Warren sheaf., 1907-03-07
NEWS FROM SCANDINAVIA
Principal Events That Have Trans
pired in the Old Countries
Within Week or So.
DENMARK.

/ Within week or 80.
DENMARK.
Queen Alexandra is clever worker
in pastel and draws figures exceed
lngly well. She is also an enthusi-
astic amateur photographer, and is
| rarely seen out Of doors without her
Kodak. Her snapshots have often
been hung at Photographic exhibitions
| in London.
SWEDEN.
Something has already been done to-
| wards utilizing the Nobel peace prize
Of $4,000 given to President Roose-
velt by the Norwegian storting. The
initial meeting of the board Of trustees
Of President Roosevelts Nobel prize
foundation for Industrial peace took
place Jan. % at the office Of Secretary
straus Of the department Of commerce
! and labor, who IS one Of the trustees.
The others present were Chief Justice
Fuller of the supreme court of the
United States, Secretary Wilson Of the
| department Of agriculture, Marvin
Hughitt, president Of the Chicago &
North railroad, representing
/
Of the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea, representing labor. Steps were
| taken for the permanent organization
| Of the board of trustees and some dis
cussion was had as to the work to be
undertaken. Another meeting will be
| held in the near future An act Of in
corporation will be asked from con-
gress, the trustees being named as in
| corporatOrs.
Rev. G. G. Norman Lundberg has
written pamphlet in which he ans
wers the question, who Owns the Par
sonages of Sweden? It is generally
| supposed that they belong to the state.
But this, the author claims, is a mis-
! take The state has contributed only
i've per cent of their value. In most
cases the land has been given to the
| congregations /. by private parties
These facts lead the author to the con-
:1usion that in case the church is
separated from the state the par
sonages ought to become the property
If the individual congregations.
Bishop Bersquist of Lulea has made
| it plain to the government that the
public schools of many parts of Norr-
and are far below the average. In
his opinion, the main remedy is sta
tionary schools in place Of the present
ambulatory ones But the situation
IS a very difficult one. Many Of the
aouses are SO widely scattered that the
children must stay away from home
# they are to attend stationary schools.
| This arrangement will make such
nardshtps on the parents that Bishop
Bergquist has come to the conclusion
that the national government ought to
tend a helping hand.
Col Hakon Gyellenbjelke has made
his name immortal by establishing a
home for poor people in Kvidinge
i parish Skare. No less than 40 poor
persons may be supported and cared
for at the home. Provisions are made
not only for the payment of man
ager and all necessary servants, but a
salaried preacher will also be con-
nected with the home Col. Gyllen-
ojilke is buried in the adjoining church
yard.
The military establishments at Ak
vall He'd, a great plain near Skara,
are to be removed to other localities,
and it is proposed by Capt. Sigge Flach
If Prinshaga to use the place for school
vacation colonies on large scale. If
MS plan is carried out part Of the land
will be used for farming, where the
children may work during the warm
season, and part will be planted with
fruit trees and forest trees.
A poor tenant farmer at Sofielund
Ludgo, was in good luck last Christ
mas. His wife's brother returned from
i 1o-, ~%or ,r1,N ~ <7o
and upon his arrival he bought good
" supply of provisions and new clothes
for all the children. Finally he paid
the debts Of the poor farmer and gave
him the Bolsater farm, for which he
had paid $4,000
Sweden has closed a commercial
treaty with Portugal, the two countries
treating each other as the most favor
ed nation. The new treaty is Of great
Importance to the lumber export trade
Of Sweden. which has been laboring
under disadvantage as compared
with Norway and Russia, the COM
! petitors Of Sweden In this trade.
Many large farms are for sale In
southern Sweden largely because the
owners cannot hire help at such wages
small farmers are more fortunate be.
cause they are running things on such
q small scale that they can do mos1
of the work without hired help.
Karl Oiof Rahm, an engineer wnt
has seen good deal of the world, has
proposed the establishment of grea;
lair cure sanitarium on the Areskutar
mountain, Jentland. The promoter
lidoes not see why this establishment
should not be the best and creates
of its kind in the whole world.
Remains Of an old man were fount
on the railway track on Christmas da,
between Iomma and Onnerup. Bot1
feet were cut off, one cheek was tori
[away, and the skull was crushed Tn,
brains we're found 35 yards from th,
rest Of the body. The identity Of tht
man was not established:
A Norwegian exporter has succeed
II do not On1v in exnortinp h11t eva,, 4,