The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-10
TIL; aI,DNIGIiT Sun.
Where People Go to bed in Broad Daylight
4 Cold Fourth of July.

4 Cold Fourth of July.
GIVE been across the ocean more times
than care to tell, and know London
almost as well as do Philadelphia, but
have never been in Northern Europe be.
fore this summer" said ex-Attorney
General Brewster to Philadelphia
Times reporter. "I left here on the 10Th
of june and arrived in London on the
2lst. | went up to Hull on the 23rd,
and on the 2ith | joined the ship An
Gelo, and after n very smooth and pleas
ant passage arrived at Christian sand, in
Norway, on the following Sunday. It's
q very interesting old place. | went to
church there. It's clean, nice style of
Norwegian town. The people arc very
quiet, nicely behaved, plain and simple.
Monday was passed i'll Christiania, q
town of considerable importance. /
stayed there ono day aud went by rail up
to Throndjem, the old capital Of Nor
way, which at one time was the largest
and wcalthicst town III Norway. 1t had
at one time many monastcrics and
churches. L was there three days.
In Throndjem is the cathedral in all
Norway. 1t was founded i'll 1916 by ST.
Olaf, and on the ground where he was
buried the present building WAS erected
III ll5l and completed in 1910, and was
enlarged i'll 1900. The cathedral is a
very interesting work OF gothic archi-
lecture. 1t was damaged three or four
centuries ago by fire, and i'll rebuilding
1t large walls were erected, which
changed tho architectural appearance of
the structure. 1t is now beng restored
with very much pains and care There
"a N annual f,ir l,oi,,,, l,I1 ;,,' 4
Jcm whilo | was there, and ii was filed
with specimens of farmers and working
people. 1t was held in in open street.
1t was quite crowded, and everything
was orderly and quiet, and I'LL of the
people appeared to be comfortable, well
dressed, sturdy, vigorous and simple i'll
their ways, and very honest people.
The fair was held for business and
friendly intercourse. All the time | was
III Norway | saw no dirty poverty, 40
bcg3ars, no tramps or idlc worthless
people. The farms all appeared to bo
thoroughly taken care of. Everything
around the house was kept in good or
der. Farms were in perfect condition.
The houses We're clean and comfortable,
and small and unprctcnding. All the
women arc plain looking but very vigor-
Gus, and they arc quiet and clean and
mid in their ways. They look rs if they
were exposed to hard work, and they
have II healthy, comfortable, satisfied
look. The men had sturdy, manly
look. They look like people who have
no wealth and they appeared to be all on
u social level. There seemed 10 be no
distinction between them, but they wear
an air OF Independence. | saw no drunken
people there and heard no noisy people.
1t is very peaceful place. Tlrondjem
Is built OF wooden houses, good broad
streets, well paved, and has plenty OF
good shops.
The sun reaches its uppcrmost point
on the 2lst of June. | got in Thrond-
lcm Mt o'clock i'll the morning on the
20th of June. There was no night. 1t
was broad daylight at midnight There
was scarcely any darkness. The sun
shonc night and day. The people went
to bed regularly at an early hour, with
the sun shining, and closed their shut
tcrs and pulled down their curtains and
slept, and the town was as quiet rs if tho
night was totally dark. After leaving
Throndjem | took a ship namcd after
some ancient Norwegian king, and in
company with fifty or sixty other tour
lists, all people of rcspcctability and in
tclllgcncc, and men from different ma
tlons. There were twenty-five Amcri-
cans, the rest were natives Of France,
Spain, Germany, Denmark, Norway,
Sweden and England. We went up the
coast to Iromso and then to Hammer
lest, the most northern town in the
world. | saw the high mountains and
the whole coast all the way up to the
North cape, the extreme northern point
OF Europe.
| arrived there on the lth OF July. Ii
was cold, wet day. The climate is
harsh, cold and wet, rliny and damp.
When ITS not raining there is n heavy
mist. The North cape is on point of
land at least 900 feet above the level of
the sea. When | was at the North cape
the sun was obscurcd with clouds. At
II o'clock at night the sun was visible
for time. In winter it is dark there
nearly al day, as well as all night.
returned by the same towns, but through
different waterways. The whole of the
navigation was protected by land, there.
fore the sen vas mild. We were sur
rounded by immense mountains, covered
with snow. On my return to Throndjcm
L went across Norway through country
which was filled with lakes. high noun
tains and green valleys, cascades and
falls, and farms well cared for. 1t all
had q sol W and bleak appearance.
People wcro making the most out of
what they had, but their life was evident.
ly hard one. The railway stations arc
supplied with eating houses tb are
clean and with abundance Of good and
wholesome food and fruit and wines at
reasonable prices. Tho traveller is treated
honestly. The women attend these cat
ing houses generally. They are all quiet
women, pleasant and prompt"