The Montana post., 1869-01-15

World. was married in the former city.
Dec 22d. to Miss Jennie Barclay, daugh-
ter of John NJ. Barclay. Journal Clerk of
the House of Representatives.
A German author estimates the use
full plants at abou, 12,OOO-1. $50 of
which are edible fruits, berries and
seeds. The cereals number 10S, and
vegetables 4OG.
The London Laacst gives the follow
ing as certain cure for the tooth-ache:
Add one drachm 1T cnllodion to two
drachms of carbolic acid. and a gelatin
ons mass is precipitated. IA small portion
of which. inserted in the cavity of an
aching tooth. Will give immediate re-
lief."
The total length of electric telegraph
in the world. not including the subma>
rine. amounts to $50, 900 miles. which il
more than enough to go around tie
earth halt dczen times.
Heller, the magician. Derpetrated. not
long ago. the following sarcasm on his
competitor. Prof. Anderson
Shakespeare wrote we'll,
And Dickens wrote Weller;
Anderson is hell,
And I am Heller"
The longest artillery range on record.
in England, viz, 10000 yards, seventy
yards less than six miles,) was attained
at Shoeburyness, last month. 10y W hit
worth's 9inch muZzle>loader gun OF
fourteen tons. firing shot of 80 lbs.
with charge of 80 lbs. 1t was claimed
by Northern artillery officers in Charles>
ton that the Swamp Angel" threw
shots from below Fort sumter into the
upper part OF the city, distance of
seven miles.
In Alaska they keep Saturday for
Sunday. The Bishop who first travelled
half round the world from ST. Peters
burg. to establish the Greek Oh urch in
Russian America, did no: observe the
gain of day in going against the sun.
The present Bishop hss ordered the oh
servance of the American Sabbath. The
Russians. however, hold on their own
way, Their dates are also eleven days
behind ours.
Mr. John 5. Burnett. Division Agent
on the Wells. Fargo 4 Co.'S northern
line. goes west this week to take charge
of the stage lines running into Austin
Mr. Burnett is a very courteous gentle
man and attentive to passengers and the
business of the company. He will be
well received in the silver country. Mr..
Burnett will be succeeded by Mr.. ID. NJ.
Robins.-.S,h LIKE Telegraph.
A letter from Promontory City, dated
the 24th inst, states that six thieves
were then under examination by the
peoples court for stealing horses. The
gang were altogether ten in number.
six had been caught and the Others
were pursued. The ten intended to
have LETT that morning for Indian Creek,
% miles further west. on T.. p. X. II.
track, thence they meant to make for
the Montana road and rob Wells, Fargo
4 Co.'S stage. The citizens seemed in-
elined to deliver the thieves over to the
Sheriff of Box>Eldc couniy.-Soh Lake
Telegraph.
The sales of the Fairbanks sea le
reach the enormous yearly aggregate of
81 800 900. Fairbanks l. Co.. the pros
prietors, employ AS hands at their
manufactory in ST. Johnsbury. Vermont.
paying them monthly over 100000.
The railroad freight amounts to more
than 10000 tons annually, and they
use every year 200 tons of hard coal,
% 900 bushels of charcoal, 40 tons of
cast steel. 80 tons of copper and ,5OO,-
900 feet of lumber.
Dip the Atlantic Ocean dry with a
teaspoon. twist your heel into the toe of
of your boot, make Postmasters per-
form their promises aud subscribers pay
the printer, send up fishing hooks with
the balloons and fish for stars, get
astrde Of a gossamer and chase comet.
when the rain is coming down like the
cataract OF Niagara, remember where
you left your umbrella. choks mosqui>
to with brick bat; in short. prove all
things hitherto considered impossible to
be possible-but never attempt to coax
Il woman to say she ,eiN when she has
made up her mind that she woa't.
A train on the Chicago and North-
western railroad. on the l2th ult., made
the unprecedented run of ninety -one
miles in ninety minutes. The train was
running east, from Fort Howard (Wis.)
to Chicago. The quickest prior runs OF
which we have any record. are as fol
lows: In England, Is miles by special
train in Is minutes. In the United
States, IA miles in IL minutes. by an
engine and six cars on the N. Y. Cen
tral; 10 miles in u minutes. on the
railroad. LA miles in two
hours 40 minutes ON the Hudson River
road; "a miles in 80 minutes. from ln-
dianapolis TO Union City: 3OJ miles in