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Show ' , "a bi o mAxakbf?n ; HISTORY . -he credit of the United States was so high and unquestionable that In 1900, two years after the Spanish War, S per cent bonds were offered, at par and oversubscribed. This. ta financial performance no .other .nation .na-tion has ever equaled. United States 4 per cent .bonds Jn 1888 sold as high as ISO and In 1901 brought 139 7-8 on the stock market The United States ,has nevnsj faulted on any ot;its bonds. jNei we1 ot its bondholders WI ever 'lest n cent of principal or .tefcsiost except those who vblunUrlsf'jievc taken lossen by dsriltngvfMsKjsen In a period U temimriWW-AopreMlon. Oa hundred eenMvCKv'itk dollar, prlMkpnlvnnd. internet, 'h$ the Unit- :s,jstwfw;M,roo to fctisitftst Wurtty iattfetwerid. |