The Bottineau courant., 1907-05-24
NORWAY.

Stenk1ar, a town near IrOndhJem
has just celebrated it's fifty-year jubilee
The female convicts at the Kris
tiania penitentiary cost the government
1910 a year each.
The visit of King Fredrik Of Denmark
at the Norwegian coast came off ac-
cording to the program.
A young man" Of 72 years was mar
ried the other day at Skedsmo. His
bride was only IS years old.
The royal palace in Kristiania is
again In good shape after the compile
ton Of comprehensive repairs.
Einar Dybvik of Brudvig, Southwest
ern Norway, has gone to Siberia tc
teach the people in that country how
to catch salmon by means of different
kinds of senes.
During the years 1901-1906 the
bitches dug and the creeks cleared anC
deepened on the government lands
would have a combined length Of zoe
(English) miles.
Rumors are floating thru the air tc
the effect that all members Of the cabi-
net excepting Premier Nicholson are
going to resign and give their positions
| to more radical men,
1t is proposed to make new laws for
| the largest cities of Norway. In Kris
| tiania legislation Of this kind is highly
| needed, and the other cities are, or will
| soon be, in a similar position.
julius Svensen and wife. residents OF
! a fishing hamlet in Kjollefjord, have
had IA children since they were mar
ried 10 years ago. Mrs. Svensen has
given birth to twins four times. Nine
of the children are living.
| The total expenses of the Gjoa ex.
pedition were about $4,000. Captain
Amundson himself contributed about
$1,000, his entire inheritance. King
| Oscar and King Haalon gave $2,7O(
each, and other private parties about
$4,000. The storting appropriated
enough to cover the deficit.
The personal controversy between
Admiral Spare and Admiral Barreser
is causing much worry in government
circles. 1t is claimed that if war hac
broken out in 1905 the Norwegian navy
would have been without a head jus
on account Of this quarrel Two of the
leading dailies are tanning the flames
one of them defending Spare, the Other
Barresen.
An arrangement has been made by
which graduates from the norma
schools may enter the university upor
passing an easy extra examination, anG
ordinary students may serve as public
school teachers without having had {
normal school training. This change
is expected to cause much shifting
about in the corps of public schoo
| teachers.
G.. Knudsoh the president of tn,
storting, and nine other members have
introduced bill proposing more strin.
gent rules for the mining industry
is proposed that when permission Il
granted for mining ore the maximum
quantity shall be fixed. Norwegian
vessels are to be used for exporting tn,
ore if their rates are the same as thos,
of foreign vessels. A permission t,
mine ore shall not be granted for ,
longer period than thirty years. afte
the expiration Of which the state shall
have a right to buy the mines.
In proportion to her population
Norway contributes to foreign missions
fifty per cent more than Holland, twic
as much as Sweden three and hal
times as much as Denmark, and fiv
times as much as Finland.
A woman at Kvarndalen gave brit
to children within one year and min
months. Two Of them are dead. bu
four are living and doing we'll.
Sixty residents Of Eidskog have con
tributed 1880 each to fund for civ
ing bright but very poor boy chanc
to obtain q thoro education.
A course Of English lectures abou
Norway will be given at tho Universit
q Norway In August.