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THK OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 17, WW. ) European Impressions of a First-Tripper y mT. Wolf Halt, Pastor Swedish Xmmanoal Latbiru Cfcarch of Omaha. FEW MINFTK8 oh th aound 1 1 Hn1 castle of Elslnore I J (Helainnor) Hamlet's homo looms up on the horizon of the low shores. It Is customary In our land -to call Swedes. Norwegians and planes .Scandinavians,' though, properly, only tie. two former should be so styled. If Swedes and (iertnans are cousins, the three Scandinavian peoples v. may more nearly be counted as half-brothers, ari-n-nnlly spraklnir. They are very much alilte and n: 111 so very different. The mu tual kinship between the three languages Is griater than Ihelr resemblance to the cloeely related Uerman. The classic fin ish, lyrical ilehneas and fresh splendor of the Ha e dish i the decisive accent, som ber xerlousnrss Hnrl f jeld-longfnff of the Norwegian, and the playful suggestlveness, tik'ly ruteness, staccato snap and amai l"Kly facile expressiveness of the Danish- can such an Interrelated language trio be you know one of your way to the special effort. And j) I dare sy, emphatically, thst the com bined literary wealth of. these three peo ples should be the common property of all broadly-educated Americans. The Inability 4o read these languages means a tremend ous loss, as those northern nations havf lived a very deep and soulful life and have given voice to secrets of the human heart yes, the human heart, that every cul tured heart can Ill-afford to be unwitting of. In Qermany the head rules the heart In the north the heart avails Itself of Its rather clear head. It stands o reason that the literature of such peoples will have a niescage to the world. That trilogy of w literatures ranks with the most beautiful creations of the human mind. If anyone doubts me, master one of the languages and Bee for yourself. vnn Burn an inierreiaiea y'und In all Europe? If the three, you may find w as SO JS V stud style. tlJM 4 forgot let's homV.t least The passage across the sound i en the Daiilsh ferry is quickly made. All ine time you have that romantic piece' of Dffcjlah architecture, the palace of Elslnore, In fhll, view, the one eyemark on the horizon. 1 dying Its unique Danish ot that Elslnore Is Htm- . . L'nunD0)nai v uuo nv . w 1 1 - vinced us. There are things of the Imag ination more real than real life. Then there was the flurry of tha Customs House to dash through. Only when I',had boldly walked right through the gauntlet of cus toms officers without ever stopping a mo ment even to salute them, though they looked full square at me without crying "American, halt!" did I realise how near I was to the ghost realms of poor thought sick, (some say unbalanced) Hamlet. In a while we were in the comfortable, Prus slanly 'equipped Danish express for lively, nimble Copenhagen, a place., I had longed tor', years to see, particularly from my al most excessive admiration .of Denmark's absolutely unrivaled thought-genius, that (Socrates of modern history, Foren . Kiel ke gaard (1813-1&06). The afternoon ' was on toward sunset.' Smoothly wj glided through those exquisite beech-woods of the Danish plains. They were lusciously green. ' Rain drops hung on them still. You could not see the trees for the woods. Ah, and then the 'golden autumnal sun of Europe's northland shot Its glinting gleams of glory into the heart of the forest. I was In' a t ' tram of delight. Here was a distinctively Danish landscape, as typical as the grand pine woods about the lakes, and rushing rivulets of still more beautiful Sweden. In the latter land the green woods and fcreen fields have those vivifying color-spo(s, the dark red peasant cottages with the clean looking ' white window-frames. Here In Denmark the cottage walls are white, with black roofs, a rather striking conception. There was poesy In, all the " air as we - slipped Into the suburbs of the capital. I need not say that such an invitation to a .new place puts the. tourist In -the tight mood for enjoyment. Our critical atf tudo is blown to the winds. We feel only like enjoying everything, even the annoyance uf travel. A - city of 000,000, flat as Chicago, with a quaint old Danish uppearance, busy as a bee hive, with u population moving ;ibout ill that Jerky, Danish' style, to Hko the languugo they spcuk, not as beautiful as fair, placid Stockholm, but more com mercial ana more irivoiuus mio i v-uycn- hagon, where Europe's royal "father-in- law," Jtua late King Christian, nay, wny not wflfc where Europe's ,royal mother-lh- Uw made things pleasant for. young lovers who cmno up to clever little Uenuiark to tuUe a look at the princesses. If tte Danes are anything, they are clever, and thu good queen of Copenhagen must have ustd her Danish genius successfully, for ere ' the princely visitors left She had lulled full many a youth to tleep Inher kindly maternal bosom and adopted them us her dear little 'sous (In taw). And tnat was very kind ot her! t?he had trained itp . good children. The possessor of a Danish princess can count himself for tunate. Quieter homes, royal or of the common man,' bring up, better' children thaji the houses of opulence and social revelry. It surprised me to see the business rush 1 of Copenhagen. They atop lively there. v almotst like in an American city. At the same time you have those old-world sights uf the wily and brusque flsh-mui ket women who cau make a sale as smartly as a man and the, old-fashioned folk costumes of the poor people that cling to their peasant Ideas even after they have drifted into the metropolis. In America the difference between rich and poor In looks and In education is almost none. (Will Mr, Bryan dissent?) But in Europe yoy can tell where a man belongs by so many marks of class distinction impos sible to cover up, it seems. , The general ( look of .Copenhagen Is prosperous. So cialism of a radical order has none the less many adherents there. In fact, all Europe Is a volcano. Since I have vlBlted - Us leading lands I have come to the conclusion thai we In our United States W ehul keep a sharp eye on all emigrants who Import '-hose subterranean fireworks from the class-distinction countries of Europe. It Is a burning shame that men who In Europe have smarted under the lush of class misery shall come to our fair land and coutlnae their social unrest propaganda with the same methods that they used for radically different social conditions. Whatever the flagrant social wrongs here, they are nowise comparable to those of Europe. Still the battle is waged here by the discontented as If they were up against an autocratic csar, or a military Germany, or as If they had no franchise enabling them to vote for men of Integrity, rather than for the liquor soaked boodlers that In the rule are sup ported by the radicals of our land. The problem is Immense. . However. I forsrot the nnrll nmhlem In t'npenhagen when I came In sight of the cspttal's unequalled Thorwaldsen museum, wliery the great Danish Tulptor's com plete works are shown In marble originals or In plaster cssts. Thorwaldsen and Ital ian Canova ,were the two chief sculptors of' the early nineteenth century. The Dan p genius had less grace than the Italian, bat surpassing depth and Greek majesty. His "Christ" in the Frue klrke what-a work, undoubtedly the greatest Christ In marblel One needs time In this Thorwald sen museum, aa the masterpieces are nu merous and the artist can be studied here at a special advantage. It Is surprising what an array of men of genius little Denmark can show forth. -, Perhaps no traveler misses Copenhagen's summer garden, the 80-year-old Tlvoll. It reminded me of a church social program I saw once In a Boston museum. It came from colonial days of Puritanism. The first part was headed, "For Ye Godly Men," the second, "For Ye Worldly Men." Tho latter half had numbers such as the church of today Incline to make the stand ard for all church socials. Tlvoll Is a clever thing. From the classical orchestra concert to the smartest Parisian vaude ville, ffrotn the nfernally lighted "boiling pot" to open-air theatricals of shocking suggestlveness It's every man's place! The young people of Sweden and Norway Just love to come down to Tlvoll. It seems as if the Copenhageners themselves had it as their scond home. The population of gay Copenhagen certainly relish the place. ' Compared with Stockholm's sum mer gardens It Is an eminently light hearted affair, but attractive to men of all pastes. Financially It must be a gold mine. Danes are good at business, alert, nimble, cheerful shopkeepers. Something of Ger many's dash has come up Into Denmark. Their commerce Is extensive, their farm products considerable. If you order eggs at Llpton's delightful tea rooms on Oxford street, London, you cau be rather certain that they were laid by a Danish hen. Our Danes can make money on Tivoli as well as on their dairy and poultry. But It "im presses you more as business on the small sjiop order than in the gigantic English thanner. ,The Danes are tiot as serious a people religiously as the Swedes and are given to many religious vagaries. Utah has har vested in Denmark. At the same time. when they do become earnest there Is a beautiful directness to their spiritual life that wins one's heart. - j What a galaxy of master minds that little land has produced! The astronomer, Tycho Brahe; Hans Christian Andersen. Holberg, the comedy writer; Bishop Mar tensen, undoubtedly the greatest Lutheran hteologlan of the three Scandinavian coun tries; Soren Kierkegaard, absolutely in a class by himself, a philosophical itterateur, Aiat were his works in English he would create readers for himself of all educated minds, and Brandes, perchance the lead ing literary crftic of the world, and Paul sen, the world-known philosopher of the 1'nlverslty of Copenhagen these and many more are proofs of the fertile mentality of the Danish nation. .It Is a pity that such f a lsnd must live In the secret fear of some day being overrun by the armies of Oer trany. The Prussians would love to take Denmark. It would complete their am bitious plans. I hope someone will nip the "war lord'a" little arm so firmly, should he think of lifting his military baton over Denmark, that he will leave that land In peace. The Danes will not worry the kaiKer, and he ought to return the kindness of a humbler but JUKI as no ble a nation as imperial Germany. Swe den, Norway and Denmark have as much right to an undisturbed existence as Rus sia and Germany have. They have as honorable a history as the latter coun try. For their sixe and with their re sources they have had a mission In the world, and still have, that only needs to be known In order to be admired. . FRIEND OF CHILD, IN TOWN Jadae Cartls I. Wllbar t t.nm teles Jvenlle Conrt Visits Local Workers. Judge Curtis D. Wilbur of Ixir Angeles, a famous worker In the Juvenile court field, slopped In Omaha Saturday to see Judge Estelle and Probation Officer Most Bernstein. Mr. Wilbur Is Judge of the Juvenile court In the southern California metropolis and Is the author of some well known "Bear Stories" for children, the proceeds of which he has given entirely to the work of aiding youngsters. Judge Wilbur was the guest at luncheon of Mr. Bernstein. Judge Estelle and Dean Rev. G. A. Beecher were also present. Dean Beecher has lately retained a woman at his own expense to do some of Ms parochial Visiting for him In order that he can give more time to boys paroled to him by the Juvenile court. Mrs. Taft Readies 1'aahliaia. WASHINGTON. Oct. 1(1. Much benefited by her summer's sojourn on the Massa chusetts conM, Mrs. William H. Taft reached Washington from Beverley, Mass., this forenoon. LINCOLN MANJS IN TROUBLE Pays lie Was Rnhkel ef Forty Dollars and Neare.s aa He Told Her Tno Men Held 'film t'p. Ernest IRlrd of Lincoln Is In trouble and Jail up to his neck Just because he told the police he had been robbed and they refused to believe It. Laird walked Into the station Friday night and doHared that two negroes had "stuck him iip" for W. Then the investi gating; officer found that Laird had met a negro woman. This women said that Ijilrd had told her two white men robbed him. Mr. Ijilrd reposes In the city Jail, wither ing under the sarcasm of the report from Patsy Havey, desk sergeant. If you have anything to sell or trade and want qluck action, advertise it in The Bee Want Ad. Columns. Strykcr Feared Court House Would Be Taken So He Hired Three Men to Guard it from Taft, Morton, King and Eagles. George Stryker, custodian of the court house, was fearful lest President Taft, General Morton, King Ak-Sar-Ben XV or the Eagles might steal the court house while the parades were passing. Stryker accordingly retained James Allen, Ed Leeder, Julius JanowskyN and William Norton to "guard the court house grounds during the Taft, Eagles and Ak-Sar-Bon parades." They were retained at 3 per day apiece, but Janowsky and Norton were on vigilant watch only two days each. It does ifot appear from the bill whether the four watched lest Taft and King Ak-Sar-Ben steal the building or grounds, or whether Stryker was most afraid of (he officers of the Department of the Missouri and of the Eagles. - Tho bill submitted, to the county com missioners and approved by them in com mittee of the whole, is this: James Allen, four days at $3 tjj Ed Leeder, four days at 3 12 jmiun jaiiuitsny, iwo aays at . 6 vvuiiam XNorton, two days at Jo g Total .136 To guarding court, house grounds during Taft, Eagles and Ak-San-Ben parades. Sworn to by George Stryker. Hospital Nurse Has New Disease Miss Alice Delaney, at Omaha Gen eral, is Victim of Anterior Polio-Myelitis. v Miss Alice Delaney, a nurse employed at Omaha General hospital, has been stricken with the dread disease, anterior pollo-my-lltls, now epidemic. In eastern Nebraska. Her condition is serious. The question of contagion may possibly enter into this case, as on the first floor of the hospital where the young woman was employed a patient suffering with this malady is under treatment. This disease, which is baffling the physi cians, although called a new mystery, Is said to have been known from the sixteenth century. It has been the mystery of all these intervening centuries. The first gen eral effect is paralysis from the hips downward. Quick Action tor Your Money You get that by using The Bee advertising columns. life Slew! 9 413-1G-17 South Sixteenth St. Mite We have just received our new fall stock of Oriental Rll(JS. Among them are many rare pieces of unusual beauty and worth. From the standpoint of artistic beauty, perfect work manship and service these productions of the hand loom of the orient undoubtedly deserve the honor for indis putable excellence overall other rugs and floor coverings. This collection consists of large and medium sizes in room sized rugs, hall runners, Kiskelim couch cov ers and draperies hundreds of small sizes, such as Bokharas, Kazaks, Hamadens, Afghans, Ana tolians, Shirvans, Kirmanshaws, Beloochistans, Mosouls, Karabaughs and Cabistans. Following' are the prices of a few: v- $35.00 Kazaki Rug. 5-0x3-11 $24.00 $25.00 Kazak Rug, 5-10x2-11 $18.00 $12.00 Hamaden Rug, 3-10x2-2 -d $8.25 $60.00 Royal Bokhara Rug, 5-2x3-8 S45.00 $40.00 Bokhara Rug, 4-8x2-11 J527.00 $50.00 Anatolian Rug, 5-10x3-4 i 137.50 $40.00 Shirvan Rug, 5-11x3-8 830.00 $60.00 Kazak Rug, 8-4x3-f0 H45.00 $30.00 Klzkelim Rug, G-0!-8 .' S21.00 $30.00 Saraband Rug, 5-0x3-11 S22.50 $125.00 Sarouk Rug, 6-8x4-2 S97.50 $120.00 Klrmen Rug, 6-4x4-3 $90.00 k. - aV . 1 1 t af- " W - 1 fir vi i NSkvv $35.00 ReloochisUn Rug, 4-4x2-6 .$22.50 $45.00 Beloochistan Rug, 6-2x3-5 $33.00 $50.00 Mosoul Rug, 6-7x4-0 -537150 $60.00 Cablstan Rug, 5-9x4-0 $45.00 $75.00 Iran Hall Runner, 14-3x3-10 N -$(0!00 $250.00 Ghoravan. Rug, 12-7x10-2 $211 OH $275.00 Mahal Rug, 12-6x8-11 22572 $225.00 Mahal Rug, 13-10x10-3 $18000 $13.00 Karabaugh Rug, 3-8x2-10 $9.00 $15.00 Karabaugh Rug, 4-0x3-0 ,. .....$10 00 $10.00 Karabaugh Rug, 3-10x3-0 $1200 $5.00 Anatolian Rug, 2-4x1-6 $3.75 mm Hi 1 ... C.i-""" V Remnant Sole ol Cretonne A...,-., -l "ft l Wm We have accumulated, from our best patterns, a large stock of remnants of cretonne, which we will dispose of at far below the original cost. 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