The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25

" Tue country ike a MOOD. In the
town the streets are channels between
high banks Of it; and the little electric
trans skate here and there between
drifts. But outside, where the cheer
1ui streets droop to roads over slopes
OF pine, and weave OBVIOUSLY about
tne knees of mountains, it lies seven
ana ten feet deep, masking abrupt
contours, bunting the shapes Of the
trees, and lending to everything the
serene, profound suavity Of winter at
tne fringe Of the Arctic. Yet with it
all goes no such gloom of life circum-
scrlbed and activity diminished as
winter brings to Russia. Today the
snow has been dazzling under a free
sun; bland air was abroad, and the
slopes of the Fjedsaeter were alive
from dawn with the men, women and
children of Trondhjem. The great
winter sports of the town were to cul.
inmate in that most spectacular OF all
diversions, sli-jumping, and upwards
OF 10000 people had turned out to see
the fun. AS I drove up to the place
appointed the sides of the road were
thick with them, shuftling cleverly
over the deep snow, all on skis. They
made spirited picture when ono
turned in ones sleigh at the crest CT
some rise and looked back where they
Followed. The Morse people never fail
TO turn the snow to account, and their
women have seen it's value as a back
ground. Their colored frocks-scar-
let, blue and green-stood wildly out
as they walked, or passed in mag.
n1ticent mile-a-minute glissade down
some slope. The very babies, things
OF 4 and 5 years, followed their moth
ers on skis Of their own, and very
oeftly they Travelled. Here and there
soldiers, posted for the coming of the
King, looked down to the road, each
with his kit on his back, his rifle
slung, his skis on his feet-a mobile
unit complete in himself. Everywhere
was the vivacity of movement, of
frosty briskness and fine spirits and
all about were the splendid men-lean,
tall, acute the fine, faxen women
OF that stock which still toughens the
English race. 1t was cold enough by
the thermometer; but cold is relative
to many things. One hardly needed
furs under that sun, with so sweet
an air in ones nostrils, and the gen.
eral contagion of movement in ones
every limbs. The Trondhjem people
do not trouble about them, for one
soon gets warm on skis. One knows
the foreigner here by his fur
coat
Otto Sverlrup has purchased Axel
Heiberg's yacht 'Ingeborg'' for his
private use in West India waters.
Mr.. Sverdrup also contemplates
cruise in American waters next year.
Christian Sinding's symphony No. 2
made a decided hit among Berlin
music lovers recently. The compost
tfon will also be rendered in Hamburg
and Copenhagen.
The Belgian owner Of the Konnerud
mines is establishing an ore smelter-
ing plant at cost of 10000 crowns
The plant will have a daily capacity
Of 100 tons. f. .,........ AK. ....,..... .....-.
The Morgenbladet has collected
1000 crowns for the famine sufferers
in Russia. Other Norwegian papers
are conducting similar subscription
lists.
The Bergen-England Coal company,
with headquarters in Bergen, has pu:-
chased the freight steamer "Dagry''
for 100000 crowns.
Nine. Suzanne Despres and her
French company is giving a series Of
performances at the National theater.
A NorwegianDanish chronological
society has been established in Brook
Ign, L. s. A.