Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-10-19

diff trent natfonaIities?" All unions
OF states. the writer philosophers, are
very difficult TO realize They are often
born in blood, they last but a short
time and they end badly. The Aus
tria Hungarian monarchy, for in.
stance. is not in particularly excel
lent state of health. and The union OF
Sweden and Norway was so sick that
it died. A union in which the SOW
ereignty is equally divided, in which
both parties are equally strong, would
be, If politics were geometry, the
squaring of the circle.
Judging from reports in various
Norwegian newspapers there is no
doubt that the storthing win show
a heavy majority in favor Of ratifying
the terms agreed upon ut Karlstad.
A few extremists who felt aggravated
at the terms of settlement made with
Sweden, have thus far failed In their
attempt to create an anti-government
opinion throughout the country. They
did succeed, however, in calling
number of meetings OF protests
against the settlement, but these
gatherings proved in most cases
fiascos. the people going away IS soon
as they heard tue anti government
sentiments of the men who had sum-
moned them Having failed to over
throw the settlement. the extremists
are how agitating for new constitu'
ton and referendum on the question
of the future form of government in
Norway -whether ii is to be m0narchi-
al or republican.
Bjornstjerne Rjornson, who hitherto
has been Normay's most democratic
leaders, In an open letter to the Aften-
posten argos Norway to choose a mon
archial form of government. He says
San elected king Of Norway would,
just like the king of England or Italy,
live among us like a nobleman and
the difference between q kingdom and
republic in this respect would I've
only Ia the name. The modern mon
archy Is merely a form so to speak.
but monarchy representing strong
dynastic influences win he safer than
republic of the Garibaldi type. We
republicans had better elect a king
and then we hope to procure one Just
as noble as the monarch Of Italy or
England" Mr.. Bjornson has always
been considered the champion for a
republican form of government In Nor
way and his change of front has oc-
casioned not little astonishment.
/, Mr. William Champ, who as leader
Of the relief expedition on the "Terra
Nova" succeeded In saving the mem
bers OF the American Ziegler expedi-
ton, has written the following private
letter to friend in Christiania: II
cannot refrain at this moment from
expressing my high appreciation for
the valued services of your fellow
coun'rymen. Captain J. Kielsen. the
officers and the crew all Norwegians.
constituting the personnel on board the
relief s. s. Terra Nova, am glad
to testify. to their undoubted courage
and strict attention to the undertaking
| placed In their hands. The result has
fully justified my judgment as re-
CARDS the selection Of officers and the
nationality Of crew to undertake
such voyage"
Elk are plentiful In Norway ut pres
emit. 1t IL now a common thing 70
hear Of elk hunting all over the Ost-
landef, where they were practically ex-
tinct some years ago. They have In
some instances come right into the
villages and the other day q large elk
COW was shot In Hornnes, in Saeters-
dalen. In the Postum district nine
elk were shot Sept IL.
Mr.. r. r. IversIee has written an