The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-08-01
NORWAY.

A farmer of Skjorn caught 81 sal
mon in a pocket seine one night.
and tho fish were worth about S.
apiece.
A boat carrying fourteen persons to
q picnic ground at Kirkenes, Voran-
ger, capsized. and six of them were
drowned.
Kjersti Vixen, Of Brandbu, is over
100 years old. Her feet have failed to
serve, but otherwise her mental and
physical faculties are in fairly good
condition.
Normandsforbundet, Norwegian
society Of international scope, was
started with a membership Of 1922 in
1907, and now 1t has 10000 members.
The celebration Of the Tooth anniver.
sary Of the independence Of Norway,
in 1914, is expected to increase the
membership very materially.
The Norwegian vice consul in tho
Farce islands reports that consider.
able quantities Of goods are imported
to the islands from Norway, and he
things this trade will increase because
many articles are cheaper in Norway
than in England, and just as good.
Only Norwegian canned fish 10 used
in the islands. Kristiania and STAY.
anger supply the islands with butter.
inc. The Farce fishermen have found
that the Norwegians make more suit.
able fishlines than the English, and
Norwegian rubber goods are popular
in the islands. Only Norwegian fish.
hooks r used, and Norwegian
matches are crowding out the Danish
product. Condensed milk from Nor
way is competing successfully with
condensed milk from Holland.
A strange story is told about a voy.
age made by a travelling agent and a
boy near Molde. The boy was to take
the agent across the ford in a motor.
boat. There was a brisk wind, and
the rudder got out Of order. In try.
ing to put this in shape the boy fell
into the sea. The agent knew nothing
about the running Of a gasoline en-.
CINE, and the boat carried him rap.
idly away from the boy. In his de.
SPAR he began to monkey with the
engine anyway, and all Of a sudden It
was reversed, so that the boat backed
up towards the boy. In a few minutes
the boy was reached, and he war tax.
en- into the boat. BY this time he was
so exhausted that he tainted az soon
as he was safe and the fear no longer
braced him up. The boat kept koing
backward until the boy came to again
and was able to take charge Of the
boat.
Emile Stang, former premier Of
Norway, Is dead. The cause Of his
death was Qualification Of the arteries.
He was at the head of the cabinet in
1884, and again in 1893. When his
death was announced in the storting
everybody arose, and remained stand.
Ing while President Konow made a
short address in memory Of the de.
parted statesman. His closing remarks
were as follows: when Emil Stang
entered public life the party lines
were sharply drawn. These lines have
been largely blotted out by later
events, which has resulted in q more
Just appreciation Of the views and
political aims of the contendinf par.
ties. Antagonists join friends in &C.
~knowledging that Premier Stang. dur.
Ing his long service as a jurist and
judge. as a legislator and head Of the
government, as a leader Of one Of the
great parties for many years, has u.
erted a great and decisive influence
upon the development Of the public
life Of q country"
About $50 people attended 4 mass
meeting at More, a remote settlement
IN Numedal, for the purpose Of dis.
GUESSING the proposition Of strengthen.
Ing the military defenses of the coun.
try. Arne Gorborg, tho author. and
other leading men made addresses.
and the applause Of tho people proved
that More is q poor place for the
propaganda Of anti-miIitarism.
A 1~6-year-old boy wal wanted q
mail carrier in sandebjord. but the
announcement did not bring out : sin.
gle applicant. though the salary II
$1e . month. General prosperity, that
70 the explanation.