Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-22
NEWS FROM The FAR NORTH.
A Miller Drowned" 10 an Immense
Flour Chest.
ARyE GARBORG's LAST R0OR.
Influenza IN Slagrlse. Deumatk.-Items
from Finland.


Mrs. Anna Andersdotter, Of Moss.
bods, Vestmnnland, died nj the adj
vanced age OF 100 yesrs and months.
Their golden wedding was celebrated
by ], Fernstedt, n well.known citizen
Of stockholm, and his wife.
The Lund cathedral will be lighted
by electricity nj coet estimated al
10000 kronor per year.
Gunnar Wennerberg, ex.minister o
public worship, receiv es an nnnua
pension Of s2ldO.
The Sal walton Army IL opening
'slum stations" In the large citics.
The village Of Hammersburg boasts
Of n housewife who makes shoes for the
whole family, and every now aud then
she also makes n pair to order for other
women and children.
A pamphlet on "Polllicsl Suffrage"
published by the -tudenu' society
''verdsndi," Of Linkoping, bias had
nm UNEXPECTEDLY large sale. Three edi-
tlOns are already exhausted, and the
fourth ono ls just out.
An old lady Of Oolme, Vermland,
used shocking remedy for drunkenness.
Just after her husband had dicd she
filled his mouth with brandy. poured 1t
out again, and gave II to hus son, who
lisa hard drinkcr.
Six hundred miners are now on n
strike Mt the NoFberg mines. meet
ing OF thousand labofers ut Eskils-
tuna has declared itsolf In sympathy
with the Norbcrg strikers.
A farmers wits In the parish or
Southern More, Smoland, has lust
given birth TO her twcniy.nrst enid.
She never had more than one NJ n
time, and she IL not very old yet.
Alta Malmo roller mill n man fell
through trapp door In the floor, and
slid down into AN immense chest OF
flour. when he was taken out he was
already dead, and the lungs aud wind.
Iipc were fll"d with hard packed
Hour. IL Ia supposed that he must
have died much more quickly than II
he had been drowned In water.
A somewhat economical lady Of
Blekiugc, says 7he North, was to walk
about a mile from he railfua depot TO
her home one evening. The weathtS
being bal, however, she asked n farmer
who happened 10 be present 10 take her
home Ia his wagon. He consented TO
20 this, and on they started. Arriving
nj her home the woman tremendously
took her purse out OF her pocket
and let number Of copper coins pass
through her fingers. Her choice fell
on hvo-ore piece q cenlsl, which
she handed TO the farmer. Before she
realized what he meant he lihed her
up In the wagon again and drove post
haste back 10 the depot, and left her
there 10 she could walk home and cave
her five ore.
A young Jemtlander got tired Of
patching II, went % girl, proposed,
was accepted. ant went 10 the minister
10 have the marriage announced. so
far, 40 good. Hut here "a surprise party
appc red on the scene: A former love
with An heir on her arm. She objected
90 hib marriage with the heirless lady;
the minister took her side; the young
man yielded; the heirless lady shook
the dust from her feet, and departed:
aud the next Sunday the marriage Of
the young man aud the lady with the
heir was announced from the pulpit.
NORWAY.
During the frat ten months Of the
present year 2bS, 80 reg. tons Ice were
exported from Norway.
Molde win celebrate liz four hun
dredth anniversary ~ town On June
20, 1902.
Alexander Kielland's candidacy for
the majority Of Slavang-r il being
bitterly opposed by tho conservative
prsss.
Tho whale fishery ut the mouth Of
the Chrlsliania Jord continues very
good, four whales having been caught
fu ma -. asK 81
Gently.
Six children out Of seven In one
family died within a week Of dipbther
IN F0ldereid, north Of rrunihJem, and
were all buried ON the came day.
"W.aty Men," Arne Garborg's new
book, IN spoken OF ns a remarkable
work, "ou. 0f tue greatr,t In the liters-
turo Of the North; the history Of n soul
told 80 luoidly aud with such enhanc-
ing power as TO make tho reader con.
Tess to himself. This book will cut
deep marks In the tho spiritual life Of
the Sonhlands."
a poor editor, who was iool-hardy
enough 10 ctitlciso In his paper some
military officers, though lie still was
carried on the rolls as n soldier, had
his doom sealed the other day, when
tue supreme court approved the SEN
tence ~ the cOurt-martial, fixing tho
penalty Mt 20 days solitary imprison.
mont and fine OF % kroner.
l.. q. Halvorscn, one Of the most
prominent business men VI Bergen,
made AN assignment the other day.
The assets, however, are said to he
greatly In excess OF the liabilities, and
It's TO he hoped that tho difficulty will
only be temporary.
The Norwegian Bible Society has In
the % years that have passed since It's
organization circulated b3O,97i copies
OF the holy scriptures and other reilly
iOus books. Two new Bible editions
containing the new version of the Old
Testament, have been published by u
the current year. The revised edition
Of the New Testament N being pushed
vigorously, but several years VIII pass
before its completion.
God liver oil, the production Of which
almost entirely Ia on Norwegian hands,
was introduced asa medicine IN Eug.
. land In l7S2, in Germany not until ~
years later, and In France NJ late NJ
1887. Long before 1t became an articl.
OF commerce the Fishermen on the
west coast employed the oil as a ponu'
lar remedy. On the average about i20
cod fish llvers are required to produce
one hektOliter Of refined oil Vh'
nutritiye value Of two table spOonsfIl
OF the oil IA equivalent 10 that Of QUE
half pound of meat.