Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-19
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HMIInNs
Editor Otto Spofscn, Publisher o { the
Icri0'bilac1 died al NcXio.
Mr. ]. i. Hondius OF Nus. has been
engaged as o. teacher Boo 'sioyd by the
government OF the Ouuic Free State In
Africa.
{. J. Bircli. thcmost prominent mcr.
chant ln the city of kalmar died at the
age OF So years. lie leaves very large
fortune.
Per N.Y. OF Ncs,ancde Norderon cclc.
bratod his iolnd birthday lie IS still
~ good health. Ny has lived during
the reign Of seven Swedish kings
The social position Of lady teacher
in SWtcdcu-bc 10 as goycrncs8 or q
school msifls-is "a highly esteemed
one. Daughters OF higher officers in
public service or otherwise belonging
To the hest Swedish families devote
themselves 10 this noulo calling.
The journalist. who makes the most
money in sweden Is Alfred Hcdcn.
sucua, editor OF the .SiHdtlHli l5fffA
Inc AWIifFf5-I5VcH. although q mere
local paper, has very large circulation
on account OF the editors humorous
articles Mt Hclcusjcrna, who t better
known by his pscudJnym OF "Sgurd, "
may DC properly styled the Marx
Twain Of Sweden.
The greatest dramatic actress OF
Sweden sB Else jacobson, afterwards
MH. Hya5scr. She len the stage In
1855 Out will probably again appear
before the public. Mrs Hyassef's parts
amount TO nearly couple OF hundred.
the types she has created were %. var
i9us snds, aud tHe greater number uf
splendid elect Amongst classical
pieces may be mentioned, Mary Stuart,
Ophclia. DgiIem1ul, Clara, tll Mar.
qusc, OF Wiener; etc.
lue Industrial paper N5JRu some.
time ago arranged a prize competition.
Three prizes were 90 De give the per-
sons, who could best answer = boz
newspaper afticlc-ihc following uues-
tons: What means ought 60 bc taken
IN order 90 get cmigranu returning from
America able aud willing 10 remain iu
Sweden" one OF the winners OF the
contest Is De Hugo Jol, Minneapolis.
MINI.
The greatest length OF Sweden !. 900
kuomcirr, about 1000 milcgl tails ON
line, which iu the north s.f.lc1cs good
way mo thc arctic zone, and boz the
'u,H reaches below ne Northeastern cg-
ircnly Of Russia, while Che Creates,
breadth abuu, $50 miles. tails ON tIli
PARALLEL ON which Hapaunil, The most
northern town OF Sweden, De- situated. /.
Inc whole circumference, exclusive Of |
the many 'iords which run up into the |
land, is 2.S55 miles.
The woods IN Sweden consist chiefly |
OF pine and spruce, which grow through. /
ont The entire kingdom, either as pure |
forest or mixed, aud provide the great |
bulk of the timber export. The pine 1
appears unmNcd ON the gravel mills !
aud more extensive helihs, the spruce /
On moist claycy soil and on brush; 90. /
Idfch, which in suitable situations al.
.Iu5 % good size, has, of late, been /
largely imported The birch occurs
llthcr as pur, forest or in company with
pines, hn and aspcns, incl beech Is
luni only in the utmost southern part
VI Sweden. The oak appears In groves
aud parks. The island Nisingo has a
argc oak plantation OF 1000 acres be.
unging 10 the state. The ask elm.
maple, lime aud elder are not so very
numerous. The aspen occurs over the
'niirc country and gives q much sought
or wood Tor the Sweden saisty matches.
NORWAY,
More than one thousand cases Of in.
luenza were reported from Chistiania
he other day.
Colonel John Mcllbye has been mp.
,oln1td maiorgcneral aud CHIEF of tie
.hr'uinssand infantry.
B.umsGene Ejomson has len for
''mc, where be will probably stay Tor
1me months.
The value OF Norway's import from
'Wlucn o. estimated 40 IS oo3, 900, while
'e export ia about 100000.
Two thousand cases Of influenza were
2pqr'ed rom Chrlsuanil during the
'eek December Asst
Five thousand francs In gold. which
ere deposited az the post Office OF
iu''anla some time ago have been
olsl.
lHc most important articles OF i'm. q
oit are materials Tor spinning lprinci.
llly cotton ana wool, colonial produce .
lineIais coal and salt aud diverse in. ,
usuial products, {
At low calculation founded on stats. !
e. OF emigration the Norwegian popu. +,
iiln In the United States-connting |
&c children born thereof in America
us' De about 100000 persons.
Matrimonial frequency Is nearly as
W m Norway as IL Is IN Sweden. The
imbcr OF marriages annually con. \
acted per 1000 inhabitants IS about Z
-. B
The government has refused TO &C. =
iowledgc the sale OF the country-man. =
IN ilaislund TO an English syndicate. =
cause such sale would give the svndi.
te lull control Of the land around lie
net OF the Glommen river
Crime seems 10 be decreasing in Nor.
~ as IN certain other countries. ~ all ! 81
ents as regard more criminal uiieuses. ol
ie annual number OF committa's Tor g,
ony M 1898 500 per 1000 iuhabi. Il
DENAlARK.
The French wholesale merchant La -,
'ur dec IN Odensc a
A. rhoBen schovelin, the celebrated 4
.nish landscape painter, is dead. z
1--WE fishermen were drowned of i
'nsiholm the other day y
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