The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07


church will mourn his loss.
~". Some Well-Known Norwegians.
"A: few days ago Miss Aasta Hansteen
celebrated her eightieth birthday. Miss
Hansteen was born Dec. 10, 1924, and
is the daughter of the celebrated Nor
wegian professor and astronomer, Han
steen. She was first educated as an
artist, studying painting in Copenha.,
gen and in Dusseldorf Her work found
many admirers, and her portrait of her
father found a place in the national
art gallery. She overworked, however,
and about 1860 gave up art forever.
Women's emancipation then became
the work of her life, and she has done
writing and lecturing. She went to
! America in 1880 and remained there
for about nine years, living in Boston
most of the time Since then she has
stayed in her native land and has had
the pleasure Of seeing many reforms,
which she was. the first to fight for,
realized.
She is still active and full of spirit.
Norwegian women held great recep-
tion for her at Grand hotel on her last
birthday, and her address on that occa
sion was an able, vigorous effort.
! Professor L. L. Daae was 70 years
old on Dec: !. He is the highest au-
thority on Norwegian history, and the
work he has done will keep his name
green for generations to come.
At the recent municipal election here
the conservatives (hoire) were the vic
tors. The radicals (venstre) made a
rather poor showing, while the social
lists showed considerable gains.
and considered one of the best actresses
in Europe, especially in Ibsen plays.
, She came here with a German com pany,
and played in the German language, but
nevertheless, she and her Sublime art
were most enthusiastically received. Be-
sides Ibsen 8 Hedda Gabler,' " Ros-
merholm' and "a Dolls House. her
repertory included Sudermann NThe
kind words were said about her and her
ill-fated countrymen, while she was
here.
Norway's Forests.
At a recent meeting some interest
ing things were said on this subject. In
1893 the export of lumber from this
country amounted to 60,000,000 kroner,
in 1908 it's value was 70,0O0,00O kroner.
The value Of the, country's forests is
but this value can be increased to
1000 900, 900. The government owns only
about one-eighth Of the forests.
New Books. :, 81
Nearly every Norwegian author has
this season put new book on the mar
ket. Not many Of them have any spe
cial interest, for Americans or for Nor
wegians in America. Besides Biornson :
"Daglannett,' which I mentioned in
former letter, the following works
will be of special interest across the
"Letters from Henrik Ibsen,' which
no doubt will be obtainable also il
English translation. The letters throw
new light on the great dramatist.
i Thoralf Klavenaes' ."The Norwegian
America will surely be read Will
much interest by his countrymen in thu
far west. While his conclusions may
not always be correct when he deal
states, he certainly has been able t,
draw some good pictures Of the life hi
countrymen lead in the western states.
And now comes small illustrate
. work-also published in English-en
| titled Norway: the Land Of the Mid
night Sun. - For anyone desiring +
get an idea of Norway's natural beau
> ties, and what makes thousands of tour
= lists come here every year, this littl
:. work will be the very thing.
g Norway's New Loan.
8 The Norwegian treasury needs NOR
8 money, especially for railroad building
e A new loan, payable in sixty years, Q
), about fifty million kroner, has bee
made from French banking house
2 The interest rate is to be B 2 per cen
d The available funds of the stat
9 than seven million kroaeg, The M