The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-23
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

about So, l20, 000, 600. The public debt
of the United States is $3.50, 039, 80,
not including about two millions of
matured debt and the greenbacks and
treasury notes in circulation.
AN English society periodical tells
us that the paper on which letters 70
the Queen of England are written
must not be folded. There is usually
some reason for even the most absurd
forms of etiquette or ceremony, but
we fail to see any good reason for
this.
THE population OF the globe is thus
divided in point of religion: Protes-
tants, 10, 600, 900; Roman Catholic
Church, l9l, ,0O0, 600; the Greek Or
thodox Church, SO, 0O0, 600; the Jews,
5000, 600; Mahometans, 172, 900, 900 /;
Heather or Pagan, 234, 600, 600; Ash
attic Buddhists, $40, 600, 900.
The Indiana State Medical Society
at its session in Indianapolis, ap-
pointed commission of five Of its
members TO investigate the effects
Of alcohol i'm health and disease, and
report at the next annual meeting.
They are also requested to report the
best method for the trea tment of
alcoholism and the opium habit.
SIR GEORGE CLARK is strong adj
vocate OF the union of the English
speaking race. These now number,
all told, 100000, 900, of which there
are 70,00O,00 in the United States,
and at least 100000 in North
America. If the English speaking
natives and colonies were united to
preserve the peace of the world, any
thing like general or continued war
would be impossible.
PROFESSOR GARNER, who spent last
year in Africa, studying the dialects
of gorillas, and other quadrumana,
is about to write n series of articles
describing the natives of the country
he visited. AS nothing interests man
so much as man, we are inclined to
think that his account of the natives
will be very much more interesting
than his very doubtful theories about
the linguial expressions of the lower
order Of animals.
THE census returns showed that
600, 900 tons, or / 200, 600, 900 pounds
Of butter were manufactured in the
United States in 1890, and the guam
tity has probably since been in
creased. In 1898 the assessed value
of the COWS was 500 600, 900, which
was more than the capital Of all the
national banks at that time. Iowa
seems to be the largest butter pro-
ducer, her return three years ago be-
ing 100, 600, 600 pounds, worth $2l, =
600, 900. Illinois stood next, with
$4,000, 900 pounds, worth $20, 900,
600.
NAVAL officers sometimes smuggle
without knowing it. An officer re-
turning from a far voyage assented
to bring home for a brother officer
left behind abroad, package desti-
ned for friends in the United States.
The package was seized and opened
by the customs authorities when the
custodian reached port, and he had
to pay 800 duty on the goods. He
was an officer of no great rank or pay,
and as he felt bound to hold his tongue
as to the unexpected demand Of the
Custom House his little deed Of kind
ness was somewhat embarrassing.
THERE are now seven large beet
sugar factories in operation in the
United States, two being in Nebras-
ka, three in California, one in Utah
and one in Kansas. The factory at
Chino, Cal, is probably the largest
in the country and cost $500, 600. In
the sugar-beet districts factory can
be profitably run for every circuit of
ten miles. The average yield per
acre is ten tons, l65 pounds of sugar
to the ton, or, 1850 pounds of sugar
per acre. A factory which uses the
beets grown on 5000 acres of land
will produce about $3.50, 600 pounds
of sugar per year. As the United
States uses over 4 600, 000 600 pounds,
it would take 1876 factories to supply
the present demand.
RENOWNED though Switzerland be
for the freedom and democracy Of its
institutions, there is no country in
the world that is so drastic and Sc
we're in it's treatment of inebriates.
The laws vary in detail in the twenty
two cantons, but in their essential
principles they are very similar and
provide for the punishment not only
Of those persons who indulge in
strong drink to excess, but also for
the people who supply the liquor in
question. Drunkards are visited with
penalties amounting to u maximum
Of years Imprisonment with hard
labor with three years Introduction
from exercising the franchise and
from the purchase Of an alcoholic
drink.s~hle the dealers and innkeep-
ers who permit their customers TO
become intoxicated or who furnish
liquor TO "interdicted' persons are
likewise sentenced to the payment OF
heavy fines, Imprisonment and for
feiture Of license. Altogether. Switz-