The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11
THE MIDNIGHT Sun.
Where People Go TO Bed in Hroad Daylight
a Cold Fourth OF July.

| Where People Go TO Bed in Hroad Daylight
a Cold Fourth Of July.
GIVE been across the ocean more times
than [ care to tell, and 1 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 18th
OF June and arrived in London on the
2lst. L went up to Hull on the 23rd,
and on the oath [ joined the ship An
| gelo, and after very smooth Hnd pleas
ant passage arrived at Christian sand, in
Norway, on the following Sunday. It's
avery interesting old place. J. went to
church there. It's II clean, nice style of
Norwegian town. The people arc very
quiet, nicely behaved, plain and simple.
town of considerable importance.
stayed there one day and went by rail up
to Throndjom, the old capital of Nor
way, which at one time was the largest
and wcalthieSt town in Norway. 1t had
! at ono time many monastcrics and
| churches. [ was there three days.
In Throndjcm is the cathedral in all
Norway. 1t was founded in 1915 by ST.
Olaf, and on the ground where he was
buried the present building was erected
Ill l151 and completed in 1910, and was
enlarged i'll 1900. The cathedral is q
very interesting work of gothic archi-
lecture. 1t was damaged three or four
centuries ago by fire, and in rebuilding
1t largo walls were erected, which
changed the architectural appearance of
the structure. 1t is now being restored
with very much pains and care. There
was an annual fair beirg held i'll Thrond-
Jcm while L was there, and it was filled
with specimens of farmers and working
people. 1t was held in an open street.
1t was quite crowded, and everything
was orderly and quiet, and all of the
people appeared to be comfortable, we'll
dressed, sturdy, vigorous and simple in
tnelr ways, and very honest people.
The fair was held for business and
friendly intercourse. All the time 1 was
IN Norway l saw no dirty poverty, no
bc9gars, no tramps or idle, worthless
people. The farms all appeared to be
thoroughly taken care Of. Everything
around the house was kept in good or
der. Farms were i'll perfect condition.
The houses were clean and comfortable,
and small and unpretending. All the
women arc plain looking but very vigor-
Gus, and they are quiet and clean and
mid IN their ways. They look as if they
were exposed to hard work, and they
have a healthy, comfortable, satisfied
look X. The men had sturdy, manly
look. They look like people who have
no wealth and they appeared to be all on
a social level. There seemed to be no
distinction between them, but they wear
an air OF independence. saw no drunken
people there and heard no noisy people.
1t is a very peaceful place. Throndiem
! Is built OF wooden houses, good broad
streets, well paved, and has plenty OF
good shops.
The sun reaches its uppcrmost point
on the 21st Of June. I got in Thrond-
jcm ut o'clock in the morning on the
18th 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 as if the
night was totally dark. After leaving
Ihrondjcm J. took ship named after
some ancient Norwegian king, and in
company with fifty OF sixty other tour
lists, all people of Responsibility and in
tclllgCncc, and mon from diff rent ma
tions. There were twenty-five Ameri-
cans, the rest were natives of France,
Spain, Germany, Denmark, Norway,
Sweden and England. We went up the
coast to Tromso and then to Hammer
fest, the most northern town in the
world. | saw the high mountains and
the whole coast ull the way up to the
North cape, the extreme northern point
Of Europe.
l arrived there on the 4th of July. 1t
was Geld, wet day. The climate is
harsh, cold and wet, rainy and damp.
When IT'S not raining there is heavy
mist. The North cape is on point Of
land at least ! 1000 feet above the level of
the sea. When | was at the North cape
the sun was obscurcd with clouds. At
II clock at night the sun was visible
for time. In winter it is dark there
nearly all 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 sea was mild. We were SUI
rounded by immense mountains, covered
with snow. On my return to Throndicm
L went across Norway through a country
which was filled with lakes, high noun
tains and green valleys, cascades and
falls, and farms well cared for 1t all
had solitary and bleak appearance.
People were making the most out of
what they had, but their life was evident
~ Il hard one. The railway stations are
supplied with eating houses that arc
clean and with abundance of good and
wholesome food and fruit and wines at
reasonable prices. The traveller is treated
honestly. The women attend these cat
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