Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1912 — HOW BIG IS AMERICA? [ARTICLE]

HOW BIG IS AMERICA?

On the British empire the sun neVer sets. In the short summer nights it never sets on the American republic. San Francisco is the middle city in our territory. It is literally true that in August the sunset" has not ceased to flash on the spears ol the fishermen of the Aleutian Islands before it begins' to glint and blaze on the axes of the woodmen in.the io jests of Maine. Roll up the map of New England. Unroll that of your whole country. How is Texas? You could bury it in the German empire and have room enough left for England and Wales. How large is California? You could bury it in England. Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales and have room enough left for Switzerland and Belgium. How large is Colorado? You could bury it in Norway and have room enough left for Denmark. How large is Iowa? You could bury it in Portugal and Switzerland. Bow large is Lake Superior? You could sink Scotland in it. How large is New | York? You could bury it in Belgium, Switzerland and Greece. — Birmingham Herald. Sale Bills printed while you wait at The Democrat office. Come in. I