Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-09-25
Facts for Forty Millions.

DUSTY concern tie working people OF
The Anglo Saxon racei
Tlfe national debts Of sixteen of the
European Governments. at The closest
estimate that can be made. amount, in
our currency, to Sl0.305. 200. 900, all
incurred for the expenses of war
This sum embraces merely the arrear-
age. not what has been paid for carry
Ing on war. The average of this
amount is S63 rs head to the whole
population of those l6 nations. The
interest of this vast sum nearly equals
tax of One Dollar on every inhabilant
Of the globe.
Since the Reformation IN Grea.
Britain has been engaged IS years,
IN the prosecution Of seven wars; for
which she expended. in our currency.
SS.682 100, 900. Il has been es,ima-
ted by our Missionaries .hat school Of
so heather children, on the continent
OF India, would only cost $3.50 per an
nun - Then this sum expended by
Christian nation in IS years in carry
ing on war with other Christian nations,
if applied to the education of the heath
en-. would have schooled 46 D62 1854
children per annum for IS years! Al
lowing wears To each scholar, then
59S, S0S.000 children might have been
educated for the money that Great
Britain aimed from the sources and
channels of her wealth and industry,
TO waste III wars, every one of which
degraded her people in every quality of
their CONDITION.
From 1893 to l815-a period Of 90
years Great Britain, France and Aus.
tria expended $3.50, 900, 900 in war.
The interest OF this sum, at 6 per cent,
would have supported $4,000 missiona-
ries among the heather during the
The whole period of % years, in which
these christian nations were engaged
in doing the devils work on each other.
The aggregate amount would have
given 5 years schooling to 4Ss, $685.
666 pagan children, on the Lancaster
an plan. 'a'he interest for one month,
at the above rate, would build 1866
miles Of railroad at S25. 900 per mile
Consulting the best authorities | can
command. find tina, the aggregate
amount of the expenditures of our own
Government, from 1889 10 March 4,
1913. is 81, ll1.375,734
Now-patriotic Americansl will you
not read this renectingly?-of this vast
sum there have been expended only
Sl48.620055 for ciUi purposes, en-
bracing the Civil List, Foreign Inter-
course. and the Miscellaneous expen.
ses. Then it follows iha, S962,755-
$50 have been lavshed upon prepare.
tons for war in time of peace, within
little more than half century. by this
model Republic!!! Another fact: From
Jan. |, 1895, TO March 3, 1913. the
war expenses of this Government, were
sl53 954,SSl !!--fye millions more
than all The civil expenses of the Gov-
ernmeat from 1889, to lS43u-A-
mother fact: From 1916 to 1884, eigh.
teen years. our national expenses A.
mounted to S463 9t5755; and of this
sum, nearly 100000, 900 wen, in one
way and another for war. and only
$4,000 900 for all other objects! being
twenty two millions year for war, and
about three millions and half-less
than one sixth of the whole--for the
peaceful operations Of a government,
that pumes itself on its pacific policy!
II we take into account all the expenses
and all the losses of war to this coun-
try, it will be found to have wasted for
us. in sixty years, some fco or three
thousand millions Of dollars!
Worcester. Aug 9. lS45. E. B.
Judge Story BY the Boston pa
pers OF the 4th inst, we are glad to
learn that this eminent jurist, who has
been sick for some days past at his res
idence in Cambridge. Massachusetts,
by an attack Of bilious cholic, or i'm
ternal slrangnaiion," is somewhat bet
ter, and that hopes are entertained Of
his recovery. The Boston Traveller
states that previous 10 the attack, he
had resigned his seat on the bench of
the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Delicate Conlpfimeat.-A young la.
dy being addressed by a gentleman
much Older than herself, observed to
him, the onl, objection she had to
union with him. was the probability Of
his dying before her. and leaving her TO
feel the sorrows of widowhood. 10
which lie made the following ingenious
and delicate complimentary reply
blessed is the man that has a virlu-
Gus wife. for the number OF his days
shall be doubled"
Petrifed Bodies The recent discov.
cry. by which human bodies may be so
hardened, in a short time, as to have
the appearance and the hardness of
marble siaiuary. is exciting some
attention. is no fiction. incredible as
it may appear. Another important
attribute is, that il arrests puirefaction
instantly, and can be applied to plants
and flowers preserving them IN their
primitive state.
Figs.-They are raising Smyrna
figs in the West. They can be raised