Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-08-01

means OF advertising Swedish
matches. Out Of a crew of forty-four
men only nineteen survived, and 100
tons of burning ashes fell on the deck
of the ship. When the deck was
cleared a dozen boxes of matches
made in Sweden were found COM
pletely unscathed. The fact that they
did not take fire proved that the label
on the boxes told the truth when it
stated that the matches "take fire.
only against the tablet on the box"
The authorities of Venersborg have
passed an ordinance prohibiting "out-
door work which causes such a loud
and disagreeable noise that the people
of the neighborhood are inconveni-
enced or suffer damage thereby" The
royal functionary of Elfborg province
has ratified the ordinance.
On June 80 zoos men were en-
ployed by the Separator Manufactur-
ing company, Stockholm. Of this
number 65s were old men and $50
were new. The work is now carried
on practically on the same scale as be-
tore the strike.
The Jordberga Sugar Refining COM
pany has donated $270 to the Skurup
peoples high school.
Forest fires were raging in many
places in northern Sweden the 25th of
June. Large tracts of timber had al
ready been destroyed at Sveg and Fo-
gelsjo, and a still larger territory was
ravaged by the flames between Lill-
herbal and Ossa. In the neighborhood
of Borgsjo fire broke out almost 81
multaneously at five different places.
At DYSON the railway station was
threatened. A special train was sent
there from Sundsvall with fremen,
and later in the day one hundred
men went there with the regular ex-
press train. The town of Nordanede
was threatened. The dry weather
and the high wind prevailing at the
time made the work of checking the
flames very difficult. Immense clouds
of smoke rolled across northern Hell
singland.
Oscar Sternberg, consul of Sweden
and Norway at Karlsruhe, is advocat-
ing the establishment of a museum of
exports in connection with the prop
er department of the national govern
ment as a practical way of encourag-
ing and facilitating the export trade.
The plan comprises a similar institu-
ton in Kristiania.
The chilly northeast winds which
prevailed for weeks during the early
summer in eastern Skane were respon-
sible for a great deal of sickness, es-
pecially among the children. The
most common ailments were colds,
measles, scarlet fever, whooping
cough, etc. Many children died, and
the grim old man with the scythe
reaped an exceedingly heavy crop
among the old people of that part of
the country. a
NORWAY.
Prof. Aschehoug celebrated his soth
birthday at his fine cottage in Gref-
senaasen. A great number of letters
and kilograms were received, and at
noon the academical professors made
a formal call. Prof. Yngvar Nelson
acted as their spokesman and thanked
the esteemed scholar for what he had
done and what he had been.
The city authorities of Kragero have
voted $4,000 as a contribution to the
cost of building a new railroad from
Kragero to Neslandsvand. The new
limo will 1n q hro-1H &c &l1 VNosAo--
railway.
Vardo, June 27.-The ravages of the
seals were supposed to be sufficiently
serious to spoil the chances of a de-
cent haul of fish in Finmarken this
season. But some boats that arrived
today were well loaded. 1t is still
cold, and snow may be seen in some
places,
DR.. Hoch of Skien is one of those
Norwegians who persist in believing
that Norway may be made to produce
many things which at present are i'm
ported at great cost. Being a practical
man, he also went to work to demon
strate the feasibility of his notions.
Far up in a mountain side in Lifield,
where goats could scarcely find any,
thing to eat, he began to lay out a
regular garden. From the very begin
ming he worked On strictly scientific
plans, and he is now raising not only
common food plants of the greatest
perfection, but by his skill and in
genuity the whole barren mountain
side is made to yield many plants usu-
ally raised only in southern climes.
The restless and genial doctor has
also built a sort of sanitarium where
his friends may stay if they see fit
to stop with him a while and assist
him in taking care of his garden.
The meetings of the consular serv-
ice committee which are held in Nor
way r conducted by DR.. Sigurd Ib-
sen, a member of the Norwegian cabi-
net.
Lorvitt has been visited by a ter
hible fire. About 40 buildings in the
western portion the city were de-
stroyed. Several persons received
burns, but no lives were lost. Over
2.OOO neonle were rendered. Homeless