Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-24

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According to a recent telegram from
Christiania, Christian Leden and Har-
old Thaulow, members of the Norwe-
gian chronological Arctic Canadian ex.
petition, are bound for the Far North
and expect to push their way across
the frozen polar seas. Both men have
had experience In Northern wilds and
are prepared for q battle with the
snow and Ice and rigors Of the polar
climate. They will get most of their
equipment from the stores Of the Hud-
SON Bay company when they strike
the great snow line" Dogs and
sleighs will be purchased and the two
hardy explorers will make q study of
chartography and the tribes encoun-
tered beyond the Arctic circle. All
the scientific data they can will be
carefully preserved. Christian Leden
has visited both West and East Green
land and attracted much attention by
his lectures on Eskimo music. The
country they wish to explore lies
principally along the Northwest pas
sage, south of Victoria Land and also
little further west, close to the place
where Franklin persisted They are
to travel by the Canadian Pacific rail-
way to Edmonton. Afterwards, from
there to their final destination, they
will strike the long trail The latter
part Of the journey they expect to
cover on foot, or In dog sledges II
the country Is already snow covered.
The work to be done this year is to
be looked upon as a preparation for a
great scientific expedition to COM
mence in 1912. This larger enterprise
will extend over two years and Leden
will then be Joined by the Norwegian
geologist. Ulf Holl.
Norwegian exports to the United
States are on steady increase. The
consular reports show that during the
budget year 19O7-19O9. the exports to
the United States were $3,700,000 and
in 1910 1t amounted to not less than
$6,000,000. This shows that Norway's
exports to the United States have
practically doubled in two years Nor
wegian imports from the United
States, during the years of 1907 and
1908, exceeded the exports, but in 1909
and 1910 the exports were in advance
OF the imports. During the last two
years imports from the United States
to Norway amounted to $5,500,000.
Norway's most important exports to
the United States are lumber, canned
fish goods and hides and all three ex-
port products are on a steady in
crease. The leading imports from the
United States to Norway are kero-
sene oil and -four.
Fifty Russian school teachers have
been visiting the schools Of Christian
la. They came from all sections of
the vast empire and they all returned
to their native land loaded with infor.
nation which they think will be of
great use to them in their profession.
They all evinced a marked interest In
the Norwegian school system and
many Of them expressed their agree.
able surprise at the many new and In
teresting features.
Woman suffrage has not altered
woman's sphere In Norway. A bill
has been introduced in the Norwegian
parliament providing that no marriage
shall be performed unless the prospec-
tive bride has previously obtained a
certificate attesting a satisfactory
knowledge of cooking, laundering and
dressmaking.
The high school teachers OF Norway
and Iceland held a convention recent
| ly on the Farce islands