Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-11-08

over if there was anything about the
game she would like to have explained.
Just one thing" said the sweet
young thing. Il wish you would ex-
plain how that rheumatic bush league
relic in the box ever gets the ball over
the plate without the aid of an express
wagon"
And in the silence that followed all
that could be heard was the faint
chugging of the young mans Adams
apple working feverishly up and down.
Boston Traveller.
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A lady from the northern part of
the country recently appeared in the
office of the president of the Society
for the Protection of Animals in
Christiania and earnestly solicited
funds for the horses in her part of
the country. She said that during the
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mark the horses of the people who
attended there were compelled to
~tand out in the snow and rain with
out protection. Her case was taken
up and in short time 800 crowns
were collected for stables. Three hun
dred crowns more we're needed, but
these also were collected and the
woman returned home rejoicing.
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In 1896 the trade of Christiansand
with foreign countries amounted to
less than seven and one-half million
crowns. Ten years later it had
grown to eleven millions. In 1911 it
was over twenty millions. No other
city in the country is able to make a
like showing. During those fifteen
years the imports increased from
about five million to eleven million
crowns; and the exports during the
same time increased from about two
and one-ha1f million to nine million
crowns.
DR.. Arnsinsen Of Trondhjem is writ
ing a medical book for the Road
Amundsen North pole expedition. The
book is to give a description of the
sicknesses likely to occur on expedi-
tons of that kind and their symptoms
The book will also prescribe remedies
and the treatment necessary. The
medicine which the expedition will
carry is to be put up in tablets as
more convenient to carry and keep.
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Two years ago the students of the
technical high school in Trondhjem
organized a, society. On the End of
October they we're able to occupy
their own building, which cost them
$4,000 crowns. Several men of wealth
literally aided them The dedicatory
festivities were imposing and were at
tended by large concourse of people
from the city and surrounding country.
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Labor conditions in Norway have
been very good during the past sum-
mer. The labor bureaus report that
there have been many more calls for
laborers than there were applicants
for positions. The only exception was
Christiania, but even there the condi-
tons we're much improved over for
mer years.
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The royal archivarius, Hon. Ebbe
Hertzberg, died recently at the age of
Sixty-five years. He was one of the
best informed men of the country and
especially well versed in the itera-
ture of Jurisprudence, history and eco
Monies. He was universally honored
| as statesman and administrator.
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The railroads of Norway, which are
under the control of the government
did a profitable business during the
year ending June 30. The net profits
were between four and five million
| crowns There are four lines which
were unable to show a surplus over
current expenses.
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The public schools Of Christiania
have just celebrated their one hun