Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PEhINcs IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
IN Sweden, Norway and Denmark
or interest 10 the seandinavIans
In America.
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
Krematoriet at Christiania. belong
ing TO the city, is the only crematory
In Norway. Any person who is fifteen
years or more OF age. who is in full
possession of his senses, can by YER
bal or written declaration determine
for himself whether he wishes to have
his body cremated after death: tse
declaration, II verbally made. must be
in the presence of two witnesses; Il
written. two persons should subscribe
as witnesses; this precaution should
be taken whether the person be a
member OF cremation association or
not Should the deceased person not
/ have expressed his wish In the mat
/ ter. hts cremation may be demanded
By his nearest relatives, provided they
are over eighteen years of age. and
such cremation is not contrary to the
religious belief or to the wish OF the
deceased person. The police must be
Informed before the body is cremated.
Cremation can take place only at the
crematory The ashes shall be gath
cred In an urn. such as are manufac-
tured in Christiania of marble. metal,
sandstone. etc. selling at $3.50 to
5000 each. The cost of cremation
for members is $10.72, for nonmem-
bers s16.0S.
The British government, through
Sir Edward Grey, secretary for for
eign affairs. has expressed regret to
the Norwegian government az the VIC
lation by British warships of Nor
weyian territorial waters. especially
for the seizure by an auxiliary cruiser
OF German steamer inside the three
miie-limit. The note. couehed in cor
dial terms, was in reply TO a formal
protest lodged by Norway II an
nounces that the British admiralty
has been requested to respect in fu-
ture the Norwegian territorial line.
The press expresses satisfaction with
the terms of the note, although point
ing out that il was considerably de-
layed. The papers call upon the gov
eminent to demand satisfaction from
Germany for the torpedoing CT Nor
wegian ships with the loss of several
sailors lives.
Even in the midst of the hardships
and anxiety caused by the war the
red-hot discussion of the language
reform question. and it actually looks
as If the country is going to have an
election to show which party is the
strongest, those who favor the pres
ent Norwegian-Dani or those who
demand pure or dialect Norwegian.
Such an election would stir up the
people to a very unusual degree. 1t
is known that to thousands of the lat
ter party this question has become
a matter of conscience, almost a re-
ligious issue, Many predict that in
stead Of settling the matter an cleo.
ton would only renew the struggle
and make it more bitter than ever.
The Pushes foundry and iron works
at Arendal employ several hundred
men. But the plant is to be extended
so that about 500 men will be needed
Among the new additions will be half
dozen beddings for building new
ships and two dry docks large enough
to accommodate the largest ships in
the merchant marine of Norway Such
prominent business men as Premier
Knudsen and Engineer Sam Eyde are
interested in the rlant. An engineer
named Berthelsen is experimenting
the work
A very rare plant, known to botan-
lists by the name of Cladium marisque.
grows in considerable quantities
around and in the lake known as
Fluetjernet ely lake), IN the com
mune of Oddernes. In order to pro
tect The plant the government has
prohibited the picking of plants. cul-
tivation or draining in or around the
lake to the distance of FIVE yards
from the edge of the water
Several of the most noted scholars
| OF Norway have been appointed to
write an exhaustive work about the
oseberg viking ship. which is about
| 900 years old and was found a few
years ago in a bed of clay The
storting has voted $4,000 for defraying
| the expenses.
The population of Norway at the
close of March was 2.4S7.510 The net
increase from the first of the year
| was S36.
A man in Christiania thought he
would raise little money by begging
without running up against the letter
| OF the law. SO he led his dog down
the street. and whom he met a well-fed
citizen he would gay: 1T costs 25 ore
| q cents) to look at my dog" Some
charitably disposed people gave him
the sum mentioned and went their
way. But a policeman soon found out
what was going on, and the man with
the dog was fined IS. The man even
| appealed to the supreme court, but
! -. H. IL