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Normannahcimc URNES, NORWAY'S OLDEST GHURCH NOW BELIEVED TO ANTEDATE BORGUND BUILDING. Old Edifices Represent Original Architectural Type of Scandinavia Many Have Suffered, However, from VandalismTwelfth Century Churches of Great Interest. It is usual to speak of Borgund as the oldest existing church of medie val Norway. This is not strictly cor rect, for the latest concensus of ar chitectural experts has decided that the curious little church of Urnes (or Oddness), on the Lyster Fjord, is the most ancient surviving specimen of Germanic wood building. Parts of Urnes appear to date from 1090, but comparatively little of this church re mains intact, and still less of that of Vaage In the Gudbrandsdal. Neither of these is very attractive to the or dinary sightseer, while each is really too ancient to exhibit the extraor dinary style at its perfection. What Is called the blossoming period of the "stavbygnlng" lasted for a hundred years, from about 1150 to 1250, and of this period by far the best pre served and purest specimen is the church of Borgund. It Is, however, an error to suppose that Norway contains no other examples of this extraordinary class of national architecture. The Borgund church was famous partly because It was the most per fect of its kind, but partly, also, owing to the accident of its standing on one of the high roads of tourist traffic. Scattered over the surface of Norway there are eight or nine other three naved wooden churches of the twelfth century. Hitterdal, in Telemarken, is the largest stav-kirke in the world and would have been more interest ing even than Borgund had it not suffered about fifty years ago from reckless acts of vicious restoration. The same mania has practically de stroyed Hopperstad and Rlngebu, and even the church of Torpea building little known to tourists, lying be tween Aal and Hoi, and well deserv ing of the notice of archeologists even Torpe is greatly in decay. The unique and surprising charm of Bor gund was its perfect preservation. The wooden churches of Norway, of which Borgund is the most ex quisite example, dated from the con version of St. Olaf to Christianity, and represented the original archi tectural type of Scandinavia. At first they were quite simple, without inte rior* elaboration at the close of the eleventh century a more elaborate taste introduced the nave flanked by aisles. The form of the building pre served, to a very curious degree, its connection with that of the ancient vessels of the Viking period, and, altho it was evidently derived from archaic Anglo-Saxon and Irish ecclesiastical art, it was so deeply modified by native ideas and tradi tions that it presented a definitely Norwegian character. VALUABLE INVENTION A Swedish Chemist Increases field of Electric Power. Valdema Jungner, the Swedish chemist and electrician, has invented an electric accumulator, which, it is confidently predicted will mark an epoch in the history of electricity. With this accumulator, electric auto mobiles are freed from their chief drawback. Electric power which was not always available for all classes of machinery, can now, it is asserted, be used anywhere with this device. MORE NORSK MUSIC Another Special Program at Harriet on Aug. 4. The cordial reception which was given the "Norwegian Composers' program at Lake Harriet last Wednes day evening, as presented by the Min neapolis Park band, has induced Mr. Oberhoffer, its conductor, to prepare a second program similar to the first, MR. JUSTICE FINNEMORE Judge ofthe Natal Supreme Court, Sends the Following Remarkable Testimonial TO GUTICURA The World Is Cuticura's Field, Used Wherever Civilization Has Penetrated. desire to give my voluntary testi mony to the beneficial effects of your Cuticnra Remedies. I have suffered for some time from an excess of uric acid in the blood and since the middle of last year, from a severe attack of Eczema, chiefly on the scalp, face, ears and neck and on one limb. I was for several months under professional treatments, but the remedies prescribed were of no avail, and I was gradually becoming worse, my face was dread fully disfigured and I lost nearly all my hair. At last, my wife prevailed upon me to try the Catlcum Remedies and I gave them a thorough trial with the most satisfactory results. The disease soon began to disappear and my hair commenced to grow again. A. fresh growth of hair is covering my head, and my limb (although not yet quite cored) is gradually improving. My wife thinks so highly of your remedies that she has been purchasing them in order to make presents to other persons suf-' fering from similar complaints, and, as President of the Bible Women's Society, has told the Bible women to report if any case should come under their notice when a poor person is so afflicted, so that your remedies may be resorted to." ROBERT I8AAC FINNEMORE, (Judge of the Natal Supreme Court) Pietermarltzburg. Natal, Oct. 29, 1901. Bald throcfhont the world. CaUonm Rwolrsat, *ta. Op form of ChoeoUta Coated Pill*. JWc. par of 80, Olntmant, Ms.. Sou. Mo. Dapota i London, Charter houia Sq.iParlt, S KM da la Falsi Boston, 197 ColtUQ- *i Potter PraAbouttoeSkin l'"'/^ %v J\* y"\,,*.:'- Lake aft Chant. Corp.. Propt^,* 1MM ATO.. MTSendfoc 1 AW All MiSola 8e*l.n Friday Evening, ^r 7T^^f but which will be of wider scope, in cluding all Scandinavian composers. At this concert, which will be given Thursday evening, Aug. 4, the "Rem iniscences of Grieg" and the "Sum mer Day in Norway," which were so heartily enjoyed, will be repeated. An other number will be a grand Scan dinavian fantasia entitled "In the Vikings' Domain," by Max von Lenz, introducing a large number of the Scandinavian folksongs. THE UNREADY ARMY Military Critics Point Out Flaws In Sweden's Defenses. A critic of the Swedish war depart ment, who appears to be familiar with army affairs, writes to the papers that the army is not prepared for war. The defenses are all right in times of peace, but are hot' adapted to meet bombardment nor equipped with mu nitions for resistance. The transportation department is poorly organized and would be help less in winter. The recent moboliza tion showed that many of the uni forms were useless, that places which should have had supplies and ammuni tion had practically nothing. The writer insists that the riksdag has been systematically misled by the army authorities, and calls for a thoro investigation. RIIS IN DENMARK Sociologist Spending Much Time Among Laborers. Jacob A. Riis, the noted sociolo gists, is attracting much attention in Denmark, where he is spending, the summer. He is frequently inter viewed by the newspapers, thru which he seeks to encourage interest in re lief work and the Y. M. C. A. move ment as conducted in America*. Much of his time is spent in the inspection of old buildings, particu larly tenements occupied by the la boring people. He intends to write of his visit to Denmark on his re turn to America. While mostly in terested in Copenhagen, Mr. Riis spends much time in Ribe, his native town. SEE A GERMAN FLEET Norwegians Interested in Kaiser's Big Squadron. A German squadron, consisting of thirty-five vessels, manned by 9,000 men, is cruising this month along the western coast of Norway. It is by long odds the largest war fleet that the Norwegians have ever seen and they are, in consequence, greatly in terested. In the fleet are some of the largest and most modern battleships in the German navy, such as Kaiser Wil helm II, Kaiser Friedrich III, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Mecklenburg, Sahringen, Wein and Wittenbach. The whole fleet will meet Emperor William at Bergen on his return from a cruise further north. TO WORK MINERAL MINES Londoners Will Develop Deposits in Norway. The sulphur and other mineral de posits in Sundalen, Norway, are about to be worked by a London syndicate, which has secured control of the Foldal mines. This company has agreed to extend the Gudbrandsdal railway to Stoeren, with a branch to Sundalsoren provided the government will guarantee 3 per cent on the cost of construction. The 'company agrees to transport 100,000 tons of ore annually for fif teen years. A number of claims in the Sundal mountains have recently been filed. SEASON ENDED WELL Finmarken Fishermen Had a Good Haulc Late. Unusually poor luck attended Hhe fishing operations in Finmarken dur ing the past winter and spring and the outlook was about as gloomy as it could be, but when the season was supposed to be over the fish came and the prascn was extended beyond all pverfuent. Finmarken's catch is now up to the average for the past ten years and considP7-ably better than any year since 1&01, moreover, the prices were good and Finmarken is rejoicing again. Norway Is Praised. A recent number of the famous Roone Internationale, which is published in French, German and English at "Paris, Leipzig, London, Vienna and Milan, is taken up almost entirely with the attrac tions of Norway as a land for tourists. The article is richly illustrated and the scenery is described in enthusiastic lan guage. Scandinavians In the Antipodes. Jens Lyng. publisher of Norden, Mel bourne, Australia, has published a book on the Scandinavians in Australia. The official census of 1891 showed 12,821 na tives of Sweden and Norway and 8,045 Danes in Australia. As there has been considerable immigration since that time, the number has probably doubled. The Scandinavians have won honorable places in the army, the arts and professions and in trade, and are considered the most desirable of all immigrants,, because they are so readily assimilated. Threats for Swedes. The Matin of Paris publishes an inter view from Gaston Leroux, its St. Peters burg correspondent, with Minister von Plehve, in which the minister declares that Schaumann, the assassin of General Bobrikoff, had accomplices in Sweden and that all of them will be punished. Editor and Politician Dead. H. P. Korsgaard of Copenhagen, mem ber of the Danish rigsdag, or parliament, and publisher of Aftenbladet, is dead at Copenhagen, after a brief illness. See Stockwell soonThat life msur \nceThe Penn Mutual. Andrus bldg. Nickel Plate Excursion to Boston, Mass., and return, account G. A. R. national encampment, at $17.75 for the round trip, from Chi cago. Tickets good on any train, August 12, 13 and 14, and on special train from Chicago at 8 a.m., August 13. Final return limit, September 30. Also rate of $20.70 for round trip via New York city and boat, with liberal stopover, returning at that point. If desired, stopover can be obtained at Niagara Falls and Chautauqua Lake within final limit. Three trains daily, with modern sleeping cars. Particu lars at city ticket office, 111 Adams st, Chicago, or address John Y. Cala han, General Agent, 113 Adams st, room 298, Chicago, for reservation of berths in through standard or tour ist sleeping1 cars. The well-known strengthening prop erties of iron, combined with other tonics and a most perfect nervine, .are found in Carter's Iron Pills, which strengthen the nerves and body and improve the blood and complex ion. Biennial Saengerfest of the Saengerbund of the Northwest, Mil waukee, Wis., July 28-1. The Chicago Great Western railway will on 27 and 28 sell round-trip tickets at one fare plus 50 cents to Milwaukee. Good re turning until Aug. 1. For further in formation apply to L. C. Rains, Gen'l Agent, cor. Nicollet av and Fifth st, Minneapolis. $2y TEXANS DISAPPOINTED They Wanted to Install Sewer System in Minneapolis. Mayer J. C. Haynes hardly knew how to tafce a letter from Brownsville, Texas, today, asking for a chance to install a wer system for the city of Minneapolis. He was under the impression that Minne apolis had a pretty fair system of sewers, Tram Copyrighted Photograph by Elliott & Fry, London a EDITH WHARTON HENRY VAN DYKE NELSON LLOYD imriivm Paae 38. $18 Worsted Suits now $16 Cheviot Suits now $ 15 Cassimere Suits now $12.00 Serge Suits now THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL. $3 and $3.5o Trousers cut to $i.95 Worsteds, Cheviots, Tweeds, Homespuns, dress trousers, working trousers and outing trousers, all repriced and cut, choice..... $i.5oy $125 and $1 Straw Split straw, Milans, Porto Rican Panamas, rough mm braids or smooth braids yacht, optimo or Pana- *^k ff Djf^* ma shapes all cut for immediate clearance to.... Q-J.: $5, $4, $3.5o and $3 Meris Including all the new styles, lasts aidtoes, velours, calf, vici kid, patent leather, tan or black strictly $3-$3.5o-$4-$5 shoes,... ar.d, at any rate, would hardly go to a little town on the borders of Mexico for export advice. The- mayor referred the communication, which was from a firm of contractors and plumbers, to Carl Ilstrup, the sewer en gineer. Ilstrup was stricken speechless for a moment, but eventually dictated a letter stating that Minneapolis had spent more than five millions of dollars for sew ers, and that the system now included i"*f"'i ''xv ftV:nRft1^!HoWPTrae*idv,}t- Hatsy 5oc The best fiction ever collected in a single magazine SHORT STORIES RUDYARD KIPLING THOMAS NELSON PAGE -"Miss Goodwin's Inheritance" EDI TH WHARTON Illustrated by R. M. Crosby JOSEPHINE DASKAM "The Levitation of Miss Weeks" Illustrated by Florence Scovel Shinn ROBERT W. CHAMBERS Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy UY WETMORE CARRYL A "The Signed Tureen" Illustrated by W H. Lawrence PHILIP L. ALLEN Illustrated in colors by May W Preston =2&k KATHARINE HOLLAND BROWN Illustrated by F. W. Taylor /r. very cJr,sa to two Hundred miles. More over, all work of public character was done in Minneapolis by da labor, hence, a contractor would be given no considera tion whatc /er. Via North-Western Line. St. Louis and Return. $13.00 Coach excursion tickets on sale July 25th. For information call at 600 Nicollet avenue. SCRIBNER'S TOR AUGUST A SPLENDID FICTION NUMBER "They" "The Last Asset" Ex Curia If Bird or Devil" "V ?^""Dawn" MJ^&-JsS&&d&ii THIRD AND NICOLLET. 7\!7JZ? V^O* $'} ffiJMNEAPOLl^ J- GEORGE E. CRIST, Vice ^"^a^ J. NICHOLSON, Treasurer. A. M. NORDSTROM, Director. The Clearance Sale is a Great Success! The Interest Intensifies! Prices Are Ft actional! Sweeping Out Every Broken Assortment! We positively will not misrepresent and invite comparison. Thousands of $18.00, $16.00, $i5.00 and $12.00 Mer? Suits fir $8.75! DICKINSON. Secretary. 75 Gentlemen, Investigate these rare and distinct bargains! Established beyond a doubt as The Sale of the season! $6 $5, $4, $3 Boys' Suits, $2.5o $i.25, $1.00 a7id 75c 2-piece double-breasted Suits, in fancy st% F* mixed cassimeres and cheviots, light or %L ^\m dark colors bunched for quick clearance %P $2.50 and $i.5o Negligee Shirts, $i.o5 A Remarkable Issue, rich in text and illustrations TWO NOTABLE SERIALS ROBERT GRANT Illustrated by F. C. Yoha Illustrated by A. B. Frost POEMS 3d Stamps, Free .''.el Bring This Coupon. Good for 30 Green Trading Stamps with every purchase of $1 or more, and besides you get the regular amount of purchase. Good in every dept. Saturday, July 23. for $18 Tweed Suits for $16 Clay Suits for $15 Worsted Suits for $ 12 Scotch Suits Madras, Chambrays, Zephyrs, Mohairs rf% mm solid colors, light or dark grounds all new summer shirts, sold earlier high as $2, cut to ^+J JL xJ Balbriggans in plain ecru or fancy colors, in blues, tans, pinks and browns broken lines and sizes. ^%w mf"* from our reg. $1.25, $i and 75cgarments?, cut to *J V/l/ PARK AVENUE VALUES Some Big Totals In Figures Compiled by T. S. Dickey. Does Park avenue pay its share of the taxes of the city? This might be easy to figure out from the figures of T. S. Dickey, who has been collecting some data for the Park Avenue Improvement asso ciation. He finds that the assessed valu- "The Undercurrent' NELSON LLOYD "The Soldier of the Valley" HENRY VAN DYKE "Light Among the Trees" JOHN FINLEY Illustrated in colors by Jules Guerin E S. MARTIN Illustrated in colors by W. L, Jacobs ILLUSTRATIONS The Frontispiece is a delicate piece of work by W L. Jacobs, printed in colors. The pictures by May W. Preston are most novel and attractive, and are also reproduced in colors. Mr. Guerin's pictures of New York in the fog are exquisite poetic color illus- trations, while Mr. F. W Taylor's drawings, which are printed in black and tint, strike a new, strong and original note. A. B. Frost, Howard Chandler Christy, F. C. Yohn, Florence Scovel Shinn, R. M. Crosby, and W if. Lawrence contribute numerous illus- trations, and the richness of the number is completed by a cover in ten colors by I. I\raaowski.**J&,-" -y f ..sii'V*' "The Lost City" "Diagnosis" vtfl?4 Journal JMM* Underweary 5oc .r tL/l/ ation of real estate on Park avenue from Tenth street to Twenty-eighth street the paved sectionis $1,300,000. As th& total real estate assessment is about $100,- 000,000 in round numbers, eighteen blocks of Park avenue real estate represent about one-eightieth of the real estate as sessment for this city. Rio Janeiro has begun harbor improve ments to cost $30,000,000. THOMAS JJEL46H PA&E Prom m. Photograph by Dmvfa Saatoni. W. Y. ROBERT GRANT From Photognph.eoprrlcht I*M by i. B. Purdy. Boilon JOSEPHINE OASKAM OUY WETMOBE CARRYL &