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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-17
To the Editor Of The News and Couri

one is that there is practically no win
ter. Snow is unknown and no prepar-
alton is necessary for winter feeding.
There being little cold weather and
no snow, all food consumed goes to
build up muscle and fat. On the other
hand, the summers average little, ii
any, warmer than ours, SO cattle grow
and fatten without care each month OF
the year. In nutritious quality their
grasses are no better than our buffalo
grass, but they grow more luxuriant
and have one great advantage. If our
buffalo grass is killed out by over-pas-
turing or by the plough it is gone for
all time. Argentine ranges ploughed,
cultivated for a few years and left
will regrass with the original varieties.
Another strong point is that cattle fat
ted on the grasses Of the country,
without being fed for day on grain,
will produce quality of meat that for
ordinary trade will compare favorably
with our corn-fed beef. These various
advantages make it possible to breed,
rear and fatten animals with a mini
mum of attention and at small cost,
producing beef at a cost below any
thing we can do. The writer has seen
l, 400 to l, 500 pound steers in slaughter
yards at Buenos Ayres in 1900 as
smooth as our own export type that
had never been fed pound of grain
and that cost the packer in his yards
only $50 head. Cattle and sheep
form the principal wealth of the coun-
try. The natives, through 300 years
of training, prefer the nomadic life OF
the herder and will not practice settled
agriculture. -
A CHANCE FOR THE SOUTHERN
STATES.
MI. Shows conclusion is that if we
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-22

In sending in games for publication, our
subscribers will please arrange them in either
tfe or six columns. 1t is considerable trouble
to rewrite the games. If the lengths OF the
may be tride minus.
VIII the St. Paul players ever accept the
team checker match? We will make the
number anything from eight to twelve men
a side. We will also permit them to credit
w gladly q oyatsr auppe
they win. Now, 1t would seem as though
this bluff would be called, providing they
have drop Of sporting blood in their make
A stranger drifted into the Flour City
Checker Club this. week and said he wanted
players in town. After playing thirty games
and five players and not procuring a single
draw, he left without leaving his name.
Verify. Minneapolis is great checker re-
P. H. sanderson, Of Racine, inquiries which
trap has been most frequently played among
the poor the en od Ga trap
the same grade OF players, with the white
men. are forever playing the '.old fourteenth, :"
four for one. The best grade Of players do
not play for traps unless satisfied their oppo-
nent is an inferior player.
Crabtree, says Clarence H. Freeman was in
Syracuse. n. Y, seven or eight years ago.
A languishing show place had disused au-
tomaton, and when Crabtree offered to pro-
duce a man to operate the figure and allow
no one on earth to beat it, the proprietor
caught on to the advertising value of the idea
and pushed it successfully The dummy de-
feated all corners so decisively and neatly that
the local champion, fine player, after losing
two games straight, at once gave the correct
name to the motive power of the machine.
Nothing amuses a real checker player more
than the way. novices continue to fight until
Eevery piece has been grabbed No disparity
in the number of men, no certainty in the po-
sition, calls for a resignation SO long as there
is move left; and the fun OF it is that the
fellow with three kings is much more likely
to feel comfortable than the other fellow with
five kings-because he doesn't have SO many
to- take care Of -. .r
Fitzsimmons has again retired from the
prize ring. Bob used to be very fond of
checkers, and he is sure to be welcomed back
into the ranks If he chooses to come, as the
silent game puts up no bar to age, color,
race or previous condition Of servitude
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Cleaned in MinneaDOlis,

Mrs. Anna Smith Behrens, who submitted to
a dangerous operation last week, is under
stood to be recovering very nicely.
The ladies' society of St. Peters Danish Lu-
theran church will give basket social at Da-
MIA hall on. Wednesday, Feb: 26. .9$ 4.
been dormant for a time is again at work
with rehearsals and will give performance
in tho near future. r-,1 II ---.....,S
The Apollo Society will give concert and
ball at Dania hall on March 8. Z.
A George Washington service will be held
at the Nazareth Unitarian church tomorrow.
special musical program has been pre-
will speak on George Washington, Consid-
cred as an Ideal American Citizen
/. c. W.. Brenell and Mrs. Math Brenell of
Los Angeles. Cal.,1 are in Minneapolis on a
visit to friends. &C. ~
Washington's birthday will be celebrated
this evening by, the. Swedish Unitarian So
partlors Of the Nazareth Unitarian church.
Professor ]. H. Blegen will occupy the pull
pit of the Trinity Norwegian Lutheran church
tomorrow morning. :
The pupils Of F. Melius Christensen will
give a concert at DANA hall next Wednes-
day evening: Anna Rygh, Emile Jerpbak,
Carl NJ. Johnson, Helga Damn, Henry ].
Rudolph Peterson, E. S. Noreen and Adolph
Olsen will take part. ~ ? T.. 49,.
Anna Quale Anderson will address the meet
ing of the South Minneapolis Temperance
society at Dania hall tomorrow afternoon.
o. A. Hahn has been elected treasurer by
the board Of trustees of the Trinity NorWe-
gian Lutheran church. His Office is at the
Free Church Book Concern. 1902 Riverside
avenue --.- t-. ...E
Word has been received by A. E. Johnson &
Co., general agents of the Scandinavian
American line, that the steamship Hekla left
Chnstianssand. Norway, last Sunday with 1870
emigrants most Of them destined for the
northwest They will be due in Minneapolis
about MarchS2 t%:s IS.
A concert will be given by the Norwegian
Christian Aid society at the Norwegian M.
E. church, Ninth street and Thirteenth ave-
nue. S. on Feb. 49,
Oslo lodge, No. 2 Of the Sons Of Norway,
expects 10 secure permanent quarters in the
new building at Cedar avenue and Two-and-
one half street.
Charles A. Anderson arrived in the city this
week from Sweden, accompanied by his
brother, Adolf Anderson. Their home is at
Wheaton, MINI. [
Professor K "A ISilander and A. A. stom-
berg Of GustaVus Adophus college, st. Peter,
were in the city this, week.
"Haermaendene paa HelgolIand, will - be
produced at DANA hall on March 16. The
principal roles will be taken by Anton
| Sannes, Arne Ofstie, Albert Rinchlew, Mrs.
Sannes and Valborg Oftedal. Designs for the
costumes have been prepared by Henrik
Klausen, the famous Norwegian actor, and
| the drama will he correctly mounted.
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From Scandinavia.

The little university town of Lund, Sweden,
received a remarkable influx of Jews last
year. About $50 families located in the town :
but what caused the immigration is not
known. They have founded two synagogues
and religious school and have apparently
come to stay"
Hi. Nielsen-Raben, a clever Danish vio-
linist, has arrived in New York and will
possibly remain in the United States. : He
has given concerts in Norway, Sweden and
was concert master at the Casino symphony
concerts.
L. NJ Erickson & Ce.,rvthe big telephone
manufacturing firm ofStockholm, expects to
| secure big contract from the commonwealth
of Australia for constructing the government
telephone system.
Sachow, the Swedish skater. won the world 8
championship race at London Feb. 49,.
Taking its text from the loss of. several
French soldiers near Frejus and Arrondez,
the Paris Figaro proposes that the French
soldiers betaught to use skis as in Norway,
fund of $4,000 is planned by the
Danish Lutheran college extension fund for
the proposed Danish college at Hutchinson,
MINI. The city has raised $7,207 for the insti-
will be started at once and will be completed
| next fall. There will be college, academy,
preparatory, normal, commercial, manual
training, music and art departments.
Henrik Nbsen5 again we'll enough TO re-
| sumo his literary labors and is reported to
recuperating for about q year.
Through the consular, district OF Christiania
| there was exported to America in 1901 goods
to the value of 1,917.0OO kroner.
Including the tonnage fees, Norway pays
four. times as much to the joint consular
service as Sweden, wherefore it would seem
that Norway may be Justified In its depart
ment as organized atapresent. As3f,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-22
IN THE ANTIPODES
Facts About Norsemen in Australia
and New Zealand.
FROM ARTICLES IN NORDEN
FOR the Most Part They Are Prosper
GUS Preserving Traditions of
the Homeland.

John Lying editor of Norden, the only
Scandinavian newspaper in Australia,
has published in his paper series OIL
articles on Scandinavians in Australia
New Zealand and Tasmania. There are.
he says, about 10, 900 people Of Morse blood
in that corner Of the world, the Nor
wegians and Danes outnumbering the
Swedes considerably. The immigration
TO the antipodes, which, OF course, has
never been great began in the fifties when
the rich gold finds attracted people from
all parts Of the civilized world. some
made their pile. and returned nome.
others sought other climes in search OF
fortune. t-.'
A dozen years later two ship loads
landed in New Zealand and began Wig
orous attack on the primeval forests.
This colony has grown to about 4,Ooo
people who have quite forgotten their
home country. They are characterized
by their great industry and thrift, are
intensely religious, but are charged by
their neighbors with purltanlcal IN
tolerance toward those of other creeds.
The colony supports four Lutheran
churches and is unquestionably prosperous
if not decidedly wealthy.
In Australia proper the scandinavian
element. is more generally dlhused. IL IS
made up of tradesmen, artisans, miners
and farmers and although none has &C
quired high positions many ares lnde-
pendently rich. u
There is, says Mr.. Lying, plenty OF room
for Scandinavians particularly dairymen,
He suggests that consuls with salaries
should be appointed as those who are
dependent on fees are too much occupied
with their private affairs to 90 mucn
toward encouraging commercial relations
between Australia and the Scandinavian
countries. 49,,
Only lumber and matches are now i'm
ported in any quantities, the total
amounting, however, to only $1,6OO,OOO
annually There is a good market for
paper, cement, steel and iron products
of all kinds, salt fish, dynamite and nu-
merous other articles If proper steps
were taken to Introduce them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-22
A CAPTIVATING SPORT
An English Lady Attends the Ski
"Derby'' at Holme n X O1Ien.

There are over 100000 inhabitants in
Christiania and apparently all who are
capable of getting SO far assemble at
Holmenkollen on the morning of the fray
the learned professors from the uni
versity, gay, light-hearted students, the
shop people, writes Mrs. Alec Tweedie in
q breezy letter to the London Mail. Even
the milk sledges are utilized for convey
ing folk up the hill. There are beautiful
sledges, too, whose bells tinkle merrily
as the horses scamper over the hard
frozen ground, a music which is really
necessary for the safety Of life, as q
sleigh passes over nOiseless snow at great
speed. The sleigh bell is more musical
than the pip-pip of the motor car. Every
enc seems bent on enjoyment; there is
the corps of soldiers, who use ski as our
men use bicycles; there are folk wrapped
UP in gorgeous bear skins behind smart
trotters; there are old and young, rich
and poor, and foremost are the young
people of both sexes, who have climbed
through the forest on ski.
Mrs. Tweedie adds: -
The competition on the first day is along
twelve English miles over the mountain side,
marked here and there by bits of red stuff
tied tothe pine trees. 49,, ~
The path begins with an ascent of four or
five hundred feet, and the competition is not
only uD hill and down dale. but across hill
locks and mounds. The ski-lobner has to
jump Clefts and ragines. make sharp turns,
hop over tree trunks. and overcome every
kind Of obstacle that man can devise; then a
rush downhll of thousand feet, and UP
again through the mountain forests When
on the fiat the ski-lobner shuffles, but in such
manner that at every step he accomplishes
several feet. When descending a. hill he
puts bis ski closely together as possible
they must be perfectly parallel or an ugly
accident is the resultant, bending his knees
glides at breakneck speed to the bottom
Should his pace become too terrific, he sticks
his pole--which is about six feet long-into
the snow behind him, and bending his weight
upon it uses it as drag.
Going downhill is delightful; going up-at
all events. to the novice-terribly fatiguing
That Is the trial Of strength and skill, as ski
with their candle-greased soles. have an I'M
pleasant knack of going backwards and while
struggling UP the unhappy ski-lobner finds
himself going downhill at far greater rapidity
But there, are no noyices at the Hoprend, and
they stamp their shoes in such a way that
they bite the snow. and turning their toes
straight out and bending their knees, they
literally tread uphill, their appearance behind
being somewhat froglike and the marks they
leave on the snow resembling plat
After the twelve miles the men come in
very exhausted. as they do after the Oxford
and Cambridge boat race. for the exertion is
Just as great.
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RIKSGRENSEN
The Most Northerly Railway Station
in the World.

On the boundary between Sweden and
Norway on the line Of the new railway
from the Gelliyara iron mines OF Vic
tora harbor in Norway, is located the
most northerly railway station in the
world. The designer has availed himself
OF the typical northern architecture and
has produced building which is not only
thoroughly modern with regard to equip
ment, but original in design: The big
hall, or, more properly, the train shed,
Is about 250 feet long and is wholly in
closed. being provided with doors over
the railway tracks, 1t is quite necessary
to keep out the cold and the heavy SHOWS
in that high latitude, and doors on the
train sheds are a. necessity.
The erection of this station is proof
that the railway will be completed. There
are many difficulties in the way and many
have predicted failure, but the railway
and mine owners are not in the least dis
couraged. The latter have already con-
tracted for the shipment Of immense
quantities Of iron ore to England and
other countries from Victoria harbor as
soon as the railway has been completed.
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Whist
Edited by j. H. Hemphill.
THE N. w. w. A.


st. Paul won the match last Saturday for
possession of the challenge trophy. The
match was conceded to Minneapolis up to the
last few deals which proved very expensive
to the Minneapolis team, they losing seven
tricks on the last eight deals played. At
the end Of the first half, the local players were
seven tricks in the lead, which should have
been SUFFICIENT margin to insure the holding
of the trophy. During the second half, the
scores reported showed continued gains for
the Minneapolis team, up to the playing Of
the last eight deals. Even after the last
deal had been recorded the match was sup
posed to have been won by the local four,
but upon closer examination Of the scores
numerous errors were found, all Of which
were in favor of the St. Paul players, and
which finally changed expected defeat into
victory for them. Greater care should be
used in scoring in these important Matches
as the condition of the score often makes a
great deal Of difference in the playing, and
as long, as the rules permit the players to
have knowledge Of the score they should
know exactly the way it stands and not be
obliged to guess at it. .. . .- e. '...,.
The Minneapolis men playing were:
Thomas Bagley, captain; c. H. Brnsmaid,
S. H. Chase and A. P. Loomis. St. Paul was
represented by NJ. L. .Countryman, Q. M
Metcalr, Horace Bigelow and e. A. Reed. The
score by deals follows: 30 .-,....---- .
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!. NOTES BY EDITOR

(a) The last two moves. by Black; consti-
tute what is known as the new "Lasker-
Kaufman Defense so-called by reason of, it's
use by the world champion in most Of his
games Of the past year and -a-half, and be-
cause the Commercial Club authority pro
Lopez, gentlemen
| d. The white aggregation elect to play a
Conservative attack. to GA, or castles fol
here, instead Of 2 to- Bs and to as. The
two latter moves We're used by Anderson and
steinitz, but seldom appear in. match a and
tice of Blackburne, Burns and Ginsberg, Che
British players, who seem to have a: prefer
ence for the slower development 80
numerous moves in. lodging Blacks attacks,
would probably have done better seTvice1sat
K3 to support P to GA. ~, 30. ~ ~, -
(d) The game is now, on the tenth move,
absolutely even; whereas,5when White de
velops on the aggressive plan of the latest
American and German analysis, Black does
we'll to get out Of the woods. by the fifteenth
(e) If 14-KtxP, Black. replies r to OBJ
and If 11-KtxB, then rPxKt, and Black gets
an 9pe Center he
White with two isolated doubled pawns and a
feeble attack. 33 a.sg4a ssf5ss
Black Succeeds in bringing into the he campaign
Its king pawn reserves. 49,
(g) Well played and necessary to prevent
to R4 and Rs by Black. 80
(h) Blacks first error. to O. would have
won the QP; but in attempting to win the
exchange by B to Kt5 black 4overlooks Sthe
clever retort which costs a piece for pawn.
ID By doubling and isolating all of: the
FIVE white pawns. through the few moves,
Black gets practically even end game.
Cd Black let's the RIP be captured in order
to institute king side attack1and closet the
white B. @
* The excursion of Whites. r to RS Oh
lost ground and helped Blacks king to a
safe and effective post at RI. 49,
ID The attack is now In the hands of Black
again, with q promising position. At this
point, KIP looked tempting, but the Threat
(m) Whites Q cannot take, s because OF
! the reply, PxP dis CHI, Of course; And vet
at the time tactieaily strong, was mistake
(n) Loses a pawn, but isaa strong post Tor
make haste. 49,
(o) If I33ss--%. PxP dis. oh; 40e-Kto B1, !RxR
CHI; 41--KxR QxP, and Black has two passed
pawns against the bishop. which looks good
but White has little move, @ to KB5, check
mate! 800
(p) Mcclellan, captain Of the Whites, now
looks at This watch and sexclaius, with sud
den energy: Gentlemen, It now lacks asslew
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-22
The Local Tournament.

Eighteen tables were formed for the eigh-
teenth and nineteenth matches Of the winter
tournament at the whist club Thursday night.
Kerr and Hemphill made high score with gain
OF sixtreen tricks; Satterlee and Wilcox were
second, thirteen above the average. But one
match OF the present tournament remains I'M
played, but the interest in the tournament is
still unabated, as all the contestants are we'll
punched and the loss of the one remaining
match may drop any one all of the present
top notchers down several rungs in the lad
der. A week from next Thursday the spring
tournament will be, started. President Har-
ris has already offered two very handsome
gold badges, which are to become the personal
property of the pair making the best record
in this tournament. 1t is hoped that the
coming tournament will be more successful
and that the attendance will exceed that of
any of the previous tournaments, which is
now larger than at any other club in the
country. The scores for the matches played
this week follow:
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Commercial Club Chess.

attack by the chess analysts of the CONNER
cial Club last Saturday evening, and many
of the leading lines Of attack and defense
or more over six or: eight boards. FOR this
purpose, the sample games and openings
found in T h e gu rnal chess column and
half of the evening was thus SPENT Messrs.
Kaufman and Mcclellan were elected captains
to choose sides for a consultation game Cap
editor and the four doctors-Lennox, Simpson,
Higgins and Mann: Captain Mcclellan chose
Fhayer, bartholomew, Lamoreaux, Williams
and MCMILLAN. In drawing lots for first play,
Mcclellan drew White and opened with the
.Ruyz Lopez. The Kaufman aggregation selected
for defense the; 3z** to ORB; 4-+sKt to
KB3 continuation Endorsed by Kaufman,
holly contested for three hours and sixty
four moves, and resulted in a stale mate and
draw, as follows: s. z H. -
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THE LATE MINISTER HOERUP
Was Once Imprisoned for a Causti.
EDITORIAL.


Viggo Lauritz Bentheim Hoerup, tho
Danish traffic minister, who died at CO.
penhagen Feb. Is. was born May %, 1871
in Thorup district, Denmark. He entered
political life in 1872 when he sought seat
in the folkettung but was not successful
until 1876. He was returned at each sue
ceedlng election but not without making
vigorous campaigns.
Hoerup was a favorite in the folkettung.
being an eloquent SPEAKER and ready de-
batter. He was vice president several
times. Since 1877 he has been more or
less connected with the press and he was
doubtless very outsroken, for in 1889 he
was sentenced to three months imprison-
ment FOR one Of his articles. He lost no
prestige thereby and Ibis popularity re-
manned the same as before.
When DR.. Deuntzer last summer formed
the first liberal ministry which Denmark
ever had, he called Editor Hoerup to the
department Of transportation.
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/ Famine In zsOuthalistan.

L. o. Skrefsrud, the well-known missionary
to Southalistan in East India, has sent out
an appeal for aid. The crops have failed, the
cattle are without food and starvation stares
the whole people in the face The drought
almost ruined the crops and just as the people
were about to harvest what little there was
heavy rains and destroyed that Help
will perish. Professor j. II. Blegen Of Augs-
burg seminary, Minneapolis, treasurer of the
Southal committee. viii receive subscriptions
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{ EARLY People of sweden.

Professor Montelius has attracted no little
attention in the world Of science by his paper
in which he seeks to show that Sweden was
peopled by the forefathers Of the Scandinav-
ians long before the Christian era-fully 5000
years before From many relics unearthed
in various parts OF the country he has salts
fled himself and many other scholars. Arti-
cles found in the burial mounds, he says, are
hold Sweden were the same those who
occupied the country in the stone age. They
coloniZed even in Norrland, which until the