Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-09-24
CURRENT TOPICS.


New Jersey is the chief clay-produc-
Ing state of the country.
Eighty thousand people live within
the danger radius of Mt. Vesuvius.
The empress OF Russia's hobby is
sand TO be caricaturing and collecting
caricatures.
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Walsh. OF Brook.
lyn, has given nearly $500 600 to Cath.
olic charities
Norwegians do not favor whale hunt.
Ing because they believe that whales
drive the fishes shoreward.
More precious stones are brought
into the United States to-day than
ever before in the history OF the
country
A Chinese club has been organized
IN San Francisco. It's object is to fos.
ter the spread OF occidental ideas
among students from China.
In London the wind is southwest for
an average OF 112 days in every year
1t blows from the north for 16 days
only, and from the south for IS.
Mrs. Florence Spicer Kirkpatrick
has been appointed as one Of the Ave
trustees to build and manage the new
Carnegie library at Oneida, N Y
Secretary Wilson says he has not
been rendered the presidency Of the
Iowa agricultural college and would
not accept it if he was so honored.
The average temperature of Great
Britain has risen nearly 10 degrees
within the last half century. January
Is now nearly degrees warmer than
ii was
lrelands people commit fewer small
nfenses than those OF any other coun-
try. Last year there was a further
diminution OF 1912 per cent. in minor
cffenses.
Galusha A. Grow. congressman at
large from Pennsylvania, celebrated
his S0th birthday recently He was
speaker OF the house during the civil
war
The Mexican national narrow gauge
railroad, which. with its branchesi
extends over 1900 miles. has not killed
a single passenger for over twenty
years.
Senator Hoar celebrated his seventy.
sixth birthday at his home in Worces
ter. Mass. quietly the other day. He
has been in public life since 1887.
when he was elected United States
senator.
In subscribing to the plans and spec
iications for the Worlds fair art pal.
ace in st. Louis, which will cost $945.-
600. the contractor had to sign his
name 2.400 times. 1t was practically
days work
Among English artists probably the
quickest worker is Cation Woodville.
the brilliant painter Of battle scenes
Mr.. WOodville has been known to com
mence and finish an elaborate can.
vas within three weeks.
DR.. Daniel Merriman. president OF
the board of directors Of the Worcester
art museum, has made a gift to that
institution OF ten Greek grave monu-
ments. He bought the casts in Greece
this year while on his travels.
The Italian Minister Of War. Cen.
Ottolenghi has decided TO construct
vast entrenched camp near Pla-
cenza, which he considers the strate-
EIc key TO the north OF Italy. The
cost viii amount 10 GO, 400 600
The latest statistics prove that the
twin habit is not as popular in Ger
many as generally supposed Among
the 100000 births in Berlin during
the last - years there were only 3
241 twins 229 tripIets and fourlets.
A Wall street broker was asked
whether he would call John w Gates
q speculator or fnancier. Wait
year or So was the reply IF he
makes a big pile he viii be a fnancier:
if he goes broke he will be specula.
Tor
Or Vernon Lyman Kellogg. head ~
the department Of entomology an the
Stanford university. has just returned
from a summer trip 20 Samoa. bring
ing with him many specimens ~ sea
and island life 10 be added 10 the
national museum a washington.
According 10 Sir William Thisalton
Dyer the director Of Kew Gardens. oz
perimcnts at Chelsea during a recent
fox showed that Zoo 81 week SIX tons OF
solid matter wore deposited fro
square mile They included not only
SCOT hut variety Of larry hvdro.car
hons highly injurious o. animal and
vegetable life
VI G.. Leighton Of The geological sur
vnv. has been authorized 20 begin
study Of the running streams ~ the
middle wo.t with "a Wow Of dcfcrm
lining whether polluted water win pu-
rifv itself In travors.ng given lia.
lance ON account ~ The Chicago
drainage canal this question has been
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