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be circumspect. The era of annexations does not appear to have passed away, and 

 millions towards the Danube and the Adriatic ask themselves whether the time is 

 not approaching when they too will be counted amongst the subjects of the new 

 empire. Thus Germany will grow and prosper until the sceptre passes into 

 some other hand, perhaps into those of " Holy Russia," the great Empire of 'the 

 Slavs. 



"Whilst the German State pursues its destinies, what will be those of the 

 Germans themselves? Will they enjoy greater liberty? Will the power they 

 wield add to their happiness or moral worth ? Their aspirations have been 

 fulfilled. The " Holy E,omun Empire " exists once more, more powerful, though 

 less vast, than in the past. Will this realisation of their ideal content them ? and 

 will they be able to learn that true glory does not consist in being the subjects of 

 a powerful sovereign, bi^t in living in the enjoyment of freedom amongst fellow-men 

 equally free ? 



The following table gives the area 

 German Empire : — 



and population of the states composing the 



Kingdoms : — 



Pkussia (Preussen) : — 



East Prussia 



West Prussia 



Posen 



Brandenburg 



Silesia 



Pomerania . 



Saxony 



Schleswig-Holstein 



Hanover . 



Hesse-Nassau 



Westphalia 



Ehineland . 



Ilohenzollern 



Prussian troops abroad • 



Total 

 Bavakia. (Bay em) : — 

 TJpper Bavaria . 

 Lower Bavaria . 

 Hhenisb Palatinate (Pfalz) 

 Upper Palatinate 

 Upper Franconia 

 Middle 

 Lower „ 

 Swabia 



Total 

 Saxony (Sachsen) 



Wi^KTTEMBERG . 



Grand Buch ics : — 

 Baden 



Hesse-Darmstadt 

 Mecklenburg-Schwcrin 



„ Strelitz 



Saxe-Weimar 

 Oldenburg . 



Area. 

 Sq. Mile. 



14,277 



9,845 



11,185 



15,405 



15,554 



11,624 



9,746 



7,061 



14,782 



6,048 



7,799 



10,413 



441 



Population. 



1,808,118 

 1,282,842 

 1,537,338 

 2,716,022 

 3,585,752 

 1,445,635 

 2,067,046 

 1,031,696 

 1,939,385 

 1,379,745 

 1,707,726 

 3,445,483 

 64,632 

 18,228 



1875. 



1,856,421 

 1,343,098 

 1,606,084 

 3,126,411 

 3,843,699 

 1,461,942 

 2,16S,988 

 1,073,926 

 2,017,393 

 1,467,898 

 1,905,697 

 3,804,381 

 66,466 



Inhfibitants 

 to a Sq. Mile 



(1875). 



130 

 135 

 144 

 203 

 248 

 126 

 222 

 152 

 136 

 243 

 244 

 366 

 151 



29,291 



6,777 

 7,531 



5,824 

 2,695 

 6,136 

 1,131 

 1,387 

 2,471 



4,824,421 



2,423,748 

 1,778,396 



1,434,370 

 823,138 

 560,618 

 98,770 

 282,928 

 315,622 



6,022,390 



2,760,586 

 1,881,505 



1,507,179 

 884,218 

 653,785 

 95,673 

 292,933 

 319,314 



172 



407 

 249 



259 

 298 

 108 

 85 

 211 

 125 



