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profession, that lie is just entering upon his,
studies that arc never 10 end but with lisS'
life, that he will be every day better and
better DUAL flied to read and understand, Ks
may with proper habits and pefsevSansSSs
rise high in his profession, After thirty
seven years ofreading and practice, I Heel
that l am, as it were, justsbegiunig to- learn !.
my profession. *.
The student will learn as he ehtefs Tic
courts and begins to try his cases that tb3s
learning Of the books alone will not sus-
tain him without knowledge of the world :
of men and. things: He will hare .bctasteft
every day to draw upon outside knowiedee;
and to bring to bear the circuustAncesf fhass
surround him upon. the ,calisess Of his clisftS
He should come to his case thoro6ghIS pfs. <
pared with the facts and the law, as both
court and jury are ignorant of ibis cases
llo should he ready to place it fairly and
truly before them. To do this his Rbrary
should be looked 10 rs TO th'e fa@. and his
client should be examined and eross,exani:
incd as to the facts, and then held ,respon-
sible it. lie should have stated them too fa-
vorably to himself, as too many will dds
The lawyer should maintain the strictest
integrity and the incest sense of honor. His
character is his capital. No personal se.
curity is required of him by the publiess
His faith, his honor stand pledged, and +if
once violated is bankrupt, and his profess.
ion only points TO his disgrace. i =
A young lawyer has it in his ,Fower to
surround himself with friends or cut 9iimh :
self off from the sympathy of his brethreni'
If in his intercourse, his arguments, hiscom-
petitions with the other members Of. the batssa
he treats them will the respect and Find.
ness lie would like them to observe towards y;
him, it will be reciprocated, and his prac<
tice will pass smoothly and PLEASANTLY .on.
The golden rule applies with great force to-.
the bar. The members are perhaps TOD
sentitive, always ready to repel supposed
aggression, and frequently disposed, to cara
~ the war further lhan the occasioh wat.
rants. But let the practitioner assume the.
character of the hvena, and he will always
find that there are lions and tigers in, the.
menagere as we'll as those of his species.
The great point to be yonsid4red before
empanncling the jury is to make up the
true issue, to try the merits Of your case, f6
which your evidence is applicable, so AZ to.
give your client tire full benefit Of his cause
Of action and defence. The right Of tchaf.F~
lenge Of Jurors for cause will Of conrss be-
seen to by thepractioner. The peremrtor.
ry challenge although valuable right q
should bc exercised with grsaEcautiop, sI9A
one case my client went to Tie penitentiasy a
because peremptorily challenged the& on
Iy juror that knew the prosecuting witneass
and would have saved my client. who. 'tsaa
81 L. ola Il,
challenged the juror because thelig4t he
did not like me. Ihad argued a-:casss
against him. At another time I had taken
the jurors; they were standing up tosbas.
sworn, when saw one of them wiYk At the.
opposite party. challenged him, and
feared afterwards that lad sayef the case
Of my client by it. .>-..y
In qnc,tioning>an cross. dffestfotshaa;d wit,
nesses counsel frequently do great injdsticss
to the witness williont in Lie least benefit
ting the cause. Tue jury Is composedof
men in al respects like the witness;;and Il
his character stands unimpeached they. nre
disposed to give him credit for disposhioff
to tell the truth, ,,inless they SEQ his position
or motives would lead him to- side With ono
Of the parties. A lawyer in CONSIDERABLY,
looks upon the witness sworn on 1kasld6
Of his adversary as hostile of his oI1snnt, and
attacks him in manner roicc, and With q
thousand useless questions pfaihly showing
to the jury the state Of mind Of thalawyeT,
to the prejudice Of the ,canse Of lhe aiient.
As general rule there are too.srany faes.
tions asked the witness, depending Upon the
clearness or obscurity of the legal risiet Of.
the attorney. lie who sees lis case clearly
can put his questions toHhe witness so as 70,
come directly to the point 10 issdE L hsYs
known many cases lost bye Counsel cross.
questioning their own witnesses afer the
case was made out. In criminal cases, fGst4
ing on cifcnmsiantial evidence, 4 have aeves
found i difficult to point TO the real crimi-
nal, wherever presence, motive Ind opport1-
nifty combine. =. ~ -.
A REcRn Wukrii OSE TioUsASr Dot. ).
IAns.-Take one pound Of soda andshaits
pound Of unslacked lime, put chem il 8
gallon Of water, and let them boil stMett !:
minutes; letit stand TIL cool tier dSai
off and put it in stone jug OF jan SoSk Ys