The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-15


the Scandinavian fair was the Dairy t4rTa-
srs' congress. which was attended ~ Ger
nan. Nerw eSsan. Danish. Dutch, French
and English dairy-rsIsE7, iDcluaiag the HEit-
isn Dairy Farmers Association. number
EaE -s persons, In q body. This aSsccAA~
ton undertakes journeys abroad every
three years for the purpose AZ examining
into and studying ;hs methods ot foCsIsn
GARY sreE1- TIE association chose tie
three Seand.:aa rsan countries this yea-
partly on account CT The exposition and
parity OF. account oil The inroaoS II the
hoTa. market made OF recent years ey
reason OF improved machinery used n
Scandinavian countries. The association
also desired 70 study peasant tenangry
and visited leading datrsss sad agricGltur-
a colleges. which impressed them very
favora5ly. TIE alfalfa cream seTarators
ana radiators, as Well as tia pasteuriZ-
Ing apparatGses were highly commended,
szld several big orders we're placed for
this class OF improved machinery. Speak
Ing OF what the visitors did Tot see, one
or the leading Stockholm daliies, Dag
hgadet. says: The visitors have 10 some
extent attained no, oniS a favoraois,
put also d nearly correct idea OF the asrf-
cultural deVeso @faent Of sweden, but as
regards rural conditions generally tEsy
have received some optimistic impressions
that are prohably not quite eonformatcry
farms, colleges snd machine factories
visited, they have as far as We know,
bad opportunity only 10 visit three farms
IN the strict sense OF the word. and ali OF
these are situated IN the cEnEer OF one
OF our richest provinces. skaane, where
rural conditions are Ia many respects s.
sentiaIy different from those prevailing
IN other parts Of our country. AS q rnas-
ter of fact we have heard various excur-
slonists express their profound astOn.sa-
uGnt 1T the aspect OF the people employed
on these farms. whom. locking well fed
and content in many respects, il was diff
cait 10 Identify with that rural population
Of ours which they have seen described
IN literature as suffering from constant
aaang tai depression.
The peculiar form Of small tenantry.
which has. except in rare cases, totally
vanished III modern England, being still
liz evidence III different parts OF Sweden:
the various difficulties affecting farming
III Sweden, which have cauSed that con-
slant cry for protection predoIninating in
our political history for SO many years:
the working and results Of our protective
tariff. that seems TO have been much COM
mented upon theoretically amongst the
English protectionistS; all this has to-
tally escaped the attention. particularly
OF our English visitors. We are very
much afraid. in fact, that by eeneralizing
enced. our foreign visitors Will be very
much In danger of overrating what they
seem TO regard as foreign competition.
which they need 10 be protected from,
that Swedish agriculture. constructed up
on the features Of the model farms Wis
tied viii very much correspond 10 those
famoGs canvas villages once displayed TO
the Empress Catherine by her ingenious
manager. Potemkin.'
At th+, rueariuc of the dairyynen the
ENGLISH agent OF the largest dairy ma
chine factory in Scandinavia was elected
president Of the British Dairy Farmers
Association. The British visitors were
under his guidance and visited only such
dairy farms. colleges and factories as ne
had previously decided upon.
The leading Russian magazine, Rus
kaje obosrenie In It's last issue publishes
the biography of the Russian playwright
O. II. Ostrowski. In the course OF the
article there is the following reference to
the Norwegian playwright Bjornson: 1T
was in the beginning OF the Sos that Os-
trowski personally visited the ear. Alex
ander ILL.,. for the purpose of asking his
aid in establishing a Russian National
theater. The ear spoke in the most
praiscworthy terms about the Norwe-
gian poet BjornstJerne Bjornson. OF en
foreign authors. said the emperor, Il
Ike Bjorst jerne Bjornson best; I am al
ways touched when / read his writings.
He Is a talented and progressive man. and
/ wish that our Russian authors would
learn from him and write IN his style "
This opinion expressed by the emperor.
the Russian people seem 10 concur in. All
his works. novels. poems. plays, have
been translated into Russian. and his
plays ara very popular at Russian the
alters.
The last Norwegian veteran from the
80 !
when the Swedish crown prince, Carl
John CBernadottel attempted to- invade
Norway. Lars like, is dead. Lars like
was q peasant. who was born the 18th
day Of December. 1925, at OYEebo, FjelbeTg
parish, near Bergen. While a boy he
worked as a shepherd. and later on was
employed as a farm hand on Gunaar
Lunde's farm. Stordoen. While in Gun
mar Lunde's employ the war broke out.
and Lars, obcylug the summons. went 20
the front. After the conclusion OF the
war Lars Klke returned 10 his native par
ish. went into the trading business and
succeeded so we'll that he purchased a
small farm. Some years ago he deeoei
his property TO his two sons. with whom
h has lived alternately six months at
l.me up TO the time OF his death. The
srorthing gave the veteran a pension
some years ago. payable 10 q guardian.
pToviso which caused the old soldier con-
siderable annoyance.
The commerce Of Norway in 1896 repre-
sented a value Of 3ss.oo 90 crowns.
The royalists celebrated the gooth ami
verssry Of the foundation Of prontheim
on the kings coronation day with a din
ner ard . procession 10 Ileya!dsne. the
field OF many historic battles. where
speeches were delivered for the king and
The city. In his speech Tor the city the
king said: When | attended the mass
gathering / received 10 my intense toy
wha- had looked forward 10 with great
eXPectltsons-the tail gian: figure repre-
seDtlug the king Olaf Tfygvason. the
fourGsr Of Nldaros. In the last few days
We have heard and read much about the
| fate ~ THIS city IN the past. its vicissi~
| tudes and the struggles which have been
fought here. They have been many. But
the day Of renaissance at last cau1e for
| your city IS we'll - the whole land thu
year Of the reunion 1914. and since that
| time Drontheim has pTospered and at
yanced with giant strides. In your CO.
| thedrai received the dedication Of u,y
hiEE and holy vocation. but ] an not in
| your midst To-Day 70 remind you OF that
| 6ay. for the day con lures UP memories OF
! greater m0rccnt than that. mean the
| memory II The union OF Norway into che
/ realm. SflI. when I come 70 Dornsheicn
! my mind is invoiuntarily Gled with re-
! membranes from the coronation day.
| II was R clear bright day-a festal day
| ana although Clouds have arisen in the
| interim since that day. they have ali
| passed away. In this moment there is
| sunshine over our gathering and celehra-
| ton I am conscious that have tried "a