The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-07
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70 maintain. gay officers. WHO never
practice economy ard hope 20 capture the
fortune ard heart OF some hesress. ard
gras-Eeaded men In official positions. try
Ing 20 pay or sebfs incurred III the
haIcyon days Of their youth.
ThauaSs r.yrhe. ths editor Of Krinxsioz
fReviewD. Norway's Isa9ing magazine. at
tackS severely the new culture OF Nor
way whose representatives try 70 make
themselves believe that they have moth
ing 70 learn. TIE fame CT Ibsen. Born
son ann &znsea has ruf fses IN thezr
heads Ihefr organs foster false impress
xtons with their fattering reports about
Our Poets Abroad" We imagine"
SAYS he --rha. fhs whole world bends The
knee AZ the shrines Of Iosen and Bjornson
an6 rays bona g 20 ere MESSAGE from the
north. This IL far from being the case
We have been able through these two
poets 20 add a valuable contribution TO
the woriiss literature. that is much. but
that is also all Abroad Ibsen Is but one
OF many. a few years ago Il was Tolssei
ard Russian literature. which was the
style: now Il is Tbsen and Norwegian
literature. tomorrow Bohemian and
SrEniSh 4fters EarH may set tat nace NT
literary fashion In France and England
our great authors will. al the best. find
a place among many great authors who
member that the great nations are richer
in greatness than we are. Where we
nave one genius they have many. Be-
sides one swallow makes no summer.
Norwegian literature az a whole does not
today carry out the expectations prom
Used by our great poets. II Is becoming
lamentabiy poor. a literature Of de-
cadence. which taints society. The cigar
cite = ems TO be the symbol OF liberty In
our new woman-in addition 10 the ability
TO forget the restraints which culture OF
heart or mind demand. The ability TO
speak freely on delicate subjects. to be
accosted by anyone without blush, 70
read everything and peep into that world
which always degrades natural refine
ment-that Is the modern tendency. But
fIig tendency suppYesses natural ncdcstN.
debasss the woman. makes the great
things OF life mere trifies, where mistakes
or sns are of no consequence. We are
living in period OF transiton-the ola
Fuoorings are not considered good enough.
new nloor.nes have not been found, and
meanwhile We are drifting before the
y 444u. E1uEFt5 - f4fs al 1t lie 4t9iAei A&4s
the emancipation OF woman / do not OPP
pose, but the debasing and corruption oI
the future mothers OF Norway / oppose.
The Boheme writers and dseadence
oroakers represent a branch OF Nor
Heasau literature which hAs sGlnSd quite
a FOO. hold ia Cnrlstiania during the past
decade, bat its power is now on the wane.
A letter addressed to THE Norwegian
storthing. Stockholm. Denmark, Scandi-
rayla." recently reached It's destination
at Chrlstianla. The letter had been sent
by the Peace Congress, which met at
Hartford Conn, and contained the re-
quest that the Norwegian StoTthinS as
executor IN part of the Noble testament
award the annual prize for the best
means TO promote peace TO Alfred Law
OF Philadelphia.
Rev. Dr. Bang has been appointed
bishop of the diocese Of Christiania. The
new bishop when Il years of age was a
fisherman on the Lofoten Goldfish banks.
lie concluded, however 10 try fishing for
souls instead Of ccd fish. with the result
that he today is the leading prelate in
Norway.
Swedish Americans Of Philadelphia,
Penn. viii erect a statue OF Gustavus
Aaolphus at Philadelphia. The great
warrior-king who sacrificed his life I'm the
cause OF religious liberty on the battle
field OF Lutzen was the founder Of the
Swedish Delaware colony. and among the
descendants OF these Swedish pioneers
we dnd John Morton, who signed the
Declaration Of Independence of the
Miss Carroll O'Nell the daughter of
Hon. Il. T. O'Neil, ex-United States con-
sal At Stockholm, who has been relieved
by L. d. WiasIow OF Chicago. win not
return 10 America with her father as she
Is about to marry Lieutenant Knut Krog
OF the Gaia life guards.
Tho Thingvaila Steamship Company.
s-shf Hh Tor baS
line % steamers between Copenhagen.
Denmark. and New York. via Christian
sand, Norway. Will shortly sell It's steam
trs and suspend business The competi-
ton with the Scandal lire. n branch OF
the Hamburger line numerous fatalities
the reduction Of passenger and freight
rates TO meet similar reductions made b1.
German aud English companies. have
ruined the Thlngvalla company. It's
steamers VIII in all probability be sofa
70 the United Steamship Co. of Copon-
hagen.