Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-12-02
LAND or THg. MIDNIGHT SUN.
Where People Go to Bed In Broad Day
light--A Cold Fourth OF July.

ttSht--A Cold Fourth OF J01y.
@I've been across the ocean more times
than care to tell. and / know London
almost as well as know Phila lelphia,
but / have meyer been to northern Eu-
rope before this summer" said ex- Attor-
ney General Brewster to reporter. Il
left here on the 21st. went up to Hull
on the 23d. and on the 24th / joined the
ship Angelo, and after a very smooth
and pleasant passage arrived at Chris
tiansand in Norway. on the following
Sunday. It's very interesting old
place. / went to church there. It's
clean, nice style of Norwegian town.
The people ape very quiet, nicely be-
haved. plain and simple. Monday was
passed in Christiania, town of consid-
cradle importance staid there one
day and then went by rail up toThrond-
jem, the old capital OF Norway, which
at one time was the largest and wealth.
est town in Norway. 1t had at one
time many monasteries and churches.
"In Throndjem is the oldest cathedral
in all Norway. 1t was founded in 1916
by st. Olaf, and on the ground where
he was buried the present building was
erected in 1851 and completed in 1910.
and was enlarged in 1900. The cathe-
dral is very interesting work of gothic
architecture. 1t was damaged three or
four years ago by fire. and in rebuilding
it large walls were erected, which
changed the architectural appearance OF
the structure Ii is now being restored
with very much pains and care. There
was an annual fair being held in
Throndjem while was there and it was
filed with specimens of farmers and
working people. 1t was held in an open
street. 1t was quite crowded and every
thing was orderly and quiet, and all of
the people appeared to be comfortable,
well-dressed, sturdy, vigorous, and SIM
pie in their ways, and a very honest
people. The fair was held for business
and friendly intercourse. All the time
was in Norway / saw no dirty pow
erty, no beggars, no tramps or idle,
worthless people. The farms all ap
peared to be thoroughly taken care Of.
Everything around the house was kept
in good order. Farms were in perfect
condition. The houses were clean and
comfortable and small and unpretend-
ing. The women are plain looking but
very vigorous. and they are quiet and
clean and mild in their ways. They
look as if they were exposed to hard
work, and they have a healthy, com
Portable, satisfied look. The men had
sturdy, manly look. They look like
people who have no wealth and they
Ill I. lau.
There seemed to be no distinction be-
tween. them, but they had an air of in-
dependence. saw no drunken people
there and heard no NOISY people. 1t is
very peaceful place. Throndjem is built
of wooden houses, good broad streets,
well paved, and has plenty of good
shops.
THE sun reachfseits uppermost point
on the 21st of June. got to Thorndjem
at o'clock in the morning on the Goth
of June. There was no night. 1t was
broad daylight at midnight. There was
scarcely any darkness. The sun Rhone
night and day. The people went TO bed
regularly at an early hour, with the sun
shining, and closed their shutters and
pulled down their curtains and slept, and
the town was aA34iiet as if the night was
totally dark. After leaving Throndjem
took a ship named after some ancient
Norwegian king, and in company with
fifty or sixty other tourists, all people of
respectability and intelligence and men
from different nations. There were
twenty-tw Americans; the rest were
natives Of. France, Spain, Germany,
Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Eng
land. We went up the coast to Tromso
and then TO Hammerfest, the most
northern town in the world. / saw the
high lpountains and the whole of the
coast all the way up to the North cape,
the extreme northern point of Europe.
Il arrived there ON the 4th of July. 1t
was a colo. wrs- sss., The climate s
harsh. Cold and wet, rainy and damp.
When it's not raining there il heavy
mist. ,fThe North cape i on point ol
land at least 1. 600 feet above the level oi
the pea. When was at the North care
the sun was Obscured with clouds. Al
l2 clock at niellt.the sun was visible
for tlrne. In winter it IS dark there
nearly an day. Is well as at night. I.
returlyed the same towns. but thfohgh
different waterways. The whole of rhe
navigation was protected .byland. there
fdfe the sea was mild. We were sur
pounded BY inmnense naouhtains, covered
with snow. Qp my return TO Tir0rd-
jem H~went acrpss Norway through
country which, WAS. filed with lakes,
high mountains and green valleys, cas-
H. "a fell g.