Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-31

\ son, B1Orn B10rnSOn, iS the director ~
| the National theater in Christiania and
/ IN that capacity he was the man who
/ had the main say when the five actors
were granted permission 10 take the
trip. Now there is the interesting
/ spectacle OF seeing the celebrated old
author involved-in a newspapc" scrap
with his own SON This is not the
only iron the old man has in tile fire
az present. Through leading journG Is
| Re has taken up the cause ~ some u
the oppressed people Of the Balkan
states. In this connection he has
found it necessary to do some plain
talking about some peace delegates
whom he thinks have forgotten that
charity begins at home.
The annual fall agricultural eyh' +
ton was held at Christania last
month and was attended by visit0"
from all parts Of the country. The %
position contained not only prod ct'
Of the orchard and the kitchen aardc1
but also exhibits Of forestry pro 4.
nets, iairy products. papermaking
manufacture Of peat, etc. \ very IN
teresting feature Of the exposition WIS
the number of tables Illustrating the
progress of Norwegian farming. Tbs
II was shown that the export Of con.
densed milk. which I'm 1885, hard Y
amounted 10 100000 Kilograms. IN
1905 reached about 100000 kilo-
grams. and that Norway in 1855 had
TO import nearly 4.0H0C0O kolograu.
Of butter. while I'm 1905 instead Of TN.
porting she was able to send abroad
100000 Kilograms of butter. w
CheeSemakIng Norway is still I'm the
rear. and the country imports large
quantities. Despite This. Norway OK.
ports several thousand dollars wort
of goat cheese to America every wear
This may. however. he due to the fact
that many Norwcgians there still have
craving for the "giedost'' Of thei,
native land.
On Aug. ! a new tramp law went
into force, and the results are already
obvious. At present there are less
professional loafers in Christiania
tnan ever before ut this time of the
year The law Is severe. 1t aims not
only at the regular tramp who has
never done days honest work, hut
at every one who, through laziness
or vicious habits. neglects TO perform
his duties as respectable citizen and
thereby becomes more or less OF pub
lie charge. Likewise the law is meant
to reach prostitutes. While II is yet
too early to say Just TO what extent
the new law will he beneficial to the
community I'm general. the start seems
to indicate that II viii be able TO
reach certain classes Of undesirable
citizens who formerly were out OF the
reach Of justice.
Says Christiania correspondent:
"The works Of the hest known Nor
wegian authors such as Ibsen. Biorn-
son and Kielland. have never before
been obtained at such low prices as
now. Immediately after the death Of
Ibsen, work was begun on new edit
ton Of his complete works. The
edition. which is known as the memoir.
al edition, is out now and its price Il
Kielland viii be obtained when the
last edition is ready for less than
So. A new edition of Bjornson's peas
ant novels Is under preparation. X
was started on the occasion of his fifty
anniversary es an author, and its cost
Is less than a dollar"
Last month Porsgrund celebrated
its Tooth anniversary as an incor-
porated city. This has given occasion
for the people Of that town and their
nearby neighbors to feast, and to have
an exhibition showing what progress
they have made during century.
King Haakon In person officially
opened the jubilee. Porsgrund is now
town of about 5000. One Of the
best known porcelain works In Nor
way. and in ali Scandinavia for that
matter. Is located there Its wares
are highly artistic in design and OF al
excellent quality, and have a market
not only in Norway, but also in many
other countries.
The company which Is working the
mining fields in Pasvik in southern
yaranger. has recently taken a loan
OF 100000 crowns In the Nord-
Deutche bank in Hamburg and the
Discount bank In Berlin. The com
pany's capital stock is to be increased
from 100000 to 100000 crowns
The miaes are being worked with full
force and the annual production dur
ing the next two or three years win
be more than 100000 tons.