Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-02

phone accommodations. The average
number of conversations day for each
operator is nine, while in Paris. for
instance, it is only six. The ''hello''
girls in Christiania serve about 40 ap-
paratuses each; but they work only
five hours day, while their sisters in
Paris work eight hours day and serve
from so to 100 apparatuses each.
The revenues for the past year were
$50, 600 less than the estimates made at
the beginning of the year.
The government asks for an appro-
priation of 81, 450, 900 for the army and
navy.
B. Bjornson and his daughter, Mrs.
Sigurd lbsen. will make tour of the
country in the spring. The former is
to recite select poems by Victor Hugo
and tell old folk stories, while Mrs. ID
sen is to sing songs written by her
father.
A rivalry sprang up as to where ID
sens latest. John Gabriel Borkman,"
was to be presented first. in Christiania
or in Copenhagen. According to the
latest news the theater of Christiania
was to give the play the goth inst. If
this is correct it proves the incorrect
ness of the statement that the royal
theater of Copenhagen was to carry off
the honors referred to.
A Swedish theatrical company which
is managed by August Llndberg gave
1bsen's John Gabriel Borkman'' in the
theate, of Drammen. Jan. 10. A large
number Of people from Christiania went
to Drammen on the occasion, this be-
ing the first time that 1bsen's latest
work was brought on the stage in Nor
way. The performance was an I'M
qualified success, the actors being
called cut 16 times in all.
Norway will not be required to pay
its share of the expenses of the kings
"secret service" The reason is quite
characteristic. The Norwegian stor-
thing made appropriations for this
service on condition that the payments
be accounted for to the Norwegian cab
met; but the king would rather lose
the Norwegian appropriations than
permit the Norwegian mem bers to pry
into the secret service to that extent.
There were 5000 tons of ice exported
month of January.
The national debt of Norway at the
close of the old year was $40, 235, $40.
Nothing unusual occurred at the
opening of the storthing Feb. l.
DENMARK.
The school kitchen of Fredericksburg
was opened Jan. 18th. Its operation
is briefly as follows: Only limited
number of school girls can be accom-
modated, and the average number of
positions Or meals prepared per day
is about 600. The work is commenced
quite early in the day, and it is ex-
pected that the meals shall be ready
about 10 o'clock. The food is put into
tin pals, and these are placed in
wooden boxes which are handed around
to the different schools. The meals
are served at the schools between -
and l o'clock; but the boxes in which
they are kept suit the purpose so we'll
that the food is kept warm for two or
three hours.
Paul Johnsund Jorgensen Is tho name
of a young man who has distinguished
himself by passing the terrible ordeal
of the examinations Of the faculty of
law in such way as to have the ever
coveted but rarely obtained ''pro CO.
teris' figure in his diploma. During
the examinations, as he left one pro
after another in the different branches,
a genuine excitement grew up in and
around the university building, and
when the last professor put down the
last pro in the chain, the several hun
dred students and others present ap-
plauded by clapping their hands aud
shouting hurrah. Finally, the hero of
the hour was hoisted upon the should
ers of some of his sturdiest comrades
that all might have a good view of the
man who had been able to achieve
such rare distinction.
A lay preacher at Bjorring had
aroused the ire of SO many people in
his town that house in which he was
to have preached on certain evening
was literally ''stormed" shortly before
the appointed time. The preacher
showed the white feather. or, to use
more direct language, he did not show
up at all the house.
General Holten has celebrated his 60
years jubilee as an officer in the Danish
army.
The reason why the young princesses
did not accompany the crown prince
on his recent visit to Stockholm, is said
to be that the king found it most
proper that the young princesses should
formally enter society life in Copen-
hagen.''
DR.. Georg Brandes has been ap-
pointed a member of the legion of
honor.
The Ronde high school which has
been vacant for some time past will be
occupied by school which is to be
controlled by the Inner Mission people.
The conservative church people en-
gagged Prot. Bugge from Christiania to
lecture in Copenhagen. his subject be-
sng the church and its history. The
real aim of those who made arrange
ments for the lectures was to counter
act the Inner Mission people by means
of a man VINO, like Prot. Bugge, enjoys