The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-23
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

tlonal church reports 4,S17 churches,
with SOC, 1872 mem bers, and 613, $40 in the
Sunday-schools.
The Young Peoples Society OF
Christian Endeavor is represented in
Utah by the % organizations represent
Ing $50 members, of which II are in
Salt Lake City, containing $50 mem.
bers.
I'm Africa there are 500 missionaries
and 100000 converts. An average Of
rs, 1000 year become converted, and in
five years more than 200 martyrs have
lost their lives there.
"A dairy school is soon to be opened
in connection with the Maine state
agricultural college for the purpose of
teaching the best methods of handling
milk and making butter and cheese.
From 1880 to 1890 the population Of
the United States increased twenty-four
per cent. During the same decade the
membership Of the Presbyterian church,
north, increased over, thirty-four per
cent
The study of the daily weather
maps is to be introduced into the AL.
bany high school. the pupils to make
daily reports therefrom, on which
marks will be given. Observer Sims
will also lecture thereon.
The new national library build
ing, now in course of erection in Wash.
ington, will cost $6,OO0,oOO. There are
thirty-three arches on the four sides OF
the building and it is proposed to orna-
ment the keystones of these arches
with representative heads of the races
of mankind.
The first Christian Endeavor society
in the United States army has been Or
ganized among the soldiers of Jefferson
barracks, near st. Louis, and has
proved itself as we'll adapted to the
needs of the soldiers as to young men
in other walks of life.-Illustrated
Christian Weekly.
More women than men avail them.
selves of the advantages of the univer.
sity extension teaching in Cambridge,
Eng. According to the last report ], O25
women and 1926 men have been awarded
certificates the past year. Thirty-nine
women and 10 men have taken the vice.
chancellor's certificate.
The percentage of individuals above
Six years of age in the Sandwich islands
| and able to read and write Hawaiian,
English or some European language is
as follows in order of merit, viz: Amer
leans, 1904; British, 9O.60;. Germans,
S9.SS; half castles, sS.05; natives, 49, so;
Hawaiian born foreigners, SO. IL.
in Juneau City, Alaska, there are
two Presbyterian churches. One is
called the Northern Light Presbyterian
church, and is under the care of Rev.
Mr.. King, and is meant for the white
residents of the mining camp The
other is the Thlingket church, and Is
for the ingatbering of the natives and
their instruction.
AT the instance of the minister OF
education, Russian ethnographical
and archaeological institution will be
established in Constantinople, under
the management of the Imperial
Archaeological Society of Moscow. The
appropriation required was granted by
the government The object of the in
stitution will DO to study and to pro
mote the knowledge of eastern ethnog
raphy and archaeology.
"A unique method Of avoiding conta
gion from the handling of books is il
use in the public library of Chicago
BY an arrangement with the board o.
health every case of contagious disease
occurring in the city is reported to the
librarian, and if it happens that any
books from the library are in the pos
session of the afflicted family messen
gers from the library are at once sent
for them. The books are then thor
oughly fumigated and in case of small
pox destroyed.