, 1874-05-02


army botwoon 1867 and 1871. According to this
rotnrn tho percentage Of " analfAbote, or total
" illiterate, young mon Of the ago of al yoara
drafted into tho army. Was a. follows Tor various
proginoeas
yiesnss, n asY il la"s svory ssc, ioo i1'"' mon.
Turin, aoA "a every loo men.
httlan, DO ID evory loo mon.
Vonlco, esH In evory 100 mon.
Pawn, u n eycry 100 men.
Modona, ID In ever loo men.
Mantua, SO in cvery 100 mon.
Fioeence, a IN every 100 men.
ag9 Rs9sas ?.X ss5 t. n every s,sfy 1sS 99 as: men,
Homo G3 in overy 100 mon.
nayenna, IT in ivory 100 men.
Ca1abr1a, "a In every 100 mon.
Tho Island Of garainia, II In eyesy 100 man.
The Island OF Bici]y, 81 in every 100 men.
THO whole list Of sovonty provinces exhibit \
general average Of 64 per cont OF young mon
tion. The vhole Of Southern Italy averaged II
por cont Of total iflitoraoy. But oAoh year the
por cont OF "know-noshinga
IS DEonEAHtNa.
Tho enormous difficulty Of educating vast maaaes
Of people who for many centuries have boon
sunk In total ignorance, can hardly bce appro..
ciated by educated people born and ratsed
among froo schools and academies. but Italy
was not ns wcll educated as the people Of the
AID8IlUHu Qlhf0 0tAL0A Q6lN1N kHo AhGOolAVus
The vast majority Of hor peoplo wore equally as
ignorant - the slaycs and tho poor whites Of
tho South. Yct Italy has progressed 10 popular
education worry much fastor than tho South has
made school; and. while two-tnirds Of the
young oouBoripte. when thoy ontcr It, Gun neither
read nor write, not ono Of shem Is permitted to
take Ills discharge until ho cnu read. write, and
return home pretty we'll oduoated, many OF
them well enough to become sohool-tcAohera
others to become clerks and accountants. The
brightost are promoted to DO oficera, and are
sent to tho military RchoolB to complete their
education.
nEyENuE AND EXPENDITURES.
Tho revenue OF the Government from all
SOURCES, for tho year 1873. amounted to $316-
900, 600, and tho expenditures to @945, ,000, 900,
which exceeds that Of the United Stated. But
then this includes pretty much all tho sxpendi-
turos for objects Which, In tho United State, aro
provided for by. State and county taxes, and
some things which do not fall on tho Treasury In
our country; for instance, tho support Of tho
olorgy, whloh IN Italy coats the Government
moro t4an sl2 ooo 9oo including the 3, aslery pa,d
on tho national debt, which. With tho sinking
fund aud cost Of management, swallows up moro
than half the ravenueo. Arms and fortifoation
oxponsos consume 340,00o,000, and tho nary
military and naval forces aro kept up for coun-
try Of such limited resources. But tho
,onn1a aev That. nntional unity and ,nderond-
once must DO preserved at any saorltico.
thov ara firmly resolved to maintain them, eyon
- nationai hankrnntoy bo Tho rosult. Woro it
not for the threatening attitude Of tho Ultra
montans party 10 France, tho ltalians would re-
duce their warlike armamonts, and theroby ro-
mi thav fonr Chat Frannn may undorthke to
u,oat vim .Rnmo from them and break in the nation.
~ nli things. their 1uteneost droad is Of dis
marnberment, Against this thoy will struggle
and 1 fnht to The lass extremity, w."
rrhse Italians are smhitions to nova ran,dly
forward in thar new caroor. Thoy loug to BE-
cornr grant ffrst.nlaaB. rich, and influential
nation coHo .nd Ed' nrs imnatant Of tmo and oannot
boar to move In acoordance with ths measure Of
tSs;r % rnanuTeos bv
sa''A .o''1' - .,.
~ ina,icatinn ,at t,a- co,,ntrv
Lney pleaa ~ 1sn., its asy
uaa paeu ~ teoosI ut. 10 a.o
mempeaoa te sms' fHa hatvaan to
IT, sao 1votorI,o ond po,tar;no nar3ad ~
eates o. ~ ~ nthor pawnr. r. ' F,1ons
t tos.s-Aou. ysIa'' ,nn III henoata - - *
uass auJnSod NY - oou a -,
au =; t sra snd na aconcss am
~ .hn o1uan,sans ~ ronn1ar odncatinn Prev;.
~ ~ ~ fes 1asiw hod n nnvsnnnora and very
s, " .i,a "o;,d rsod ,han, ~ snhnn1a ~
,n.tr,,c,;n niaoraho noatoi ~ .to
scarcely any tolograph-lines Or ratlroads no
annlaosrsn en moN .r3ix .tasor ha1one,;n =,
~ tMs oowntrr H. hnat nrovincos wera IN liz
,nds ds " tI,o ust,;ans nd ths otoTs ,1n5ar
thn feat - ~ III the nourbons tora vaa no general
yssom :" 3o5gan svatema NJ tsrifSa and cns.
~, @g naaannrta wcrs dsmandcd ovarv
tom 1,;'ao ~ sac"ann;ntanos or cnnon,ercc AZ.
;ataa hatss.s til. nson1o Of tha yarious et.tea
tsHs' and ~ sacb nrovinco tiero was difforont
nio a;I - H. ,,in,. no,,ntrv u.s inrestsd y;th
a1o, asaaoo o","r" .tbc mountains f3I'od with
1a6iou s;n.n'ls tonr rnaasaa misornhv
rrivsn riN over to superatit,on, bigotry, aud ig-
Consequently, In tho great Efforts This norolo
peonle haye made to escape from thoir former
mtsnrabla condition, thcy hayo doubled thcir