Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-09-10
CURRENT TOPICS.

was an anaconda, 81 feet long.
The king Of Spain is forming a
Noble Guard OF Bull Fighters"
1t took nearly 100000 900 tons of
coal to keep up our fires last year
A viking ship 40 feet long has been
unearthed on the island OF Karmoe.
In Russia are forests cover over SO
per cent. of the whole imperial area.
Greek fire was probably made of
bitumen, sulphur, naphtha and inter
Pedro H., of Aragon, was the only
Spanish king ever crowned and an
nointed
A Partisan journal estimates that
Americans leave 100000 in Paris
every year.
Two lakes covered with ice at all
times Of the year have just been dis
covered in Baker county, Oregon.
What is to be the largest cotton mill
In the world is to be located soon near
Kansas City, Mo. The investment will
reach about $4,000. 900.
Three natives Of Norway have been
elected governors of South Dakota,
Charles n. Herreld, the present execu-
tive, being the third in line.
One of the Swiss guides that took
up the first tourists on the Matter
Torn this summer was Peter Perren.
who has made this diflcult and 6an-
Eerous ascent Al times.
Texas expects to get $135. 900 900 out
OF her cotton crop this year. and this.
added to what her oil fields will bring
her will insure for her the greatest
showing she has ever made.
Miss Elizabeth Won Hoffman, a beau
dful German baroness. is in this coun-
try hunting for an American husband
AS soon as she finds the right man she
VIII propose to him-if necessary.
Somewhere in the world are 119 .OOO.-
200 big copper pennies. What has be-
come of them is a mystery, for bar
ring a few in the hands of collectors
they have disappeared, no one knows
where.
On the Western branch of the Chi
hese Eastern railroad. between the
stations Manchuria and Hardin. traffic
is now open for second, third and
Iourth-class passengers. No frst-class
tickets are yet issued.
Cents are subject to more accidents
than any other coin. Being of such
small value. little care is taken Of
them, and that is why the treasury
has TO go on turning out new ones at
the rate 6O0OOOOO to 10000 5000
year
Platinum has long been mined in
the Similkameen, about $50 miles
east OF Vancouver. II is said that
Cinnamon have been earning living
wages for the past 5 years by recov-
ering platinum from the placer depos.
us OF the Tulameen river and also OF
Granite Creek.
Rev. Max Halpern. cantor of Beth
Israel, the mother church of orthodox
Judaism in Boston, is reported TO have
brought 10 light the true old Hebrew
tunes. which for centuries have been
forgotten or kept in false forms His
uneartaing of these tunes makes DOS
blple 10 the Jews a worship which was
IN practice thousands OF years ago.
II IS believed by many that Venice
Us sinking into the Adriatlc. and that
Ehe will gradually disappear beneath
from
which her palace crowned islands
arise. Other cities have gone that
way before her, and ships now sail
over spots which were once teeming
with populous life
Probably the most unique mine In
The world is located within two miles
uf Omaha. Neb. Others have dug and
washed for gold silver. copper iron
etc. but the owners Of the mine in
question. which is a placer. are mining
Tor shot. and the finished product Is
turned out in quantities 20 earn neat
income for the workers
At the entrance 10 the harbor ~
Kingston Jamaica. the original city Of
Port Royal lies fathoms deep beneath
the blue and sunlit waters Of the
Caribbean sea a narrow strip Of
land on which are q small settlement
and fort is all that IS left OF what
was once the richest and wickedest
town in the west Indies
The famous mosque Of Sultan Has.
sen at Cairo is 20 be completely re-.
paired. The sum OF 100000 neces-
fary FOR the purpose has been fur
nished. and first instaIment has
been paid 20 the committee for tho
preservation Of the monuments In
Cairo.
Ten years ago pennies were little
used in California and the South and
were unknown things fro Nevada WV.
oming and Arizona Up 20 date Uncle
Sam has turned out 100 900 900 cents
S40O00.O0o nickels. 100000 dimes
2oooOO.O0C quarters and 10000 900
half dollars