Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-12-20

has Mduc OI CHdI lesson lnSregarQ 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
]ectual activity and literary produc-
lions. but now my only hope lies in
the fact that we have no gold or dia-
mond mines, and in the mutual ieal-
ousy Of the powers"
News from Tromso. dated Nov. 81.
states that a violent storm was raging
for several days. Most Of. the steam
1ers were delayed. .,,E5J
Last year there were $50 savings
banks in Norway, and The whole num-
Der of deposits was 635, S45. or 293 for
every 1000 inha bitants. The aggre-
gateamOuntdeposited was $S7, 200, 900,
ahd the interest exceeded three mil
lion dollars. Il
The import of wollen and silk goods
has fallen off from % to 80 per cent in
the course of one year. rs
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 lawsa -
At Seielstad is a gate-post on which
the date 1902 is inscribed 1t is sup
posed 10 have been put in it's pres
ent place by Sheriff Gulbrand Seiels-
tad, who took part in the famous
Scotch battle of 1912. This and other
gate posts are made of fir and are
perfectly sound. They are expected
to serve for few centuries more.
The southeastern part of Norway
has not had a drenching rain for
about two years, and all kinds of
vegetation has suffered more or less.
Even large forest trees have died from
drouth, and very many wells have
been dry for months. During the first
half of November rain fell in great
quantities, but still more is needed to
soak the ground thoroughly.
The mutual aid fund of the Kris
tiania typographical union is rapidly
ebbing away because very many of it's
members are out of work g..
Henrik lbseni recently said: The
Beers obtained the country occupied
by them in an unjust manner. They
went there as a half-civilized people
and not for the purpose of advancing
the cause of civilization. In fact they
have tried to shut out higher civili-
cation. For the Englishmen to enter
the country with {. higher civilization
is not so bad as to act in the way the
Beers have done. The English only
take what the Beers have stolen. The
Beers have fought bravely, but then
the topography OF the country is IA
torable To them. - H. III i = g .n-
All the church bells in the country
shall be Iung from to Z o'clock in the
evening of Dec 81. the last day Of the
n'oeteenth century, and divine SER
vices shall begin III the churches at IL
O'clock and continue into the twenti-
eth centul .s.gs -9sfa a.. 3 ". H..
A KriStiania manufacturer adver-
tised for a IMAM to take charge of the
packing and shipping of his goods, and
5000, men applied for the position.
This number is looked upon as rec
ord-b break er of it's kind. +: -
Bjornson and wife will spend the
winter IN Paris with their son-in-law,
Mr.. Langen. JILL. p.. "
Captain Stokken of Larvilz has an
nouuced that he is willing to make an
expedite next. summer ITO the polar
regions in search of the lost members
of the expedition of the Duke of
Abrnzzi. The duke is to buy ship
tor-the expedition, but the crew is to
consist of Norwegians exclusively. 1..-s
A landslide occurred at Krogen, Hell
gelaud. causing an overflow of the
river and resulting in considerable
destruction of property. A large force
of men is at work clearing away the
debris. a- ats #.1 q
The forty labor unions of Kristiania
demand that the city government i'm
port coal and sell it at cost.
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