Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-30
GROWING OF The FIRST
EUROPEAN KING in


solidiy frozen during the winter the
River Nid rarely freezes over. and iho
beautiful Trondhiom Flord never
I Tho climate la Ike that of middle
( Germany IN winter and much Ike that
[ ot the coast of oregon IN SUMMER
Hence the luxurious vegetation aEd
The resultant prosperity Of the poo-
pie.
HaaRon Christian.
King Haakun the Good. "a diniln.
uulshod o. being The nrat Christian
sovereign ul Emupo He was sent by
hiF father Co England iu hts child
hood. and there he became a convert
To- ibe faith and was baptized. Upon
I hia return io Norway and his access
sion to bis fathers throne ho dld not
dare 90 Immediately attack The an-
cicnt Asa faith. which had s0 many
fanailcal adherouls amoug hts closest
Z friends. 10 De iempqrlzed Coz some
sixteen yenrs or more unlN De had
won such uubounded popularity as
seemed 90 warrant his lak.nr steps
toward ,he realization ol the wish
nearest hia hoari--tho Contamination
OF sis people he BEGAN well hut he
dld not possess the cruelty of Ecnl
that WAS necessary for The accom-
pllahmeni OF such q task in tAat age.
Hu be only succeeded IN opening the
way for bis moro vigorous successor,
OLAF TfsrrVcsson, who introduced
the fire and sword into The nght with
q great measure ut success. But even
he failed 90 completely eradicate pag-
anisin from the national heart, and q
was only after his successor. by his
wifc and more particularly by bis
death. had appealed 10 the ready inn.
agination on the Noraemen. that
Christianity really became the ea-
tabllshed religion of the country. This
great missionary was Olaf iar-
oldann. who was afterwards canunigeu
as 81. Olaf. and over whore sacred re-
mains the great cathedral oi Trond-
hlem arose. This cathedral o. the
prnudoat historical monument ln Nor
way and the finest church in all
scandinavia 81. Olaf was killed at
the religious battle of Eiiklcsted in
1890. and bis son and successor Mas
nus he Good. brought his body 90
Trondhicn, and placed 50 IN mag
ninceRt sarcophaRue ON the high altar
OF g. Clements cEdrCh, where u bee
came an object OF devout pllgrimagca
from all over the country Eventually
the cathedral and some fifteen or
twenty other churches we've built upon
the strength OF the ihi,n he haG
/ created. and even in Protestant Nor
way, today his memory ls ro.ored
above ali others. In 1851 TrOndhlcm
was erected Into an archblshopric and
, new lmpnlsc was given 10 ccclcs-
. laHiical building enterprise. AZ this
! time the great Archbishop Epstein,
the third of TFondhlem qunrrolcd
with the king and fled 10 England,
where be remained for three years.
Period Of Church Building.
Re returned full Of religious yea and
. ambitious plans Tor his own national
capital. and during the next few years
I he built tho present iransept % the
{ cathedral. graceful central Tower
. the Chapter House. an IA .hc style
/ oi the late RumaneaQue period, His
successor finished the magnificent
choir and the uCtnBonnl npso that COW
! cred the relies of 81 Olaf and from
tina time the building grew through on
SORTS of exuloreut lmaginiugs, which
4 left upon ID traces of the splcndor OF
, The early Gothic period, mingled with
1 the classical RomancsQue in such q
, manner as TO create d monument OF
Z absolute beauty u has been repent
! eddy damaged By FIRE and Inc elements
) hut "a now in the hands ol devuutcdiy
. careful rustOrera. The great central
, tower. with IT'S four corner tHrrcia
, was not completes until 1901, and IL d
! a matter of great regret 20 the Nor
, wcgians that the other rcsioratiOnl
I have not been completed Ia time i0i
tOday's ceremonies Indeed. Il VIII
be- decades before The restoration d
Z completed. bet the work goes steadily
/ on, fund OF 100000 krOnera pei
| annum being provided by the state.
/ entirely Too Much Salmon.
Al There "a nu royal pnpalce In Trond-
hium, and during the coronation feR-
I tlvltles tho royal family will use thu
I residence Of the Stifisamtmarf, the
/ governor of the province. This stands
4 ln the center Of the city, near ID,
great market place. where tho pcopis
, gather daily ln a picturesque fhrnng
4 90 buy aud sell the produce of th,
4 country and me ford. The town. 10
ordinary times, is little more than
4 fYhing village, although it does con.
! tain $4,000 In hablinnts The chic
! industry of tine place Is salmon FISH.
3 Ing and salmon " the principal az
q ticle of food ln the province. an.
b though the salmon D. probably tht
finest On the world ihe least particle.
af traveller Us liable 20 lose hls np
4 petite for Il. since be gets "a foi
. breakfast lunch. dinner and supper
4 erd between meals. % ho should hap.
! pen To he hungry The town, where
b Il hugs the shore of NE ilord Is mos
n picturesque. o ia built almost entirely
n of wood. and the prevailing c0lors arc
4 red and green. The streets, however
arr unheautifuily WIDE but this az
mlnishea the dagger Of FIRE, whicl
L periodically hreass ont among ihl
4 plnowood buildings Tho wide street,
3 open 20 view wonderful yistas of th'
3 Tuck.bound finrd and the benutiu
: hills thai Ne behiid the city WhoI
the great ford is full of gaily deckul
Y ships aud pleasure yachts when the
d city 81 shaded by flying flags and
Il brilliant decorations, and when th'
\ people are an abroad ia their quain
\ and brightly colored costumes, MOVING
n happily about among uniformed
4 princes. soldiers and officials and dis
4 tinguishcd visitors the scene ID in.
y deed worihH the long voyage TIA
Y must be made 40 through the north.
4 orn sea 40 rroudhjem.
Unknown FFtnds.
There are many pn1uio Nhu haF|
Z used ChamhfT'aln'H Collie, Choleri
Z and Diaffhoca Remedy win aplendl,
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