Morris tribune., 1909-01-16
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN.
The Society of Scientists has caused
an investigation to be made in the
tomb of Swedenbourg at Upsala, to
ascertain whether the Uranium which
is claimed to have belonged to him is
genuine. The committee in charge of
the work has reported that the genu-
ineness of the Uranium has not been
proved with absolute certainty, but
that all the circumstances point in that
direction. Our readers will remember
that the remains of Swedenbourg were
about six months ago transferred from
London to Stockholm. Since this hap
pened a number of people have ques-
toned whether it is the genuine re-
mains of the distinguished scholar at
all, and a rigid investigation will be
sure to follow.
Recent reports state that the health
of Queen Dowager Sophia is by no
means satisfactory. She has during
the past year been a sufferer from in
testinal catarrah, and has for weeks
at time been confined to her bed.
A matter of great regret to the dis
tinguished patient was the fact that
she was unable to visit the Riddar-
holm cathedral on the anniversary of
her husbands death. During the
months Immediately following King
Oscars death it was her custom to
| journey to the Riddarholm church
nearly every week. During her illness
she has been practically confined at Ul-
riksdal, but just before Christmas her
physicians gave the order that she be
moved to Stockholm.
Selma Lagerlof, the eminent Swed-
fsh woman writer, was rendered re-
ception during the latter part of last
month by Professor Mittag-Leffler at
his residence at Djursholm. There
were about three hundred guests pres
ent, among whom were a large num-
Der of men of letters. No woman
writer during the past twenty years
has been so honored as Miss Lagerlof
A great many of her close admirers
believe that she will be awarded the
Nobel literary prize next year. Her
latest book, "a Saga About A Saga"
is already published in it's third edi-
tion, and will in the near future be
translated into the English and Ger
man languages.
Recent dispatches from Stockholm
state that systematic efforts are being,
made to induce Swedish farmers to
emigrate to Australia, but the Swedish
consul in Sydney, Count ,Birger Nor
ner, warns his countfymen not to go
to Australia or New Zealand. 1t ap-
pears that the consul does not believe
that the climatic conditions in either
Australia or New Zealand are suita-
BILE for northern people, and also adds
that the agricultural system of these
countries are entirely foreign to the
Scandinavian farmer.
A committee of prominent Stock
holmians has been appointed by the
president Of the city council for the
purpose of checking, if possible, the
use of immoral postcards and other
pictures, which are being sent broad
cast over the land. The picture card
craze has reached Sweden, and so
many immoral pictures may be found
on them that the city council of the
Swedish capital has deemed it neces-
sary to take active measures in order
to prevent further spread of them.
DR.. Sven Hedin, the Asiatic ex-
plorer, who was expected to return
last month, has not arrived as yet, but
it is expected that he may arrive any
day now in Stockholm. A series of
receptions have been arranged for
him and his initiatory lecture will be
the chief event of the season. Mr..
Hedin, WILL according to London pa
pers, deliver a lecture there during
the latter part of February, under the
auspices of the London Geographical
society.
Judging from recent reports there is
a decided decrease in Swedish emigra-
ton. For instance, from January to
November of the year 1907, there were
1851 persons who emigrated from
Sweden to foreign lands, while last
year during the same period there
were only 6,802 Swgeish emigrants.
This would seem that the attempt of
Swedish government officials to sup
press emigration, especially to Amer
lea, has been somewhat successful.
An exchange tells us that an organ
factory in Stockholm has commenced
to turn out organs which have no bel.
lows, but are made for being attached
30 the city water mains. To run an
organ by means of water power" of
this kind costs about two cents an
hour. The required pressure is only
about one-half atmosphere, and this
can be obtained even in the top stories
of the tallest buildings in Stockholm.
During the past six months there
has been a large increase in the Swed-
ish export trade with Japan Large
Quantities of DaDer and steel are be-.