The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-04
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| NORWAY.
| Oline Staven, the seventeen year old
| girl who two months ago murdered
| her mother by choking her to death by
means of holding a pillow over her
face, and afterwards attempted to
shield the crime by putting fire to the
house, has been sentenced to fifteen
years Imprisonment. The remarkable
thing about it all is that the girl has
| a splendid education and is an excep-
tionally bright young woman. She had
! on several occasions robbed her aunt
! of considerable sums of money and ev-
| en- purchased books for same. 1t took
a long time for the authorities to dis.
cover who had committed the crime
and meantime the young girl attended
school and the teachers all state that
she knew her lessons and that her de-
pertinent was the very best.
While making excavations under the
old German church in Bergen recently,
there were found the walls of the old
st. Peters church and number of
corpses which were in petrified condi
ton. The corpse of a child was found,
which was remarkably well pre-.
served and had evidently been very
carefully embalmed. There were also
found numerous samples of pottery
from the early times and the excava-
tors have only begun their work. Much
interest attaches to these excavations
and number of Christiania profess
sors are coming to Bergen to study the
specimens. They will all be placed in
the museum in Bergen.
'Verdens Gang" wonders If it would
| not be a good idea to use rein deer
in future polar explorations. They eat
less than dog, are several times as
strong and can stand the cold better
than other animals. The paper sug-
gests that the next attempt to reach the
pole should be with rein deer, instead
OF dogs. AS interests in polar explora
lions are Quickening in these days, it
Is very possible that some one will try
| the scheme
A large floating derrick is under
course of construction at Fredriksstad
The frame is to be 100 by 81 feet and
the apparatus is to have depth of IS
feet and 9 inches. There will be two
different holsts the larger one of which
will be strong enough to raise a load
of 200 tons. This will be the largest
floating derrick ever constructed.
Kristoffer Jansen is giving a series
OF lectures in the coast towns this fall.
His subject is peer Gynt," also CLANS
Nielsen Hauge" and "Ameline Skram"
are included in his course. He is an
able lecturer and has drawn large au-
diences wherever he has appeared.
There is a majority of the committee
on military affairs that are ready and
in favor of building new cruiser at
the Horton navy yards The vessel is
to be IA duplicate of "Haraal Haarga-
gre" and will cost, when completed,
sl,5OO,0oO
Bergen has this year over 1880
school children. There are seven pub
lie schools in the city at present ana
they are considered the best in the
country.
Consul w. Wilhelsmsen of Tonsberg
has donated 10000 crowns each to the
Tonsberg and Gamlehjem orphanages.
Bjornson is again reported better and
his physicians are becoming more and
more hopeful for his recovery.
DENMARK.
A young Norwegian arrived in Co.
penhagen the other day and created
quite Il demonstration by claiming
that he was possessed OF sixth sense
and that he was able to tell where
things were hidden, etc He is being
closely watched however, and If his
sixth sense" will not amount to anv
more than that boy Flottums did, why
there is nothing doing. Still he is the
object OF much curious attention at
present. He has however done wonder.
full things. A week ago last Tuesday,
he steered blindfolded a steamer into
the harbor of Copenhagen which is a
difficult thing to do for even a pilot
with two eyes and with years of exper-
fence. A number of Danish specialists
were present on this occasion, all Of
them being men of repute who have
been eye. ear and throat specialists in
the city for years and they all agrees
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