The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-03-12
TRIP TO NORMAL
r. O.. Richards Gives an interesting
Series of letters Relating to His
Native Country and its People.

ChriStiania, Norway. Aug -, 1907.
To Brookings Weekly Register:
The 18th annual state fair Land
brugsundstillingl of Norway was op-
ened June 2Sth and closed July ith
this year. The King made the form
al opening address in "a short and we'll
worded speech from a low taribune.
erected in front of the erandstand.
to an audience of about 10000 people.
The usual European ceremonies of
such an occasion We're observed and
the grounds We're beautifully decorat-
ed with flags and bunting everywhere.
The ministers o. state were present
and stood in line, hat III hand, in
front of the little tribune TO receive
the King as he and the queen drove
up at the last minute. in an Open car.
riage. pulled by four beautiful horses.
The band struck up the air, the ma
tional anthem, as the carriage halted
in front of the little stand, while the
king and queen alighted and assembled
the tribune, followed by his cabinet
officers. A pretty little girl stepped
forward with a large bouquet of La
France roses and handed them to the
queen. After tne King and Queen
were seated in the center of the little
stand, his ministers took seats to his
left, while members of the diplomatic
corps filled the seats to his right.
The band then stopped. when the
united singing societies Of Christiania
sang several pretty pieces. especially
composed for the occasion. after
which the King arose and in a clear
voice, but with an apparent blush on
his cOuntenance, declared the Fair
formally opened and extended his best
wishes for a successful fair. The IL
midity and modesty and the very sim
pleness of human nature portrayed
by the King was rather pleasing.
NORWAY could certainly have done
worse than to have secured him for
chief eXecutiveD. Then a few more
pieces of music and songs were rend-
cred. after which the morse exhibits
were brought into the ring and each
animal led in front of the tribune
for the King and the judges to view.
First, a string of fifty pretty bay and
black, well groomed and shining 'Gul-
brandsdal' horses, passed the stand;
mostly stations, blocky and we'll
shaped, some of them with names
reaching their knees and long thick
forelocks and tails. with intelligent
eyes and large noStrils. pranCing and
chewing their bits, as their sturdy
were leading them through
the ring, a beautiful sight to behold.
At last, the judges called up the prize
winners n by II in front OF the
stand and the King personally hand
ed out the prizes to them. eco
panied with a kind word or two: next
in the ring>came 20 FjOrd horses, also
mostly stations, every one alike in
color. which is a light cream, with
black name and tale and a narrow
black strip down the back. This horse
is gentle, intelligent and pretty: some
of the names were cut short arch
shaped, with the neck. and as these
little animals OF an average weight of
800 to 1000 pounds. clean limbed and
shapely, We're %prancing through the
ring checked up like circus horses.
with curved necks, they presented a
sight. Next followed the
'Osterdal' horse and other valley var.
ieties in large numbers. Next in the
ring, came the cattle numbering sew
eral hundred of various types (racer)
and a very interesting sight it was to
the clean ~redchecked strong pea
SAINT girl from the mountain districts
in her national costume with the char
acteristic head tuck or white bonnet,
proudly leading by the halter, her pet
COW, spotlessly clean, with its long
brass tipped horns, before the
crowd; the girl erect. and with firm
and without a sound, bur for an
occasional remark in that clear ring
brogue of the west of Norway, so
much resembling the accent of the
Scotch, addressed to her neighbor girl
an animal ahead of her.
'Skynd di Karl hurry up karl),
as il she considered the time of the
and the King.
First, came the Telemarken type of
about $50 head of an average
size, all marked nearly alike with
white backs and bellies and red sides,
speckled edged, long curved horns and
long pretty tails and large udder.
This COW is IN n of the best all
around type for milk. butter and beef
N Norway. Next came the Hardanger
type (race) a small black COW with
horns, then Lyngdalsfe, Vestlandsfe, !