Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-28
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENiNGs IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of che Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the seandInavlans
In America.
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN.
During the warm season the boys
Mt the Appelvik sanatorium, Varberg,
take a bath in the surge every day.
The bottom of the sea slopes very
gently at that place, so the danger
OF drowning is not great. Two nurses
go in with the boys, and third one
remains on the shore, and he blows
whistle when she thinks any one is
going too far out One day there was
a strong wind from the sea. and on
such occasions the returning under
current is very treacherous. Two
boys went rather far out one day, and
the nurse on shore blew her whistle.
The boys began to swim towards shore
but the current proved too much for
them. One of the nurses started to
save them, but 1t was soon evident
that the task was too much even for
her. Now the second nurse entered
the struggle. but all four were carried
slowly but surely to sea. The nurse
on shore rushed into the water with
her clothes on, and she would surely
have shared the fate OF the others II
she had not been saved by a man the
last moment. All the others we're lost.
The one that was saved was uncon-
scious when the man that saved her
reached the shore.
The total number Of Swedish stu
dents receiving bachelors degrees
this year is 1,134. OF this number SAG
are going to attend the university, 123
will attend technical schools. so are
going to be farmers or forest war
dens, IL are going to be engaged in
manufacturing industries. and 1872 in
commerce, SO are going to be public
functionaries In positions which do
not require a university education,
49, are going to enter the army or
the navy, n are going to choose some
other avocation, and 16 have failed to
tell what they intend to do in the flu
ture.
The theosophists are advertising
their school in Vlsingso in manner
which staggers the Oldest settler.
They put up placards everywhere,
even on the buildings of the paTson-
age. Free instruction is offered in
-,usic. dramatics, etc, and only theo-
sophical textbooks are used. Lists are
also being circulated to prove that the
people are in sympathy with the the
osophists. 1t is natural that they get
signers among people who derive
profit from tbs enterprise,
be garden Of A. Abrahamsson of
4 tands a pear tree bearing fresh
b ms and large, green pears at the
So kline.
TIL Backman, chauffeur In Hahn
stad. has received an offer from the
government of Persia to train chauf-
feurs for the gendarmerie of that
country. II he accepts the offer he is
also to take with him an assistant and
two new automobiles. The salary Of
fered is $1,000 a year,
The king of Italy visited Stockholm.
but paid no attention to Norway. This
is interpreted to mean that the triple
alliance would like to establish closer
connections with Sweden, while Nor
way is supposed to be more closely
attached to England An influential
Bergen newspaper AYERS that Germany
is a trifie suspicious of Norway.
Vilhelmina Nilsson OF Upsala was so
shocked by clap of thunder that
blood vessel in her brain burst, and
a little while later she was dead.
About 10000 minors and women are
engaged in the industries of Sweden.
To be exact, there are 36.525 women,
12,41s female minors, and $4,000 male
minors.
hood Of 0xnered was permitted to be
present when chicken was killed.
The bird Topped around little after
the head was severed from the, body.
This sight scared the girl so that she
seemed to lose her reason, and short
ly afterwards she died. apparently
from the mental shock.
The birthrate In Sweden for the
year 1912 was $3.50 per 1000. the low
est in the history OF the country. But
the death rate is so low that there is
still a natural increase OF 9.47 per
1000. Out of every 1000 women only
81 are married. In three provinces
the population decreased in the course
OF the year.
A brick and tile maker who knows
enough about his trade to act as fore
man receives comparatively good pay
In Sweden at the present time. But
for some reason the demand for such
men is much greater than the supply.
The Syalof nursery and seed farm
Is attracting attention In all parts of
the world. Not long ago the place was
visited by rs English farmers. some
OF whom were accompanied by their
wives, and now the famous Japanese
botanist, Prot. Nayaoshi. is expected
In fey days.
The vigorous efforts made last year
to check the spreading of the potato
cancer seems too have accomplished
good results The pest was started in
several localities last year. but this
year nothing has been heard of II so
far. TIC. o ages OF the pest IL still
contip. q Germany, and as a safe
guar6'o Q, Proposed to put an abso-
lutte eL<Jargo on German potatoes.
Such a measure would not be felt very