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

. AA SAS y ciI 1oUV only o per cent Oh inc
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. s,fssi &%
Matthias Isaehsen 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 "Nordlands 3
Trompet." 49,
The bequests made by the late G..
sundt. OF Bergen, aggregate at least $780,
OO0. His estate is worth $1.7500OO.
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 4O4 lodges in good
standing. and the total memberships, in
cludtng the Juvenile lodges, is 30,O49.
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, ,0O0
A heat Of IS to 80 degrees Fahrenheit
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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 95 degrees in the shade.
Premier Steen completed his 18th year
July 22nd.
Good beefsteak commands a price of 25
to % cents a pound in Kristiania. AS
much as so cents 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 a pound, and
a 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 m1llstone 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 very high number. It
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 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.
died at the age Of II years. He occupied
seat in the riksdag for twenty years in
succession, and a mere mention Of tho
positions of trust and honor held by him
for half century would fill a large part
Of this column.
An old man was moving grass near
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 public
works. Edward Brandes, a brother of
Georg Brandes, the great literary critic,
will hereafter be editor-in-chief of Poll
tiken. Mr.. Korup has been ridculing tho
conservative ministry for years. Now
the king will give him chance to show
the country what he can do himself
A number of farm houses in Jylland
were struck by lightning and burned
down. Many domestic animals perished
in the flames. A farmer named Jens
Skov. near Lemvig, was killed by light
ming.
The manager Of the Tivoh amusement
resort had planned a great conf1agration
on an artificial island in the lake as
special attraction. but the police nipped
the plan in the bud, on the plea that
such fire would threaten the Art Mu-
scum with destruction.
A statue Of Dalgas was unveiled at Aar-
hus, July 16. Dalgas did more than any