The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-11-22

fishing town on the western coast OF
Denmark and the sea ali around is full OF
fishing boats, Fish is shipped from there
to all fohign countries. The land
through Denmark is very low. and has to
be drained Agriculture is mostly turnips
and beets of different varieties. and are
used for their cattle. Butter and cheese
are the main products. sugar beets are
also raised, aud they have their plants
Frederick in the afternoon and ferried
across a sound about one mile called
Lila Battle then went over by rail over
another Island to Nyborg. Here we again
ferried over larger sound 10 miles long.
Here it was where the Russian admiral
Rojestwentsky passed through from the
Baltic sea to the North sea. on his way to
give the death blow to Japan We passed
over and crossed over larger island,
where Denmark's capital Copenhagen is
located. and arrived there at nine p. m.
Monday. l stayed over night as want
ed to see the city. Copenhagen is city
of 500, 900 inhabitants. Business houses
and dwellings are nice buildings. The
people all seem well to do throughout
Denmark and dress we'll. l left Copen-
hagen Tuesday at II a. m. for Helsing-
burg the south part of Sweded, about
I7o miles from Gothenburg. The railroad
passes along the coast all the way to
Gothenburg. The southern part of this
country was fine farming land where
turnips. beets and sugar beets are raised.
Sweeded has IS sugar. The northern
part or Haland, to Gothcnburg we passed
through great mountains, especially at
a town called Varberg, where it seemed
to NE as if several planets had emptied
themselves. Great stones here are piled
mountain high for miles. and nothing but
dark granite. Everywhere you can see
them cutting and trimming granite blocks
for different purposes ready for shipment
Arrived at Gothenberg 7:4o p. m. Tues
day. Wednesday l spent all day in
Gothenberg and visited different parts of
,hr city. and spent three hours at the
museum. Business is the same as in
America. or in other countries, and is
nicely displayed. Saw the American
goods of different lines displayed. The
statue OF Gustavus Adolph the I'd is just
the same as when visited here 81 years
ago, and that was the only thing | receg-
nized or remembered when passing
through in 1865 Thu: sday morning at
715 left Gothenberg by rail and arrived
in the evening of the same day through
the beautiful scenery of mountains, lakes
and rivers and large forests of evergreens,
at Bjorbo Friday morning travelled by
livery 10 miles to my final destination.
where my father was living. Snow was
seen on this side of Gothenberg, but as l
bame farther north. the snow was deeper.
And this was the first sleigh ride I have
had. Snow is from inches to feet
deep here, and it has been showing since
came. The railroad Accommodations in
Sweden are the best since leaving Ameri-
ca. The cars are almost the same as
those in the United States. The entrance
is in the end of the car, with aisles on the
side. and drinking water and toilet pro-
vided in each car. The cars are marked
on the outside 1st, I'd, sd class. So are
the waiting rooms at each station. Ist and
I'd class are upholstered and carpeted,
while the third have perforated seats, yet
clean and finished in the natural wood.
One thing that thought was nice all
through Sweden that at each station, no
matter how small, had clock placed
over the station door, 1t was large
enough to be read plainly as the train
rushed by. And in the evening it was
illuminated from the inside and could be
read just the same.
Itseems strange to me to come back and
visit the old house used to live in, also
the school and the same teacher are YET
here. No changes hrve been made, even
the lay of the ground. I remember a
spring outside of the house where we used
to get water, a boy fell in and was drown
ed; the spring today is the same as then.
Many tender recollections of the past have
sprung up in my memories while l have
been here. The weather has been cold
and showing since have been here. The
Thermometer registers IS the coolest and
80 and 80. l expect to leave here nexl
Wednesday for home. Yours,
H. A. NORMAN.