Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-08-01
OF INTEREST TO
SCANDINAVIANS
Recent Happenings in This
Country and Abroad,
CURIOUS NAMES IN SWEDEN

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ways New Beer Law Grades Tax
According to Percentage of Alcohol.
New Danish Ministry Announces
That Elections to Rigsdag Will Be
on Universal Suffrage Basis.
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That there are a 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
Fikes Tidningar," are often found an
nouncements 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
a Lame Per-" or the husband in
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 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 a 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
own day, or for centuries afterwards,
is simply Linnaeus, or Berzelius, or
Nordenskicld, 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 noto-
riety in London for her libel suit
against the Pail Mall Gazette, which
resulted in a 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 sub.
scriptions in raising not less than 81
900 crowns with which to pay the fine
and the rest Of the money will be
forthcoming soon The other evening
banquet was arranged in honor OF
Miss Lind at which were present many
persons Of distinction in London so
ciety-Sir Fredrik Cardew, Princess
Bariatinskji Lady Churchill, j. K. Je
'ome, the author, and number oil
members of the British parliament.
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A terrifying accident to a Swedish
submarine, which sank July - witt
her entire crew in 200 feet of water
has just become known despite officia
efforts to keep the affair secret The
submarine was practicing outside the
harbor when, by mistake, all of hel
tanks were filed simultaneously anC
she sank to the bottom. The pres
sure was enormous and desperate
measures were necessary. Lieutenan
Becknan, in charge of the boat, or
dered the lead keel detached Wher
this was removed the boat rose t
the surface and the gasping crew drew
in great draughts of air.
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The Swedish Photographed Bioloe
zeal commission has for some year
conducted experiments on the ives
coast of Sweden with the object of as
pertaining if Holsters can be cultivat
ed there. These experiments are sal
to have turned out very favorably an
the commission has received from tn
government stipend of 1920 crown
for further experiments
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Preliminary work is now proceed
ing for the erection of museum i
Skansen, Stockholm In this museur
shall be introduced the working o
fees of John Ericsson, the Swedish
American inventor. Victor Rydber
and Arthur Hazelius, men renowne
in the cultural history of the countr.