Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-07-30

Country and Abroad.
CURIOUS NAMES IN SWEDEN
Subject 10 PuzziIne to Other NATIONAL
tiles but 10 Easily Explained Nor
ways New Beer Law Grades Tax
According to Percentage Of Alcohol.
New Danish Ministry Announces
That Elections to Riosdas will BE
on Universal Suffrage Basis.
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f. s5ss4 SWEDEN.
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That there are great many curious
names in Sweden which oftentimes
puzzle people of other nationalities is
evident. Some good people seem to
be tired of their simple but honest
names and are adopting others that
sound very curious to Swedish ears.
In the official paper, Post Och In
rikes Tidningar." are often found an
n0uncements from persons who have
changed their names. Johnson
changes himself to Beitel, Johanneson
to Barthoe, Peterson to Flocee. Carl
son to Carnoldy, etc. With regard to
surnames in Sweden extremes meet.
The highest and the lowest have none.
Oscar II. was simply Oscar H., drop
ping the Bernadotte. The humblest
farm laborer is but Anders, or Axel,
or Per, while his wife Is simply Brita,
or Anna, or Maria. There may be an
"Old Anders," or Little Axel," or
Lame Per-" or the husband in a
cottage may be "Anders Ericsson" by
name on important occasions, as he is
practically in fact. So the wife may
be "Brita Ericsdotter." These per-
sons may also be called after the cot
tage or farm where they live, for such
homes have usually their special
names. In that case the husband may
be known as "Anders in Botorp." to
distinguish him from some other
Anders on the same estate. None of
these names are properly surnames,
but when adopted in a family for sew
eral generations they become so. A
step up and a step down brings the
next kind of names near to each 9TH
er. The coachman, or the waiter, or
the butler who has attained surname
is called by that only. He is probably
Larson or Anderson" or Peters
son" or some other name OF the origin
already suggested. In the same way,
stepping down from the royal family
to the next in honor after him, the
great scientist, preacher or poet who
has become his country's pride in his
Town day, or for. centuries afterwards,
IL simply Linnaeus, or Berzelius. or
Nordenskiold,~ or Ryberg. Sweden has
always had individuals who have
been great admirers of foreign names.
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! Miss Lind of Hageby, the Swedish
noblewoman who gained much motto.
riety In London for her libel suit
against the Pail Mall Gazette, which
resulted in fine being imposed on
Miss Lind amounting to 100000
crowns, has become very popular In
London. The London Daily News and
the London Leader espoused her cause
and aided her through popular SUBJ
scriptions in raising not less than 3D.
900 crowns with which to pay the fine
and the rest of the money will be
forthcoming soon. The other evening
a banquet was arranged in honor Of
Miss Lind at which were present many
persons of distinction in London So
lciety-S1r Fredrik Cardew, Princess
Bariatinskji, Lady Churchill, J. X. Je-
rome, the author, and a number OF
members of the British parliament. .
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A terrifying accident to a Swedish
submarine, which sank July 18 with
her entire crew in 200 feet Of water,
Il A19 JuSI OSNO"V AAOWA NOSpACO
efforts to keep the affair secret: The
submarine was practicing outside the
harbor. when, by mistake, all OF her
tanks were filled simultaneously and
l'she sank to the bottom. The pres
sure was enormous and desperate
measures were necessary. Lieutenant
tBeckman, in charge Of the boat, or
ldered the lead keel detached. When
this was removed the boat rose to
the surface and the gasping crew drew
In great draughts Of air..
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The Swedish Photographed Biolog.
cal commission has for some years
conducted experiments on the west
coast of Sweden with the object OF as
pertaining If Holsters can be cultivat.
ed there. These experiments are said
to have turned out very favorably and
the commission has received from the
government a stipend of 1920 crowns
for further experiments.
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Preliminary work is now proceed
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