The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-01-02
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
Perhaps no city of it's size In Nor
way has grown SO rapidly the last
twenty-five years as Aalesund. 1t has
grown from 5000 to $4,000. This, too,
in spite of the disastrous fire some
years ago.
Hr. Barman, the well known actor,
is dead. He was born in Bergen in
1850, and went on the stage when quite
young. He played leading roles in
the plays of Henrik Ibsen and other
dramatists with marked Skill and his
death will be keenly mourned by low
ers of the stage in the Scandinavian
countries.
The duties on imports in November
this year amounted to 1885, crowns,
as against 2,1S3,644 crowns the same
month last year, and as against 2,078,-
145 crowns in November. 1905. In the
first eight months of the fiscal year of
1903 the duties aggregated 30,746,807
crowns, a compared with 28,519,590
crowns during the same period year
ago. If the increase continues to the
end of this fiscal year, the total will
be more than 100000 crowns.
More money was realized from fish.
ing in the year 1906 than in any previ-
Gus year during which records OF the
fishing have been kept. In 1906 the
goodly sum of 33,179,349 crowns was
realized by the Norwegian fishermen.
In 1905 the sum realized was 81 300, 900
crowns. In 1878 only 14,0S0,000 crowns
were realized. The average per year
during the past forty years is 23,050,-
600 crowns. During the last ten years
the average sum per year has been
27100,000 crowns.
Konow, the heretical minister, about
whom I have written frequently in
these columns, still holds his pastorate
in spite of strenuous efforts to GUST
him. The department of justice has
handed down decision to the effect
that he cannot be removed on the COM
plant or initiative of members of his
congregation. The government itself
must begin the proceedings against
him. This will in all probability be
done, but it will take considerable
time to get rid of this fighting pastor
who has publicly denied the divinity
of Christ. while continuing as a Lu-
theran minister, and the patience of
the orthodox church people Of Norway
is being sorely tried.
Morgenbladet, the big ChriStiania
daily, in discussing the crops of 1907,
gives statistics showing the value of
the crops in Norway the past few
years. According to these statistics it
appears that an average crop is about
follows: 100000 tons Of hay, 1866
900 hektoliters of potatoes, 1900
hektoliters of grain, 3,474,000 hektolit-
ers of barley, 314,7S0 hektoliters of
rye, 11S,090 hektoliters of wheat. In
this calculation turnips and other veg
etableS are omitted
In 1905, good year, the value of the
crops was 06,500,000 crowns. In 1904,
a poor year, the value of the crops was
162,750,000 crowns. In conclusion
Morgenbladet says that it is still too
early to make an accurate estimate of
the 1907 crops. That it will be less
than normal, however, is certain.
There is genuine sorrow in Norway
over the sudden death Of Hjalmar
Christian Hauge, the minister of the
little kingdom at Washington. He
died very Unexpectedly, Dec. 10, while
taking a run on snow shoes near
Christiania. He was found dead by a
search party, and the physicians pro-
nounced his death case Of heart fail
ure, due to over-exertion.
The minister was enjoying a vaca-
ton at his Christiania home and was
ostensibly in good health. He was the
first minister sent by Norway as an
independent nation to the United
States, having served since 1905. Dur
ing his stay at Washington he &C.
quired unusual popularity because Of
his lOvable character. He was a man
of means and could afford to keep up
appearances, fact which redounded
to the credit Of his country.
All the papers of Norway speak Of
his character and ability in the high
est terms, and say that it will be al
most impossible to find man as his
successor that can serve his country
so we'll in Washington. At this writ
ing the man who will succeed him has
not been selected.