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Show In round numbers the country spends a quarter of billion dollars every year on its army aud navy, the biennial appropriation carrying almost al-most two dollars for military and naval purposes for each dollar devoted de-voted to other expenditures. If, in round numbers, the country spends 1300,000,000 every year on its army and navy, it is terrifying to contemplate contem-plate the expenditure of $6,000,000 (the amount prayed for by a congressman) congress-man) on good roads- -2 cents for good roads and 98 cents for soldiers, forts, sailors aud battleships. What think ye? |