The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-11-20
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THIRTY. FIVE thousand dogs are regis
tered in Berlin.
THE Brit,shers bought 800, 900 of Mrs.
Wales latest photographs.
London the slang phrase for aper-
son who gives information to the police
is "a copper's mark.
A THRIFTY Mormon in Salt Lake City
adds to his income by hiring out his
wives to do washing and house-clean-
ing.
IT takes the Scotch to make penny
go the farthest, one firm of wire manu-
facturers having drawn it out to 2, 7OO
feet.
THE Vermont State prison is not only
self-supporting, but yielded revenue
last year of $4,000 to the State. OF
the IS convicts, 40 were born in Yer
mont.
Mr.. BEEoHER prays, and, speaking OF
it, says I'VE want liberty, personali-
ty, breadth, variety in prayer I; little
when you need little none when you
want none."
AN experienced railroadman estimates
that it should take loaded freight
train forty-two minutes to pass through
the Hoosac tunnel, when in complete
running order.
THERE are 1877 islands off the coast Of
Scotland, of which about 1856 are inhab-
tied. Many of them are very small,
mere rocks rising out of the sea, with
out vegetation OF any kind.
WOMAN.
am ashamed that women are simple;
To offer when they should kneel for peace ;
Or seek for rule, supremacy, and sway,
When they are bound to serve. love and obey.
Shakespeare.
The highest spire in Europe is said
to be that of st. Nicholas, in Hamburg
"a church recently completed. Total
height 472 feet-six feet higher than
the cathedral at Strasburg.
THE Shah OF Persia contemplates
sending an ambassador to this country,
but for what purpose is not known. 1t
is conjectured, however, he requires
an agent in America for the sale of his
book.
AN old gentleman in Stowe, VT, tells
how he broke off drinking. Every time
he took drink he would drop shot
in the glass, and as the glass filled up
his drinks were smaller, and he dropped
the use of drink entirely.
THERE is man in East Lyme, CT,
who has kept his bed for six years, be.
cause he was once disappointed in love.
He isn't sick, but simply chemically
sorry that he didn't get the girl His
indulgent mother waits on him con-
stantly.
The largest room in the world under
a single roof, unbroken by pillars or
other distractions, is at st. Petersburg,
in Russia, and is $50 feet wide. 1t is
used for military displays in rough
weather, and can be converted into
ballroom at night.
A CALIFORNIA farmer received by
mail, three years ago, about a spoonful
of oats, which he planted /; and the next
year he planted the produce of it. This
year he repeated the process, and has
just harvested, from an acre and half
of land, 200 bushels of oats.
THE following is statement of the
salt inspected at the office of the Su-
perintendent of the Onondaga salt
springs reservation For the week end
ing October "a, 1874, 165, 246 bushels
whole amount inspected since January
2, 1874, $3.50, 14S bushels same period
in 1873, 6,602, 022 bushels decrease in
1874 thus far, 1,213,S74.
THE New York Times remarks that
the numerous accidents occurring show
an increased necessity for the protection
of people against themselves. con
some of the North River ferry-boats,"
it says, passengers often climb delib-
erately over the gates with which the
boat is provided, Jump across the chasm
to the dock, rush up the bridge like
stars shot madly from their spheres,
and when the street is gained, walk
leisurely homeward.
AN extraordinary boy-baby has been
on exhibition in Glasgow, Ky. Though
only three years of age he weighs 126
pounds. He was six months old before
he began to develop into his present
enormous proportions. He measures
81 inches around the chest, 40 inches
around the waist, about 56 inches
around the hips, 26 inches around the
thigh, and is 40 inches in height. His
father and mother, named Chambers,
are about the medium size.