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Show DENMARK'S NEW KING-. The new King of Denmark, Christian N, comes to the throne at maturo age. Ho spoke well at his coronation, and declared his purposes to be practically what the course of Danish kings for many generations has been; that is. popular monarcha really subservient to the will of the people, and mild, constitutional con-stitutional rulers. Prince Christian, until lately the heir apparent and now the king, was born September 1S70. He was married April 26. 1808 to Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg. The heir apparent i9 his oldest son, Prince Christian Frcd-orik, Frcd-orik, born March 11, 1809. The Into Kine. Kredcrik VIII, whs born.Junn 3, 1843. TTc succeeded to tho throne on tho death of hta father, Christian IX, on January 2ft, 1006. King Christian was one of the most respected rulers on anv throne in the world. He was born in ISIS, and succeeded to the throne on irc death of Ins father, Fred enk A"j,. n o nlior , 1SG.J, .and rciaiifd lll in doatu in l'0G, a period of forty-tbjee- years. His son Frcderik, who came to the throne in 19QB, has icigncd but little over six years. Tho long reign of the present king's grandfather mndo tho Danish dynasty ono of the foremost of the European reigning houses. Ono daughter of old King Christian married King Edward of England, another the Czar of Russia, Rus-sia, ono of his sons becamo King of Grcoeo, and by international marriages tho Danish rulor's family is very close to all of the dynasties of Europe. This, however, did not prevent the old king being robbed of his provinco of Schles-wig-irolstein by tho Prussians and Aus-trians Aus-trians in the shameful war grab of JS6M. The now king of Denmark will have tho good will of all the European royalties. roy-alties. Ho is close in kin with tho rcigninc houses of Great Britain, Germany. Ger-many. Greece. Russia, Sweden, and Spain. Tlis brother is King of Norway; his country h at peace with all the world, and is enjoying a prosperity that is well earned by scientific- and fruitful fruit-ful agriculture and industries of many sorts. .His outlook, therefore, for a long and prosperous reign, is unusually good. |