Morris tribune., 1906-09-22
NORWAY.
ChriStiania..

try Indicate that in most parts of Nor
way the farmers are looking forward
to satisfactory crops this year and if
nothing unforeseen turns up they are
likely to get it. The fruit crop, how
ever, will be failure in the principal
districts. Norway is noted for its
abundance of wild berries, especially
blueberries and cranberries. For years
this source of riches has been left to
it's own fate, but also in this respect
the view has changed in the last few
years, and now actice steps have been
taken by interested parties for the
utilization of these fruits. Sweden ex.
ports large quantities of these kinds
of berries every year. 1t is not only
the farmers who have to some extend
got their eyes opened for the value of
these berries. In the city many poor
people are now taking trips into the
hills around Christiana for the pur-
pose of gathering the fruit Especially
on Saturday evenings the exodus for
such purposes is large While the
weather is warm enough the nights
are spent camping in the woods and
Sunday evening you can see these peo-
pie, men, women and children, return
to the city with their baskets and
buckets filled with berries, which they
either sell Or use in their own house
hold.
The last ad6itio to the diplomatic
corps of Christiania is the American
minister. Herbert d. Peirce, who with
his wife and son arrived in the city
Aug. 6. With his secretaries he has
temporarily installed himself at Vic
tOria hotel, but as soon as a suitable
place can be found the legation will
be moved. On Aug. 13 Mr.. Peirce was
received by King Haakon, to whom he
delivered his letters. The minister has
utilized the tail end of the season by
taking trip to Fosheim, Valders,
where he and his family spent a
weeks time trying their luck at trout
fishing. Among the many notable
tourists who have recently paid Christi
ania a visit is the American minister
at Copenhagen, who has been staying
at Grand hotel for a few days. He
was received by King Haakon. Near
ly all the members of the diplomatic
corps have now got their respective
houses in shape and indications are
that Christiania will experience a soci-
al session next winter the equal of
which it has never seen.
N. Alger, bhe Minneapolis Journals
Christiania correspondent, writes as
follows regarding Queen Alexandra's
visit to Christiania, Aug. 21: 'At T.
O'Clock today booming of cannon in
dicated that something of Importance
was going on. At that hour the
British royal yacht Victoria and Al
bert with the queen of England aboard
and the British warship Renown,
dropped anchor in the bay below the
old fort Akershus. A Dutch war YES
sci was also nresent and joined in the
royal salute. King Haakon and Queen
Maud had gone out in a steam launch
and boarded the royal yacht before
anchors were dropped. Princess Vic
toria and some high British officials
are in the queens company. At the
landing thousands of people were wait
ing to get a glimpse of the notable
visitors. The weather was fine and
clear, but extremely windy. Flags,
Norwegian and British, are floating
everywhere. Several Norwegian an
thorities were on hand to greet the
queen. The whole company drove out
to Bygdoe Kronsgaard."
A Norwegian newspaper correspond
ent writes: "While Norway is full of
distinguished travellers who admire it's
beautiful scenery and enjoy it's in
vigorating air. every week sees hun
dreds of Norwegians, mostly young
people, pack up and leave their native
shore In order to try their luck in the
far west The tourist cannot under
stand why anybody can think of leav-
ing a country so beautiful, and the
emigrant cannot understand what in
the world all these people want to
come to Norway for. Emigration
from Norway to America is going on
at lively gait, for SO early in the
fall season."