Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-03-30
CURRENT TOPICS.

One person in every 515 In the Unit
ed States is physician.
Seoul. Korean capital. has a Japan
csc quarter known as the Shingorai.
During the month OF January, 1904.
e13 hogs, OF the value of 1851. were
exported
Horses to the number of 1.216 and
valued at $112.557 wer exported in
January. 1904.
The birth rate among the foreign
born in Massachusetts is 81 per 900:
among the native-born il is II.
The contents of small stores in
Seoul. Korea, are in many cases worth
not more than dollar or two.
When Londoner describes himself
as "houscbreaker" he means that his
business is to demolish buildings
The Birmingham school authorities
not only teach the children how to
rook. but how to shop economically.
1t has been found that the sights on
all the guns of the new British battle
shop Prince of Wales are defective.
A revised list OF the British casual
ties in the Boer war shows that Eng
lands army was depleted to the mum
Der of 20 Col
A Japanese who does not marry is
regarded as little less than a bar
barian by his fellow countrymen-and
countrywomen.
The government of Peru will guar
antee the construction of railway
from the Pacific to a navigable branch
of the Amazon.
Chicago Typographical Union. No
10, is TO have woman's auxiliary and
is TO have illustrated lectures to in
struct apprentices.
The London Lancet says it has been
shown beyond any possibility of doubt
that rays are given off by active
muscle and nerves.
The Stuttgarter Mit-Und Ruckver..
ischerungs-Aktengesellschaft is an in.
surance company with a capital of 81
100000, which insures machinery.
Leather railway ties are made by
grinding scrap leather very fine, sub
)ectinS TO refining process. and COM
pressing TO different grades OF hard
ness in a molding machine
The wages of common soldier in
the regular army of Russia do not
amount TO more than one cent a day.
though his food. clothing and equip
ment are provided By the government.
Unusual interest in Mormonism lust
at the present time on account of the
Smoot trial in Washington has awak-
ened New Workers to the fact that
there is quite a little colony of Nor
mons in that city.
Russian steamers plying between
ports in European Russia and those in
the far East receive from the govern
ment subsidy equal to the dues paid
by the steamer for passage through the
Suez canaL-s1 20 ton.
II is the custom in nearly every the
alter in England TO lower and raise the
hreproof curtain at least once during
every performance. This curtain is
not ornamental-it is not intended IN
be-and il only remains down for a
short time.
Mrs. Hannah Jones, of Conwyl Ell.
led. Wales. has given birth to two
pairs of twins in one year. A boy and
girl were born on February 2 1902
and two girls arrived on December ~
1902. All four babies we're doing well
at last accounts
petition in support Of the bill for
The adoption of the metric weights and
measures, which will be introduced in
The house Of lords by Lord Belhayen
and seconded by Lord Kelvin. is be.
Ing extensively signed throughout the
British kingdom.
Owing TO an epidemic OF scarlet
fever now prevailing at Dclavan. Wis
the local health authorities have closed
the city schools The holding OF
church services. Sunday schools or anv
public gatherings are prohibited until
the epidemic subsidies.
grandfather's clock was brought TO
a watchmaker's shop in Peterstown. n
Y, a few weeks ago for repairs. the
first that have been made upon it
since some trihinR ones i'm 1878. which
were due to the raid Of the Indians
under Brant and the Tory Butler at
Cherry Valley, in November of that
year
Italy has some 800 macaroni fac.
tories. employing nearly % OO hands
n number Of these factories are large.
using improved machinery and steam
power The total annual output OF
macaroni oscocds 2l5O0O tons. II is
a growing industry The local con.
sumption. as we'll as the exports. in.
crease steadily
Cobra George Salem. an Egyptian
who entered tho Missouri university
last fan and is taking the rom. year
10.