Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-05
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT ZAP.
PENINGS IN FAR OFF
NORTHLAND.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest TO the Seandinavians
In America.
SWEDEN.


rik Pontoppidan and Carl Gjellerup.
Both We're born in 1857. having their
best age of literary production behind
them. Some of their best known
works, however. have been written
during recent years. Henrik Pontop-
pidan is a central figure of the Dan
ish literature of today. Karl Adolf
Gjellerup is both scientist and author.
In his early youth he expressed atheis-
tic ideas and fought against the the
ology of the clergy in several books
as EN- Idealist" and "Det nye Dan
mark" in the great novel "Brynhild."
influenced by Richard Wagner. he
leaves the theological discussion and
advocates that a great personality
forms his own laws. The modern nov
els, "Mnna" and Molten" published
in 1850 and 1896, are considered the
best works of Gjellerup. Among his
other works may be mentioned Her
man Vandel." "Wuthhorn" and a
requiem over Charles Darwin "Aander
og Tider." Though his style often
seems a little chilly. influenced by his
scientific knowledge, he has a deep
seated and original idealisIn. AS his
EompatriOt Kierkegaard scourged the
Ftate church, he has criticized the con-
ventional marriage. The amount of the
prize is about $4,000. which was
equally divided between the two.
The following sarcastic remarks on
the fallen cabinet appeared In the Nor
ra Bohuslan: The fact that Norway
has gone so far ahead of Sweden in
a short period of three years is due to
another fact, namely that Norway
was fortunate enough 10 have no Ham
marskiOid 10 scrape the country clean
of food and send 1t to a neighhor to
the south. 1t is true that Norway, too.
had Hammarskiolds that wanted to
enforce impartial neutrality in order
TO reduce the food supply TO the star
vation line. to the advantage of bel
llgerent; but fortunately they did not
get chance to do any damage.
Thanks TO this fact, Norway now has
plenty of everything needed for the
sustenance of life. while the sad truth
is, that Sweden stands on the verge
of general starvation"
NJ. Trigger, leader of the conserva-
tive party, declared that Sweden has
not grown more wealthy because of
the war. People frequently argue"
he said. that Sweden has become
much weather. as consequence of
the war. and that therefore we need
not feel uneasy regarding the future.
Such wealth. however, is only ficti-
tious. While 1t is true that the nations
wealth abroad has increased immense
ly. domestic supplies have diminished
correspondingly The land. property
and forests of Sweden have an en-
HANGED value. but the produce of the
L Id has been reduced. and property
and forests are heavily taxed. The
number of houses in the towns has re-
manned stationary for some time. with
the result that many people are home
less. The national Indebtedness abroad
has been reduced, but internally 1t has
increased to a far greater degree and
taxes have risen accordingly"
In spite of the high cost Of living
there are still happy housewives In
Sweden. Just read the following an
them in prose from one of them to the
Dagens Nyheter: 81 am glad that /
live in the country. in solitary house
with an open chimney, where ! have
light and heat and am saved from the
revelry of the city. that / have n good
and kind husband, that | am well and
suffer no pain. that none of my people
are in the war, that have bread and
agar cards so l can live. that | may
buy potatoes without a card. that
am not a king, and that | have a
chance to read the Dagens Nyheter."
The wine merchants have sold out
the supply If ordinary communion
wine. Churches having no supply on
hand must buy more expensive wines.
In order TO save wine and also to re-
duce the alcohol percentage the nu-
thorlties have suggested that the ex-
pensive wines be mixed with water i'm
mediately before they are used for
sacramento purposes.
The traffic In wax candles is ahso-
lutely prohibited The fine is four
times the value of the goods involved
in a deal. but the minimum fine is
$3.50.
Considering the Russian situation
hopeless from a standpoint Of military
usefulness, the American and entente
ministers N Stockholm have decided
to cease all shipments Of machinery.
goods and other civil supplies from
America and England 90 Russia
through Sweden unless their govern
ments order otherwise. They fear any
supplies sent now would be destroyed
by irresponsible reyolutionists or fall
into German hands en- route through
Finland. The strikers stopped today
an Uleaborg. Finland, the train leaving
the Swedish border for Petrograd