The Montana post., 1869-03-12

there are in Paris about 80 Israelites.
whose combined fortunes amount to
$200, ,000, 900.
Columbus is divided in death. His
body rests in an iron coffin beneath
church in St. Domingo, while his heart
is buried in Havana.
The Boston Post says: "One of the
most popular reporters on the New
York World was recently in the Massa~
chusetts aims house"
In the latter part of December, last,
St. Petersburg, Russia. and suburbs,
was nearly buried in snow. In several
streets it rose TO twelve feet ia height
Old Johnny Grim, of NswvilIe. John
son county, Ind, aged rs years, was re-
Gently presented with bouncing boy
10y his kind hearted "old woman" who
is over go years old
The first advertiser was a London
haberdasher named Hervey, who died
in 1872, abundantly rich from the prof>
its of his new discovery
Miss Sarah p Redmond, an American
colored girl, recently graduated as Nj.
ID. at the principal medical school in
Florence, Italy.
why do women expend so much
time and money on dress2' asked a
gentleman of a belle. To worry the
other women" was the diabolic but
truthful reply.
1t is estimated by the Registrar OF
England that by the middle of the
present year, London will have popu-
lation of 3.170,754. AT the beginning o.
the century, the population was under
a million.
Minnesota farmers are raising fences
They use cottonwood, gray willow,
white maple, black oak and white plum.
From three To five years are sufficient
to raise living fence, TO protect the
fields.
The library OF Congress has been in
creased by $500 volumes. and $500
pamphlets, and now contains 170,06J
volumes, besides pamphlets. periodicals,
manuscript and maps.
a Milesian hearing a report rather
against his character for veracity ex-
claimed in burst of honest indigna~
tion, Thank foTtln, half the lies told
against me amt true"
The Legislature of West Virginia is
considering a bill CHASING all stomach
bitters as liquors, and exacting license
tax of 800 from all druggists and deal
ers offering them for sale.
The newest cravat bow for the ladies
is the Parepa, of light-colored satin,
made by folding pieces into points,
Joined like three rays of a star, the cen~
ter one longer than the others. all finely
fringed.
The Memphis Sun says: I'VE pre~
dict that Andrew johnson. like John
Quincy Adams, of exp residents, will
die in office, and that he will soon lead
in the fercest political contest ever
known in the annals of Tennessee"
A State fair is a queen; an agricul-
tural fair is a farmers daughter; a
church fair is parsons wife; soldiers
fair is the best looking girl he can get
hold of; charity fair is a female pau
| per, and the most unpopular fair in the
! universe is boarding house fare.
The american Builder asserts that
marble of very fine quality and in
! large quantities has been found near
Marshalltown, Iowa. In color and tex
I ture il bears a striking resemblance to
the celebrated Caen stone of Paris, and
must therefore of necessity be found
very useful for ornamental purposes.
| VIM. b. Astor, according to a recent
letter writer, never did an hours work
in his life, never did a kindly act, never
knew a want ungratiied, and has not a
real friend on the planet" This miser-
able cuss is the wealthiest man in the
| United States.
! Not single daily paper is published
/ in either of the Mexican States of Sin
! aloa, Durango, Coahuila, chihuahua anu
| Sonora, containing over 100000 inhabi-
,anJs. Durango, with a population of
! 176, 600, has only a semi-weekly.
Ernest Renan has been sued by his
publisher, to whom he promised the
manuscript of the "Life of ST. Paul, on
! the 1st day of January, 1868. but did not
| deliver 1t. Renan has been advised by
his friends to withhold the work from
| publication, as 1t is inferior to his Life
of Jesus" consequently he refused it to
his publisher
A Frenchman, being about to remove
his shop. his landlord inquired the rea-
/ son, stating, at the same time, that it
was considered a very good stand for
business. The Frenchman replied with
a shrug of the shoulder, "Oh yes, he's
very good stand for de business-by
gar, me stand all day, for nobody come
TO make me more 90
/ The New York corset makers say that
! there are not less than 5000 men in
! that city who wear corsets habitually.
One of the makers says: "The finest
gentlemen in town employ this means
of giving symmetry to their figures.
! They are not used so much by young
men as by tn ose somewhat advanced in
life. Wealthy gentlemen of middle age
| like to be thought handsome. and TO
have preserved the symmetry and grace
of youth.