Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-11-21

made the northwestern passage. is lee.
turing through the larger cities of the
east, snd his account OF the thrillin:
| experiences through which his eXpedi-
! ton passed has caused much favor.
able comment in New York. Washing.
| ton and Boston. While in Washing
ton Captain Amundsen was received
| by President Roosevelt. who con
versed with him for a long time about
| the expedition through the northwest
! passage, and also about his coming
venture. when in 1909 or 1910 Captain
Amundsen will try with an expedition
| from San Francisco to reach the north
| pole by way of Boring strait. In
| speaking of his intention To use polar
| bears instead of dogs on his coming
expedition. Captain Amundsen said
that il is feasible, as Hagenbech. the
great animal dealer and trainer in
Hamburg. has polar bears which for
several generations have been born H.
captivity and which are tanner than
the average Eskimo dog. One polar
bear can pull as much as twenty dogs.
and during the winter time. when they
are not in use. eat little, as they have
Inherited their ancestors alternating
instincts.
The Aftenposten relates in a trans
lation from "Die Musk,' the follow
ing interesting letter from Edward
Ibsen written July 3, 1906, to the
coronation committee: 81 must fee
very much amused over your fear that
l would write coronation cantata. Ne
and again no-Such a thing is fan
away from my mind and have there
fore declined the invitation to write
it, A number OF years ago | also re
ceiyed similar offer from the Prit
ish coronation committee. which !
promptly declined.
Sven Aarestad, the foremost advO
cate of temperance and member Ol
the cabinet. said recently in a lecture
before the Students union that tn
question of prohibition or no prohibit
ton will have To be decided in tho
near future and at the same time hc
argued that prohibition is both JUST
fable and practical. The conservative
responsible man Oh the temperance
question.
Little Crownprince Olaf Is perhaps
as popular parsonage as there is in
all Norway at present. He is one of
the prettiest Of royal children and one
OF the most mischievous too. When on;
for an airing in the state carriage OIL
the automobile it is a common thing
for the little fellow to wave greetings
to passersby, who return his salutes
enthusiastically. He has become q
sort of juvenile hero with the popu
lace.
After negotiations lasting year n
new treaty guaranteeing the integrity
Of Norway was signed at Christiania
last week by representatives of Nor
way, France, Great Britain. Germany
and Russia. A declaration also was
signed dissolving the treaty of 1885,
under which Great Britain and France
guaranteed the integrity of Sweden
and Norway against Russia.
The Dybwad tourney. which was
planned to include Russia also. has
now been Cancelled. Mime. Dybwad
has been compelled to cancel her
American engagements too and it Is
now doubtful if the great Ibsen ac.
tress will come here ut all.
At church meeting I'm Christania
week ago last Friday Rev. Konow.
OF Bergen, was discharged from the
ministry. He was accused of heresy
He denied the divinity of Christ
The "Deutsche club" In Christiania
celebrated its tenth anniversary Oct
Is. An elaborate banquet was given
by about 300 persons.
Countess Ida Wedel-Jarlsberg ha,
modelled bust of Miss Birgitte Es
marck, which shall be unveiled Mt the
latters grave in April. The bust viii
cost 1.200 Gowns.
There are only seventy-six automo.
biles in Christiania, but within anoth
er year the indications are that they
will be in general use.
The alliance between the Biornsons
and the "Aftenposten" now seems tc
be at an end. Young Mr.. Bjornson is
now in Germany.
new paper-a fortnightly review
lis now being published In Christi
ania. 1t is editor by Mamma With.