Arizona republican., 1897-09-28
ODDS AND ENDS OF THE DAY.

Some ingenious person has invent ed paper towel for the bath. It consists of full suit of plotting pa per, and the bather stepping out of his morning tub has only to array himself in one of these suits and in a second he is dry.
 Kansas City boasts of 23,O0O mar riages since 1881 and claims that the conditions in that community are fla vorable to the conjugal relation. which is the great conserving force of society. They denote that mar riage is far from being a failure in that city.
 Bath rooms in public schools are a novelty that Boston will introduce in it's new buildings. The latest struc- ture of an educational nature in that city is to cost $350,OO0, and will be fitted with toilet, dressing and bath rooms for both sexes. with eleven shower baths and foot baths as well.
 A somewhat curious religious ser vice was recently held at the Sea- mems Bethel at Douglas, on the Isle of Man. The gospel was read in Gaelic, hymn sung in Manx, prayer offered in Welsh and the sermon de- livered in English. On previous Sunday the Lords Prayer was said in Cornish.
 Glass eyes are now made for horses, cats and dogs as we'll as for human beings. These animals use larger eye than man and several are ordered for them at the same time as a new one is necessary about once in six months. The edges become roughen- ed and produce irritation from the acids of the secretions affecting the enamel.
 An Alabama farmer discovered re- gently that one of his COWS was not giving as much milk as formerly, and he set out to watch her. After she had lain down in her stall, he discov- cred four pigs out or a litter of six sitting under her enjoying an evening meal. The porkers are getting fa and sleek while the COW has faller off considerably.
 There are, according to an emi- nent archaeologist, nu less than from i 120 to 130 absolutely distinct lang uages in North and South America
 
 1 slow, he thinks the fact of the exist ence of so great a variety of speecl on the western continents proves tha the native red men nave inhabited them for many thousands of years.
 A curious garment came into tn i port of New York recently on one o the transatlantic steamers. It wa petticoat on very pretty yount woman and it's novelty consisted il the fact of it's being made of som two dozen golf stockings sewed to gether in the shape of skirt. Kee.
 custom house inspectors, seeing tn
 unusual bulk of rather slende young woman's outfit, made the dis
 covery.
 A wonderful discovery in fireproo1
 ing is reported to have been made b
 a Chicago woman. It is an ename
 and when applied to the surface (
 combustibles renders them decidedl non-combustible. So far the exper
 ments and tests to which the proces !; has been subjected tend to support th
 claims of the discoverer In appear ance the enamel is similar to shella
 but it's ingredients have not been di closed.
 l Black bears are getting scarce [ the Yellowstone Park and Dr. w. { , Croffut, who has just returned from l trip there has entered protest wit 3 the interior department against u suggestion of Superintendent Your 5 that the black bear in the park : diminished in numbers by being ca r tured and given to museums. He sa, l they are as harmless as cows and a. 3 a great source of entertainment ] s tourists. l