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and exhibit at the fiiir; but in view of the ap- 

 propriation ($20,0(10) u very fair showing appears 

 to nave been made. The Stale day was cele- 

 brated on Aug. 28, in connection with that of 

 West Virginia, at Festival Hall. The badge 

 bore the device of the famous " blue hen and 

 her chickens." After the reception 500 baskets 

 of Delaware peaches were distributed. 



Tin* Old Swedes' Church. In June was cele- 

 brated the two hundred and fifty-fifth anniversary 

 of the organization of this church, and the one 

 hundred and ninety-fifth of the dedication of 

 the building, the oldest church in the Eastern 

 States. With the dying out of many of the fami- 

 lies interested in the church, and the removal of 

 others, the building was in danger of falling to 

 decay. In view of this fact, and with the pur- 

 pose of reviving interest in the preservation of 

 the church, and also of benefiting the neighbor- 

 hood, a fund has been raised for the purpose of 

 erecting on the grounds a parish building, to 

 be used by the Sunday schools of the church 

 and as a club-room for young men of that part 

 of the citv. 



DENMARK, a kingdom in northern Europe. 

 The legislative authority is vested in the Rigs- 

 dag, composed of the Landsthing and the Folke- 

 thing. The former consists of 06 members, of 

 whom 12 are life members appointed by the 

 King, and the rest are elected by indirect vote of 

 the people for eight years, one half of the mem- 

 bers going out every four years. The Folkething 

 is composed of 102 members, elected for three 

 years by direct universal suffrage, the representa- 

 tion being 1 deputy to every 16,000 inhabitants. 

 The sessions of the Rigsdag are held annually at 

 Copenhagen. 



The reigning sovereign is Christian IX, born 

 April 8, 1818, who succeeded to the throne on 

 the death of King Frederik VII, Nov. 15, 1863. 

 The heir-apparent is Prince Frederik, born June 

 8, 1843. The Statsraadet, or State Council, was 

 composed of the following members in the be- 

 ginning of 1893 : President of the Council and 

 Minister of Finance, Jacob Broennum Scavenius 

 Estrup, appointed June 11, 1875 ; Minister of 

 the Interior, H. P. Ingerslev ; Minister of Justice 

 and for Iceland, J. M. V. Nellemann ; Minister 

 of Foreign Affairs, Baron Reedtz-Thott ; Minis- 

 ter of War, Gen. J. J. Bahnsen ; Minister of Ma- 

 rine, Commander N. F. Ravn ; Minister of Pub- 

 lic Instruction and Ecclesiastical Affairs, A. H. 

 Goos. 



Area and Population. The area of Denmark 

 is 15,289 square miles, and the population, accord- 

 ing to the census taken on Feb. 1, 1890, was 2,185,- 

 335. Of the total population, excluding the in- 

 habitants of the FfirSe Islands, 1,059,322 were 

 males and 1,112,983 females. In 1890 there were 

 14,975 marriages, 68,11 1 births, and 43,112 deaths, 

 the surplus of births being 24,999. In 1890, 10,- 

 298 persons emigrated, while in 1891 the number 

 was 10,382, the United States being the place of 

 destination in most cases. The principal cities 

 are Copenhagen, with a population of 37.").? lit. 

 including the suburbs; Aarhaus, with 33,308; 

 ami Odense, with 30,277. 



Finance. The revenue in 1891 was 56,811,602 

 kroner (1 krone = 27 cents), and the expendi- 

 ture 66,287,089 kroner. For 1892 the figures 

 were 54,683,727 and 58.578,341 kroner respec- 

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tively. The budget for 1893-'94 estimates the, 

 revenue at 55,531,01* kroner, of which :J7,509,000 

 kroner are derived from customs, excise, and 

 other indirect taxes, 9,763,500 kroner from direct 

 taxes, 4,515,716 kroner from interest on assets of 

 the Government, 1,814,671 kroner from receipts 

 from property and the sinking fund. 1,000,000 

 kroner from profits of public lotteries, 7fl?,4o<; 

 kroner from profits of domains, 522,546 kroner 

 from separate revenues, and 38,778 kroner from 

 the revenue of the Faroe Islands. The expendi- 

 ture is estimated at 54,228,658 kroner, of which 

 10.u::i,950 kroner is for the Ministry of War, 

 6,722,180 kroner for interest and expenses of the 

 public debt, 6,690,726 kroner for the Ministry of 

 Marine, 5,227,946 kroner for the Ministry of the 

 Interior, 5,133,702 kroner for extraordinary state 

 expenditure, 3,935,557 kroner for the Ministry 

 of Justice, 3,625,449 kroner for the Ministry o'f 

 Public Worship and Instruction, 3,516,304 kroner 

 for the Ministry of Finance, 3,453,742 kroner for 

 improvement of the state property and reduction 

 of the debt, 3,310,967 kroner for pensions and 

 the military invalid fund, 1,155,200 kroner for 

 the civil list and appanages, 429,656 kroner for 

 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 806,616 kroner 

 for the Rigsdag and the Council of State, and 

 88,664 kroner for Iceland. 



The public debt, on March 31, 1891, amounted 

 to 186,610,992 kroner. Of this amount 10,294,- 

 250 kroner represented the foreign debt, bearing 

 4 per cent, interest. The internal debt bears 

 mostly 3^ per cent, interest. The assets of the 

 state, including the reserve fund, amounted to 

 68,826,059 kroner. 



The Army. Service in the army is compul- 

 sory, beginning with the age of twenty-two, when 

 all able-bodied men are enrolled in the regular 

 army and its reserve for a term of eight years; 

 they form part of the extra reserve for another 

 eight years. The soldiers have to undergo a drill, 

 lasting six months for the infantry, five months 

 for the field artillery and engineers, and nine 

 months and two weeks for the cavalry. A sec- 

 ond term of practice is provided for those who 

 are not proficient after their first term has ended. 

 Besides the preliminary training there is an an- 

 nual drill lasting from four to six weeks. The 

 annual conscription numbers 11,000 men. The 

 army consists of 31 battalions of infantry, 5 

 regiments of cavalry, 2 regiments of field artil- 

 lery, 2 battalions of fortress artillery.and 1 regi- 

 ment of engineers. Besides these there are 11 

 reserve battalions of infantry, 4 batteries of field 

 artillery, and 5 companies of fortress artillery. 

 The strength of the army in 1892 was 1,201 offi- 

 cers and 41,749 men. 1 he war strength of Den- 

 mark is about 60,000 men, not including the 

 extra reserve, which is only to be called out in 

 special emergencies, and numbers 16,500 officers 

 and men. 



The Nary. The Danish navy consisted in 

 1892 of 1 sea-going armor-clad, 8 coast-defense 

 armor-clads, 4 protected cruisers, 1 torpedo ship, 

 4 sea-going torpedo boats, 5 first-class torpedo 

 boats. 10 second-class torpedo boats, 20 unarm- 

 ored vessels of various kinds, and 16 transports. 

 There are under construction 1 protected cruiser 

 and 1 seagoing torpedo boat. 



Commerce. The value of imports in 1891 

 was 384,613,378 kroner, and that of the exports 



