The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-20

refreshing and long continued In fact,
with Mr.. Depew it is practically long
nap from the time he boards the vessel
until nc disembarks. The treatment is
always sufficient. When ne returns TO
America, he finds his mind as vigorous as
it was in his student days.
1t is no wonder that Mr.. Depew. when
the midsummer time comes. discovers that
his brain rebels and calls for rest The
amount of intellectual work wholly out
side of that entailed by his duties as pres
ident of one of the great railroads of the
country which Mr.. Depew does would of
itself be regarded as sufficient by many
professional men.
In the preparation of his various ora
tiOnS and more informal addresses it is safe
to say that Mr.. Depcw spends as much
thought--concentrate intense and pa
tlent-as many Of the clergymen of the
United States do upon the sermons which
they deliver in the course of the year In
fact, Mr.. Depew makes in a single year al
most as many speeches as do the clergy
men il the larger cities, many of whom
have vacations of from two to four months
Last year Mr.. Depew delivered some 10
or 10 carefully prepared addresses and
probably twice that number of more in
formal speeches. In the preparation Of
his World 5 fair address, for instance, Mr.
Depew gave all the time that he could
spare from his railroad duties for three or
four weeks. He shut himself up in his
library in the evening after dinner, con-
suited his reference books and worked fire.
quently until midnight.
The wonderful intellectual power which
he reveals in the preparation Of an Grafton
was especially displayed upon his return
from Europe last fall. His trip across the
water had been delayed last summer be-
cause Of the financial troubles. He did
not sail until November. Before he went
away he instructed his private secretary TO
cancel number of engagements which he
had made to speak. Among them was an
address TO be delivered in Chicago. By
some mistake the Chicago people were not
notified. and Mr.. Depew, upon his return,
found that they had announced that he
would speak and were making great prep
arations for the occasion. He did not
feel that he could in courtesy refuse them.
He found a great amount Of railroad bust
ness awaiting his return, some Of il Of the
utmost Importance. He tried to snatch a
half hour here ard there in which 70 lay
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even when he found the time ne discovered
that his mind was blank At last one
evening he shut himself up in his library,
determined either 10 be master Of his re-
sources or else 10 give up in despair Aft
or several hours OF intense mental applica-
ton the whole form Of the address and
even the detail Of the treatment came 70
him as by fash Of inspiration. He work
cd steadily for hours, and at last the speech
was written. Then he went 20 bed and
slept like 4 child for eight solid hours.
In June Of this year Mr.. Depew appear
I'd before the students Of the University q
Virginia 70 deliver an address which he
had prepared with very great care and e1-
tracts from which were aftervard widely
printed. He supposed that IL would Dc
his last speech before his return from Eu-
rope but within tvo days after IL deliv-
cry Dee was called upon 70 make an address
a. the dedication q a Revolutionary mon
Emeut ~ DOb5s Ferry and within ! 0 days
b speak % the students u the Wesleyan
university a. MiddlctoTn. Conn These .
show how frequently NJ Dc .
pew j. called upon and how suddenly 20 T
maze forms! Address. After his trip 20 &
Europe he VIII probably enter the political (
-arnpaiZn, making series q add7es-es IN /.
New York state and possibly il one or two .
lther sections Of the county.
L J. EDWARDS