The Princeton union., 1908-02-20
THE PRINCETON UNION: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20 1sos.
was 1904, having a tonnage Of 1874,

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 it's
helSht: The winters holiday season
was a most prosperous one for the no.
telkeepers and their employees OF
Chrlstiania. tits related that one ho
TEL Doy got 25O 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.
tlves and were in very generou.
frame Of mind.
NorWeSians are firm believers in
education and now the country is go.
ing a step farther still. The country
IS soon going to have a normal school
for the education Of instructors in
housekeeping, and one of six months
Tor training cooks and teachers of
cooking. Only persons having a good
common school education will be ad.
mltted. Chemistry and physics will
De the most prominent studies at the
school. All Of the leading food stuffs
will be subjected to chemical
analysis.
Inc matter of choosing a new man.
ager for the National theater must be
settled within a short time now o.:
the directors, it is claimed, will lay
themselves open to good deal of
censure. One Of the candidates con
sldered is Holfdan Christensen and
many people would like to see hin
get the position. At any rate the mat
ter must soon be settled or it is ap
parent that there will be NOR
trouble.
Both on the southeast coast of Nor.
way and in the Haugesund district
enormous masses Of herring have been
caught this season. AS a consequence
the prices in European markets are SC
low that it does not pay to ship ana
= large lots Of good herring are fed te
hogs or used as fertilizing 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 Ibseu
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 neal
future. Nine. Cally Monrad wants il
started in the Eldorado and her sup
porters are Concertmeister Demins
and Hjalmar Christensen.
During the recent wrestling mattel
between Bech-Olsen, the Dane, anC
Norbeck, the Norwegian, the latter
was badly defeated and advised by his
physicians to abandon the wrestlin:
arena altogether.
Alexander Kielland's "Around Na
poleon" has been translated into Eng
lish, 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 t.
erect in that city in the near future.
Norway's exports to the United
States last year were about $4,000, 600
OF this amount $933,OOO worth of ex.
ports was exported from Bergen.
Captain Jean Kielland will leave fo,
Congo, S. A., in the near future, where
he has accepted commission in the
British army.
Royal Librarian Huntfeldt's librar,
has been sold to the congressional H.
brary in Washington, D. c..