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Show itiotcuiitit lianghofi of Copenhagen liu-7 donated il u':iH (o il ; tTMiunt charitable institutions. Tim CoiiwrvatiiM of (Ji'in-iiliuHen nn goitj lo i.titrt a now puut'r in April. Tin' bijist pcpliir U in Uiniunik U ilm oi!! sdncdltig rn-ar Sts-ud.riip Sli.iiJ. ftilifiUU i-i r!iont liitt Ujid atid tin'uuiiVrt mi a ft I K'Pl from tlift ground &i fnt. Ni:iUh !iii;s I Our ria;ular letter by the t'hiciig Sc.-iPdiuaviim Xewr Bureau: HVfDKX. The geueral oonrt ball which nsually :akfs place on the king's tiirihday, J.iu nary 21. was inhibii.il. Tlueo hundred and ten (ieodo eruigratrtl lo Anif-riei .! .mi .i SI, by nay of Gothenburg. The ( iililii: nchoolM of Stockholm have been close! on account of tlin widespread epidemic, iuUiieuz raging iu the city iiieio is a lilile real estate boom going on at present in Stockholm, property in the iij'iis'ailro suliurO having doubled iu alue (lining the laid two nioaihe. ..veden Ins 551 bieneiies all of which me tloiiifr.a splciulid buninestt. Experts declare that the beer brewed in Sweden is fully i:s ;.;oo I if not belter than that imported from uermany. People live generally very lii.h in Stockholm, and ninny regard it as a crime to save anything any-thing of what iliey earn. A notorious. puhlicns- named Vinrath, who failed the tther day, was no exception to the iule. His assets were 27 cents; liabilities liabil-ities $T(T.8iS. Tho number of lepers in Sweden is reported to be 07,41 men and 2d womeu. nio.-t of whom -were boru in five province of Gesirikland. A new furnace for chairing peat has been, invented in-vented sud imilt by K. Nobel, of Gelo. Aeforii.n-; to Mr. Nooel's method the peat needs no 'preliminary preparation aiid is so coiupleteiy chaired that when it is it -ed for fuel 'not even a traeo of siooke is visible. Several ttlieets and 1 t-oiiih-rs iu the Swedish anny desired to Oi'gotuiM a tduo ribbon temperance society As long as they are In the serv ice. liflnv-ver, they nre not allowed to wear bine ribbons, and it has been pivpo;ed lo svltHitute the ribbon by a blue ring. v Tiie socalists in Sweden are stronger than ever before. The rea.-on for this is without (doubt to le found in the widespread dissatisfaction which has grown with ek-jwriog .apl-dity .apl-dity during the last three yeara among the lubtriag calsses of the country. Sweden which has heretofore suffered perfect inhunuidity ironi socialistic irouldes. fsfdi itself . suddenly confronted con-fronted with a iull-fleged and vigerous problem from this disturbing source. Tho socialistic f.gitators' have- fonnd one.of the most fruitful fields for tboir labor. Whi'e the Swedieh -skilled or n:i-l.iilid workman iiag an absoiute dciestatit.it or horror of nfiything that savors of anarchy, ho neverthelass has a full appreciation of hia worth and vi- lne as a nteful member in the cora-muiiity cora-muiiity end expects full privileges of I.U. f-iii. ush-p.- Ihe chUi JjiBcuitj. i hich the laboring classes in trie past have had to contend with was l&ck.of concerted action and of unity cf por-lse. por-lse. Thid has been gradually changed Si.'l now the Swedish artisan, mechanic, arid iidiorer have a formidable array of trades unions and protectiva societies, ainidy al'i.' to compel obstinate and un-leasotiabie un-leasotiabie capital to make -concessions to ice liert-tofore snubbed though mighty power, labor. Tha -most .gratifying .grati-fying result of ibia ia that the voice of the people is heard, and what U almost hotter it U listened ..to with respectfnl attention in circles .'tere it formerly was received with enetrkig intolerance Never presumptions ur overbearing In his demand or demeanor, Hie Swedish workman of to-day commands respe 't fn ui all classes, hecanse of the riuiet jet firm methods wh'uh always are employed to bring about desired results. There are no meetings in Stockholm where blatant fiannel-monthed dema-gnfrnes dema-gnfrnes harangue hearing t oisterous words. No secret meetings or hum-iiui'jyeiy hum-iiui'jyeiy of any kind is tolerated, rverytbinpr is condnctfd' open and a'tove board, and the socialism in Sweden Swe-den seems therefore to be resting, at least at present, on a very solid foundation. I.'ENMAKK A great Scandinavian seootiug tournament tourn-ament will be held at Christiania An- j gust 7-14 of the present year. Consul A. F. Gojvel! a prominent citizen of Molde. died the other day at tho age of 62 year?. Wolve'2 nre'veiy numerous iu Sane 11 1 khen. and during the present w inter they have killed lots of cattle for the pior farmers. The Aker shin building works ai Christiania have turned out idehi steamships and twelve steam en-sines en-sines during lsiil. The king has ap-p ap-p . luted a com.miitee for the purpose of coiwideiitiL' the fiiestion of Norway's represent ationa at the Colnmbian tx po-iiion- A steamer laft for America the other day by way of Raugesund. Its ceo (;0 consistt-il of 3.500 barrels of Nw-v.cttian Nw-v.cttian herring, colush and other peculiar pecu-liar delicacies. The cities of Christiana Christi-ana and lietiren are soon to be connected connect-ed by tel.-i houe. The line will be run by vaoi Kinihur,!- through Xnmedsl and over n.iiiiai.gervidddu. The num l-er of pnbil.-i iu t he district f-cheols of Christiauifiis 10,000- Three yrars ago the number was one thousand less. The ship which is being built for Hr Nan-en's espulition to the North pole is ts be lighted by electricity, the dynamo dy-namo ami other apparatus (a be nsed fur tha! purpose having been donated i,v Btii-n C ear Pirkson of Gothenburg, i iua-le-r s."" a u!iu? Chiistiauia la.iy i.ouie the other evi uing, b-.t before they parted the dude insisted upon being treat, d to a kiss. The yi ung lade rtfusrd but the fellow kept- or, iir.'iing hischuse. While the conplo weie thus mgsgfd ti:.- ir.dj's father appeared ou the tci-ne hut discreetly kept in the bm kgrrnmls waiting to see if Lift daughter should give in. The moments pa-pert however, without any development, and the obi gentleman at last tiied of waiting any longer called out to bis daughter in a voice more loud than sv. tet; "Say, Anna kiss that idiot and send-him home." Jailer Fre:lerik Brnd died in Copenhagen at ne age of 75 sears. The wholesale |