Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-11-18
Interesting News tr.m Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
PLAN TO CHECK EMIGRATION
Sweden Will Raise a Fund from Which
Men Out of Employment Can Bor
row Enough Money to Purchase a
Small Piece of Land on Which They
Will Be Enabled to Make Living
In Their Own Country.
sW EDEN.

SWEDEN.
A national subscription has been
started throughout Sweden for the pur-
pose of checking emigration. especial
ly among the agricultural classes. The
money thus collected shall constitute
a fund from which such men as are
out of employment now, can borrow
money with which to purchase small
piece of land on which they will be
enabled to make their living. 1t is al
so scheme on the part of the govern
ment to open up government lands, the
same as is done in America and thus
give the buyer period of ten years
time in which to pay for his land. The
plan may be a feasible one, but in the
meantime, emigration of young men
is going on at an alarming rate, and
America is getting the most of it, II
Is especially noticeable that there are
unusually large numbers of young men
who leave the country. They are the
very ones that the government is
loathe to let go, because they consti-
tute the citizens on which the future
country depends.
Carl Cederstrom, member OF the
Swedish nobility, who some years ago
was a vaudeville artist in Chicago,
has recently returned from Paris to
Stockholm, where he has informed the
publ" hat it will only be a matter of
Ie~ months before he will return 10
the capitol and give flying exhibition
In an aeroplane, which will have all
the others beat a city block. He is a
deciple of Bleriot. Of course, and it
seems that Bleriot had much to teach
him. He is willing to be taught too,
and will return to Paris soon and COM
plete his aeronautic education there II
possible. He will return to Stock
holm next year with his improved
monoplane, which he says is easier
to run than an automobile, and it will
according to Baron" Cederstrom, only
be short time before his monoplane
will be so popular that all Stockholm
fans in average good circumstances
can afford to have them.
Lieutenant Shackleton, the English
south polar explorer gave a lecture on
the evening of Oct. IL under the aus
pices of the Swedish Anthropological
Society In Stockholm, in one of the
lecture rooms In the Grand Hotel,
which was filled to its utmost capacity
by eager listeners. He described the
expedition to the South pole most vi
wildly 10 the crownprince and prin-
hn oh
quarian Montelius and many other
men of note in the scientific world.
Lieutenant Shackleton was made an
honorary member of the society and
after the lecture a dinner was given
in his honor.
Sir E. Nordenskiold who had
made an expedition to the interior of
Central South America during the
early part of 1908, has written a let.
ter to d. G. Forsstrand of Stockholm.
dated August Z, st. Antonio, Rio Para
pitt. In this letter the explorer states
that his chronological and archaeology.
cal researches in that section of the
earth have been crowned with sue.
cess, and that his collection from the
interior of BOLIVIA and Brazil are Of the
most unique character The explorer
further states that he will soon return
to his native land, stating that he
longs for some good books and civil.
lied people"
To Stockholm arrived the other day
a Chinese commission from the en-
peror in China, which came to formal
ly advise the Swedish king of the
fact that here Is a new emperor and
empress on the Chinese throne. The
commission consisted of China's new
minister in Brussels, Yang Shoe, the
emperor's special messenger. He was
accompanied by Lynn Tong-Sih, Liou-
Sy-Tschang and the attaches Chung.
Yun-Ho, Chang-ChungC Chen and Yang.
Tienchuen.
The university collection of pictures
OF Swedish kings Is now coInplete
from the time OF the two Carls down
to King Gustaf. The new picture
hangs beside that of Karl II, the great
warrior king. possibly because too
there was such great contrast be
tween the character of these two
kings. Oscar II appears in civil dress.
without either military or royal en-
blems, thus expressing the man OF
peace.
Anonymous letters are still being
circulated among prominent men,
stating that on such and such date.
they will be blown up in the air or
words to that effect. Nothing how
ever, of any startling nature has han
pened recently anS not a great deal
Of impoi lance is he'd to these let
ters.
The widow of tire late Ting Osccr
has presented the Lund University
with { fine oil painting OF her husband.
NORWAY.
An exchange says: Miss Hannah
Larsen writes that Professor Carl
LorentEen. OF Columbia University.
hnu inst returned from Norway, ewe.
% and Denmark. whore ~ spsns