The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-29

Martin Christensen, wen known in se-
attic, has written from Hunker creek.
ALASKA, the following letter: "a month
seunty e' on the cosase cts saop
ped In slsagway one day. then took the
trai:s to Lake Bennett. whence we en-
Dawson. Arriving at Dawson, was
somewhat surprised TO find the city so
quiet. Hundreds OF people have left that
Of work here but wages have come down
the last year. the pay now being from
30 cents to dollar per hour"
According to the Norwegian press, the
Leftists are putting up hard political
night. Btornstjerne Btornson Is following
campaign; that r.. he has stumped the
strongholds Of the Rightssts, and with
success. In many OF the Districts whore
majority. they found themselves na..'y
beaten. The influence Of the famous pn4t
among the people Is something remark
able. Even some OF his personal enemies
have yielded to his persuasive oratory.
r.. 3. Kristoferson. who has had his
residence In Picking. China, for some
Seattle:
During my years of residence In Pc
king. | have had ample time 10 study
the Chinese people and their position with
reference 10 other nations. The Chinese
are peculiar race; their estimation OF
IL the only nation Of consequence on the
globe; they revel In ancient legends OF
their dead heroes. and think the past
over their early history. their astronom-
ical discoveries and rude Inventions. They
haze no eye for the future. the past Is
SUFFICIENT Tor them Their cruelty IA be-
yond reason. Their copper and wooden
gods exert an enormous influence among
them Foreign ,,, misslonariss are looked
which Will land them In everlasting
flames. The Chinese are made up OF such
stun that 4 seems impossible FOR them
20 absorb the teaching or modern civiiix.
alton. and therefore must before very
long give way before the influence Of
foreign powers
kaia Brunland-Nllsssn has written a
beautiful poem entitled "Fa@re Nor
Norre." which has recently been publish.
ed In DEBORAH Poster.
Several attempts have been made 10
translate the works Of fscliman. the noted
swedish poet. but no one 50 far has made
much OF a success al III A literary man
In New York, % the name OF =. s. Swan
son. Is now az work g turn some u his
dict that his effort will prove fruifiess
Bsliman's songs are written Ia meter Al
:, unusual ana AR. arc 20 rich IN music that
eur and sweetness In them into ans for
ssgn tongue.
The poor F1nlandeFs are leaving their
fatherjan9, They prefer 70 Meek other
clirlcS rather than how TO the Ruse.nn
scep;cr. Hundreds ~ them are coming IA
America for shelter some settling in
Canada and others IN the United states
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Nor
wekian- Danish NJ r. church ha1 = n!sas-
ant picnic al Green lake. Wednesday An
interesting programme VAS rendered ard
al Nent home pleased and contented
John Furnsss. merchant Of Norman
and a prominent Republican IN the Stliia
gaamlsh valley. was ia the city a fey
days ago on business,
HaahetE picnic party had to pay for {tg
enjoyment a. Lake washington the nfS-
err night About nfty happy boys AMI
girls became 70 interested Ia divers aafne~
that the time passed a~ay uunnsifea AZ
last. however. when they had RroWr
weary. they became conscious cf the fart
that Il was nearly O'Clock IN the morn
ing. No cars we're running at thai tIrue
in the night, and their onis alternafIVa
q course. was 70 walk home and try 10
forget their mistake.
The Scandinavian American League of
WASHINGTON. already mentioned In tire
Post-Inteiligeucer r. doing we'll The
work Of the organization Will he along
lines 50 liberal that any one may feel
~ home within the league The pronaf-
ers do not aim to use the organization for
selfish purposes. but seek, through this
fundamentally. to further the beat inter-