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Show !he pap opt. Interesting Jew? fronj plveden, JopwbiJ and DenmBi 5U EDK V. A snow shower In Jcmlland brought myriads of small worms along with It and no one seems to know whence Ihey came. A brewing company just organized at Gothenburg w 111 only turn out beer w hlch does not contain over i per cent of alcohol. An organization called the Society for the Welfare of Seden is endeavoring to turn the current of emigration to Norrland. I du aril Schmidt, tho Sivcdish-Vor w eglan consul general nt Merlin, has been an 1 1 nted court banker of tho Empress of Germany. The king has appointed ncommltlecto distribute the $13,500 appropriated for Ihusuppoit oftluTercntuttisans who arc (0 attend the World's Fair in Chicago. ' The llluc Cross," n kind of temperance temper-ance organization, which has had a fair run In Switzerland and ceitaln Gciman localities, has just gained a footing lu Gothenburg. Mr Modlg.ofAlwastra, has christened hlstwclfih son "Charles the Twelfth." In the same neighborhood a peasant called his twelfth daughter "Tolftina" (Twelfthlna). A fire In 3 store at Kodcros, Smaa-lenene, Smaa-lenene, Norway, gained such headway when discovered, that several men who were present did not dare to enter the building to save the goods. Not so Tilda IU) ntesil. ittcr, n Swedish gul from '1 agetorp. 1 lav Ing broken the sash of a window by means of balancc-n eight, she entered the store and saved goods to the value of,fioo Among othe objects sho took out a desk, which it had taken (wo men to handle, 'I he brave gltl came out of tho ordeal un harmed, and die will receive a hand some rew ard for her performance. NORWAY. The annual consumption of Intoitcanti In Norway is estimated by tho lnin cmii' lu represent a value of about -7 000,000, of which something like a 300,000 Is In liquor nnd Sj.000 twain beer, 1 o this should be ndded tho wine consumed, not n very large quantity, however, and the cost of handling tlie goods nnd the profit on il made by middle men Tho Norwegian hcritng Is bclrg distanced In torclgil markets by the Swedish product, the latter being cured nnd packedvvith more care anil accord Ing to tlio best modem methods, while the Norwegian exporters me slovenly and caielcss, their barrels In partiailar being poorly constructed The matter Is of no little importance, the great Interior In-terior markets on the continent arc gradually being lost, and new markets Mill hardly open as long as no steps are taken to Improve tho goods nnd presen' them In n condition acceptable to the customers. UIISMAKK. The Norwegian painter, Grohwoldt, will spend tlie winter at Copenhagen. The sculptor Niels llogh has sold his statuo called "The God of Song" lo n rich merchant for ft.oSo. I.udvvlg Koch. wio was the captain of a steamer on Congo river In Africa for i'ui-c rs, has relumed to his homo In Denmark to take n rest. Through pasengcr trains from Copenhagen Copen-hagen lu Christ! mil now rover the distance between those two cities in 20 hours. The cars aru of course cariicd across the sound on ferries. The barbers ofCopenhagcn are having n good deal of trouble A majority of them have agreed to charge from A lo 4 cents for shaving. Hut n number nf scabs arc charging only 1 cents. The union barbers are now discussing tlie feasibility nf freezing out the scabs by opening n few timporsry shops, charging only one cent per shai c. |
