Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-01

countries there are so many great
minds that favor the realization of
the great pan-Germannic alliance,
that the idea must succeed. Austria
will join at once, and doubtless some
other states, such as Spain, Italy and
maybe France Qast of alD.
DENMARK. =.
To the west of Aasum church,
Upland, has been found large, beau
tiful runic stone, which is five feet
high and three feet wide. The. in
scription shows that those who raised
the stone were Christians and that it
dates from the tenth century. The
stone also proves that the Aasum
church is one of the oldest ia Den
mark. .--.ys-...-,--... ..., Is.
Information has been received from
the literary Greenland T. expedition
which explored the, coast of Green
land last summer. The distance COW
cred by the expedition, including
trips in the fjords, was about 900
(English) miles. When the report
was sent the expedition was in hopes
of adding another, $50 miles before
going into winter quarters. The plan
of the expedition includes trip on
sleds in the middle of the winter, and
in the latter part of April it .ex-
poets to be among the northermost
human inhabitants of the earth,
namely, the Eskimos at Cape York, of
which special study will be made.
The four members of the expedition
were all doing very we'll, and no mis-
haps were mentioned in the report
A clergymen's convention at Varde,
South Upland, passed a resolution
in favor of civil marriage. T..
s. s NORWAY. =. 81 r.. - H.
g. The statement made by Bjornson
short while ago to the effect that
he is socialist, has been qualified
by himself as follows: II am not
socialist if this means that I believe
in the socialistic dreams which pos
sibly may be of some Importance
hundred years from now. I have alb
solutely no faith in state socialism or
the great money combines which are
supposed to pave the way to state
socialism. These combines have not
stood their test yet. And on the So
cialistic state of the future no policy
can be based. But ! say to the work
ingmen, demand something that can
be obtained, as, for instance, an eight
hour day, and I shall fight on your
side.'' ...-... .s..%.s-:
The celebration Of Bjornson's 10th
birthday could not easily have been
more fiattering to the poet then it
proved to be. He received over 600
.congratulatory kilograms during the
day, and some of the presents were
very valuable. Particular mention
must be made of an address signed by
30,O28 Danish men and women, an
embroidered gobelin carpet from
Swedish women and silver bowl
from the Danish teachers association.
The students society of Upsala sent
a telegram in Norwegian rhyme, and
300 Finlanders who had attended peo-
Pies high schools joined in common
greeting to the poet. One Of Bjorn-
sons plays, Beyond His Faculties
was presented at the Kristiania ma
tional theater, and the enthusiasm of
the audience rose to a high pitch
when the poet appeard. Parts of the
program were the singing of g""Ja,5 vi
elsker dette Landet'' and torch
light procession arranged by the stu
dents.
SWEDEN. Sc
-s@ Much less timber will be cut this
year than last year in northern
Skane. 49, s,,> I'll
An association for improving the
moral standard of social life has been
organized at Uddevalla. '-s.s.1se@es,.ss.-s
The annual Shower of decora-
tions." King Oscar distributed deco
rations of honor as usual on his
birthday, and the names of the re-
cipients and the designations of the
different decorations would fill two
columns in this paper. ,...g .,s.,,,@ "A
a new sawmill was completed a few
days ago. at, ,Skogstorp, smaland, and
q considerable quantity of logs had
been hauled to. the place; but Just,
at this juncture the, whole plant, was
reduced to ashes. An insurance Of
$40 10, 900 does not cover the loss.
Every twelfth man in, the navy, of
the United States is said to be- Of ]
Swedish birth. 1T IS s4s, ..,ts.sa
The Danes are sharp. The new
line of car ferries between Gedser,s
Denmark and tWarnemunde, Germany.,t
will no doubt prove q dangerous, COM:
petitor Of the Trell eborg and Sassnitzi
steamship line. Vast sums, of money
have been expended for dredging the
harbors at Warnemunde and Gedser.
and the day is not far distant when
9 person may go from Stockholm to-
Berlin without changing cars. III 1
The clamor for rest ON the Sab
bath has become 50 earnest in Stock
holmn that all the brewers Of that
city have agreed to sell no malt
LIQUORS On Sunday after Jan. !. 1909.