Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1894 — Our Scandinavian Contingent. [ARTICLE]

Our Scandinavian Contingent.

No country contributes so many immigrants to the United States in proportion to population as Norway. It is chiefly the rural Norse that come to America, aud the immigrants are for the most part under ;-;0 years of age. The Norse are good farmers and thrifty citizens. They, as well as their neighbors, the Sweaes, have a strong desire to make homes for themselves and to have land and the conveniences of life. They frequently return to visit their native country, but they become permanent citizens of the United States, Most of those who come are of marked peasant type.