The L'Anse sentinel., 1916-03-04
important Events In Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting ItsMs From che Three
Crest Kingdoms Of the North se-
iected for ecandInsvIans and
Their Descendants.
By MARTIN W. oDLAND.

been spending the winter In Christi
ania. has written a decidedly interest
ing and original description Of the
Norwegian people and life In the Nor
wegian capital for Berlin newspaper.
The people OF Christiania," he says.
are all taken up with the whirl of
the worlds sffairs--corks pop and the
wine flows. No one desires peace. As
brilliant times as these have never be-
fore been experienced by the city. and
feasts and banquets are the order of
the day. No one can deny that the
Norwegians have much in common
with the English. They are sports
men. as they are, and their pose, walk
and dress remind one of the Britons.
And business with England develops
30 easily and quickly that even small
exertions bring wealth in return. But
with the term German the Norseman
associates a sweaty odor-to use an
inelegant expression. The Germans
are honest people, but they toll and
work in a manner to be feared. In
Norwegian politics business Is the de-
termining factor. And speaking OF
business and ciphers, 1t is fact that
the Norwegian merchant feet, which
before the war was valued at three
hundred millions, Is now valued at
five hundred millions, although there
has been some considerable addition
to the number Of ships. And when
further state that ship owners receive
100 per cent dividends on their money,
tho figures speak for themselves, and
further words are unnecessary"
It is estimated that no less than
$50, 100000 in money orders, bank
drafts. ETC., have been exchanged by
the people OF Norway and the United
States during the Is years ending De-
cember 81, 1915. The figures for the
postal orders. according to the post
office department reports, give the
number Of orders for each year and
the total amount as follows: Sent to
Norway-1901, 20,190. $441, ,027.13;
1902 1882. s54,S14.32; 1903. 61,536,
$1,379.4146O:- 1904, 72,103, $1,527,-
1850; 1905, 8s.63S, $1,S46,336.42; 1906,
112, 4Ss, $2,577.S41.37; 1907, 13o.016.
3,243,610,03; 1908. 111,107, $685.
s64.46; 1909. 121,449. $3.50, ,s37.s4;
1910 136,s13. $3,11s.S11.20; 1911, 129,-
739. $2,S49,795.6s; 1912, 121,746. ST.
93,504.46; 1913, 117.606; $2,516,193.70;
1914, 103.073. O5,536.oS; 1915, 90
1886, $1.50O.32l.SS; total. 1.444.sl9. s31,-
614.724.97.
Received from Norway-1901, 2,112.
$55,S69.1s; 1909, 2,433, 64,522.24; 1903,
1898. $133.751.SS; 1904, 5,952 $685..
075.71; 1905, 5,35S, $1S7,95S.S5: 1906,
1854, 02.927.sO: 1907, 6.342, $243,-
494.s4; 1908. 1878. $271 ,20s 20; 1909,
7.075. $230,S99.73; 1910, 6,946, 1882.
42755; 1911, 1870. s248.713.73; 1912,
1857. $216,601.20; 1913, 1856, $780,
S89.5s; 1914, 1862, $216,294.47; 1915,
G.s44, $1s3.S29.34; total. s2.5s7. ST.
s71.94530.
When the new railway connecting
Petrograd with the arctic port of
Alexandrovitch is finished, II will be
possible to transport goods from from
In five days. says press dispatches.
A new steamship line has been organ
ICED to take advantage OF the new
route, and it is expected that the rail-
way will be available for use within
a month or SO. Although much fur
ther north than Archangel. on the
White sea, which is already connect
cd with Petrograd by the narrow
gauge railway. the new port Of Alex
androvsk is free from Ice all the year
around, by virtue of being situated on
an inlet which feels the effect Of the
Gulf stream, while Archangel Is closed
to navigation six months OF the year.
One of the difficulties of the Arch
angel route has been the tremendous
congestion of trafflc. and this will still
be q problem for some time as the
new railway from Alexandrovsk will
at first be In q roundabout way via
Archangel. But a direct line from
Alexandrovsk to Petrograd is to be
completed as soon as possible.
The Morse scholar and historian, DR..
Hawaiian kont, VINO ID q pro-German,
has written q series of articles on his
observations during an extended stay
in Germany. He says that the Ger.
man people have an intense yearning
for peace. not because they fear de.
feat. but because they have come to
tho conclusion that Germany's en--
mics, especially Great Britain, can
not be permanently vanquished. and
the war may as well end now as later.
yTwenty-seven ships have been
built or are being built for Norwegian
firms In the United States. Just re.
Gently contracts for six steamers of
5000 tons each were placed with ship
yards at Manitowoc, Wis. The price
paid by Norwegians for American
built ships is 80 per cent higher than
such ships sold for before the war.
Prior to the war Morse firms placed
most Of their orders for vessels with
English shipyards. but now these
yards devote all their time to building
shino, for I'm elijah 0rvuo rr for tho sov.