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Next In order comes ScandinaviaDenmark. Norway. and Swedenwith 1.730.722 of loyal. intelligent. and industrious home builders. Beginning with 23 immigrants in 1820. which number steadily increased until in -1882 it reached 105.326. the largest number sent In any one year. During the last twentythree years her emigration has fluctuated from 81.921 In 1888. the largest. to 19.228 in 1902. which was the smallest number. Sixth in order comes Russia. who. like her neighbor. AustriaHungary. was slow to awake to the great possibilities of the new country of the West. but has since made haste to seize upon the great advantages it affords. In 1820. 14 Russians alone sought homes among us. the years 1829. 1831. 1845. 1848. and 1850 brought but one emigrant each. In 1840 not one came. but with the year 1881 there came 10.655. and since that year It has made a steady increase until last year it reached 184.879. Seventh comes France. Though a rich and populous country she has never furnished a large quota to our immigration list. In eightysix years only 428.869 of her people have sought our shores. The largest number came in 1850. being 20.126.