Morris tribune., 1911-08-25

Another Norwegian Expedition
Bound for the Far North-Latest
Census Shows Iceland Has s5,08s
Inhabitants.
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Sweden during the past year shows
an increase in population of 44,O77.
During the first part of the present
year there were in the kingdom $780,
b18 inhabitants. The increase during
the past year is greater than during
any previous year since 1898, and
naturally the Anti-Emigration society
is very much encouraged and will re-
double its energies for next year in
order to induce the agricultural classes
from moving out of the country, es-
pecially to the United States. In this
connection it may be justly stated that
the Anti-Syedish Emigration Society
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further. emigration and in a measure
| they have succeeded. The society is
sending out a mass Of literature,
which contains every effective argu-
ment you can think of against emigra-
ton.
Stockholm athletes are not letting
the hours slip by in getting ready for
the Olympian contests next year. They
are training every day and plans are
under way for continuing the swim
ming and tennis contests this winter.
Running races will also be INDUCED
in as long as weather permits and
that means that they can continue
with this sport until the end of Octo-
Der anyway and perhaps longer.
Sweden is bound to make a good
showing during the Olympian games
there next summer and Stockholm will
naturally be in the center of the world
of sport from now on.
A firm in Sweden proposes to pub
lish a magnificent edition of the Bible
and call it the Gustaf Bible In a cir
cular setting forth the work the firm
takes occasion to call Custaf Sum
mus Episcopus"-the highest or chief
bishop. The designation has caused
Professor Lundstrom of Upsala uni,
versity to protest against this "Protes-
tant pope title" He says: 1T is time
that this insignificant, tasteless and
servile pulpit expression be eradicat,
ed from our ecclesiastical convention
and from transactions of the riks-
dag"
Count Lewenhaupt, who lives at
Claestorp, near Gotheubnrg, where he
has excellent fishing and hunting
grounds, has been entertaining King
Gustaf recently and the monarch is
reported to have enjoyed his visit
with the count very much The king
was later entertained at Gothenburg,
prior to his return to Stockholm Dur
ing this month King Gustaf is spend
ing a great deal of his time at Dron-
ningholm palace.
Latest reports from Stockholm state
that the Countess Casa de Miranda
(Christina Nilsson), once a world IA
nous diva, has sold her real estate in
Boston, Mass, to an American named
Louis ToWle. The properties have
been in the possession of the countess
since her great concert tour in Ameri-
ca in 1865. The taxes on the property
amount to $4,000 a year, so it must
be very valuable
1t seems that in Sweden also the so
called cut worm has been playing
havoc this season. 1t is called grass
worm over here, but it is practically
the same as the American cut worm,
which has been so prevalent in all
parts of the United States recently.
They attacked both hay, vegetables
and grains and have done lot of dam
age, especially in the southern part of
the country.
The photograph" is the name of a
new invention on the graphaphone or
der which has been invented recently
In Stockholm by William Nystrom, an
any tune that is being played on the |
piano can be successfully reproduced.
The invention has been placed on ex-
hibition in Stockholm for some weeks |
and has attracted a good deal of atten
ton.
The surplus of the retail liquor
trade for the past year was about ST.
100000 and this amount has been dis
tributed among the principal govern
ments, home supply associations and
;ommunes. The amount was 100000
IN excess of the surplus for 1909. the
year of the peat strike, when sprohibi,
lion was in force for several weeks.
Anna Bothilda Bostrom is, accord.
ng to all records, the wealthiest
school teacher in Sweden. She owns
valued at over 100000 and
has several thousand dollars in the
bank besides. Her home is in Stock.
holm and she made most of her mon.
by in real estate speculation.