The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

panied by despair, is what is driving
many a workingman to take his own
life. 1t is dark period in the his.
tory Of this beautiful city.
There will be a deficit in the gov
eminent treasury amounting to more
than 100000 crowns, If recent re-
ports to that effect are true.
NORWAY.
Says an enthusiastic writer on
@Christmas in Norway" 'On Christ
mas Eve the hurry and hustle ceases,
and a peculiar, solemn repose falls
over the city. At o'clock all the
church bells begin to ring, usheling in
the great festival of peace and Joy,
calling upon the rich and poor alike to
forget the cares of this life, the bicker-
ings and heartaches, and accept the
the great gifts of Christmas, the
soothing balm for weary hearts. For
no heart is so sad and darkened, no
howell is so cherries but what a ray of
sunshine may fall into it at Christmas
time. Ski running is the creates:
winter sport in Norway, and on Christ
mas Day afternoon the people of Chris
ttan1a. thousands upon thousands, as
semble on Voxenkollen. two high hills
to the west of the city. to witness or
to take part in the most exhilaratins
sport of ski-running. Not only the
young men and women, but even the
old men bravely pilot their skis, as
they rush down the steep incline to-
wards the city. No wonder the Nor
Weg1an newcomers to America have
sound, clean, healthy bodies, with
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes They
come from country of clean and
healthy living, of pure and bracing air.
OF plenty of outdoor work and sport.
Besides the ski-running, tobogganins
is popular form of amusement. In
the dark winter evenings the toboggans
go flying down the long hills by the
light of pine torches and to the music
OF happy voices. In majestic. silence
the fir trees stand on either side of
the road, the needles powdered with
snow flakes and their branches bend
ing under the weight of snow. Skat-
Ing, too, is common sport, and the
CLASSY surface of the lakes and fiords
offer abundant opportunity for the
glorious pastime. Thus is Christmas
celebrated in and out of doors in Nor
way. To appreciate the peculiar JOY
and sanctity of "Yule" in Norway one
must spent Christmas there. The
snow covers valleys and hills, the
dark. mysterious forests. the piercing
mountain tops. the glittering abandon
ment of the people to the joys of the
holy season--all promise to make
Norway the land IF the ideal Christ
mas
1t is predicted by many that
Premier Eunnar Krudsen will resign
In the near future and that his sue
Iressor will be either Ex-Premier
ara many who feel certain that it will
be Nicholson. who 1s by au odds the
strongest man in p!lblic life today, IT.
respective of t., far that ne himself
persists hat he will not re. enter poli-
tics again. Michelsen somehow has
the confidence 1T the Norwegian peo-
pie and his acceptance of the premier
ship would undoubtedly De a ,nrst:
pleasant and favorable ANNOUNCEMENT
to the Norwegian csrpIe
Willie Dlrmeister. the famous
v10ain1st impressasin. Tel, ON the
street in Christiania the other dav and
smashed q '':stladivarius" valued at
100000 crowns IT Is reported that
BnrHeister's art1Stics temperature has
been III rag" ever since.
Madame Mini tiriog, wife 1T the late
composer, celebrated her sixty fourth
birthday Nov "a. she is sttlI enjoy
ing excellent health. although sh.. his
spent y deal deal Of her time IN re-
t1rement since her husbands death
The bishop Of Trnmsce. Peter Will
helm Kreydahl hickman. has been
transferred tn the Trondhjem di0cpas
B1shop Bockman was bon, IN 1851 at,
has been bishop o7 'rrons,,> since
1898.
"Nnrsk fetsild" tNnr.Eegian herring)
to the amount nf 49c 900 barrels is tia,
country's record }nr this year w to
Nov. 20 This exceeds ia.I years
catch by ahnni so geo barrels
There are NOT :rss than 1874 tunnels
or the new Bergen railway. The
scenery along This railroad is ,c;,,:ied
to he among the graEGest and most
inspiring in nj Enrnpe
Christopher lanSsnu has JUS: t.,n,-
pleted sketch entitled "H1ordis' :.
tale nf Norway fifty years ago
Queen Maud celebrated her for,ie,h
birthday Nov 26
DENMARK
A great many people are speculat-
Ing upon the probable duration of the
Zahle ministry, which was formed Il
few weeks ago from the ranks Of the
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