
CURRENT TOPICS.

In china trades and professions are
hereditary in families.
Senior Isidora Sowsino, Chilli. has
a fortune OF S1O,O00.OO0.
The combined fortunes of the
Eothschilds is about $500. 900.
j. Il. Robinson, South Africa. has
fortune estimated at $400.OOO.OO
a strike OF grave-dggers is the la
test thing in Philadelphia labor cir
cles.
Holland has nine miles of canal for
every 100 square miles of surface, =, roo
miles in all.
In the Republic OF Mexico there
are spoken the languages of eleven
Indian tribes.
The state of Tennessee has made
arrangements to take up $4,000 Of
its Indebtedness.
The worlds railway mileage is 44O,-
600. OF this 23O,5OO is in America.
North and South.
The purcst Chinese is spoken at
Nanliin. and is called 1.-The language
of the mandarins."
Cinnamon pillow with crooked stick
with steel point fastcred to it. The
motive power is Il water buffalo.
There is II man in New Orleans who
exchanges new necilties for old ones.
which he renovates and sells at "A good
profit.
If the world be divided into land
md water hemisphcrcs, London is the
center of the land and New Zealand
Of the water.
The steeplc of the Cathedral of Ant
: werp is 47G feet in height, which
makes it the highest church steeplc
in the world.
The Live Oak rice plantation. in
Louisiana, was sold 10 the North
American Rice Co., of New York. for
over $l,O00.O0O.
Rev. Dr. l.. MarfilI Miller. cx-moder-
ntor of the presbyterian synod of New
ork, celebrated the fiftieth year OF
lis ministryin that church.
curious criminal law exists in
Greece. y man who is there sen.
fenced to death waits two years be.
fore the execution of the sentence
1t is a strange fact that the right
hand, which is more sensitive to touch
than the left, is less sensitive than
the latter to the effect of heat or
cold.
Signor Crispi is reported to he in
negotiation with a firm of publishers
for the Simultaneous publication Of
his memoirs in four different lam
guages.
Miss Charlotte Crabtree ("Lotta'0
the famous actress of the past eener-
nfinn i ,i=fftnr
childhood and her early stage tri-
umphs in California.
The Congo is one of the widest wa.
terwaSs on the globe. if not the fin
est. II is % miles across in parts. so
that the vessels NAV pass one another
and yet he out of sight.
a gold-weighing machine i'm tho
United States mint is so sensitive
that postage stamp dropped on the
scale Will turn the index on the dial
distance Of six inches.
Nine. Adeline Patti saws i'm n recent
interview that no one who wishes TO
retain tho freshness. sweetness and
power OF her voice should sing in op-
era more than three times week.
Walter u. Stevens. Washington cor
1NS BOAhfllL VI llt %. LOUIS Globe
Democrat, has been chosen to the
important position of secretary Of
the ST. Louis worlds fair corporation.
Mrs. j. y. Sammon. has presented
land TO the value of SOL 900 to the
University of Chicago. The university
will at once erect a building upon the
land. the plans being now under way.
President Loubct is probably the
most guarded OF all living rulers. E.
large flying guar1 of policemen IN
plain clothes having Just been
formed TO accompany him wherever
he goes.
George w. Carroll. Of beaumont
Tex, made rich by the oil discoveries
has given 100000 10 Baylor university
w Waco. Tex, 20 erect science build
ing ana has promised more if tho
sum given is insufficient.
Bnron Kenicro Kcneko. Japan's ne,
minister Of Justice. is one Of the hest
English scholars in the empire. He is
5orty-sevcu years old and graduate
of Harvard college. His legal train
ing he acquired IN Japan.
The Austrian parliament Is prota-
by The only body OF its kind TO have
member whose real business is that
~ waiter. This is Carl NHttcrmayer.
who, when elected. was so employed
~ small Vienna restaurant.
u hae been asccrtAined by cxpeli-
mrnts that persons who use tho tclc-
phone habituaiIy hear better with tho
left ear than with the rioht. The
common practice OF the tcIcphor,
companies is 10 place The tclcbnor,
80 that il will b" applied TO the Icft
car
fast pcrman viii write ~ tho
rate Of 800 words minute. which
means that in an hours steady writ
ing hc has drawn his pen alone 81