Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-24
OUR STOCKHOLM LETTER.

STOCKHOLM, Feb ., is9l.-Thc letters
sent by Swedish Americans to their
relatives in the old country and usually
containing money remittanccs, are con.
spicious by their nonauiyal just at
present
The hard times In America are, Of
course responsible Tor this ~ the pco.
pie In Sweden, who are dependent On
financial assistance rom America Tor
their existence most to pity, however,
are the many roor wives, who are cx.
pecting their husbands TO send them
either money or prepaid tickets Tor q
journey to the great Republic Instead
oImoncy or tickets these women have in
many cases received only few lines ON
postal card from their far away hus.
bands, telling them Of his being without
wori, and himself In need Of assistance.
Often the husband and father has uu.
doubleday concealed the true state OF
how things nave run bad, having written
on the contrary, words OF encourage.
mcnt to his family, but there are other
examples OF the writer having told the
people at home that he mus, sweep the
streets OF Chicago in order 10 obtain
food and lodging.
Under those circumstances and with
information to the above effect, Il Is no
wonder that the emigration to America
has considerably decreased during the
first month Of 1894. This Is the more
true in regard to the emigration from the
southern par, OF Sweden.
take tie liberty to quote the follow
Ing glowing description Of Nouland
The northern part Of Sweden from
Sweden Some Hints For Visitors" q
pamphlet recently published hy the
Swedish Tourist Society ol Stocknolm
Nouland Is At iis best either 100 the
middle of the summer when the rivers
are swollen by the melting snow that
still lies on the mountains, and the long
daylight tnliyeus the travellers stay, or
in midwiuter when the forests Tie MALI,
buried IN snow, and the lCy mantle OF the
lake, glitter in the sunshine, blue sha.
duWs marking the tracks left 10y the
sledges. rcdicns in the sunset glow cor
CLEANS with % play of CUlUfs as he
northern lights. lash across the mid.
winter sky The lcallcss trees, huary
with inches Of ume resemble forests Of
paniconl. The roads are alive with
a merry train Of sledgcs, drawn by small
but speedy horses, and full of passengers
wrapped In his shaggy iur'coat, the
sledger deiying the cold, enjoys 10 the
iull the beauty of nature, and draws
deep bfcaths Of invguating oxygen
Here YOU meet a company of WaggoneB
ON their way tu the market with their
load OF grain, there You sire 900 endless
line OF timber carts. on Dis long snow
shoes Skis the woodmln dlri5 across
the white rNpansc and 900 tac depths OF
the forest the charcoal burner tends bis
cakIing and smoking pile, yyhgd In the
lore OF goblin and ilU lu q word. 70
YOU wish tu see varied and cheerful
scenes of winter lilc take trlp TO Norr-
land, you win bee surprised Huw little the
cold NlIaCs lu il these regions II Is
not the gTty piercing, chill OF @ winter
day in tie Boulevard DIES ll'ieus ut tie
Avenue de rOnCu. $50, 10 is lhc
brawny cold Oi Sweden, with pure fresh
air to exhilarate the spirits aud quicken
the pulses,
None who hns not spent winter day
or two In the North can picture 10 hm.
self the beauty VI llis season, But ur
who has once had this experience, w.l
certainly agree with uS when we say that
short winter excursion 20 NIulaui,
before the commencement OF the spring
season In the Riviera, Is highly piguant