Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-09-24

Leunusen was born July 80, 1912.
Anonymous view cards of q some.
what sensational kind have been dis
trlputed In Sweden. They show parts
OF the country along the Norwegian
boundary line, and in a few cards it
Is stated that Sweden was wronged
when the boundary line was staked
out, and that all attempts to correct
the mistake have failed.
An archaeological expedition from
the university of Lund made a very
interesting find at Baskemolla. It was
a pillow, the covering of which was
made OF bark and the sinews of AMI
mails. The cloth is woven in the So
called paliolitical Flemish style, the
same as that used in Peru during the
nrst and second centuries Of the
Christian era. The pillow shows a
picture representing the baptism OF
Virgin Mary, and along the border are
orange-colored acanthus leaves. The
pillow is a valuable contribution to
the history of the textile industry.
Slmla, Sept. 14.-Dr Sven Hedin.
the explorer. who started In 1906 from
Chinese Turkestan on journey
through Thibet, and concerning whose
whereabouts there was great anxiety
for many months, has arrived here.
He Will be the guest of Lord Mimic,
the viceroy of India, for ten days, when
he will proceed to his home in Stock
holm. The explorer looks thin and
weather beaten, but he said he never
felt better in his life. He did not
suffer days illness during his two
years travels, and had no occasion
to use medicine. He travelled 1000
miles or more, mainly in Western
Thibit, and did not see white face
until he reached the province of
Polo. DR.. Hedin said that he made
valuable discoveries, but that there
was still room In Thibet for future ex-
plorers ''"~~'"'ts''::a*ssariaa ls4 Srs.ssa3sx>
! Among the French journalists who
visited Sweden some time ago was M.
Babtn. Writing down his Impressions.
Mr.. Babin dwells upon the charms of
the Lapp spring and the celebration
Of midsummer at Stockholm. He
says: I'VE must love Sweden very
much as she 10 grand and gains our
irresistible love- Also because there
Is much Of likeness between her we'll
cultured people and our own-a spirit
ed, imaginative intelligence, an ad-
mirable capacity to enjoy all the forms
of beauty, all the fine evenings and
the masterworks of art. They have
kept undiminished this choice urban.
ity, which, according to the assertions
Of in-pleased observers. should tend to
disappear from our own boundaries.
Her people Is chivalrous-there is al
most no people In history more so than
this and our own people, who for a
number of centuries have had the
heroic folly to- fight without thought
Of their own advantage, for great ideas,
for only pleasure and for the honor"
NORWAY.
Queen Alexandra and Princess Vic
toria have paid a visit to the Nor
wegian court.
The private theological seminary in
Kr1stiania was formally dedicated
Sept. 3. The dedication address was
made by Premier Church Minister
Chr, Knudsen.
Many Norwegian distillers have de-
cided not to open their distilleries this
year on account Of hostile legislation.
Some Of them wish the state to take
charge of their business and run it as
government monopoly.
Over 100000 Norwegian copies of
the literary works OF the late Jonas
Lie have been sold. Many Of hts
novels have been translated into near
ly all the languages of Europe, and
the total number of copies must ex.
coed one million.
The board of education of Gausdal,
Bjornstjerne Bjornson's home, decided
by a unanimous vote to use pure Nor
wegian instead Of the Norwegian-Dan.
ish book-language in the schools. AS
soon as Bjornson found out what had
been done he returned home from
Rome, and though he is 76 years olu
he made one of the most powerful
speeches of his life. He defended the
Intentional book-language against the
attempts to "foist western dialect
upon the Norwegian people," and he
was vigorously applauded by a very
large audience.
} Dr. Konrad Nielsen is writing 8
Lappish dictionary. The Lapps o.
northern Scandinavia speak severa
I dialects, and the new dictionary will
contain three typical dialects Spoken
In northern Norway. DR.. Nielsen keep!
? Lapp boy from Kautokeino to assis
. him, and boys from other localities
{ will be used in the same manner
The Lappish words Will be TRANSLATED
into German and Hungarian, and tn
dictionary will be published by tn
3 Hungarian academy Of sciences q
). Budapest. The Hungarian and Fir
3 nish languages are closely related t
3 each other, and Hungarian linguist