Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-02-22
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81 The following item illustrates how
the tipping system fourishes in Nor.
way and from this can be formed an
idea Of what tips amount to in sum-
mer. when the tourist season is at its
height: The winters holiday season
wasta most prosperous one for the ho-
telseepers and their employees OF
Christiania. tits related that one ho-
tel boy got $50 crowns in one week in
tips and as compensation for carrying
luggage. Most of this money came
from Observation-Disclosures, who ar
rived in the fatherland to visit rela-
tives and We're in a very generous
frame of mind.
NorWeglans are firm believers in
education and now the country is go
ing step farther still. The country
is soon going to have normal school
for the education of instructors in
housekeeping, and one of six months
for training cooks and teachers of
cooking. Only persons having a good
common school education will be ad-
mitted. Chemistry and physics will
be the most prominent studies at the
school. All of the leading food stuffs
will be subjected to chemical
analysis. ,.s .....'
The matter of choosing new man.
ager for the National theater must be
settled within a short time now OF
the directors, it is claimed, will lay
themselves open to a good deal of
censure. One Of the candidates con
sidered is Holfdan Christensen and
many people would like to see him
get the position. At any rate the mat
ter must soon be settled or it is ap
parent that there will be more
trouble.
Both on the southeast coast of Nor:
way and in the Haugesund district
enormous masses of herring have been
caught this season. AS consequence
the prices in European markets are so
low that it does not pay to ship and
large lots of good herring are fed tC
hogs or used as fertiizing material.
These abnormal conditions have
caused the failure of the Johnson COM
any, the largest herring exporters in
Christiania.
The publishers of Ibsen's epic
Brand have met some terrific criti-
cism from the pen of the publisher of
Vart Land in Copenhagen. The Ibsen
publishers have also been likewise
criticised by "Dannebrog," Professor
Borchsemus, the literary critic, Brix,
and other Danish publishers.
A permanent opera company may be
organized in Christiania in the near
future. Nine. Cally Monrad wants it
started in the Eldorado and her sup
porters are Concertmeister Deming
and Hjalmar Christensen.
During the recent wrestling match
between Bech-Olsen, the Dane, and
Norbeck, the Norwegian, the latter
was badly defeated and advised by his
physicians to abandon the wrestling
arena altogether.
Alexander Kielland's "Around Ma.
poleon" has been translated into Eng
fish, but Norwegian critics maintain
that the book will not gain favor
among English readers.
The Drammen bourse committee has
started to solicit funds for an histori-
cal museum, which it is planned tc
erect in that city in the near future.
Norway's exports to the United
States last year were about 100000
OF this amount 1898, 900 worth of ex-
ports was exported from Bergen.
Captain Jean Kielland will leave for
Congo, s. A, in the near future, where
he has accepted commission in the
British army. ....
Royal Librarian Huntfeldt's library
has been sold to the congressional IL
brary in Washington, D. G.