The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-01-19
SENGLANDd1INGB
THEME OF ENGLISH PRESS
Most AN the Prominent Newspapers
seana a Weird Of waFniRS-say.
Americans lead Ina Most Every
thInE, Even In Football.

London, Jan l3,-Great Britains de-
cadence is becoming quite a popular
theme. Self debasement and sell
tiagellation seem to be eongenial to the
ehastened spirit OF the nation, forced 10
realize, through the accumulation OF re
verses to military, TO diplomacy. aud to
commerce, that Great Britain's pFednmi'
nant dream is past.
1t is almost daily occurrence for some
great London newspaper to parade the
shortcomings Of the country, instituting
comparisons with the United States and
Germany little complimentary to Great
Britain.
Lost opportunity says the Morning
Post, lis the keynote, aud tho britain
that dictated her viii to the ends ot the
earth is today myth"
The great woolen and allied trades
threaten to be revolutionized by an Ameri-
can machine which Is now operating at
bradford.
what It all will open up is not fully
apparent at hrst sight says the Brad
lord Observer, but IL looks as II the po-
sition at present occupied by Arkwright
and Cromptoh in the world Of invention
during the nineteenth century Is to be
superseded BY Drury in the twentieth
How is it that this idea vas left to a
Yankee lawyer to bring outY
Drury's invention Is described As the
simplest Yet devised IL Is capable Of
spinning the toughest yaFns from az
bestos or peat nosa without difficulty,
Drury left Boston two years ago.
The Daily Telegraph calls attention to
the enormous increase in the Use OF
American confectionery in England,
which it says would be even greater than
il Is we're the American mInntaetar'
ers to show more elasticity in trade
methods. II also declares that America Is
,oon likely to be supplying 'iAwbricks.'
The most suitable campaigning samples
II canned fruit have alFeday been sub
mitted to Lord Roberts and have been sent
back for improvement. These are now as
alre.i.
small wonder, indeed" says the Daily
Telegraph, that the British fruit grower
has cause for complaint that the demand
d. not " hat i, WAS for his products" Cal
liornia fruits seems to be making tremend
Jus iuroatls into the English Jam trade
Even from the Philippines eome recom-
aisndat,ons 10 adopt Ameriean methods
MI Perciyh of LONDON writes to the
Times from Manila urging the the tiritish
troops in South Africa to use the tunle
pieat worn by the American troops u
protect the spine, and also their web
cartridge belt md method TOR preserving
'prgieal dressing The suggestion abaas
the belt Is already in toree. An Amsn
,aR firm has nswly erected factory here
turning out to its fullest capacity these
belts ior the war Office.
Senator's Proctors Italian marble cor,
yer draws forth from To-day an indignant
protest II says; "Who. for instance. u
senator Proctor, that he should create to-
iis own merrimsnt a scarcity Of Cauara
marble, in which the highest art Of ell
ages IN Europe has found it, nOblsst ex
pTessions'" And W on in y similar strain
maintaining that the senator has no right
to assume a Dictatorship Of the world.
art.
But IL il not only 10 .simmsrce that
the spread u American leavsn i 81
PATENT In the national game, Rugby
football, hitherto 20 distinctive Of Amer
an rules. and whose dsvotees we're -
proud Of the fact, tho British are nos
beginning to closely initiate the dis.
tinguishing features u the American grid
ron play. At the recent England " ales
match. when 1000 spectators were pres
emit, the experts we're amazrI 10 .se what
sas called the "Pazzlins hand to hand
passing Of the Welsh team" This Il
nothing more than the familiar Swapping
back praetieed by all American colleges,
but which Is a revolution here It had
no small effect in securing for Wales .
sweeping victory.