Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
NORWAY.

Chrlshanla has been appointed Sec
rotary of the Nobel committee, his
service to begin JAM 1, 1910.
The first automobile exposition
ever held in Christiania or Norway
opened May 20 this year, and was
pronounced a complete success. The
king graced the affair with his pres
ence the opening day and many other
notables put In an appearance. The
foremost manufacturers of automo-
biles in the world had machines on
exhibition ni and ooodly number of
The number of automobiles in use
throughout the country is increasing
at lively rate, and, as have before
stated, automobile routes for the
transportation of passengers are be-
coming more and more general, hay.
ing proved entirely practical.
The following from Christiania will
be read with interest by all Scandi-
navlan-Americans:
grants From Northern Europe, and
Especially Norwegians, in America"
is the title of treatise by DR.. S. Carl
sen of Spring Grove, Mimi, in the
last issue of "Tidsskrift for den
Norske Laegeforening."
After quoting an Irish physicians
statements concerning the fact that
the Irish, and likewise other races
from Northern Europe In general,
cannot well endure the climate in
America on account of the abundance
Of sunshine in that country, DR.. Carl
sen takes up the situation among the
Norwegians as a race
The Norwegian invasion in Ameri-
ca, says the doctor, is going steadily
westward and northward, to Northern
North Dakota, into Washington, and
over the line into Canada. He says
that newspaper recently stated that
the Norwegians even as far south as
Southern Minnesota are degenerating,
and as proof of this he pointed out
that in the insane asylums are a
large number of Norsemen.
Whatever the cause may be, wheth-
err the sunshine, light or other condi-
tons, DR.. Carlson says that the eli
mate does not have the best influence
On Norsemen in America. In defense
of this statement he states that the
second and third generation are not
as strong as the old pioneers who
came directly from Norway. The de-
cendents are not as healthy as their
pioneer parents, to which their weak
physique and poor teeth will testify,
says the doctor.
A dispatch from the Norwegian
capital says that preparations have
now been completed for the tour of
the Danish singers through Norway.
The singers will leave Denmark May
81 at noon On the steamer G. F. Tiet-
gen and will arrive in Christiania the
following morning AS they will leave
directly no festivities Of welcome will
be made at this time. Their first con-
cert will be given in Hamar. Here
they will be entertained at a supper,
and after the evening concert, at a
ball to be given In their honor They
will leave the following day for
Trondhjem, where they will arrive
that evening and be entertained by
that city. The following day they will
appear in concert. and will be enter
tanned by Consul Bratt. Monday they
will give a second concert in Trondh-
jem's cathedral. Monday evening
they will leave On the steamer Sigurd
Jarl, for Mode, where they arrive
June 1. A concert will be given in
Aalesund that evening. They will ar
rive at Bergen Wednesday, June 2,
where they will spend two days and
give two concerts. Friday they will
leave that city and will arrive at
Copenhagen at / o'clock during the
night They will be met at the sta
ton and welcomed to the city.
The following morning they will
view Christiania and will be enter
! tanned at Holmenkollen by the Nor
wegian Student singers. In the even.
ing several festivities are being
planned. After the matinee on Sun
day they will be given a trip out along
the ford, and Monday morning they
will be the guests of the Danish min
tster
King Haakoh will attend their con
! cert.
SWEDEN.
The royal family now numbers
eighteen members since the birth of
The new prince. This is the number
| Of the Swedish academy.
Crown Princess Margaret Is taking
singing lessons of Madame Thekla
Hofer. Her voice is very strong
| mezzo-soprano, and when fully devel.
oped will win her place among the
| noted singers of the day.
! Count Carl Bernadotte, the Oldest
son Of Prince Bernadotte, this year
| finished his course at the new ele-
| mentary school of Stockholm. He
graduated with honors, being bright
! and Industrious student.
1,ho oroat na1a choruc fror,, Wet,