The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-01-28
NORWAY.

NShVHIs
The royal couple have contributed
$500 crowns to the poor of Christi
ania city and district.
The late /. NJ. Bolstad, consul gen
eral, b%equeathed 10000 crowns of his
fortune to the sailors mission at Der
gen.
n Bank of Norway profits con
siderably every year through the loss
and destruction of paper bills, which,
therefore, lever have to be redeemed
I'm coin.
The teachers of Norway will erect
a monument to the memory of the
late Soren Jaabeck. 1t will stand just
outside the limits of the city of Man
dial, and will be unveiled early in
April.
Stone from the quarry at Roken
will be found in the walls OF the new
peace palace at the Hague. The pro
prietOrs OF the quarry have been busy
all winter filling orders for stone from
the builders of the splendid palace.
Johan Thoreson. a ship owner, who.
In February, was awarded a gold
medal for heroic conduct. has now in
Dictated his willingness to accept it.
after having declined to do so last
year. He was in doubt as to the
propriety OF accepting the honor.
There are two institutions for the
care of lepers in Norway, one at Ber-
gen, the other at Trondhjem. The
number of inmates in both is 200,
pleasing fact indicating that the dread
disease is losing its grip in Norway.
Shortly before the holidays. to show
appreciation Of and interest in art,
King Haakon gave 1000 crowns TO
the society OF artists. to be divided
among deserving young members of
craft. The handsome gift has
been divided among these talented
young men: Einar %Sandberg, w. Wet
|esen, Laureng. Sigurd Ericsson. AS
and Sorenson.
According TO the reports received
rom the various seaportS of Norway.
rom which emigrants embark. 1t is
estimated that the number Of persons
who left the country in 1908 is 1884.
these SIZE sailed from Christiania,
$50 from C~hristiansand. 1,501 from
stavanger, 1879 from Bergen, 2,66S
rom Trondhjem. 1t is estimated that
per cen of those who emigrated
we're Swedes and other foreigners.
The directors of the society known
IS The Blue Cross" have purchased
estate a mile from Eina station,
n West Totem, and will there build a
ome for %drunkards. The idea is, of
curse, to lift up and cure fallen vic
inns of tn edrink habit and to help
hem get a new start in life. To be-
in with only six patients can be &C.
ommodated at a time, but later the
uildings will be enlarged, so that a
anger number can be taken care of.
A former resident of Norway, now
wing in the United States, has sent
20 crowns of conscience money" to
ne department of justice, requesting
nat it be used for the good Of the
tate. He says that some years back
e was employed On a wharf at Chris
ania and did not faithfully arm his
ages. on which account his con
cience has disturbed him, and he
fishes TO right the wrong he did by
a sum to the govern
lent.
Dagsposten of Christiania is author
~ for the statement that a Norwe-
ian engineer, named Sinding. has in
ented a wireless telegraphic device.
thereby it will be possible to avert
ollisiOns at sea. An instrument is
o be placed On every ship connected
With the fog horn. the sound Of which
8 transmitted to other ships by wire
.ss telegraphy. 1t Is claimed that
he proximity of ships to each other
IAN also be determined by means of
he instrument. A practical test of
he invention is to be made DON II
I proves . success, the device will
De of the greatest value.
SWEDEN.