The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-13
SWEDEN.

met an automobile, and the horse
hitched to the hearse turned aside,
throwing the coffin into a pond, where
1t 1oated around until the confusion
subsidized so that it would be pulled out
and placed in the hearse again.
In Alsheda parish, not far from
Hvetlanda, is a very peculiar pond. In
dry seasons there is much water in it,
but in wet seasons it dries up. 1t is
located at the foot of a wooded hill,
and the ground around it is covered
with moss. The water is fit to drink
only for animals. At the present time
the pond is dry. SO the people of the
nefghborhood expect a wet summer.
The peculiarities of this pond have
been noticed for many years past.
Nils LARSON. of F%alkenberg, and
Karl Karlsson. of Sarby, lost their
lives in the Titanic disaster. Their
relatives think they are entitled to
damages and they turned to the agent
OF the White Star line in Copenhagen,
from whom the victims had bought
thler tickets. But he answered that
he can do nothing about the matter,
and so the compliments decided to
appeal to the foreign department Of
the national government of Sweden.
Feeling certain that the American
team of athletes will carry off the hon
ors at the coming Olympic games at
Stockholm, certain parties in Paris are
making arrangements to have them
remain In Europe for a short time to
give exhibitions. Already Americans
in France are arranging dates for
monster meetings in Paris when the
Americans will be given a chance to
meet the best of the French athletes
soon after the Olympic games.
Poor Russia! The Novoje Vremja,
a great Russian daily, recently con-
tanned an article by Menschnikoff on
the strategic relations between Russia
and her neighbors. A war with Ger
many would be something terrible all
by itself. But Sweden would also
throw 100000 soldiers plus a reserve
force of 100000 men into Finland to
support 100000 Finnish sharpshooters.
Russia would be unable to protect the
northern part of the country and the
capital, having no navy, and would
have to concentrate large forces on
the southeast coast of the Baltic. Fin
ally, uprisings would have to be count
ed on in Finland, Poland, Caucasus,
and other places. The article must
nave been written for the purpose of
soaring the authorities to strengthen
the navy.
Those who raised upwards of SO, OOO,.
OoO for a new gunboat were chagrined
because the king-or rather the cab
met asked the. riksdag for permission
to accept the gift. Vice President Bill
ing, of the first chamber of the riks-
dag voiced this sentiment in the fol-
lowing definite and dignified language:
The generosity of more than 100 900
Swedish citizens has provided enough
money for the immediate construction
OF a gunboat which will materially
strengthen the d~efenses of Sweden
and which is an honor to Sweden
abroad. But when this gift is offered
to his majesty the government finds
that it ought to ask for the consent of
the riksdag before accepting the truly
magnificent gift. Such politics I do
o understand. On the contrary, I
should easily have understood the
course of the government if it had i'm
medlately improved it's position as the
government of the whole Swedish peo-
pie to express to all those who con-
trlbuted to this magnificent gift the
thanks which rise from the depth of
Swedish hearts, postponing not for
one day the work for which the gift is
intended"
An automobile accident in Stock
holm looked like a miracle. A big ma
chine which the chauffeur had left on
the street began to chuck-chuck-chuck
and make a trip of it's own accord. It
crossed the street and vent straight
against a strong iron fence built along
the sidewalk on the other side of
which is a precipice 80 or 40 feet high.
The chauffeur had noticed the prank
OF his machine, and without hesitation
he jumped into it for the purpose of
stopping it. But he was too late, The
machine struck the iron fence, which
broke as II made of kindling wood. The
front wheels and the front part of the
machine jutted out over the precipice
and the spectators expected to see the
chauffeur and his machine dashed to
pieces on the street below. But nc
such thing happened. The machine
stopped just as it was on the point
of plunging down, and there it hung
The %paralyzed spectators could
breathe again. 1t did not take long tc
pull the machine back, and a new
miracle was in store. No damage had
been done to the machine, the chauf
feur took his seat, and the next mo
ment they went away chucking as ii
nothing had happened to them.
Baroness Ligne Tanbe, born Wen
nerberg, has given the manuscripts O
"Gluntarna" to the university Of Up
sala. Gluntarna is a collection of stu
dents songs which have no counter
part in the world. They were writer
and set to music by Gunnar Wenner
berg, who became immortal by thiI
production.
An 8-year-old boy at the Stigtuns
parsonage took violently sick afte,
lifting a plow, and an operation wa,