Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-28

SAtClituty IOT ultiiiNittt huh ki'tf
dignitaries Of the court and state. ant
ever has gone to the length of dis
pensing with the prefix ma esty in
connection with the king and queen.
The new sovereign in all speeches and
orations Of welcome to which he has
been subjected since his arrival in
Norway invariably has been address ell
as Mr.. King instead Of as sire OF
your majesty and il is difficult n
this connection to refrain from calling
attention to the fact that the chef
magistrate of this country is invari
ably addressed as Mr.. Pre- ldeiit.
Then. too. the Norwegian government
has decided that in future the cabinet
ministers and all other civil servant
of the state shall wear no uniform
but content themselves with plain
evening dress on state occasions. In
asmuch as diplomats are likewise OF
ficials of the civil service il would
seem ms if h~enceforth Norway's en
voys abroad and the members of their
staff would be compelled to doff their
uniforms, their cocl>ed hats and their
swords. and to share with the diplo-
mats of the United States the distfnc-
tion Of appearing In plain evening
dress on occasions when the repre-
sentatives of all other countries are
decked out in gold lace and feathers.
Orders of k%nighthood. too, are viewed
with something akin to contempt in
Norway. where II is considered had
form to wear them. To such an extent
does this idea prevail that when the
members Of the Norwegian legislative
deputation which went TO Copenhagen
m tender the crown Of their country
10 Prince Charles OF Denmark We're
decorated with various orders by his
grandfather. King Christian. the ques.
tion was seriously debated among
them ms TO whether ii would not he
well to decline the honors. or nj any
rate to refrain from wearing them.
Finally the head Of the deputatioirs
persuaded his colleagues not only
to accept the decoration. but to
wear them on state occasions while
in Denmark so as to avoid hurt
ing the feelings of the venerable
Danish king. AT the present moment
there are two Norwegians orders of
knighthood. the order of the Lion of
Norway. founded about eighteen
months ago by King Oscar. and the
order of st. Olaf. created about sixty
years g by his father. King Oscar
7. The latter is likely to be retained.
but the former will probably be ahol-
ished. Nor will any new orders lie
created. King Haakon has had tie
tact TO humor these views and preju
diceS of his new subjects. For when
he landed for the first time at Christi
ania to make his state entry into the
capital and to assume the throne he
refrained from wearing any uniform,
brit was in plain civilian dress, with
a FIR coat and a silk hat. ard carry
ing his little . year old boy on bis
arm. The worthy Norwegians who
had expected to see him make his first
appearance among them arrayed IN
full uniform covered with orders ard
panoply of royalty were most ~agreeably
surprised, and not a little of the
warmth Of the popular welcome ac-
corded him was due TO the simple and
unaffected manner i'm which he had
come among them. Tn conclusion II
may he added that King Haakon. like
his fellow monarchs of ROumania. Of
Greece. and Of Servia. Is debarred by
the terms OF the constitution from ere
ating any mobiles and from comforting
any nobility titles"
IT is estimated that 10000 visitors
attended the royal entry of King Haa-
kon and Queen Maud to Christiania
Nov. 26. The officials Of the Ostbanen
railroad report that II alone carried
1900 passengers.
The bakers Of Christiania. who have
every year been distributing Christ
mas presents among the poor children
OF the city. have this year donated s.
600 crowns TO the children's fund in
stead.
Professor Horbye. Norway's fore
most scientist. celebrated his 90th
birthday Nov. %. His works on
geology are standard and well known
in all scientific circles Of Europe.
~Stavanger will mex year spend 141,-
600 crowns for harbor improvements.
The harbor will he extended from
EeltbuS 70 ''Toryet"