The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-11
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
PRESENT PROGRESS IN SWEDEN
swedish Newspapers in the United
States to Publish q Series of
Articles Thereon.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

series or articles in Swedish neWSpa-
pers in America regarding present day
progress Of Sweden along economic,
industrial and social lines, the object
being to give Swedish-Americans bet
ter idea of present day conditions in
the home country. The Swedish
American society was organized in
Stockholm about two years ago and its
effort to bring about better under
standing among Swedes and Swedish
Americans will it is hoped be crowned
with success. A similar society also
exists in Gothenburg which in fact
was organized some time before the
Stockholm society. It has a large
membership and all visiting Swedish
Americans are we'll received and
chaperoned by members sof this socie-
ty during their summer sojourns in
Gothenburg.
A 16-year-old lad in one of the Or
phan asylums in Gothenburg COM
mitted suicide few days ago in the
presence Of large number Of his
playmates. He held a small pistol in
his hand which he aimed at his fore
head stating that ''now I am going to
kill myself" It developed, however,
when he pulled the trigger that the
pistol was not loaded. $50 it isn't
loaded? Well, I'll soon fix that" at
which he Immediately loaded it, pulled
the trigger and shot himself through
the heart, dying almost instantly. A
few weeks ago the lad had run away
from home and when he came to
Gothenburg the authorities placed him
in an orphan asylum. He told his
comrades the day before he killed
himself that he could not endure the
disgrace of being kept in an orphan
asylum and so preferred death to the
life which lay before him.
A report from Helsingborg says
that King Oscar and Queen Sofia will
spend a month at Kulla- Gunnarstorp
this summer as guests of Countess
Elizabeth Wachtmeister. The king is
at present recuperating at Saltsjo-
baden, where he has a suite of TWEEN
ty rooms, the purest air and the best
of care. There is every indication
that the old king will be able to cele-
brate his golden wedding anniversary
in June. The queen is now in COM
paratively good health. Perhaps the
greatest gloom now over the royal
house is the protracted illness Of
Crownprincess Victoria at Karlsruhe
This princess, who is seldom seen at
the Swedish court, has for years been
patient sufferer and her position has
indeed been trying one. Crown
prince Gustaf is still at Karlsruhe.
A violinist named Karl Tiren, of
Kiiruna, has after several years Of
patient experimenting discovered
method of rejuvenating old vio,ins,
which Is said to be as wonderful as
the Stradivarius method. He sue
ceeds in turning ordinary factory vio-
Inns into really wonderful instruments,
producing the full clear tone which is
required of the concert instrument.
Tiren keeps secret his method, but has
been offered a handsome sum for his
discovery by wealthy violin maker
of Paris.
Compulsory military service is not
popular in Sweden if one is to Judge
from the number of persons last year
who were fined for not submitting to
this clause in the Swedish law. Dur
ing the year of 1906, for instance, not
less than $500 persons were fined, the
total amount representing about 49,
600 CROWNS. It is also a we'll known
fact that scores upon scores of young
men immigrate to foreign lands, es-
pecially America, in order to avoid
military service.
The old Blanch cafe Occur ying the
building on the corner of Ham street
and the Kings garden may now be
placed at the disposal of the naval
academy, which is very much in need
of additional quarters. It is ideally
situated, facing as it does the beauti-
full park where thousands. of peopie
promenade every afternoon and even
ing.
Herman Lagerkrantz, the newly ap-
pointed minister to the United States,
will depart for Washington, D. c..
April 16. An April 6 he was given i
farewell reception by the Swedish
American society at Stockholm. He
will present his credentials to Presi-
dent Roosevelt May I.
A new villa town will be started on
Essingen island in Lake Malar this
summer. A Stockholm real estate
company has purchased the building
rights there for 100000 crowns and a
number Of villas will be under course
Of construction by May 1.
Herr Furst, the newly ELECTED rep
resentative from the Fourth voting
district, took his place in the second
chamber of the riksdag March Is. Herr
Furst is an able debater and one Of
the best educated lawyers in Stock
holm.
The well known woman novelist.
Nine. Mathilda Lonnberg, died at her
home, Vista parish, a few days ago,
aged SO years. Her novels have been
extensively read in Sweden and were
exceptionally popular among women.