Willmar tribune., 1899-12-27


For two years past the stock Of wild
rabbits has been materially decimin-
ated in Southern Sweden by an in
ternal disease which mainly attacks
the liver. w.
The fall rains filled up the water
courses of Southern Sweden, and the
grist mills are again running after
an enforced idleness of several
months. The ground, however, is not
well soaked, and it is feared that
many wells will give out in the course
of the winter.
Goteborgsposten makes the follow
ing contribution to the discussion of
the question of preventing the rush of
farm laborers to the cities: Zone of
the most enterprising farmers in Os-
tergotland perceived a good many
years ago that the landowners must
offer greater inducements than for
merly to those whom they wish to
till their lands. He had a stock of
resident farm hands, and he assisted
these in procuring small, independent
homes by selling land to them at low
rates. He also buys their milk and
offers them other facilities. Both par
ties to the arrangement have had oc-
casion to be satisfied. The disinclina-
tion of the landowners to dispose of
land which under existing conditions
is of little value to them has done very
much to make farm laborers as scarce
as they are"
The queen had two stay in bed at
the close of the month of Novem-
Der, but our authority does not state
what particular sickness troubled her.
DENMARK.
The folkething or popular branch of
the rigsdag, is in favor of law per-
mitting (not compelling) the magis-
trate of a community to furnish meals
free of charge to hungry school chill
dren. But as the landsthing, or upper
house, is against the proposition, it
will not become law this year.
The wholesale merchants union in
Copenhagen has contributed $4,000
to the establishment of new busi-
ness college in Copenhagen.
In Copenhagen it is customary to do
shopping on the Sunday Immediately
preceding Christmas day. But this
year said Sunday happens to be too
close for practical purposes, and it
was proposed to turn part of Dec. II
into day Of shopping and other work
preparatory to the celebration of the
Christmas holidays.
A proposition to establish line of
steam ferries by way of Gedser was
favorably received in the rigsdag and
referred to committee.
The large attendance at the nu-
merOus agricultural conventions held
in the course of this fall season
clearly demonstrates the profound
and universal interest which the farm
ers of Denmark take in agricultural
matters.
The Danish gymnastic association
has selected 80 of its best members to
represent Danish gymnastics at the
Paris worlds fair. Molgard, an Off
Ger in the Danish army, has been ap-
! pointed instructor.
Plans for Encouragement of the
railroad yards in Copenhagen have
been received to the number Of twen-
ty, eleven of which were from Den
mark and nine from foreign countries.
This high number of competitors
shows that the competition is brisk.
The committee in charge of the mat
ter has taken hold of the work of Sc
lecting the best plan, but no report
| is expected to be forthcoming until
next spring.
FINLAND.
Governor General Bobrikof has ap.
piled to the Russian minister of wal
for permission to prohibit the music
bands of all the Finnish battalions
from playing Finnish music and tunes
! of Finnish national songs ON public
ing observed that such performances
| are apt to arouse hate and bitterness
in the Finnish people against Rus
sia.'
It is claimed that the royal family
of Denmark has pleaded the cause OF
l. OClO1C C11C NLd1, OuU IuStU liz
answered.: "My policy towards Fin
land is the only right and prudent
One.''
The Berliner Lokalanzeiger received
the following dispatch from Helsing.
| fors: Cajander, the head of the cen.
sure bureau of Finland, has been
granted permission to resign. Count
Cronhielm, the chief adviser of the
governor general, has been appointed
to fill the vacancy for the time being
It is claimed that Cajander withdrew
because he could no longer endorse
the policy of the government in re-
gard to the press of Finland.
The publishers of the leading papers
in Finland have organized mutual
insurance company to cover losses
| caused by the interference of the gov.
ernment with the reg plar publication
| of the papers.
! WAY STATIONS.