Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-12-21
NORWAY.

"A
men took q number Of burning Goals
in her apron while her parents were
outside and the apron caught fire. The
screams of the girl Immediately at
tracted the attention of passers-by,
and the fire was put cut. but not until
the girl was so badly burned that she
died within "a hours.
The Nansen fund, which was started
after the return of DR. hansen from
the Attic, to promote scientific explor-
atoms. now amounts to ZOO, 900 kro-
ner.
Arendahl, which has been ''dry" for
five years, will be :.wet" for the next
five years, the saloon people having
carried the town by a majority of 40.
Kristiania. Dec. 6.-The Aftenbladet'
that Premier Steen will re-
tire during the approaching visit of
Crown Prince Gustav. State Council
lor Wexelsen, the paper adds. is likely
| to become minister of the state in sue
cession to M. Steen. The official Dag
| bladet contradicts the Aftenbladet.
It a Y no ministerial crisis is immi-
nent.
The sixty-eighth birthday of Bjorn-
stjerne Biornson, was celebrated
throughout Norway.
DR.. G. Armauer Hansen has written
an editorial for Verdens Gang on the
treatment of the Beers By the Eng
fish, and the F%illpinos by the Ameri-
cans, and the application which he
has made of that lesson in regard to
the Norwegian people is given in the
following extract: II formerly be:
lieved that we Norwogians would be
able to protect ourselves against the
assaults of the great powers by gain
ing their esteem through our intel
lectual activity and literary produc-
tions: but now my only hope lies in
the fact hat we have no gold or dia-
ousy of the powers"
News from Tromso. dated Nov. 81,
states that a violent storm was raging
for several days. Most Of the steam
| ers were delayed.
Last year there were 420 savings
banks in Norway. and the whole num-
Der of deposits was 635. s45. or 293 for
SSCly AyOOO Au4dOlIdALS. ne dHRlC-
gate amount deposited was $s7, 700, 900,
and the interest exceeded three mil.
lion dollars.
The import of wollen and silk goods
has fallen off from rs to 80 per cent in
the course of one year.
Verdens Gang insinuates that the
stories about Russian spies in Sweden
must be considered in connection with
the fact that the Swedish government
is anxious to have the riksdag pass a
set of stringent military laws.
At Seielstad is a gate-post on which
the date 1902 is inscribed. 1t is sup
posed to have been put in it's pres
ent place by Sheriff Gulbrand Seiels
tad, who took part in the famou:
Scotch battle of 1912. This and othel
gate posts are made of fir and ar,
perfectly sound. They are expected
to serve for a few centuries more.
The southeastern part of Norwa.
has not had a drenching rain TO
about two years, and all kinds o
vegetation has suffered more or less
Even large forest trees have died iron
~"N WI "oAJ "SlAS q
: been dry for months. During the frs
half of November rain fell in grea
; quantities, but still more is needed t
soak the ground thoroughly.
The mutual aid fund of the Kris
tiania typographical union is rapid,
; ebbing away because very many of it
. members are out of work.
: Henrik lbsen recently said: TIL
Beers obtained the country occupies
by them in an unjust manner The,
went there as a half.civilized peopl
!. and no for the purpose of advancini
: the cause of civilization. In fact the
! have tried to shut out a higher civil:
: cation. For the Englishmen to ente
the country with a higher civilizatio
: is not SO bad as to act in the way tn
Beers have done. The English onl
= take what the Beers have stolen. TIL
Beers have fought bravely, but the
the topography of the country is fl
vorable to them.