The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-08-26
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
Milk and oatmeal" not the kind of
oatmeal that is sold on the general
market in the United States, but real
old, coarse ground oats, is getting pop
sular in Norway once more and this
IS certainly well. During the last
twenty-five years this simple old dish
mas not been os popular on the table
as formerly, but with the increase of
appendicitis and poor digestion, the
Norwegian people are going back to
the good old dish of "mjolk og havre-
graut." The doctors, too, are recon-
mending it strongly and say that the
Old standby is the best after all. Peo-
pie in former years were very much
more healthy in Norway than they are
today ard many physicians believe
that it is the Introduction of delicacies
IN food that has caused so much sick
ness. The old fashioned dishes are,
therefore, becoming popular again,
and may this be true the world over.
Oatmeal and milk is nourishing and
Inere have been several cases Of IN
digestion right in Christiania recent
~ which have been effectively cured
on the simple diet. Therefore back
10 "mjolE and havregraut."
The court of arbitration which has
just closed series of meetings which
were held at Stromstad, Sweden, has
not as yet completed its deliberations.
At the close of the meetings in
Stromstad they were taken on board
the Swedish gunboat "Svensksund. y
Which took them over the route which
they believe should be the boundary
line. Then the members of the court
were landed at Kloster, which affords
q splendid view of the waters in dis
pute. The court held an official ses-
sion at the Vette town hall, and this
closed the work on the Swedish side.
They spent the following week on the
Norwegian side and the Norwegian au.
thcrlties accommodated the members
or the court as best they could. With
IN few days the court will hold its
regular meetings and negotiations at
The Hague, when it is hoped that the
matter can be satisfactorily settled to
suit both sides. Yet this may De
doubtful.
The reports regarding Emperor viii.
hams movements are so changeable.
especially when it comes to recording
the time when he usually takes his
cruise on the west coast of Norway,
that they often lose their significance
The fact of the matter Is, however
that the emperor did go to Norway
this summer, although the general dis
patches stated that he had changed
his mind. The "Hohenzollern'' with
Emperor William on board arrived in
the Bergen harbor on the afternoon
OF July 10 last. Consul Mohr was the
first one to step on board, accompanied
by the commander of the battleshir
Norge" King Haakon arrived dur
Ing the night from Christiania and
gave a breakfast in honor of the EN-
peror on board the Norge the follow
ing morning. The following day Con.
sui Mohr gave a dinner in honor Of
the distinguished guest. Emperor Viii
liam entertained King Haakon and his
adJutants on the "Hohenzollern" in the
evening.
The tourist hotels and inns are
nlled and the boats on all the popular
tourist routes are overcrowded. There
are more tourists in Norway this year
than there ever has been before and
the MOTEL men especially are making
good money. Tourists buy souvenirs
Tor thousands of crowns and keepers
OF souvenir and relic shops are also
reaping a harvest.
DENMARK.
The ministerial crisis which followed
the resignation of the Danish cabinet
LaSt month because of tic fai111ro To