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Show Creditable to ttin Swede, Passaic, N. J., City lie ord. Councilman George F". Swain, who recently returned from a visit abroad, makes the following statement: "I spent some time in Sweden and noticed many peculiarities among the people. 1 never heard a Swede swear, use harsh or profane language, abuse a beast of burden or show a spark of cruelty in any form." As an sxamplo of the remarkable re-markable tenderness of tho Swedes of today lie tells an incident refated to him by General Thomas, tho American Minister at Stockholm. General Thomas, while out riding ono day, met a peasant, going to the woods with a porcupine in a basket. Upon boing questioned the peasant said he found it stranded on the road and fearing that some one would harm it ho was taking it to the woods. |