Warren sheaf., 1907-06-20
rive hundred German Freemasons
recently visited their brethren in Hell


recently visited their brethren in Hell.
singborg. 5 II rs b
The numometer, or "coin-counter,
invented by "A. U. Westfelt, is having
q good sale in Sweden. and efforts are
being made to extend Its market to
foreign countries.
Three successive generations of doc
tors Of philosophy who lived long
enough to celebrate their semi-centen-
nial jubilee as such is something very
rare, not to, say unique. Professor
Emeritus Thore Fries is a member OF
such a family, having just celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary Of the date Of
his degree Of doctor Of philosophy. His
father was Prof. Elias Fries, who re-
ceived his degree in 1914, at the age of
twenty, and lived more than fifty years
after that date. The father Of the lat
ter, Rev. Thore Fries, Smaland, also
held the degree Of doctor Of philosophy
for more than fifty years.
The department Of state, at the in
stance of President Roosevelt, has sent
a note to the Swedish amba ssador, in
forming him that the department OF
state is willing to return to Vice Con
sui A. A. Eckstromer, of st. Louis, the
exequatur Of which he was deprived.
In the neighborhood Of Falkenburg
is a woman who has just given birth
to her fourteenth child. She is only
81 years old and has been married Is
years. This case is the more remark
able because the woman never gave
birth to more than one child at time
The annual expenses of the German
Il Z III i1o
the corresponding figures for France
and England are $3.50 and $3.50. Some
one suggested that the military ex-
penses of the other powers be reduced
to the same basis as those Of Germany.
There was a strike at the Furnlund
woolen mills in Malmo. But when it
transpired that the proprietor stoutly
refused to employ "scabs'' in place
of the strikers, the latter gradually dis
covered that the difficulties might be
overcome, and now they are all at
| work again.
The Social-Democratic young peo-
| pies party held a convention in Stock
holm on Whitsunday and the next day.
| The party claimed a membership Of
| 14,50O, belonging to about 300 clubs.
Much time was devoted to the anti
military propaganda, with the COM
plete abolishment of the military sys-
TEN as the final ain,' and a resolution
was passed in favor Of international
| courts of arbitration. The convention
went on record against all military de-
fenses. The whole country was divid-
ed into "anti- military districts A
resolution was also passed in favor Of
abolishing the state church. One Of
the most drastic steps taken by the
convention was the adoption of an ap-
peal to the workingmen Of Sweden not
to have their children baptized: to
keep their children away from the re-
ligious instruction given in the public
schools; not to have their children con-
| firmed; and to avoid the use Of minis
ters of the gospel at weddings.
NORWAY.
The Ekeberg forest, in the eastern
/ part OF Kr1stiania, is to be changed into
public park. s9
About 100000 will be needed for diff
ferent contrivances for protecting the
Bergen railway from snow
| A house for prayer meetings has
been built on the property Of Gabriel
| Fotland, Thine, near Etavanger.
! Many members of the storting are
in favor of granting an annual subsidy
Of $4,000 to a proposed steamship line
between Norway and Mexico
Some Socialistic literature in the
Russian language was confiscated al
! Vardo, about a year ago. Protests
1 were raised against the seizure, but
the courts have sustained the action
Of the government.
l The temperance people are discussing
among themselves whether there is any
chance for making the whole country
dry If they think the odds are il
their favor they may start a campaign
4 for national prohibition 5#a. .sgs
4 The Borgestad chapel at Gjerpen ha
been dedicated The building is gif
from Gunnor Knudsen, president of tn,
storting It is built Of limestone ant
has a seating capacity Of $50. Gunna
Knudsen has spent about $4,000 OF
this gift. g t5s.
! In a correspondence to a German
newspape it was stated that the Nor
wegians are growing tired of Kin
Haakon. To this the Kristiania Nor
genbladet remarks that mo throne Ii
n Scandinavia stands on a safer founda
! ton than Norway's reelected throne.
The city government Of Kristiani
is encouraging horticulture by mean
of renting out small gardens at nomi
nal rent, which,. however, increases
) trife from year to year. About Is
| such gardens are worked this yeal
. Their sizes vary from $50 to 200 squar
yards. At Frogner there are two larg
I,gardens where the pupils OF the pub
II lie schools Of the neighborhood ar
4 learning the elements Of gardening. #
General Olsson's resignation as min
a lister Of war is said to have been du
mainly to the fact that he wanted t
7, build fortifications along the "neutra
zone between Norway and SWeder
81 while Premier Nicholson wants to es
|8tablish mutual confidence between tn
! two nations on the peninsula which, 6
II course, cannot, be done if one or bot
4 Of them destroy the. effects of til
neutral zone, by lining it with mill