The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-17

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1U NORWEGIAN CELEBRATION.
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she 1smsnsoz 81 the Dzzss. became again
pzese1 10 evsee. czrosen enc 81 shs
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axy q the sectA~n Ezropeas eouu<xssA.
As7earsrx In HISTORY towards the end ~
the esxhrh c<ntr-y ~ 80 kings or vExtsg1
they have. az al people. nainaA4sef alive
TIE s2sr1s % noe-sy aa6 equality zsdsr
whatever FORM q ecre-rnene or author
fsy sssy have ex.sssd-
aatss1 vas fsvned ear1sg the Centuries
~hsn fss vsssng poww Gas ~ is neiga.
Harold Yasrsasr. 80 Of Hsifdan. con-
susre6 me greater pars o. ne oou..ry and
sssaAkased . iasd syssen resembling IN
mary respects Sas system Of fss6Ailsn
ex1scne n ssher parts % ErrosA TIE
local cssefz. however. we're BY no means
mere siay1sh resainerS Of .he king TA<y
nsver h<satafed. n eocassoa required. 20
muster their fcrcss asd lead them axatns;
tbs xtae. ane In this way. despite tie lat
sers apparent supremacy. rhs local spsr1;
81 undergraduates vss kept alive In fact
shrp1Eh al these early times. Norway
VAS really the noss democratic STATE q
EeroDs.
chrssnsni,y. or ~ any rate the external
forms Of q. vzs introduced into Norway
by Harole's greAt-gr<ntson Olaf. Who
used TIE vigorous method Of conversion
whssA vas prsvaien, throughout Europe
and Western Asia af that TINA
Fer ah'es - pears frum the time Of Olaf
Norway wsx disturbed. a. ali nations q;
ssns period Of their histories have been.
By wars q rival kings. which finally ended
Ia . ssntny and . half Of comparative
quiet preceding the union win Sweden IN
LIT. and the subsequent unien with Den-
mark . century later From that time
shs frsmendoas activity and proweas Of
the Eorsemen seem TO have suffered .
cscline. until the beginning OF the present
century. when the arts Of peace and coma
sneree. and tAs union with Sweden again
started she country on an upward move
meat
The authority OF the Swedish king Il
more nominal s1an real. bur the Nor
wsg.An race. ever restless under authority.
wants ths Formally OF kingshi2 entirely
done a~ay with Under the present agree
rnsnf wsrA Sweden. Norway claims TO bear
TIE Ecn's share Of ire expenses OF foreign
osnsulstss. a matter Of No small inror-
sAnos TO country with such marine as
she has Norway 10 now struggling for
me right 10 appoint these eonsuls herself.
and TO maintain = separate consular sys-
ten from that OF Sweden A joint con-
ference Of the ssorthinE and riksdag -
row engaged IN considering the question
While the literature Of Norway. previous
20 the present century. has not been such
a. TO leave deep impress upon the civil
s.ad world. YET {, may truly be said that
the achievements Of the present century
fully make up for the deficiencies OF thu
past; Not 70 mention the conspicuous
names Of werseisnd and weiharen. two
gigantic figures Bjcrnsoa and Itsen tower
among the great literary characters OF the
present age In Europe
The characteristics traits Of TIRE Sorssrnan
are energy. industry ana progress.seness.
lie IL no, the man 10 submit 70 unjos,
restraint. but be Is the last man to i'm
pose Il on Others. He IS a. intense lover
% freedom: but he IL not turbulent He
likes TO &c, hold OF piece CO land. how
ever rugged or limited. and work cut bis
ewn salvation. 1, IS estimated tina; one IN
every twelve Of the Irish who come to this
fRGIIFF EtAstS y tF4kt4r va Va ~-sF
Germans, ore in every seven: of the Scan
esnavaAns. ore Ia every four. OF late
years. however. since land has become
scsrcer. there has been a tendency for
Norwegisus 70 congreEa,e to some exfen;
IN Eastern manufacturing eentsrs. and
become permanent waKe-vo-ksra
These once rus. children % Tire Mort,
show less shs1 on. per cent. % fllIterecy
as sgasns; Il. = and even " per cent in
several ether OF the European esan;rie.
rsrA.p. ;his partially explains the p.rtec,
facility with which they affiliate with
American IDEAS and customs. II Is est
mated TIA. there a-r In the United States
fully .sso.s 90 ScAadinRvians Including
those born IN tAis country % Scandinavian
parents. Minnesota Is par cxeelleree ia
Scandinavian state. aecat -.5.oo OF them
oae-fcursA Of "a. popalAt,on-seinS in TIA;
STATE aione. Many o, the oiaes, settlers IN
Illinois. Wisconsin,. Minnesota ard e;As,
states have grown comparatively wealthy
hy hArt work. perseverance ast fruEall;y
Seldom hy speculation CO any kind DO they
GAIN fortunes. TO- the Norwegian make,
sneaey ~ rendering service. ret BY mer-
calculation szd financial l>Eerd-ziain-
IRE politics Of -. Sorw-sian - xener.
airy c. the better kind II springs more
pubic affairs. from TIRE desire for reform.
and progress. than from mere narrow and
personal motives Doubtless the Ne-wex.