Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-08-07
NORWAY.
ChristtnnA-


prisez about $500 souls. The men are
gentlemen OF leisure, who belong to
the exclusive clubs, or they are high
in the world OF finance or commerce.
The Norwegian women are popular In
Preach society and are often very
bea.slftai. Beautiful az a NoTvegienne
and Is bad q dresser tho Paris
pleasure Of the dressmakers comes
rather from the fact that the Scandi-
navian women seem often Indifferent
to the Paris dictates as to exactly the
proper cut OF gown or quality or cloth.
They know what they like, and you
can't change them" said Redfern.
''Yeu might as well try to push the
Louvre into the Seine" Most OF the
colony lives in the neighborhood OF
the Arch of Triumph in very roomy.
handsome, modern apartments, ami
certain places in the Bots de Boulogue,
as we'll as certain cafes in the heart
OF Paris are almost entirely given over
to Scandinavians.
The good example of Finland has
been followed by Norway, which has
just granted suffrage to its women on
the same conditions which prevaa
with regard to municipal suffrage;
namely, that women themselves or
their husbands, in order TO be entitled
to vote, must have paid taxes for a
year. The new law gives the suf-
fror ~, oil OF
old, taxed on an income enjoyed by
themselves or their husbands Of S113
In cities and SS4 in the country. 1t
creates a total Of 100000 women suf-
fragists to see such swift results Of
their labors. The first women sui.
frage society was organized in Christi
ania In 1885. the National Women
Suffrage association Of Norway not
until 1898. Tax-paylng women were
given rho municipal suffrage in 1901 !;
now comes this further extension of
the franchise. and there have been
many minor victories OF real import
ance.
King Haakon wants Norway to be
a naval power. He is working hard
to create modern fleet for his coun-
try and is depending much on the ex-
perience of England. He shortly will
order two huge armored cruisers from
English firms at a cost of about
$I00o,000 each. These he will person
ally inspect with Queen Maud, while
under construction. For the orgeniza-
ton of his navy the king has sought
the advice of his brOther-in-law. the
prince of Wales, who is an admiral
In the British navy. King Haakon
himself. as Prince Charles OF Den
mark, served in the Danish navy and
was an officer Of great ability and
promise, Ii IS quite likely that when
| King ,Haakon has his navy scheme
completely mapped out he will ask
the British admiralty for the loan of
a number of officers to organize the
new fleet
Sir Arthur James Herbert, English
ambassador to Norway. was two
weeks ago last Friday, while enjoying
drive near Fielefield. between
Christlania and Bergen, seriously in
tured. His team coIlided with Il
bicycle rider and became so frightened
that they became unmanageable Lady
Herbert, who accompanied the am
bassador, WAS fortunately uninjured
and was able to render her husband
some help. The nearest physician
was fifty miles away and did not ar
rive until the following morning Sir
ha ~ al
and suffered much before help ar
rived. He was taken to the hospital
at Bergan and it is now learned that
he Is convalescent and has returned TO
Christiania.
Professor Sophus Bugge. Norway's
most learned linguist, died week be-
fore last in the Tonset sanatorium in
Osterdalen. He was professor of
philology at the Christiania university
The storthing ordered In his honor a
national burial. Sophus Bugge was
born in Larvik in 1893, graduated
from the university in 1s4S. took his
degree of doctor of philosophy in 1857
and then devoted few years to
travel on the continent, He was an
authority on old Morse, Latin and
Morse dialects, and devoted years OF
study and research TO perfect himself
In these branches. In him the coun-
try has lost its great linguisi.
King Chulalongkorn of Siam ar
rived in Christiania a week ago last
Saturday and was received at the
"Skappsbron" by King Haakon and
members of the diplomatic corps The
Siamese king came from Copenhagen
with the leasure yacht "Albi0n," the
property of an English newspaper
publisher. He was accompanied by
his brother. Prince Sammot and half
dozen royal functlonaries.
The last efforts OF the opposition I'm
the storthing TO bring about a cabinet
crisis will most likely be frustrated.
The companies seeking a franchise to
regulate and use the waters Of Lake
Mjose offer the government conces-
sions involving several hUndred thou
sand kroner. The special storthing
committee has, Therefore signed IN.
vorable report, and the storthinE will
probably accept II.
ROAD Amundsen has deposited his
sixteen gold and silver medals in the
Christiania museum. good many
others would do well to follow Mr..
Amundsen's example.
Christiania has. according TO the