Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-09-25
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
CULINARY OF IMPORTANT HAP
PENiNGS IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume OF the Most Important Events
in Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the scandlnavians
In America.
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN.
Shall a woman be given, by state
enactment, an absolute right to pro-
pose marriage to the man of her
choice? This is at present absorb
ing the attention OF Sweden. The
Swedish woman in most respects &C.
cupies a position of perfect equality
with man in professional, CONNER
oial, and educational circles. Her
last remaining point OF distinction is
che convention which forbids her the
| aght to propose marriage. In the
discussion which is proceeding upon
the suggested humiliation of this
distinction the chief points advanced
as arguments are: /. Men look par
ticularly foolish when proposing. 2.
Women, 1t is confidently expected,
would understand how to do 1t bet.
ter. 8. The granting of the right
would greatly reduce the number of
bachelors.
The directors of Nordiska Museum
in Stockholm have decided to open
quarters for a Strindberg museum in
the building. The Strindberg museum
is to contain anything connected with
the life of August Strindberg. the
great author and playwright Those
who have charge of the estate of
Strindberg required that the museum
shall not be open to the general pub
lie. The directors of Nordiska Mu-
scum were criticised for giving their
assent to this arrangement, but they
explained that they yielded to the
demands of those controlling the
Strindberg estate for fear that II
quarters were not opened in Nordiska
Museum the valuable belongings of
Strindberg might be scattered to the
four winds and forever be lost to the
Swedish people.
The people of Visingso are getting
desperate in their fight against the
attempts of the Theosophists to build
school at that place. Their latest
move is to send a deputation Of their
most influential men to the king to
ask him to interfere in their behalf.
I
A Russian saw filler" was arrested
in the neighborhood of Stockholm.
On his person were found fifteen
charts OF the general staff, all OF
them supplied with detailed notes.
DR.. Karl Hildebrand has gone to
Brazil to study the coffee trade in
that country. and it has been sur
missed that the government is con-
templating a monopolization of the
coffee trade in Sweden. A member
of the cabinet has refuted this state.
ment, but this does not mean much,
for the government is in the habit
of keeping its plans secret until a
definite stand has been taken. The
coffee importers of Stockholm fur
nished DR.. Hildebrand with mass of
information before he left for Brazil.
w. Lundgren, a shipowner in Goth
enburg, the originator OF the plan of
organizing a Swedish-American
steamship line, has announced that
the way for such line is clear In
few days the promoters will pub
lish pamphlet setting forth the adj
vantages Of such line, and the pub
LEGATION will be distributed literally
in Sweden and America. The COM
pany will be started with a member
ship OF about 400 noted and infiuen.
tial men in all parts Of the country,
including not only capitalists but
city mayors and other public officials.
The enterprise will be built on a
broad national basis The plans and
specifications for the first steamer
are ready, and they may appear In
said pamphlet MIR. Lundgren says
that the proposition of cooperating
with the orwegian-American line
has been abandoned for good.
NORWAY.
The students chorus from st.
Olaf college, Mortified, Mimi. was
covered with glory on its recent con-
cert tour of Norway; In fact II wcs
considered the best instructed body
OF mixed voices ever heard In the
country. The tour OF the chorus
brought loss 10 the guarantee fund