The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-10-11

sells and Dover-a whole distance of 240
miles, sixty of which were under water.
If submarine difficulties have been suf-
ficiently overcome, the time may not be
far distant when New York and Lon
don will be talking to one another.
The value of babies has been fixed. A
child less than l year is worth $14; be-
tween l and years, $19; 2 to years,
S28; years, S31; 5 years, $35; 6 years,
$40; years, $50; s years, $50; 9 years,
$40; 10years, 800; II years, $123. These
are the valuations made by baby 1nsur-
ance company of Cincinnati. The
parents pay five cents week for them
surance of their child. The rates for
colored children are twice as much,
owing to their two-fold ability for con-
tracing contagious diseases.
A Cleveland man named Jones has a
COW addicted to the uncomfortable habit
of switching her tail in his face while
milking her. The other day Jones took
the tail and tied it firmly to his leg.
The COW, irritated by the flies she could
not drive away, started off and feeling
the curious attachment to her tail be-
came frightened and ran. Jones is now
walking about on crutches and remark
ing: About the tenth time had been
hauled around that lot began to see
where l missed it, 1 Oughter tied her
tail to her leg and not to mine"
The possibilities incident to the
general use of electricity and its pres
ence in all parts of a large city, are sug-
gested by an incident which happened
in New York short time since when
at a certain point in Nassau street,
horses, no matter how old and worn
out, or lively and spirited, jumped and
curvetted and pranced to the great de-
light of the crowds who witnessed the
performance. Much to their disap-
pOintment word was sent to the Edison
Electric Light company and the current
was turned off from that vicinity. A
wire pressed upon the steam pipes that
had been laid down in the street, these
communicated with the surface, and
every time the horses iron shoes closed
the circuit the animals received a shock
which set them to curvetting and even
to running.
A New York reporter has been ill
vestigating the footsteps Of the many
millions who walk the streets Of New
YORK. Investigate is a good word
for it, too, because III the original Latin
it means TO look after the tracks or foot
prints of anybody or anything Nearly
all the steps of public buildings are worn
hollow, and the wear upon the elevated
railroad stations is so great that COM
bination of iron and india rubber, to
prevent wear and slipperiness, has been
devised. The curbstones where people
wait for vehicles are followed out. A
deep furrow is worn upon the steps Of
buildings, like those IN front of A. T..
Stewards, running the whole length of
the building, where people have left
the sidewalk and walked along on the
| STEP The renewal of stone steps, curbs
and stairways in large city is not in
frequent.
Aremarkable Italian peasant custom
has just been brought to notice at Naples.
4 year ago the daughter of Carolina Gar
guillo was married to sailor named
Giuseppe Esposito. 1t is the usage
among the lower classes for the bride
groom to visit his mother-ln-law on the
morning following the marriage. Es-
pOsito was reminded of this custom but
neglected. to make the visit. The moth
er-in-law then became angry and urged
her son, VincenZo Garguillo, to kill Es-
! positO. The son at once went to his
sisters house and waited for the hus-
band, who on, coming welcomed him
and begged him to stay and dine. Vim
cenzo thereupon drawing a knife, threw
himself on his broJher-in-law, stabbed
him and laid him dead at his feet. Vim
ceuzo has been sentenced TO imprison
ment for life and his mother to "seclu.
sion" for three years.
Under the constitution of Swltzer-
| land any federal law, before 1t can take
effect, must, if demanded by 10000 cit
liens, be submitted TO a vote of the
people and be approved by them. At
the recent session of the federal cham
bers two laws were passed, which upon
demand were submitted TO vote of the
people and were both rejected. One OF
these was a national law for the regu-
latiOn of epidemics. 1t made vaccina-
tiOn compulsory throughout the repub-
lie and it gave the federal authorities
power to take persons affected with
niganeno frnrn fhafr
families and isolate them un-
der government care. This law was re-
jected by the overwhelming vote OF
100000 to $4,000. Its rejection, how
ever, leaves 20 each canton its present
power to enforce vaccination when il
thinks it necessary. The other law was
one authorizing the federal government
to establish system Of patent and copy
right laws, none of which laws, it seems,
exist in Switzerland. A Swiss inventor