Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-02
NORWAY.

q fulfillment of the cardinal proposals
OF the liberal program--a government
monopoly of the grain industry. Ad-
vocates of this measure are certain 1t
Is the only way to avert another emer-
gency similar to the grain shortage at
the beginning Of the war. To handle
the proposed grain monopoly. the APP
pointment of 1000 special officials is
contemplated at an expense of about
S1,000,0 900 year. 1t is estimated that
capital of at least $40 900 will be need
ed. Conservative party leaders favor
a protective tariff which would en-
courage home agriculture and thus,
they believe. assure the necessary
supply of grain. But this proposal,
which its originators argued would
increase the acreage of cultivated land
and make the country less dependent
on imports, was not supported by the
voters at the recent election. The
conservative plan to strengthen the
national defense also was lost with
the defeat of the party. The infer
ence from the election is that the ma
jority of the voters believe in wait
ing until the war assumes phase that
makes a stronger armament neces-
sary, before committing Norway to
such program. Without affecting the
foreign policies Of the nation, the cleo
tion signifies a decided change in the
direction of internal affairs. The new
legislature is expected to pass several
social reforms of an important nature.
II is considered likely the government
may succeed in gradually assuming
control not only of the grain industry
but of the coal and sugar business.
The people of Skjorn, as well as 9th.
er people, are apt to lose things In
a mysterious way. But now those
people are in hopes of minimizing the
vexation caused by the disappearance
of things of more or less pecuniary
value In short, thought-reader has
bobbed up among them. He is fish
erman, who moved to the locality from
some other point At first the natives
were In doubt as to his ability as
seer. So one of his neighbors put
him to the test. He stole cane
from the thought-reader and concealed
1t as well as he knew how. But 1t did
not take the owner long to find 1t, and
so his proficiency was established at
once. Later on he was in a position
to demonstrate his skill in more
practical way. A man honestly lost
. keg of herring, and the seer was
asked to find It. And he did find 1t.
though it was well hidden in a pest
house. And now the people of Skjorn
feel that il something is lost they need
not go to neighboring settlements for
q seer to restore the goods to their
owner.
The women In the Danish settle
ments south of the German line are
gradually getting accustomed to do all
kinds of work generally performed by
men. In almost numberless cases the
farmers wife is running the farm
while her husband is in the war. And
very often she makes a success of II.
Married as well as single women who
hardly ever took spade In their
hands, are occupied In the building
trades. on farms, on the railroads, in
short, there is no labor from which
they shrink. In all parts OF the prov
ince women are engaged in the mail
service. At Lavensby married wom-
an hauls milk for the whole town from
the dairy, and she handles the full
milk cans with dexterity which has
called forth expressions Of admira-
ton from strong men. Besides haul
ing milk. this woman has also done
much of the fall blowing on her farm.
The hunters report that there are
fewer white grouse as well as larger
game birds. but the hares are quite
numerous. Many reindeer have been
killed In the mountains Of the central
part OF the country. Comparatively
few moose were killed during the open
season. The foxes are permitted to
at rapid rate because their
fur is SO cheap. There are many
wolves in the northern part of the
country. Bears are 30 scarce that II
seems pity to kill the few that are
still left In the country.
A new company in Randers bought
Q ship for almost $1,000 from man
who paid only little over $1,000 for
Il year ago.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt Of Norway.
holder of the woman's American ma
tional tennis championship. scored an
other victory in series Of exhibition
tennis games which was concluded in
San Francisco recently by defeating
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy, who was
once the champion. The score -7as
1O-S, So; Miss Bjurstedt also defeated
Mrs. Hazen Hotchkiss Wightmann.
The whaling company Sydhavet
cleared over 100000 last year, and
the stockholders received dividend
of 80 per cent.
The Cooperative company. which
was organized at the beginning Of the
war to take oyer the insurance OF Nor
wegian shipping against war risks, re-
ports that its income for the first year
was $5,055,000. which is slightly more
than the sum 1t has paid out for
losses.
Kragero win celebrate its two hun.
bred and fiftieth anniversary next
year, having received its charter in
January, 1866. Steps have already
been taken to celebrate the occasion
in a worthy manner.