Willmar tribune., 1901-10-09
SWEDEN.

NAAeeeu CoipOCdlS at SOlIefte were con-
nned In Jail for three days because they
Hao cut on the regular brass buttons of
tnelr uniforms and substituted gilt but
'ohs. Inc reason for making the change
was that the latter can be kept BRIGHT
without work.
A petition to the Salvation Army of
Malmo for public aid was referred to the
poor board. and after mature considera-
ton, the board declared: The restaurant
and lodging house of the Salvation Army,
under its present management is a real
misfortune to the city, danger and
temptation to weak characters. an invita-
ton to a life of vagrancy, idleness and
begging
DR.. Rose. of Dresden who has examined
the teeth Of great numbers of school chill
dren in different countries, looked at the
teenth OF every boy in eight classes in the
public schools of Mjolby, and when he
mad finished he said that the teeth of
young Sweden were not so good as they
might have been
The fact that the birds of passage have
hurried south with great haste has made
the old citizens predict an early fall and
winter.
The night frosts were so severe in
southern Sweden during the early part
OF September that small ponds were COW
cred with thin crust of ice.
FROM fifteen to twenty carloads of lin
gon (red berries3 were exported daily by
way of Trelleborg during the early part
of September. The bulk of the fruit went
to Germany.
The marine department has COMPLETED
plans and specifications for two new tor
pedo boats. one of the first class and one
of the second, and the cost of each must
not exceed $4,000 and s45, 600, respectively.
The government shipyards being crowded
with work. the private shipbuilders of
Sweden have been asked to submit bids
for the construction of the new torpedo
boats.
The herring fisheries of Simrishamn
nave given enormous returns this season.
many men having cleared over $3.50.
A Berlin correspondent to the Gothen-
borg Handelstiding states that August
Strindberg expects at least part of one
of the great Nobel prizes this fall, and
disappointment {he says. will be keenly
felt.
The farmers of southern Sweden have
experienced great difficulty in preparing
the soil for the winter wheat and rye.
The ground was SO dry when the plow-
In large Jumps. and the subsequent rains
have not been sufficient to dissolve them.
The Svappavara Mining Company has
disappeared from the face of the earth.
its mines having been sold to unknown
parties.
A sort of medicine man recently died
at an old age in northern Skane, He
claimed that he could cure all ailments.
but his treatment was practically the
same In all cases. He would puncture the
skin OF the patient at nine different
places, mix blood from the nine wounds
and make the patient swallow it, Mean
while he would carry on a lot of hocus
pocus. Many people claim to have been
cured this way. Shortly before he died
he initiated his son into the mysteries
of what he called the black art
Frantic efforts are being made at GER
tain quarters to save the affairs of the
Gelivare Mining Company from being
placed in the hands Of receivers. AS the
company did not yield to the first as
sault the difficulty may be bridged over
The stockholders were to hold an extra
business meeting Sept. q for the purpose
of increasing the membership of the ex-
ecutive committee and make other radical
changes. .
Badgers are numerous in the vicinity
of Forsnas. Sodermanland, and they have
done considerable damage by stealing
fruit in the orchards at night. s% .~
In Gunnarslkog. Varmland, is school
ma'am who runs three small farms, do
ing the work usually allotted to the male
sex as ably as the best farmers, Of the
neighborhood- Among her stock are two
bulls, seven cats. one tame crow and one
tame rat. e-- ~
"a The drouth was so severe in Nerrbotten
last summer that large proportion TOT
the young trees from one to ten years
old were killed. and even larger trees
were damaged. The leaves of all birch
trees turned yellow early in the season.
The creeks and springs were generally
dried up
"A mail agent found that chair In the
office at sLaxa was too high. and he sawed
8 OF parts Of its legs without notifying his
supeytors- But the matter was reported.
and an order has been issued from the
Office Of the postmaster general to the
effect that the post Office inspector Of the
district In which Laxa is located shall
reprimand the clerk and give him due
4 warning to refrain from tamperfng with
che furniture In the post Offices Of the
Kingdom Of Sweden.
The press has commenced to discuss the
proposition pf having the state assume
4 complete control OF the great mining in
ferests IN Norriand But 80 far the mat
fer has not even been mentioned IN the
cabinet. SIS Z Esa3 HI ss #