Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-02-25
TID|NCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
News Of General Interest
from Three Countries.
BIRD FEEDING IN WINTER

Swedish Custom Is Being Endorsed by
Leading Humane Societies In the
Northwestern States Of America
Remarks Of Christian r. Nelson, .
Wisconsin Man, Concerning the
Method Of Feeding the Birds When
the Snow Is on the Ground.
SWEDEN.
The transplanting to the United
States of the custom of feeding birds
In winter is, according to a Swedish
paper published in Minneapolis, being
Endorsed by leading humane societies
Of the northwest. Says the paper In
question: Christian T. Nelson, a
Wisconsin gentleman, interested In
bird culture, has the following inter
esting comment to make regarding
the Scandinavian custom of feeding
birds in winter: The "juleneg" is a
bundle of oats left unthrashed in the
fall of the year and kept for this spe
clal occasion. It is tied to a pole Oh
tree and left for the birds to feast on
1t will gladden. the heart of any one
to see how the birds enjoy this feast
The children are especially fond : OF
watching the birds, and it is a grand
lesson. In Sweden or Norway, as
we'll as in Denmark, when the farmer
brings in the Christmas trees to sell
to the people in the villages and cities
he also has with him large supply OF
this bird feed, which he quickly dis
poses of at the same time, so that out
side of every home where there is a
Christmas tree may be found the
bundles of grain for the birds. 1t is a
splendid custom and / know 1t would
be welcomed to this country by our ma
ture-loving children. 1t would help to
inspire the love of nature in the hearts
of our children. How much better
would it be to buy such "juleneg" than
air guns to kill and destroy nature as
well as character"
King Oscars funeral was an ex
pensive affair when It is considered
that 91,4S6 crowns were expended. Of
this amount, $4,000 will be paid by the
Swedish government. The funeral OF
former Swedish kings have. however
been far more expensive: Karl Johan
XIV. was buried at an expenditure oil
218,672 crowns, and the funeral oil
King Oscars father, Oscar l., entailed
an expenditure of 1924 crowns. The
funeral of Karl XIV. cost about 82,51t
crowns. Royal weddings, and funerals
as well, are expensive affairs and Swe
den has had her share of them.
Count Palmstierna has introduced a
bill In the Swedish riksdag allowing
King Gustaf $4,000 crowns for travel
ing expenses during the year of 1908
and for entertaining foreign princes
and potentates. 1t is generally be-
lieved that the king will be granted
the amount requested. There was no
monarch in Europe who did so much
travelling last year of King Gustaf and
II will also be remembered that the
German emperor and King Edward
and the president of France were
guests at the royal palace last sum
| mer.
Wallenberg, Sweden's envoy tc
Japan, has suddenly been recalled
Whether he has been recalled because
Of the incompleteness of the recent
Swedish-Japanese treaty or because OF
incompetency is not known. Herr
Wallenberg has been in the diplomatic
service for q number of years and his
sudden return to the Swedish capital
has caused no little surprise in diplo
matte circles.
At the annual ball given at the royal
palace on the evening of Jan. % there
were about 1.1o0 guests present
Among those who were conspicuous by
reason Of their absence are noted
Prince wilhelm and Princess Maria
ravlowna. 1t was a brilliant affair
and representatives from all the high
or walks OF life from the city and ma
tion at large were present.
August Strindberg's sixtieth birth
day anniversary was observed in
Stockholm Jan. %. The celebrated
author was the recipient OF hundreds
Of kilograms from his friends and ad
mirers at home and abroad. Mr.
Strindbsrg ia enjoying excellent health
and at no period of his life has been
such a busy man rs he is today.
The Nordiska museum was during
last year visited BY 92.Sss persons and
Skanssn had not less than 701, 257 Wis
itors. While these figures are less
than the year previous, II is neverthe
less large amount considering that
30 many people have moved out Of the
city by reason of the hard times.
A new historical museum will he
erected on Djurgarden in the near flu
ture. The plans are already perfected
and large three story building will
be erected during the coming sprina
and summer. II will be erected not
far from the spot where the Biological
museum Is now located.
There have been the following
changes in the consular service. Vice
Consul }. Ablenius, of Tarragona, has
been appointed consul at Barcelona
II. r. Van Buren, has been appointed
consul at Vlaaringen. and ]. ID. De
Kater will be consul in Brouwers
haven.
The late Madame Maria dronwall
has In her will donated 1000 crowns to
the King Oscar Jubilee Fund for the
benefit Of those aflicted with tubercu.
losis. During the past six months the