The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-10-17

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gen on his way home. He announced
that he had definitely abandoned Tor
this wear, after disastrous tr1ai or
his airship, the proposed attempt 10
reach the north pole. The aIsnlp
made an ascent Sept. in strong
northwesterly wind, which drove her
southwesterly overland. 1t was found
necessary to cut the balloon adrlTt
from the other parts Of the alrshlp'
but it was recovered after two DAYS
search. MI. Wellman told several
newspaper men in TrondhJem last
week that he will make another at
tempt with new airship in 1908. MI.
Wellman's movements have been
watched with intense interest all over
Norway, where polar exploration has
for years been a familiar subject, not
to say a general topic among all
classes of people. Leading authorities
in Norway have all along had their
serious doubts about Mr.. WellmanS
success They all claim that in one
way Andree, the Swedish aefonaut.
who started in a balloon and peTished,
was even the better equipped IN
sense than Mr.. Wellman. Besides the
airship problem has not as yet been
solved and it is not the general pelleI
ir the Scandinavian countries, es-
pecially in Norway, that the alrsnlp
way is a safe one. 1t is now belleved
| that the next man who will try anu
reach the desired mark is ROald
| Amundson, who not long ago made the
| northwest passage and who is an I'M
daunted sailor with a rich experience
| and who has made himself respected
| for wonderful tenacity of purpose.
Norway. and all Europe for that mat
ter is deeply interested III MI
/ Amundson's latest declaration. to make
| the attempt and more than likely he
can get all tile money he needs for the
| equipment of a polar ship.
IT has never seemed much trouble
for the Norwegian emigrant to find
J vessel to carry him away from his
native shore when he has been ready
| to leave. at least not during the last
| thirty years. Every week British
steamers leave various Norwegian
/ ports, carrying emigrants over to Eng
land. where they embark on the ocean
/! steamers of the different trans-Atlan-
nc lines. Resides this the Scandi-
| navian-American line of Copenhagen
| maintains steamers sailing from Nor
wegian ports about three times every
| month. This should be sufficient
means of transportation to carry the
several thousands of Norwegians over
/ to the far west, but the Hamburg
American line seems to think different
Iy. According to the latest report
this company now intends to extend
| it's operations to Norway by putting
into service eInigrant steamers. As
| to emigration from Norway to Amer
lea this year. it may be said that the
figures will hardly go above those OF
last year, when it was about $4,000.
Very likely it will be less this year.
A pension granted Grieg, the late
composer by the Norwegian parlia-
mcnt in 1874 rendered him indie
/ pendent. The following year he spent
i with his I'D master, Gade. "a few
! concerts in the. musical capitals of Eu.-
rope concluded the active career OF
the composer. With his health broken
| and the freshness of youth which was
the inspiration of his best music gone,
Greig passed the last years of his life
quietly at his picturesque villa, Trold-
hanger Goblin HID, near Bargen. His
later life was spent in composing, but
the products of his labOrs, which were
intensely Norwegian In spirit and
method, have been less widely appreci-
ated than his early works. In his
i native country. however, he never
lacked for appreciation or admiration.
| There is still but one kind of wealth
er to report. rain and still more rain,
with low temperatures, so low that
there have been freezing nights in sew
eral of the higher country districts
During the last few days rain has
been less frequent in this city, but the
low temperature and prevailing cold
winds reminds one of the fact that fall
is here. The crop prospect is Tthe1
poor. Hay is perhaps the only yield
that comes up to the average. The
fruit crOp will be far below the mark
The prices on nearly all food products
are uncommonly high, and from Eng
land comes the sad news that prices
on coal will be higher than ever be
fore. perhaps with the exception OF
the year of the Boer war.
DENMARK.