The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-09-10
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
PRAISE FOR SWEDISH PEOPLE
Dpecial Correspondent of ,'.Der Tag
Says He Never Saw So Many
Handsome Folks in All
His Life.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

never seen 50 many handsome people
| In my life as here in Stockholm. Be
yond question the handsomest peo-
pie In all Sweden live in Stockholm
The language spoken here Is fluent and
soft and it is a pleasure to hear peo-
pie converse. am not talking light
" and must confess that the Swedes
nave charmed me. The divorce be.
tween Sweden and Norway came about
in most natural manner" Comment
ing on this a Swedish paper says:
"While we are not quite willing to
agree that the handsomest people in
the world live in Stockholm, we be-
lieve with OUT German friend that the
Swedish language is soft, yes musical,
and this he would learn to appreciate
IN a fuller degree if he lived here for
a few years in Sweden
A French naval officer writes as fol-
lows regarding the Swedish navy:
Sweden is one of the three Scandi-
navian nations which has progressed
farthest along naval lines. She now
possesses twelve protected cruisers,
with displacement of from 5000 to
1000 tons. Sweden has fortunately.
too, built a navy, which is modelled
sitter the nature and requirements of
the country and her cruisers are in a
way the most powerful in the world.
Her coast defense is admirably man
aged in every particular and it would
even be a difficult matter for one Of
the powers to make much Roadway
along the nature protected coasts Of
Sweden. Within few years the
Swedish navy will be one which will
have to be reckoned WITH
The national order of Good Templars
has decided to make its twentieth an
niversary memorable by establishing
a common high school at Vennerberg.
near Gothenburg, erecting the build
Ing on its property at the place and
guaranteeing the running expenses of
the school from year to year. The
Good Telnplars are receiving much
praise for their sensible solution Of the
memorial problem. !.
The Swedish colony at Copenhag gen
is planning to erect building to be
used for lectures, social gatherings.
etc., that are not essentially of a re-
ligious nature. The colony has al
ready made good progress in the build
ing Of its new church, and with this
new building will be in excellent shape
for cultlvating the spiritual and intel
lectual life Of it's members.
Tho lava ~I.,,>.L
proposed a bill for the regulation Of
the importation and sale Of foreign
seed, especially red clover and hops.
One of the requirements will be that
such seed packages be marked in plain
characters 'Foreign Seed.' It is ex-
pected that this will have tendency
to encourage the consumer in the use
of home grown seeds.
About 1900 crowns have already
been solicited for the Carl x statue.
1t will, however, he necessary to have
100000 crowns collected before the
statue can be erected. The work of
soliciting is pushing rapidly ahead and
the chances are that within another
year the necessary amount shall have
been collected. ....~.- ...s.
Emperor Williams visit to Stock
holm brought about seven hundred
German tourists to the Swedish cap-
1tal. The hotels and cafes were kent
busy working overtime during the en-
peror's visit and naturally his presence
in Stockholm brought a lot of money
to the city. .-
Boeckman, Finland's governor gen
eral, arrived in Stockholm the other
day and is at present the guest Of the
mayor of the city. The governor gen
eral is Of Swedish Finnish extraction
and converses fluently in the Swedish
language.
King Gustaf has been spending a
week at Saro, accompanied by some
of his most intimate friends from
Stockholm. Several thousand turned
out to greet him and reception was
rendered in his honor by the citizens
Of Saro.
The study Of the English language
has been made obligatory in the Stock
holm high schools. This is step in
the right direction and will place the
English language on par with the
French in the Swedish capital.
Queen Victoria sent a telegram to
Count Zeppelin expressing her and the
kings sympathy because Of the counts
misfortune with his airship and also
expressing the hope that he will be
successful in his next venture.
The Society Franchise in Stock
holm has received a gift OF 500 crowns
from President Fallieres of France.
The French president has since his Wis
1t to Sweden been exceptionally gen
erous to Swedish institutions.
King Gustaf's visit to Paris has
been scheduled for Nov. and 10 in
elusive. From Paris the Swedish
king will journey direct to London.
where he will be the guest Of King
Edward. t
Sweden has received an official in