Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-07-27
CURRENT TOPICS.


There are 1885 Independent farmer
or rural telephone lines in the United
States.
A Connecticut firm manufactures
sacred scarabei for the Egyptian tour
list trade
The manufacture of high-power in.
candescent lights is making progress
at Coventry
Balloonists say that birds flight is
limited to 1875 feet above the surface
of the earth.
By suing number OF railroads for
back taxes, the city OF Memphis ex.
poets to raise 100000.
IL the population of Texas were az
great to the square mile as New
forks, it would be 45.59o,22S.
Egypt imports annually about $780,
600 worth of cigarette paper. Two
thirds of this amount is furnished by
Austria.
Magnetic iron sand has recently
been discovered on the south coast of
Java. and it is reported to be very
valuable
The Archduke Joseph OF Austria is
building splendid palace at Buda-
pest. He is in sympathy with the
Hungarians.
All railway stations in Sweden
where meals arc served are recog
nlZed by sign bearing a crossed
knife and fork
Members of the Automobile club OF
Great Britain who drive recklessly or
indulge in "scorching" will be ex.
PEELED from the club
1t will take just half n million
pounds of butter to satisfy the appe.
tites of Uncle Sans blue Jackets for
the current fiscal year.
Receipts from shipping on the Suez
canal in April amounted to Sl.SS2 600
against s1,S30.O in the same month
in 1903, and $l.S6i 900 in 1902.
The latest census of the population
of Italy shows that the birth rate
which was 81 per 1000 in 1889. had
sunk to 3247 per 1000 In 1901.
Consumption is four times as fire.
quent in families whose annual in.
come is less than $500 as it is i'm fam.
HES receiving more than 81 200
Russia has number Of inconsistencies
In Palestine a recent traveller was
surprised to find them strongly forti.
ned and having loopholcs for guns.
me cultivation of Indian corn. or
maize has within the past century be.
come factor OF great Importance I'm
the rural economy OF British India.
The single tax is growing in favor
In New Zealand. where three more
towns recently adopted that system of
q h.
law
"A considerable part OF the rice pol.
1sh made in the United States is ex-
ported to Germany where il is used I'm
large quantities for manufacturing but
tons.
A weed patch is exhibited by the
government at the Worlds fair. Here
every species of weed which troubles
the farmer of any section Of the coun
try is shown
Every year more than 500 900 japan. ,
csc youths qualify by age for regular
military service and 200 900 begin tn
serve either with the colors or as su.
pernumeraries
Exports of copra from the Philin.
pines have increased from 716SS.6S3
pounds in 1901 to lSI.117.OS4 hounds
In 1903. The value Of the trade I'm
1909 was s3.Sl9793.
Bulgaria's imports for the first four
months of 1904 amounted TO s5.O73
339. against $3.670,0O0 for n like NO.
Rod In 1903. Tie exports were &c .
10000 and $4.S25,OOO respectively.
Seventy years ago the trade unions
OF Boston gave a dinner and found M
place open to- them EXCEPT Faneuu
nall. twenty-five societies refused 70
rent their halls to labor organizations
In the British museum is n love let
Ter TO an Egyptian princess 500
years old, and inscribed on n brick
What must the court have looked like
during breach Of promise case in
those days?
The houses OF the laborcrs WIN ar,
Improving the harbor of Rio do In.
metro have been covered with screens
in order TO minimize the chances ~
nocturnal damage by mosquitoes I'm.
fected with the germs OF yellow fever
The most picturesque feature Of q,
little mission church IN German South
Africa Is its bell tower. Nowhere in
IL was there a place to hang a bell A
nearby tree solved the problem. The
bell was hung To- one OF its lower
branches
Never before in Cotham's history
has such On enormous sum Of money
In annual personal taxes escaped the
tax gatherer as tho present year Tho
recent report shows that nearly five
billions originally placed on the per.
sonal assessment rolls was sworn off.
On the Manchuria. = now vessel bc.
longing 10 the Pacific Mail CO.. there
is a sign over q large room naming {.
as the Chinese opium smoking room"
~ Is explained that such room is noe. /
essary in the oriental trade for the