Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-12-04

nately situated are making heroic eff
forts to relieve the distress, but even
their resources are limited. The wo
mems society of Finland has gone so
far as to institute a "week of denial
for the benefit of their suffering
countrymen.
The minister of justice has intro
duced a marriage bill in the falke-
thing. The most important feature of
the bill is that which makes civil
marriage obligatory and leaves &c
clesiastical conservation of the mar
riage tie to the choice of the con-
tracing parties.
Negotiations are said to be in prog
ress with view 70 conversion of
$15,0OO,0O0 31l per cent bonds of 1886
into per cent bonds.
Prof. Harald Holdings "History
of Modern Philosophy is praised on
both sides of the Atlantic as a pro-
duction which has no superior in the
particular field which it covers.
The rigsdagmen who represented
the Moderate Liberals have formally
resolved to disband their organiza-
ton and to cooperate with the Lib
erals, the party in power.
A society which was organized last
spring for the purpose of establish
ing hospitals for tuberculous children
has made an appeal to the Danish
people for funds.
The public employment bureau OF
Copenhagen was the means of pro-
curing work for 1,245 men and 1852
women during the months of October.
A young man emigrated from
Stockholm two years ago and return
ed with the Alice One night his
mother dreamt about him, and awoke
just as rack in the wardrobe on
which some of his clothes were hang
ing dropped down on the floor. Ter
rifed she exclaimed: ''Now some
thing has happened to my Ivar!" she
could not get the apprehension out
of her mind, and it was soon found
that her fears were only too we'll
founded. A short while ago a COM
munication from the captain of the
ship informed her that her son had
fallen down from the mast and had
died at once. It was ascertained that
the accident occurred on the same
date as his mothers ominous dream.
Frans Broberg settled some thirty
years ago on naked, rocky hill in
Rogberga, parish, near Vexio- He was
bound to have a garden on the hill.
But the soil had to, be transported
up there, and this was great task.
At first Mrs. Broberg carried dirt in
sacks, and planted one berry bush
and one fruit tree after another, be-
sides raising quantity of garden
vegetables. During the last few years
he has kept hot-bed by means Of
which he has raised cucumbers,
pumpkins and some water-melons,
which have been sold as far north as
Umea.
The province of Malmohns raises
about one-fourth of all the wheat,
and Norrland one-third of all the bar
ley produced in Sweden. The potato
crop is distributed somewhat evenly
over the whole country.
The municipal authorities of b.
den voted $4,000 for the purchase of
provisions and fodder to be distribu-
ted among the needy residents of the
community.
The area devoted to sugar beets
was reduced Is per cent from 1901 to
1902, and the returns per acre will be
Is per cent less this year than last
year, reducing the sugar crop about
80 per cent. But there will be no
sweet-stuff famine in Sweden in the
immediate future. On October first
there were 100000 sacks of 200 pounds
each, representing commercial val
us of $4,6OO,OOO. If the consumption
is the same next year as this year
there will still remain 100000 sacks
Oct. /, 1908.
NORWAY.
The journeymen tailors' union of
Kristiania, by vote of 1872 against 4,
has decided to reject the old scale of
wages three months after January IS.
The present scale, which has been in
force since 1896, is claimed to be too
complicated. There are, for instance,
twelve different prices for sewing a
coat. The members of the union are
paying II cents week each into a
strike fund.
The city of Holmestand has celebra-