Cost Of War

The cost of the Mexican war was $66,000,000. The total number of men in the world's navies is 237,000. The engines of a first-class steel man of war cost nearly $700,000. The French army costs every year 675,000,000 francs; the navy 209,000,000. Even llttle Belgium spenda every yeai 46,000,000 francs on her army. The annual cost of the British army Is L17,000,000; of the navy f14,000,000. The army of Bolivia costs the people of that impoverished country $1,800,000 a year. The peace footing of the Russian army calis for the service of 170,000 horses. The Spanish army costs 142,000,000 pesetas a year. Twenty-five pesetas equal $5. At Gravelotte 320,000 men were engaged, of whom 40,000 were killed or wounded. Austria spends every year 15,000,000 florins on the army. Twelve florins equal $5. The estimated cost of both sides of the great civil war in this country was $6,500,000,000. Italy F.pends every year 14,000,000 lire on her army and navy. Twenty-five lire equal $5. The spring and autumn manoeuvers of the European armies cost annually over $10,000,000. It is estimated that the world's cannon has cost the world's taxpayers a llttle over $40,000,000. The annual army expenditure oí Greece is 18,000.000 drachma. A drachma is about 20 cents. The amy and navy of the Argentine Cónfederation are kept up at an annual cost of $13,000,000. The average annual cost of maintaining a man in the American navy is $1,500. In the British navy it is $1,055.