Morris tribune., 1908-03-28
NEWS OF SCANDINAVIA
Recent Occurrences OF. interest
in Sweden, Norway and s
Denmark.
MORE ABOUT KING GUSTAV ".
Probably in No Land in All Europe LIS
There Such a Mighty Hunter
- Other Characteristic.
SWEDEN.
MORE ABOUT KING GUSTAV v.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

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crown prince he came so little in con-
tact with the people, so that even
today, if you ask an ordinary Swede
his opinion of the new king, you will
be answered with a shrug of the
shoulders. Among a few, however,
the idea begins to take hold that the
new king is remarkable man. Bjorn-
stjerne BjornsoR, the great Norwegian
writer, who said many bitter thing
about the Swedish crown prince, late,
~ declared that in face of what he
has seen since this man came to the
throne, he regrets much of what he
has written. One of the new kings
passions, however, has long been
known to his people. He is a mighty
hunter. There is probably no land in
all Europe where the true nimrod
finds such satisfaction as in Sweden.
Its forests swarm with game and its
lakes and rivers with an abundance of
fish. Gustaf is never so happy as
when on the trail of bear, and if all
tales be true, he has even surpassed
the president of the United States in
the number of wild animals that he
has killed. Unlike his father, who
was brilliant, a friend Of beautiful
| wonderland man of exceeding at
| Effectiveness and amiability, Gustaf is
a man Of plodding ways modest, grim,
i,,o hi ion
ately fond of the open air. He is
, probably the best shot in the king
dom and certainly the best tennis
player. His room is ornamented with
many trophy won in the tennis
| court-won against all corners and
not merely against those who gladly
lose a game to a prince. The new
king is teetotaller, an out and out
total abstainer and when he gives a
dinner he serves no imported wine or
liquor of any kind on his table.
The remains of Emanuel Sweden
borg will be brought from England to
Sweden in the cruiser "Fylgia." The
coffin and remains will be taken
aboard at Dartmouth, from whence
1t will be brought direct to Karlskrona.
The transfer Of the remains will be in
charge Of the Swedish minister at
London. In this connection it may
also be stated that the directors of
skansen open-air chronological muse
um are preparing plans for a museum
Of Swedenborgian relics in the house
owned by Svedenborg before he left
Sweden. The arrangements are being
superintended by Professor Alfred H.
Stroh, Of Boston, who has been study
ing the biography of the philosopher
for the Swedenborgian church in
America.
1t is interesting to note the great
progress that Sweden is making along
educational lines. There are at pres
eDt Is, $40 common schools in Sweden.
The work in these schools is conducted
by 12,247 female teachers and sos
male teachers. There are S51 ,4O7 chill
dren between the ages of seven and
fourteen years and most of them at
tend the common schools. The annu-
al expenses exceed $S,5OO,OOO, a trihe
more than one-half of this amount be-
ing paid out as teachers wages. The
school attendance in Sweden is in
creasing every year and the standard
of education is gradually climbing
higher and higher.
Prince Wilhelm has been invited to
become president of the Swedish |
Yacht club. A committee called ON
him the other day and asked him if !
he could accept and he consented to |
allow the committee to place his name |
before the society's consideration. The |
fact that Prince Wilhelm, who is at |
present easily the most popular among
the princes of the Swedish royal house.
consented to become eligible for the
of the society will add |
much zest to yachting in Stockholm
this summer.
Stockholm has now been engaged in |
q seven year war against rats. 1t
has cost the municipality not less than
10000 crowns to kill 724,274 rats dur
ing this period There are lots of rats
In Stockholm and up to this time no
poison or method has been discovered
to completely exterminate them
in order to prevent the
spread of disease the rat war must
be continued at all costs
Director Erik Hoegberg has been
made knight of the Order of Vasa
BY King Gustaf. Director Hoegberg
was knighted because of his merits
as conductor of the Royal Kronoberg
Regiment Band, with which he has
started for America. The king has
Crownprince GUSTAV Adolf
rs personal protector Of the tour.
III. Friedlander, prominent Stock
lolm merchant, has in memory of his
ate wife donated $4,000 crowns to
Louise's Home for Sick
and Destitute Children. Mrs. Fried
ander has previously donated 25.OOO
eroWns to the same institution.
According to cable dispatches north
lrn Sweden has during the past two