Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-03-16
CURRENT TOPICS.

The archbishop of Canterbury takes
rank as first peer OF tne realm.
Nearly every city in tho interior OF
Egypt is now lighted by electricity.
A vessel drawing ten feet rises two
inches in passing from fresh water to
salt water.
A seat on the New York stock ex-
change has sold for sec, 600. a decline
OF $4,000
The population of Ireland is s4.432.-
274. and the decrease for the last
year has been 1909.
Senator David Wark. OF New Bruins
wick. Canada. 100 years old. has been
legislator for CO years.
Sacramento expects TO ship TO the
east this season 192.0OO.OOO pounds.
or 5000 carloads. OF green fruits.
The wages Of coal miners in Canada
are three TO four times as high as in
Belgium where not more chan 81
day is paid
The treasury department estimates
That 1t will cost s605. $4,000 to run
the government for 1904 and 1924 500.
600 for 1905.
The maximum endurance of 49,
inch gun is 800 firings. while the 6-inch
gun may be fired upward of 1000
times without injury.
1t is estimated that our manufactur.
ers turn out about s1O4 900 900 of
what might be termed chemical pro-
ductions" in years time.
manufacturers OF the United States
almost monopoliZe the iiberan trade
In firearms. and keep large stocks
of their goods in the country.
Miss Vida Goldstein the woman can
didate in Victoria for a seat in the
commonwealth senate was not elect
I'd. but she received 81 600 votes.
All new schools in Switzerland have
portion of the ground floor appro-
prated for baths. Each class bathes
Dnce fortnight, summer and winter.
The people of the United States eat
sl5O,O0O.000 worth of candy in a year.
and there are nearly s 600 factories
making it. with a capital Of S3S. 600.
900.
A bore put down at Cessnock. near
Maitland. in New South Wales re-
Gently penetrated, at a depth of 2GO
feet, seam of coal q feet in thick.
ness.
visitors TO Italy are warned against
purchasing postage stamps bearing the
head of the late King Humbert. as
they are obsolete and valueless for
ranking letters.
ldalo will make a big exhibit OF tin
ore at the Worlds fair Important
discoveries of this metal, so rare in
America, were made recently near
Salmon City. Idaho.
The annual revenue from the real
and personal estates Of the French ma
zion is $500 per capita, or $154.4O
family. which flor France is esti.
mated at four persons.
Mr., McGroary, the reputed million
aire who drove in a carriage and pair
10 Donegal workhouse, where he lived
Tor some time. paying So a week, has
died in hospital at Paisley.
The MICROSCOPE, invented by Pine
OF Genoa. is long tube. with optical
instruments in one end. which. when
submerged will reflect any subma.
rine object upon canvas aboard shin.
The largest oil painting in the world
is one by Tintoretto. representing n
view OF Paradise 1t is 33I feet in
height. and 81 feet in width. and
anorns room in the doges palace.
Venice.
Mexico has determined to go about
the crusade of extirpating yellow
Fever inside her borders with an en-.
ergy and persistence which will be sat
ished with nothing short OF complete
success.
Each fruit grower Of New York will
be furnished with a padded barrel by
The state commission to tle Worlds
fair. The barrel will be hacked by
the grower and shipped TO the fair at
state expense.
Rents are outrageously high in New
York. and they are going MP notch by
notch every spring and fall What
they Will reach within the next de-
cade Is beyond the ordinary real es.
tate dealer OF to-day
Estimates OF the number OF Russian
troops in the far East have been large.
~ based upon the numbcr-f79. 600
That Russia claimed 10 have had i'm the
held IN 1900. The fact is that She had
then fewer than 10000 in the fclG.
One OF the largest forests i'm the
world stands on ice. II is situated be.
tween the Ural and the Okbotsk sea.
Some time ago a well was dug in this
region when IL was found that at
depth OF $50 feet the ground was still
frozen
The Russian government has elab.
GRATED statutes on general life insur-
Rnce by the state The business il TO
be intrusted to the governmental saw.
tnss banks All kinds OF policies will
be Issued and the insured will partici.
pate In the profits of the business.
The diversity Of tongues to be found
70 one country is often a matter OF
surprise. Last year the Bible socie-
fy-s AGENTS gold the Scripfnrns I'm 81