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Show The Danube. The Danubo Is not the largest or longest river In tho world, but Its beautiful blue waters flow through countries In which 52 languages and dialects are spoken. Its total length is 1,87S miles, and the Danubo basin covers an arcr. of 300,000 quaro miles. It bears" upon its 'current four-fifths of the commerce of Eastern Europe. "Tho Deautiful Blue Danubo," a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II., Is perhaps tho best known and most popular pleco of danco muslo In tho world. It has causod possibly a million mil-lion marriages, and may havo pro-vented pro-vented a tow. This same Strauss, by tho way, who died only eight years ago, was tho composer of 400 waltzes. |