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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-16
FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK, February 15.-The
Commercial Advertisers London fnan-
cial cablegram says:
The news of Lord Roberts advance
into the Orange Free State caused a
very cheerful opening in the markets
here to-day, but the volume of business
falling off, early advances were lost by
noon. Later there was a slight harden
ing tendency, which was maintained to
the close, except in Americans, which
began hard with small steady buying,
but lapsed on sales by New York, which
included bonds. 1t is apprehended here
that New York will have to prepare
for dearer money. Paris sold Spanish
As, but the market there was on the
whole firm.
The bank lost e2O,OOo gold engaged
for Brazil.
The small amount due at the bank
was renewed and there was moderate
fresh borrowing. Bills were firm and
are expected to go to 4 per cent to-.
morrow.
Silver was fiat on the cessation of
buying for the RusSo-Chinese Bank,
which has been In the market for some
months.
NEW YORK, February 15.-Money
on call easy at 2@21a per cent; last
loan 2h per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 4@5 per
cent.
Sterling exchange irregular with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at S4.S7a
@4.87& for demand, and at $4.S4W
4.84A for sixty days; posted rates $4.S5
and @.S8k; commercial bills s4.83A
@4.83%.
Silver certificates 59A@60Ac.
Bar silver hAAe
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-16
O.. r. ss,'r n'sf Co.

Time Table n Effect November 10, 1899.
7:aO. a. ACCOMMODATION. Daily.
For Parkersburg 4 intermediate
Points.
10 a. m.-oHIO VALLEY EXPRESS.
Daily e1 -rpt Sunday.
For Moundsville, New Martinsville,
S!stersville, st. Mary's. Marietta, Par
kersburg, R3venswood, Wildwood,
Pomeroy, PIT. Pleasant, Charleston,
Gallipolls, Huntington, Kenova. IRON
ton, Portsmouth, Hiilsboro, Cincin-
natl, and all points south and west.
Runs solid 10 Cincinnati Parlor car.
l1:45 a. m.-KENOVA EXPRESS. Daily.
For Sistersville, Marietta, Parkers-
burg. Pomeroy, PIT. Pleasant, Charles
ton, Gallipolis. Huntington, kenova,
and principal intermediate points.
Parlor car.
s.5 D. m.-ACCoMMODATIoN. Daily.
For Parkersburg and intermediate
points
700 p. m.-ExPRESs. Daily except Sun
day.
For Sistersville. st. Mary's. waverly.
Marietta, Parkersburg and intermedf-
ate points north Of Sistersville.
L. E. CHALENOR,
Gen. Pass. Agent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-16

1o,1tS pusHeiS, spot Hrm, NO. = 25Acs
NO. 8 loAc; NO. 2 white 32c; NO. 3
waite sligo; track mixed western $50
oV13c' Track Wnlte oIhW5oc; options
u Dut nrmer.
/ urn.
II,d". ssa
-
No. $500
w. ssy
D I'D I'm w. ouiet'
C',. sseaus
- san r,n..oun aaau. &C. or.
$50 i &C. e ~19'oin oeoanieu 20 90,
s1Diua ~ S se co. q e. oo ienneo
a,.a eme,In ~ wv y a. ~ Ao' com-
po pn oguIe.
rolA
Dueosa suna
Gnee0e ni
Ts1 sa LIZ
ra.1om s.aon AZ .
o,%Mo.n" on Tes prime oiuue
49,, io" o0
no.ioiuni 80
paaa n.anSu
Molasses steadv
Paannts steady
Freights to I%iyernool ouiet hut firm.
coffee onened steady and 1om1a
noints decline. closed steady and ION
eG noints net lower. salas "a 75o hags
SUGAR raw staadv. refined Arm
AITrMo ,d Eohu,,ar- u,
AhllMor MI. repruary To-.
20 ooa quiet anu unn1 os l1eelpeS
1892 oailels, eApols .o5 OalIels
7 wnoa' MaoaLe spo G7H az Nh ~
US, 81 IS, m -
W1oZso' = ~ iOu .oz2W .oNo,
leceips iz,AAI pueneiS' eApolte oZ,ovo
7om77c. DR. on Grade 71a @75@c
Sorn strong. mo- aosh G40nc. Feb
r,,arv A0H G1onc. March and Anril
A009on p. steamer mixed 3ex m3ehc.
receints 1e6 729 bushels: exports III
400 hpSbels. southern white and yellow
corn ae0941c
Oats steadv. No . white 81 m31hc.
No . mixad oam9oHc
Hav firm. No / timotbv ak 20
cheese and butter firm and unchang-
Cd
Egoc Of 1ec
20 49, -
a.
orada Fnhrusrv 7a1S m74nc
Carn frm and IL biebar No Q
miyed Fehruarv 3e%m 4Oc.
nats steadv. No . white c,inned q 81
@32c. No 3 10. 30@301bc: No. 2 mixed
SqmSahc
Rutter steady but ouiet: fancy west
orn reamerv 2ec. do nrints 97c
Eans Ali ond IL 1ower. frasb near-
hv 1aiSc. do WESTERN 13Mc. do south
eyn tx
Choose frmer
sugar refined unchanged
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-16

Flour, firm.
Wheat, No. 8 spring 64@6Sc; No. 2
red Tic.
Corn. No. 2, 3sAc; No. 2 yellow sSA
@34c.
Oats, No. 2. 2shc; No. 8 white 25A
@26c.
Rye, No. 2, SEC.
Barley, No. 2, 3S@43c.
Flaxseed, No. 1, $1.60; No. / new
$1.60.
Timothy seed, prime S2.52k.
Mess pork, per barrel, $9.S5@10.95.
Lard, per 100 pounds, $5.7595.95.
Short ribs sides, ~(loose), $5.90@6.15.
Dry sailed shoulders, Cboxed), 6B
@6asc.
Short clear sides, Cboxed), $6.10@6.15.
Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per
gallon, s1.23h.
Sugars, cut loaf, 6.05c; granulated
5.49c.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the
butter market was steady; creameries
1S@24c; diaries 19@22c.
Cheese, firm at 12@13c.
Eggs, easy. fresh 12c.
NEW YORK, February 15.-F1our.
receipts a2.ees barrels; exports 21,160
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-16

American Cotton "a
D0 preferred ......... ...............s.. -,
american Maluhg ....-.s.. .....-. eH
American Smelting and Refining $3.50. 4lH
Do preferred ~
American Spirits 2x
Do preferred ... II
American Steel Hoop .............. 4!
Do preferred -. ........... eaN
American. Steel I'M Wire ..........-... ~
do preferred ......... ................ So7z
American Tin Plate .............-.s.- 34tz
Do preferred ........... ................od
American b
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. -.......... a.
Colorado Fuel and n.............. 46H
Continental Tobacco ........-........ ~
Do preferred ......... .............. S41z
Federal Steel ........ .............. %
Do preferred ......... ......-......... so11
General Electric ......... ..-..--......lza
Glucose Sugar $500. ...........,..-.. 567s
Do preferred ......... .............-..lW
National Biscuit .............-.. *.
Do preferred 49,. ..........-.......- 5S%
National Steel 5Uaz
Do preferred y6N
Pacific Mail ......... ................. SS7s
Peoples Gas -.
Republic Iron and Steel ................ 70
Do, preferred oS7z
....-..
Do preferred ...... ..-.....-......IdS
Tennessee Coal and Iron ...........-lVV7s
Western Union o.
Total sales, 426,700 shares.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-16

ADAMS s..111p
American ...... 1z
United States ....... .......... 46z
Wells-Fargo
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-16

Daily; I Except Sunday: Z Sunday onj =.
PuIIman Sleeping or Parior carr on iii
through trains. T. c. BURKE
City Passenger and Ticket Agent
AGENT FOR ALL STEAMSHIP LINES
b b. UNDERWOOD. d. 81 MARTIN.
General Manager. Mgr. Pas. Tra0ic
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-16
STEAMBOATS.

leaving Wharfhoat, loot or Twelfth street.
as follows:
Steamer VIRGINIA" Robert r. Ag-
new, Master; Dan Lacey, Pursef; Every
Sunday at s a.. m.
STEAMER "KEYsToNE STATE" C. w.
Knox. Master; Will d. Kimble. Purser.
Every Tuesday at 5 a. m.
Steamer QUEEN CITY" T. s. Calhoun,
Master: Robert H. Kerr. Purser. Every
Thursday at s a. m.
For freight or passage telephone 93Q.
CROCKARD & BOOTH,
de16eh AGENTS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-16
a way TINE CARD,

ArrINa1s and departures OF trains on and
aIter November ~ 1888. Explanation ot
reference marks: *Daiiy; Sunday except
CO. +Monday excepted. Saturday excepted.
sunday only. Eastern Standard Time,
MnIcn Is o-s hour earlier than Central
Time-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-16

barrels; market more active on winter
patents, but held too high on spring
-four for buyers. who were only too
willing to pay old asking prices; win
ter patents S. 65@8 IS; winter straights
SO 1903 So; winter low grades 81 ESQ
2 40; Minnesota bakers 50 90@3 05.
Wheat, receipts 29, 500 bushels; ex-
ports 104, 1S5 bushels; spot firm; No.
2 red 77hc elevator; No. 1 Northern
Duluth S1Ac +. O. b. afoat. prompt;
No. l hard Duluth $3.50 +. O. b. afioat,
prompt; options opened steady, closed
firm at Ac net advance; March closed
at 77hc; May at 1880; July at 75hc.
Corn, receipts $500 bushels; exports
254,227 bushels; spot firm; No. Q 431ac
f. o. b. afoat, and 421ac eleator; OPP
tons opened steady and quiet to firm
at 3s@Bc net adance; May closed at
41Ac; July closed at 41kc.
Oats, receipts SO, ZOO bushels; exports
23,779 bushels; spot firm; No. 2 29Ac;
No. 8 28Ac; No. 2 white 32c; No. 3
white 31hc; track mixed western 300
301c; track white 31h @35c; options
dull but irmer.
Hav Arm
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-16

Electric cars Bridgeport TO Wheeling.
Consult Agents for best routes ana
lowest rates TO all points.
NJ. @. CARREI.
General Passenger Agent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-16

Beliaire.i lBellaire.
Depart. B.. n. =. C.. r r. Arrive.
10 15 ANIMAL. Express and Pass 9 40 ana
IS PM Express and Passenger $50 pm
225 pmlMixeI Freight and Pass ] 20 pm
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18
BUILDING AssIoUT DAM.
Eleven Thousand Men Work Night
and Day ON the BED of
the Nile.

The works of Assiout are under tai
ented engineer, Mr.. G. Fl. Stephens, who
is born ruler. He has had II 600 men
working night and day at his great dam
and the huge wall and the navigation
canal which accompanies it. This may
seem, when compared with Asscuan, a
comparatively small affair, for it is only
to ''hold up" ten or twelve feet of water
to supply abundantly the great Ibra
himieh canal, which in its course sup
plies the ancient Bahr Yusuf, and will
thus vastly increase the cultivable land
on the margin of the Libyan desert.
But in many ways the Assiout weir is
even more remarkable than a wall of
granite founded on a rock. 1t is built
on the bed of the Nile itself. Never
once has a rock been touched for the
foundations. Mr.. Willcocks has shown
in his saving of the old Barrage that
permanent floor could be laid down on
the river bed which, properly con-
structed. would carry any weight of
masonry fit to resist the pressure of
any stream above it. This system is
practically the one used in the Assiout
barrage.
The Assiout dam Is half a mile long.
and has 4 navigation lock at she west
side. The river has been Golfer damned
in sections, anda masonry and concrete
floor (40 feet below level Of high Nile)
laid down ss a foundation, 81 feet wide
by 10 feet thick. On this hoor the SUI
perstructure is built At both up and
down stream sides of this floor cast
iron sheet piles are driven down to
further depth of 13 feet, the joints of
which are hermetieally sealed by &C.
ment grout, so that no opercolations can |
go below the foundations. The barrage |
has III openings of about Is feet each, |
which will be supplied with ordinary |
sluices. The navigation canal lock viii |
be so feet wide. This last year (1sso) |
one-fourth OF the whole work was done,
and the wages paid during June and |
July, for instance), were e1.500 per
day.
The outlay at the Assouan dam was
even greater. 50 that immense sums are
spent among the natives Of the coun-
try which the works arc intended to
benefit permanently. All the work done
a6 both reservoirs was left safely above
she highest water level till next season.
and at Assiout no more Golfer dams will
be needed. There are II 800 men en-
2loyed at Assiout land 5000 at As
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18
PlTH AND POINT.

A mother should never consider heI
slipper a boys sole necessity.-Chi.
cago Dispatch.
There are so many things to know
that there is good deal of excuse for
ignorance Globe.
The man who tells all he knows
never gets credit for possessing much
wisdom.-Chicago Daily News.
The Tourist-"W did the poor
man say when he was accused of TAX
ing the cattle?" Amber Pete-"The
right thing, stranger" The Tourist
What was it?" Amber Pete-"I'll
be hanged."-Denver News.
Nlle.-"And what did you say
to Capt. Martell?" Mary-"That
you'd be down in minute, miss"
M1le.-"And what did he say?" Mary
please, miss, he said: Then give
me kiss before she comes Pick
Me-Up.
Sunday School Teacher-'4Don't you
know what is meant by Grace before
meat?' What does your father say
when the family sits down to table?"
Willie-"He generally says: Well,
what the deuce is this stuff?' Phil
adelphia Press.
Photographer Ito young LADY,
''There is no need of telling you to
look pleasant, miss. Such a face can
not be otherwise than pleasant"
Young Lady (graciously) st will take
two dozen, sir, instead of one Dozen"
Ohio State Journal.
"What an exquisite complexion Miss
Flimmer has. Is it her own?" II
think / can safely say it is. She has
her Grandmother Bing's nose, and her
Grandfather Wings eyes, and her IA
theirs chin, and her mothers mouth,
and her Uncle Henry's ears, and her
Aunt James hair-but her complex
ion, I think, is entirely her own
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18

souan), when the work had to be
stopped for the rising Of the Nile. The
walls at both places nre Of stone and
cement. The blocks Of stone were FREE
quently so warm, owing to the fierce
sunshine, that the mems hands were
blistered in lifting them, and the heat
Of the place in June was 100 degrees in
the shade. But all has gone on, with
scarcely an accident. There were a
dozen cases of sunstroke, but only a
few deaths. 1t was remarked that
those who drank too much liquid Of any
kind were most liable to it.-Ainslee's
Magazine.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18

The power of the modern gun is a
thing that cannot be grasped. The
100-ton projectile strikes with force
equal to 465,0oO 11-stone men jumping
from a height of one foot. When
the s1-ton gun fires a shot 10
miles it is fired at such an
angle that the shell goes up to a
height 5,4s2 feet higher than Mont
Blanc. Big guns have been longer
in use than most people think. In
the yenr 1873 they had guns called
"bombards," which threw projectiles
weighing a quarter of ton. They
were wider at the muzzle than in the
bore, and were used for battering
buildings. The English used big guns
at the battle of Crecy, and amazed the
French, who had never seen such
weapons before.-Answers
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18
MAs0NS AT ARDMORE.
A Hundred Delegates From the Two
Territories in Session.

The Grand Council of Royal and
Select Masters, Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons, Grand Com.
mandery knight Templars, OF
Oklahoma and the Indian Terri
tory began two days. session at
Ardmore Tuesday. Geo. Witham,
grand high priest, called the meet
ing to order. The lodges comprise
nearly every town in the territory.
The Knight Templars hold bust
ness session today, and the 10.
cal Masonic lodge will give the Wis
itors a banquet at the Wilmington
hotel tonight. About 100 dele
gates are present and meetings
are held in the new Knights of
Pythias building, as the Masonic
building was burned last month.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18
MELLETTE ENDORSED.
Republican Delegate Convention at
Miami Saturday.

AfAAoAAAt SNsAA1~Je
The republicans held their first
delegate convention at Miami last
Saturday. w. H. Darrough was
elected chairman, and delived an
address to the convention. Judge
Harry E. DonCarlos also made a
speech, and Hon. w. M. Mellette
was unanimously endorsed for
national committeeman. DR.. W.
L. McWilliams was endorsed for
delegate to the republican national
convention at Philadelphia. The
delegates elected from the Quapaw
agency to the Purcell territorial
convention, May 81, were Amos
Newhouse, John Charley, Aaron
Webb, Amos Hall, DR.. Cooter,
w. N. Stannard, G. M. Griffith,
e. e. Shriver, Chas. Carmichael,
Vann Stuart, Milton Drake. ]. w.
Darrough, W. H. Darrough and
George Bingham.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18

taken by a gale while on Georges
bank and was blown about 100
miles to the westward. The exact
position is not known, but it was
about 140 miles southwest of No
Mans-Land. when haddocx travis were
let down in 65 fathoms of water.
When these were brought in, 30 tile
fish, weighing from five to fifteen
pounds each, were taken and wero
landed in Gloucester a few days later.
In 1898 the fish were taken in con-
siderable numbers, and in 1899 they
were almost as abundant as ever,
many young specimens being found.
This latter point is important, as in
dicating that the fish are breeding
on their old ground and are not mere
strsgglers.
The determination and re-establish-
ment Of the tile fish is Of more than
scientific interest. The fisheries are
q source Of great wealth to our coun-
try. and everything that can throw
light on them should be welcomed.
The mysterious destruction of these
fish points TO a line Of investigation
that should be encouraged, in the
hope that such catastrophe may be
averted in the future.-Boston Tran
script.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18
~sIMPLT MIRACULOUs.v

Muscatine, Ia. Mar. "a, 1897.
Last January I was taken with q
severe attack Of Grippe, which for
wdeks kept me in constant Torment
Every bone in my body ached: every
muscle sore, and my head seemed
bursting with pain. I employed The
best medical skill I knew of bnt could
get only temporary relief a friend
finally brought me a bottle Of Orloff's
Russian Grippe Cure and i vas simp-
" miraculous how It helped me from
the start. I have never ceased TO rec
ommend It for anything b The way Of
colds sidce; try It and you will join
me. * MEARs.
100 Dose. ior so Cents.
sold by Peoples dag store.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18
The $4,000 Fiasco.

The Cherokee medical board
notified the mayor Sunday that he
must obey them. They came
down Monday and said he was all
right. They put up a detention
camp near the graveyard where
they expected to corral country
patients. They ignored the Clare
more physicians and imported a
man to take charge of the work.
They tried to dictate whom the
town should employ to look after
town patients. They have en-
deared themselvs to every Clare
more man and turned another
page in the great $4,000 fiasco.
Courier.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18

Habitual constipation is the door
through which many Of the serious
ills OF the body are admitted, The
occasional use OF Prickly Ash Bitters
will remove and cure this distressing
condition. Sold by Chapman &
Briggs. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18

1--WE don't want money bad" We
want it good and we will give you val
ue received, as is every bottle OF Dr.
Caldwell's syrup pepsin, no matter be
it l0c. 50c or s1:00. as we guarantee It
for constipation. indigestion, sick
headache and stomach troubles
Peoples Drug Store. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18

A lawyer can afford 10 dress well II
he has plenty Of law suits On hand
Chicago Daily Neva
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18
He Lost His Grip.

And in the lettor below
he tells how easily he did
it. After YOU have used
the new remedy for colds and coughs,
Orloff:s Russian Grippe, Cough and
Cold Cure, yon will feel as enthusiasts
tic as he does.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18

Don't be funny. 1t dose not pay. If
you have good thing tell IL right out.
Don't use false means to attract at
tentiOn. We say right out" and
mean it too, that DR.. Caldwell's syrup
pepsin will cure every case of stomach
trouble. 1t will stop any pain caused
by indigestion: it knocks sick head
ache by attaching the cause Of the
complaint and aids you to digest YOUR
food. 10 matter what eat. Peo-
pies drug store.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18

]. C. Star returned from Grove yes
terday. He says there is still a hitch
in the building Of the railroad from
Southwest City west.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08

the Appleton Twentieth Century Text BOOKS
President Jordan ard Professor Kellogg. OF the
Leland Stanford. Jr. University, have foiio"eu
a different plan. Their scheme is an excelieht
one for an elementary work, and IL is admlraois
executed. A few OF the lower Organisms
amaba. coraIs sponges. jellyfsh and poSps-
are described in detail Other forms are men
toned specifically only TO illustrate some sPeoia.
trait OF animal Efe although. in the interests VI
system. there is a compact tabular elasslh0a'oi
at the close The greater part OF the NoiuH'e '
devoted 10 showing what are the characteristics
general and peculiar. Of animal life. All iorlnS
reed food air and certain amount OF warIlln'
All possess a few functions in common Eaeh
undergoes an evolution from egg to maturl's'
and then a decline toward death. -Ihe cScle
may be long or short but the phenomenon i
universal So too, is multiplication either pH
division or the egg Life without pre-eAis'ins
life &c ironossible Stress is laid upon the pro-
vision Of Nature. If not by weapons. theh pS
protective coIoring other means for the
safety of her creatures. And the varied opera
tions Of instinct and reason, so much more I'M
portant than physical structure or appearance
are outlined. The book contains a good ehap
ter on the geographical distribution OF aniInais'
and is c5piously illustrated.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-08
ORATORY.
AN EXCELLENT ANTHOLOGY OF ELo-
oUENCE.

REPRESENTATIVE BRITISH oRATIoNS. With
Introductions and Explanatory Notes by Charles
urne by John Alden. Four Volumes l2mo. PIP.
xi. SIS; sos, 376, iv. $40 G p Putnam's Sons.
The revival OF interest in oratory that has for
some years been going on in American colleges.
and that has spread far beyond the college
precincts. sufficiently explains the temperance
Of President Adams's selection of notable de-
nverances Of the British orators. That selection
which first appeared in 1884. in three volumes
has been supplemented by fourth, prepared by
John Alden after the model set in the previous
ones, that will have an interest all it's own
II is devoted not wholly TO later generation
| Of orators. because it contains speeches by Dam
iel O'Connen Lord Palmerston and Viscount
SheTbrooke. while the original selection closed
with their contemporaries. Beaconsfield and
Gladstone; but in including orations of Cham
berlains and Rosebery's the editor has brought
the book down to date, it were, in its ex-
empliication of the best traditions OF British
public speaking. II is a volume OF contrasts.
There is a world Of difference between the bitter
invective denunciation and defiance Of Daniel
O'ConnelPs speech in defence Of John Magee,
delivered in Dublin in 1913 in a great libel suit
that cioaked political move Of the Government
Of the day. and Lord ROsebery's calm, we'll rea-
soned and dignihed address at Edinburgh on
The Duty of Public Service"
The value of the matter compiled in these four
volumes is greatly enhanced by the introduc-
tions and notes with which they are accom-
panied. There is. first. brief biography OF the
orator whose work is reproduced with an analy-
sis OF his style and methods: then statement
Of the circumstances and surroundings under
which the particular Grafton was delivered.
Finally. at the end Of each volume is a series
OF notes. explaining personal and historical ref
erences in the text. These are all well done.
without overlooking and conce aling the chief
concern OF the book. which is the orations them
selves