Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-06-15
NORWAY.
Chrtstiauia.

Says n well known French cor
respondent 10 the Literary Digest
New York;: 1T is curious to see the
literary lights of the Scandinavian
peninsula embroiled in the present in
temational debate. Who would have
believed that Nansen and Sven Hedin,
whose writings and exploits all Europe
admires, and who have We'd with each
Other In adventurous deeds, would be
contented with the lists of So narrow
a field of effortsi How can minds SO
cosmopolitan exhibit patriotism so
parochial and uncompromislngi Bjorn-
son. who is the standard bearer of the
Norwegian claims, is moderate man
In comparison with the eccentric NSn-
sen. ard proposed TO the Norwegfans
to draw up a petition with multitude
of signatures and send IL TO the
Swedes. Nansen. the ''demollsher or
Ice bergs." shrugs his shoulders and
smiles at the thought of sending to
Sweden this ton OF ink. An illustri-
Gus Swede, who Is opposed to Sven
Hedin Is August Strindberg, the novel
list and playwright who considers that
the union of the two countries Is
against nature" The correspondent
believes that the Scandinavian literary
men impart elements Of confusion and
anarchy into the political debate. He
adds: "Ibsen alone scars above these
passing perturbations. l think, more
over. that he Is a little tired of soar
ing, thing he has been doing for
years p"
Norway has recently fioated on the
Paris bourse, according to the Figaro
Paris, loan OF 4O.000,O00 crowns.
about S10.0O0,000. and Sweden has
suspicious that this is war fund. The
storthing made the vote on the propo-
sal almost unanimously. four voices
only being against It. The last time
Norway raised a loan was for 10000
600 crowns, of which ten millions are
still In the treasury. Thus, say the
Swedish press. the N0rwegians have
5O.000000 crowns to spend In support
ing the claims OF Norway, 1t may be
by force of arms.
The Nansen fund, Norway's most
powerful institution In behalf OF
science. has now been swelled to over
million crowns. Last year over So
600 crowns were spent In the interest
Of science and more than $1,000 crowns
will be spent this year. The fund Is
steadily increa sing. :
The new folk school on Lake street
in Christiania has now been COM
pleted at an extra expense Of 10000
crowns. This school has been erected
at an expense OF 100000 crowns, and Ia
one Of the most rlodernly equipped in
situations In Norway.
Large quantities OF American salmon
are at present being imported to Nor
way. When received i'm Norway II Is
put through a process Of smoking and
smoked salmon" is a deicacy on a
Norwegian table.
The Moller Preserving factory has
been sold to A. f. Bjelland for 5000
crowns. The factory is located at
Stavanger. where 1t was erected by
Mr.. Moller in 1880.
Assessor Faerden has lnaugurated a
vigorous crusade against the slums OF
Chrstiania and has been meeting with
a fair degree OF success in many sec
tons OF the city.
Otto Sverirup, who recently re-
turned from Cuba. will spend the sum-
mer in Christiania. In the fall MIR.
Sverdrup contemplates trip to South
Africa.
Olav Kringen has resigned as editor
of the 'Socialdemokraten" and will
be succeeded by Christian Hornsrud,
president Of the Norwegian labor par
ty.