The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21
NORWAY.

Southern Norway had zero tempera-
lures in the latter part of November.
The snow was hardly deep enough for
skiing, but the skating was fine on
the lakes and ponds.
The rural housekeeping society of
B~uskerudamt has engaged Marie Berg,
a girl twenty-four years old, to manage
the ambulatory agricultural school for
the mountain districts of the amt.
CLAUS Hohme and wife, nee Anne
Bergitte Minsaas, celebrated their
golden wedding at their old homestead
in Vardalen. They are both dull of ear
ing. but in other respects they are in
a fine condition for their age.
Kristiania.-The Nobel peace prize
has been awarded jointly to Profess
sor T. NJ. c. Asser, of the Netherlands,
founder of the institute of information
al law, and the Austrian peace adyo-
cate, Alfred Fried of Vianne, editor of
the Journal Friedenschwarte. Each
will receive $19,5OO.
The buildings at the Lokken mines,
a few miles south of Trondhjem, wefe
completely destroyed by fire. The
plant was the largest of it's kind in
the northern part of the country.
About 900 persons We're employed, and
two towns having a combined popula-
ton of 5000 depended upon the Lok-
ken mines for a living. The destroyed
property was insured for $780, 900.
The farmers son and daughters liv-
ing in Kristiania have organized them
selves into a union and started coffee
houses which are very popular among
the young people of the city. These
institutions are also working in the
interest OF temperance, and in that
respect their success is so pronounced
that foreign reformers have gone to
kristiania to make a thorough study
of the matter.
The following is an account of the
manner in which a Norwegian "claim.
ed" land in Spitzbergen, which 4iand
has often been styled, mo Mans
Land Farmer Hans Liholht of Id
made a trip to Spitzbergen last July
with the steamer Saga. and improved
his opportunity by %annexing a piece o.
land in Green Harbor, where Anders
C. Schroeder Of Tromso, Wholesale
Merchant Chr. Anker, of Fredrisk
shald and Director Hort, of Kristianis
had already taken land. Mr.. Liholt's
claim runs about six miles along the
shore, and an equal distance into thu
country. Mr. Liholt followed the meth
DDS of those who had taken claim.
before. He walked along the Aore
line In company with his n%eighbor, MI
Schroeder, and at four or five differ
ent points he put some stakes on which
were written the name of Mr.. Lihol
and the date on which the claim wa!
made. Mr.. Schroeder acted as a wit
ness. Mr.. Liholt is a wealthy man
and he is expected to go to Spitz
bergen again next summer.
Vegetarian restaurants have becom,
t a popular fad in Kristiania. A docto
t has even started a vegetarian a Il
forum near Holmenkollen. Hundre 4
5 of people in the capital are also takini
: the kne1pp water cure. In this cas-
} the bill OF fare is very simple: Ea
r nothing for twelve days in succession
| but drink water, as warm as you ca
stand it and as much as you can swa
: low. Those who try it generally clair
that they "feel better than ever" an
as to the change Of age they feel a
the way from five to twenty year
younger than before taking the trea
ment. 49, 50, .s,
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