Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-08

wouldn't be surprised u bit IL we did
not get any Holmenkol races at all
this year. The skaters are faring bet
ter. and many who otherwise woulf
have spent their leisure tours ON skt
are seen on The ice. The tine ice also
furnishes the best track in the world
for t~rotting races. The first of the
year was held last Sunday at Frogner-
kilen. where the best horses in Norway
took part. anu some very fast times
We're obtained. The well known Nor
wegian skater, Rudolph Gandersen.
has this year lone honor TO himself
and his country by carrying home the
championship OF Europe from the big
international races recently held NJ
DavoS. 1t is too bad no Americans
take part in those races and that Mr..
Gundersen does not go Over 10 AMER
lea. because ii seems impossible FRI
anybody in Europe 10 beat this sturdy
Norwegian. .nd il would be interest
ing To find ont il he is really invincible
also on the other side of the Atlantic.
He has shown ME his stock of goli
and silver medals, and | believe the
Yale of them for their metal value
alone would bring a ulr sufficient for
the young man to live on for several
years.
Norway will soon have a new series
Of postage stamps and they will lie
Of a design 70 gladden. the eyes OF the
faithful phillteiists TO whom conven-
tional and nnvarying types have be-
come an eyesore. The new designs
are among the most unique ever pro-
posed and are likely to attract atten-
ton far beyond the circle Of stamp
collectors. After the government had
recovered its %equanin.ity from the re-
cent disturbances 1t was found that 4
new issue Of postage stamps was nee
essary and the artists of the country
were invited TO submit designs. The
jury awarded the first prize to Olaf
LANCE and the second to Rudolph
Krogh. The flock Of gulls In Mr..
Lange's drawing is spoken OF by ar
lists as an effective bit of work. On
the other hand, ii is criticised because
the numeraI Ices not designate the
value. for the -" might stand for
either "oere" or kroner" while
Norge is not as plain as it should
be.
Every indication Is that the catch
Of cod will be better this season than
1t has been for several years. Up to
date the catch Is far ahead Of the last
miserable years to the same date. The
total catch for the whole country 10
February 3 was 3,500.O0O. The wealth
err has beer very stormy and for sew
eral days at IA time the fishermen have
been prevented frou following their
pursuits. The herring fisheries along
the southern coast have also given
fair returns, but unfavorable weather
has been a great hindIance. there, too.
Taken all around tie harvest from the
sea has been better than those on land
during the winter. because the lack
Of snow has in many districts been a
great drawback to the hauling of the
logs through the woods TO the water
ways which bring them to sawmills.
The Russian seals have again APP
peared In considerable numbers along
the coast of Norway as far south as
Kopervik. Should they come in as
large numbers as they did a few years
ago much damage will be done to the
herring fisheries. Al last accounts
the outlook for the fishermen was the
best in many years ard the appear
ance of the seals naturally causes
much anxiety. The Russian kob-
ben" as II Is known to Norwegian
fishermen, is n dreaded fiend. They
travel I'm schools and about three
years ago the government was COM
PEELED 20 send out gunboats TO drive
them out by means of shot and shell.
They are the greatest ena TO the
Norwegian fishing industry on rec
ord.
Mr.. Hesselberg. Christiania's chief
Of police for twenty-three years, has
been appointed secretary of the Nor
wegian cabinet. His successor as
chief Of police will be Mr.. Beichmann,
former chief Of police of T%rondhjem.
Mr.. Beichmann is a man Of long ex-
p~erience in police work. having been
connected with that branch of mu-
nicipal service since 1879. He is well
known in Christiania. where he once
was the chief Of the detective division
Of the police force.
DENMARK.