Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14
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NEW Publications.
FORTY YEARS OF ORAToRY. Lectures Ad-
hees Compiled and edited I ~ his three sons
and his d,ughter. Harriet Cecilia voorhees,.
Merrill Company.
The late Senator VOORHEES, was one of the
most notable figures in the American Con-
gress during the many years in which he
served In the two branches of that body.
1t is fitting that his oratorical efforts.
which were many and scholarly in their
scope and manner, should be preserved in
substantial form. These two volumes ac-
compilsh this purpose admirably. They are
edited with loving hands. the children of
the late senator dedicating the work to the
memory Of their mother. OF course much
OF Daniel w. voorhees, oratory was of
such nature that 1t could not be pre-
served, occurring as 1t did in the course of
trials of cases before the courts and in
the quick fire of debate He practiced in
sixteen different states Of the Union and
was identified as an advocate with some of
the most celebrated causes in the late his
tory of American Jurisprudence,
Inc work is prefaced by a brief sketch
OF voorhees, life by Judge Thomas B. Long
or Indiana. In the first volume are con-
tanned lectures written by Mr.. Voorhees, on
The .. Holy Sepulcher," Thomas Jefferson
and THE Public Men of NV Own Times"
The first named of these lectures was in
tended by Its distinguished author to be
presentation to the people as a jury of
tne 1acts surrounding and following the
birth and life Of Christ, containing a dem
onstratton that mans reason logically ap-
piled to these facts must reach the same
conclusion as faith alone. The last named
OF the three lectures was Mr.. Voorhees,
last work, cut short by his death and left
unfinished. The complete portrayals con-
tanned in 1t are those of Kossuth, Lincoln
and Grant. The remainder of the first vol
Ome is composed Of some of the most nota-
BILE speeches delivered by Mr. Voorhees, in
the two houses Of Congress- One of the
most striking of these was the speech de-
4vered in the Senate May 5, 1880, on the
the keenest interest in the building recently
completed for this great institution and it
was largely through his efforts that the
legislation looking to its construction was
enacted.
The second volume is devoted to the
strictly forensic efforts of Senator Voor-
hees, including arguments delivered by him
In some of the notable cases in which he
was engaged. as well as addresses upon a
variety Of topics. The celebrated Kilbourn
case. In which Mr.. Voorhees, was counsel
for Mr.. Hallet Kilbourn, furnishes two
chapters Throughout the two volumes are
nected intimately with Mr.. Voorhees, life
and career. The volumes are handsomely
printed and substantially bound and the
work Of editing has been done with great
care.
GERMANY's IRON CHANCELLOR By Bruno
.uther Of Imperial Germany, AH The Fl Realm Of Of
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This book. truly one of the most magnifi-
cent biographical works ever pro-
duced in a single volume, appears
at an opportune time. Prince Bis
marck, 1t is feared, will not live many
years. or perhaps many months. Indeed
almost Immediately after the issue of the
work the world was startled New Year
day by report of his death. which, though
Immediately denied, was based upon an all
too imminent probability. 1t is futile to indi-
cate the interest the world takes in this
remarkable parsonage One of the great
est soldiers of modern history, as well as
one of the most remarkable statesmen
Bismarck is today probably as we'll known
to the world as any other human being
who has ever lived. Even though retired
from active participation in public affairs,
he is near to the hearts of his own people
and dear to them as one of the chief found
ers OF the great empire of today. ,...
1t is appropriate, Therefore, that so emf
nent and well beloved an individual should
be the subject Of a monumental work of
the character Of the present volume. 1t
is luxurious in Its wealth OF Illustration
Every phase of Prince Bismarck's career
is illuminated with the most beauti-
fully reproduced portraits, landscapes and
scenes. while the work contains reproduce
tions in color of twenty famous paintings,
graphically representing dramatic incidents
and historic scenes Many of these illus
trate incidents in the Franco Prussian war,
with which campaign Prince Bismarck's
name Is inseparably associated. There are
$50 illustrations in the book. including these
double-page color plates. The letter press
Is fully in keeping with this magnificent
array of pictorial richness. The biographer
has been we'll chosen. He tells the story
of Bismarck'S busy life with dramatic
touches and with sympathy for his SUBJ
ject. He gives to the volume an historical
accuracy not always to be found in bio
graphical works, and he has produced in
Every detail of the mechanical part of the
enterprise has been carefully performed
with the result that this volume stands as
a notable achievement of American book
making
THE BOOK OF JUDGES: A New English Trans
lation. Printed in Colors Exhibiting the Com
atory Notes and Pictorial Illustrations. BY
Rev g. F. Moore. ID, professor in Anslover
Theological Seminary. New York: Dodd Mead
d Co. Washington: Brentanos.
This is a section of the poly-chrome
Bible, a work that is intended to place
within the reach Of students as well as UNI
learned readers of the Scriptures copious
notes and references to the various sources
from which the great work is derived The
poly-chrOme feature is a new feature in
bookmaking. The text is given on varying
backgrounds the colors indicating, accord
ing to an arranged schedule. the sources of
the matter. The appearance of the sheets
is therefore unusual, but not displeasing
The purpose of the editor of this work,
Paul Haupt. professor of Hebrew and the
cognate languages in the Johns Hopkins
University, is to present the Old Testa-
ment in twenty separate parts. appearing
from time to time. Judges, Isaiah and
Psalms are now Off the press. Isaiah Is
translated by Rev. Canon q. X. Cheyne of
Oxford. England. and Psalms by DR.. ].
Wellhausen of Gottingen and DR.. H. H.
Furness Of Philadelphia, the associate ed
itor Of the poly-chrome edition. Many
years of preparation have been devoted to
this work, which Is upon a scale hitherto