Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-31

WuCn btSSdtStdSttoU TUUcuS VIC S's
erary Lights In Sweden Over the
Recent Distribution Of the Nobel
PrIzes--As There Are So Many De
serving Applicants the Distribution
Of the Prizes Is Becoming More DIFF
fcuit Year After Year.
SWEDEN.
That there is much dissatisfaction
among the literary men and women OF
| Sweden In the recent distribution oi
the Nobel prizes is evident, judging
from the comments in the Swedish
press generally. The appointment oil
Professor Eucken for the literary
prize was not popular so far as Swe
! den Is concerned, for the Swedes
wanted to award II to Selma Lagerlol
and would far rather have seen Swim
burne selected. But II appears that
/ the committee thought different, al.
| though il Is learned that some very
! heated debates took place. II is be
lieved by many that Lagerlof will be
next years literary prize winner and
her selection would indeed be popular
not only in Sweden, but In Germany
and France. The distribution of the
| Nobel prizes is becoming more diff
cult every year, as there are so many
deserving aspirants.
| During the early part OF next month
DR.. Sven Hedin will give his famous
/ lecture In the great auditorium of the
Academy of Music under the auspices
of the Swedish Geographical society
On this occasion the eminent traveller
and explorer will be awarded the
Wahlberg gold medal, which has moi
been awarded to any man OF distinc
ton since Professor Gustaf Retzius re
ceived 1t in 1905. 1t will be Mr.
Hedin's first lecture on Swedish sol
since his arrival home and is awaited
with intense interest by scientific mer
all over the civilized world. DR.
Hedin is easily the most distinguished
explorer in Europe at present and al
sorts of inducements are offered hin
to go to England, America and Ger
many to lecture.
Signe Rape, daughter OF Sweden's
minister of war, made her debut a,
"Salome" at the Royal Opera on tn,
list inst. Her father is a very re
liglous man and is author of the so
called Soldiers Catechism." Mis-
Rappe's resolution to assume the role
Of "Salome" at the opera is reported
to have caused great deal of distress
to her father and that the latter Is
using all his efforts to have his daugh
ter leave the stage.
Labor conditions are not improving
very much nowadays In Stockholm. Al
had been steadily employed there dur
ing the last twenty years, were dis
/ missed, with the assurance, however
that they would soon be reinstated
This proves that labor conditions are
in a Oppressive state and that ever
some Of the oldest establishments are
affected by the hard times.
Real estate values continue to soar
! in Stockholm worse than ever. The
total real estate values in the city
in 1900 were placed at 1923 .55t
crowns while now they have risen tc
the enormous amount of 1901 ,431, 500
crowns. The chief cause of this enor
nous rise in real estate values lies oil
course in the large house rents which
have been growing unreasonably large
from year to year.
Queen Victoria, who has accom-
| nhnfad Ktno Guctaf an hto ri t<
France, was taken iii in Baden and
was confined to her bed for few
days. She Is now very much better
and was able to accompany the kine
to Vienna and return with him tc
Stockholm for the holidays. She may
60 to Italy on account of her health
during the latter part OF January
Professor Isachsen has asked the
Norwegian storthing for an appropria
ton of $4,000 crowns for his Spitsber
gen expedition, which he contemplates
making during the latter part of next
spring. II he cannot secure this sum
from the storthing. he will endeavor
to raise the necessary amount by pri
vate subscription.
The rector of the Falun high school
has succeeded In making himself q
very much talked Of personality by re
fusing his pupils permission to Join in
the Selma Lagerlof jubilee. He also
prohibited Lagerlof demonstration
all Of which resulted in making the
rector very unpopular and his resig
nation Is being suggested from many
quarters.
"Harper's Weekly" in New York
has offered Sven Hedin $4,000 fol-
the concession to publish an account
OF bis last exploration trip to Africa
This concession would In that event
only apply to the United States. 1t Is
learned that the distinguished explorer
has received similar offers from Ger
man and English publishers.
The French government has closed
treaty With Sweden by means OF
which that government win maintain
her minimum tariff with Sweden affect.
ins the importation OF French wines
II WOULD appear that the temperance
agitation In Norway caused the French
government to protect her wine trade
with Sweden.
The old Norwegian legation build
Ing has been torn torn and large nat
building will take it, place. The Nor
vsgian government rsosivsd 100000