Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-04-06
CURRENT TOPICS.


Kangaroo farming is TO become an
established institution in Australia.
The birth rate in Berlin declined
from iG per 100 in 1876, to 81 in 1903
Balloon trips from Switzerland over
the Alps to Italy have been proved
to be possible
Spain has stopped the ringing of
church bells and Italy is likely to fol-
low her example.
Wage agreements affecting 10000
men were signed recently in Chica-
go, and little trouble is expected there
this spring.
The charge for telephone converse
ton between London and Paris has
been reduced from 81 to 81 for a three
minute talk.
Frau Krupp. widow of the cannon
maker, has given s25 to each OF 1000
workmen and S125,000 to the work
mems hospital.
In the course OF a murder trial at
Cape Town. recently, the defendant
an aged Malay trader, admitted that
he had q wives
From 100000 to s4,50O,OOO worth
of carnation flowers are produced and
sold in this country annually. This
means about 125 900 blooms.
The most valuable ring in the world
Is in possession of one of the Wander
bits. 1t is set with diamond valued
at $4,000 and many smaller gems.
Mrs. Charles Holman, Of Milwaukee
presented her husband with twins the
other day, her second pair. She is but
33 years old and is the mother of 10
children.
German excavators on the site of
Babylon have found statue of Shall
manezer H., with many cuneiform in
ncriptions. The head of the statue
has been badly shattered
In the American Federation OF La
Dor 1871 unions report CA per cent
or their members out Of employment
during January. In the same month
of last year it was IL per cent.
The passage through the Scez canal
In January was made by 334 vessels,
against 296 in January. 1903, and the
dues collected in that month amount
ed to 9,1S0,000 francs, against $3.50.
0I0 francs.
A sculptured portrait of the En-
peror Trajan was recently discovered
near Dobrudscha Roumania, on the
Danube. 1t was found with other i'm
portant antiquities in large mound
near the river
Friends Of the University OF Ne
braska have raised the third of 800.
600 which John d. Rockefeller said
must be a condition under which he
o. 10 C+h 60
university temple
A 100000 commercial high school
on the lake front is the definite plan
TO which the Chicago board Of educa.
ticn has pledged it's support The
school will be the finest of its kind
in the United States.
In 1897 Mr.. Alfred Marriott. Of Hon.
ton GRANGE, MIrfeld. Yorkshire. Eng.
b'IIeathed 100000 for charitable
Christian purposes. About 2l0 church
Is. chapels and hospitals have re-
ceived grants out Of it,
Another cut has been made in west
bound Storage rates. this time by
lines carrying Hungarian immigrants
TO New York. The rates are reduced
by five continental steamer lines. in
one instance from s34 to s2i5O.
Ninctenths Of the external trade Of
the Bahamas. which amounted to 81
275.0Jo last year is with the United
States. The principal exports Of the
islands are pineapplcs and spongcs
and the imports flour and earthen and
glassware.
Before the last census poultry was
kept on SIS per cent. Of the farms in
this country and the total value was
s136.891,S77 II is safe to say that
$50 100000 chickens and other kinds
OF poultry are consumed in this coun.
try each year.
NJ. Deusch. OF Paris. having offered
n prize Of $1,000 for the first flying
machine making a fight in a circle
Of one klomcter, Ernest Archdeacon
has added like sum and has ap.
pealed 20 the sporting press for fur
ther subscriptions
The Oldest building In the world
that has been uninterruptedly used for
church purposes is St Martin cathe.
dral az Canterbury. The building was
originally erected for church, and
has been regularly used az a place
for religious gatherings for more than
500 years
The only source Of iodine Is the nj.
tratc Of soda rehneries OF Chill where
81 occurs as waste product The
government having a monopoly OF the
nitrate industry permits but a small
amount OF the iodine 10 be marketed
in order that an exorbitant price may
pc maintained.