Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 25, 1902, Page 3

WHAT SETTLERS IN SASKATOHEWAN VALLEY HAVE TO SAY. Formerly from the United States. Rosthern, July 8th, 1900. Frank Pedley, Esq., Superintendent of Immigration: Sir:—We, the undersigned, settlers in Saskatchewan, Township 43, Range 6, beg to submit the following letter: Ws came from Springfield, BonHomme County, S. Dakota, in the spring of 1899, and settled where we now reside. Ws had considerable crop last year. We put in on new breaking, and it was very good, and this year, 1900, our cror is excellent. Our wheat will yield about twenty bushels to the acre; the oats and barley are also very good, and our potatoes and root crop are all that could be desired. We consider this a fine country, and we are glad ‘we came, as our prospects could not be better. A poor man will get @ ‘stake in this country much -quicker than in Dakota. We are yours, respectfully: John H. Schultz, M. A. Goshen, 8. Gors, B. H. Dirks, C. D. Unry, P. Unry and A. Ratzlief. All from South Dakota, U.S. A. New Machine Gun for England. Considerable interest is being caused in military circles on account of the in- vention of a new form of machine gun, which is said to be capable of firing bullets at the same rate as a Maxim, but with a range of 6,000 yards. Such & weapon, if its performances are rea}- ly equal to what is claimed for it, would revolutionize the whole science of artillery, and, in fact, render the or- dinary field guns nearly useless. The bullet is said to be 5-inch caliber and the cartridge is a very lengthy one.— London Mail. A Swedish Marriage Custom. The Scandinavian bridegroom gives his betrothed a prayer book, and many other gifts, which usually include a geose. She, in turn, gives him, espe- cially in Sweden, a shirt, and this he invoriably wears on his wedding day. Afterward he lays it away, and under no circumstances of state or poverty will he wear it again while alive. But he wears it in his grave, and there are Sweds who earnestly believe not only in the resurrection of the body, but in the veritable resurrection of the of the betrothal shirts of such husbands who have never broken their marriage vows. ‘The Swedish widower muct destroy, on the eve of his second marriage, the wedding shirt his first wife gave him.— Woman's Home Companion. These are Plain Words. Marshfield, Mo., Jan. 20th.—Mr. J. F. King of this place makes the following statement: “I have suffered untold agony for twenty years with Lame Back and Acute Kidney Disease, and in that time have never been two days together clear of misery, and for some of the time I could not walk a step or even up. st spring, after trying many doc- tors, and every remedy that could be thought of, I began a treatment of Dodd’s Kidney Pills. The good results were almost immediate, and for the last seven months I have seen more comfort and pleasure than I have for twenty years before. “Any one with Kidney Disease or Lame Back, that will not try Dodd’s Kidney Pills deserves to suffer.” Willing Enough, “ ‘Dear Sir,’” the coal dealer read the message aloud, ‘please send a ton of stove coal to my house at once with vbill—’” “Land sakes, boss!’ exclaimed the colored gentleman who had brought the note, "ll hab to gib me sumfin to tote hit in. “What's the matter wit you?” “Why, I’m Bill, da’s w’at.”—Philadel- phia Press. Largest growers of Clover, Timothy and Grasses. Ournorthern grown Clover, for vigor, frost and drouth resisting properties, hasjustly become famous. # SUPERIOR CLOVER, bu. $5.90; 109 Ibs. $9.8 LaCrosse Prime Clover, bu. $5.60; 100 Ibs. $9.20 Samples Clover, Timothy and Grasses and great Catalog mailed you for $c postage. JOHN A. SAIZE SEED Co.é @La Crosse, Wis. THE CONTENTED FARMER is the man who never has a failure in crops, gets splendid returns for his labors, and has ribest social and relig- fous advantages, to- gether with splendid lands of Western Can- ada, which comprises eat grain and ssniboia, Alberta Exceptional advantages and Saskatche and low rates of fare are given to those desir- ous of inspecting the fail grant lands. The handsome forty page Atlas of Western Can- ada sent free to ail applicants. Apply to F. Pediey, Superintendent Immigration, Ottawa, Canada: or to Ben Davies, 315 Jackson St., St. Paul, Minn... ort. Q. Currie, Callahan Bldg., Mil- Waukee, Wis., Canadian Government Agents. wan. CAPSIGUM VASELINE (PUT UP LN COLLAPSIBLE TUBES ) A aubstitute for and superior to mustard or any other plaster, and will not blister the most delicate skis. ‘The pain-allaying and f curative qualities of this article are wonder- ful. It will stop the toothache at once, and relieve headache and sciatica. We recom- mend it as the best and safest external counter-ifritant known, also as an external remedy for pains in the chest and stomach and all rheumatic, neuralgic and gouty com- plaints. A trial will prove what we claim for it, and it will be found to be invaluable in the household. Many people say “it isthe best of all of your preparations.” Price 15 cents, at all druggists or other dealers, or by sending this amount to usin postage stamps j we will send you a tube by mail. No article should be accepted by the public unless the f same carries our ‘abel, as otherwise it is not genuine. E. FG. a 17 State Street, New yorE Orr, 1902. ALL ELSE Fall h byrup. ‘Tastes Good. Use § in time. | Sold by druggista, THE LAND OF THE SKI. J. A. Nyman Writes of Winter Sports in Seandinavi: in. The English magazine, Travel, in its January number, has an interesting talk with J. A. Nyman, of the Swedish railway department, on ‘tha winter sports of Scandinavia, particularly, those popular at Stockholm. Winter sports are assiduously followed in all Scandinavia. The weather is quite cold, but it is not trying, even to weak per- sons. There are no very great varia- tions of temperature, and the air being dry, the cold is not felt nearly so much as where the air is damp. “One of the most popular sports is coasting,” says Mr. Nyman. “It is not the same as snow tobogganing, but is practiced on ice runways. The tobog- gens are again a foot high and a foot and a half broad, on steel runners, and they are steered with a pole from eight to twelve feet long. “Then, of course, we have skating, ice-sailing and ice-yachting. We have exceptionally good opportunities for the sport in Stockholm on account of the large lakes and ponds and inlets of the sea, which are frozen over in winter. The ice is kept in excellent condition, being watered every night. Frequently you can see a number of people dancing on skates} and executing quadrilles, waltzes and polkas on the ice. The whole scene {s brilliant, and the for- eigner who has never witnessed it will find it exceedingly novel and interest- ing “Ice-safling {s also very much prac- ticed. It is managed with ‘sails stretched on a frame of bamboo sticks, which are fixed on the back so that they can be set in any way desired, to tack or beat up or drive before the wind. It is very curious to see a num- ber of people skating about with these large white sails spread, and looking like immense birds. “Then thcre is ice-yachting with a sort of snow plow on steel runners, which has a rudder, mast and sails. and is managed like an ordinary sail boat. Sometimes you can see these yachts skimming over the ice at a quicker pace than that of any train. “The most chiracteristic diversions of Sweden are ski-running and ski-jump- ing. Skis were first used in Sweden as a convenient way of getting about when the ground was several feet deep in snow, but of late years ski-ing has be- come a regularly organized pastime. The length of the ski averages from eight to eleven feet, and the left one is generally from one to two feet shorter than the right. to prevent the skis from catching in each other and throwing the runner down when he has to turn sud- denly. At Stockholm last year the ski- jumping competitions took place on a very steep hill, about 160 feet high, leading nown to the level surface of the lake at Saltsjoebaden. About half-way down the hill there is a ledge from which the runners jump, making many famous leaps. A very exciting variation to this sport is to go ski-driving after horses or rein- deer. In this sport the person really makes a sleigh of himself, standing still on the skis, while the animal pulls one along by means of the reins.” IS IT THE TRANSLATION? English of Bjornsen’s “Beyond Hu- ‘man Power” Doesn’t Take. There must be something #aulty in the English translation of Bjornson’s “Beyond Human Power.” It has been well received in Germany and France, put the performances in English have never secured much recognition. The students of the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts produced Part 1 of the play a few days ago. Of that perform- ance the New York Sun’s dramatic re- viewer wrote: “Last week’s production by the acad- emy students of ‘Pastor Sang,’ a trans- Jation from the Norwegian of Bjornst- jerne Bjorrston, showed another play with a valuable first part and a worth- less second part. The exhibition of a ped-ridden woman, suffering acutely from a nervous disease, was distress- fully engrossing, as a reasonably-close imiation of expiring life and approach- ing death is bound to be. And the re- ligto-psychologic espect of the case, as seen in the husband’s pathetically-futile resort to ‘Christian Science,’ did not fail to impress the audience, much as the author had intended it. It would not be fair for Mrs. Patrick Campbell to prejudge this play unfavorably prior to her appearance here in it. Very likely she may compel us to shrink and shiver by her representation of the death- marked woman; and, possibly, the long discussion of faith and cure, as given by her actors, may not be tedious.” PMSA OAS BASE TS LUNDGREN OVER-ZEALOUS, Head of Veterinary Institute of Swe- den Is Removed. Prof. Ludgren, head of the veterinary institute of Sweden, has been dismissed, for the reason that his report on his Jong tour of inspection and study was very distasteful to those above him. He was granted a stipend to study veter- inary matters in foreign countries. He found a great deal which would be of great benefit to the institute. In his re- port he called atteution to many excel- Jent features which could be adopted in Sweden. He also criticised, very sharp- ly, the antiquated and impracticable methods employed in Sweden. He be- lieved it to be his duty to recommmend reforms, but was soon undeceived. It was conceded that there was nothing wrong in his views, but he erred greatly fn ernbodying them in his report. He exceeded his authority in doing so, and, therefore, had to go. Prof. Lundgren is recognized as an able man and thor- oughly devoted to his science, which makes his removal seem all the more ridiculous. he ae Changed Fortanesc. L. O Smith, at one time one of the wealthy men of Sweden, and a liberal giver to all worthy institutions and movements, is living in Stockholm in straitened circumstances. He trans- ferred large fortions of his fortune to his family, and with the remainder speculated in Tranvaal gold miines, los- ing all on account of the war. His fam- ily has offered him an arnuity of 12,000 kroner, but he is not satisfied, and threatens suit. In Far Northland. _HUNTING THE POLE. Capt. Sverdrup and the Fram Are Thought to Be. Robert Stein, secretary of the United States Geological survey, who has re- cently returned from an expedition in Arctic waters, has sent to Minister Grip in Washington, a box of mail intended for the Sverdrup party, which is on board the Fram somewhere in the northern seas. The box was’ intrusted to Lieut. Peary, who turned it over to Mr. Stein, as he was destined for Cape Sabine, where the Sverdrup party had wintered. He failed to connect with or find any trace of the party. He be- lieves that the expedition has proceeded westward, with the intention of re- turning via Bering straits, or that it was sought to drift across the pole. hoping for better success than when Sverdrup accompanied Nansen. ‘When Capt. Sverdrup left Norway it was freely intimated that he would try to reach the pole. Publicly it was an- nounced that he was only to make a modest little exploring trip along the coast of Greenland, to visit the hitherto unchartered coasts but the Fram was czrefully provisioned for a four-years’ cruise, ani experienced navigators sus- pected at once that the sturdy Viking was after the great prize—the North pole. NOBEL’S FAMILY. An Old and Respected Line in Swe- den. On account of his long residence in Russia and also on account of his name, many have conceived the idea that Dr. Alfred Nobel was not of Swedish origin; but his family is an old one in Sweden, and has been traced back to the seven- teenth century. The name was origin- ally derived from Noebbeloef, a smail parish in Torna district, province of Skanne. It was Latinized into Nobellus. according to a custom very prevalent in those days among people of learning, and in more recent times was pro- nounced Nobell, with the first syllable short. One of the most distinguished mem- bers of the family was Peter Nobellus, a high magistrate, who was born about 1600, and who married a sister of Olof Rudbeck, the author of “Atlantica,” a most original work. ‘ MUST LEARN RUSSIAN. Revision of Course of Study in Fin- nish Schools. Russia declares the Finns must learn Russian, and has ordered a revision of the course of study for the next school year, so as to give time for a thorough instruction in Russian in the element- ary schools. The question of introducing the Greek Catholic religion into Finland is being discussed. It will only be a matter of time when Greek Catholic priests will be found in that country in large num- bers. Three newspapers in Finland have been permanently suppressed by the censor. They are the Jvranko, Kokko- la and Fornio, Six others have been suspended for pericds ranging from one to five months, ard several others have been warned to be more careful in the future. ? “Slandered His Native Land.” Prof. Morgenstjerne of Norway uni- versity, has been called to account for his article in the French periodical. Re- vue du Drot Publique et de la Science Politique, in which he seeks to present the political situation in Norway. It is written from the standpoint of an ultra- Conservative, and is said to be such a distortion of facts as to tend to cause serious misapprehension. The church department has demanded an explana- tion of what they term a slander against Norway. Even the students held a big indignation meeting and, in speeches and resolutions, sharply criti- ciséd their professor. Norway Snowbonnd. A heavy snow storm covered South- ern Norway with several feet of snow during Christmas week, and trains were stalled. Trains out from Christi- ania on Christmas Day for the west were sncw-bound at Roken, Asker and Heggedal. A snow plow with three en- gines was seht out to relieve them, and stuck fast in a cut. The passengers on the trains lived as they could for three days before the line was finally opened. Mme. Clemence Royer, who has achieved some fame in the world of selence, protests against the award of the Nobel prize for chemical research to Prof. van Hoff. The discoveries he ts credited with, she says, were made by herself, and were publicly announced py her some forty years ago, in her lec- tures in Lausanne. Here and There. Prof. E. A. Key, a noted pathologist, died at Stockholm Dec. 27, aged sixty- nine years. He founded a separate in- stitute for pathology in 1867, and contin- ued his researches and studies. Togeth- er with Prof. Retzins, he completed a large work on the anatomy of the nerv- ous system. He was honored by many scientific societies, and was recognized as an authority. Germany is becoming greatly inter- ested in skis. In the Hartz mountain district two hours weekly are devoted to instruction in running on skis. A big tournament is to be held at St. And- reasberg, Feb. 15-17, and many Norwe- gian champions have entered in the prize contests. Peter Jorgensen, a retired pilot of Co- penragen, and his wife, Marie Eliza- beth, celebrated the sixty-fifth anniver- sary of their marriage on Jan. 8. Al- though upwards of ninety years of age, the old people are still active and in possession of all their faculties. Charler H. Hoaglund, who died last week in Chicage, was one of the leading Swedish-Americans ‘in Illinois. With the aid of Edward and Westman and Wm. S. Husand-r, he organized nearly all the Swedish Republican clubs in the Windy City. He was a justice of the peace at the time of his death. Norway boasts of being~better sup- plied with tel2phones than any other country in the world. Of every 1,000 in- habitants oyrr fourteen have "phones. Sweden, Switzerland aad Denmark rank high, while in France and Austria there is only about one ‘phone to every 1,000 inhabitants. x 2 cciiteatorees ate _, Russell Sage’s “Warm Side.” A group of men, eminent in the financial world, were talking in the Lawyers’ club, last week, about getting on the “warm side” of Russell Sage, when a prominent operator said: “Well, it’s my opinion that the man who gets on the “warm side” of Uncle Russell will want a fur-lined overcoat and ear-laps, and then he’ll be likely to be frost-bitten.”—New York Times. A Perforating Device. The problem ‘or a simple and success- ful perforating device for job presses has been solved by a St. Paul man. The article is being placed on the market by the Kane Perforating Co. of St. Paul, Minn. Hazerding a Guess. Della—Phwat is this copper company that the man o’ the house does be talk- in’ about so much? Bridget—Shure, Oi suppose ’tis a po- licema.’s union, no less.—Philadelphia Press. His Unrelenting Mood. “And now that you are through col- lege, what are you going to do?” asked a friend of the youthful candidate. “I shall study medicine,” was the grave reply of the young man. “But isn’t that profession already overcrowded?” asked the friend. “Possibly it is,” answered the know- ing youth, “but I propose to study med- icfné, just the same, and those who are already in the profession will have to take their chances.”—Tit-Bits, er. Bend for trial botel treatis Dak. HL Soh Streot” Philadelphia, Fs" FITS Resraays Paty peated In mythology, no god falls in love with Minerva. A mannish woman only attracts a feminine man. PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are fast to sunlight, washing and rubbing. Sold by druggists; 10c per package. If a man has too much push it some- times requires a long, steady pull to get him out. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.' For childrén teething, softens the gums, reduces tn- ‘flammation, allays pain, cures wind colic.’ 25ca bottle. 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