Show america line ricas extraordinary surely we have reason to felicitate felicitA tc our alices as a nation ours oms is the tha only country on oil earth carlli winch which is id rapidly paying off its national debt wand and whose surplus li is a constant source of embarrassment every other civilized nation lias has a yearly deficit it spends more than it receives germany alone is somewhat better situated for it owns its great lines of railways and lias has other assets which if sold would bring more than its national debt the extraordinary advantages advantage we have over other nations is profoundly impressing the people of other countries tile the following extract from an english financial lancial nan cial circular tells its own story without venturing to express an opinion we may nevertheless call attention to a few facts which bear on this point in loss less than twenty years the united states have reduced their debt by about EI they ended their fiscal year 1886 with a surplus of about they added during 1886 to their system of 0 railways miles making in all miles worked by locomotives co costing ting approximately oo oooo in ili six years 1880 1886 the population increased 20 per cent bent namely front from to in 1883 1885 they raised bushels of wheat in 1386 they raised bushels an inc increase of more than 27 per cent or bushels in 1885 their shipping ports received bales of cotton in 1886 they received bales an increase of more than it 11 13 12 1 3 per cent or bales in comparison with these figures I 1 the progress of all other countries becomes insignificant icart ant Is it any wonder that the tide of emigration is again setting for our shores the above figures cirild be extended for instance the metal and mineral products of the united states jad a 9 value of as against 20 for the mineral products of great britain britain in the same year the mineral production of this year vear it is estimated will be fully we build miles of new railroads is ir 1887 our largest previous year was in w 1883 whence when we built some miles of 0 road then we are at peace with all the world and have no use tor for our 1 army but we think it prudent to have hav e a fex few ships and big guns to guard our sea coasto against possible complications with othe nations happy happy america dem crests monthly A |