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GOV. EBERHART
ISSUES CALL
Minnesota's Representation At
Norway's Centennial.
TO DEVISE WAYS~AND MEANS
Gov. Eberhart Offers Good Offices
In Movement to Interest Prominent
Men of Norwegian Blood In Min
nesota to Prepare Fitting Minne
sota Exhibit at Centennial Exposi
tion at Christinania Next Year.
The editor of the Willmar Tribune
received a personal invitation from
Qov. A. O. Eberhart to be present at
his office at ten o'clock Friday morn
ing when the ways and means for
the proposed representation of the
State of Minnesota at the Centennial
Celebration of Norway's independ
ence will be discussed by prominent
people of Norwegian blood of the
State.
The following printed information
accompanied the invitation:
The Norwegian people living in the
state of Minnesota constitute more
than one-fourth of the population of
the state. They are largely in the
first and second generation, and the
bond between them and their mother
country is still exceedingly strong.
They speak their mother tongue and
read Norwegian literature. On May
17th, 1914, Norway will celebrate its
Centennial as an independent king
dom. In view of this fact a number
of Norwegian people of the state of
Minnesota have urged me during the
past year on behalf of the state to
indicate in some manner to that na
tion the participation which the peo
ple of this state feel should be ex
tended.
At the recent session of the legis
lature I recommended to that body
that it appropriate a certain amount
of money and create a commission to
represent the state for the purpose
of participating in the Centennial ex
position to be. held in Christiania,
Norway, next year. The measure was
unanimously passed in the Senate,
but failed by one vote in the House.
However, the Norwegian people of
Minnesota, as citizens of the State,
are no doubt desirous that Minnesota
be represented in Norway next year.
For this reason I have deemed it ad
visable, after having been urged by
a number of prominent Norwegians,
lo convoke a meeting of all those
who may be interested in such a pro
paganda to meet in the executive of
fice at the State Capitol at 10 o'clock
a. m., October i7th. to discuss this
question and to devise ways and
means of having the state properly
represented.
While the entire state of Minne
sota, recognizing the sturdy citizen
ship that has come to this state from
Norway, would take a natural pride
in having the state represented, this
representation is one that more nat
urally and more closely concerns the
Norwegian Americans of our state. I
am accordingly merely extending the
good offices of my official position in
order that a plan may be formulated
to be worked out by the Norwegian
organizations that may desire to have
this in charge. It is very natural
that where the regard for the home
country is as strong and tender as
that which is felt by the children of
Norway for the mother country, they
would like to show their home peo
ple what has been accomplished un
der the splendid opportunities offer
ed in America and especially in Min
nesota. I desire to say that a mat
•»r of this character should be es-
fially
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a Minnesota affair, the pur
*ieing in some manner to recog
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has done for the
state of Minnesota, and that it must
in no way be taken as the intention
to interfere with the various organi
zations which are so valiantly endeav
oring to express their appreciation to
the motherland for what it has done
for the Norwegians in America. The
states of North Dakota and Wiscon
sin are taking steps to be represent
ed at the exposition, and this state
should not be backward in this re
gard. I urgently request the co-op
eration of the men and women of
Norwegian birth or descent in this
movement and to meet at the time
and on the date designated.
Away Below Zero.
Willmar is booked for a cold wave
on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 30,
when liquefied air, 312 degrees be
low zero, will be on hand for the won
derful demonstrations by Mm. B. Pat
ty, who will also show specimens of
Radium and a complete Wireless
Telegraph station at the opera house.
—Adv.
—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berg, re
siding near Willmar are the happy
parents of twin babies, born yester
day.
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tinctive for your office.
BETHEL LUTHERAN.
English song service next Sunday
evening at 7:30. The following is
the program and order of service:
Hymn, congregation.
Opening service.
Hymn, congregation.
Violin solo, Prof. N. B. Swalin.
Vocal duet Mrs. C. E. Anderson and
Rev. Pearson.
Hymn, congregation.
Sermon, (In English).
Offering.
Vocal solo, Mrs. C. E. Andlrson.
Selection by chorus.
Hymn by congregation.
Benediction.
Everybody is cordially invited.
Morning services Sunday in Swed
ish language. Sunday school at noon.
The Ladies' Society will meet at
the church basement Thursday af
ternoon (tomorrow) at 2:30. Mes
dames Victor Nelson, H. N. Hansen,
Emil Linn and William Holmberg
will serve refreshments during after
noon and early evening. All friends
of the society are invited to patronize
this social.
The chorus meets for rehearsal on
Thursday evening at eight o'clock.
Rev. Pearson attended the Mission
meeting at Svea the first part of the
week. This afternoon the church
yard of the Bethel church at Willmar
will be dedicated, when the president
and pastor of the district will be pres
ent. This evening Rev. Pearson will
be formally installed as pastor of the
church here.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
Morning worship and sermon at
10:30 o'clock.
Music by the choir.
Sabbath school at 12 m. The in
terest and enthusiasm in the contest
which is now going on has attained
such a degree as to warrant a post
ponement of Rally Day for two
weeks, Sunday, Oct. 26th, will wit
ness the culmination of all our ef
forts. A large number of new schol
ars have already been added. This
coming Sabbath will find a large at
tendance.
C: E. meeting at 6:45 p. m. This
service will be inspiring and helpful.
Don't miss it.
Sabbath evening preaching service
at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. Gade will speak
on "Seeming to Have." The large
chorus choir will sing.
Mid-week prayer service Wednes
day evening*at 7:30 o'clock.
The Young Ladies' Auxiliary will
meet with Miss Florence Peterson on
next Tuesday evening at 7:30.
All are most cordially invited to
the services of this church.
LUTHERAN FREE.
Prayermeeting Thursday evening.
Confirmation services next Sunday
at 10 o'clock a. m., and communion
services in the afternoon at 3 o'clock.
No Sunday school and no evening
service next Sunday.
The Covenant society will have its
yearly meeting Monday evening at 6
o'clock.
St. Johns Ladies' society meets on
Thursday afternoon at Gunder Haug's
at Pennock, and services at Pennock
church in the evening.
FIRST METHODIST.
Services, 10:30 a m. and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday school, 11:45 a. m.
Epworth League, 6:30 p. m.
Prayer meeting Thursday nights,
at 7:30.
Subjects for next Sunday: Morning,
"Spiritual Values," (Heb. 5-1) eve
ning, "The Game of Life," (Prov.
8:35-36).
The Epworth League and Sunday
school extend a cordial invitation to
all young people. Su angers and vis
itors in the city welcome to all serv
ices.
SWEDISH MISSION.
Next Sunday the services are as
follows:
Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.
Morning worship at 10:45 a. m.
Young People's meeting at 6:30 p.
m.
Evening worship at 7:30 p. m.
Monday evening choir practice at
7:30, and next, Wednesday at 7:30,
prayermeeting.
On Friday evening, Oct. 24, the
ladies of the church will have a sale
of fancy articles, after which refresh
ments will be served.
SALVATION
ARMY.
m.. Salvation
Thursday at 8 p.
meeting.
Saturday at 8 p. m., free and easy.
Sunday at 2 p. m., company meet
ing.
Sunday at 3:30 p. m., Y. P. S.
Sunday at 8 p. m., Salvation meet
ing. Subject: "A Right Prayer."
Tuesday at 8 p. m., Y. P. L.
Instruction in "first aid."
Don't forget the famous Erik Holm
concert in the Swedish Mission
church, Thursday, the 23rd at 8 p. m.
SWEDISH M. E.
Thursday evening prayermeeting.
Sunday services as usual. Sunday
school at 10, morning worship at 11.
Epworth League at 7:15, and eve
ning service at 8 o'clock.
A cordial welcome to all.
NORDLUND (IRVING) LUTH.
Services will be held in the Nord
land Luth. church at Irving, Minn.,
on Sunday, Oct. 19th at 10:30 a. m.,
by Rev. E. M. Hanson of New Lon
don, local pastor.
C. E. Musical.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the First Presbyterian church will
give a short musical program, follow
ed by refreshments, Friday evening
of this week. An admission of 10c
will be charged. The following pro
gram will be given:
Piano duet ...,
Edna Sanderson and Alvin Nord
strom. __
Vocal solo Esther Larson
Reading Mrs. J. D. Parnell
Vocal solo Mrs. C. E. Anderson
Reading Grace Sperry
Piano duet
Francis Hedln and Laura Hoglund.
TONG'S FRIENDS!
WERE ACTIVE
Board of Control Publishes
Evidence Before Case
Comes to Trial.
Someone around the State House
seems to be anxious to try L. G. Tong
and find him not guilty before his
trial comes off at Willmar. Kandi
yohi county can be trusted to deal out
perfect justice in the case. Friday's
Minneapolis Journal contained the
following item:
CHARGE MET BY AFFIDAVIT
Board of Control Employee Declared
Clear of Fraud by Alleged
Accuser.
An affidavit to absolve Lucius G.
Tong, superintendent of construction
under Clarence H. Johnston, state ar
chitect, from a charge of fraud was
today made public in the offices of the
state board of control. Tong was in
dicted by a grand jury at Willmar on
a charge of grand larceny, it being al
leged that he defrauded the state of
$25.25 by means of a fraudulent pay
check. The affidavit is made by Gust
Erickson, a laborer, who was said to
have circulated the report against
Tong. The affidavit states that he re
ceived a check for $31.25 from Tong,
but that the amount was not in ex
cess of that he had earned and which
was rightfully due him.
TRIPOLIS
Tripolis, Oct. 13—There will be ser
vices Sunday, Oct. 19th at 11 a. m.,
Sunday school at 10.
The Girls' Sewing Circle will be en
tertained by Ida Klint on Wednesday
afternoon.
The West District of the Ladies'
Aid will be entertained by Mr. and
Mrs. Victor Bergquist Thursday af
ternoon.
The Y. P. S. will have their regu
lar meeting on Friday evening. Re
freshments will be served by the
John Monson young people.
Miss Melvina Peterson spent a few
days last week in Willmar, at the
Nels Magnuson home.
Miss Marie Johnson left for Fer
gus Falls last Thursday morning, af
ter a several weeks' visit at her par
ental home
Mrs. J. Delbom Ond children, who
are visiting in Willmar, visited for a
few days the last of the week at the
C. V. Peterson and Andrew Peterson
homes.
Rev. Walters will leave for Svea
today, to attend the mission meet
ings held there the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Sampson
and children of Willmar visited last
Sunday at Charley Johnson's.
The Misses Betty and Marie Pear
son visited over Sunday at Theo.
Mattson's.
Miss Emma Peterson of Willmar,
visited for a few days last week at
her parental home.
Miss Bessy Magnuson of Willmar,
visited over Sunday at the C. O. Pet
erson home.
WEST LAKE.
West Lake, Oct. 13—W. L. Aasen
has been repairing the well for Lew
is Johnson, the past week.
Carl Skinness is helping Lewis Ev
enson during threshing.
Miss Alma Rogen of Spring Creek
is again keeping house for J. E. Ot
terness.
The C. C. Rustad family have mov
ed to the old Otterness homestead,
where they will reside in the future.
Miss Emily Strom of Louriston, as
sisted her sister, Mrs. C. Skinness
during threshing.
P. J. Ytterboe called on Ed. Huse
by last Sunday.
J. H. Henjum called on Henry
Hough Sunday afternoon.
The O. S. Reigstad family and Mrs.
David Roisum called at the home of
Ed. Huseby Sunday.
Albert Johnson visited with Ed
ward Reigstad Sunday afternoon.
Leonard Myhre is slowly improving
after his motorcycle accident last
week.
Levi Ostlund and Cornell Ruud
called at the A. Johnson and Lewis
Evenson homes last week.
Mrs. O. A. Jorgenson called at the
N. Braaten home last Sunday.
Hon. P. A. Gandrud attended relig
ious services at Spring Creek last
Sunday.
Albert Ellingson and Henry Swen
son made a business trip to Sunburg
last Sunday.
Miss Theolina Reigstad and^, Carl
Johnson of Mamre called at the home
of O. S. Reigstad last Sunday.
Former Artilleryman Carries Relic.
The marriage of Miss Eva Bolger
of St. Paul, to Mr. Joseph Thoren of
this city, will occur in the near fu
ture, we understand.
vMr.
Thoren is
a young man of unusual experiences.
He returned from Oklahoma City re
cently where he had been on the polo
team for that place during the sea
son. Seven match games were play
ed with the teams of other Southern
cities, his team winning four and los
ing three. He was laid up six weeks
as a result of breaking four ribs in
a polo game. Mr. Thoren served 3
years in the Fifth U. S. Artillery and
claims that the life of an artillery
soldier is the most exciting in the ar
my. He carries a piece of a gun
which exploded in his battery when
trying a high power explosive. The
piece he carries tore his trousers and
cut a gash in his leg. Mr. Thoren ex
pects to make his home at Willmar,
where he has. a position on the Great
Northern.
WANTS .TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
FOR SALE—Two colts one com
ing two years, and the other coming
one year in the spring. A bargain if
taken at once. Write or call at FrJ
dolph Johnson Spicer, Minn. 62
Tribune Wants—Only one cent a word
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—Sivert Benson spent yesterday at
Tintah on business.
-T—John Halpin of De Graff wa| a
Willmar visitor yesterday. -'M
—Ernest Person is the owner of a
handsome Krit touring car.
—Robert Otterness was at the
Twin Cities yesterday on business.
—Miss Estella Kief spent Sunday
at her parental home near Kerkhov
en.
—Chester Olson has accepted a po
sition with the Willmar Co-operative
store.
—Rev. J. N. Anderson is spending
a few days In the twin cities this
week.
—Miss Olive ..Johnson returned
Monday night from, her visit in Alex
andria.
—Miss Mabel Emerson spent Sun
day/ Sept. 4, guest of friends at
Morris. ,
—Rev. M. B. Michaelson spent
Sunday at Litchfield,. where he held
services.
—Mrs. C. Ackerman spent a few
days in St. Cloud last week visiting
her mother.
—Mrs. Hulda M." Nelson returned
Monday night from her professional
visit to Raymond.
—A. J. Brohm and family departed
yesterday to make their future home
at Janesville, Wis.
—Wm. Lakman of Watertown, S.
D., was a pleasant visitor at the P. H.
Kielty home Tuesday.
—Dr. P. C. Davison of Clara City,
spent a few days in this vicinity last
week, enjoying a duck hunt.
—Miss Ellen Aspesth came down
yesterday from Kerkhoven and will
take a course in dressmaking.
—Miss Edna Foley was successful
ly operated upon at the Willmar hos
pital Sunday for appendicitis.
—Mrs. M. Bailey had a success
ful surgical operation performed at
the Bethesda hospital on Monday.
—Miss Mabel Emerson enjoyed a
visit from her mother of Dawson,
from Saturday until Monday night.
—Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Griffin and son,
Blair, left yesterday for a few days'
visit with relatives at Kerkhoven.
—Miss Myrtle Jacobs returned to
Minneapolis today after a%eek's vis
it with Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Boudette.
—Mrs. Martin Sorenson of Milaca
arrived last evening for a visit with
her daughter, Miss Esther Sorenson.
—Little Miss Daisy Schottle of
Windom had a minor operation per
formed at the Willmar hospital Mon
day.
—J. W. Kent's valuable dog, which
they have owned for the past ten
years was killed by an automobile
yesterday.
—Mrs. N Peterson and little son,
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Today's Short Story
The Secret
Marriagei:
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ALEXANDERf
TILTON, a young
American twenty-five with an
inherited fortune estimated at
from seven to twelve millions, after be
ing graduated at college went abroad
for travel. One day while walking
alone in the fashionable residential
portion of London he stopped to wit
ness an auction of household furniture
in one of the fashionable houses. Dur
ing the sale he espied a lady's writing
desk that struck his fancy, one of those
spindle shanked affairs that our great
grandmothers regarded very pretty and
which one prizes for their age. Hilton
bid on the desk, and it was knocked
down to him.
Among those who attended the sale
was a young man who evidently took
a great interest in the proceedings.
Whenever a bookcase, a cabinet, a ta
ble—indeed, anything with even a sin
gle drawer in it—was put up he ex
amined it closely, and several articles
of the kind he bid in. When Tilton
bought the lady's desk this man was
out of the room. When he found that
it had been sold during his absence he
went to its purchaser and offered him
a fine profit Tilton refused and sent
bis desk to his hotel.
There he made a thorough examina
tion of it Every drawer was empty.
He took a little hammer and tapped
all over it to discover if there was
any compartment that was not appar
ent. No sound indicated such a space.
His next move was to unscrew the
back of the desk and take it off. Out
fell several papers yellow with age.
All but one were love letters, and that
was a certificate of marriage between
Reginald Leigbton and Eugenia Booth.
Inquiry told him that the house con
taining the desk had belonged to Sir
Spafford Leigbton, the father of Regi
nald Leigbton.*and that Reginald had
died In -America. Reginald's older
brother, Sir Arthur Leighton. bad re
cently died hildless, and the title and
estate had assed to Digby Moore, a
distant coi iection_of the Leighton
family. This Digby Moore was the
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SNAP8HOT3 OF LA MODE.
The new coats for the young
girl are made of soft woolly ma
terial, wool Astrahkan, the new
duvetyn, chinchilla and striped
and novelty weaves.
Many long sleeves are seen,
usually some thin fabric, net or
chiffon being preferred and com
ing out from.the kimono like the
sleeve of the seamless bodice.
Very smart is a little vest re
sembling a man's evening vest in
cut It is very low and made of
striped heavy material. It should
harmonize with the color of the
coat worn.
Both short and long coat
lengths hold good. The.latter
drop midway between the hips
and knee length. Some of the
former are shaped in cutaway
style, barely covering the hips.
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of Pennock, made "Willmar a brief
Visit yesterday^visiting her daughter,
Miss Olga Peterson.
.—Mrs. Ed. Benson was hostess to
a company of ladies last Friday.' A
social afternoon was spent with a de
licious course luncheon served.
Rev. J. L. Parmeter returned Fri
day from the Methodist conference
held at Detroit, Minn., and will re
main at Willmar for another year.
—Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Schrieber left
Monday for Morris. Mr. Schrieber,
who is with the G. N. has been trans
ferred there for the winter months.
—Alfred Johanson of Sargeant
couifty, N. D., and Miss Hulda C.
Norell of Kandiyohi, were united in
marriage at the court house by Judge
T. O. Gilbert Saturday, Oct. 11.
—Ole O. Melby and Miss Ellena
Roseth, both of Dovre were quietly
married at the Free Lutheran par
sonage last Saturday, Oct. 11, Rev.
M. B. Michaelson reading the service.
—The Epworth League of the Oak
Park M. E. church will give a social
next Wednesday evening, Oct. 22.
Program commences at 8 o'clock. Ev
erybody cordially invited.
—Harold B. Lidstone has taken a
position with the "Wellworth" Mills
Co., of Minneapolis, as traveling re
presentative, and went out on his first
trip last evening, having for his terri
tory, North Dakota. Mrs. Lidstone
will remain with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. J. Ramsett for an indefinite
time.
—Mr and Mrs. E. E. Lawson return
ed today from a trip to Valley City,
N. D., where they enjoyed a few days'
visit at the home of Rev. and Mrs. J.
E. Liljedahl. Rev. Liljedahl, whom,
it will be remembered, was given a
call to the Bethel church of this city
last, spring, but declined, will leave
about December 1st -for Salina, Kas.,
where he has accepted a charge.
Smash Window.
About 9:30 o'clock last night three
strange young men who were loafing
outside Theo. Rosby's confectionery
store got themselves into trouble. It
seems that two of them wanted to
move on while the other refused
Then the two caught the reluctant
one and by force tried to get him
with them, but he jerked backwards
smashing the window as he fell. A
merry chase followed in which the
two who were most implicated were
caught and brought back by a police
man. They decided to pay for the
window.
A Fire Alarm.
The fire department was called out
Monday morning at 8 o'clock to ex
tinguish a small fire in the residence
of Magnus Olstad on South First St.
Slight damages were done, the fire
being caused by an over heated stove
pipe. The loss was covered by in
surance.
man who wished to possess the desk.
Eugenia Booth had been lady's com
panion to Reginald and Arthur Leigh
ton's mother. When Reginald went to
America, Eugenia had left the service
of the Leighton family.
Reginald being dead, Tilton's search
was for his wife. But as it did not
appear that she had ever passed under
the name of Leighton he concluded to
hunt for her as Eugenia Booth.
After a long investigation be found
that fifteen years before she had gone
to America. Tilton took the next
steamer for home. Tilton at last
traced the widow to a western city.
There he found her, broken in health,
supported by a daughter, Beatrice, a
teacher In the public schools. They
lived in a ramshackle cottage and in a
narrow street When Tilton went
there he was admitted by Beatrice. He
asked to see her mother and was ad
mitted to a room where she sat in an
easy chair propped up with pillows.
"Mrs. Leighton," he said, "twenty
two years ago you were secretly mar
ried to Reginald Leigbton."
"I was," said the lady, wonder strick
en at this coming from a stranger.
"Where did you put the certificate of
your marriage?"
"In Lady Leighton's desk. It was
stolen from there by some of the fam
ily who were my enemies."
"You are mistaken. It slipped down
behind the drawer. Here it is."'
The expression on the woman's face
as she looked upon the long lost docu
ment was indescribable. Then she turn
ed from it to Tilton in a confused won
der. He told his story. When he had
finished he drew bis check for all the
funds mother and daughter would re
quire for a trip to England to estab
lish their claim to the Leighton estate.
With the certificate of marriage and a
certificate of Beatrice's birth dated
eleven months after the marriage they
had no trouble in establishing their
claim and dispossessing,the man who
was so anxious to possess Lady Leigh
ton's desk.
Tilton soon after they bad entered
into possession of their property went
abroad at Mrs. Leighton's Invitation.
He brought Beatrice Leighton back as
his wife, and this was the end of the
Leighton family in England and the
continuance of the Tilton family in
America.
For Falling Hair
Twenty grains of quinine^ndded to a
pint of bay rum and rubbed thoroughly
into the scalp will stop falling hair.
GOOD FORM IN STATIONERY.
The stationery just brought out
for autumn use differs considera
bly from that used during the
summer. The newest thing In
"lawns" and "liuens" Is of a
delicate brownish yellow or dull
greenish gray tone, on which
the fashionable jet black ink
now used for writing fluid
stands out very distinctly.
Then there art* fancy papers
in clear tan. blue, pink and lav
ender, with gilt or plain edges
and some lovely "lawns" in soft
delft with black or white initials.
The various correspondence sizes
in Jetter sheets and envelopes
come in the same tones and :fln
ishes and also the convenient
correspondence cards and the
hasty note sheets that women
like to have on their desks.
Photo copyright by American Press Association,
OF INTEREST TO
SCANDINAVIANS
Recent Happenings in This
Country and Abroad.
DEATH OF GUSTAF JANSSON
Sweden Loses One of Her Most Bril
liant and Strongest Present Day
Writers—Minnesota to Have an Ex
hibit at Christiania Exposition Next
Year—Agitation for Statewide Pro
hibition in Denmark.
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4* SWEDEN.
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In the death of the young author,
Gustaf Jansson, aged forty-seven years,
Sweden has lost one of her most bril
liant and strongest present day writ
ers. He died Sept. 11 last after only
a short illness. Among his most not
ed works are his great novel from the
Boer war, entitled "Abraham's Sacri
fice," considered an unusually inter
esting work "The Liars," a strong
depiction of the recent Tripolis war
"Paradise" and a number of other
well written and charming novels,
which have been widely read in Swe
den and translated into the German
and English languages.
4. 4. 4.
While King Gustav is considered to
be in no immediate danger of death
it leaks out from the Swedish news
papers that he is far from a well man
and it is believed that there is no lit
tle concern felt for him in Stockholm.
King Gustav has not been a healthy
man for years and it is freely pre
dieted that he will not live to be a
very old man. Sweden looks forward
with a great deaj of faith to his suc
cessor, a young crown prince of ster-
CROWN PRINCE GUSTAVUS.
ling qualities, whom it is believed will
measure up well with his father and
his illustrious grandfather, King Os
car. Crown Princess Margaret of
Sweden is said to be the most devoted
of European royal mothers. She has
four children und devotes all her time
to them. The princess is thirtynone
years old and was married in 1905.
She is the oldest daughter of the
Duke and Duchess of Connaught.
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Bishop H. W. Tottie of the Kalmar
diocese died last June. According to
a decision of the ecclesiastical author
ities of Sweden in 1903 this diocese
was to cease after the death of Bish
op Tottie and was to be united with
that of Vexio. The ministers and peo
ple of Kalmar diocese are not willing
to be united with Vexio and have pe
titioned the ecclesiastical authorities
to find some other way out of the diffl-
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Opening of the Panama Canal—Working the Leaves of
an Emergency Dam.
In case of accident because of gates being rammed by ships there are emergency dams, rnich may be brought
Into use at once. The men in the photo are operating the necessary machinery.
August. Strindberg's dream play,
"Svanehvit," was given for the first
time at the Royal Opera in Berlin
Sept. 12 to a large and record break
ing audience. The play was singular
ly well received and the outlook is
that the Strindberg plays are going
to find great favor in the German em
pire.
4. 4. 4.
The newly appointed professor of
the Andrew Carnegie chair of the Eng
lish language and literature- at the
Gothenburg high school was installed
with appropriate ceremonies Sept. 16.
A telegram containing warm congratu
lations was received from Andrew
Carnegie.
4. 4. 4.
The new English church in Stock
holm was dedicated Sept. 20. the bish
op of London being present to deliver
the dedicatory address. A large num
ber of resident British and American
people were present at the impressive
ceremonies.
4. 4. 4.
Baron Axel Klinkowstrom, the
Greenland explorer, returned from an
extensive exploration tour through the
island of the far north and has brought
with him many valuable collections
of immense scientific value.
4* 4*
Bishop von Scheele of Gotland, for
forty-seven years member of the
Swedish parliament, acted as vice
president of the recent Lutheran con
ference at Nuremberg, Germany.
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4- NORWAY. 4.
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Minnesota will have an exhibit at
the centennial celebration of the free
dom of Norway in 1914 if a plan
agreed to recently by Governor A. O.
Eberhart is carried out. Insurance
Commissioner J. A. O. Preus has out
lined to him a plan for calling a
meeting of prominent Norwegians for
the purpose of arranging for an ex
hibit. Mr. Preus told the governor
that he had talked with E. H. Hobe,
Norwegian consul, and Dr. H. B.
Stub, president of the Norwegian
Lutheran synod, and stated it as his
belief that the Norwegians of the
etate would contribute enough money
to defray the cost of the exhibit
Governor Eberhart stated also that he
would soon call for a meeting of the
Norwegians at which they would be
asked to join in the movement. The
proposed exhibit will be an exposition
of the progress made in Minnesota
by Norwegian immigrants. A mea
sure appropriating $10,000 for such
an exhibit introduced bf the last leg
islature was defeated in the house
after its passage in the senate. „,
4. 4. 4.
A message from Peking, China, was
received recently from Rev. Christian
Stokstad, at Siangyangfu, and from
Rev. Mr. Johnson, the two American
missionaries trying to negotiate with
the Chinese bandits for the release
of American and Norwegian mission
aries held in captivity by bandits at
Tsaoyang. It says three white wom
en and two children are at "the ban
dits' headquarters and have not been
harmed, while the men are believed
to be still living.
4* 4» 4*
Riveftz, a Christiania architect, has
come forward with the proposal that
everyone who beautifies his property
prior to the exposition of 1914 be
awarded a premium. It is possible
that the matter will be considered
favorably in the near future by the
city council and if it is accepted the
chances are that the residential por
tions of the city will be looking
mighty fine about exposition time.
THE CURRENT OF LIFE.
In a swelling river with a rising
tide all the debris goes to the banks,
as it is higher in the middle. If the
tide is shrinking the middle is lower,
and the-debris gathers to the cen
ter So with man—a swelling cur
rent of life purifies itself, but a
shrinking current draws all the drift
wood and debris into our hearts.
The Lutheran Mission Society of
Norway raised 800,000 crowns last
year for mission purposes. It hopes
to raise 1,000,000 crowns during the
present year. The society supports
150 workers in Zululand, Madagascar
and China. Another society also
raised 200,000 crowns for use in China.
4. 4. 4.
The government of Norway has re
warded the four men who accom
panied Roald Amundsen on his sled
dash to the South pole with 4,000
crowns each, while the rest of the
crew who were along on the expe
dition received 3,000 crowns each.'
4. 4. 4.
Of Norway's more than 600 commu.
nities there are only about fifty which
have no public library and reading
rooms. Before the end of another
year it is believed that every com
munity will have these useful and in
structive institutions.
4. 4. 4.
Medical Director Holmboe states
that tuberculosis is on the increase
in the northern tier of counties in
Norway and urges the storthing to
take drastic measures to prevent its
spread.
DENMARK. 4-
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The liquor problem in Denmark is
a live wire, getting hotter almost
every day, now that it has been car
ried into national politics. I. C.
Christensen, leader of the Liberal par
ty, has started an agitation for state
Wide prohibition in Denmark. Not
long ago the Liberal party successfully
fathered a bill which enforces im
portant restrictions on the sale of
liquor in bars, restaurants and sim
ilar places, and the Liberal leader
evidently intends to folow this up
with a law enforcing total prohibi
tion of the sale of intoxicants in Den
mark. In explaining why the Liber
al party, which stands for a large
measure of personal liberty, should
be backing such a bill, Mr. Christen
sen says alcohol is a poison and that
the state should forbid and regulate
its use just as it does in the case of
other recognized poisons. Until the
late temperance legislation went into
effect Denmark had depended upon
education to fight the evils of intem
perance. It is believed that the peo
ple will acquiesce in the proposed leg
islation in spite of the alleged attack
on personal liberty, which they feel
must be limited for the benefit of the
community.
4. 4. 4,
A memorial in bronze was
dedicated in Aarhus recently in honor
of Queen Margaret on the 500th anni
versary of her death. The speakers
for the occasion dwelt at length on
the queen's great political work
uniting the thre kingdoms, an ef
fort, which although it has since been
torn asunder, will perhaps evince it
self in the not far distant future when
a Scandinavian union may be real
ized, again cementing the brother
hood of the thre*e kingdoms.
4. 4. 4.
The great Subway which is to pro
vide Copenhagen and its nearest ter-"
ritory with traffic facilities will be
supplied with electric power. Worlr
has already commenced on the sub
way and when completed it will
constitute one of the greatest and
most modern improvements ever un
taken by Copenhagen.
The minister of war is planning to
reorganize the hospital and nurse
corps of the army and has his plana
already well under way.
MARION S. NORELIUS.
Forest of Natural Columns.
There is in Bulgaria a group of nat-5, ^m*t
oral columns much like the Giant's"
causeway in Ireland. On the edge of V£|^i.
a plateau in the open country rises this
forest of natural columns, which gives^4-r|r
the impression of an antique ruin. Thet3|
columns, which are about fifteen to^§^^
twenty feet high, are absolutely in
drical, and they are often as much~as?#^^^
three feet thick. The stratification of
the rock resembles joints and vertical^'
erosion due to rain,has 10rmedliM^c^
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