Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-30
NORWAY.
Chrtsttanta.

In Norway, like I'm America. Per
sons who have occupied high positions
In the service of the government fall
into soft berths when they have re-
tired from the political arena. Elk
Premier Loyeland, for instance, who
has just retired, Is slated for not less
than fonr salarted positions at the
same time, and Arctander viii handle
the finances Of Christiania. Aaretad,
another retired cabinet minister. has
been appointed governor Of Nedenes.
and Bprge Will occupy the same posi-
ton i'm Jarlsberg. So, taken all In all,
the retired cabinet ministers are going
to fare rather well and even better
financially than they did before. Lit
tie wonder then tina there are so
many who seek cabinet positions In
Norway and that may be one reason
why there are 80 many cabinet
changes in Norway. 1t appears to be
the same thing in Sweden.
Says Christiania correspondent:
THE reports from the fishing ground
are exceedingly favorable l'urin2
the last week of March about 1900.
600 Goldfish were caught and the
whole catch UP to that date was TO-
100000, or 100000 more than for the
same season last year. The produc-
tlon OF cod liver oil during the same
period was $4,000 gallons, against
100000 gallons last year. Among tn,
by-products may be mentioned 10000
bsrrels OF spawn. There seems to be
goldfish In immense quantities along
entire west coast and In Loften alone
there were 5000 fishing smacks at the
above date. The prices continue high
and exporters are more than pleased
with the situation.
There Is, according to latest reports,
more money In sight for the cathedral
at Trondhjem. The finance commir
tee Of the storthing has unanimously
reported in favor Of increasing the an
nual allowance Of the government TO-
the restoration Of the cathedral FROM
10000 to $4,000 crowns, on condition
that 10000 crowns year be raised
from other sources. The city OF
Trondhjem has voted 10 give 10000
crowns, and the other 10000 will be
rnised by means Of private contribu-
lions. A banking Institution which
has been very liberal In it's allowance
for this cause is the Savings Bank %
Trondhjem. which has been giving
10000 crowns annually during great
number OF years.
The emigration from Norway last
year was, according to recent statis-
Tics, quite considerable. There were.
according to these statistics, 12,142
persons who emigrated TO foreign
lands during the year of 1907. Vari
Gus causes have been given. but the
to hard times. Most OF those who
emigrated cam from the cities, where
there has during the past two years
been scarcity Of labor. In Ch.!sti
ania last year the labor situation was
more than embarrassing and there
were naturally many who determined
to emigrate to foreign lands, especial.
ly America, where they figured they
could secure labor under easier condi-
lions.
Edward Grieg, Norway's most IA.
nous composer, VIII rest in q most
picturesque spot, which in way Is In
keeping with the weird temperament
of the late musician The report
comes from Bergen that his remains
are to be placed in grotto In Trold.
haugen near Bergen In this grotto.
which can only be approached from
the ford side his urn will be placed.
whereupon the opening to the grotto
will be closed and sealed.
Work on the royal villa has been
progressing very slowly Of late owing
to the heavy snow fail which came
last month. The intention Is now,
however, to push the work with tia
greatest vigor and 1t is believed that
II will be ready for occupancy during
the latter part Of the summer. Thu
chances are probably that the build.
Ing. which Is to be an elaborate one
will not DO completed before fall.