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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
THE MARKETS.

D,truit-Caitlc: Lisat To good bntshcr
steers. a. ,lfft 90 HAT 20 r'"u Dsb ~
s,crrs ana h,lcrs, s. tl'st % h'N,s
tsatCucrs aud tat COWS. - uvfti W, tAhn'u
and common tuiu butDh,ta, - vSts% -
bulls. liEu, 90 good butchers ana H.Ahs'ikr'
g. .tsiI 90. stvratra a.d AbnN lt,N'tes
tg uUtg X. NtaI caves art4NU Al ~ 1JN
i a per 100 lbs. ,cp-iSest lambs, =, z'fh
. 10. AEht 60 good and kuol miAra iuNHs
80 .OG5 ~. fair 90 good mlNcd ANA puh hrr
sn,,p a. slliI 90. cuts uua common, - ~
us ~. uohs-M- Xed ana buten' ra. ~ SsH
. -. bulk al s, -, piss ana Asut S~fNtIss
s, solI5 50. stays, 10 on, rO.Eaa, - Ia
Chlcago-Cattlc: Good to prime. s. sclf
~: poor 90 medium 81 1'ao W. ut0c ktrrs
and feeders. - Viftf p, COWS. FL WWo -
a,icrs. 81 u'r' p. cann,gs' - Wa -
bulls, 81 1sut -, yllNta, = soHb ~ ltN"s
ted steers - i2isHi l2'.. hos.s-%hNeh
and butchers. g. sjffb %. glo1 10 chpH /"
heavy, s. 1JffG ~, rough heavy. - nde 10
.ight. s. LAO 90. bulk 90 si.,s' - S'sl1 ~; ~.
shesfb-Oiuod % choice WcthCrH. y iutsA 90
western sheep. s. 0OffA p. native lAnA'a'
nunaio-Cattlc: Firm n past weeks
prices. vo1ls. sous. hogs-ii,asy. - "lt
i ~: mixed paUAcrs. s. 2.sfG 20, pas, - -
fiS a.: rolghs. g. $40 80; STAYS, Sttp4 90
Shrvp-NatlNt - $40 -, cui.s 10 Epoo.
NlS CO., ,aDadle. ;, t'''a 30 HA,tp ~ y, - ~
tops. missed s. f5f3 -, cul.a Co GOOD, 81 ~
.ia 4u. W,tuers. - t5uA, ytarlnss, - ~.
Ciuciuaati-tattlr; heavy steers Chvss'
10 extra s. Goa, -; far 90 gvo4. - t'1
8 90: oxen. 8sri 80, butchers ate,rs choice.
81 CpHs a.. i4lr 90 good. s. ,sft 20. hcsfCrs
good 20 choice. s. SAT- g. common tu lar.
- sous a.. COWS good iu choice. - W.T.
fair 90 medium. s. a5fl3 -. Gamers. 81 t0d
= -. stochsrs uud feeders. - .Stpi ~.
Hoga-Goud to choice packers, - lptto II,
m Ncd packers. s. 6lffb a. common 60
choice heavy Tat suws, SIS, Stays. ~ ',.i
9 -; Hight shippers. s. l0iis 30, V.gs. ~"
lbs and less. 81 25ffJ Sheep-ENtra 81 l6W
3 IS: good % choice. s. s1n3 iO common
Co lalT. 81 2sff3 o.. yearliUg w,th,rs. - -
fig e.: lambs wuoi Co choice - IstiA % (,
common Co fair. s. Lsffi.
Pittsburg- cattle: Choice. S5t6 20 prime,
s, 70H5 %. good. s. 2Uai ~. tugs-t'rime
heavlcs S. llfiG 90. heavy med uuus. ~ o.
.i6 r.: light mt on ums. s. bif6 10; heavy
Workers. s. s1ffs %; light Workers, y bet
On. pigs Gn5 IN. Shccp-Best wethers,
s. 1lfii. good s. eiffi 90. mixed. 81 Loln l1
culs and common. Siu2. yCarllnga, $50
1 TO- lambs. $40 q. veal calves. 50 ue,fi ".
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

congressman Corliss at gathering
OF his committee in Detroit on Sntur-
day night. said regarding free raw SUI
gar: II believe that the barrier against
Cuban sugar will remain until such
time ~ Cuba WI say that she wants
To become part of this country. II the
pr, sent law rs allowed 60 remain. !
believe that the American farmer AMI
the American manufactures Will pro.
ducc all the sugar needed To- this coun.
try. By the time that Cuba Is ready
makers 90 this country viii be- In con.
dition 90 take care OF themselves"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

Ionu Vnncaia. ~ Cleveland. o.. XII.
Cd himself Wednesday aItcr elt'ng his
Christmas dinner. lie hronded over the
fact that his son was In an insane asy-
lum.
r. " James. leading merchant az
Kansas Guy. Mo. uncle Of Frank and
Jesse James. the once noted bandits.
Is dead. lie was an active church
worker
Mayor Dlchl has formally removed
City Treasuer Phillip Gerst of Buma.
10. after concluding the investigation
into charges against him of miScon-
duct In office In uisappropriating
funds ~ the city.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

Gov. Shaw. OF Dcs Moincs. Ia. has
accepted the presidents tender ~ the
treasury portfolio. 90 succeed Score
tary Lyman +. Gage The governors
term ns chief executive Of Iowa VIII
not expire until Janulry - when
Gov. Elect Cummins will he inaugural
cd. Gov. shaw vii hardly be- able To
take up the duties OF secretary of the
treasury before January ID.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
\ Snd ChrIstmns.

Mr. aud Mrs. Earl Hitchcock. oC
Traverse CITY, with their infant child.
spent Christmas Eve with uelghbors.
When they left for their home. after
the Christmas celebration. the aahr
was apparently well ON their arrival
home. the mother was astonish"d 30
find that the babe. which she had ear
ripd Ia her arms. was dead. Heart
disease is ascrilcd as the cause of TIE
infants death.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
Rochcster. y. ". Want. Him.

Chief CiVary. OF Rochester. y. y.
has hccn notified by Shcrin Little. OF
Frankfort. Bcnzic county Mich. say.
Ing that mau named Frank McMa-
hon. alias Mcnamara. had been arrest
eel there. lie II charged with being tho
third and the last OF gang ~ rob
hers who entered the house OF Mrs.
Louisa French. In Rochester. last DC
toher. horribly beat Mrs. French aud
her sister. Mrs. Alicia Gardner. AMI
robbed them Of diamonds valued &C
$1,000.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
4 Du,I wanted.

H. r. Furusworth. Kcntuckan.
has sent challenge To Dcsha Brcck-
enriigc. son OF the former congress.
man. 10 fight duel. lie has heard
that Desha circulated n report IN Lex.
ington. Ky. That he had LEFT town be.
cause he was afraid of Dcsha's father.
When he heard the report he lmmehi-
atcly wrote ort challenge and sent
u Co Henry Duncan. son OF Mayor
Duncan asking him Co arrange duel
with Smith 4 WcssOn No. - pistols.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

\ drunken Finland r nearly burned
himself 10 death In the Red Jacket vii
lage Jail. 4 night Waterman was Mt
tracicd 10y his yelling and scrciml X.
and Investigation revealed the "a 4
that the Jail was ON fire. After several
minutes work 10y the fire department
the flames were eXtlngulshcd AMI the
drunken man rescued 10 " thought
that he set fire To the jail In his e'rorts
90 escane. The FIRE nearly conruincd
the building aud himself.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

Tho Canadian still feels a sentImen-
tai attachment for England. but he
doesn't like the Individual English
man. The Canadians ways are not
British ways nor his thoughts British
thoughts. IL would seem only a mat
ter OF years till the feeling toward the
individual Englishman will extend 20
the British nation. Then the Cana
dian community will awaken 20 the
idea that II Is cutting itself on from
great commercial advantages by pre-
serving it's distinction from the nation
to which II Is naturally united by Gus
toms, manners and modes OF thought.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
FortN-nve Persisted.

By the burning of the city market
house nc Zacatccas. Mexico. fully
foriy-nvc lives have been lost and
more than score Of persons seriously
injured. some Of them 81 badly that
they cannot recover. Fifteen bodies
have been taken from the ruins aud a
large number are buried In the debris.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
Mnst srrNr the rrrm.

Tine department of Justice rejected
without even referring 90 the prcsi-
dent. a petition signed 10y Gov. Bliss
congressman Dlrragh and Bishop aud
several hundred other prominent Ia
Republican politics In upper ana west
crn Michigan for the pardon 81 for.
mcr Postmaster Miles l. Callaghln.
Reed CITY. now serving n years sen.
tcuco lu the Detroit House OF Corrcc-
tipu
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
,rn.t mu-,Ic for rrnar.

There IL LARGE nnd ever Increasing
number ~ thoughtful AMI wclllnform-
81 peopi, IN Great Britain. who express
the serious belief that n radical
changes do not come about In the near
future. the United Kingdom viii b.
RELOCATED to third position IN the ranks
81 the worlds trade and commerce.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
rcrlshcd In The EInmc..

Fire broke out In the house ~
George Geddish. three niles northeast
OF Royal oak Christmas Eve nui en-
tirrly consumed the house Part 81
the family were still In Detroit hny-
ing Christmas gifts. but two grnwn
SONS OF the family were a. home. Ehcy
were awakened 10y the flames anil
Wilson Gaddls managed 10 make his
cScnUc Ills brother, Albert. however.
persisted.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

There Is a beauty contest now on be-
tween the Chicago Hyde Park High
School and "all comers." which Is said
TO bc the outgrowth OF football. How
feminine pulchritude could get tangled
up with the unsymmetrical forms that
build human pyramids OF the gridiron
IS one OF those mysteries which only
the young and inexperienced would
dare To- strive 10 fathom.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
AmfnInrnthnf nM Inrr-

Matthew schultz. wntchman nt W.
I South ll,rla shaft OF the Calumet X
lircla mine. met a most horrible death
In some unknown manner he fc'l from
the eleventh 90 the twcnty-third level.
"a distance of 200 feet. The candle hc
was wearing In his cap remained light
cd during the fall and set hrc to his
clothing aftcrward. The body was dis.
covered au hour later with the face AMI
trunk burned 90 u crisp.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

IL will encourage language reform
crs to persist. now that the nervous
Anglo-Saxon monosyllable spit" Is ell
bowling the cumbrous Latin polysyl-
liable 'expcctorate' out Of the literary
vocabulary. IL now remains 10 help
old-fashloned. musical. reverberant
"spittoon" remount the throne so long
usurped by barbarous "cuspidor."
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
I.nnr VIII RrmnIn.

Secretary Longs attention having
been called again % reports that he
contemplated reslgnlng from the cab
met. has again authorized nn cn-
platte denial that such was the ease
lie said there was not a word OF truth
ia the report and that be had not the
slightest intention Of rcsigning.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

The hobos OF California arc fas-
tidious lot. anyway. They stole all
the Christmas handkerchlefs in n
Santa Paula store the other day. IL
viii soon be necessary TO lock all the
ceilulold collars and made necktles in
the safe At night.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
Aursru Nr4IyD rtOIr

WEEK ENDING JAN. I.
DETROIT OPEHA Captain J.nkb'- SNchiLsH
a. b.: ~ rdurs.ay Matinee az
L.YtIVM 1HTATER hopklus Ssahi-
uay aaI. ..c. r.yo H., -. 80 AID %
IA utrst1. t,uNsB- the suaS.u5 lklvnr
s.at iJe. i.,r ..uJ ~. E.yu.u-H. 49, ~ 81
"A oNuLlti.AHn Att.rLouuS az and A. he -
a..u e.. Ave. &C. 81 aiitp.t : ivc, 90 AisA -'''
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

Judging by the conflicting reports
that come from Holland about the af-
fairs Of Nina and Henry. Pat Groves
press agent must have secured another
engagement.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

Life Imprisonment for attempting TO
assassinate a president OF the United
States Is regarded In this part OF the
moral vineyard as a rather mild sort
OF punishment.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

\ Michigan politician wants women
elected 10 Congress. But can he assure
us that they would not cheat the gov
ornment by using their franks for
sending Christmas presents?
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

Former President Grover Cleveland
has accepted appointment 90 the ln.
dustrial department OF the national
civic federation. crca ed nc the recent
peace conference OF labor aud capital.
lstlc leaders
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

Il is said that Andrew Carnegie's
bencfactions now amount TO $4,000
600. AT last accounts Russell Sage's
grand total was thirty-eight cents.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

Mr.. Rockefeller Is chopplng wood for
his health; but there's many n man
I'm the woods OF the north doing the
same thing Just now. and making
money al Il besides.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
YALE,

Argentina has decided 10 divide it,
government into six military zones
all OF them hot ones.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

Perhaps there is something in the
idea that Uncle Sam spends too much
money on the Indians. One tribe In
Wisconsin has contracted the habit OF
eating twelve meals a day.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

a German doctor Is said 20 have dis
covered process for making -four out
OF milk; but what We need more Is a
way TO make milk out OF -four.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

should the decoration of Ii Hung
Chang with two peacock feathers, after
his death, be classed as a scorehing
sarcasm?
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

II Is said that there Is an increasing
sentiment against dueling In Germany.
This Is another evidence OF the Amer
.canlzation" OF Europe.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

Mr.. ]. Pierpont Morgan seems to
have overlooked an important point
In not forming a Christmas tree trust.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
Mnrc nnmr.,rnhI.nnn..

Auditor General Powers l. now deed.
ing 10 the state land commissioner the
delinquent tax lands IN Crawford AMI
Roscommon counties. 81 which u IN o..
timatcd there are 1000 acres. These
lands will eventually be subject to
homestead entry.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

In making money the United States
mint IL still in the swim, with total
OF Sl34, 999. l22 for twelve months.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

The buslpcss section 81 Dunlow. W.
Va, burned Monday night. Loss. S75,-
600.
Andrew rarnrgie has given Nvark.
Y. V. $1,000 FOR public library build
Ing.
Ry gas explosion ~ rho plate glass
factory 80 kokomo. lnd Zachariah
Chapman was killed nnd several other
workmcn were injured. The pot hluse
was wrecked
Eli !. Jameson. aged -. STATE brig
adler general I. q. a.. ". uniformed
rank. ~ Indiana. widely known and
who had bcen active In political life
for 40 years. Is dead.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

Camden now has volunteer fire
department TO work the villages re-
Gently purchased firc engine.
The ~. Joseph a Benton Harbor
Street Railway Co. could not get coal.
40 used cords OF ties to keep the power
house firc going.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
vI.,hI. crnIr supp,v.

Bradstrsct's show the following changes
In available supplies since laft report
Wheut. United states and Car a east
~ the Rockies increased 800 bu.
nfioat FOR and In Europe. decreased 1910
co hu. total supply decreased 0o1.0o bu.
corn: United States and Canadn east
III the Rocttics. increased l7s.oo hu. Gate:
United states and Canada cnsf 81 tho
Rookie. increased Gt00o bu. Among the
wore IMPORTANT Increases reported are
those 80 f0o0'0 bu. ~ northwestern inter
Tor elevators ~ On hu. az omFha. Hu Go
In "a chicago elevators and 1900 hu. az
81 JorrTh. Tho seading inrrt ass arc
those ~ 81 on hu. IN Manitoba ~ 90 bu
"a Newport News. M.Oo bu. at Port Hu-
ron and $500 hu. "a Cotsau.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-08
WHEN BABY
IS COMING
USE
Mother SFriend
A. J. corkins, Agent

Woman greatest dream Of beauty and
glory IS when nature has chosen her 70
become mother. Every faculty IS keenly
alert as she foresees the joy, ambition,
success and the lifelong satisfaction conf
fng nearer, day by day, in the dear ana
innocent being so soon 70 see light, and
the uncertainty whether she shall see a
sweet girl or q brave boy face beside her
on the pillow adds zest TO her expectancy.
MOther's Friend applied externally
throughout pregnancy will relieve the
pain Of partnrilion, and no mother and
child can fail 10 be healthy hearty, strong,
clear complexioned, pure blooded and
cheerful in disposition, who are mutually
Influenced By the continued use Of this
great liniment, MOTHERS FRIEND.
Buy Of druggists. gI.OO per bottle.
Our treatise s'MotherhOOd" mailed free.
TIE BRADFEt0 REGULATOR CO.. A,iaaia. sa-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-08
DOODLE CHARGES.
Concerning Lawton Water Works
Contract Disturb the Governor.

Lawton. Okla, Dec IN. f. sha-
bert recently made a trip TO Guthrie
in 'he interest Of the waterworks con-
tract for Lawtol He says that the
governor is deeply interested in the
welfare of Lawtcn and that the plans
and specifications and contract met
with the governors approval The
governor has received a great many
letters from Ilawton charging bood-
ling in connection with the contract.
1t has been suggested that the only
plan that will satisfy the governor is
for the members Of the city council
to each make affidavit that they had
not been offered a price for their vote
favorlng the contract Several peti-
tions signed by taxpayers Of the city
have been forwarded 70 the governor
asking his approval Of the contract.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-08

Two new schools have been started
in the ba'ement Of the South M. E.
church. with Miss Proctor and Mrs.
athcart in charge Both ladies are
teachers of experience and some
hilhly recommended. Miss Proctor g
school relieves the Capitol school
and Mrs Catheart takes primary pu-
pills from Central school where half
day sessions have been necessary
Banner school had new teacher ad-
ded a short time ago but The increase
in new pupils has crowded the school
and more seats are being placed in
several rooms.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-08
SUNDAY CUTTING AFFRAY.
Negro and Pawnbroker Engage in a
Bloody Controversy.

A negro named Hicks, and Jacob
Levi engaged in fight in the latter's
pawn broking establishment on West
Harri-on avenue yesterday afternoon
with the result that eyi is at his home
in a critical condition and Hicks is
confined in the city jail Levi was
stabbed in the back but Hicks escaped
uninjured.
The fight was stopped by the police
bur only after Hi"k. had been dubbed
into submi sion. 1t is not known what
was the cause of the disturbance.
Hicks. when arrested had a reyoi-
yer and knife in his possession and
evidently meant trouble Lewis face
lis a mass OF bruises and cuts and he
wa otherwise hurt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-08
INCOMPETENT OFFICIALS.
viii Not Meet With Favor at the
Hands Of Judge Gillette.

Lawton, Okla, Dec. S.-Gillet,e is
determined that competent and wor-
thy officials be either made out Of
those who are not so, or put them out
and get some who are in their places.
The most important warrant of recent
date has been served upon the mayor
of Walter He must appear before
his honor and show cause why he
should not be removed from his Office
or else lose it forever.
The charge against him as found by
the grand jury, is gambling and
drunkenness. the report says. He is a
Republican police judge of Walter.
but has the powe. OF mayor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-08

On Decebemr 10, H. "a, %, 2s and
26th, the Santa Re VIII sell round trip
tickets TO points ia Kansas. Arkansas,
Nebralka. Colorado, Missouri, Iowa,
Wisconsin. Minnesota North and
South Dako and points in lP-nois
west OF he Illinois Central Ry, also
to points IA the southeast, east Of the
Mississippi rive; including Memphis
Tennessee. and New Orleans, az rate
Of one fare plus 81 90 FOR round Trip
with limit OF thirty days for return
a.. corkins. Agent
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-08
THE ELKs HOTEL.
Transformed and Renamed Okla En-
tiers Perlbd Of Prosperity.

The new EIks hotel. formerly the
Okla hotel, was opened TO the travel
ing public this morning. The new
three story brick addition has lately
been constructed for Landlord Welt
eel TO accommodate the increase II
patronage. The hotel has fifty large
bedrooms. an elegant dining room
and all Of the rooms are lighted with
electricity and heated with steam. The
new furniture cost $4,000 and the new
hotel opens under very prosperous
conditions.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-08
BJORNSON'S BIRTHDAY
IS CELEBRATED
NOrwegianS Do Honor to
the National Poet, Who
is 70 Years Old
(By Associated Press }

christisnia, Dec -BjornstieTne
Bjornson, the Norwegian poet, dram
atist, novelist and political reformer
WAS seventy years old today and the
@tsno was made the occasion for cele-
brations throughout Norway
Bjo.nson is the national poet Of
Norway His name is a synonym Of
the hopes SHa aspiration, oil the Nor
wegian people in their political and
intellectual struggles.
Bjornson was born in 1882 and be-
gan his literary career in the early
SOS. In 1857 he pubnshed a peasant
novel, "synnove solbakken,v which
proved epoch making in Scandinavian
literature. in it and several others
that followed he gives an idealized
picture of pea-ant life-brought the
thoughts and aspirations Of the peas
antry into literature These stories
have been a great source of pleasure
and profit to the Norwegian people
Peasants have read them and learned
to know their better selves.
Biornson's literary activity since
the days of the peasant novel has been
to elevate the Norwegian people. And
TO accomplish this he has worked in
various directions. He has written
numerous songs that have fired HIS
countrymen with a spirit of self re
liant patriotism: other songs touch
ing The various phases of life and love
that have been ennobling nrdeh
that have been ennobling and retin-
ing. He has written historical dram
as to bring vividly before his people
the sturdy qualities Of their forefath-
ers powerful social dramas which
nroba deep in social evils. not prim-
arily for dramatic effect. but TO arouse
the public conscience and to Suggest
.he rer,edv. modern realistic novels
that have dealt in the broadest man
nsr with the great questions of edu-
cation. religion and domestic duty
Bjorneon is therefore known better
I, Scandinavia as political reformer
though his reputation outside his ma.
tive country is that of a delighuu
novelist and poet. A Republican o
the Republicans, he has for years peer
dodging jails and writing problem
hooks. Years ago he was given lai
sentence for treason. but got out 0
Norway and lived in Germany uh''
1882 On his return to Christiania II
Of once resumed his anti-goyernmen
sqitation and his novel writing Il
wrote tragedies. too, and won via
fame as writer and described
Norwegian life His seventy year
weigh lightly on him, and he Is tu ~
of intellectual and physical Visor' II
a the son Of a country pastor ana o'
osn his career by writing folk storie
-, periodicals. His early edueauo
was received in Denmark and his j
srary masters are Danish he h'
written about twenty-five works
all-plays and novels