Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-04-25
OF INTEREST TO
SCAND|NAv|ANS
Recent Happenings In This
Country and Abroad.
NEW SWEDISH CATECHISM

Book Has Been Endorsed by Many Re-
liuious Educators-Norway's Mineral
Resorces Not Proving Commercial
success-German Newspaper Dis
cusses Problems Entering Into Den
marks Foreign Policy.
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The following item appears in one
of our exchanges: There Is an at
tempt being made at present by one
Francis Wennerblad to give the Swe-
dish people a new catechism. Mr..
Wen~nerblad's catechism contains the
whole of Luther's so called Little
Catechism,' but DIVORCES from the old
one in having no Big Catechism. In
place of that there is a selection from
Bible history, selections from the
psalms and scriptural passages. An
other interesting feature is the illus
trating of the themes with a fine array
of pictures, aiming to make the book
interesting to the young. The pro-
posed catechism has been warmly en-
dorsed by a great many of the religious
educators and will be finally passed
upon by a competent pedagogical
board"
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Count Alexis Ignatiev, the Russian
military attache in Stockholm, has
been interviewed by a representative
of one Of the Stockholm papers and
stated among other things that he had
studied all the Swedish field maneu-
vers during past seasons with a great
deal Of interest and that he has re-
ceived the finest impression regarding
the Swedish army. He stated that he
has great respect for the Swedish army
officer, whom he regards as among the
best trained in Europe. They are
intensely active and aggressive and
evince such an interest in their work
that this very thing cannot fail to in
terest a foreigner at once" said he.
The count has nothing but praise for
the Swedish army.
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The Duke of Halland was baptized
in the royal palace in Stockholm
March 26 In the presence of the king,
the dowager queen, the crown princess
and her children, the Duke of Nerike,
the Dowager Duchess of Dalarne and
D~spn1 orA DripnaCc parpodaffa Dan
r~esentatives of the riksdag from Hal
land also were present. The christen-
ing was performed by Bishop Billing
and the crown princess held the little
duke during the baptismal act. King
Gustaf decorated the infant duke with
the Seraphim Order, after which he
was placed in the parade cradle, in
which at one time lay the Swedish
hero, King Charles XII.
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+ The Aftonbladet (Stockholm) con
tains a biting criticism of the conduct
of the Swedish Peace and Arbitration
society relative to its attitude towards
the country's defense problem. II
states that no society could place 1t
self on a more ~reactionary basis thar
has the Swedish Peace and Arbitra
ton society and expresses the belief
that the Swedish people as a whole
resent their present attitude.
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Among the distinguished guests who
will be present at the Olympian games
in Stockholm this summer will be
Grand Duke Boris of Russia, Prince
Aurthur of C~onnaught, a brother OF
the crown princess of Sweden, Prince
George of Greece and possibly the
Danish king and the German crown
prince.
The Swedish scientific expedition
which has been operating in East
Africa during the past two years has
returned to Stockholm with a most
valuable collection of botanical and
geological specimens. The expedition
was headed by Count E. Rosen and r
Fries.
Two flying machines for the Swe
dish army have been ordered In
France. One Of the machines will cos,
$4,000 crowns and the other, which IL
OF a larger type. will cost $4,000
crowns.
There are over $4,000 Baptists II
Sweden. The Baptist church has beer
growing at a rapid rate In recent year!
and has a church property valued a
6.437.0 600
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In various parts of Norway copper
Ia found and has heen workod from