Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-20

Ell Scandinavian convention. No
family in Helsingfors will entertain
Russian, and the Russian guests
had to stop at the hotels.
DENMARK.
DIR. Georg Brandes has received a
diploma from Cracow as an honorary
member of the Polish painters and
authors club of that city.
n Copenhagen publisher of fancy
cards, etc, has issued Il Christmas
publication for advertising his goods.
That gentleman is out in time-six
months and fifteen days before Christ
mas did his Christmas publication ap-
pear on the market.
Axel Bretdahl, Danish journalist,
made up his mind to ascertain the in
come of the professional beggar in
the Danish capital. In order to pro-
cure tirst-hand information OH the
subject he disguised himself as IL beg
gar and piled the trade for few
days, One afternoon between one
and six o'clock he got $l.97 in cash,
numerous sandwiches, two plates Of
soup and mess of Scotch collops."
Another day he posed as flower
woman, standing for two or three
hours in drenching rain at the en-
trance to Our Savior's church and Of
fering flowers for sale to the COM
parntively few people who passed by
at that place and in that weather.
The returns in this case were 96
cents. but he did not sell a single
flower. AS an rgau-grinder he made
over two dollars in eight hours. Mr..
Rrptdnhl also made trip through
the rural districts of Upland to ascer-
tain whether it. is true that the farm
lahmrcrs actually live on potatoes and
1,,sh, as it is often stated. Wherever
nc went he was offered good food,
but in the country he did not receive
any money.
The farmers alliance of Denmark
had 100000 members in 1898; but in
the course of Il decade the member
ship has dwindled down to 5000. We
must add that our authority is Social
dcmOk raten.
A Swcdc carrying a ribbon of many
colors pinned to his coat was arrested
for drunkenness in Copenhagen. Be-
ing asked what the ribbon meant, he
answered it meant that he was ~
member OF Il temperance society.
The police failed TO see the connec-
ton between this statement and the
mans condition. But the Swede
proved himself to he the master of
the situation by explaining that he
was Il member of the society merely
in the capacity of Il deterrent ex-
ample"
NORWAY. =
Two battalions have been using
samples Of the new uniforms propos~
cd for the army. A two months test
has proven them to be unsatisfactory.
They were made of cotton, but the
soldiers want them made of wool.
From a strategic point of view the
color is better than that of the old
uniforms. But it is too poor to stand
rain and washing. The cut is one of
the worst features of the uniform.
The opening ut the neck is so large
that it. reminds one of decollete
Dress There is an abundance of
pockets, but some of them are located
where they cannot do proper service.
The hats gave general satisfaction.
Warship s belonging to three differ
cnt nations were anchored in Kris
tiania harbor July 10.
The cereal crops Of southern Nor
way were saved by much needed
rains about the tenth of July. But
the hay crop will be light.
The cartridges used by the artillery
are poorly made, Il considerable pro-
portion of the shells being cracked
ut the edge holding the bullet. Dur
ing practice OH the target ut Frcdrilk-
of the rifle, aud when the next shot
was fired the rife exploded. A piece
of the stock lnccrntcd the face of
the man that handled the rifle, and
he may lose his life.
The Camilla Colictt monument COM
mittce will have plenty Of time, for
the monument will not I've unveiled
until the year 1914. the centennial of
the Independence Of Norway.
=, About 500 men are employed in
the Dunderiand valley. The wages
average almost u dollar day. and Il
man and u horse receive SITS a day;
The men are dissatisfied with their
! condition., and new strike may
break out ut, any time.
King Oscar Dedicated the new Ma
sonic hall in Trondhjem. ~
dsN:sDuring the first#six months of the
present year about 10000 Norwegians
cnigratels to foreign countries. This
is 1000 I'M excess Of the whole num-
!. her. for last year. Pessilnists have
sp,.t ifhe Number for the whole Of the