Show NEWS S SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS HAP HAP- IN FAR OFF ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME Resume of the Most Important Events In Sw Sweden den Norway and Denmark Denmark- Of Interest to to- the Scandinavians In America DENMARK In the harbor of ot Randers a piece ot of work is going on which always keeps keep a large crowd of spectators at the place New breakwaters are to be built But before this can be done the theold theold theold old piling must be removed This is done by a steamer In the following mann manner r A heavy chain is put aroun around the pile under the water and fastened to the prow of the steamer which has bas been lowered as much as possible After Atter this is done the stern stem of the steamer Is loaded by means of ot water being pumped Into it At first the pile does not stir But after a little while the strain becomes too great and the bottom of the harbor yields inch by inch until finally the pile slips up through the water with a a Jump The name of the steamer is Bjorn bear and the people call It Dentist Bjorn The Danish on June 5 5 the anniversary of the signing of the first constitution by Frederick VII in 1849 unanimously passed the new constitution constitution constitution tion which confers conters the suffrage on women and abolishes the special electoral electoral electoral elec elec- toral heretofore privileges exercised by the wealthier classes The king signed the constitution in the afternoon after after- noonA noon noon- A large number of ot women composed of ot all classes marched to the palace where King Christian received a deputation deputation deputation tation which in behalf of the women of ot Denmark thanked him for their political political po po- emancipation A deputation of women women also went to the and thanked the government for tor conferring the franchise on women The king gave a reception to the members of the Three Germans who described themselves themselves themselves them them- selves as C. C Gumprecht and T. T Hauff of pf New York and H H. H Haan of Copenhagen Copenhagen Copen Copen- hagen were arrested at Den Den- mark They are reported to have been concerned in a plan to effect the escape escape es es- es cape of the interned German officers rs of ot the two Zeppelins which were wrecked last February off orr the Danish coast Soldiers who are owners or managers manag manag- ers of ot farms or gardens or-gardens are permitted to spend from one to three weeks at home in order to tend to their most necessary spring work The military authorities go by the recommendations of the local governments in this matter mat mat- ter SWEDEN It is Just two hundred years since Sweden issued d what was popularly called distress coins Wars had depleted depleted depleted de de- de- de the national treasury and copper coins were Issued in place of so many mallY silver dollars worth about four fifty cents The business men did not accept accept the copper copper coins at their face value and the government had n no end of ot trouble in getting out of ot the dif dif- It was as Baron George Henrik von Gortz who was responsible for this way of ot building up the credit of ot the country The king Karl XII I seems to have realized the shakiness of the Gortz plan but he finally indorsed it itin ItIn itin in a half hearted halfhearted hearted way But neither the picture of the king nor the arms of ot Sweden appeared on the coins At this day years later Sweden Sweden- has no war of ot her own But ev even n now the war amongst her neighbors has affected af at affected her finances so far tar as to compel com corn pel her to issue one krone 27 cents treasury notes which would not have been thought of ot if it had not been for forthe forthe forthe the war It should be added however that the present bills are entirely different different dif dif- ferent from and Infinitely safer than the Gortz copper coins Of years ago A summer school is In operation in East This would not have been mentioned if it had been an ordinary ordinary ordinary nary school of ot that kind But the main branches taught seem to be geology geology geol geol- ogy the history of ot literature the art artof artof artof of painting and local government The teachers are accomplished scholars A very interesting archeological find has been made in Tensta parish Upp Upp- land It is a n burial chamber lined with wood and dating from the second century century cen cen- tury of the Christian era Close by is also a cremation tomb from the same period Both tombs contained bronze objects of ot Roman origin So called So-called called war bread is now on the market In ten or more of ot the largest cities clUes of ot Sweden and other cities are expected expect d to be added The price is a trifle rifle over five cents a pound for large loaves and still more for small loaves Three of ot the children of ot Rev and Mrs G G. G Hornstrom of are attending attending at at- tending the university and two more are ready to enter This means that next year they will have five children at the university One of them is a girl Irl |