Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-04-27
fIDINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
TO VISIT THE fATHERLAND

FORMER norwegian Consul Gdde c.
Chicago Removes to Christiania
Denmark's Population increasing
Despite Heavy Emigration.
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A large number OF Swedish-Ameri.
cans will this year make the journey
home" to visit relatives and friends.
1t was only few years ago when such
a journey was regarded rather unusual
and to be taken by only a class of
people who had plenty of money. Not
20 now, however. The workingman
and the workingwoman, besides those
who are better allotted in life-all
go now and when they go home there
is much joy. Such trip gives the
Swedish-American a new lease on
life. He returns recreated and gener-
ally brings some good friend or rela-
tive with him. The home visits of
Swedish-Americans is not looked upon
any too favorably for this reason by
many of the home Swedes. They feel
over there that they are advertising
their land of adoption too literally.
Yet this is true and since they have
learned to love the new home it is
little. wonder that they advertise its
great advantages literally and patriot
ically. Few Swedish-Americans go
home to live. 1t is true that there are
many of the Weather classes of
Swedish-Americans who own estates
and homes over there, but they only
go over there to live for the summer
and then they return to their business
here.
Anders Zorn, the eminent Swedish
portrait painter, who is at present in
the United States to paint several
prominent and wealthy people, is
against the natural order of things"
In a recent interview he said: ANY
thing that is opposed to the natural or
der of things, that does not take. into
consideration the fundamental object
of the Creator, would prove disastrous
| and not be permanent Women were
created for different field of activity
than men; they were meant to be
mothers of children and the keepers
of our homes. When a woman gets
outside of the home and believes she
is lettering her condition, she makes
grave mistake, which will lead her
nowhere and make for ineffective dis
content to altman and woman"
There are undoubtedly thousands of
people all over the world who stand
ready to coincide heartily with Mr..
Zorns views in this regard
Some time ago the Swedish Angus
tana synod of America sent a petition
to King Gustaf praying that he put an
end to the missionary work of the
Mormon church in Sweden. Recently
three prominent Mormon elders
sought an interview with the king and
presented him resolution adopted at
a mass meeting in Salt Lake City,
Utah, in which the petition of the
Augustana synod is denounced. The
king received the elders cordially, but
informed them that he could take no
action with respect to their resolution,
except to refer 1t to the proper officials
OF the Swedish government.
The newspapers of Sweden, says
Stockholm correspondent, are serious
ly discussing a proposition to abolish
the military music bands. Those who
are in favor of the change make the
most of the fact that it would save the
government over 100000 year. The
leading military authorities are not in
favor of such a movement and believe
that such change would be fatal
mistake. Military bands and military
music has always been very popular in
Sweden and it would undoubtedly be
rather difficult to make the. cnange.
According to Truth London) Crown
Prince Gustaf will be among those of
the royal set who will be gazetted
knight of the Order of the Royal Gar
ter. There are very few persons who
have been honored with knighthood in
this order. In Sweden the awarding of
high orders has been getting rather
common lately and there is a dispo-
| sition to eurtail it on the part of the
people, hut they have not a great deal
to say in the matter.
Martina Bergman Osterberg has do
mated 5000 crowns to the National
Suffrage association in Sweden. The
women's suffrage move is being
pushed throughout the country and
| pretty soon Sweden will follow Nor
way in this matter and allow her wo-
men to vote and hold Office.
The dedication of the Swedish
church in Copenhagen will not as
previously reported, occur on Pente-
cost, but will take place some time in
May instead, according to the wishes
of the Danish king.
The crown prince has sold the lot
on which the Grand Hotel Royal is
located for S,264,O00 crowns. 1t was
sold to one Of the Leading stock COM
panies of the city.
The spring semester Of Upsala uni
versity has an enrolment Of 2.063 stu
dents.
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