Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-23

his body TO Trondhiem and placed it
III magnificent sarcophagus on the
high altar Of St Clements church
where IT became an object of dcvout
pi!GriInag"s from all over the country.
Eventually the cathedral and some
fifteen or twenty other churches were
built upon the strength of the faith he
had created and even in protestant
Norway today his name is revcred
above all others. In ISL Trondhiem
was erected into an archbishopric ard
a new impulse was given to ecclcsias-
teal building enterprises. At this time
the great Archbishop Epstein, the
third of Trondhjem. quarrcllcd with
the king and fed To England where lie
remained for tire" years. lie re-
turned full ot religious zeal and
ambitious plans for his own national
capital ana during the next few years
ne butt n" present tranScpt Of the
cathedral. . graceful central tower. the
Chapter House. al in tn" style Of the
late t"manosqur period. His sue
CesSor finished the magnificent choir
the relics of St Olaf. and from that
Univ NV ''lliItS SItN lIiltut~ll III
sorts of cXuhercnt imaEnincs which
left upon IT traces of the Spl"ndor OF
the early Gothic period mingled with
thef classical Ennanc#Que in such a
manner a>- to create monument of
absolute beauty. It has been repeat
| cdly dana cd by fire ANA the elements
| but IS now in tie hands of devoutlY
| careful rest"rers. The great central
| tower with its four corner turretG was
| not completed until 1901 aud it is a
| matter of great regret t" th" Nor
| WcsianS that the other reservations
| have not been completed in tim" for
| today'S ccromoI3ica. Indeed il will be-
| decades before tn" restoration is COM
pl"tcd bat the work gees steadily On, :,
| fund of 100000 Kroner per annum be
| ing provided by the state.
| There is no royal palace in Trund-
hi"m and daring the coronation tcGtivi-
| ties the royal family will use the resi-
| dcncc If the ttiftsamtlnand. the GOV
| emo" of the Province. Thi; stand; in
the ccnt"r Of the city near tn" great
Market Place where the people gather
| daily in = picturesque thr"ug Ia tuy
and sell the produce of the country and
|
| is really little more than fishing vii
lnGc although it does contain rs .0en in
habitant#. The chief industry Of th'
place is salmon fishing and salmon j.
the principal article Of food in thu
province. Although the salmon i.
probably the finest in the world t,c
lea Il particular Traveller il liable {,
los" his appetite for il sine" II" gets il
for breakfast, lunch, dinner ANA supper
and between meals il he should happcl
to Il" hungry. Tho town where il
hugs TIE shore of the Finrd is inoHi
picture Squc. IT l.: built almost en-
tircly Of wood and til" prevailing color.
ar" red and green. TN" streets, how
oyer. are uUbcautifully wide but thi.
diuirisnrS tn" danger of fir" WhcI
periodically breaks out among the pin'
wood dwellings. Tn" wild" streets
open to view wonderful Ei$tif Of the
rock bound Fiord ana tn" beautiful
hills; that Ii" behind til" city. Whni
thr great Finrd is fun "f gnily dcc<c'
5hip" and pleasure yachts. when the
city l.; shaded by flying flags and bril-
liant decorations, and when the pCppl'
arc all abroad in their quaint an,
| brightly colorcd costumes moving hap.
PLY about among uniformed princes
soldiers and officials and distinguished
| visitor; the &r'uc will indeed be wort
IN" long V"yaG" that must hr mad" ~
through tn" south Goa /" Tr"ndhjcm.