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ness were wery large. His last and most prom
inent success was In establishing the Bell Tel
ephone patent IN the supreme 0oun OF I'M. tne
row OF Boston, No advocate Of our tms
has been listened TO with more, attention and
in the wss hfSes %
His eoquenee was Of the Kind pS,euIiaTIy ,'T yds et
materials for touching descriptions, OF the
trials and struggles OF inventors. But no never
Of bs seaT cause S n TSoToueRs master OF both he
combined what Was affecting In the rersonaI
history Of an inventor with the most proI9dnSS nS
discussion Of the science and the law on Wnion
his clients rights depended.
Mr. Dickersons accomplishments we're not
% rSnged over SS I The whole field Of science and one
house. in fSiriy. fourth street; built BY himself,
strumonts that could be procured. There he
sEes ssSa to ne DsSs @ns %MHy warm Tond o the
scIeniist f pronounced al Princeton College. was
SS G{hST STPtS S Mr. BSEorsop kept
sailed fine yacht eTt he did R0t take Dsrt ya In
at Far Rockaway, and his house in town,
were abodes In which hospitality with all the
appliances Of wealth; was adorned BY the genial
was ever studious Of their comfort and enjoy
ment very wide circle will mourn for his
In politics. like his. father and uncle, he was
n Democrat, Of the jackson school OF Democ-
raSg and IN this means that be was SntSn
During the civil war he was one OF the class
desLgneted as war Democrats" and alSng
buren, he advocated the second election Of
Lincoln. although he, personally admired
aS fhS as %as oen Gsn by
dent Lincoln. whom he had known as q lawyer
IN Illinois In the last Presidential election, Mr.;
Lab lntN htnl, Nad
to support the Democratic candidate. because
of the free trade tendency Of the Democratic
other instance Of his political courage In the
assertion Of his convictions. His inherited
opinions on tho subject OF protection to our
tion had been confirmed by wide knowledge
and observation OF the entire field Of American
Mr.. pickerson left widow and an only son.
who is one of the most prominent among the
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Dlckerson's only daughter died some years
ago. 1t is understood that he leaves a large
and successful Investments Upon Whatever
he touched, he Impressed himself as a man
Of Rreat, force Of intellect and character, ,ex-
ties. and untiring energy. Tho qualities OF his
mind. however. were not judicial. BY nature
more nor % than one side Of sutiect b but s that sdc S
he espoused with consummate skill. This 10
the. proper function OF an advocate, and It is
that in which a lawyer is most useful to the
tribunal before which he appears as well
as lost useful to bis client. Whatever might
have been Mr., Diokerson's success as q
an early age his career as an advocate has
been an eminently useful one. To his profess
sional opponents he was always courteous.
although he could. when occasion seemed to
Invite cause for 1t. minR!e denunciation and
sarcasm with reasoning. But It is not known
that he ever m ade an enemy Of q professional
opponent while he had hosts Of friends: and
when the contests OF the forum were over.
those with whom there had been sharp inter-
seen as guests at his table or on his yachting
excursions, where all the antaRonism was for
gotten. GEORGE TICKSoR CURTIS.