The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-11
NORWAY.

It was expected that the Storthine
would end it's session before the end
of August.
1t is estimated that over 10000 has.
kets of fruit had been exported from
Stavanger up to the middle of August.
this year. The fruit industry, like
most of the others, is growing in Nor
way.
The remains of a kitchen mound,
dating from the stone age, were dis
covered at Hafrsfiord. Shells of
oysters were uncovered and stone
vessels, evidently used for cooking
purposes.
Norway will be very good this year.
The tobacco industry is on the in
rease in this country, the acreage
this year being about 20 per cent
greater than in 1906.
p. H. Hansteen, formerly a high
Official in the government of Norway,
has celebrated the 74th anniversary
of his graduation from the University.
He was born in 1914 and is recognized
as Norway's oldest "student.'
The private and savings banks of
Norway must be very prosperous.
Last ear, about this time, twenty
six of the largest OF those institutions
had a surplus of 35G,242, 149 crowns;
now they have 375,S45,957
A new method of burning tang, or
seaweed, was discovered by Bull and
Johansen, and as a consequence the
tang burning industry has made great
progress of late. There are many
landowners along the coast who have
yearly profits from the industry of 40C
crowns, and the aggregate proHts for
b entire country are now about 100
coo crowns a year.
One Of the worst disasters in years
took place ct Skonevik. when the
steamer Folsefonnen, with 20 people
on board, was stranded and at least
40 of the passengers persisted. The
ship was torn wide open and sank
in three minutes. Several hundred
people witnessed the tragedy from the
shore. Most of the passengers we're
in bed and did not have time to get
free of the ship before it sank.
A memorial to Per Sivle was unveil-
ed on the top of a mountain, called
"Norhue," in Elverum. recently. The
beloved poet used to make the summit
of that mountain a favorite place of
rest and observation. so it was fitting
to erect a memorial there. Like Vinie,
Aasen and Barborg, Per Sivle wrote
in the peasant dialect and his works
are dear to the people of Norway.
Rev. J. st. MUNICH died at the age
Of 81 years. He was one of the most
interesting personalities in the church
Of Norway, being fearless and indie
pendent. Because Of his refusal to
subscribe to the doctrine of enforced
marriage and enforced confirmation,
he broke with the state church and
resigned from his pastorate, but he
returned to the fold later, in order to
enter the home mission work. He was
a pastor at Dodseville and Wiota,
Wis, from 1855 to 1859.
mentioned some time age the fact
that a new Observation-Disclosures
steamship line, to connect Bergen and
New York by direct route, was to be
established. To begin with only two
ships are to be built. Their length
will be $50 feet: their breath, So feet:
their depth. 80 feet. Their speed will
be 16 knots normally, and IS knots
under high steam. The trip from
to New York will be made in
2o6 hours and the trip from New York
TO BERGEN in 203 hours. Thus faster
and the United States than was eve.
time will be made between Norway
made before, and the route OUGHT to
become very popular and draw the
of the emigrant tra1tic.