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the information that the balloon had
been picked up at Bolemose. The let
ter closed with congratulations to
3 the young couple from ''an unknown
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NORWAY.
The fortress at Fredrikstad was
abandoned for good on the evening of
June u.s.
Storthingsman Korset is not can
didate for reelection because his pri-
vate affairs are going to wreck and
ruin during his long absence at the
y storthing.
June 80 was the 25th anniversary
OF the establishment Of Nerdens
i Gang, the greatest Norwegian daily.
Q. Thommesen has been at the head
Of the paper from first to last. He
received many presents on that day,
including an album in which numer-
Gus contributors to the paper had
written congratulations. Bjornson
wrote: "Thommesen is the best ed
itorial writer the Norwegian press
ever had, and he has done his coun-
try invaluable services"
The South Vale brick factory, near
Fredrikstad, was almost completely
destroyed by fire. The loss is about
$4,000.
A number of Kristiania ladies and
gentlemen have commenced to raise
money for the establishment Of a
fol cir !.
nothing sentimental about the plan.
3 The aim of the promoters is simply
to restore overworkedS or sick ami
mails so that they may render better
service in future.
a5s It is settled that the air compress
sor invented by Engineer Fling is
an unqualified success. The air COM
pressor is used for storing motive
Il power in limited quantities. The in
vention will be patented in all man
ufacturing countries. 55
Bernhard Hanson, one Of the
Thrane men, who caused great dis
turbance among the workingmen
about so years ago, recently died in
Haugesrud at the age of IS years. In
1855 he was sentenced to a term of
2 years in the reformatory. After his
release he piled his trade as mason.
s A few, years ago the Socialists raised
enough money for him to keep him
out Of the poorhouse in his old age.
BJornson has declared that he will
take active pact in the coming cam
paign. This means that some Lib
eral fur is apt to fly before the fight
is finished. Is
The weight Of the imports for the
year 1902 was 2,957,342 tons, and their
i value was SIS, 7,O7s; the weight Of
4 the exports, 2,s41,871 tons, and their
Z value, $4S,s27 1867. The value Of the
exports broke the records Of all pre-
vious years. e 89s
The depot agent at the station near
h the Norwegian boundary line on the
Gellivare and Ofoten railway leads a
unique life. At that particular place
! the sun does not appear until the
third of Mach, and the snow storms
of last winter almost defied descrip-
ton. From one hundred to two hum
dred snow shovelers were quartered
at the station a large part Of the win
4 ter There was no clergyman and no
physician in that part of the world,
and in extreme cases the depot agent
had to serve in the capacity Of either.
/ On Sundays the men would gather in
the third-class waiting room, per-
shaps the finest of it's kind in Sweden,
and the station agent would read q
sermon to them. In one case he had
to administer the sacrament Of bap-
tism, and he was frequently called
upon to dress wounds and put on
bandages.
Photographs Of the fortifca ations at
! Gothenburg appeared in n5a book pub
I, lished by Cham berlain Lagerberg.
This, Of course, was highly displeas-
3 ing to the government, and the king
h has issued q general order to all
army and naval officers, making it
their duty to see. as far as within
their power lies, that no pict tures Of
any kind are ken of Forts OF other
means Of defense. .5ss
Naval maneuvers will take place
Aug 24-26 at the Vaxh olm and Os-
car Ere driksberg forts. be assault
i ing force is to consist sofs three gum,
! boats, one torpedo crrliser and eight
torpedo boats.
he people Is high school associa-
ton of the province Of "a fsborg has
elected a commi tee Of i've men to
raise funds for the estab hment of a.
peoples high school at Dal. 1t will
cost about So, 900 a Year to run the
school.
The stockho old ers Of the Kristi ian
stad and Soly lyesborgyy rai WAY have re-|
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