Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-05-24
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WHAT. WAR has oosff 1THiEsssoRID.s

| WHAT. WAR HAS oosf ! :rHissssoEIp.ssE q, = 81
t There was time when Americans. aspe
insthe habit of estimating tie norInoi,s
'cost'of var. They. did ,so fofft Ssssohs
first. to show thefoolisli nations that i3st
in in arortal combat and slaughter each s6t6s;,
what an EXPENSIVE pastims they indllged
'Ein secondly, to- fla:ter themselves, whose
empire was peace Now.,the caseT is: difss
fsIent' Insthe whole dodntry, thera;ass sl,ol
1 three newspsPera, thai. .toucbsth peeunissfy m
side sgat mattersa Itsis TOO suggestive i've
Materias are jn it to establish Tie fact that
the : United, States, whose greatness was al
founded yoipeaee, is'sbout to commspce
one IF tho costliest struggles ever made in
the world Let us see what expense wan an
have hitherto incurred. . =
| The war preceding the treaty of Ryswick.
in 1897, cost $4,000, 900. -.
The Spanish swar, of sf7s9, settled g.for
at Aix-la-Chapelte, cost s27o, 100000. ''''z
T The war Of tie Spanish Succession cost
$sl1 ,oQ0, 0,ooo.%-
The Treaty of Paris, in 1893, ended a
'ttoodys struggle. which cost s5eo,ooo,-
900. =
The war of American independence
cost England aud this country saso;ooo,-
600. = . ;.
1he war Of ten years, wbict, is know o ,as
the French Revoution>of 1913, cost $3.50:
100000. !. 49,
"The ywar against the First Napoleon,
whiqhs6aaip ip 1so5and ended, in i 81 S,
costAbe extfaordinary amount Of $sSsoo.-
ooo,ooo:
The Crimesn war cost Ss4 ,ooo,oe
The. last Italian war, (notgincruding the
hostilties between Victor Epmanuel, Carl.
baldi, Bomba, DC. ):coslss45 5.ooo, 900. -
., The last war in India cos. England $685.
100000. .s.,
The Ii t might !be doubled. 'It.iucludss
wars only of which def mite statistics are on
record. The cost of tharpfesent war here
no statistician can eat mateaebecauss tie
loss to commerce, industsysand trade which
twill involve is beyond'the reach Of calcu-
latiug powers.-New York Daily Nevs
WoMAN's COURAGE AND D6Esyoo41ox.A
kDaIng The whole Of Lord Dundonald's s
,afdnous services and romaatic adventures
South Amefica, Lady Dnndonald sacs
comRahied him, to soothe hiissanxietiss, to
Sustain hfs,hopes. to animate his exeftiohss,
1:to share his dangers. soneaight, whist he
Vas in command of the asC6ilian iisst, s, Dis
! ship got becalmsd Under a battery, frlem
sh'oh he was assaiied with .ssgsahot shot.
His.@en; were seized witha panic, and de.
'ettsdE stheir guns If theA: fire sfson The
shore was :tfet returned, it would speedily
becdme steady, sustained, aud fatal. He
wentdown to the cabin where she slay:-.If
/ o woman set them the example, they may
i be shamed out Of their fears it is our only
chance. She rose and followed him upon
( the deck, We have heard her relate that
the, first object that met her eye was the
battery, with. its flaming furnaces, round
which dark figures we're moving, looking
more likssiucarnate demons than men. A
glance atsles husbands impressivedsatures,
andlis sefSsbiess .calmness, treasured her.
tShe took ths match dad fred gud' when
be had pointed it. gbe select on the crew
yas s1eetsieal; they Eeturasdso ibeirr:posts
withss siroh., and ki,e battery MAS speedily
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