Show OUR America a certainly is a most won i darful de I erful coun country try in extent it is not qui quite 11 to so largo large as asia but it is larger than europe and africa together its shores are lashed by the waters of the four great oceans the northern and atlantic the southern and the pacific our ships canvas are spread out over every sea and the stars and stripes command respect in every civilized I I nation of the world the rapid growth of our country the wonderful in increase of our population our im immense wealth and find the develop ment of our almost endless ref sources soure for the acquisition of almost limitless m i fless riches together with the rapid advancement in education the arts sciences and especially in agriculture horticulture c ets eta is wonderful indeed and is attracting the surprise of men of intelligence and f abs observation in the oldest civilizations in christendom all can see and arc tire not slow to predict that america hasa brilliant da destiny tidy before her and that she is marching right for wardi fulfill it we believe it it although site alit may whiles s and pas pass through t several everal revolutions beffie ahe she reaches the tile high position predicted fur for her r A I J rl e alitar an article vicle oa on chii aub cuvi ati which after aal r speaking ut of the great pr af if brit ish colu abia it to the yf all anve te tern states la and territories i which it observes are rapidly increasing in population and for foiling ci rig the soil till recently uncorked unworked to yield them great profits the times con considers iders this is is without doubt the most important fac tiri contemporary history the continues thus K s dH lt is a new fact it cannot bo be compared with any cognate phenomenon comeno n in the past so that it a ana bno field fort fori bose those who liko untrammeled 11 political speculation it fasci fascinates the tile statisticians such as mr giffen who has just dealt with it in an orate fashion before the statistical society he lie points out that the papu lation of the united states has risen in akundi ed years from to Doo that is to say that it elro during that time multiples mulli multi pled itself sixteen times or doubled itself eve every ry twenty five years at the like rate of increase it would reach in another century the unheard of total of 80 but fortunately for itself and far for the ille world there are good reasons why it should not proceed guile quite in that ratio still it must increase rapidly till the conditions of life have found an equilibrium and the cam comparative strati para tive ve ease case of living in the old and new world has become fairly equal equals izod mr giblen may ece see good reasons why the population of america should not continue to increase at the above named ratio yet we ber llev e it ii i will and that it will reach even a much higher number than that at which mr ir giffen giten has placed it but it must not tc le supposed that this great increase is the result of the union of the sexes in the mar t baie relations of our native lation their practices at least many of them have bave had an opposite tendency thousands of them have wilfully and wickedly adopted measures meas urea to abridge the p population to prevent procreation and to escape the ties of raising and giving to the country numerous families to i increase nerease their ras rac is aa As is well known immigration has aidel as much if not more than y natural increase to swell the t ar f oui nation and to infuse into it from all parts of the old world new nev life health vigor and the means of perpetuating the tile races during the past year there came to our shores tho the ini immense mense number of seven hundred and fifty an and wd immigrants they are of those am classes A S es ay iy who hc come to stay and make their homes with us and help to build up and increase our count rys greatness and although they did not perhaps possess much wealth of the world they had that which will oo ordinarily favorable cir cum stances produce it health bone sinew sinew muscles and willin willing g hearts the washington national republican speaking of the arrivals during the year 1882 says those who come to us tram from for foreign shores are ignorant of the a subtle u b tan e crimes which prevent the increase of therace the race they come to us in robust ilie health alth and after the manner of their I I ancestors rear large families T they e cando cann ot t trace trice their linea lineage p b back c th through tho the centuries but in in their veins there flows the current of rich warm blood which will be mingled with that of our own and streng strengthen th enit it moreover they are just list the tile kind of hearts and hands wh which america needs notions of case false refinement speculation and white handedness aro are unknown to them they arc delvers and toilers boilers toi lers who will compel tho tile earth to yield harvests of plenty for the world their brawn and sinew will furnish tho the labor of which we 11 ll 11 never have a surfeit their children will outstrip our own may bo be in the struggles of life but tho the race will go on in its growth ao no matter what individuals may prosper or fall while the population continues thug thus to increase so immensely there ia is always bread enough to feed them anil an abundance to spare to feed the hungry nations in europe we export to england etc grain by the hundred shiploads ship loads besides enormous quantities of beef and other articles of consumption the with prophetic rapture thus concludes its remarks on the present and future grandeur of this great nation all of which we ire can fully endorse tho the future of america is dazzling wo we are part of tho the greatest empire this world ha has known the history bearo we aro are making is a astounding to mankind one century lias has put us lis on a par with the oldest of nations another t er centennial will bo be celebrated b by y untold millions of people intelligent progressive I liberty loving people arts and science un of will bo be developed and keep pace paco with the wants and needs of the great populace our children will bo be the arbitrators of ortho the world in power and magnificence we shall be beyond compare the capital of the nation will he be greater and more beautiful than the wildest parisian these and similar sin filar thoughts crowd rapidly upon the tile mind as we contemplate the changes I which v time will ia I produce c it makes one proud of h his 18 country proud of his citizenship I in n the coining century cn tury to be simply an a n american Amer iran citizen will w I 11 be a right almost princely in its greatness A DESPATCH of the fint first inn gives the following anecdote which shows that wit and hu mor now ilow and then illume the dreary waste of congre bonal dignity during the lalo late hours of saturday highl let while the debate on the tile civil service reform bill was as in in pro and senators were weary aud worn out senator beck beek paid said too god go dil a tiling thing to be lost senator gorham of maryland was in the chair and at the tile time the tile venerable capt bassett assistant at anns arms of the senate and who for a daoro of years was captain general of the pages was leaning over to receive some ins instructions ruet from him as presiding officer Slen senator ator beck was hungry and thirsty and wanted senator to go down to the restaurant with him for refreshments the indiana senator was a litle tardy in responding when senator senater beck said oh oil come on cs never mind that civil ser vice vice reform bill it is all humbug lium bug what do wo we want with it wo we have good enough civil service reform now look at gorham sitting in that chair presiding siding over the Senate and he lie used used pres to bo a page running around this floor and look at old bassett bowing and scraping to him when he lie used to lead him around by the ear aint that civil service reform sufficient come on now senator becks Beeks argument was convincing and senator voorhees bees fielded without a word |