Our country, the marvel of nations; its past, present, and future, and what the Scriptures say of it . me by all the othernations of the earth put together. In point of population, our increase since 1798,according to the census of the several decades, hasbeen as follows : In 1800, the total number of inhabi-tants in the United States was 5,305,925 ; in 1810,7,239,814; in 1820, 9,638,191; in 1830, 12,866,020;in 1840, 17,069,453; in 1850, 23,191,876; in i860,31,445,089; in 1870, 38,555,983; in 1880, 50,000,-000; in 1901, 76,384,461; and with what has beenacquired in recently added colonies, 87,
Our country, the marvel of nations; its past, present, and future, and what the Scriptures say of it . me by all the othernations of the earth put together. In point of population, our increase since 1798,according to the census of the several decades, hasbeen as follows : In 1800, the total number of inhabi-tants in the United States was 5,305,925 ; in 1810,7,239,814; in 1820, 9,638,191; in 1830, 12,866,020;in 1840, 17,069,453; in 1850, 23,191,876; in i860,31,445,089; in 1870, 38,555,983; in 1880, 50,000,-000; in 1901, 76,384,461; and with what has beenacquired in recently added colonies, 87,000, figures are almost too large for the mind tograsp readily. Perhaps a better idea of the rapidityof the increase of population may be gained by look-ing at a few representative cities: Boston, in 18,000 inhabitants; the census of 1900 shows560,892. New York, in 1792, ; now aboutGrowth of Uncle Sam- 3,437,202. Chicago, sixty years ago, was a little As he was one hundred ° ^ ^ o ^^ ^ lULie years ago and as he is tradmg-post. With a few huts ; yet it contained to-day f^^.. , /
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