Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-04-27
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
PROF, BUGGEs RECENT ARTICLE
Tells How the Norsemen Fought and
Traded All Around Northern
Europe Centuries Ago.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Sa~s a writer in the April issue Of
the american Monthly Review of Re
views "Tlp growing extent to which
Ill things IuSsian are absorbing the
attention Of tire western world gives
NOE than academic interest to Alex.
ant:cr BU@g2's article in NOrdi>k
Tidsl>rift g to, kholm), on '\ovgorod
is Il Nara:'gian City Mini yoroi,
moreover with its traditions datin%
back a thousand years; with it's world
famed fair that draws 25O,OOO strangers
each summer from every part of the
eastern hemisphere, and with its
picturesque locati on the shores of
Lake Ilmen has always been one OF
those cities of romance the mere men
ton of which stirs the wanderlust in
the heart of man. Professor Bugge
uses the opportunity to point out that
the Norsemen not only fought but also
traded all around northern Europe
from the eighth to the thirteenth cen
fury of the present era, and that dur
ing those years they stamped them
selves indelbly on those parts of the
visited countries that bOrdered on the
high seas. At every point along the
coasts of England. Ireland, northern
France. and Germany where the
worlds traffic finds passage, or where
it did so once. the names Of towns and
harhors and islands and landmarks of
various kinds show traces of Morse
origin. A trail of such names. some
disguised almost beyond recognition
and others remaining nearly in their
orr ginal form. leads the historian
from SchleSwig. along the German
coast of tn" Baltic, past the island Of
Gotland. up the Gulf of Finland. up
the imperial Neva. across the immense
sheet of Lake Ladoga. up another
river to Lake linen and to the ancient
city where the Swedish sea king Rurk
and his brothers founded the Russian
empire about the ye1T S62. There the
free institutions and the spirit of self
government characteristic Of the Sean
dinavian race were established. and
there they prevailed in more or less
modified form until the Mongolan
wave changed the racial character Of
the empire About 1000 A. y. Nov
gorod had constitution known as the
Pravdo Russkaja, and it shows that
the NorSemen. or VarangianS. were
still the ruling class of the district
Special privileges were granted them
and particularly the privilege of af-
fir1uing their side of legal suit by
oath alone when the Slavic and Finnish
natives had to bring witnesses. Their
cases were heard before twelve sworn
witnesses six of whom were selected
by either side to the suit. That in
stitution. known as the Tylftareidr, is
shown by Professor Bugge to be dis
tinct from the English jury system
ard vet it is difficult to believe that
form of trial known to have been
characteristic Of the ScandfnaVians
everywhere should not have cooper
atc1 in producing the later English
form. When. about the same time. tn"
Grand Duke Ieod sent a delegation
to Consta ntinople for the purpose OF
negotiating Il commercial treaty with
the Ryzantian emperor. he those rs
delegates twenty-five Morse meT.
chants. And as long rs the Varanglan
elements dominated tile city Of Nov.
gorod that city sent its ships and its
merchants all over the known world
There are at present two bachelor
hotels in Stock holm and A third Is mn.
der course Of construction. These no
vidrd with Il lHnndrv. baths and dis
Infection rooms ett.. They are great
comfort to bachelors and fine only
drawback about them seems to- h" thAf
they will probably to some degree p'o
long the state of bAChelOrhood among
StnclhomanS who are reluctantly in
different to married life.
Over 1000. OnO CROWNS are tive net
gains recorded bv the Separator com
pany Of Stockholm during III" past
year This is the largest and most
successful corporation enterprise Ill
Sweden. The Nci.uvaI cream senara-
torS are in use in nearly every civiIiZ"d
country in the world and are in COM
mon use in all the leading Agricultural
sections of the United States.
Princess Victoria is now con-
valescent and has made her departure
for Italy. where she will spend the
summer. The rigorous climate of th7
north is too much for her and she will
not likely return to Sweden until her
health has been completely restored.
Tile Strlx Publishing company
which is publishing the popular hunor
ous weekly known as Strix. paid
dir-deud of 10 per cent. to its Stock
holders last season.