The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-14
DENMARK IND
COPENHAGEN
! 'tefestInf Sketch Of the Little
Scandinavian Kingdom
It's inhabitants and Its Picturesque
Capital City

suppose that by this time the az
lcitement Of the recent p-meeti
at Tacoma Park has somewhat sub
sided and so l propose that We
takea little trip to-day trough Dem
mark, the smallest of the three Scan
livanian Kingdoms,
Denmark is situated southwest Of
sweden, being separated from that
country by Oresund, a distance ofone
and a half hours by d line of large
ferries which keep up the traffic be-
tween ~Kopenlagen aud tie Swedish
cities, Malmo and Helsingborg, and
at times LandscroMn. 1t is sur
FOUNDED on the east, north and west
sides by the sea-Raltic and North
sea. On the south SSchlesWig@iIol-
stein, until 1867 belonging to Den
mark, but at present forming a part
Of the German empire.
4 The Kingdom OF Denmark is indeed
J very small; it's population is about /
I Two millions, the religion Lutheran
i us in Sweden and Norway. Denmark
4 consists to a great extent OF islands.
Y One of these islands, Iceland, is far
to the north, vita on city, Reikia-s
: viz, which contains the uorthermost
1 university in the world. On this
island is also tile volcano fiecia aud 3
I the world renowned hot spring,
Geyser, that throws the boiling water
ninety feet in the air.
But the heart of Denmark is the
beautiful island Of Zealand, on which
the great city Of Copenhagen is built.
And Copenhagen is Denmark, the on
h ~ great city it can boast Of, with a.
L population of about 500, 900 people. 1T
( reaches over a vast area, and COM
n prlses 10 less than three royal castles:
J Rosenberg, a museum; Amalenborg,
:. where the royal family resides and
: ChrlStlansborg, now but a beautiful
ruin. You can form an idea what a
great castle it was when l mention
that the fire that consumed it bad
ID been sm%culdering for three weeks be-
fore the final outbreak came. Near
Copenhagen is the old castle Freder-
81 lcksDorg where the cadets are taught
" d art OF killing people. But the
- greatest treasure in the city is the
museum which contains the result of
'0 the lifework Of Thorwaldsen, the
% greatest sculptor that the world SO
;, lar mas seen since the days
~ OF Phidias and his contemporaries.
- In the court yard is Thor
Waldsen's grave. A single roSebush
~ rrows thereon and amid its branches
- the birds sing their e~yer-recurring
- message of life and love. | have
-, stood by the side of this grave, and so
has our mutual friend, Ebert Hub
bard, of Roycraft fame. And Ishould
not wonder but our thoughts were
somewhat akin.
What little land there is in Den.
mark is fertile and thus the Danish
cattle and the Danish butter are
World-renoWned. The United Steam
er Company has trading steamers all
the world over.
of AS a nation l think the Danes can
A. not be surpassed for good nature and
of kindness. They are, if anything, too
aii good. They are Industrious and dis q
era rule well-to-do, in a Danish way. ]
red lived in Copenhagen about a year,
Ter studying music and language. And,
.he as to Copenhagen at least, do all great
oy- singers and actors extend their jour.
is neys. 1 had the opportunity to see
a and listen toa few Of them, also to
int see the newest schools Of painting.
for I had the honor to meet the at the
mt time most prominent newspaper
editor, Erslew bv name, owner OF
National Tidende, and father-in-laW
n OF the author, Herman Bang. He
r was Denmark's Robert Ingersoll and
personally he somewhat resembled
him. / will never forget his kindness
The truly great are always trul,
rk kind.
j. 1 thank my readers and friends 70
their good company through fScandi
re nayian Denmark.
,,n Mrs. Lima Jacobs.
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