Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-03-14
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS.

SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
DENMARK.
George Brandess received $50 tele-
grams and 200 letters on his Goth
birthday. n expressing his thanks to
his admirers in q Newspaper he uses
b following characteristic languages:
1T is impossible for me to thank ev-
cry one separately, and it is an empty
thing to say thanks in a newspaper.
Therefore I only wish to say that in
gratitude is not n Of my faults, that
fortunately my memory, in spite Of
B my years, is good, and that I think I
have often forgotten an offense but
never a token Of goodwill shown to
me-"
Horup, the minister of public traffic,
is sinking, and the end may come at
any time.
The workingmen's cooperative bak-
ing company of Copenhagen has in
vested $4,000 in a brewery, which
makes the latter q workingmen's
brewery.
The life of the Harboore fishermen
partakes, to a large extent, Of the
character of "a lottery. One month
they may make a rich haul, the next
month they may loose their entire
gear and even their lives. Some three
weeks ago an era of prosperity struck
the place. The briny deep teemedi
with fish, and the demons of the air
were at rest for several days in sue
cession. The fishermen made three
trips from the shore to the fishing
grounds and back again. The catch
was sold for about $4,000, averaging
$40 a piece for the 100 men constitute
ing the Harboore colony.
NORWAY.
Axel Borchgrevink, chief inspector
of the Bandak and Nordsjo canal,
died at the age of 60 years. He rem
dered valuable services in the im-
provement of the facilities Of naviga-
ton in the Skien canal and river sys-
tenn.
In the year 1915 the Norwegians
constituted only 80 per cent Of the
population Of Finmarken, the north
ernmost portion of Norway, and the
other 70 per cent were mainly Firms
and Lapps. The Norwegians have
been gaining ground all the time, and.
they now constitute IS per cent of the
population. Absolutely nothing has
been done by the government to bring
about this change. It is a matter Of
superior vitality and ~sstubborness on
the part of the Norwegians. The in
crease of the total population of Fin
marker in one hundred years was'over
500 per cent.
Mrs. Nathalie Hansen, nee Ekeberg,
suddenly became famous as a dramat-
ic singer at the Bergen theatre. Ten
years ago she was connected with a
variety theatre, but she attracted only
passing attention. She was accident,
ally permitted to sing at a perform.
ance three weeks ago, and SO popu-
lar did she become at once that her
admirers crowded the theatre every
evening for a whole week. Such sing
ing as hers has not been heard at the
theatre for a long time. The lady also
possesses dramatic talents Of a high
rank. ,5a ttJ
Two Lapp women persisted in q
SNOW storm on the mountains be-
tween ;Hammero and T~ysfjord. The
body Of one al them was found Nv .
Lapp "a week after they were lost.
Her dog was still guarding her
corpse.
The state nursery at sandnes, ia
deren, was established thirty years
ago. The sales for the first year
amounted to about four dollars, and
the sales for 1901 totaled $2,s50.
There was a surplus Of $675 ford the
past year. Nearly all of the 100000
plants disposed of in 1901 were pine
and spruce trees.