The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-10
AMONG THE BOOKS
American OratOry Bro ught
Down to Date.
New Volume Includes Work of
Present Day Orators.
ROOSEVELT THE FIRST
His Address on Americanism
Has Position of Honor.
Items Of Interest About the
Latest Publications.
ROOSEVELT THE FIRST

Kinds & Noble of New York. have
Just published a book under the title,
THE Best American Orations of To-
day" The compiler is Harriet Black
stone and the purposes of the book are
thus set forth in the preface:
Now and then in the march of a Re-
publc's life there occurs within brief
period a confiux of events memorable in
history Such a time carries with it in
to fame some of the men who live and
toll for the welfare and honor of their
country.
1T has been the aim of the editeS to
collect in this volume the best thoughts
of the best Americans of this distinc-
lively notable period in the history OF
our own natiOn-men who are most
prominent in its affairs. and who stand
as the highest types of honesty. intelli-
gence and useful citizenship for the
emulation of the youth of our land
How many men prominent today will
be remembered in years to come, no one
living can fOreSee but the records in this
book of the thoughts and words and
deeds of this expansive period, are
worthy Of our thoughtful study.
These addresses have. for the most
part, been selected by the authors them
selves, because they are in their own
opinion best suited for the collection.
Some few are retrospective; they will
serve by contrast to show us our deVel-
Opment. Some are biographicals they
will keep us in mind of the fact that
others paved the way for uS-that we
are followers as well as leaders.
The speeches of Webster, Clay, Pitt,
Patrick Henry, Calhoun. Lincoln, Beech
or, and many others, are to be found in
almost every Speaker and Reader now
published. They have been detained
for years from every school platform in
the country, and with most inspiring in
huence."
Here are some of the titles: "Ameri-
Puritan Spirit" Albert ]. Beveridge;
Our Recent Diplomacy" John Hay;
1.-The Value of Judgment" Charles F.
Thwing; Trusts ]. B. Foraker; New
Movement in Humanity W. ]. Tucker;
Education for Life Minot hudson
Savage; Immortality of Good Deeds, "
Thomas Bracket Reed; 1.-The New Pa
triotisnl," Richard Watson Glider; The
Men: Made, Self-made, and I'm
made" F. G. Robinson; 1.-THE Battle Of
Santiago" Henry Cabot Lodge; Work
and Play" Hamilton Right Mabie;
March Of the Constitution" Andrew S.
Draper; Education and the Self-made
Man." Grover Cleveland: The Soldier
Boy" John Davis Long; "A Manly
Fellow Cyrus Northrop, Ii. D; Dan
lei Webster, George f. Hoar; Spanish
Prisoners of War William Dean How
ellis; "Forefathers' Day" Arthur Twin
ing Hadley, LII. D.; Citizenship" Will
liam P. Frye; Reverence for the Flag, -
Gen. Horace Porter; New Era in
Higher Education" ]. B. Angel; Dec
Grafton Day" W. Bourke Cochran;
PROFIT of Laborer and Consumer
Elihu Root; open Door Policy in
China" Cushman K. Davis; John Mar
shall" Oliver Wendell Holmes. jr. /;
The Uplifting of the Negro Race, .
Booker T. Washington; THE Last Ad-
dress of William Mckinley; 1.-The
Navy" Admiral George Dewey; Lest
We Forget" David Starr Jordan; "'Piety
and Civic Virtue" Charles Henry Park
hurst. ID. Abraham Lincoln" Ben
jamin Harrison.