Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 3, 1901, Page 7

1 } In Far Northland ~~ ‘Tid-Bits ef News fer Seandina- viane. THE DANISH CAPITAL, Interesting Things by William E. Curtis, William E. Curtis, the Washington correspondent of the Chicago Record- Herald, is at present making a tour of the Scandinavian countries, and is fur. nishing his paper some entertaining in- formation about the Norsemen. The following are some extracts from his Copenhagen letter: “The Danes are a_pleasure-loving people, hospitable, temperate and ami- ble. They consume immense quantities of beer but comparatively little of stronger drinks. You can buy beer ev- erywhere—on every block—but whicky and other distilled liquors, are scarce and to be found only in the cafes. The greatest philanthropist and the most public-spirited citizen of Denmark is a brewer, whose patriotism is seen in ev- ery direction. He has founded art gal- leries and museums, and established Schools, has restored ancient palaces and erected statues in the public squares and beautified the parks; has made collections of historical relics and historical paintings that are not only superb in munificence but of high art- istic importance. Carl Jacobson, the elder, who did all this, was a peasant boy. He began life as a laborer in a brewery and became the richest man in Denmark. His son, Carl Jacobson, I1., is equally generous and public-spirited, and is making money quite as fast as his father. “The Danes are a pious people, but, like the Germans, regard Sunday as a day of pleasure and rest, as well as worship, and on Sundays you will see processions strat from all the churches Straight to the parks and promenades as soon as the benediction is pro- nounced. The artisans and trades- men, with their wives and children, take etheir dinners with them and spend the rest of the Sunday loafing and lying on the grass, playing games and gossipin gand drinking beer in the cafes. Formerly the city was fortified with a wall and a moat, which have been turned into parks in these days of peace and plenty, and surround the old- er portion of Copenhagen like a circle. The branches of the sea are connected by canals, upon which electric boats are plying. The hates of fare are so cheap that even the smallest wage- earner may enjoy them. “The great place of amusement is & garden called the “Tivoli,” where, un- der the green trees, through all the summer months, from 4 o'clock in the afternoon until] midnight, people of all ranks and ages meet for enjoyment. It is a democratic assembly, and all com- ers are treated alike. The aristocracy and the middle class sit at the beer tbles side by side, with workmen from the city and peasants from the country, and enjoy a programme that is equally varied. The kin ghimself and members of the royal family are regular habit- ues. The ycome so frequently and are so well known that their presence does not attract much attention except for the deference that is due to them. The peasant and the banker both lift their hats when the sovereign or one of the princes or a lady of the royal family passes by, but the heir to the throne rubs elbows with the servant girls and their soldier lovers when he watches the pantomime or the fireworks. “There is plenty of music from 4 in the afternoon until midnight, and on holidays the place is kept open until morning. One can hear all kinds .of music, too, from the giddy airs of the cafe chantants to the heavy, classical compositions of the old German and Danish masters. Acrobats and ath- Jetes, rope dancers and animal trainers, jugglers, clowns, trapeze performers and aeronauts do their “stunts” at va- rious stands, and people rush from the merry-go-rounds and the scenic rail- ways to see the fireworks. Everything is given out of doors ex- cept the classical music, which is per- formed by the royal orchestra of ac- complished performers, supported by the government, and producing serious compositions. On Saturdays it is un- derstood that the programme will al- ways contain novelties and composi- tions of native composers. Copenhagen is a very clean town. ‘According to an ancient custom, every thouseholder is expected to see that the sidewalk and street pavement in front of his premises are properly swept sev- eral times a day. The public square kept clean by paupers and prisoners. The schools are abundant and excel- Jent; attendance is eomypulsory be- ‘tween the ages of seven and fourteen years for seven months in the year. The ‘schools are free up to what we call the high-grade ‘school, where a matricula- tion fee is charged. The amount is small, but it is sufficient to prevent the ‘children of the laboring class from at- tending, and that seems to be one of the objects. The Danes abolished their nobility half a century ago, but at the game time public sentiment creates a «caste, and the peasants are not encour- aged to seek higher education, on the ground that it will unfit them for man- ual labor. There are plenty of manual training schools and professional wechootls of art and science up to the wmiversity. The system is as compre- hensive as that of any other country, and pupils in the ordinary schools who @now an aptitude for learning in any wartieular direction are not only en- couraged, but are assisted to pursue their :studies.” — As Seen There Here and There. ‘The Norwegian Natioral League of Chieago, <omprising twenty-two clubs and societies with a total membership of over 5,600, has chosen a committee to arrange a national pienie at Long Lake Park Extensive additions are being made to the famous St. Eric’s brewery om Kungsholmen An ancient two-handed sword was found by a woodchopper in the forests near Elverum. It has been presented to Christiania university. The Catholics of Denmark observed $t. Knud’s day in Odense July 10. The murdered king was canonized by the Catholic church 800 years ago. The Hafslund wood pulp mill at Sarpsborg, Norway, was totally de- stroyed by fire on July 7. The loss is estimated at about 150,000 kroner. ___ i SWEDISH ARM SCANDAL, Colonel of the Skaanska Regiment Defendant in a Suit. That aristocratic Swedish couple, Col. and Mme. Gustaf Bjornstjerna will soon figure as co-defendants in a slan- der case, for it is now discovered that Capt. Berling’s reason for resigning from the army was to prosecute tho colonel and his wife- The colonel com- mands the Skaanska regiment of drag- oons, in which Carl Ellvis Berling, an unusually popular and capable officer, commanded a troop. ‘Duchesse de Be- limere” writes as follows of the matter: “Capt. Berling divorced his first wife, Baroness Leuhusen, on the ground of incompatibility of temper, and married a young woman from the higher Pa ian bourgeois. Col. Biornstjerna’s wife, an aristocratic Johzon, conceived a great hatred of the young Mrs. Berling. The persecution, petty but galling, con- tinued, to the amusement of the heart- less garrison. Mrs. Bjornstjerna’s mal- ice at last became so marked that the usual question of the day was: ‘What will the old drake (as they called the colonel’s wife) do next?’ “Things at last came to a crisis. The colonel’s wife, infuriated at the con- tempt with which her persecution was treated by Mrs. Berling, made the fatal mistake of attacking her character in letters. These letters reflected on the honor of both Capt. Berling and his wife, and they were turned over to the Neutenant, who speedily set about cor- nerling the ‘old draek.” The minister of war, hearing at what lengths the quarrel had gone, ordered both parties to report to him at Stockholm. In the investigation that follolwed the colonel was proved to have acted in a most un~ justifiable manner, and was ordered to apologize. This he did, admitting in his apology that his wife, both in letters and in conversation, had slandered the captain and his wife. The colonel’s wife conveniently taken il], and is now at a sanitarium. Her husband, howev- er, took her place and apologized for her. This, it was thought, would end the matter, but as soon as the officers had returned to their regiment, the colonel’s conduct became so offensive that Capt. eBrilinlg resigned, and in spite of the pleadings of the war office, and even of King Oscar himself, made the whole matter public by bringing the civil ac- tion that is now awaiting trial. The Swedish press applauds Capt. Berling for his action in going to the civil courts. It is asserted that it is high time the rottenness of the present army system is exposed, especially as regards the bullying of subalterns by command- ing officers.” TAB ON STRANGERS. How They Register Strangers in Norwegian Hotels. Norway has a new law relating to the control of travelers and strangers gen- errally. It went into force July 1. The law requires landlords to report to the chief of police the arrival and business of all strangers. A separate book must be kept in which must be placed in nu- merical order the names of all strang~ ers, with the date of their arrival, pro- fession, home, the place of their last so- journ, destination, date of departure, ete. Any traveler refusing to furnish this information will be denied londg- ing.s. The book is open to the inspec- tion of the police at all times. A for- eigner desiring to take unp his perma nent home in Norway must personally present himself to the highest police official in the place and give assurances of his abolity to support himself. Wouldn’t Marry Them. Two Danish Clergymen have attained some notoriety by refusing to officiate at the marriage of Count Sponneck ana Mme. Van Gortz. The count, who is well known in Denmark, was for a long time a Scotland Yarg detective in London, and was one of the most relia- ble men on the force. He was always to be found at the swell clubs and at race courses mingling with the best of English society. The. woman, however, does not stand so high socially. She has traveled much. The man whose name she bears is said to have found her behind a buffet in a Transvaal res- taurant, married her and then conven- iently died, leaving her a fortune of over 2,000,000 kroner. She has bought one of the finest estates in Denmark. Saw a Sea Monster. ‘Three reputable citizens of Aalesund, Norway, who had been out fishing in the sea, report having seen a strange sea monster. It appeared to them about a quarter of @ mile away, bob- bing up twelve or thirteen times, often showing from twenty-five to thirty feet of its body. It had much the appear- ance of a serpent. It was black all over and created a great commotion in the water. A great many others saw the creature, but at a’ much greater dis- tance, and could not give as accurate a description of its appearance and movements- Sentenced to Shun Liquor. ‘Of all the unique sentences by a court of justice, the one credited to Judge Paul Sveistrup, in Samsoe, Denmark, will probably long stand alone. After convicting a young man who, under the influence of liquor, had cut a com- rade with a knife, the judge decreed that the prisoner should not drink in- toxicating liquors and should be on probation under the observation of the police. The sentence was so unusual, and as doubt has been expressed con- cerning the court’s authority to pass such a sentence, the order has been ap- pealed to a higher court. If it stands the courts may soon be busy in making total abstainers in Denmark. ‘The Danish schooner Anna was de- stroyed by fire while on its way from Aalburg to Gottenburg. The cargo, compored of naptha, exploded with great violence. The captain and one member of the crew lost their lives, but the others were saved. More Gold at Finma * Another gold find has been made in Finmarkes, Northern Norway. It was made by a mining company which has been prospecting for three or four years near Sargiok. The gold is re- markably free from impurities, the nuggets being 9 per cent pure and the sand averaging 95. A Mr. Anderson, who has worked in the Klondike, is the leader of the expedition and will have charge of the excavations and washing. Dr. Rausch, who is undertaking a ge- ological exploration in Northern Nor- way, will visit the gold fields. Capital Gossip BITS OF NEWS GATHERED AT + $T. PAUL, (Special Correspondence.) The state board of corrections and charities, which will be dissolved at the end of this month, in its eighteen years of existence has assisted in raising Minnesota from one of the lowest in the list of states in the number of poor farms to one of the highest. Of all the Western States Minnesota ranks first in the quality and care of. its jails. ‘When the board began work there was scarcely a first-class jail or lock-up in the state. Since then 45 jails and 350 lock-ups have been uilt, most of which were supervised by the board. The old jails were unsanitary, poorly lighted and ventilated. They were in- fested with vermin and so badly built that jail-breaking was ve>y frequent. The cremation of prisoners was not uncommon. In the regulations many changes have been made and a prisoner is more of a prisoner and less of a guest than formerly. The prisoners were permit- ted formerly to eat at a table togeth- er in the corridor and to play cards. The jails thus became the lounging places of young tramps, who. found winter shelter and food. Now the pris- oners are kept in their cells, separated from their fellows. The tramp hotel system has been broken up. An instance of jail management un- der the old plan is seen in the story told of the visit years ago by Mr. Hart, an early member of the board, to the county jail at Beaver Falls, The jail was set upon a hill, far above the town, and Mr. Hart climbed the hill only to find no one in charge. He returned to town, sought out the dep- uty sheriff, and, introducing himself, asked for the key. The deputy went into the house and returned, followed by.a man. “Here, Mr. Hart,” said the deputy, “this is the prisoner; he has the key.” Under the management of the board a close inspection of jails has been kept, and the counties have been in- duced to build plain, fire-proof and burglar-proof jails and to keep them clean and wholesome. The same work will be carried on by the board of con- trol when it assumes charge. tee Several samples of milk tainted by ragweed have been left at the dairy and food department for analysis un- der the supposition that they con- tained chemical preservatives. The complaint in each case was that the milk left a distinct copper taste in the mouth. This was so offiensive in some eases that children could not be in- duced to drink it. The chemist of the commission is unable to find anything the matter with the milk chemically, and he says that the taste comes from the weed. As an illustration of the sensitiveness of milk to foul odors, Commissioner McConnell cited the ex- perience of a Maine farmer who had a skunk under his bern. He was a dairyman and shipped butter to Bos- ton. The skunk was driven from be- neath the barn as soon as possible, but not until some milking had been done. When the butter was made there was no offensive odor, and it was shipped to Boston and sold. When, however, the butter was spread upon hot pan- cakes and melted the odor of the skunk in Maine was clearly perceptible. Commissioner McCornell explains that ragweed is not uncommon at this time of the year, when the pastures are low, although farmers have been warned against it and are trying to eradicate the pest from their fields. The milk from a single cow that has eaten ragweed will taint the product of an entire herd and encourage the idea among patrons that they are poisoned with chemical ingredients. tas Inspector Chappell of the dairy food department was recently the cause of @ peculiar complication in the town of Childs, Winkin county. Mr. Chappell found that the consta- ble, who runs a store at Childs, was carrying a line of unlabeled baking powders. He had the constable brought before the justice of the peace and the justice fined him $25 and costs, But the justice was a storekeeper, and Mr. Chappell found that he was carrying a larger stock of illegal goods than the constable. So the constable and the inspector had the justice as storekeeper summoned before. himself as justice, where he pleaded guilty and fined himself $25. The constable and justice agreed to waive the costs and call the deal even. Judge Lewis has filed an order sus- taining the defendant’s demurrer in the case of the Minneapolis & St. Louis railway against August T. Koerner as state treasurer. The road sued to restrain Mr. Koerner from col- lecting a 3 per cent gross earnings tax on a short line of railroad near New Ulm, purchased by the St. Louis road some time ago. The New Ulm road had a franchise fixing the tax it was to pay at 1 per cent up to a certain time, then 2 per cent, and finally 3 per cent. When the sale was made, how- ever, the road was at once taxed on a basis of 3 per cent, and this action the court has now sustained. The Christie brick block, the Miller brick block, Reichort’s brick store and @ dozen or more fine residences are nearing completion at Long Prairie. The amount of building this year ex- ceeds even that of last year, and busi- ness of all legitimate kinds never was better. E. H. Shelidon, secretary of the Oceanic Steamship company and of several of Spreckels’ Hawaiian sugar plantations, is dead at San Francisco from a shock foliowing a surgical ope- ration. Havana, July 30. — The government has offered a reward of $1,000 for the capture, dead or alive, of Lino Lima, a bandit who has been operating in the Matanzes and Havana provinces. There has been for the last three months a standing reward of $500 for Lima’s head. | . Had a Right to a Deal. ‘According to reports, strenuous ef- forts are to be made to suppress gam- | bling frauds on the ocean steamers. It is said to have attained disgraceful Propertions. The victims ‘e many, and the card-sharpers are bold and de- fiant. This recalls'a story which ola Capt. Judkins, of the Cunard line—in his day the most famous of Atlantic captains—used to tell. There were stringent rules against gambling on the Cunarders, but there was another com- pany that was most lenient in the mat- ter. One day a hot game was in progress on one of the boats of the latter line. There were several lookers-on, among them the ship’s captain, who had come in for a moment. Another bystander noticed that one of the players, while dealing, dealt himself cards from the bottom of the pack and fortified him- self for four aces. Shocked at the fraud, the bystander looked at the cap- tain; but the captain gave no sign of having seen the trick. Pulling him away from the table, the bystander said: 4 “Did you see that, captain?” “See what?” was the retort. “Why, that fellow dealt himself four aces!” “Well, wasn’t it his deal?’”—New York World. Six Doctors This Time. South Bend, Ind., July 29th:—Six dit- ferent doctors treated Mr, J. O. Lande- man of this place for Kidney Trouble. He had been very ill for three years, and he despaired of ever being well. Somebody suggested Dodd’s Kidney Pills. Mr. Landeman used two boxes. He is completely cured, and besides los~ ing all his Kidney Trouble, his general health is much better than it has been for years. No case that has occurred in. St. Joseph county for half a century has created such a profound sensation, and Dodd’s Kidney Pills are being well ad- vertised, as a result of their wonderful cure of Mr. Landeman’s case. Hide-Bound. ‘Ascum—What are you so down upon the English for? Cassidy—Why shouldn’t I? Look at the stories they do be teliin’ about thim. Ascum—Yes; but they tell stories about the Irish, too, which you say are lies. Cassidy—Aye! but all the lies they tell about the English are true.—Phila- delphia Press. PATENTS. List of Patents Issued to Northwes Northwestern Inventors. Daniel §. Coffey, St. Paul, Minn., copy holder; Andrew M. Erickson, Bar- rett, Minn., cutter; George Hurd, Al- bert Lea, Minn., box; Henry G. Roth, Minneapolis, Minn., display fixture; Perley E. 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