The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-28
NO SUNSET ON ouS COUNTRY
Exclusive OF Colonies This is the Largest
Nation on Earth Except China.

Exclusive o. Colonies This is the Largest
Nation on Earth Except China.
Like the empire Of Charles Y, tho
United States is now land on which
the sun never sets. Going westward
the difference in longitude between
! Enstport, Ne, an5 lIanila is about
1S5 degrees. To the dwellcrs OF the
Atlantic coast Of the United States
Manila is very nsar the antipodcs.
Travelling westward Gro.l tbs eastern
verge o: tls country to it western
boundary il tie far Pacific q circait 81
:.:M,c=5 ha:i :no siobe is made. E.
ceD5 n aiG;w;ntac S,,.o sun !i54a Il
Eas:poG5 ?,eiore j. sc!s in 11Ia-;ja. II
summer, aa:umn aaa a2rirg !: i day.
light along tic eastern co&2t of the
United States before i IS nigh: CT the
western boundary. England, FGance
and Germany :;!&o have territory 50
widely G;iTusal that the sun chimes on
some part OF il every Aou:of tie twe2-
iy-four, but, Of course, II contiguous
territory tns United States Is Sar
ahead Of all these,
II area, exclusive of colonies, the
Jaitei States IS Vic largest nation ii
ihc world except CAiaa. It I:;c exceeds
in supa.Eciai extent tue empire o[
A.41anler the Great or tic Rome 0:
Cseser and Ira;&:l. It sarr&:=cs TIC
dona;a CT CIasl2:,.aSne CT ;?o !errl-
tory Ct Charles V, exclusive O. his
colonial possessions il AlaeGi2', which
wevo O: indefinite extent, au:i which
only technically belonged t. SDaiu,
for 10 Sp2niael il CaaHles's tins hal
ever seen e1y more taan e sna!! frag:
meat OF the region tina: Spain claimed
IL the days Of Charles aal o. Lis soa
Philip IT. j. exceeds the ca::>;ro o.
it:lssa II Europe. IN population tbs
United States exceeds every Christian
nation OF the globe Il colonial possess
sions are omitted, In the case G the
United States the a-s. and population
Of tte colonies arc comparatively trit-
ling, but in thai Of the ether great
Christian countries which have been
mentioned the area OF the colonies
largely surp2ss that g ths mother
country, and il the case ofasl CT tnem
except Germany they ere exceeded by
taeir colonies in population.
Imperial Anerica, which comprises
moro than half of the inhabited por-
; tioa Of one continent, stretches itz
arms across to another heni=p2cre.
! It's possessions Go5 the worlds great
est ocean aad exiaal from the arctic
circle down to l point close to the
equator. It's colonies, from the Alaskan
| islands OF the north to Hawaii, the
Carolices anl the Philippines on the
southern tier, are distributed within
easy sailing distance Of each other.
They cover all climates, from the
| frigia to ths torrid. When our new
conquests are occupied the Stars and
| Stripes will be IS familiar d sight Oh
the islands Of the Pacific rs is the
union jack of England. Unlike many
Of the colonies OF England and othsi
nations, the United States new pos.
sessions will all bo productive, de-
cares the ST. Louis Giooe-Demo2rat.
They will eda largely to the countGy's
wealth aud general resources. Settlers
and capital from ell parts Of tbs world
will fow into them INN nediately after
tie United States gets them into lis
hands. Through them the coSSntry
acquires new credit and poiaacv,
! and the advantages OF Americar@ili.
zation will be extended halfway are1a9
! ine Globe. ICP