Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-10-28

per liter. The total income for 1904
for the government on this tax was
not less than 23,500,000 crowns. This
year it will exceed 25,000.00 crowns.
The new Swedish post stamps will,
according to the order of King Gustaf,
appear in the early part Of 1910. An
Austrian engraver named Schrinbock
has made the engraving for the kings
picture.
On the night OF Saturday Oct 10th,
large quantity of dynamite was stolen
from one OF the Stockholm Exporting
firms. 1t is believed that 1t was the
work of anarchists.
NORWAY.
Says an exhange: "By the terms of
new law all grants OF water-power
privileges, involving more than 1000
horsepower, whether made to native or
foreign companies, automatically re-
vert to- the state after the period of
the concession expires. This period Is
limited to eighty years and may be
less. At Its expiration, not only does
the power become the states property,
but also the regulating works, the pow
er stations and their equipment, change
hands. In other words, those who OBJ
tain power concessions on the numer-
GUS mountain streams that paint white
ribbons on the cliffs of Norway, do so
on the understanding that for the priv
ilege of improving and using the power
they must in the end turn over the
whole plant to the state This arrange
ment will, in the course of time, give
the people of Norway a chance to try
the socialistic plan OF running the In
dustrial plants by the government.
Eighteen carloads of Trondhjem
herring was exported to Germany the
other day over the Ostbanen road. This
was 100000 kilos OF "sill" and is the
largest consignment that has ever been
shipped at one time to foreign coun-
try. Thousands OF crates of berries
have also been shipped to Germany at
present. This wild berry makes a very
delicious sauce and Is also served as a
side dish with game and other choice
meats and fowl
The new academy OF art which Las
recently been opened in connection
with the University Of Christiana starts
out In good hands. Christian Krogh
has been appointed director and Half.
dan Strom, an artist, and Gunnar Uts-
ord have chosen to serve as professors.
The government will in the near flu
ture purchase some valuable paintings
and pieces OF sculpture from Norwe-
gian artists. which will be exhibited
there
The last session of the Norwegian
Storthing which closed Sept. 81 was the
third longest session In the history OF
the Storthing 1t lasted just exactly
254 days The budget committee an
nounces that 1t deems not less than
107, 00S,000 crowns necessary 10 meet
the expenses for the government du.-
| ing the next fiscal year. This is 308.-
600 crowns more than was at first car
culated.
Consul Niels Hoyer's large estate
"Sondre Brekke" In Skien has been
| turned over to the city Of Skien and
will now be converted into a museum
and park. 1t was purchased by the
| city of Skien from Consul Hoyer for
| 10000 crowns, is beautifully located
right by the city and win make an
\ ideal place for park and museum.
A series OF lectures will be given dur
| ing the fall semester at the university
| OF Norway by Professor Samuel Dutton
Of Columbia university. New York. The
professor has been sent by the Ameri-
| can scandinavian society and arrived
b Christiania 1t the beginning Of Sep.
tember. beginning his lectures at the
middle Of the month.