New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-29

not only here but at Upsala and also I'D ChristianIs
and Copenhagen, IS ipenicry of the distinguished
men who have died within tho preceding year. A
euiogy Is delivered for .carh Of iae most re-
nowncd. and sk0Gl 10 his memory ls
drunk. The most prominent nainc this
year IL Runoberg, name which viii be Det.er
known in America when some enierpnslng scholar
shall have translated into English his Punk
Stall" The first day Of May al the students appear
IL their Summer caps-neat, plain caps OF wni ,t
national colors, blne and gold. During the montn,
as early as the weather permits, carnival j. held
illustrating some important foreign event. luis -
a glla day for the surrounding country, when every
body comes to see toe fantastic costumes and par
take of the good cheer On the evening OF the 5uth
OF November the death of Carl Kill IS c9mnemo,,
rated with tOrchlight procession, eulogy and
song. large musical society is kept up among the
students, and concerts are not lnfrequenty gwen
by them. In connection with the students from
Copenhagen. two concerts are given every year,
one at Lund and one at Copenhagen, ana the
proceeds are devoted TO maintaining Swedish
student in the latter city and Danish student
here.
In addition to the schools mentioned. there are
several private schools, and many families nave
special tutors. Near here, at Anarp, Is an agricul
tural institution at which are one hundred pupils,
fifty of whom support themselves by working on
the farm. The farm which has narrow boundary
on the sound contains thousand acres or lanu.
Two hundred cows are kept, two months on tne
pasture the Sound and ten months IN the Stalls
Eighty acres are planted with sugar-beets; Two
different plans of rotation are maintained, riga
accounts kept and much valuable lnformation is
recorded as the result of experiments which takes
years TO complete. Butter Is the CHIEF product Oh
the dairy and is sent TO England.
There is much in and about Lund which u
interesting. The buildings and groves ana
mounds and ruins recall history full OF the
most stirring events Of the last thousand years.
The mounds where Thor and Odln and Frey were
worshipped have been seen by the present genera
ton. and their location is still pointed out. while
that from which the Kings of Denmark were pro-
claimed rulers of Scania yet remains The catne~
dral, founded over SOO, years ago, Is OF ITSELF
Its wonderful crypt, which seems TO be an immortal
structure has been made so in fact by the undylng
verses of Tegner and Whittier The remains
of the wall by which Lund was anclentiy
fortified and which now form the foundation OF
shady promenade, tell of wars by which for SO long
a time Lund was ravaged and they tell also OF the
peace which now for more than a century and hail.
has prevailed within her precincts. The house IN
which Charles XII. lived t1716J1Sl recalls an age
of wonderful heroic struggles while the former res
idenee of Tegner, now containing library consist
ing of his works and their almost numberless trans
latios and valuable collection of portraits OF hln-
self and his contemporaries tells of peaceful strife
in which the Swedish language and Swedish htesa-
ture were Conspicuous VicJ0rs