The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03


ent replied. IL is my attorney, Holoert-
Please tel him 70 come this way / asked
what be wanted aud he replied. will the
Judge ask Us whether we have ANYTHING 10
say before he prOnounces sentence upou rs -
l told him, ''alwavs.r Well I am think
ing" said he ''of telling him to consider
the kind oflawyer had and that he should
let me of as hight as possible But it is not
likely thst the toast refers to this kind Of
commonwealth. II may refer 10 the COZ n
try At large or to our own State the most
gloriOs commonwealth in the Union. whose
hills are veined With ores Of all kinds, whose
streams flow with oil. whose valleys are
filed with coal, and whose surface produces
grain in quantities sufficient 10 ward OFF
famine from half the empires of the old
world = With a few more eulogisiic re-
marks in honor of ofPennsylvania Mr.. Hoibert
took his seat amid great applause
THE IDEAL LAWYER"
Paul A. Gather, Esq of Greensburg. Pa,
responded to the toast, The ideal Lawyer
Mr. Gather said he always remembered
with pleasure the fact that he had COM
menced his professional life as member of
the Somerset County Bar-it being one that
had produced a aumb-T OF ideal LAWYERS.
Judge Black, Judge kimmel and Judge Baer.
were all lawyers Of the first rank-Black at
tanning National reputation. He said the
law IS jealous mistress, and to succeed in
the profession requires continuous and hard
labor Perseverance. industry and integrity
should be the motto Of every man who aims
to be a successful lawyer.
Mr. Gather interSpeTsei his grsver talk
with some rich anecdotes and "reminiscences
and sat down amid applause.
ssrur .po-prSS or -uv ,.,r
The progress Of the night, said Mr.
Kooser, who was invited to respond to the
above toast, could be commented on much
more effectively than the Progress Of the
Law at that hour, and that il was only to
delay. and thereby render the more delight
fui that which all ears were set for. = The
Law and The Lady, that be was willing To
take any time at all. Everyone knows that
the law has kept step III the procession with
Civilizations general march, and that from a
condition Of vassalage men were genuine
freemen now aud yet more wonderful, the
law has made such great strides that it act
ually permits woman 10 have proprietor
shipof her property. What is hers. is real
ly hers The Iords ~ one time could say,
what is mine, IS mine and what is yours,
is mine. Now, they can't Whether they
have thereby ceased 20 be lords, is another
matter.
Bat the Sibieci is TOO large for this hour.
The law has made some remarkable progress
backward that may be noticed. In the mat
ter OF pleading. the Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture has succeeded al one blow in striking
down our common law system of pleading,
that had taken generations OF the ableSi and
most scholarly lawyers Of England and
America 10 bring to the perfection il had at
tanned when that august body at Harrisburg
aboh he'd II. In .be matter of evidence. il
may We ! be questioned ifitis not progressing
back ward. that has broken down the barriers
aud practically permitted every one to 90 on
The witness stand, without regard 10 his in
terest in the case. such legislation has Civ
en- us generous supply Of testimony, ofien
Of dubious quality. Fiat contradiction in
trials occur nov 50 commonly that they
cease 10 offend the public ear. II is not
many years ago when a contradiction such
as these gave profound shock 10 the entire
audience gathered in the court room. There
may be benefit in the particular case being
tried that all parties should give their story,
but the injury, ii il be conceded there be sny,
is to the whole publicin becoming enured 10
strained or false statements, born of interest
in the cause
LEGISLATION"
Hon. 4. J. COlborn was expected TO talk
on Legislation" (" but, much to the regret of
all his legal brethren, was detained at home
by bad case of the prevailing epidemic,
grippe. Legislation" was on the bills, how
ever, and had to be performed, 50 the Toast
master called upon District Attorney, l. C.
COlbOrn, for response. Mr.. COlborn remark
ed that be thought this was case of visit
ing the iniquities OF father's upon their chill
dren" and then proceeded to handle the sub
ject Of legislation in a manner that would
have done his sire proud.
''THE LAW AND THE LADY"
The last speaker of the evening was J. L.
Pugh-the Toast master having re7ersed the
order, as be said. that the best might be kept
until the last. In the introduction Genl
Koontz referred in fitting terms 10 Mr..
Pugh's ability to speak both of the Law and
the Lady. and re ferTred TO the fact that be
was one OF our own Somerset county BOYS
from Sbeep-ridge The speaker arose amid
rounds Ofapplause and when quiet was re-
stored he mOdes;ly remarked that the Lady
had long retired aud the LAWYER should
have done so-but the fact that the speaker
in introducing him referred to the fact that
ne was from Sheep-ridss reminded him of
that fact and he must tax the patience
of his hearers aud ask pardon for the digress-
ion while he informed them that such was
the case and be merely Sl,d to remark that
Il was called Sheep -ndge because the prin-
ciple production was sheep, that the oOun
Try was so poor that the noses of the sheep
mad 10 be ground b point in order that
they might get at the blades of grass grow
ing between the rocks The hogs were 50
poor hat they bad to be held up 10 squeal
rhe dogs had TO lean against the fence to
lark at stranger, and IL took fAree head of
catIle 10 make a shadow as the sun would
shine through one 0rtwo.
The princlpaI product Of that country was
horse radish. Charles Read. said the speak
er. had written book on the subject Of the
Law and the Lady, and If he wished to
exhaust the subject, the members of the
bar would require breakfast before returning
home. But he would be brief Our life was
two-fold, and when the forces came in con-
tact with each other we have what in law
IS called an issue. The Law is as supreme
" grand aud eusiier as woman is lovely and
beautiful. Our Master, Blackstone. truly
SAYS, ~the law is a jealous science, and this
may account for the fact tha; have no lady,
for ] would have you understand ! am q
bachelor and will have no one 70 grumble
al my coming home so early in the morn
ing, as many OF you viii have on this Occa-
sion. In that respect am in accord with the
sncienf Turkish maxim ito be a bachelor is
to be a King" The Law and the Lady
know very little Of tae firSt and lees of the
secOnd-for she is full of mystery and her
ways are past finding out. and vet. should
nos object 10 forming life partnership with
the right kind. / need equitable relief in
that direction and pray the Court TO grant
it - me, IL was granted BY His Honor
Judge IOngenecker immediately for in
spite of all the dilstory pleas that have en-
tered my case i becoming q serious one.
'THE BAR OF SOMERSET cousTY.n
This toast was responded 70 by Mr. Ends
ley, who, after some illusions 10 the IT,
tie Toast master, ," in which he maintained
that the head Of the festive board should have
some short and appropriate name TO desig-
nate him, said, In part, he feared the COM
mitfee had made mistake in assigning 70
] him the duty Of responding to that toast.
| That the Nestor Of the bar should have been
/ called upon % reply to q subject 50 for reach
ing. demanding as il does aG intimate and
long continued knowledge of the members
If the bar: that however pleasant a task il
might be TO take up and lovingly dwell upon
hose names in which all took pride. time
would no. permit H. He could only gener-
alizs; show him an impartial history Of the
Bar of Somerset County, and the same lines
Highest OF all in Leavening Po'
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