Morris tribune., 1908-02-08

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ket. and importing such leading prel
I#ucts of that country as -four and hides
They claim that Argentine imports
much that Norway produces, such as
fish and fishery products, wood pulp.
i paper, etc. and they are trying to get
their share of this trade. To make the
enterprise effective direct line of
steamers is contemplated, and will un-
| doUbtedly become a reality before
] lorg. Many of the above-named prod
ucts now imported by Argentine are
claimed to be of Norwegian origin,
! sold there through German jobbers.
Such imports amount to several million
dollars annually, and it is the aim
of the men at the head of this new Ar
| gentine trade movement to leave out
| the foreign middlemen and reserve
what profit there is in the deal fer
| Norway and Norwegian merchants.
! Other articles which Norway expects
to sell to Argentine are matches, box
shocks, doors, window frames, ready
/ built wooden houses and other prod
ucts Of the forest"
| A most singular and uncanny occur
renee is reported from Moss, a Little
town near Christiania, and Norwegian
newspaper writer's have In vain en-
deavored to explain. The occurrence,
which is peculiar in its character to
say the least, was the following: At
Mess, small town south of Christi
ania, lives family who, among sew
eral other pieces Of furniture, has an
old clock. whose functions as time
keeper ceased years ago. Out of re-
spect for services it once had rendered,
it was permitted to hang on the wall.
though no longer usefuI. Below this
ancient timepiece hung a photograph
Of the late King Oscar Of Sweden.
which he himself had presented to the
lady of the house and with whom he
was we'll acquainted. AS will be re-
membered it was a Sunday morning
that King Oscar died. On that par
ticular morning when the Moss family
was gathered around the breakfast.
table, the old clock on the wall, which
had been out of running condition for
years, began to strike. While they al
were very much surprised at the unex
plainable occurrence, they become still
mere so when later in the day they
learned that King Oscar had died just
about when the old clock, over his
highly treasured picture, had SO unex-
pectedly struck. IT,. ~. -
Just at present Christiania, which is
the center of interest in theatrical cir
cles at present, is having some trouble
in selecting a new chief of the Ma
tional theater. This has not been ac-
complished yet. Among the few ap-
plicants who have come forward is
Johan Fahlstrom. He has been run
ming a theater of his own for some
time and therefore his application has
been given serious consideration. He
is on the best terms with his col
leagues and they all favor him. 1t
is quite possible that he will be the
man selected.
The question of how to preserve the
three ancient viking ships, which have
been unearthed at different times and
which are the property of the Uni
yersity of Christiania, has long been
discussed and it is now said that q
plan proposed by an architect Of Hol-
land, is likely to be adopted. This. is
to place them in a large subterranean
hall to be constructed in the hill near
the royal palace. A Norwegian firm
in London has guaranteed to pay one
tenth Of the cost il the plan is adopted
by the authorities. :.a -
Ia During the period Of 19O5-19O6 there
emigrated 1926 persons from Nor
way. In 1906 the number of emigrants
were as follows: To the United
States, 20.449; to Canada, 1916, and to
Asia, Australia and Africa together,
only twenty eight. Thus it will be
seen, in comparison with former years,
that Norway's emigration Is on the de.
cline.
lie In 1905. 1,1S3 persons met death by
accident of which 753 succumbed by
drowning, twenty two persons were
killed or murdered. of which nine were
children less than twenty-four hours |
old; IA committed suicide, eighty-two |
died by hanging, twenty-five by drown
ing, fifteen by stabbng. and like |
number by shooting.
Little Prince Olaf Is an enthusiast |
on skeeing. Several times this season |
the little fellow has appeared on the
famous "Holmenkollen'' and there is
always a crowd there to admire the
plucky little prince. ---.. ..s
Norway's population at. the end of
1906 was 2,321,6S. Christiania is now
to have 233, 900 inhabitants.
In 1906, 20s couples were divorced,
Of which eighty-o one came from Christi