Arizona republican., 1897-10-02
ODDS AND ENDS OF THE DAY

A man III AlutuS, N1dWIoAo SOuhey Pa., at the age of S9 is cutting new set of teeth.
 Corsicana, Texas, has a military company composed of women. It is called the Garrity Rifles.
 Oahn college, established in Hawaii fifty-six years ago, has been a potent factor in Americanizing that country.
 A drop of boiling lard, spattered from a frying pan by accident, recent ly removed a cataract from the eye of a woman in PunXSutawney, Pa.
 Gondolas in Venice have suffered bv reason of the new steam launches on the canals there, and several have been cut down through collision.
 Finsoes, in the Transkei, in the southern part of Kaffraria, in South Africa, are giving the English much trouble. The Cape Rifles are trying to put down their revolt.
 The flag carried by Cortez, the Spanish conqueror of Mexico, nearly 400 years ago, was until recently pre- served at little church in the capital of the state of Tlaxcala.
 The Austrian and Italian govern ments are busy night and day con- structing the most costly and elabor- ate Notifications at the points where the empire and the kingdom meet in the southern Tyrol and in the neigh borhood of Pontebba.
 Dogs coming from Europe now re- oJire a license from the United States board of agriculture stating that the animal is in good health. Heretofore dogs were allowed to land without question, but in the future thelr health must be guaranteed in the same manner as cattle forwarded on the European steamers.
 A convention of cripples met in St. Louis yesterday. All sufferers were welcome. It made no difference what part of the human anatomy was miss ing or how it came to be missing, just so it was gone. The originator of the gathering was William R. TroWer, f1agnan on the Iron Mountain rail- road. who sent out 10000 circulars to all parts of the United States, Cana da and Mexico.
 Philadelphia is exercised over the disappearance of the corn0r stone or Jndependence Hall. It has disappear ed in the sense that it has not ap- peared at all. There is no record of it. having been seen by any one, or, indeed. that it ever existed. However, as the laying of a corner stone IS custom that is as ancient as clvldza- tion itself, it is reasonable to suppose one was placed under Independence Hall when the foundations were laid. But the restoration committee can find 10 trace of it.
 There is a man in the Georgia pen itentiary who has 209 years of time to do. He was originally sent up for eleven years from South Georgia for burelary. Shortly afterward, while working in the mines of Dade county he attempted, with other convicts, to escape, and in the melee that follow ed he killed two of the guards. lie was tried some time ago for the kill ing of the first guard and got ninety nine years. 1IIe was then put on trial for the killing of the other man and got ninety-nine years more.
 Dangerous overhead trolley wires are to be done away with in Paris in 19OO French engineer, Bochet, has invented a new system. Over head contacts are to be established from electric lamp posts, the distance between posts being smaller than the length of train composed Of two or three cars Thus contact is assured at, at least, one point. copper rall fastened along the edge of the roof of the car will take up the current from flexible points of contact, suspended from each post along the line. The contact point will slide along the rail.
 A member of the Philadelphia City Troop was on a hunting expedition in Montana at the time his company was ordered to the coal region. The telegram sent him on Saturday week ago reached him on Wednesday. IL was delivered to him by a man on horseback, who rode so hard and fast that immediately after handing the telegram the pony fell over, dead The rider demanded pay for the ani- nal, which was refused. After some cwrangling he was asked how much he wanted for his dead pony, and when the rider said, "Iwo dollars and a half" the trooper heaved a sigh Oi relief and paid the money.
 An instance of snobbery, amusing or disgusting, according to the point of view, occurred at the recent Ger man manoeuvres, at which were pres ent, besides the German emperor, the king and queen of Italy. The emper- or was on horseback and was smok- ing a cigarette when he saw the car riage containing the empress of Ger many and the queen of Italy ap preaching He at once threw awal his cigarette and galloped to meet tn carriage Like a horde of savages says a German paper, the bystander with one accord precipitated them selves upon the discarded cigarette and there ensued a Homeric strnggl for it's possession. The victor was poor peasant, but he was, by dint o golden arguments twenty mar pieces-induced to part with hi prize, which, covered with mud as was, became the property of som Englishman.