Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-09

! dfnaTtan explorer an. scientist has re-
/ turned from a tour VI discovery in zen
I trail Bornen. where he had many re-
! marsable experiences, which he tells
about In a letter from Java. In de-
scribing his trip he says in part !:
The current was very swift. and
! distance that takes only a few hours
To Descend may occupy several days
| in ascent. Occasionally quiet pools
are passed Graceful trees, many COW
cred with orchids. Of brilliant hues
bend over the water. Creepers hang
down everywhere. The beautiful
scenery draws you on and on. and you
| travel in a placid silence. The sur
| face Gf the water Is seldom disturbed
| by spIaShjng fish. There Is scarcity
| Of animal life. The watershed was
| easily crossed at height Of about
| 100 feet. Not far from the Muller
mountains we came upon the Upper
kasao river, which is inhabited by
Saputans. They are crude. friendly
people. who a hundred years ago were
cayedweilers in the mountains to the
east. Al Saputan | had the good for
! tune to take n cinematograph picture
Of the ceremony Of the piercing Of a
chiefs ears. Ii IL their privilege to
| wear tigers tooth inserted in a
hole in the upper part of each ear
The most exciting passage was when,
carried rapidly along with the cur
rent, suddenly we came upon a small
waterfall and. turning sharply to the
left, encountered another More than
a third Of the boat was in the air as
We jumped 1t. After a few moments
Of comparative quiet, we again dashed
into boiling waves, and making a turn
to the right at a furious speed we
glided after time into smoother wa
tiers. These were common, but not less
thrilling experiences. 1t reminded
one of tobogganing in Norway and was
great fun. though ones enjoyment was
always mingled with feeling Of anxi-
ETY. for the cameras and instruments.
The climate Is quite good, and mosqui-
| toes are extremely rare. Only a mild
form Of malaria Is experienced, and
40 nv meat
Five families have just returned
| from Brazil, poor In the visible goods
OF this world but rich In sad expert
ences. They were the last of IS Swe-
| dish families who emlgrated to Brazil
In 1911. j. A. Nilsson, IA laborer. for
| merly living at GeIlivare. returned all
alone, having lost every member of
his family In Brazil. He had worked
both day and night, but still he lost
not only his family but a few thou
sand kroner which he had when he
left Sweden five years ago. The Swe-
dish government paid the return pass
age of the party. When they left Bra
zil they failed to get any pay for the
houses which they had built on the
farms allotted to them.
Repeated torpedOings of Norwegian
ships while the submarine crisis be-
tween Norway and Germany Is In a
serious stage led English paper to de-
clare that relations between the two
countries are becoming critical
Though Christiania dispatches deny
that Germany's protest against the
Norwegian decree barring submarines
from Norwegian waters was an ultima
rum. the Daily Chronicle described 1t
as almost an ultimatum."
The Mormons have commenced to
Sand
den. The people OF Sweden are now
asking: Have the men begun to lose
faith in the Mormon doctrines? The
women employed In this mission in
Sweden are said to be young and at
tractive.
Two ships which escaped the Brit
ish cruisers recently put in at Gotten
burg laden with 1000 barrels Of her
ring from Iceland. The cargo was sold
at public auction.
The price Of tin has gone up 400
per cent In Sweden since the begin
ming of the war. and Is now so high as
to seriously threaten the canning in
dustry of the country.
Denmark.
The city of EsbJerg will be so years
| old In 1918 and already plans are I'M
der way to celebrate the event In an
appropriate manner.
Olaf Poulsen, the famous Danish
comedians, Is now playing his last Sc
| ries on the stage. 1t Is 80 years since
he began his dramatic career, and dur
| ing that time he has made more peo-
| pie laugh than any other actor the
Scandinavian world has produced. He
Is now very old man, but still active
and vigorous and young in spirit.
The Danish fishing companies have
enjoyed exceptional prosperity this
season and many new companies are
| being formed. One with capital of
q million crowns was recently organ
| ICED at Fretirickshavn, and has bought
| Is fishing vessels at a cost Of 600, 900
| crowns. The high price for fish
| paid by the nations at war Is largely
| responsible for the boom in the fish