Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-27
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
SUMMARY or IMPORTANT HAP.
PENiNGs IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the seandlnavlans
In America.
SWEDEN.


burg on the occasion Of the launching
Of new warship, the Sverige, King
Gustaf warned the people that the
danger that Sweden may be drawn
into the war has by no means d.
minished.
so far we have been able to keep
out of the struggle" he said. 1T is
my sincere hope that with the aid Of
the Almighty we may remain at peace
with all nations. but the danger that
we may be drawn in is no less now
than at the outbreak of the war"
The king expressed confidence that
all factions would unite to defend
Sweden II her liberty was threatened
by an aggressor. His speech was re-
ceiyed with great enthusiasm.
A dreary life came to an end when
woman at Vaby, Vessige parish,
Skane, died the other day. At the
age Of twenty-three she had to take
to bed, and there she remained until
she died at the age of sixty-six. The
strangest feature of this strange life
was that until the last year of her
life she was sound both physically
and mentally She was never trou-
bled with anything that could be prop
erly called paralysis. II was general
ly supposed that some nervous shake
up at the age of twenty.three made her
believe that she could not leave her
bed, and when she had remained in
bed for few years she could not have
left her bed even il she made seri-
Gus efforts to do so. Such abnormal
cases are known, but they are very
rare.
A Swedish Birgitta nun, Sister Ma
ria Elizabeth Miss Maria Elizabeth
Hesselblad of Falun), has distin-
guished herself in Rome. She Is
known as Mater Elizabeth" for she
has charge Of four noyices who are
soon expected to take the vow as
nuns and don the black veil Of st.
Birgitta. BY means of prayer and
work they endeavor to make their
fellow men happier. After the last
earthquake in Italy they took care OF
several children. Their everyday
work is to make vadstena neckties.
In their prayers they always remem-
Der the country and the people Of st.
Birgitta, their patron saint.
The men employed in the quarries
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a living since the war stopped the
expectation OF their prodr IS to Ger
many. The Socialistic n mbers of
the riksdag have asked the govern
ment to come to the relief of the men
by ordering work for the government
or by loaning money to the quarrymen
so that they may go on with their
work. with the understanding that
they will be able to sell their products
at the close Of the war.
The northern cemetery of Lund Is
simply overrun with rabbits and hares.
They devour not only the tender
plants put into the earth by the ten
der hands of the mourners, but occa-
sionally even sample the wreaths
which are placed on the graves. Sew
eral persons have been granted hunt
ing licenses for the purpose Of exter-
minating the animals, but the hunting
season is so short that the pest re-
mains almost undated.
The military authorities are inter-
ested in finding out how much q man
grows after the age of twenty-one
years. Strange as it may seem, this
point has not been covered by the
medical profession, and now II Is pro-
posed that the military authorities of
Sweden make arrangements for meas
uring 5000 young recruits at certain
times so as to have data for statistical
calculations.
A farmer at Kulla had horse " hich
was old but well fed and fine. A Ger
man agent offered $500 for the ami
NAL. But when the farmer under
stood that the horse was wanted for
the war he answered that he would
not sell 1t for $4,000. Shortly after
wards the farmer proved that he
meant just what he said by selling the
horse to his butcher for $50.
Shipment OF all kinds Of war ma
terial across Swedish territory has
been forbidden, according to state
ment of the royal board of trade. COM
municated to the legation In Wash
ington.