Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-06-17
CURRENT TOPICS.

Volcanic disturbances have occurred
recently in Chile and Guatemala.
Half the people living in New York
move one or more times year.
A branch of the British Navy League
has been formed at Yokohama, Japan
The proportion of Chinese to In
dams in the United States is as two to
three.
There are six canals connected with
the Thames, which extend altogether
1874 miles.
York city to Seattle, on Pugent Sound,
IN four days.
Ventnor has by far the most hours
OF real sunshine Of any town in the
British Isles.
A penny Of Ethelred's reign. found
near Tetbury, Gloucestershire, has
been sold for G61.
1t has been decided that aliens in
British prisons are not to be laugh!
any trade in the future.
Tesla says that within another year
he will be able to send wireless mes.
sages around the world
Bedsteads with alarm clocks as part
OF the headrail are being made for
South London early risers.
In the eastern athletic contests Yale
won over Harvard by half a point. but
Harvard has entered a protest.
A count Of the unoccupied houses
IN London shows 40,690. That is one
house in 10 Of the whole city.
At New Romney, Kent, England, a
set of ancient stocks has been discov-
cred in a cellar of the court house.
pearl fisher of Western Australia
named Broome has found pearl
whose value is estimated at SIS 700.
1t is stated by the LOS Won Rom"
society that 10000 Austrian Roman
Catholics have lately left their church.
Travelling baths on one OF the Rus
sian railways are the latest provision
for its employees comfort in the out
lying districts.
During last year California produced
twice as much gold as Alaska, and
Colorado produced more than three
times as much
new rifle has been selected for
the United States army, the bullet
from which will penetrate "a one-inch
planks of pine.
Natalie Assopardi a Maltese, who
celebrated his Tooth birthday recently,
still rises at o'clock and goes &c
church every morning
Northern Nigeria is to have a new
police force 1000 strong. recruited IN
the territory and on the lines of the
yGyal Irish cOnstabulary
French cabinet makers have learned
a way of preparing sawdust and max.
ing it into articles of ornament that
resemble carved woodwork
The Adirondack government reserve
contains / ,355,S51 acres and private
parks aggregate 100000 acres. The
Catskill reserve is $3.50 acres.
In Chopins "Etude" in E-minor il
is necessary TO read 1850 signs in two
minutes and a half, which is equiva-
lent to about &c notes to a second
The greatest pumping plant in the
world rs one which draws 5000. 900
gallons Of water day 3S7 miles to the
gold fields at Bulla Bulling. Australia.
The English post Office gives 90 per
cent better speed in delivering parcels
-.
OF six cents for one pound. eight cents
for two pounds and "a cents for II
pounds.
Representing plants are now moved
on cars TO where the ties are delivered
10 the railway In retOrts holding 500
ties each the sap is forced from the
pores in the ties and salt solution put
IN its stead
Fosters statistics OF mineral out.
put. just published, show that the
United States produces more. and the
British empire a little less than one.
third Of the coal, while Germany fur.
nishes one.ffth.
The duke Of Buccleuch King Ed.
wards host at Dalkeith IS one Of six
men who own between them one-slxth
Of all Scotland. and there are customs
still preserved on his estate dating
back to King Alfred.
For the purpose OF testing whether
coal will retain its qualities better IN.
der water than when stored on a
wharf, ten tons Of Welsh coal are 70
he submerged IN one Of the basins IN
Portsmouth dockyard.
The immense numbers Of oak slaves
used in the wine districts of Spain all
come from the United States. and
most of them from New Orleans. One
cooperage concern in Andalusia buys
175 100000 slaves year.
One Of the reasons put forward 10
account for the lack Of candidates for
holy orders in tho Church Of England
suggests that It IS because the curate
IS no longer regarded as tho one mar.
Tiageable prize in the parish.
Stephen VI Griswold. bank pr. ST.
dent, ex-state senator and churchrran
will soon complete 80 years rs a,
usher in the plymouth church. BrcoI.
Ign.
During excavations in the forum at
Rome a hollow trunk Of a tree. con.