Delivery

Act of delivering; release; rescue; surrender; a giving up; a giving or pa ing from one to another, or others; as, the delivery of a prisoner, delivery of letters, delivery of a ship, . - Childbirth; parturition. (See LABOR.) - Deliverance; freedom; state of being preserved, or delivered. (Rhet . ) The fifth and last of the several parts that go to make up the busine and art of the orator; the others being invention, disposition, embellishment, and memory; -invention, in order to find out what to say; disposition, in order to arrange in a proper manner; em bell ish ment, to deck it in proper language; memory, to retain it; and delivery , to give it forth with dignity and grace. The ancient masters of oratory looked upon D. as occupying a most important place in the art. It is said of Demosthenes that when asked what was the first point in oratory, he answered D .; and the second, D .; and the third, still D. "Delivery," says Cicero, "has the sole and supreme power in oratory. Without it, a speaker of the highest mental capacity can be held in no esteem; while one of moderate abilities, with this qualification, may surpa even those of the highest talent." Dell, n. [From dale ; Ger. thal .] A dale; a hollow place; a small, narrow valley between high hills. "In dells and dales, concealed from human sight." -Tickell. Dell, iu Mi ouri , a P. O. of Benton co. Dello'na, or DELONA, in Wisconsin , a former post-office of Sauk county. Dell Prairie, in Wisconsin , a village and township of Adams co., on the Wisconsin River, abt. 20 m. W.N.W. of Portage City. Dell'ville, in Pennsylvania , a P. O. of Perry co. Del'mar, in Delaware , a post-office of Su ex co., about 97 m. S. of Wilmington. Del'mar, in Pennsylvania, a township of Tioga coun- ty. Del Norte, in California , a N.W. co., bordering on Oregon; area , about 1,550 sq.m. Rivers . Klamath, and Smith. The Pacific Ocean washes its W. border. Surface, mountainous. Soil , good. Min . Gold, and copper. Cap . Crescent City.