The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-04-17
N FAR NORTHLAND'
important Events In Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
interesting itsms From the Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North ss-
fscted for ecandInavIans and
Their Descendants.
sy MARTIN W. oDLAND.



Sweden.
The Kansas City Star has pub
iished an article on Sweden's state
aided homestead system. which has
attracted worldwide attention. It
seems to be a system which combines
the "back-to- the-land" movement
with the 'Eet-the-land-back princi-
pie. says tho article. which thus con-
tinues: Sweden provides state-aid
fund from which the tenant farmer.
or the city workSr who wants to farm.
can borrow the money at low interest
rates to buy a small farm. A system
of cheap state insurance makes 1t
safe TO lend the price of the farm
without taking an advance payment.
This aids the class that most needs
aid. the really poor. A late bulletin
Of the United States bureau of labor.
which describes this system, tells
that another special fund has been
provided by the Swedish government,
the purpose being to break up large
landed estates by purchasing for dis
tribution among small landholders.
Societies, approved by the govern
ment and forbidden to make profits,
conduct the new system. The home
steaders (many Of them inexperienced
or too poor to provide the beginnings
Of farming) are not left wholly to
their own resources. The bureau Of
labor says: The societies as a whole
are reported as doing very practical
work. The plans for dividing these
lands into small agricultural colonies
have been prepared by experts. In
many colonies important measures
have been taken. depending on the
capital at their disposal, such as the
construction of roads and drainage
systems
An unusual tragedy took place at
Landskrona recently. which caused
much sorrow in that community. A
seventeen-year-old girl, Annie Ander-
son, attended q ball, where she was
shown great deal of attention by a
young man who escorted her home
when the dancing was over. When
they reached her home. the youth be-
came rather ardent in his demonstra-
lions Of affection, and the girl fed
through the gate into tho house.
When the young man had gone a few
PAGES, he heard the sound of falling
glass. but did not investigate. and did
Hot learn till the next day that the girl,
IN her haste to get away from him, had
run her arm through the glass panel Of
the hall door and the glass had sew.
cred the artery in her wrist. The
blood spurted from the wound and be-
fore she could arouse anybody to help
her she had fallen in a faint. She
was rushed to hospital, but died
before reaching 1t.
An anonymous writer In the Novo-
je. Vremja, the great Russian news
paper. has attracted much attention
in Sweden. The writer calls Satten-
ton to the fear In Sweden that Rus
STA is planning to seize an ice-free
harbor In Norway and at the same
time a goodly slice of Swedish terri
tory. This fear, says the writer, is
utterly groundless. Russia desires
an ice-free harbor, to be sure, but a
harbor in northern Norway would be
Of no benefit. Indeed, II Narvik. on
which Russia is supposed to have her
eye. should be rendered her as a
gift, she would scarcely know what to
do with 1t. A harbor in that quarter
would be impracticable for CONNER
cial purposes, says the writer, and
argues this point at some length. Nor
would It be OF any strategic value in
war time, whether Russia was
fighting Germany, England or France.
The only time It would have strate-
gic value would be in case of war
with Scandinavia and such a thing
Russia is absolutely opposed to.
The Copenhagen correspondent OF
the London Mail reports that the GUS
toms authorities at Malmoe have
seized 80 wagon loads Of lard I'm
ported from the United States which
was discovered to be consigned to
Germany. The expectation of lard
from Sweden was forbidden some
time ago.
Reliable statistics show that the
annual attendance at the motion pic
lure shows OF Sweden is S0.000.O00,
and that the gross receipts exceed
$780, 900. The shows are managed
differently In different localities. Now
It II proposed to have the national
government draw up certain rules of
for the benefit of the
public.
Much enthusiasm was created at
Stockholm when $50 soldiers of the
Swedish landsturm appeared at the
royal palace. King Gustaf. dressed
IN . generals uniform, and accom-
panied BY prominent oflicers. was es-
corted intn the presence Of the SOL
diers, while band played i stirring
military march. His.. majesty ad.
dressed the. men a. Comrades" and