The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-01-24
IN FAR NORTHLAND'
important Events in Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Items From the Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North Sc
lected for ScandInavlans and
Their Descendants.
BY MARTIN w. oDLAND.


Sweden.
A cablegram from Stockholm brings
the important news that Queen Moth
er Sophia Of Sweden died there De-
SENDER 80, 1913, In her seventy-cighth
year. She had suffered acutely for
several days and succumbed to an at
tack Of Inflammation Of the lungs. Her
majesty had been practically an In
valid for more than quarter OF GEN.
fury. She was subject to melancholia
which necessitated a constant watch
being kept on her by her medical at
tendante. She took very little part In
court functions, devoting herself,
whenever her malady permitted it, to
enterprises of religious nature. She
was a great sympathizer with the Sal
walton Army, whose operations in
Scandinavia she followed with intense
interests. She was also a strong ad-
vocate Of temperance. The late queen
mother was princess Of Nassau and
was married at Wiesbaden to the late
King Oscar II. in June, 1857. The
royal couple celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary in 1907, just six
months before King Oscars death. Her
majesty leaves large fortune, most
Of which. 1t Is understood, will go to
her younger son, Oscar, who re-
pounced his rights to the throne in or
der to marry Miss Ebbe Munk, his
was the cause of the only difference
which ever arose between King Oscar
Ii. and Queen Sophia, the latter en-
couraging the match. A bulletin is-
sued at the palace says the queen
mothers end was peaceful. The city
has assumed mourning garb, and most
of the residents are wearing black. All
closed.
l.. o. Smith, at one time the richest
man in Sweden, died recently at Karls-
krona, almost penniless and In bitter
controversy with his family. He was
peasant boy and tended sheep till
the age of eight, when he went to
Stockholm in search of employment
without penny in his pocket. AS
young man he specialized in liquor
and became the brandy king of
Sweden. amassing vast fortune. His
fortune was greatly reduced, however.
by disastrous lawsuit he had with
years he became involved in bitter
controversies with his own family and
others. The press Of Sweden has de-
voted columns of their space to
stories of his life, and II is generally
conceded that he was really remark
able man.
The Swedish gymnastic team, which
toured America for several months,
lave returned to their home country.
Before their departure from New York
they were rendered banquet and
farewell reception by James f. Sulli-
van, American commissi oner Of the
Olympic games, and Captain Solver
stolpe of the Swedish army, who had
charge of the team, spoke with enthp
siasm of the splendid treatment ac
corded the athletes during their Amer
lean tour and gave assurances that
Sweden would show its appreciation
by sending q large team of gymnasts
and athletes to the Panama exposition
at San Francisco in 1915.
At the Swedish Covenant seminary
in King-Chow. China, is a Chinese
teacher, Markus Cheng. who has been
devoting some time to the study Of
Swedish, and he has under sufficient
progress to be able to read the
language and use 1t fairly well for ex-
pressing his thoughts. 1t was Rev.
p. p Waldenstrom who, In 1907, made
the Chinaman interested in the
tongue OF honor and of heroes"
Professor Cassel, the Swedish econ
omist, is out with warning that hard
er times In Sweden are close at hand.
The best proof of this, says the pro-
fessor, is the decline in the business
of tho iron industries. He does not
look for any crisis. but believes that
all business houses should make
ready for distinct shrinkage.
Among the posthumous works of
Strindberg. the great Swedish dram
atist, has been found a long dramatic
production. composed Of 80 tableaux.
It IL entitled Through Deserts to the
Promised Land" and gives an account
Of the history Of Israel and Hella.
J. Edward Lehman. a professor at
the University of Berlin, has been ap-
pointed professor Of theological en-
cyclopedia at the University Of Lund.