New-York tribune., 1886-06-07

n frI,. .hIoodod Nemean lion with sore back until
a rop from him IN utter terror would make short
work of The Post-Erpress. Entering the sanct"'n
of our esteemed but errlng contemporary hercu'os
would present his card and quietly remark that no
had called, not to stop his paper. but gently TO re-
monstrate against being referred to as " Here"
And then before anybody about the ESTABLISHMENTS
could retreat to it's cyclone cellar he womb pro-
coed gently to remonstrate. The presses wou'd go
fy1ng YER Genesee Falls, the type would DO di'-
trbuted over the continent, the editor and his
staff would-but we have no heart for these har-
rowing details Before dismissing the disagreeablc
subject we will venture to express the hope that IL
may turn out that "Herc" was a typographical
error.
The PARIS Council OF Health has decided to abol-
sh all dairy stables in that city. Upward OF hye
Thousand cows are kept in them. IN narrow staiis
aud often with unwhoesome food. Careful in
vestigation shows that majority of the animals
are diseased, and that their milk swarms with
bacilIi exactly similar to those which ravaQe the
tissues of persons att ckel by pulmonary consump-
ton. Asit has already been proven that milk is
ready communication of typhoid fever germs. hese
facts NAV well lead to the closest sanitary scrutiny
of the dairy supplies Of all large cities.
Henri Rochefcr rt in the Intransgeant says he has
private news from Madagascar to the effect that the
Malapasy have reyolted against the French treaty,
driven the French residents out OF Antananarlvo,
and deposed their own Premier. If this is not true
nc least it is probable The treaty signed at lama
tave last December certainly gave the French
rights which they had failed to acquire WITH the
sword, and put the Malagasy under their late
enemies in a manner to humate and offend SO
nroud and independent a people. The foreign re-
byt hat N
wholly in the hands of France and it seems doubt
ful whether the native Government has reserved
the right to negotiate even purely commercial
treaty with foreign Power. Nearly all the provs-
ions of the treaty rebound to tho advantage or
France in fact, the Malagasy securing scarcely
ANYTHING but the remission Of the war indemnity,
the collection of which had the natives been stub
born mght have proved a tedious and costly Cccu-
patton 1t is said that the treaty was scarcely
signed before the native Government repented lts
CONCESSIONS and if that be trne 1t Is quite credible
that popular outbreak against the whole business
may have occurred
The Dominion Parliament at the session which
has recently closed. passed law prohibiting the
manufacturc importation and sale of bogus butter.
The bill was introduced by the Government as beng
demanded by the pubic interest and comparatively
lltr opposition was offered to It.
Mr. Weeks of tho Census Bureau. counts up that
worbmen lost by strikes in 1880 the sum OF
Sl3 OD3, S66 in wages only. Certainly they have
not lost less any year silce, an propaoly even
more than that since January |, of TINS year. What
thov have lost by the effect of strikes on business
on the quality of general confidence. which is tne
prerequisite of all enterprise, Is simply lnca.cua-
bic To what they have losJ their gain Is as drop
IN a bucket. Experience is hard teacher truly,
and even lessons so dearly learned seem to be soon
ton