Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-11
SWEDEN.

The riksdag voted $1,40O,000 for new
materials Of war for the navy.
Many farmers in southern Sweden
experience great difficulty in obtaining
help enough for milking their cows.
The executive committee Of the
Swedish teachers association recon-
mends a general revision of the regu-
lations Of the public schools, making
eight months a year the minimum of
time to be spent in school by every
child. At present many children
actually attend only four months a
year in consequence of the half-d day
system.
DR.. Sven Hedin, the explorer Of
Central Asia, arrived at Tabas, Persia,
Feb rs.
The Kristianstad peace society has
so members.
The government peat curing school
at Markaryd has such a large at
tendance that larger buildings must be
put up next summer. People from the
different Scandinavian countries attend
this school.
A book has just been published
about Oscar Wilde in which it is stated
that he was named after King Oscar.
Oscar Wilde's parents visited Sweden,
and King Oscar, at that time Duke
of Ostergotland," made such a favor
able impression upon them that after
their return to England they named
their boy Oscar. The young Swedish
duke was also registered as one of the
sponsors when the boy was baptized.
When Oscar Wilde became man he
wished to write an article on Queen
Sofie of Sweden. But failing to obtain
suitable information on the subject, he
wrote directly to King Oscar himself,
who, in the kindest manner, gave the
names of the desired sources Of in
formation, adding that lone author
ought to lend another helping hand"
The Swedish government will con-
tribute $3.50 to the expenses of the
Swedes who are to take part in the
Olympic games at Athens.
The Swedish lumber manufacturers
have already sold about one half of the
lumber which they expect to saw next
summer, and the prices are much
higher than those prevailing last year.
Prof. Hoffding, of the University of
Copenhagen, gave a lecture a few even
ings ago at the University of Lund, and
the Swedes paid a great deal of atten-
ton to the Danish philosopher.
1t is proposed to build a new peoples
high school in the southern part of
Kristianstad Ian.
The one hundred persons employed
at the Trelleborg rubber goods fac
tory quit work because they did not
succeed in having their wages raised.
Both chambers of the riksdag voted
in favor Of an appropriation Of almost
100000 for. completing the Boden
Notifications.
Hjalmar Branting, a prominent So
cial Democrat, said to a reporter that
the Social Democratic labor organiza-
tons are not apt to inaugurate a ma
tiona! strike even if the general
suffrage bill is defeated. by the riksdag.
The Sofia church, Stockholm, was
dedicated by the archbishop of Sweden.
The king and the queen, who are stop
ping at the Rivera, sent greetings by
wire, and most Of the other members
of the royal family were present.
The .Bertillion system of measuring
criminals will soon be introduced in
Sweden, five Swedish detectives re-
ceiving instruction from Copenhagen
detective.
The local court of South Wedbo,
Smaland, censured a soldier for breach
of the public peace at the Brusafars
sulphite factory, near Marianelund.
Shortly afterwards there was a fire at
the factory. On this occasion the
soldier risked his life and fought the
fire so desperately that the court ex-
Onerated him.
A sort of pest has attacked the hogs
in southern Sweden. Their hind legs
fail first, and the rest of the body is
gradually paralyzed. Sow's having
young pigs, and the pigs themselves,
are most apt to catch the disease. In
some communities the stock of young
pigs has been cut down to one fourth
by the pest.