Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-29

.Lewokowski, a Polish delegate to the
nter-parliamentarys peace conference, be-
came 50 enthusiastic as to lose his head.
And.i seems to take time before he re-
covers it. After returning to HIS native
land he writes to: Norway: 1T that time
should ever come, which God forbid,
when YOU are in peril, will come and
give my last drop Of blood for you, and
legions of others are coming with me-
The Swedish cabinet INDUCED in long
and learned discussion about the promul-
cation of the Norwegian flag law; but the
whole cabinet, with the exception Of
Count Douglas, the minister of foreign
AFFAIRS, sided with the king who, on this
occasion as we'll as last summer, said
that contrary to his personal conviction
he had to obey the law because it had
been in conformity with the constitution
The exports for the first ten months Of
the present year were almost $3O, 0OO, 900
below the imports.
Beret Teigoia, who has completed her
1O6th year, and doubtless is the oldest per-
son In Norway, has suddenly become
blind. and Bjornson has made public
appeal to the women of Gudbrandsdalen,
to make the eve of the life Of the old lady
as comfortable as possible.
No seats are kept in the waiting room
of the public labor bureau in Kristiania,
because the customers cut them up into
kindling wood in short time. The re-
mains of two benches kept there as an
experiment present an appearance some
what similar to that of Luther's bed
stead at Wortburg, and they are preserv-
ed as relics from an age of superabund-
ant muscular energy.
A lecture given by Prof. Nansen, in
kristiania, for the benefit of the families
of the drowned fishermen, netted $225.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson is vigorously de-
Tending the Danish-Norwegian Language
of culture" against those (maalstrevere)
who are advocating the use of the ver-
nacular Norwegian to the gradual exclu-
sion Of the book-language which has been
In vogue in Norway for several hundred
years past
1t is proposed to establish labor bu-
reau in connection with the city govern
ment of Trondbijan.
The offerings in the churches of Kristi-
ania for the aid of the sufferers from the
recent storm on the west coast, exceeded
81, 200 A concert given for the same pur-
pose by Mrs. Oselio Bjornson, netted 1925.
Mr.. Lippestad, of Kristiania, has do
mated $13500 to Mrs. Emma Hjort's home
for imbeciles.
Verdens Gang, the great Liberal organ
criticises the English on account of the
war in South Africa. Yet the paper
wishes that the English may come out
of the fray stronger than before be-
ho he
English as their most important friends
in Europe. It is limited in a somewhat
roundabout way that Germany would be
a dangerous ally.
Sigurd Lie is the name of a young but
very promising composer. At a recent
concert in Kristiania some of his best
compositions were rendered, and one OF
his critics called him a many sided
creative composer, who is endowed with
a wealth of ideas?'
A series of lectures about the protection
of animals have been given at the public
schools of Kristiania, and the children
take great interest in the movement.
1t is proposed to build modern santa
rum for consumptives about ten Englisf
miles east of Lillehammer.
DENMARK.
Mr.. Dethlefsen, the oldest man in thu
service Of the post office department, dice
at the age of "a years.
Harboore is the arena of long tough
| battle between the Inner Mission people
and the liberal elements. The liberals
| placed library of two thousand volumes
| of modern literature under the control o
! the pastor of the parish. But when tn
| lightning struck the parsonage the book
! went up into smoke with the building
! Now some of the Inner Mission peopl
! are inclined to look upon this thunderbol
as a direct punishment from the Lord
and at least one liberal daily criticise
| the lightning for striking that particula
spot.
The new electric street railway il
Fredriksberg was opened for public traf
'fic, Nov. l.
There are indications to the effect tina
| the Liberals will not cooperate with thu
Social Democrats In the present riksdag
Paul Pons, the champion wrestler O.
France, was not satisfied that he met hi:
superior in Bech-Olsen until he was de
feated by the latter at two different
I1U16S lie S0CONO Contest LOOK pace d
the Copenhagen race course, and was at
| tended by $4,000 people. In five minute!
! the French giant threw the thick DAM
so nicely that the crowd was unpleasant
ly surprised. The second set-to LASTED
seven minutes, and Bech-Olsen finally
| worsted Pons by means of what he call:
the 'arm-fall CATCH both of them being
in a reclined position at the time. Tn,
third and last struggle took seventeen
| minutes, and the wrestlers made sucl
! fierce exertions that one Of the ,specta
| tors was not talking through his hat
when he said: II wonder If lions, de-
| prived of their teeth and claws, coult
| fight more fercely." Time and agar
Bech-Olsen was on the point of being
! thrown, but finally his arm-fall catcl
again saved him as the two lay in a bun
| die on the ground. For the benefit of thu
uninitiated it must be explained tina
| a wrestler is not beaten until both of hi!
| shoulders press the ground at the sar1,
! time.
OF INTEREST TO WOMAN.