Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-28
SVEDEN'S GREAT CAPITAL.
Origin and EARLY Incidents Of the Fair City Of
Stockholm.



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ia finished Stockholm will at the u-
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sands of masts the sombre Swedish col
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nue.
Stockholm is one of Europe's ancient
cities, Its origin is enshrowded In the
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wheh slstuna IN the lz'h century was
destroyed by Esthnians and Karelians
Tho inbabIinnts Of that city nra 10
M, ,looo ,,,d so,,Ia, RIO rr,.odI,ion
80
mas IL that log hoilowed out ana
filled with costly merchandise was set
adrift in Maelaren and that IL finally
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Helgeandsholmen. This, according TO
tradition. gave the place its name
Stoclholrue or Loo leland Rut tho
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wore stock aiso means llowing Wa ai'1l
Ut" current, ana u " more prppaule
tnat the name OF the Guy ~ 20 pe *
pialned az meaning the lsiahu IN tne
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Be tne origin OF the name however,
WnateSer IL may u ~ known that rom
the time OF Birger Jari the rulers OF
sweden nave done all In their power
10 make TINS city one OF the noted
places IN the world. strong tortihca
TONS rose round the various Islands
on which 1t Is built. The main island
was enlarged and the foundation laid
for the royal castle.
During the middle ages the history
or stockholm is chiefly the history OF
Sweden. Everywhere In the ancient
parts OF the city we step ON historic
ground There is BrunkeberG where
the noble hero stem Sture by a we'll
fought battle saved the country from
Foreign domination. There is the
scene. or the so-called "blood-bath OF
stockholm, an event that yet stands
forth on the pages of history with
CHASTITY outlines and makes the warm
blood OF tho youth boil with indigna-
ton. And there are above all the
places made memorable by the deeds
Of Gustavus Vasa, truly the father OF
his country
The material growth of the city was
comparatively slow In the beginning.
But IT has always been steady and
solid. It IS known that In 1895 stock
holm had 10000 inhabitants and 20
years later 10000. In the beginning
OF this century there We're 5000 and
in the year 1856 about 100000. The
census for the present year shows 275
900 Inhabitants. The blessings of peace
have resulted In material prosperity.
To me one of the most interesting
points of attraction in Stockholm is
Observation-Disclosures. This church orig
inally belonged to monastery built
by Magnus Lndulas. 1t was rebuilt
by Johan III and, like most ancient
churches, has had its ups and downs.
II Is built In Gothic style, but has sue
cessively been added to, until Its ap-
penrance from an architects point OF
view must be somewhat inconsistent
ana strange There are now in II
none of the paraphernalia of n divine
service except the organ; hut 1t con-
tains various trophies Of war, to the
amount of G,000, and the remains OF
noted men and women Of Sweden. The
whole floor consists OF gravestones.
Among the tombs are the Gustavian,
containing the remains Of Gustavus
Vaaa; Gustavus II Adolphus, resting In
n sarcophagus of green marble; Queen
Maria Eleonora- Adolph Frederick,
Queen Jovisa Ulrika, Gustavus III.
Gustavus " Adolphus, and Charles
XIII. We pause naturally before the
sarcophagus of Gustavus II Adolphus
whose name shines SO brilliantly on
the pages of history: who saved at the
cost OF his life, the Reformation in
Germany and with 1t religious and po-
iitical liberty to the world; without
whom n free America does not seem
possible, since 1t Is evident that had
papacy, tfiumphed over the cause OF
the Reformation the whole history Of
the world would have been changed
HAIL TO the hero who In the hands OF
Providence helped to make the Ameri-