Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FA1HERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within a Week
OF So just Past.
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN.
A Lapp from Undersaker. Jemtland,
while walking in the woods. found a
marten in a hollow tree. He had nc
weapon with him. but he wanted the
valuable fur of, the animal. Losing nc
time, he pulled off his pan is. tied up
z one OF its legs and pulled it over the
opening in the hollow tree He next
proceeded to beat the tree with stick
and made all the noise possible. The
marten was frightened and ran into
the pants, only to be shut up by the
4 eager hands Of the Lapp and beaten 10
death before he had time to tear a hole
( through the pants and escape.
-. OF all colors, light blue is claimed to
be the most difficult to detect at great
!, distances. For that reason the Swed-
ish soldiers may all have to wear light
. blue uniforms at no distant day. A
large part of the cavalry are already
wearing uniforms of this color.
A number of laborers on the Ofoten
railway are suffering from scurvy.
which is supposed to be due to poor
food. damp quarters and foul air.
The bog culture society held large
ly attended meeting atJonkoping. A.
Larson, an engineer, lectured on the
different methods of preparing peat for
fuel, and maintained that the old
method was still the safest of all
those known to him.
There are carbide factories at Abby,
Trollhattan, Skram and Mansbo, and
their annual production is about ZOO
tons, or between 3 and per cent of
the whole production of Europe. The
bulk of it is used in the preparation of
acetylene gas.
The price of hardwood fuel is about
twice as high in Southern Sweden
now as ten years ago.
Prof. Hildebrand, the national an
tiquarian. is inspecting the island of
Hveen with the view Of selecting a
site for the monument which is to
be unveiled next fall, on the four hun
dredth anniversary of the death OF
Tyge Brahe, the famous astronomer.
The Nordiska brass works at Yes
teras have received an order from the
government for 6,OOO,O0O cartridge
shells, to be delivered during the year
1901.
The temperance association of Med
elpad has voted the first $27O for the
establishment of a home for inebri.
ates.
The ruins of Fort Elfsborg were
excavated last summer and great
quantities of relics were found, in.
cluding cannon-balls, horse-shoes, sill.
yer and copper coins, brass plates
from helmets and other articles
Tons upon tons of human bones were
also unearthed.
Two Swedish deaf mutes who stop
ped at Mora were suspected of being
Russian spies, and the sheriff of the
place compelled one of them TO take
the train to Gothenburg. to prove that
he was a we'll known citizen of that
municipality.
The widows and orphans pension
fund of the clergy of Sweden is in a
flourishing condition. 1t was estab-
lished in 1875, and 2,S5O contributors
are entitled to aid from it. During
the past year $113,50o was paid out
in pensions. The receipts, however
were $4,000 in excess of this amount
and the total assets exceed S2,7OO,OO0
A merchant at Visby had lot OF
unique napkin rings sent him from
abroad. They were made of Swedish
one and two ore copper coins which
had been soldered together and cleo
troplated with gold or silver The
custom house officials did not dare to
admit the goods at their own risk and
reported the matter to the magis
trates, who ruled that the goods should
not be turned over to the addressee.
The eighth general suffrage ma.
tional convention was held at Linkop'
ing. Only 80 delegates were in at
tendance and vote was taken TO dis.
continue the organization. and to
L start a new one on a broader basis.
A large part of the new piers Of the
3othenburg harbor slipped and sub.
sided about two feet from its original
. position. The disturbed portion is
about $50 feet long and 65 feet wide.
The accident was due to the fact that
the foundation was built on soft clay.
No one was injured.
.7 NORWAY
A s-year-old girl living near Dram.
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