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tional debt is at present about two hum
dred and sixty-three million kroner.
The Nobel Peace Prize.


The Nobel committee of the Nor
prize Dec. 10, Nobel's birthday, to In |
stitut de Droit International AS is
well known, the Swedish millionaire in
ventor of dynamite left it to the Nor !
wegian congress to handle the peace
prize, while the rest of the annual dis
tributiona is made in Sweden.
"Institute de Droit International is
an international, scientific society,
without official character, but having
great practical influence. The society
was formed at meeting held at Ge-
York was one of it's founders. The aim
of the society is to advance internation-
al rights, to work for the maintenance
of peace, preservation Of the rules of
war, and for Justice and humanity in
all intercourse between the nations.
Only statesmen and lawyers of high
reputation can become members. The
number of active members is now sixty,
and there is also the same number of
honorary members. The society holds
meeting every year, as a rule, in diff
ferent European cities. Two Nor
wegians, Governor Gram and Premier
Hagerup, are members. The peace
prize paid out this year amounted to
140,858 kroner, or about one hundred
and ninety thousand francs. -
The only Norwegian iewelry firm
that exhibited at St. Louis received a
grand prize, so did also Mr.. Munthe, the
artist, for his drawings for the picture
weavings exhibited there. The weav
ings themselves were found worthy Of
gold medal: "..s
In this connection the German EN-
peror has placed an order with the
same jewelry firm that exhibited at st.
| Louis.
~, Signs of Christmas.
The stores have long ago put on their
Christmas trim, but the trade is re-
ported to be rather dull so far. Money
! is scarce, and the number of unem-
ployed and destitute is quite large.
Charitable work of all sorts is going on,
and: the results are above expectation.
Thus a lottery sale by one of the large
stores brought about twelve thousand
kroner for the poor in few days. The
Salvation Army is also very active and
not few unfortunates are helped to-
brighter Christmas by their aid. =
Another sign of the approach Of
Juletide is the small number Of emil
grants leaving for America. The last
direct boat from here took only fifty
six passengers from this city. They
intend to spend Christmas eve at sea
ana la1d IN supply OF CnT1sCmaS IreeS
before sailing.
| While emf grafton is thus at its ebb,
! immigration is at its height. This is
what happens every year about this
time Hundreds come from America
to spend Christmas with friends and
relatives in the *'old country" But
the man who wants to see Norway at
her best would better not come just
now. Fog, mud, snow one day and
Sc. L = IN L.
has to offer just now. Winter proper
we hardly get before January and
February. But the weather does not
matter much to Christmas visitors
!, They have nearly all seen the country
before both in summer and winter
They come to see their relatives ant
| they are sure to receive a hearty wei
come By the aid Of the visitors peck
textbook many a home is frightened fol
) the holidays The number Of American
) Christmas visitors is reported at from
$ 1000 to 1.5QO this year.