The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-09-12
SWEDEN.

All the children attending the public
school at Stellberga, Ostergotland,
went on a strike because the teacher
is sickly.
Swedish-German trust. The Laval
iron works of Sweden and the Krupp
iron works in Kiel have signed a five
year contract to make joint bids for
the manufacture of turbines for the
Swedish navy.
The infantile paralysis epidemic is
returning with increased force. The
number of cases reported during the
second half of July was 2S6, as against
100 during the first half of that month.
Halland Ian reported the largest num-
Der, and Ostergotland came as num-
Der two on the list. Only a few cases
occurred in the cities.
Sweden has $500 factories that are
engaged exclusively in producing art
icles of food and drink, and they en-
ploy about 1000 persons. The value Of
their annual production is SLY, 72O,-
900. The 1884 grist mills turn out
flour and meal for almost $29, 600, 900
a year, and the sugar production is
worth about half as much.
An old woman who v learned
to write has many children in Amer
lea. She finally grew tired of getting
other people to write letters to her
W children, and last January, in
spite of her ~sixty-eight years, she
resolutely went to work to learn to
write. For i've days she did nothing
but practice writing the alphabet. By
this time she was able to write a let
ter fairly well, and half a year later
she found no trouble in writing an
ordinary letter.
Swedish university for popular edu-
cation. Prof. S. E. Henschen has writ
ten a magazine article explaining a
proposition which he made a few years
ago to establish a university for popu-
lar education. His main object is to
give educators a chance to do post
graduate work, but he would also ad-
NIT others who wish to increase their
fund of knowledge and develop their
minds. The plan is to have the work
done by the regular university pro-
lessons and high school teachers, but
there shall be no entrance examina-
lions.
Ought to have medals. Dr.. Henrik
Berg writes in Svenska Morgonbladet:
l was once visited by two members of
the riksdag. We found that we had
80 children between us. 1 had 10, one
OF them had II, and the other IL.
None of us had received any O
omical benefit from his wealth of
children. But if we get old and our
children live long enough to be men
and women, we have invested our
money in interest bearing business,
And our wives deserve gold medals.
Ito be carried on the breast in blue
ribbons with yellow trimmings" But
they will never receive any medals. It
Is only actresses, opera singers, au-
~thoresses, etc., that are honored in
this manner, not the most useful wom-
en- Of the state.
The official military review of Rus
STA recently contained a full account
Of the military defenses of Sweden
from a Russian military point Of view.
Finally the paper mentions the trial
mobilization. which is expected to
take place in the far north, in the
vicinity Of Boden. 1t is said that such
a movement in a sparsely settled ter
ritory, will be very much more expen.
sive than in other parts of Sweden.
but that it may correspond to tho
actual needs.
The import duty on shelled oats has
been reduced from SO cents to so cents
per 100 pounds.