Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-04
SWEDEN.

rTu MARTA LunuqueSt, WHO u1eu III
Stockholm short time ago, deserves
to be remembered not only by her
countrymen but also by others who
appreciate honest efforts and devotion
to humane ideals. She was born in
humble Smaland, and settled down in
Stockholm as young servant girl. She
became the wife of cornetist In the
Syea artillery regiment. The wages
of cornetist are small, and his young
wife began to make little money by
sewing She became an expert in max
ing gloves. and in the course Of time
she established the reputation that
her gloves were absolutely above COM
petition as to durability. Her hus-
band induced some artillerists to buy
the gloves from her. and they were
so well pleased that the entire Stock
holm garrison became her customers.
And soon the police followed In their
wake. She filled all her orders with
out any other help than little girl.
and she took care of her home besides.
But she was always busy from early
hOt niH6 iii ldtC u ii6ht. AT tnO StOoC
of the seventies her husband died.
leaving a son. who was attending the
gymnasium at the time. Henceforth
the widow lived for her SON. She
worked harder than ever. economizing
so that she hardly granted herself the
to penny in order to carry her son
through until he could pass examina-
tons as physician. Finally she en-
joyed the pleasure of seeing him estab-
lished as practicing physician in
Stockholm. She bought new house
for herself and him. But pinching had
become so firmly rooted In her very ma
ture that she could not afford to have
girl in his waiting room, but tended
to that duty herself. Still she kept on
making gloves. but on an everdecreas
ing scale. until she finally made only
q few to give to her friends. Her son
soon had large practice. But it was
not very lucrative. for he was not
strict about the payments. He died In
1902 This was a hard blow to his
mother. Now she began 4 give away
what she had. Her charh BILE work
was done asasecretly as pos 'ble. At
the beginning of the war Thea was a
great influx of Russians. and sh gave
large sum OF money to relieve heir
sufferings After her death II as
found that she had wil.ed the balance
Of her fortune of about $4,000 to char
table work This was In brief the life
of the little Smaland girl who began
the battle for life absolutely without
means in the Swedish capital three
quarters of century ago.
Business men In Gothenburg have
bought German bonds Of the latest Is.
sue for about 100000.
The number of new applicants for
admission to the school OF dentistry
this fall was LOG. but only 80 of them
were admitted. One-half OF the mum.
Der of those admitted were women.
The embargo on the expectation OF
meat has borne fruit in the form of
lower prices Of meat.
The king has authorized the food
supply commission to buy $4,000 tons
of grain besides the 100000 tons
which the commission has bought
since 1t was appointed.
The crown prince of Sweden is serv-
ing as commander of the first battalion
of the Svea bodyguard.
II is feared that many men will be
thrown out OF work in the building in.
dustries in Stockholm at an early date.
A large number Of young clerks are
out OF employment.
The Swedish chamber of commerce
In the United States IL arranging to
open in New York large exhibition of
products OF Sweden to promote trade
with this country. The nucleus Of the
exhibition is to be the Swedish manu-
featured products now at the Panama.
Pacific exposition at San Francisco
Swedish interests here and at Go(hen-
burg recently purchased the l2.000-ton
steamship Potsdam from the Holland.
American line.
The supply OF wood on hand In
Stockholm is little over %, 600 cords