Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
SWEDEN.

of children's home at Mora. In the
province of Dalarne, one of the most
romantic sections of the country. Ii
was In Mora that Zorn was born a
poor peasant. Ii was In Mora that
ZOrn now has his chateau and wood
land studio. Zorn never has forgot
ten his boyhood struggles. He has
recalled them frequently by princely
gifts TO child welfare projects. Zorn
is now multimillionaire. command
ing his own prices for his paintings. His
chateau is packed with art treas
ures from all parts of the world. A
statue, erected to Zorn, marks the
spot at Mora where Sweden's liberia
tor. Gustaf Vasa, aroused the peas
ants to a successful revolt against
Danish tyranny. There are more of
ZOrn's paintings I'm America than in
any other country. Former Presidents
Theodore Roosevelt and William III.
Taft sat for portraits by the noted art
list. as did Mrs Grover Cleveland.
Zorn recently had finished portraits of
of United States Minister Ira Nelson
Morris. Mrs. Morris and their daugh-
ter Constance. In these portraits he
employed for the first time new
style and tone, producing brilliant,
original effect, based on daring com
binatlons of blacks and whites. The
results which he obtained In these
portraits have created a furore In the
Swedish academy and among painters
everywhere. Zorn is now employing
his new style-he calls II the Morris
tone-on portraits of the Danish royal
family.
Minnesota residents are responding
generously TO the request of ma
tional committee raising funds 10 erect
a statue In Washington, D. c.. to John
Ericsson. inventor of the Monitor Men
and women of Swedish ancestry have
| told committee members they are glad
ventor II was on American soil that
John Ericsson made his most impor-
tant inventions. The American con
sui in Liverpool advised the young me
chanic TO go TO the United States TO
get fair Judgment about his In
vention of the marine propeller. He
proved the superiority Of the propeller
over paddle wheels in 1S43, when the
American steamer Princetown, mount
ed with his propeller, I'm a competition.
defeated the Great Western. the best
wheel steamer of that time. The Mon
itor made the name of John Ericsson
known throughout the world. BY this
/ invention Ericsson gave naval vic
tory TO the United States in the Civil
war. In March. 1862, the Monitor In
I Hampton Roads saved the fleet OF the
Northern states by defeating the Mer-
( rimac During his last years he de-
I voted his time TO the invention OF the
! sun motor. device by which he ex-
pected to get power direct from the
sun. and TO the torpedots. which have
played such an important part in the
/ present war. When he died, in. New
York in 1889, the American authorities
honored him by a public memorial
ceremony, but his body was later taken
to Stockholm. The treasurer Of the
statue committee is Henry S. Hensch-
en-, State Bank of Chicago. Ill.
Among the countless stories from
the life Of the late T. +. Walden
stron.. the great religious leader, the
following is peculiarly characteristic
of the man: Once he was asked 10 at.
tend prayer meeting. AS soon az he
arrived one of the brethren met him
with open arms and greeted him with
A food of talk, which eliminated In
this: "How fortunate that Brother
Waldenstrom came TO us. Last night
| had conversation with the Lord.
and he said 10 me: when Walden
strom comes you may ask him for
little loan of about fifty dollars. He
understands that you are in pinch.
and he will help you But Walden
strom was always on the lookout when
someone wanted 10 touch his pocket
book. and he asked: "Say. brother,
when did you have talk with the
Iord?" The man hesitated. but finally
answered well. think II was about
SIX % CLOCK lA5t uiEul- AifuHuA So
said Waldenstrom, ''for just before
seven too had a talk with the Lord.
and he said that tonight a man would
come and ask me for money: but that
I should not let him have any. for he
never pays back what he borrows."
In response to the kings appeal for
unity. leaders OF all parties. conserva-
tive. liberals, and socialists have re-
Piled that all agreed to the necessity Of
strict neutrality in the war regardless
Of consequences.
The detention Of Swedish vessels by
the United States. France and Great
Britain and the capture Of Swedish
coal ships on the Rotterdam-Gothen-
burg route by the British is causing
much Indignation in Sweden. even
among the Swedes most friendly 20
the allied cause
Representatives Of various politl-
cal parties AT Stockholm decided 10
reply separately TO the appeal Of King
Gustaf % form o coalition cabinet 10
succeed the Swartz cabinet. which re-
signed last week.
FINLAND.