Willmar tribune., 1898-06-21

and arbitration conference at Lisbon.
Charles Rabot Paris, has published
a popular book on northern Norway.
It is supposed that the work will at
tract many French tourists to Norway.
1ngvald Nilsen, a machinist, was
shot last winter in Dunkirk, France,
and.the French government has grant,
ed the widow 81, 600 as indemnity.
The Bergen exposition is already an
assured success. On some days the at
tendance is 10,0OO-the population of
the city is only about four times that
number.
A mass meeting of fishermen and
merchants, held at Havningberg, pc
titioned the storthing to prohibit
whale fishing IN Finmarken for a
period OF twenty years. The petition
ers claim that whale fishing spoils the
trade of those who are dependent upon
the catching of edible fish.
The local government of Meraker
has instituted legal proceedings against
the sale of the Meraker property.
The Smaadola river in More broke a
dam and caused a damage of $1,000.
The employees in bakery in Kris
tiansand demanded that a certain one
of their number should be discharged
within "a hours, or else they would go
on strike. They were asked for rea-
sons why they wanted their companion
removed, but nothing was mentioned
against him. On the contrary, his en-
ployers spoke we'll of him. Such
strikes do not enlist the sympathy of
the public.
The silica springs at Flekkefjord
have been bought by the Anglo Nor
wegian Kieselguhr company, London,
and it is proposed to raise capital of
s50o,ooo to develop the property on a
large scale.
The receipts of the Kongsberg silver
mines for the past year were S17l. 296.
At gymnastic tournament in Copen-
hagen two first prizes were won by
Norwegian gymnasts.
About $50 singers gave a singing fes-
tival in Kristiansand. The attendance
at one concert was 1900, and several
members were enthusiastically ap-
plauded.
Quite number of public men, no,
only liberals, but also conservatives,
agree that the referendum system
ought to work we'll in Norway. 1t is
therefore expected that referendum
bill will be introduced in the storthing
before that body closes its winter and
spring session.
The painters strike in Kristiauia re-
suited in victory for the employees.
A successful gymnastic tournament
at Hamar was attended by 1000 peo.
pie.
1t takes time before the plain people
of the mountain valleys of Norway
learn to eat certain kinds of food
against which an almost religious
prejudice has been cultivated during
past centuries. Among victuals which
they do not want to eat may be men
toned young goat kids, young chick
ems. rabbits, all kinds of vegetables,
plain fish, such as pike and perch (only
trout is good enough). Peasant girls
who begin to work out in the city are
often dumbfounded when they find out
what plain stuff those city people
eat" A case was mentioned the othe,
day where the servants threatened tc
leave in body if they had to eat rhu.
barb pudding-''the grass for the
cows" says the typical Norwegian
mountaineer This seems ridiculous,
but there is serious side, too. This
poor mans pride prevents the people
from developing the resources of the
country. Norway is poor country,
says every ybody. But the true patriot
who sees some distance beyond hi.
nose is aware that if the people knew
how and cared to develop the peculia,
and often rare resources of the coun
try, Norway would not need to be sucl
poor country as It is taken to be.