Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-02-11
NORWAY.

About forty gypsies were sent across
| the Swedish line some time ago, but
they soon returned to Norway. Imme-
diately before Christmas they appeared
in Christiania, and for PHYS sake the
authorities had to do something with
the gang. There were many women,
and still more children among them.
They were put into a public building
at Mollergaten. They were very
happy to get In out Of the cold wealth
er, and some Of them performed VERT
able war dances around the red hot
heating stoves in the front hall. They
had to settle down for the night in a
ward used for plain DRINKS, the only
room available, but they did not worry
about that. Most of them talked into
the faces Of each other most of the
time and made such racket that the
only drunk in the room was aroused
and asked in what hotel he was STOP
ping. The poor wretches were cared
for at this place during the Christmas
holidays. During the day the women
went out begging.
About nine thousand children and
grown people attended services in Is
of the churches of Christiania on
Christmas eve. In nine of the
churches there were services before
daybreak on Christmas day. At the
forenoon services all the houses of
worship were crowded. In many
churches Christmas trees had been
placed on the affairs. The charitable
inns cared for $50 people during the
holidays. About five hundred little
ones were made happy in the chill
dren's homes. About two thousand
persons attended the inner mission
Christmas fest at the Calmeyer mis-
sion house.
The value OF the crops of the coun-
try for the year 1914 was $780, 900 be-
low the average Technically the DIFF
ference was much smaller, because the
estimates were made before the rise
of the prices due to the war, but that
does not alter the economical status
of the country as whole. The hay
and potato crops were above the aver
age, but the grain was poor in most
parts Of the country. Fruits and vege-
tables were poor all over the country,
Smaalenene being at the bottom of the
list with a deficit Of 81 per cent The
crops of the ANTS of Romsdal and
South Trondhjem went above the av.
erage.
The churches of Christiania have
voted on three momentous PROPOSE.
tons with regard to the future status
of the churches of Norway. The mum.
Der OF votes cast for strong individual
state church congregations was $50;
541 votes were cast In favor of
strong state church and weak local
congregations, and 397 persons voted
In favor OF free church. Out of
total Of 1921 votes cast In 10 congre.
cations. 1924 voted in favor of the
conservation Of the state church In
some form. The free church people be.
long mainly to the Fagerborg and
Toien churches.
The government is buying sugar on
a large scale. and the plan is to keep
on until 10000 tons has been stored
up. The storing will soon decide
whether the sale of sugar is to be
made state monopoly. This would
be simple matter because no sugar is
produced in the country.
Rev. J. Widero celebrated his nine.
tieth birthday anniversary December
26. He resides in Christiania, but is in
the habit Of visiting a son at Bodo. in |
the northern part of the country. every
year. Last fall he celebrated his sew.
enty-year jubilee as bachelor of arts
and he was no doubt the only sur.
viving member of his class.
A single numbering firm ia employ.
ing 1900 men and $50 horses In the
spruce forests of Solor. This means
that there is plenty to do In that part /
Of the country.
Norway has decided definitely that !
It will be impossible for II to send q
warship to take part In the naval cere.
monies in connection with the opening
Of the Panama canal for the reason
that Its entire feet will be required for
the defense of Norwegian neutrality.
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The receipts Of the national treasury
for the past year exceeded the esti.
mates by $4.50000o. As the expendt
furoa also want almost 60 eon mn 49,. /