Warren sheaf., 1901-08-15
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
NORWAY.

In the year 1900 only per cent of the
population Of Norway lived in towns.
The present percentage is 2s One hun
dred years ago Kongsberg was the only
inland city. 1t had 5000 Inhabitants. or
greater number than any inland city Of
today. y ,t.s & ~"
Matthias Isachsen proposes the erection
Of a statue of Peter Dass at Bodo. Pet
ter Dass spent his life as minister in
Nordland. but what made him immortal
was his poetry. which has been pub
lished under the name Of "Nordland's
Trompet." .t ..<.#
The bequests made by the late c..
sundt. Of Bergen. aggregate at least $780,
oOO His estate is worth $1.750,0OO.
The main buildings of Eid parsonage,
Nordfjord, were destroyed by fire. The
records were saved.
Hagerup's expedition. consisting of sew
en- men. has returned from Spitzbergen.
where they spent the winter. They had
killed II bears. so foxes and one walrus.
The cold was so intense last winter that
the mercury froze on several occasions.
The Good Templars are gaining ground
In Norway. There are 404 lodges in good
standing. and the total memberships, in
cludtng the juvenile lodges. is 3o,O49.
A new lot Of five kroner (sl.35) bills will
soon be issued by the government.
The annual meeting Of the Norwegian
Total Abstinence Association appealed to
the government to prohibit the use Of
strong drinks in the navy.
The Waal farm. in Aamot. has been
sold by Mrs. Martha Waal to Olav Sjolie
for $22, 900.
A heat Of IS to 80 degrees Fahrenheit
in the shade was no uncommon phenom-
enon in Norway last July. In some To-
calities there was no rain for weeks. The
hay crop. is fine. but the potatoes and
the grain have suffered from drouth. The
fruit crop will be poor. Forest fires
have been raging in different localities,
and extensive tracts of timber have been
swept by the destructive flames Kristi-
ania has been one of the hottest spots in
the country. On one occasion the heat
reached s5 degrees in the shade.
Premier Steen completed his 74th year
July 22nd.
Good beefsteak commands price of 25
to 2S cents a pound in Kristiania. AS
much as so cents a pound has been paid
for the finest smoked salmon. OF fresh
pork there is so little that no prices are
quoted in the papers. AS a curiosity it
may be mentioned that the retail price
of tomatoes is from 30 to 33 cents a
pound. On the other hand. fresh halibut
may be had at to 9 cents pound, and
big, fat herring costs or cents.
SWEDEN.
A motion made in the riksdag, by P. p.
Waldenstrom to the effect that stricter
discipline be enforced in the service Of
the government railways, met with but
scant courtesy at the time, and much
bad feeling was aroused by his assertion
that intemperance was common among
the trainmen. The cabinet, however, has
taken steps to enforce more rigid rules
in regard to the conduct of the employees
on the government railways.
Four terrific explosions following upon
each other in rapid succession killed four
men and injured five others at Gyttorp
powder mills, which are located near
Nora. Seven buildings were demolished,
only milestone remaining where one of
them had been standing. Some window
lights were smashed at Nora.
Three thousand and ninety-nine young
| men who were to enter the army have
received permission from the government
to emigrate in the course Of the past six
| months. This is a very high number. 1t
goes without saying that most of them
| have left for the United States.
| Engineer P. Dusen, known as an ex-
plorer in CAMERON. Patagonia and
Greenland. has accepted a position in the
| botanical department Of the National Mu-
scum of Brazil.
Baron Johan Nordenfalk, Phi. D.. presi-
| dent of the Academy Of Liberal Arts,
] at q NJ Eo |oI
| q seat in the riksdag for twenty years in
succession, and mere mention of the
positions of trust and honor held by him
Of this column.
Onsby. and his wife followed him with
her rake, pulling the grass out of the
water. Not hearing any noise behind him
for some time. he looked back and no.
ticed that his wife was lying on the
ground He ran to her as fast as he
could, but she was drowned her face be-
ing submerged in the water. Her CAL
lapse was due either to sunstroke or heart
| failure.
| Young ducks are abundant in northern
Skane this season. But they are smaller
than usual, which is supposed to be due
to the rainy weather last spring.
| DENMARK.
| The members of the new cabinet are
editors. \ Mr.. Horup, the editor of Poll
tiken, the most powerful daily in the
country, was made minister of pr, i
works. Edward Brandes, a brot.
Georg Brandes, the great liter
will hereafter be !editor-in->
| tfken. Mr.. Korup has b.