The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-02-21
NOTES AND COMMENTS

up lot lntoXlcatlOn aud released when
sober. strange as it may appear" says
the report. ito get drunk is not an offensc
in the District of Columbia"
The city of Worcester, Mass, has
adopted 4 system of sewage which is
much in vogue in Europe and has been
demonstrated to be complete success.
The sewage is collected into large tanks,
and when the work of chemical precipi-
tation has been accomplished the water
which remains is so pure that chemists
say ii might be drunk with safety.
The Missionary Review says that the
chief religions of the world may be clas-
sitied according to the number of adher-
ents as follows: Christianity, $50, 900, -
900; Contucianism, 800, 900, 900; Hin
dooism, 100, 000,0 900; Mohammedanism
$4,000, 900; Fetichism, 10000, OOO;
Buddhism, 100, 900. 900; Spirit Worship,
$4,000, 900: Shintoism, %, 600, 900;
Jews, 100000: Parsees, 1000, 900:
Total. I, 449, 600, 900.
GENERAL MILES repeats an old story
when, in writing of our lack of coast de-
fences, he says ''much of the wealth of
the country is in jeopardy and at the
mercy Of any fourth-rate or fifth-rate ma
val power" 1t is an old story, but, de-
clarcs the Washington Star, worth re-
pcating until Congress shall have acted
on his suggestion and secured sites for
cosst defences and made other prepare
tions for possible war. The new navy is
good as far as it goes. but land batteries,
which are much less costly than armored
ships. are also needed.
''THIs bit of aluminium" said Colonel
l.. c. Weir, of Cincinnati, the other day,
pointing to small bit of the metal on
his desk, cost me just $4,000. Yes,
that's rather dear for aluminium, admit,
but still, with a smile, 1--WE must have
1t. you know. became interested in a
man who had perfect process for max
ing aluminium. \ company was organ
lied and the stock subscribed. The pro-
cess looked very well on paper, but this
is all have to show what became Of
$40, 900, the amount of my stock. Tn
rather curious to see how successful these
newer processes of making aluminium
will be-"
ENGLISH mining statistics. as given in
the report of the inspectors Of mines for
1889, show 4S9, 179 people employed
underground; III, 1916 above ground and
about the mines; output of coal, 49,
SIG, 124 tons, as compared with 1863, 93j,-
210 tons in 1888. The output of iron
ore in 1889 was S.210, 542 tons, against
$685., 032 tons in 1888. an average of TO-
906. 233 tons for the fifteen years of
1873 During 1851 inclusive the
output was about $4,000, 900 tons per
lnnum. The accident list includes S4S
accidents and l,04S persons killed in
persons employed was one for every 665
persons, against one to every 652 persons
employed in 1888, one to GA in 1887
and one to GA in 1886.
THE British census of April 5 next
will be the largest and most elaborate
ever taken in England. Not only has
the population increased vastly since the
last numbering of the people in 1881,
but additional information is required,
such as the number of rooms occupied in
all houses containing less than five rooms,
and Tor WalcS--whether each inhabi-
tant speaks both Welsh and English.
The other particulars needed are name,
sex, age. rank, profession or occupation,
condition as to marriage, relation to
head of the family, birthplace. whether
blind, deaf or dumb, imbecile or lunatic.
Fully eight or nine millions of schedules
will be distributed by the special enum-
orators, who last time numbered 50, 600
and earned about Ct las. 3!d. apiece for
a very hard weeks work.
THE latest trust that has been formed
is for, the purpose of securing all the
available elk heads and horns that can
be procured. says the Cathlamet Gazette.
1t is we'll known fact that elk are
getting steadily scarcer, and in few
years they will be extinct like the buffalo
Elk horns, when polished and mounted
BY skilled taXidermist, arc very beauti-
full and make handsome hall ornaments.
The elk trust has now parties out in the
mountains in eastern Oregon, securing
all the elk heads that can be procured.
The head office is in Portland at present,
from where the heads are forwarded to
the East. John Wallacky, a famous
Indian elk hunter of this place, has been
out this week hunting elk. He says he
has been offered $50 apiece for all the
good specimens he can get by this com
pany.
THE car has made the prince Of
Montenegro a present of tirst-rate
cruiser, the Yaroslawli," says the Vienna
CORRESPONDENT of the LondOnTimes, ''but
the gift, as we hear, will not be formally
handed over until next year, as the
prince must raise a crew and engage
naval officers to command his vessel.
The prince, however. will be saved some
trouble on this score. if he will simply