Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-10
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SWEDEN.
August. Gyllenten Of Hagsrum was
born blind. But his memory largely
makes up for the lack Of one of his
senses. His memory is simply of the
phenomenal kind. He can recall the
date of any day of the week for the
past 40 years. But that is not all. He
can even tell what kind of weather
there was where he lived any day OF
the latter part of his life. He remem-
bers the birthday of practically every
person in his parish. He attends
church regularly, and he can tell ex.
actly from what part of the Bible the
gospel for each Sunday is taken. In
that respect he excels majority of
the preachers Of the country. He
knows the whole hymn book by heart
and If any verse is read to him he can
tell what the number of the hymn is,
and also the number Of the verse In
the hymn. He walks long distances
without any aid, for he knows the way
perfectly. He counts the steps, SO
that he knows exactly where he is at
any time. Perhaps his most remark.
able faculty Is his ability to perceive
new obstacles in his way. He has a
warning sensation when he ap.
proaches the object, and he calls this
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For years past the government OF
Sweden has been encouraging the
preparation and use Of peat for fuel.
In some localities the industry has
done fairly well. Now the war has
turned the attention of the people to
the peat boys of the country as never
before. Dozens of Swedish steamers
carrying coal have been captured by
the belligerents. and Germany has de-
clared coal to be contraband of war.
The coal mines at Hoganes will be
worked on a larger scale than ever,
and 1t is practically certain that earn
est attempts will be made to render
Sweden independent of the foreign
coal market during the war. In the
northern part of the country there is
plenty of wood. But the southern part
of the country must use mainly coal
and peat.
The Swedish government has Of
fered bonds for s13,5O0,000 directly to
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amount over to a certain number of
banking institutions. The bonds are
in denominations OF 10000. 5000, 1000,
500 and 100 kroner ($2,70o, $3.50.
$270, $135 and s27. The bonds are
to draw five per cent interest. payable
semi-annually. The result Of the sub
scription for the bonds is not known
at this writing.
A message to the Exchange Tele-
graph company from Copenhagen says
pamphlets are being distributed
throughout Sweden to further move.
ment for the Intervention of that coun-
try in the war against Russia. These
pamphlets urge that Sweden step in
at once to secure the independence of
Finland by an attack on Russia or by
other means.
No less than nine members of the
crew of the Vega met In Stockholm to
celebrate the thirty-fifth anniversary
of the discovery Of the Northwest pas
sage by the famous Vega expedition.
Eight of the men are Swedes and one
is Norwegian. The Vega was after
wards owned by different parties and
finally went to the bottom In Melville
bay in 1903.
The Svenska Life Insurance COM
pany issued new policies for $4,000
900 in 1914, and the insurance In force
at the end of the year was $45.200. 900.
The company carries collective insur.
ance on the crews of ships for $1,000
900. The total receipts were $1,73S..
500. The funds of the company amount
to almost sS.000,00O.
The government has asked the riks-
dag to pass a resolution authorizing
the connection of the railways of
Sweden and Finland. The traffic be-
tween Sweden and Russia is very
great during the war, and the manner
In which the traffic is carried ON
across the gap causes much hardship
and loss Of time.
Z The city council of Stockholm pro
poses to buy is tons Of pork and sell
1t at cost to the poorer classes.
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Forest fires have already COM
menced to do damage in Sweden.
About fifty acres of timber on the gov
eminent reservation 1T vasby. near
Stockholm, was destroyed. The fire
was no doubt started oy sparks from
a locomotive engine.
A girl In Norrland was named Wal
terze.S The longer shs lived the more
displeased she was with the name. At
the age Of fourteen she also convinced
her parents that she ought to get rid
of the burden, and new name was
given her.
The king has pains In the back,
which are supposed to be due to the re-
cent operation performed upon him.
In other respects he is doing fairly
well.
Occasionally English spies have
made themselves so obnoxious in
Sweden that the government has seen
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