Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13

proportion of the Norwegian students
are successful after completing their
studies. A number of questions were
sent to every third member of the
graduating classes of 1899, 1900 and
1901, aggregating 461. Answers were
received from only 81. Of these, 80
had chosen other occupations, and
of the balance, %, disproportionate-
~ large number, were residents of
Kristiania. These returns were so
meager that they afforded no basis
for reliable conclusions, and the aca-
demical college dropped the matter.
A $4,000 fire at the Kristiania can
vas factory threw so persons out OF
work for a few days. The establish
ment is insured for 100000.
The largest cargo of herring ever
exported from a Norwegian seaport
was one which the Russian steamer
Maimaxa carried from Haugesund to
Archangel. 1t consisted of 1926
barrels of spring herring.
DENMARK.
A family at Soholm was taken sick
after having eaten pork, and it was
found that the pork contained trich-
mae. They all improved after while
and the danger was supposed to be
past. But Mr.. Kjagaard, the man.
ager of the property, again grew
worse, and finally expired after hav-
ing suffered excruciating torments.
Harboore is one of the strongholds
of the Inner Mission movement, and
religious controversies are of fire.
quent occurrence in that locality. A
new and peculiar case is reported
from the place. Mr.. Rom, a local
merchant, asked Rev. Berthelsen to
baptize his child, giving the name of
Rev. Anton Jensen as sponsor. Rev.
Berthelsen refused to accept Rev.
Jensen because he is a Unitarian and
an opponent of the Inner Mission.
Mr.. Rom exported the matter
to Bishop Koch of Ribe. The
bishop answered that Rev. Jensen
could not be prevented from acting
as sponsor. Mr.. Rom called on Rev.
Berthelsen a second time, and the
latter stated that he would not per-
nit himself to be compelled to bap-
tie the child. The baptism of the
child was postponed. Mr.. Rom wired
the bishop, asking him to instruct
Rev. Berthelsen to baptize the child.
The people of Harboore are excited,
for this is a kind of tangle which
they are fully able to appreciate.
Rev. Rerthelsen declared in the mis-
sion house that he would rather re-
sign his passionate than yield.
SWEDEN.
The farm laborers' convention at
Astad was attended by two hundred
men. Many questions were discussed.
The only definite steps taken by the
convention was the adoption of an
agreement to demand cash wages
amounting to about $17o year.
P. P. Waldenstrom has occupied a
position as lecturer in school at
Cafe for many years. He is IS years
old, and according to the new school
laws he can no longer be in active
service. He therefore announces that
he will retire with a pension Jan. /,
1905. He also intimateS that he will
retire from the riksdag at the same
time, land devote the balance of his
life to missionary work exclusively
The forests of Sweden yield $685.
900 cubic meters of timber annually,
1t is estimated that 5,176,000 cubic
meters is lost on account of storms,
forest fires, leaving 29,647,000 cubic
meters. Over one-half, or 1850
cubic meters, is used for domestic
purposes, 5,687,000 cubic meters is
consumed by the mining industries,
and 1,419,000 by the paper mills. The
export is $4,000 cubic meters. Ac-
cording to these figures there ought
to be an annual surplus of $4,000
cubic meters. But it is known that
the consumption actually exceeds the
growth, the difference being consid-
cradle. The estimated value of the
timber cut in any one year is $685.
900, or a little more than per cent
of the estimated values of the for.
ests. The wild pastures yield 2 per
cent of the value of the forests, max
ing per cent in all. The value of the
forests is put at $180,765,00O.
The first Swedish lodge of the An
cient Order of Druids was organized a
few days ago at Kiel.
Col. S. G. Wennerberg of the Svea
Artillery Regiment is said to be
about to retire from service, in order
to accept a position offered by the
Krupp Manufacturing company. II
he accepts the position his duties will
be to close contracts with different
governments for furnishing war ma
terials.
The city council of Uddevalla has
appropriated about $4,000 for the
establishment of poor house and
poor farm.
Prof. Knut Wicksell of the Uni
versity of Lund thinks he has found
a new way of solving the drink prob
lem. He admits that strong drinks
are doing much harm. But he also
emphasizes the ''joy-producing' ef-
fects of alcohol. Why not keep this
Joy" and avoid the bad results? The
professor thinks this may be done by
means of having the government fur
nish a certain quantity of alcohol to
each person, say, one quart month
for each person, in the shape of whis-
key, beer, wine or any other bever-
age, the alcohol, mark you well to be
the basis of apportionment. The
professor gave his advice in a public
lecture at Stockholm, but the laugh
ter with which the audience received
the proposition indicated that the
Swedish public is not quite ripe for