The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01

SO from the northernmost cape Of Norway
or Sweden to the southernmost point Of Hin
dostan across two continents, the evidence
Of language shows that from the abundant
fountain of Scandinavia, a succession Of
waves Of population poured out and flooded
the world And wherever it settled in pools
there civilization sprang UP in the track
of conquest.
The very name of France is derived from
the Gothic word frank, "-free-which re-
appears in our word frank" as to frank"
letter. 1t is found in variant forms in
German, Spanish, Italian Latin, ETC.
The royal families in every country III
Europe, including the Russian, were orig
nally of Scandinavian stock. Queen Vic
toria is the lineal descendant Of William the
Conqueror, who was the seventh in descent
from ROllo, the leader of the Sea ndina vial,
invaders of the north Of France.
The wife of Brien Boromhe was Scan
dinavian, and his daughter married man
of that race. called 'Sigtrig of the Golden
Beard" j. j. Worsac's Danes and Nor
wegians," p. 312, says it was Norwegians
who settled all the principal cities Of Ire
land, including Limerick, Dublin, Water
ford, Cork, etc, and possessed petty king
dcms in them for 300 years, where nothing
but the Scandinavian tongue was spoken 1t
is safe to say that one-thrd of the Irish
| II not onc-half, are descended from the colo
nists from Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
! In I'LL the English earl, Strongbow, impris-
OhSO III liz IOulu tower dC w atorIOr0, R9X.
| inald, the last Scandinavian king
This great wave of migration which is
| now covering a large part of the United
States is but a continuation of similar
waves which peopled Germany, France.
Holland. Belgium, Scotland. England, Ire
iand' switzerland, Austria. Italy, Greece,
Spain, Persia. Assyria and Hindostan They
Travelled in their great wagons drawn by
| oxen, the wheels cut from the trunks of
| trees loaded with women and children and
| domestic animals, and armed with spears
and shields and bows and arrows. Fifty
years ago their kindred in similar caval-
| cades were penetrating the forests and
! prairies of the United States with horses
| or oxen. and in great Consetoga wagons;
| lighting when necessary, but seeking peace
| ful homes, where they could find them in
| the virgin wilderness. Latterly their imme-
| date stock have moved in railroad trains
| to possess this beautiful land Of Minnesota.
! 1t has been a source of wonder how the
| small Scandinavian peninsula, grading off
| into the Arctic night. could have populated
| all the vast region reaching from the Ca te-
| gat to the shores OF India. We lind an
| answer to this question in the fact that 23O
| years ago Norway had but 100000 inha BIZ
| tants: While at the beginning of the present
+! century this number had swelled to $780, 600
and it is now about 1000 900; notwithsta nding
| the vast emigrations to Australia and
| America. History is repeating itself; and
| we live in the midst Of startling and ire
| mendous events, scarcely noticed by those
| who take part in them.
And l think we can say, without nattery,
! that wherever this population is now spread
| ing it comes as a blessing to the regions 1t
visits. It's most marked characteristic is a
! profound love of liberty! This is bred In
the bone Of the race.
! SLAVERY NEVER EXISTED AMONG
THE SCANDINAVIAN PEOPLE. So far as
| can learn human flesh was never bought
| and sold among them; while bondage -four
| ished in every other country of Europe,
Asia and Africa-except Ireland. where at