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good, hut mora Of mlddlIng to POOR lind; II ls
generally level, but gauly, with thin nol.
Az Ellole. tho aoiI Of Gorma.lY d. y

or tho Northwestern statos Of Amorcn. No
where aro thero to be found such fertile vallc,
as those in Italy. o. rich rich qpands as those .
france, or silch 1u1urin1it plhil,n as tlluBo q
Hungary or Southern 1luaBla.
After All inspection Of tho Nnfcrtil,ty Of 1arg
partn OF Germany, tho rcnton why lilo lsou,a,,
mover ,tri9d tn. ,pcnotrnto any doopor thai
tey dig fnto shin country becomes nrpnrqut
information as to tlla aharaoter Of Tic roEion
beyond tho lIno Of THAR olsposts. Taoy pono
tfa.od ea4tward A. far. ~ rich land extcnlod IT
TINT direction and, along TIP poutt,oru hortlc
north ot tito Danuhp " tlo ol,araetar Of (lt
country, temrtal their oup1itY. The country
they cailatl tern jueognita they raaly did mol
!cg1I - worth fighting for, .cpn1llerng, a',d
Of THO vast sterile santl.piafn, vflall s1tap!ici
regiona of tho East and Nnrth sud thore wag
NOTHING IN TIE APPEARANCES oF TnE cousrur
Of lilo sa3sge and @sslito M tt!sos vi who % ro4od aoi
over 1t to ropol u,ioh deairo. Tl!o Romans we're
not particnl arly fnpd Of fighting for tho 1nors
love Of cunhes they wors, ,actuata1 by lnoro
Wow voro other tho qualification of political
ambition or tho acquisition of wealth. TlloY
conquered natlona for tho sake Of MI aRgrandize.
mont o! powof, ah incroaao Of revenues. or. tho
aeaalsitfqn of torrteery for purposes Of oo|onl~
served by pushing their logions into tho H,o,.a-
tain-fastuesBoB aild tho Han!y wastes wandered
over by the forooiouu Tautouio barbarians,
1lcncp 1t WA that Home abataincd from cots-
auering aud eolpuizng moro than tho hort!ora Of
Gornaauy; but those borderp embraced lis
falrest portions aud riohcat 1R1tlH.
4sTEo generally inferior quality Of the soil Of
Germany accounts for tho fact that, notwitl-
standing all Tho remarkable ingenuity, industry,
economy. and perseverance, Of the lor1nan poo
pie, thoy hayD
REMAINED COMPARATIVELY POOH
The groatoat Htart III ths world they oyer
roreivnd was nttor they stripped franco Of hrr
snrplus wealth and transferred 1t to their own
aro able to embark in enternrissu and % ,lndcrtnhe
projects which heretofore wero teomed beyond
their ability, yet It is almost astonishing 'shat
thoy hare succeeded in accomplishing with
aa uean ssss Gps is 20 oaS ds ss s saro nIes es s
or acarcoy tour times shat Of ILL
nore dwol1a to-day rather moro than
ps9R9 n1a TG exceeds tte present
q tlozen times that axtout OF territory.
Germany rroJucoa ouough breat,sk1ffs aud
meats for the support Of lor population, md
usually
las spIE 70 STARE.
eho Taidoa sufficient quantity Of beets from
which 10 manufacture nosrly all tho sugar aud
moiasses consumed by her inllahitnntg, whereas
tie unttod States, with thoir great variety OF
climate and coil, expend 10000, ,000 annually
III the purchase Of those commodities from
iuyetcrato smokers. Tho Uuite; States
pnrchaaca moro foreign tobacco than Gcrmpny.
The psople Of this country nearly clothe
themselves from their domestic wools. Thoy
sell enough fine WOODEN cloths and fabrics Of
wool to purchase oil tho woods mud cottpnB tlaoY
ire obllged to buy. Thoy manufacture from their
own oros and Goals nearly as mucll iron aud
steel ~ they consume, and sell enough coal and
cutlery, machinery aud implements, to pay for
whatever hardware they purchase al,road. Thor
product Of native wiaes 70 nearly aa.iBles tho
domestic demand that their Balcs OF white wine
pny for all tho red and other branug of wine
,Sx r1y pot ot tto asG% Fri Tr9neS % The wy they
FROM the distillation Of appleB potatoes, and
rye, of thoir oHn growing. l}ocr is tho COM
noner aud almost universal beverage of tho |
poopie. Ihe quantity manufactured for homo
ABOUT ONE DARRELL pEn 1E1IAntrAk1 |
Or more tsan 40,uDD.00O batrcla per ailnu,n; |
aud tloy export enough beeta to pay for all tho |
brandy. giu, md other distilled liquors pur-
chased.
The production Of coal In Germany has vastly
rcteaBed within reccnt yeaxs. The total quat- |
ity mined last year excseded &c, ,0OQ, 900 OF tous
y which % per crnt was consumed within tho
Emplio aud 70 per cent exported, from which |
after Was reAl!zcd 500 QUO 600, including copt Of
within Germany. There ara LILO
'neltlng- works and foundrieh III Germany c,l-
,agcd III tho manufacture OF pig iron, wrought
ron, and atoot, ana 225 others in lead, 2ilc cop
'eT, ~ brass ~ anl ohor metas giving employment
o lG0, 000 operativos, and producing metals OF
ho saluo Of 7200, ,006, ,DO0 per anuu,n.
There are nov in Germany
15,0o0 MILES OF uA1Lw3r-L1SEs,
he greater part OF which IL tloublu-traclt will |
'enyy steel rails. These roatsB are built in thu
most perfect and enduring manner, and COM
'etoly equipped with rolliny-stock, ote., aud aro
areluily run aud Handled. Accidents arc yory
arc on German roads.
IN tho ;! southorn statoa Of Germany, ny,-Dayaria,
axony, Wurtcmburg. aud D9.don,-alnlost all ths
aroads wcre constructed by Those States, aud
70 owned aud o}loratea by them.
Ihe trubHaan Government Own and operate |
ftoon trupk-nos Of <ioahlc-track railway, Of u
onEth OF something over 4,6u0 miles; twontv-
nos, own and maAago G,Do0 mios Of Prussiau
lilways, but mnuy Of them arc merely Bipglo-
'acx, local roads. At period not FAR removed,
ie wlolo Of tho railways OF prusHa will bo M
['y purcaaasinH tho1n in, md building new limos
csiucs. Tho Government dictates tho frciEAt |
ud passenger rascx Which alt tho companies
tay charge, aud also tho timetables aud running
onnect'o!is, and tho amounts 10 bo paid tlIem
y carrying tho mails aud exprcsa-p -packngas.
'hen tho companies 1onlur or object to This i {
amplctu Government couttol and supervision !
yer their b1iuiness, tho Government proposes
once to purchase sAcr roads, und thus end
,oir conttovossy. TAcrs aro no "Grangors " in ,
crmany. People airs satisfied with Tic rites
iarscd, as they know that whatever profit tho
oyorument railways mako goes into Tho Public
feadury to lgAtou takos. And Germany is tho i,
LlGl1TEar-rAxEp COUNTRY Ia EUROPE. {
lo ta2es arc hardly l!alt as higl, as in FEanco,
uAtr.a, or Italy, III proportion to the yaluo OF
al Gorornment OF all tho great Matious OF tile !
osld, aud perhaps The OLE most carefully mud II
oDestly administered. +
Tho whole budgat 0f tho Empire for 1871 is +
tad at lib, 2i2OD0 thalors. OF Sill, 1870, ,0V0 Of il
!ncrican money. Of this sum, 37l, $40, QUO t
i'll be expanded for tho support Of tho ltlperiul
my of 407, ,0Do, which seems like Il very small n
in compared with what it costs to lnninau tl,o i
,0o0 troops in the Uu!ol htatcs but then tl,o
lrchasing power Of money in Gorlnany ian,uul +
enter sllau in America, aud tho amy OF tjlo o
ttar Is seattSred over tho .aat, unjnl,abited c
gions Of tbs Ear West. but the FronrA army Il
equal numbers under arms costs ouo-thilii q
orc TINA Ito Gernau, ahowing tho difference i
tho economy Of administration in tho two i