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Show Sir Thomas Lipton is the latest Englishman to tell us with tears in his eyes that the llrltlsh arc a decaying decay-ing nation, while we arc up and coming, com-ing, and that ho rather expects to live to sec us assume our natural position as "tho whole thing" In tho commerce of the world; and naturally we drink this all In with great eagerness, make cartoons to emphasize the ituatjon, and Indulge In more cackling than an ambitious young hen, that thinks she has laid an egg. Our llrltlsh friends are very fond of this sort of talk. It seems to serve tho purpose of spurring the efforts of his own people and of dosing us with the soothing narcotic of ouv own national vanity; and then It must be vastly entertaining to them as well as profitable in Its results. |