Canada's transportation problem: The national transcontinental railway. Reply to the Hon. Mr. Blair. Defence of government's policy.--The South African war: Great Britain's course justified. Terms of peace.--Fiscal relations: The Brown draft treaty. Reply to personal attack: the lumber duties. National self-protection. National reciprocity convention. British preference: American reciprocity. Boston chamber of commerce.--Speeches on religious subjects: Sabbath observance. Queen's university: Presbyterian theological colleges. A layman's view of Christian evidences.--Miscellaneous parliamentary speeches: Irredeemable curency. Political corruption.--Platform and literary addresses: Conditions of success in life. Abraham Lincoln. David Livingstone. George Washington. American humour.--Index