Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-04-04
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subscription for the benefit of the ex-
plorer will be started in Norway.
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The oldest man in Norway is said to
be Abel Lind Eliassen, who was born
in 1896, and will therefore 116
years old this coming spring. he was
born and has spent his life in the
province of Northland. He has been
married three times and his third wife
is still living, but is at a hospital at
present. The old gentleman has seen
some rough days and has lived under
nine different kings.
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Norway has a law which prohibits
any person from cutting down a tree
unless he plants three saplings in its
place. II that law were introduced in
America there would be little fear Of
the country becoming nude from lack
Of forests.
The storthing has passed laws re-
Gently to the effect that every Nor
wegian owner of an automobile shall
deposit $270 as a guarantee fund in
case of damage done by his machine
and that the maximum speed shall be
about twenty English miles an hour
In the day, and about six miles in the
dark and in foggy weather.
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An Anglo-American club has been
started in Trondhjem, the aim of
which shall be to teach its members
the English language and also English
and American history.
The Holmenkollen ski tournament
was held March 8 and 4. Owing to
the fact that mild weather set in the
contestants were greatly handicapped
and snow had to be hauled on to the
track in great quantities to make 1t
possible to pull through the scheduled
program. In spite Of the i~nauspicious
weather there were large crowds pres
ent and the king and queen were
present the second day and wre inter
ested onlookers.
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+ DENMARK. +
J. i. + i. + + + + 1. !. + J. + + So
Says The Youths Companion: In
terest in the future of the Danish
| West Indies is once more revived by
the proposal of the Danish parliament
to lease the central harbor Of st.
Thomas to a private syndicate for
ninety-nine years, with the right to
sublet or to sell the lease. Germany
would be glad to have a West Indian
harbor and would probably try to deal
with the syndicate should it succeed
in its aim"
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The Danish navy is the recipient OF
a most unique present in the shape OF
a biplane, which is valued at 10000
crowns. It has been constructed by
Robert Swensen and presented to the
navy by an anonymous person, pre-
sumably a wealthy merchant of Copen-
hagen. Everything is now in readi-
ness for the Koch Greenland expedi-
ton, which intends to penetrate into
the interior of the island. The ex-
petition will be equipped from Copen-
hagen and will start out June 1. A
suitable steamer has been secured and
its name is "G%oodthaab" Good Hope).
About thirty men will participate in
the expedition, which from many view
points will be the most hazardous by
reason Of the fact that the expedition
will %traverse hitherto undiscovered ice
tracts on the island.
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When old Captain Thomson Of the
ocean liner &C. F. Tietgen" of the
United Steamship company landed in
Copenhagen the other day he stated
to a newspaper reporter that he had
then completed his three hundred and
fftieth trip acros the Atlantic. He
has been lucky on all trips, although
he has encountered some pretty Sc
we're weather many times, but he has
always succeeded IN bringing his ship
safe to harbor.
Seya-Jensen, an eminent Danish
painter, is dead, aged f1fty-one years.
He was born in Odense In 1860 and
graduated from an art school in his
native city in 1879. Ever since that
time he has devoted himself to land
scape painting and has also been en-
gagged as a teacher at various art
schools in the country. He complet-
ed his studies in Paris in 1887 and
some of his paintings have won first
prize at European International Art
exhibitions.
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Denmark's oldest teacher, X. G.
Lund of Krarup, has rendered his res
ignation and will o enjoy his pen
sion for the rest of his life. He has
been a teacher in the public schools
of his country since 1856.
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Says the London Globe: "The
method Of "cure" of confirmed lazi-
ness in Denmark is somewhat Spartan.
Either the men must settle down to
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