Morris tribune., 1909-10-29

per liter. The total income for 1908
for the government on this tax was
not less than 23,500,000 crowns. This
year it will exceed 25,OOO.O00 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 king
picture.
On the night of Saturday Oct 18th,
large quantity of dynamite was stolen
from one of the Stockholm Exporting
firms. 1t is believed that it was the
work of anarchists.
NORWAY.
Says an exhange: s'By the terms OF
a new law all grants Of water-powel
privileges, involving more than 1000
horsepower, whether made to native OF
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 oh
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 fu-
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. 21 was the
third longest session in the history Of
the Storthing. 1t lasted just exactly
254 days. The budget committee an
nounces that it deems not less than
107,008,0G0 crowns necessary to meet
the expenses for the government dus
ing the next fiscal year. This is $685.
900 crowns more than was at first cal
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
$4,000 crowns, is beautifully located
right by the city and win make an
ideal place for park and a 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
IN Christiania at the beginning of Sep
tember, beginning his lectures at the
middle of the month. :
Sigrid GUIDE, the younger daughter of
the Norwegian minister in Washing
ton, will pass the winter in New York
under the instruction of a vocal teach
er. She has a fine soprano voice and
last winter won a gold medal for her
singing in the conservatory in Christ
iania.
DENMARK.
With an old age relief Denmark had
a significant experience in proof of the
ancient maxium, the more you do.