The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-11-18
BITS OF IMPORTATION.

BITS OF IMPORTATION.
SIBERIA has population of 1885, OOO
THERE are 1S9, 900 doctors in the
world.
THERE are 400 Jew pawn-brokers in
Great Britain.
THERE are $4,000 physicians in the
United States, and only 5000 in Spain.
ALPHA CENTAURI is the nearest of the
fixed stars, and It's distance from the
earth exceeds the suns go, 900 times.
IT is a pitiful thing to bear young
lady say something tastes like mustache
cosmetic, and then change color aud Try
to look unconcerned and Indifferent.
The popular vote for President in
1860 was as follows:
Lincoln l,s60,3o2
Douglas :............. ..............."l5. 49, l.,
ben......... oo,ooo
HE galaxy or milky way owes its pc
culiar appearance to the blended light
of myriads of small stars too minute to
be Individually recognized by the naked
eve, but which are seen in their true
character by telescope OF moderate
powers.
ONLY two national parks have ever
been made in this country by authority
of the General Government, namely,
the Yosemite valley and the Yellowstone
National Park. Yosemite is pronounced
Yosemite, with the accent on the
"sem."
The following table shows the popu-
lation of some of the larger cities OF the
world
LONDON. 4, OOO, 600 Berlin .......l, 11l,690
Paris 1888, SU6 King ching =, 100000
Soo-choo. ..... SOC, 900 Philadelphia. s46,9S4
Canton. $1,000 800, 900 Chang-chow 100000
Picking. 100000 Wo-chang....... 100000
New York.. l,2O0,5Jo
JONES is proud of his wife, and with
reason, for Mrs. Jones is pretty as well
as smart. She was lecturing on temper
ance reform, and got naturally worked
up as she rehearsed the many things
that should be done, but which nobody
seemed ready to do. ooh, dear !" she
exclaimed, :" wish L were a man - 81
object !" exclaimed Jones, rising from
his seat. 1t brought down the house.
THE phrase "Speaking for bun
combe" originated near the close of the
debate on the famous Missouri ques-
tion," in the Sixteenth Congress. 1t
was then used by Felix Walter, who
lived at Waynesville, N. O., near the
County of Buncombe, which formed
part of his district. The old man rose
to speak, while the House was impa-
tiently calling for the "question. Sew
eral members asked him to desist, but
he declared that the people of his dis
trict expected it, and he was bound to
"make speech for Buncombe."
ST. NICHOLAS is said to have been
Bishop of Myra, in Lycia, and to have
died in 326 A. d. OF this personal
history little or nothing is known with
certainty. The young were universally
taught to revere him. He is said to
have supplied three destitute maidens
with marriage portions, by secretly leav-
ing money at their window, and, as this
day occurred just before Christmas, he
was made the purveyor of the gifts of
the season to all children in Flanders
and Holland, who put out their shoe or
stocking In the confidence that Santa
Claus, or Knecht Klobes, as they called
him, would put in prize for good con-
duct before morning.
The following is the list of moral
virtues, being rules drawn up by Benja-
min Franklin, to which he paid constant
and earnest attention Temperance
Eat not to fullness; drink not to ele-
walton. Silence-Speak not but what
may benefit others or yourself; avoid
trifing conversation. Order-Let all
your things have their places let each
part Of your business have its time.
observation-disclosures to perform what
you ought; perform without fail what
you resolve. Frugality-Make no ex-
pense, but do good to others as yourself !;
that is, waste nothing. Industry-Lose
no time; be always employed in some
thing useful, but avoid all unnecessary
actions. Sincerity-Use no hurtful de-
ceit; think innocently and Justly, and,
If you speak, speak accordingly. Justice
Wrong no one by doing injuries. or
emitting the benefits that are your duty.
Moderation-Avoid extremes; forbear
resenting injuries. Cleanliness-Suffer
no uncleanliness in body, clothes or
habitation. Tranquillity-Be not dis
turbed about tri1es, orat accidents. COM
mon or Unavoidable. Humility-Iml-
tate Jesus Christ.