The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-09-26
Recent Occurrences of interest
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RETURNEDsi TO UNITED STATES.
Former Son OF Sweden: Becainniet5 Indfg-
nant When He Had to Pay Duty q;
80 =; :. ~: -: onzNew Shoes. I'll: X.

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The following item shows that not
all edfsh-Americans-. :; ARE i satisfied
with their: native land: when they re-
turn to settle down in the mother land.
for a life Of ease and Conf ort:: 1'The
other: day a5Swedish- American arrived
at a: Swedish port intending to, con-
tinue his journey to the home parish
where he Intended to: settle down for
good. But when :he&enteEed hisanative:
land a::customs OFFICER. made him pay
a duty of $1.O4 on a new pair of shoes
which he had in his grip and the
would-be settler fell intoothe use of.
profane, expletiyes, closing with the
words, America is much better and
there I'll be - if don 'go>again.' .:
And sure eRough. adds the writer, he
is already on his; way back, and may
perhaps: be BACK by this time at the
old homestead in. northern. Mime sota.
Sweden, as: is we'll known, has per
haps the safest railway system in the
world A Danish writer who has
Travelled neArly all over the world re-
Gently paid the following. we'll de-
served compliment to the? Swedish rail
way. system: =:":SWeden is surely that
country !. in. Europe whose, railway
system has. reached the highest de.
gree of perfection: Who ever hears of
a railway accident in Sweden? or
where can d more practical and ele,
CANT: rolling; stock he found: I'm spite
of:: the vast: extent of Sweden there is
hardly country: in; the world where
one can travel so .cheaplys as there. a
third-class car in Sweden is superior
to q. second.class car in France,
Spain, Italy or Austria - - = :'':*-.
= Dr. C.3Skottsberg and the paleon-
tologists,s T.. Halle and Percy .Quersel,
departed from Stockholm for Buenos
Ayres week ago Thursday, from
whence they @5w will Il, continue :: their
journey to..the falkland. Islands. Next
summer they will spend their time in
biological and geographical research
and then they contemplate going to
the southern. part of Chile and Pata-
gonia, where they will spend the en-
tire year Of 1909 in pursuit of geologic
and ethnographica research. They
expect. to return to Sweden in the
spring of 1910. ~
n. S.SHallberg, Of Stockholm, cap
tnred first prize during the information
al swimming contest which took place
week ago last Wednesday between
Sweden and; Denmark across. Oresund
from Helsingborg4to. Helsingor.. Hall
berg swan the distance in 1917 min
iites. The Danish swimmer landed
seven minutes later:;+ thousands: of
spectators Were lined up on the: shore
when. the swimmers landed.
A new Swedish drama: from the pen
of Henningson Helsted has recently
been presented to the managers of the
DRAMATIC theater. It is divided into
four acts and is entitled "Distreess." It
is a weird: gloomy effort and :,:has a
morbid touch which, according. to re-
ports successfully. depicts the morbid
side OF life "> "",;':'.. :
Emil stromberi;g!;,, well known
Stockholm ACTOR has left: the theatrical
profession and will now escort a
Swedish-German tourist party into the
wilds OF Africa To. AN intimate
friend i he: had intimated: that he
thought the change would benefite him.
From Gothenburg comes the report
that several hundred barrels Of Ice
land herring have been shipped ITO Am
erica via Gothenburg.;; This lis the
first time that any herring has been
shipped to America. via Sweden. All
herring is usually shipped via. Nor
Way. ...-. ,e~ 81. - ,'>..
: The: historic. old Strompattern in
Stockholm. Which has now ractically
passed into the hands of the company
which recently purchased "Berns: sa-
longer" will now be remodelled and
run as "A. first: >: class :. restaurant :, in
stead of an amusement garden. 49,
:; Sixteen. new : theatrical companies
will this season tour in different parts
OF Sweden. j., There seems to be a
of theatrical talent
in Sweden this, year and the country:
pOpuldllO1l w III uOl 81 dmlSS OF any
entertainment this year. 1890 =: E>:-E.
= Upton Sinclair, the author: of,s.:The
Jungle. which for a time created Il
mild sensation among the aAmerican
book-readi gr-:11>ill,1iie===iis=seon expected
to make a:,visit /: to- Sweden. Mr.
Sinclair will first visit England and
Denmark. -. -.=--r ;. :. 80. :.
: The. annual Swedish army maneu-
vers take place this month. The GOV
eminent has been hiring thousands Of
horses i'll southern Sweden at2$1:35 per
head for the day and this is regarded
none to high. 81: a:s::. =: j. ;.:s:.:..
@ About go 5per cent. Of the distilleries
in Sweden, havingGan2 annual capacity
:of31e, o00, 900 gallons: have during the.
past few days been consolidated.
Sweden has already. got a sugar trust.
The engagement Of A. o. .Assar, the
publisher of i leading music Journal
in. 1Gothenburg. and Miss Selma A.
Clollse, Of St, Paul; MINI, =has Been.
announced in the Swedish papers.