The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

viewed in a different light and the
government itself makes the proposal,
pass in the storthing: The revenue
from such lottery is estimated at
500,0OO' kroner year. 1t is claimed
that Norway every year spends four
to five million kroner on foreign lot
teries, mostly German, Danish and Aus
trian institutions, and it is urged as a
matter of national economy that the
money be kept in the country.
Norwegian matches have certainly .
been good and cheap, and the product |
is favorably known in the world s
markets, America included. Now the
tax on matches, and by so doing secure
the other half million wanted.
Christiania Honors Its Founder.
Everything is counted by centuries
In Europe,'' wrote an American jour
nalist once, and there is no small
amount of truth in that saying. Take,
While under it's present name it dates
back only to 1924, the original town,
Oslo, which is now part of Christiania,
was founded by Haral!d Haardraade
lhard ruler). who, during the years
loio3S M was KIN KING OF as Norway; ,2snv
spects a remarkable man. far ahead OF
his time. He was son of Sigurd Syr
and Aasta, and was born at Ringerike.
From his earliest boyhood, he displ
showed his capacity to rule.
AS a boy of Is he took part in the
battle at Stiklestad in 1890, where his
halfbrother, King St. Olaf, was killed.
The young Harald thereafter went to
Gardarike, (Russia) and further to
came The chief of the imperial life
D1arn there. This guard. ''Vaerln-
gerne, was composed Of Vikings only:
"Harald took part in many battles
and won much gold.' When, after six
teen years absence from Norway, he
king after Magnus the Good, who died
in 1O47. He fought several successful
battles against the king of Denmark.
In 1866 he went to England to fight
the English King Harald Godvineson,
Stamford bridge. Beside his record
as warrior, King Harald Haardraade
also did something for the material
progress Of his country. The act4sbest
known is his founding the, town Of
Oslo.
I On Oct. 26 "bauta' in his honor
was unveiled on the place in Oslo bear
ing his name. The ceremony was at,
tended by the dignitaries of state and
of the city, and a great crowd was pres
ent. Professor Yngvar Nielsen deliv-
cred an inspiring oration, dwelling upon
the effect the memory Of man like
Harald Haardraade had on the people
of today, especially under the present
trying conditions, to have such strong
and clever men s lives in the history of
Norway to look back upon, ~.
The professor mentioned what the
great historian, Tormodus Torpheus
Said about King Harald 200 years ago:
HHarald Haardraade was amongst the
kings of Norway-not in his own cen
tury alone, but also in all previous
time-the best known in wisdom. IN ex
perieuce. in prudence and in quickness
to act.' !,
The relief on the bauta is the work
of the Norwegian sculptor, Lars Utne
and is fine piece Of art. The stone
is Of reddish Norwegi9a1nl an granite gpxanf 81: 1M
%ri'@fse1s eost about 1850 @ '" Rroner: M The menu
ment was presented by Professor Mel
sen, on behalf of the committee, to the
city of Christiania.
-, Emigration Figures.
During the period January-September
Of this year, l7,227 Norwegians have
left the country. thru the ports of Chris
gen. Christiansund and Trondhiem. Dur
ing the same nine months last year the
number was 1908. The total emigra
tion from Norway for 1904 was 25,4S5
The Development of Nordland.
Many foreign engineers have spent
the summer in the Tromsoe. district
and Nordland. investigating mineral de
operations at Oestvagoe: Norwegian
and Dutch money is behind the under
taking. They employ force Of NOR
than one hundred men at present. Th
ore is of fine quality: holding NOR
RI
backs Another mine is opened at Hin
dozen. Here it is German capital tha
is invested.
The results of the great Dunderland
dalen works, where the Edison magneti
ore extracting method is to be used
only. but by all Europe interested il
iron production. The American en-
pineers who have had charge of tn
construction work connected with tn
plant are now about ready with the1
work, and the mining operations prope
are to begin early next spring.
spook Stories.
I do not remember having seen 81
many ghost stories printed IN NorWe
gian papers in so short time as lately
The most conspicuous is the one from
place near Christiansund. 1t seems a
if everything moveable ma IN eertat1 it1
a flying disease-fowerpots, lamps
dishes fly thru the, air and then al O o;
a sudden. they drop to the .grount
broken into fragments. The poor maj
claims that nearly all his crockery ha
been smashed in this manner. At frs
It was thought to be the work Of tn
hired girl, who was discharged, bu
when Things kept ON flying and drop
ping after her departure, some o5he
reason had to be found for the .strang
occurrences. Naturally, the .inciden
attracted big crowds of onlookers. On
of these states that while he was ther
big knife all of sudden flew fror
shelf thru the air past his nose an
buried it's point deep in the ceiling
where it remained hanging. A quar-
bottle filed with syrup made a swi1
rush thru a windowpane on the sam
occasion leaving a round hole in tn
pane. but without doing any furthe