The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-11

iape-Olspenses with Foolish Old
Customs Whenever He Sees the op.
portunity - Precedents Established
by Former Kings Are Not Binding
on Him-is Winning Thousands of
Friends.
SWEDEN.
That King Gustaf is a man who has
she interests of all his subjects at
heart is best evinced by his economi-
raj methods, which he is putting in
practice everywhere. Unlike many
other rulers, he does not believe in red
tape, and whenever he sees an op-
pcrtunity to dispense with foolish old
customs he does not hesitate to 90 so.
In former years whenever q set of citi.
Gems were appointed from any com.
munity 10 go to Stockholm to secure
the kings good will for a certain in
sutution or project, it was necessary
TO notify him in advance, and such
committees had to submit themselves
to all manner of stupid forms, or, to
better express it, Anticipated red
tape" Not so with King Gustaf. He
makes all his subjects feel perfectly at
tome with him and whenever he has
chance to abolish old fads and Gus
toms he does so. He does not seem
to be bound or have any respect for
precedents established by former
kings, including his distinguished
father, the learned King Oscar, who,
however, was far more aristocratic
and hard to "reach" than his son. The
other day the chairman of a delega-
ton appointed in Lapland to journey
very nearly thousand miles to see
the king and urge him to complete the
building of the Inland railway at the
earliest time possible, wrote and asked
his majesty when it would be con-
venient to see him and if it was at all
possible that he would listen to their
request. King Gustaf answered i'm
mediately and said that he would be
glad to see them at any time, but that
he thought that it would be unneces.
sary for the committee to make the
long journey at such great expense
and Informed them that he had al
ready arranged that the work on the
Inland railway be pushed with all the
speed that was possible under the ex-
listing circumstances. This is King
Gustaf's way of doing business with
his subjects and it is needless to say
that he is winning thousands Of
friends every day through his demo.
cratic disposition and his democratic
manner Of handling all questions OF
Importance, be they large or small.
According to the Stockholm's Aften-
bad, the population in the Swedish
capital is decreasing. The chief cause
given is exorbitant rents. Most peo-
pie who move away from Stock holm
do not move out of the country alto
getner, but they move into smaller
country towns near Stockholm, where
they can exist cheaper. The suburbs
of Stockholm are going to increase in
population wonderfully during the next
few years. People find that they can
live cheaper there and pay only half
the rent they do in the city. In the
hara section Of Stockholm the popu-
iation during the past year decreased
by about 1884.
The Geographical society of New
castle-on-Tyne has invited DR.. Sven
Hedin, the eminent Asiatic explorer,
to lecture there Feb. %. Mr.. Hedin
has received so many invitations to
lecture in different parts of Europe
that it would take him a whole year
to fill them. figuring that he would
give one lecture week. He Is today
the most talked of person in Sweden
and scientists all over the world are
Rnxiously awaiting to hear his lecture
Or see the result of his explorations in
print.
The Swedish Anglo-Amerlcan Is the
name OF new paper published In
Stockholm since the first of the year
In the F. glish language in the interest
OF thu English society, which has a
membership of about 400, There are
at least 500 English speaking people
In the Swedish capital at present, The
general manager of the paper will be
N, A, seyner, wealthy grocery mer,
chant, The editor Is D, Ersline Kidd,
an Engllshman. who has for a number
or years resided In Sweden,
w, W, Thomas, former United
States minister to Sweden, has pur,
chased Civil Engineer G, @, Smiths
Beautiful summer villa in karlshamm,
'EhoWn AZ "aelhem," Il adieins "ARRe,
HILL" which viii nov he occupied by
Thomas fatherindlaw, Bank Director
II. II. Tornebadh. ExsAtinister Them.
Al thrves we'll In Sweden and viii
spend the remainder Of his days there.
lie ID married to Swedish Noble,
woman, who has fortune IN her own
right.
d0thenburg papers state that the
maritime industry Ia practically at a
standstill at present, There are at
present not less than 7s vessels out Of
commission IN dethenburg barber Of
which number ba are steamers, Not
IN the memory Of the eldest sailors
has there been 40 little doing In the
maritime line az now. and consequent.
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