Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-03-09
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about $4,000, 900 year.
Canada produced over 100000
worth of pig iron last year
Milan, Italy. not Lyons, France, is
now the greatest silk market.
Fully half the famous old buildings
in Italy are on the verge of collapse
Six hundred thousand revolvers were
exported from Liege. Belgium, in 1903
Cork has the best dressed and most
prosperous looking population in Ire
land
The perfume wood and plants Of the
Philippine islands will be shown at
the Worlds fair in special collec-
ton.
Last year $4,000 persons mystic
riously disappeared in London Nine
ty per cent. of them were married
men.
Spain has more sunshine than any
country in Europe. The yearly aver
age is 5000 hours; in England it is
1,400
1t is estimated that there are be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 boys who sci!
newspapers in the streets OF New
York
AS the result of the efforts Of Lon
don dock and shipping companies So
Gil rats were killed in the port of
London in 1902.
In Lowell, Mass, there are 1000
notwithstanding operatives who care
Tor $4,000 spindles and earn over
100000 a month.
In single county in the United
States which contains no large CITY
more than $4,000 was paid in 1903
for taxes on dogs.
Thirty convicts recently escaped
from the Nikolosk- Ussuri Jail in Sibe-
ria. by driving tunnel $50 feet long
under the building
The Japanese cultivate chysanthe-
NUNS in 269 varieties of colors. or
these 81 are white, GO yellow. 80 pur-
pie. 81 pink, 80 red. IL russell and II
mixed hues
Penobscot county claims the oldest
horse in Maine. If not in the country.
His name is Tommy Foskett He is
AZ years old and there is no question
about his age
There are 1O7.S4S dressmakers en-
ployed by firms in London The high
est wages obtanable. except in the
case OF about dozen heads of depart
ments, are $3.50 a week.
The authorities Of Edinburgh of
fered half crown to every one who
would be vaccinated. and the rush was
something awful. The Scotch Off
cials thought il wcs a canny idea.
The two cruisers purchased by ia.
pan from Argentine are now in com
mi
names Kasuga and Nishin. mean. re.
spectively spring day and daily prog
Tess.
Seventy per cent of English railway
employees get less than Sc a week of
&c hours, and 40 per cent get less than
8 a week. Day laborers on American
railways are paid almost double these
wages.
Berlin electric tramway cars can be
hired by private parties on any route
and for any distance at a rate of less
than 20 cents per passenger, and are.
consequently being much used by the
alter and dance parties
Carrying out its idea OF paying no
body a profit" the Standard Oil Co
has stations OF It's own in all import
ant ports Of the world. and in many
European cities delivers water white
oil at the consumers kitchen door
In the council chamber Of the Paris
Academy OF Medicine. which has lust
been vacated. It was found that tho
floor was covered with no fewer than
ten carpets. one upon another. molder.
ing and swarming with myriads OF mi
crobes.
The Richmond locomotive works
has delivered to the Chesapeake and
Ohio road the heaviest switch engine
ever built and the first Of it's class
with eight driving wheels The total
weight on the drivers is 100000
pounds.
The value Of cattle imported into
the United states during the calendar
year 1903 was $Gi4.7G9. Of horses 81
f72420. Of sheep SSj3.413. and Of all
other animals sT144a7. making TO.
tai value Of all animals imported Of
$3.GS5 0Sq.
So effective is the Hfesaving service
Of the United states that from IDEAS.
ters TO 24G dOcumented vessels ON tho
c"ast during the year having 3 SEQ per.
sons on board. only 20 lives we're lost
and Of the $9.oOoO00 worth Of property
put in jeopardy but a little more than
100000 was lost
Faith in TIE stability and prudent
management Of fire insurance com.
panies has been much strengthened by
the sequels Of the great fire in BaIti-
more. Nearly all Of these corpora
lions have acquitted themselves in
such way as TO earn hearty approval
on both sides Of the Atlantic.