Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-03-29
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FA7HERLASD.

Principal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within . Week
Or So Just Past.
Mrs. S---g. the wife Of the agent at
a railway station in vestergotland.
s~tayedsaway from home ! few days,
During her absence her husband tried
his best to serve both as man aud wife.
and he succeeded fairly we'll His
COW, however, was 30 afraid of the-en-
tire masculine sex of the human race
that she would permit no man to tend
to her. Time and again Mi. S--R
tried to milk her, but it was only q
waste OF time and . few drops Of milk.
One day the idea struck him that he
might try to cover up his manhood by
denhing hhis wife'sa dross. The ruse
worked like q charm. Hut when he
adfairly started to milk the COW he
heard the whistle Of an approaching
train. Scarcely knowing what he was
doing he grasps the flag, ran to the
platform and signalied the train to
stop. The passengers were astouished
at the %apparition on the platform. q
station agent' wearing q woman's dress
and holding a flag In one hand and 4
milk pail in the other. Not until q
} roar OF laughter rose from the passen-
gers did he realize what y queer figure
he was cutting.
The late Rev. Kock. of Hjernarp,
still lives in the memory of his poor
p-arishloners on account of his gener-
osity. The following incidents will
suffice to bring out that side of his
character. While driving along the
! road on a very cold day he overlook a
man who was 80 poorly clad that he
evidently suffered from the inclemency
OF the weather. The clergyman
stopped his horse. spoke a fewkind
words to the man, pulled off his own
overcoat and handed it to him. On
another occasion he overlook a man
+ who was walking barefoot in the snow,
and without any hesitancy he pulled
of his boots and gave them to the
man, himself using only his rubbers
during the rest of the journey. Once
Kew. kock ran across Il poor man Just
as he was taking a loaf of bread from
/ n pantry at the parsonage. The
man started to run. Rev. Kock said
to him. Come here. my friend" The
man was SO terrified that he dropped
the bread and stood "a if struck by
lightning. Having told the poor man
in a kindly manue that he should
lnot make himself guilty OF theft, the
minister added, Take the bread
with you, and in order that you shall
not be compelled to eat dry bread you
better take this piece Of pork, too"
whereupon he handed tho would-be
thief a big piece of smoked bacon.
From this very moment the latter be-
scame a sober man and u faithful sup
porter of his family.
Fire broke out in the Njurunda
church in the middle of the night and
destroyed a large part OF the furni-
ture before the fire was noticed. The
building had just undergone IA econ
~Astruction, aud it was insured for
flS4o, 900.
Crown Prencess Victoria is spending
the most severe part Of the winter in
Rome. Her health is delicate, and
she stays in the open air as much as
possible.
King Edward VII. has decorated the
grown prince of Sweden and Norway
9th the honorary cross of the order
of Bath.
The king awarded a gold medal to
G. A. Svedin, who holds a prominent
position at Carl G~ustafsstad gun fac
tory. The inscription reads: .'For
Teal and honesty in the service Of the
Kingdom" But the medal was re-
turned with the explanation: II can
not do anything but decline this gift,
for the simple reason that l do not
think l need any external stamp to in.
dictate either my zeal or honesty; for |
am perfectly contented with the testi-
fnony of my wv conscience that have
served faithfully during Il period of
almost 40 years: and ! am sure that no
one who knows me will dispute my as
sertion."
Adelina Patti-Cederstrom will APP
pear on the stage next spring for the
trst time after her marriage, having
promised to sing at Coincide Franchise
on the occasion Of a benefit concert to
M. Boucher, who is to Withdrew from
the stage.
The Aker Projectile Manufacturing
company has purchased the property
Of the Lama Manufacturing
Nhe amount paid is $75. 900. and the
deal covers about 1000 acres of land.
NORWAY.
A number of Norwegian cadets who
attended the Scandinavian games in
Stockholm were right royalty treated
" the Swedes. The crown prime. in
vited them to the lawn tennis pavilion
and a banquet was given to them at
the Karlberg military academy. Some
Swedish cadets invited them to dinner
in the opera cellar. Upon ordering
beer they were told that "a member OF
the riksdag wishes the gentlemen to
Wink champagne" to which they
cheerfully proved they had no OBJ
lection.
Solor is rich in valuable timber.
Several million feet of logs are cut in
that locality every winter. But it is
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