Morris tribune., 1910-11-11
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark
CHILDREN'S DAY IN STOCKHOLM
Nine. Nicholson, Wife of Norway's
Former Premier Dead-InfantiIe
Paralysis in Copenhagen.
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every particular. There were moving
picture shows in many sections of the
city; there were floral booths, where
lots of money was taken in for the
poor children's cause, and there were
benefit performances at the theaters,
where such stars as Rosa Gutenberg,
Klercker, the tenor, and Berentz,
Barklind and others participated.
There was the children's parade,
which was an imposing spectacle,
when it is taken into consideration
that there were not less than 10000
of them in line. There were races at
Idrotts park and everywhere money
was being collected through some at
traction or another for the good cause.
The net receipts of the day amounted
to over $4,000 crowns. In the evening
there was great display of fireworks
and there was a benefit performance
at every theater in the city. Business
men evinced an unusual interest in
the day and contributed large sums of
money, some of them practically do
mating their days sales to the good
cause. The idea of making "Chil-
dren's day. a permanent institution has
struck popular chord in Stockholm
and it is safe to state that it will be
celebrated in a very hearty manner
every year for now on.
D. A. Sunden, author of the much
dreaded Sunden's grammar, which has
kept thousands of students on the
anxious seat for years, is dead. D. A.
Sunden attained an age of eighty-twO
years He was born in Transtrand,
Dalarne, where his father was min
lister. He became an instructor in
philosophy and the Swedish language
in Vesteras, but resigned from this
position in 1898. Most Swedes who
have gone TO school within the last
thirty years have made the acquaint-
ance of Sunden's grammar, which en-
joys the distinction in Sweden of be-
ing the hardest textbook on the list
for students to tackle. In 1852 Sun
den compiled his dictionary of the
Swedish language, which has been in
much use all over the country ever
since.
The Swedes use more than 50,000,000
crowns worth of shoes every year.
But the peculiar part of it is that all
the shoe factories put together do not
manufacture more than about 26,000,-
900 crowns worth. The rest are i'm
ported from Germany. The shoe in
dustry in Sweden has increased at
remarkable rate during the past ten
years and there are still great oppor-
tunities open. The shoe factories are
all loaded down with orders and can
not begin to fill half of them. A num-
Der of new factories have started re-
Gently in various parts of the country
and within a short time Sweden will
be manufacturing 100000 crowns
worth of shoes every year.
Sweden is using a great deal of
American tobacco and the other day
there arrived in the steamer Queen
Olga a consignment of American to-
bacco which is valued at 100000
crowns. 1t took 210 freight cars to
transport the tobacco from Kentucky
to New York The American tobacco
companies now have the best of the
tobacco business in Sweden and are
doing an enormous business.
Count Carl Won Puckler, Germany's
minister to Stockholm, has rendered
his resignation and will retire from
life entirely and spend the
remainder of his days in Germany.
During the three years that he has oc-
cupied the Stockholm post he has
made many friends and has been on
an extremely sympathetic footing with
the officials of the Swedish court.
The great church meeting which
was held in Stockholm during the
early part of the month was well at
tended and some of the country's lead
ing clergymen were present and deliv-
cred addresses and participated in the
discussions Owing to the illness of
the archbishop the great meeting was
presided over by Bishop Billing.
On the afternoon of Oct. 9 a party
of three persons in sailboat attempt
ed to cross Munparud bay, west of
Carlscrona, and we're drowned. Those
who perished were Captain c. ]. 10
hanson, about sixty years old;
Madame Anna Swenson and the
tvelve-year-old son of Inspector Lind
berg of Karlshall.
Count E. A. Ehrensvard, the newly
appointed Swedish minister to Wash
ington, will not assume charge of his
cuties at the American capital before
New Years. He is at present in
Sweden, where he is attending to his
business affairs prior to his departure
for America.
The Swedish swimmer, Harald Ju-
lin, captured first prize at swimming
contest in Sunderland, Eng, and now
holds the championship for fast swim
ming in that country. Julin also won
first prize at swimming contest in
Berlin last summer.