Morris tribune., 1904-01-23
DENMARK.
Copenhagen.


''In peat moor of Trundholm, in the
Danish island Of Seeland, a remarka-
BILE discovery has been made in con-
nectiOn with the sun worship which
was once widely prevalent among the
whole Germanic race--Teutons; hence,
also Anglo-SaXons, Danes, Swedes
and Norwegians. Six inches under the
| decayed vegetable growth was found
bronze sun chariot, partly broken,
| which represents the disk of the heaV-
emily orb drawn ON three pairs of
wheels by horse. This hieratic OBJ
ject was unearthed at NykjObing.
where according to the distinguished
archaeologst and director of the Ma
tional museum at Copenhagen, Dr.
Sophus Muller, many objects of SIM
liar style have been discovered before.
! Danish writer's conclude that this sun
chariot must be about 5000 years old.
! The whole structure, the wheels of
which are now damaged, could no
! doubt have been once rolled about on
an altar. The fact Of it's having been
| purposely broken points to an ancient
sacrificial custom in the north. This
wasteful practice of destroying valua-
BILE things by way of an offering to the
gods has it's counterpart in the law of
Odin, which said that the dead should
be burnt, and that everything which
had been their own should be carried
to the pyre. In the Edda we repeated
ly meet with a sun chariot. In old
German poetry, tales and folklore there
is an overwhelming mass of evidence
for the same cult. The passages in
the poetical and the prose Edda, or
Morse scripture, amply testify to be-
lief in a sun drawn by steed. And
now, at last, the visible proof of that
ancient, even prehistoric, creed Of our
common forebears has been bodily
brought from under the earth, where it
was so long hidden"
Dean w. A. Henry of the Wiscon-
sin state school of agriculture college,
while lecturing recently before 600
students of agriculture at Ames, Ia.
said anent Denmark's agricultural
progress (after advising the students
to remain on the farm: denmark.
which is only One-fOurth as large as
Iowa, and which in some places has
poor soil, supports 100000 people.
Denmark spent $4,000 to learn how
to make butter and the result is that
this little country today exports 25,-
100000 pounds of butter annually,
while the United States exports only
100000 pounds of butter. Denmark
spent $4,000 to learn how to fatten
hogs and she now exports $15.O0O,OO0
worth of pork. The Danish govern
ment has taught it's farmers how to
raise chickens, and the result is that
she exports eggs to the amount of So
100000 annually. while the United
States only exports eggs to the
amount of $5OO,OOO. The total exports
of agricultural, produce in the United
States is a little more than $SGC,0O0,-
600, or 81 per capita. Denmark's ex-
ports of agricultural produce is $33
per capita. SO you see we need more
schools of agriculture in this country" a.
A large number Of Films are return.
ing to their native land. The other
week 247 Finnish emigrants passed
through Copenhagen en- route for Hell.
singfors. Finland. They did not come
home merely to spend the holidays, but
come to remain in their native country
When asked for the cause of their re.
turn to an oppressed country, they
said that they had been unable to Sc
cure employment in America.
The city of Odense has negotiated
for a so-called ''kommunal' loan of
100000 crowns. OF this amount Ia
600 crowns will be used for the pur
chase of the Ely mill, 100000 for the
completion of the Faaborg railway
and 100000 crowns for new school.
The remainder will be placed at the
| disposal of the city council.
Professor p Smitt director of the
Conservatory of Music at the Ranum
seminary, died at st. Joseph's hospital
in Copenhagen few days ago.
MARION 8. NORELIUS.1