Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-16
Will Deliver Lectures in the North.
western States of America-At-
tended Yale Celebration.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

he Will make a. TOUR through Lie
northwest and will deliver lectures in
cities where the Swedish element pre-.
dominates. Mr.. Waldenstrom is at the
head of free church movement num-
bering LOO churches in Sweden and
about 800 in this country. AS an ora
tor and preacher he is said to be the
most popular in Sweden. He uses no
notes and speaks in the simplest OF
language, with great clearness. DE-. II.
M. Dexter wrote of him in The Congre
gationalist few years ago as follows:
I'VE found him to be a man of singular
fascination, and after we had talked
a little while with him we were quite
able to understand how it is that thou
sands always hang upon his lips when
he makes a public address. | have sell
dom seen any man whose face and
manner more winsomely suggest good
ness, with greatness within During
the last eighteen years DR.. Walden
strom has taken an active part in the
politics of his country. He has been
one of the foremost members of the
Swedish parliament, where he has
done much for the religious freedom OF
the country. He is a personal friend
of King Oscar II and frequently has
audiences with him. The educators
wife is accompanying him on his jour-
ney. He is So years old.
News has been received from Stock
holm that among the persons whose
names are under consideration by the
committee in charge of the award of
the Noble prizes are DR.. n. Sem Of
Chicago and Thomas A. Edison of New
York. DR.. Sem would be in the
group of medicine and surgery and
Mr.. Edison in the group of chemistry.
The prizes will be awarded on Dec. 10,
and are five in number-physic, chem
istry, medicine, literature and promo
tion of peace. The president of the |
Noble committee giving. awards is |
Gustaf Bastrom, formerly minister Of |
state of Sweden and Norway, while |
the head Of the Noble institution, |
whose headquarters are in Stockholm,
y
Royal Swedish academy.
The Swedish temperance organiZa-
tons, after much discussion, have de-
cided to adopt practical plan Of cam.
paign in order to obtain legal enact
ment defining what shall constitute in
.cxicating and what Intoxicating
beer 1t is proposed that all beer con-
tanning no more than 20 per cent. OF
alcohol be untaxed and sold as non-in-
beer, and that all beer con-
aiming a higher percentage of alco-
lol be considered as Intoxicating.
axed and subjected to the control OF
he Gothenburg system. Teetotalers
ave hitherto been hostile to the Goth {
.nburg system, and their present ac-
ion shows that they now recognize the
ystem as at least the first step in !,
PRACTICAL temperance reform. I,
The educational authorities of Swe-
len are considering plan, urged by
Professor Otto Peterson, for the in
ellectual elevation of Swedish country
eople. He proposes that every ele-
1entary school and lecture institute be
provided with lectures written by the
oremost thinkers of the nation aud !.
eliVered by the schoolteachers, being
Illustrated by stereopticon views. Pro 9
essor Peterson recommends that y
om1nal fee be paid to teachers for this e
ervice, thus increasing their scanty g
ages sufficiently to raise the standard b
elementary instructors throughout p
ne country. @ n
Responding to the representatives of 1
utch delegates who are seeking to a
Stablish worldwide boycott against Il
rlt1sh ships in the interests of the
oers, the organ of the Swedish dock \
orkers declares that any boycotting e
this sort which may take place in O
wedish ports must be of a private +
!aracter, as the social democratic par d
of Sweden is compelled to concen- s,
ate its efforts in a general plan to Sc Il
ire an extension Of the franchise. 81
DR.. Matthias Walhsrom, president p
Gustavus Adolphus college OF st. e.
eter, Mimi, received the high honor
being created a knight of the Order d,
the NorthHStar on Monday, Nov. 4. o.
ne honor was conferred by Bishop al
u Scbeele at the command of King 81
scar of Sweden and Norway. This is a
e second time the honor has been "
ven to any one in America. 81
The borough of Ricksa in Lapland Il n
4 asked the government permission f.
arrange a regular automobile serv- B
to the nearest railway station. 1t b.
expected that communication may : BIZ
established by means OF the newly /. Il
vented motor sleigh. Numerous pri- ca
te companies are being formed for / Vi
plotting the invention among isolated ~
Of
me flying torpedo recently invented tit
Major Unge has been thoroughly N
'ted with great success. 1t carries ~
distance Of 4,700 meters "a, 40 yards). di
e details Of the new invention are as