Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
Tricks of Great Orators. i

Great orators have, NOT scrupled TO
use the arts of the actor 10 produest heir
effects. Lord Brougl,ain, While protest
ing against thefrejjection of Tie Reform
Bill by the House of Lords, cried out:
II implore you upon my knees!" .kneel-
ing before them on the "woo14 sack, mp
on which the Lord Chancellor sits when
presidia 8 int House fLorass She
! idan,, having finished hissfanious speech
in the trial of Warren Hastings, sank
back apparently fainting in the arms Of,
his ~ friends 4, Ednltunadaa a. a Burke &,
at the end of a speech ups
on the atrocities which might be
expected from the French in case of an
| invasion drew forth an enormous twp-s
edged dagger, and, excl aiming niinks This
| is the weapon which will be. pointed at
your Threats and mine ri dashed IT on
the floor with tragic gesture. Short
ly tafterward lord Cairns, speaking
against Burke (who was suspected Of
having a1nassed his wealth ttishonestly), ,.
exclaimed: And this is The weapon
which is used with fatal eject against
you and met dragging ing E out, with
Burke's gesture, {. fiye-pound note.
AS every one looked to see him dash it
on the floor, he quietly folded it aud
put it i'll lnsspocket. I One of the noss
noted criminal%s lawyers now iii this
country, while pleading the cause Of
his client, gisn invariably so overcome BY,
his innocence and wrongs TINT his il voice
fails, he chokes, sobs, and is forced to sit
down to Recover himself. should
think, Mr.. D, ~ said Judge Ms II
is him, .lately, shat ths jury would I'M
derstand your little drama bythis time, =
'ssAL, yourhonor forgets,ssSsaid D 81
his eyes twinkle, that It IS always new
jury before whom I play" Prince Bis
lnarek has a. profound contempt not only
for such tricks of oratory, blltfor oratory
itself. 1T is but the gloss that hides
TRUTH" he said lately;s "yo1.r eloquent
FELLOW is like a.wolaan who has a natur7
lly fine figure and who screws it into
! STAYS and covers 1t with tasteless finely"
49, uzlveiling of the !, uther Statue. ~
The statue to Martin Luther was. dedicated
in Washington on Wednesday. The exercises
took place on platform built above the pc,
des tai which covered the entire park i'll front Of
the church, nd,when the. exercises gbegau, the
1900 seats provided were flled, and many spec
tators were standing Oh the walks and in the
streets. Directly in fronto' the sta11e weroaeatel
the speakers, and above them was stretched "
canvas protection from the sun A blue cord
WAS suspended Oh one side and was connected
with ali American flag which concealed tho
statue from view. Jlsticc Miller presided, IN
place of Chcif Justice Waite, who was detained
| BY sickness Seated near him were the speak
ets, M officers Of ta association and mvissd
guests, Including pron,inentt Lutheran
| clerSynlel from different states
Senator Congcr fMich.] delivered the address
of the day, and IieY.s.J. s. Morris, ID. o. spoke
at some length. The CORD ATTACHED to tae flag
covering the statHe wasSthen pulled, and rs the
| drapery fell disclosing the face Of tho great re-
former, the band rendered LutherS famous bat
tie hymn. The statrltsR stands in the large tri-
! angular space fronting the Memorial Lutheran
/ church ST the 'intclsaction Of Vermont avenue
and Fourteenth street It looks south and faces
the statue Of Gen Thomas. which is scarcely
q stones throw distant Luther place." which
will be the name Of the place below, ia the
Memorial church. lit will he decided to the
status association 4 The statue is fine piece
/ of German workmanship Il is an exact coun-
terpart! Of tho central figure of the world re-
nowned group at Wornsss Germany In II
Lutherappearsi in colossal d rome, about eleven
feet six inches high and standing upon Ape
destal Of granite nearly u sixteen feet IN haight