Morris tribune., 1913-01-31

ed states-VIking Ship of the Ninth
Century The Most interesting Relic
in christiania Museum-strange Dis
ease Attacks Danish Soldiers.
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DR.. ViIhjalmar Steffansson, the Arc
tic explorer who discovered the blonde
Iskimos, recently arrived in this coun,
try from Alaska After visiting sew
eral of the largest cities in the West
he went to New York, where he will
remain for some time prior to sailing
for Europe. DR.. Steffansson lectured
recently 8t the university In Grand
Forks, N. d., OF which he is q grad
uate. He will leave for Europe next
month to meet lecture engagements
In Rome and London and in the spring
expects to start on a three-year ex-
ploratiOn trip in the Arctics. The re-
5igioa of the EshmoS and some anus
ing incidents of their interpretations
of the Instructions of the English mis-
Sionaries were told in an address by
DR.. StefFansson at Stanley Hail, Min
heap0lis, recently. DIR. SteEansson
called the religion OF the EskimOs "a
series OF prohibitions" aud said that
their native medicine men had almost
unlimited pOwer over the people. AS
an illustration OF tbs Eskimcs' con
kormity TO the letter OF the law, DIR,
FteGansson told story OF al English
rector who admonished the natives in
his congregation not to put their nets
bate the sea on Sunday. Taken as a
tGmmaad, this order was transmitted
from one settlement to another until
Do Christians among the natives will
Ash net on Sunday, but this in no
sway prevents them from fishing with
. hook On Sunday, which they do con-
StaRtly. Another anecdote DR.. Steffans-
son told to illustrate this characteris-
tic was that OF servant of his, a ma
tive member OF the English mission.
lie had been Instructed by the rector
mot to follow in the footsteps of the
wicked" DR.. Steffansson was greatly
amused to observe from his window
the servant carefully avoiding the
trail he had made in coming to his
own house. He also referred to the
disease among the natives after the
influx of the white population. The
death rate from measles was appalI-
ing, he claims.
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Fol5a 7. Brandt, the valet Of Nor
timer l.. Schif, who was pardoned
last week by Governor William Sui
ger of New York after serving six
years Of a thirty-year sentence for
tbs burglary of the Schiff house. ar
is now ready to so to work on job
which Insurance Commissioner J. A.
D. Preus was said to have in sight
for him. The position, it was under
stood, was in ST. Paul, but both
Brandt and Preus maintained the
strictest secrecy concerning the iden-
tity of the former cOnvict's pr0spec-
tive employer. 81 want to protect
this young man and save him embar-
fassment and notOriety," explained
Mr.. Preus to newspaper reporter,
land | will never tell where he is
going to work" Brandt said: Il
promised Governor Sulzer ! would
not talk about the case and | am
going TO keep that promise and all
others I made to him shall go to
work as soon as / possibly can.
Brandt is a young Swedish nobleman,
who while employed as a valet for
Mortimer Schiff, the New York mil
lfOnaire, was accused of burglary by
the latter aud sent to prison for
thirty years. The case was a notori-
cus one and great deal Of publicity
was given TO il by all the big papers
of the United States and Sweden.
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A former German monk, who some
years ago fed from a monastery in
his native land, visited Stockholm re
Gently, having his Swedish wife with
him. He is splendid writer and
musician, and in the latter line has
distinguished himself by producing
Got less than ten compositions, which
music critics both in Sweden and
Germany declare to be of a very higt
order His book entitled "The Mys
keries of Cloister Life" also has beer
very widely read in Germany and vii
in the near future be translated int
the Swedish language
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Miss Signe Rape, a daughter O
General Rappe of Stockholm, is en-
gagged to Director Herbert Lunden
Weldon of Berlin The wedding vii
take place some time during the lat
ter part of next month.
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The Swedish government will sent
a representative to the Internationa
Geological Conference, which vii
hold its twelfth regular conferenc,
in Canada this summer
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