Morning journal and courier., 1884-08-29

not going to let his bread fall on the buttered
 side if he can help it.
 Dr. Salmon, chief of the bureau of animal industry, whatever that may be, at Washing ton, is very sure that the cattle disease which has appeared at several points in the West is contagious pleuro- pneumonia It bids fair to be very difficult to deal with, and the most vigorous measures should be immediately taken.
 Attention is again called to the immunity of the Hebrews from contagious diseases and epidemics by their escape from the ravages of cholera in southern France. Of the He brew community of 1000 souls in Marseilles only seven have been attacked with the dis ease. Two of these were lifelong invalids; one was ninety-seven years old, and two others had not observed the Jewish law The American Hebrew ascribes the comparative health of these people to the dietary laws of Judaism, which is probably the correct key to the problem.
 A remarkable revolt occurred recently in the prison for women at Alcala, Spain. It contained at the time 923 prisoners without single guard, warder or sister of mercy. The reason of this extraordinary state of things was that the prisoners objected to a certain official, and promptly turned every one but themselves out of prison. The build ing provisioned for some months, and they barricaded the entrances, taking all the paving stones of the courts and yards to, the upper stories to use, like the heroic women of old-world warfare, for offensive missiles For five days they were hotly besieged by the local authorities, but with no success, and the military had to be called in.
 In Boston much good work is done in pro- viding practical schools of instruction for those children who are unable to attend the public schools. or who would find the in struction of the public schools of little value. As an instance of this, the ''summer school" supported by the South End churches, may be mentioned. This school has just closed after a successful session of six weeks. Ex- cellent results have been reached, particular ly in saving and woodwork. The kinder garten and housekeeping classes also proved to be both satisfactory and popular. This practical method of helping poor children by giving them the knowledge to help them selves was largely sustained by the churches of which the Rev. Edward Everett Hale, James Freeman Clarke and Minot J. Savage are the pastors.
 MT, Rheem, who has charge of the reptile specimens in the Smithsonian Institute, con 4-o<1 1SoA, # 4Io, I0o1. snakes. Some of the most dreaded have no existence. The hoop snake, which takes the end of it's tail in it's mouth and rolls over and over like a hoop, killing everything it touches with it's venom, and the blow snake, the breath of which is deadly, are Actions. As serpents move about they constantly feeling ahead with the tongue, and the for ward thrust and peculiar appearance of this organ has given rise to the false idea that with it the stinging is done. It is generally thought that there are great number of poisonous snakes. In North America there are but three species-the rattle snake, the copperhead or moccasin and the coral There are about thirty varieties of these species al together The copperhead is probably the most dangerous, as it is vicious, and never gives warning of any kind before striking. The rattle snake, though more poisonous than either of the others, will rattle at the ap- proach of anything, and try to get away un- less brought to bay The coral is much small CT, and is a native of the Southern States. The bite is not necessarily fatal if the proper remedies are used in time, as, on account of it's size, the quantity of poison is small. When @ reptile strikes he throws his whole body forward, and the fangs penetrate the object against which they come. He does not jump: the hinder part of the body re- mains in position, and none of our snakes is in the habit of reaching more than half its length
 Investigations set on foot by the land com missioner have resulted in the discovery of enormous thefts of public lands by cattlemen in Nebraska, Colorado, Dakota, and other portions of the great West. Two cattle com panies, one of which is a Scotch concern, have illegally fenced in vast ranges aggrega- ting in acreage more than 100000 acres each. It is estimated that not less than 5000, 900 acres of public lands have been fenced in and claimed by cattle men. The discovery has also been made that colossal frauds have been perpetrated by parties en- gagged in pushing fraudulent land entries. The Interior department is cons tantly ap- pealed to by honest settlers to protect them from the encroachments of fraudulent land companies An Idaho ranehman thus writes Secretary Teller: am engaged in sheep rais- ing, with 5000 sheep depending upon the public range for their subsistence. My ranch is located near the cattle men that claim the entire range for fifteen miles square. These cattle men have threatened to take my life should I persist in ranging within what they call their range. They have said in no way will they proclaim them selves peaceful otherwise than allowing by special contract certain portions of the pub lie domain for my grazing purposes. few days ago, while driving along on the public highway, met with five cowboys, and their leader commenced pounding me over the head with large six-shooter, proclaiming at the time, ''move from my range to-day or I'll see that you do it tomorrow" at the same time pointing his revolver at me.