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nations in the world save Great Britain in 

 the tonnage of her merchant ships, being 

 nearly twice as much as that of Germany, her 

 nearest competitor. It is interesting to note, 

 however, that in 1850 the tonnage of British 

 merchant ships was 4,232,962, and that of the 

 United States, 3,485,266, while in 1904 the 

 British tonnage was 16,969,014, and that of 

 the United States 6,291,535. 



A crowd of art students sat chaffing each 

 other while the model rested in one of the 

 famous schools of Paris. Many nationalities 

 were represented, among them the Americans, 

 easiest of all, perhaps, to pick out. The con- 

 versation finally centered on the war between 

 the United States and Spain, just then brew- 

 ing. The European students voiced the people 

 of Europe when they laid out before the 

 Americans with commiseration the course that 

 the war would take, the ravaging of the sea- 

 coast of the United States, the destruction of 

 American cities, the final success of the United 

 States after immense losses by sheer force of 

 brute strength, large numbers, and great 

 wealth. But, echoing Europe, the Americans 

 must expect it; they were a commercial nation, 



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