Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-11-28
NORWAY.

Work has commenced on the new
Johannes churches in Stavanger.
A large canning factory is in pro-
cess of construction in Hangesund.
Norway imported $4,000 barrels of
behring's from Iceland during the past
year.
Erling Bjornson, a son of the poet,
and Miss Jensen of Aalborg were mar
ried a few days ago.
Forestry products is the largest
item on Norway's export list and
amounts to more than twenty million
dollars annually, and still but one
fifth of the country's lumber produc-
ton is exported.
Of dairy products Norway now ex.
ports about $2,500,000 worth annually,
while not further back than 1885 the
country not only did not export any
such products, but had to import con-
siderable of them.
A great landslide shook the coun-
try around Fosmark. Hogsfjord, but
the place was uninhabited, so that
the damage was very small. The
huge rocks that were split loose from
the mountain slide were pretty we'll
broken up before they came to rest.
M. Doblung and wife, of Kristianfa,
have donated $1,000 towards Michel
sens Fund" and the gift is accom-
panied with a request to ex-Premier
Nicholson to suggest some way of u.s.
ing the proposed fund for the develop
ment of the natural resources of Nor
way $3.50.
Jaderen is the name of low tract
of land in southwestern Norway. Some
enthusiast has claimed that this ter
ritory properly cultivated would sup
ply the whole nation with grain. Now
sober man of figures has proven be-
yOnd a doubt that even at the very
best Jaderen cannot, for any length
of time, produce more than one-tenth
of the grain consumed in Norway.
Honolulu, Nov. 19.-The Norwegian
steamer Admiral Borresen has arrived
here in distress. She was struck by a
terrible tidal wave, probably following
submarine earthquake Nov. 3, five
hundred miles northwest of Honolulu.
The vessel was from Seattle to Taku.
Her steel masts, stacks, sails, stanch-
| ions and upper works were carried
away. Her escape from destruction
is regarded as miraculous.
In an address which Bjornson made
in the students union he pleaded Wig
orously for the establishment of re-
ligious instruction in the public
schools. He closed mainly as follows:
Many claim that / want to destroy
Christianity. Yes, admit that would
be glad to see people get above and
beyond 1t. But am too much of a
psychologist not to see that Chris
tianity is indispensable to US for many.
many years to come. We must have
| it, and as citizen wish that 1t may
be seed to usefulness. And there
fore, ask you to assist me in this
endeavor when you enter upon your
| life-work.
Bagging fox. Two small boys In
especial, West Gansdal. Gudbrands-
dalen, saw dog chasing fox. and
each of them picked up stick and
joined the chase. BY running hard
they reached the animals. But as they
tried to strike the fox they hit the
dog SO that he gave up the chase. The
fox crawled into a hole. but that did
not save him very long. The hole
was rather short. and one of the boys
held the fox by the tail while the 9th
er boy went home for bag, after
which the two put the animal into the
bag. They took care of the fox, and
he soon became so tame that they
could lead him around by rope.
It is to be the same old story when
the reichstag opens-new objects OF
i taxation must be found and enormous
amounts must be raised, as the ex.
penses of the government have greatly
/ increased Il Is almost certain that
a heavy tax will be put upon alcohol
and cigars. It is even proposed to
make the production of alcohol gov.
eminent monopoly, which would give
increase of government revenues Of
at least 75,0O0.000 marks year.
A Christian laborers' meeting al
Stavanger passed strong resolution
against a religious sect because it is
in the habit Of administering the
Lords supper without the assistance
IF an ordained clergyman.
The Paris Journal des Debats says
it is a significant fact that Norway sue
ceeded in uniting Russia. England
France and Germany IN support OF the
/ Norwegian treaty Of neutrality.
During the recent fall market IL
Stayanger the lid" was placed tight
j On all retail liquor establishments, and
drinks were more scarce than ever