The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-15
IN THE SCANDINAVIAN NORTH
GLeanines of Important News of Norway, Suoeden
and Denmark, with Occasional Comments.
NORWAY.
BY MARTN ". ODLAND.

NORWAY.
The first machine for milking has
been put in operation at the Myrbo
dairy on J]aederen.
The national museum OF Copen-
hagen has been presented eighty diff
ferent articles brought from the polar
regions by the Gjoa expedition.
Naturlaegen Is the name of a new
monthly periodical which has for its
object the teaching a natural mode OF
living. 1t is published at Haugesund
and is edited by DR.. o. Olvik.
The new school for ministers at
Christiania will open next September.
Prof. Odland, Rev. LtZ. Larsen and
Principal Ringdal constitute a commit
tee in charge Of the preparations.
In connection with the fishing ex-
petition at Trondhjem this summer
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Scandinavian fishermen. 1t is expect
cd that 400 fishermen will participate.
Owe Guide, the new minister from
Norway to Washington. seems TO have
made a very favorable impression
upon all with whom he has come in
contact at the American capital. A
Washington reporter describes him as
"a whole-souled, genial, democratic
man with a big heart and a broad
mind
A painting by Prof. !. G. G. Dahl.
exhibited at the art museum in Chris
tiania. was recently stolen. 1t was so
small that it could easily be stuck into
a mans coat pocket. The Waterman
says that this is the first instance of a
painting having been stolen from the
museum during the twenty-seven
years that he has been on duty.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
made a longer stay in Christiania than
in Copenhagen or Stockholm. The
English king won the hearts of the
Norwegian people by his geniality and
democratic He walked about
the streets of the city without attend
ance. acting much like an ordinary
citizen. He has returned to London.
but Queen Alexandra is still the guest
of her daughter, Queen Maud.
Bishop Bang, representing the state
church of Norway, and Thoralf klav-
anes. representing N~ormaendenes for
bund. or Northmen's union. have sail
ed for the United States in order to
deliver a heroic statue of Henrick
Wergeland to the Norwegians OF
America. The presentation will take
place at Minneapolis May II. The
statue is made of bronze and is a
duplicate of the statue made by Nige-
land. the foremost living sculptor OF
Norway.
Capt. Roald Amundsen, the discov-
erer of the Northwest passage, has re-
turned to Christiania, after q %lecturing
tour in the United States that began
early last fall. He expressed great
satisfaction over his trip. praising the
hospitality and cordial welcome shown
him by the American people. and he
feels very proud of the medals award
ed him by the geographical societies.
Capt. Amundsen will now begin active
preparation for his voyage to the
North Pole in 1910 or 1911.
In the opinion OF competent judges,
about the best work accomplished in
Norway in recent years is for the
preservation of the forests. 1t has
been apparent to all interested in the
welfare Of the country that the woods
have been exhausted by reckless
wastefulness, not unlike that practiced
in America, and that unless this could
be checked Norway would be shorn Of
the most valuable Of her natural re-
sources.
The total area Ct timber is very
large, being about 81 per cent Of the
area of the entire country. The esti-
mated value of the timber is 45S, OOO,-
600 crowns. The first attempt to in
v~estigate the condition OF the forests
OF Norway were made by the govern
ment in 1874. A royal commission
gathered statistics on the amount OF
timber cut down each year and report
ed that it was 36 per cent greater
than the annual growth. On account OF
the work O being done it is reason
able to assume that the woods will
grow instead of diminish. as the cut
ting has been checked and large areas
have been reforested.
SWEDEN.
According to the census Of 1qOR tho