| Show THE tue DEBT OF ENGLAND the national debt ot of great britain is to give i some conception of the vast amount these figures express a con cori esponde respondent nt of the newark mercury presents pie them ihus thus leaving out fractional parts the debt at five dollars to the pound sterling sterli ig g is this if all in silver dollars al lowing 1 I each dollar doliar to weigh one ounce twelve ounces lo 10 the pound and 2000 ibs lbs to the ton would make tons it this amount should be placed in wagons wal on holding one toa toi each which with horses attached would occupy sixteen feet each and placed in a straight line it would be miles or 01 further than from boston to washington or from new york to dunkirk at six per tier cent the interest for a day would be sa 68 for an hour 95 13 for a minute 56 5 6 and for one second 8 if a person should count this amount and should count a minute for ten hours a day it would take 14 1 4 years |
