Morris tribune., 1911-09-01

105 during the same period I~st year.
This has been an unusually warm
summer in many parts of Sweden. The
| thermometer shows that it has been
on an average very much warmer in
Sweden during the past month or so
than in Germany and Denmark.
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A Minneapolis girl, the daughter Of
Henry Gjertsen, a leading attorney
of that city, who has gained fame in
Germany as an opera singer, writes
in the following enthusiastic and
charming manner regarding the land
of her forefathers: "There is some
thing very appealing to me in Norway.
1t is the simplicity, the naturalness,
and true heartedness of its people.
The land rings true, its atmosphere is
morally inVigorating, one has the feel.
ing that he wants to do the right
thing, and then they are a clean peo-
pie. The humblest cottage is clean
and sweet. AS I see more of Norway
I begin to understand better the Nor
wegian character. What natures peo-
pie must have, born under the shelter
of these high mountains-hoW wonder
tul their imagination, how intensely
proud and reserved, how playful and
how tender their inner natures, how
full of passion for the grand and
noble, how patient through the years
of poverty and struggled"
After an illness of about six months
Fritz Hansen, one Of NorWay's lead
ing men, died recently in Ch"jstiania.
Mr.. Hansen had been especially ac-
tive in matters educational. He was
member of the committee which
formed the plans and constitution by
which Norway has been united into
kingdom of it's own. 1t is said that
he could have been member of the
kings cabinet had he so desired. He
was also active in arranging tourist
excursions to Norway from other
countries.
A cousin of Captain Otto SVerdrup,
J. Berner Sverdrup, has left Trond-
hjem on an expedition to Spitzbergen.
The expedition consists of three men
and is equipped for mineralogical in.
vestigations. The real purpose of the
expedition has, however, not been
divulged. Mr.. Sverdrup himself pays
the expenses of the expedition
The Central theater in Christiania
will open the operatic season with
the presentation of "The Merry Wild
ow." Torleif Lund will take the part
of "Danilo" and Madame Skarseth
will assume the part of the merry
widow" The play has been given be-
fore in Christiania and proved very
popular.
Emperor William Of Germany has
donated another 1000 crowns for the
restoration of the Trondhjem cathe-
dral. The emperor has now donated
several thousand crowns to the res
toration, which has been going on for
a number of years in this old and
wonderful edifce.
JChduuSS IISlIyS, d UduhSI OI muCu
wealth and prominence, has donated
10000 crowns to the University Of
Christiania's jubilee fund. There is
lots Of money being donated from time
to time to this fund by friends of the
institution ~~@~~~ eS'7eraA '"'7-21 -a'1E1'
When the American naval squadron
paid its recent visit to Christiania not
less than 100 members of the crews
who were of Norwegian descent were
given eight days shore leave to visit
their relatives and friends.
Charles NJ. Schwab, the American
"steel king" has closed a contract
with the Graengsberg Iron Ore COM
pany to deliver 100000 tons of iron
ore annually for the next five years.
Not less than ten bales of wOmen's
hair were shipped from Christiania to
Antwerp recently. -