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Readymade Sheets of the best brands of cotton such as
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Ready-made Pillow Slips According to size prices range
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-REV. J,
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IN the evening the pastor will lecture. Sub
ject: "The Devils Masquerade"
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A SPIRITUAL MEETING, FORMERLY
~ held IN Pioneer Hall, Sunday evening
will be conducted by Mr. and Mrs Perkins in
the Pacific Hotel parlors. Sunday evening,
sharp. Psychometric readings and communi-
cations given.
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GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH, COR
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Theme at 1890 a. M: "Nerlorene Schate."
Celebration OF the Lords Supper at the even
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Will commune for the first time. English ser
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vited. Charles +. Oehler PASTOR
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EuRST BAPTIST CHURCH. NINTH, L
Il and M.-Rev. A. C. Herrck, pastor, win
preach at II A. NJ. Theme: Love" sabbath
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EIRsT NJ. E. CHURCH, sOUTH.-H. W.
l. Conry, DID, pastor. The pastor will
preach at II A. NJ. Subject: 1.-THE Democracy
q Christianity" and al p. NJ, subject: "1he
Name Above Every Name" Young mems
prayer meeting at 10 a. N. Epworth League
at 6:45 2. NJ
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CHARLES HEGGERTY.

Ny first case was won In 1884, when
was % years old. 1t was an important
case. inasmuch as l sued out five writs OF
habeas corpus and the litigation is still
pending. Paddy Campbell was my client
and he became in contempt of the Superior
Court OF Yuba County by violating n.y.
draulc mining injunction.
Campbell was president OF the Golden
Gate Hydraulic Mining Company. which
had been enjoined by Judge Keyser of
Marysyille. since deceased.
10 order to keep the mine running the
officers OF the company all resigned and
took to tho woods to avoid tho service of
Injunction papers. Finally the officers
caught Campbell while he was on his way
to Smartsyille. l secured a writ OF habeas
corpus, returnable before Judge Toohy,
who. after some delay. remanded- Campbe
TO the custody Of the Sheriff OF Yuba
County.
We then sued out second writ. which
was heard before Judge Hunt, who also
remanded my client. but expressed doubts
as to the legality of the proceeding. He
thought IL was proper case for the Supreme
Court to consider. The Supreme Court was
too busy TO pass upon the matter, but Issued
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man came il t. secure my opinion on avery
important subject. In my haste | made q
blunder. Before he was cut Of sight. how
ever, ! ran after him and called him back.
II was wrong in ny opinion" | explained,
and then | gave him the correct law upon
the subject 1t saved him prolonged and
expensive litigation After that | never
made another blunder, but | often thought
how easily man might blunder by being
discomposed.
MY first case in court? We'll, 1t occurred
right here in San Francisco In 1S49, and /
won it. Soon after l opened my Office my
health broke down and | crossed the plains
with caravan and came to California. l
was not in search Of gold, but came merely
for rest and recreation. Upon my arrival
here formed a law partnership with two
attorneys named Moore and Scott. We
opened an Office in little room on Wash
ingjon street, opposite the Fl Dorado and
paid 5000 month rent for It. 1t was a very
small apartment and just big enough for US
to stretch ont our blankets and sleep in il at
night. Well, tie lite was too rough for my
shattered constitution and l soon made
arrangements for a trip to Mexico.
But that has nothing to do with my first
case, which was a freight and shiDping
affair. The case was tried in a little log
house before Judge Almond of the Court of
First Instance The Title Of the court was a
relic of the days of Spanish rule. 1t was
during the trial OF that case that came to
know Randolph, who afterward became a
famous practitioner. No, there was moth
ing strange about the trial, except that dur
ing its progress | sat on a barrel wrapped
In a buffalo robe all one night awaiting
the opening Of the postofiee in tie morning.
When Postmaster John Short, now the
well-known captain of police. handed me a
letter from the East | felt more than repaid
for my long, tedious vigil.
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CHARLES b. DARWIN.

My first case was some time before l
crossed the plains in 40, and became one of
those who are now quoted in the song, "The
DAYS of old. the DAYS Of gold." etc.
can remember. however. that / settled
my first case out of court and made a blum
der Of it at that. 1t may be proper TO ex-
plain that l was born in Paris. Henry
County, Tenn, and was educated in that
State. In those days the law was divided
into two branches, chancery and common
law. At the age of q | was admitted to
cbancery by no less a distinguished jurist
than Chancellor Campbell, and 10 common
law BY the celebrated Judge Fitzgerald.
had studied so hard that upon attaining
my majority knew as much about law as l
do now The very day l opened my Office
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r. B. MITCHELL.

I distinctly remember the first case l tried,
or attempted 70 try. for it came to me as
legacy from my law studies. and it made an
impression never TO be forgotten.
l had studied law in Baltimore, my native
city, with John ?. Pee. now Attorney Gen
eral Of the State of Maryland, and even then
ne Of the most distinguished lawyers.
IL was customary with him after student
graduated from his Office and started in for
himself TO senC aim small suit by way of
encouragement.
was just p years CT age. and my Office
had been open about twenty-four hours,
when there stalked in gaunt, tall, dreamy
looking sort Of chap. who turned out TO be
q contractor. He stated that Mr.. Poe had
recommended me as very careful and
learned advocate at the Baltimore bar, an
that he desired me to take his case.
It appeared that my client had some time
previously taken contract from a wharf
company 10 sink the piles for an extension
Of its wharf. and that some disagreement
had arisen about the price to be paid, my
client claiming that there was due him
some $500. and the company claiming that
he had been paid in full. There was no
complicated machinery about lawsuits In
those days. The declarations were equiva-
lent to complaints under our Code of Pro-
eedure, and contained the seven counts in
sssumpsit. You would select one TO sue
upon and scratch your pen through the
others. 1 quickly selected the common
count l relied upon, filed in the blank,
signed my name as attorney" for the first
time and fled the suit with the clerk OF the
court.
In due season issue was joined and the
case came up regularly for trial before
jury. Judge Dobbin, who, If 1 remember
correctly, had been upon the bench for over
twenty-five years, was presiding Judge of
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and much mirth-provoking material lot
speetators will be shown by the very words
of the sufferers themselves.
Opo who has testified in an important
Legal controversy and has gone through the
ordeal Of a rigid cross-examnatiOn would
scarcely believe that the brilliant disciple
If Blackstone who prOpOunds sueh pom
derous pulling inteTrogations has oeeh
through a far more trying situation himself
Yet such is often the case.
Imagiu a lawyer becoming ratified
and afflicted with stage-fright upon his hTst
appearance in court as an attorney.
Impossible, you will say, "for lawyers
are too learned and smart for that"
Aside from their little rights in court.
many of San Franchises most capable law
yers can relate some amusing incidents con-
Bected with their first case. Some of than,
however, refused to talk about the cases
that marked the beginning of their success
full career, either claiming that the INCIDENTS
had entirely escaped their memory or that
It was a subject that they did not care to
revive.
Ihave succeeded in inducing nine lawyers
to tell the story of their first case in court
Their statements are most interesting In
every particular. inasmuch as they recall
incidents covering a period extending from
pioneer days down to the present times.
But here is what they said to me. Let
them speak for them selves.
r CROMWELL.
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THEIR FIRST CASE IN COURT.
Lawyers Tell of Early Struggles.

and looking around the courtroom saw
great many familiar faces. all of which were
smiling; and Indeed. there was very au-
dible litter from The bar.
Mr.. Mitchell" said the court, In his
most severe tones. you will take your seat.
You certainly should know. sir. that an at
tornev cannot be permitted 10 address the
Jury in any court without first having asked
and obtained permission TO do SO"
With this | collapsed and took my seat.
There never was any opening statement 10
that case. Indeed, | don't know now
whether there was any testimony on the
part of the plaintiff TIE whole thing was
like q dream to me; perhaps more like
nightmare. / have an indistinct impression
that my client arose. attempted to address
the court. glanced at me in profound dis
gust and left the courtroom. l remember
distinctly, however, that there was ver-
dict. The jury didn't take long about aTriv-
ing at it either. for they didn't leave their
seats; and my first case ended in sorry de-
feat.
The reputation of that case must have
clung to me for some time, for the So re-
tainer was not only the only fee L received
in that case. but the only fee that came into
my Office for many long and weary day.
] have not seen my first client since-po0r
felow-but l have often felt that II that
was his last experience Of the law. he must
have carried with him through lie very
exalted" opinion of careful and learned
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HOWARD MACSHERRY.

The first case ever had in court was be-
fore a Justice Of the Peace In Jersey City
named Allen. He was quite character in
his way, but of that l will speak hereafter.
He kept ishstaud aud his Office was in
the rear, but he often tried cases while
scraping scales from unlucky members OF
the fnny tribe. l was employed by an old
woman 10 defend her case. She had bought
a sewing machine on the installment plan
and the company was going to take it out OF
her house. Ny first move was for delav,
and | moved TO adjourn the case for week.
Allen was a large man, weighed at least
800 pounds. always worked in his shirt
sleeves. and knew more about fish than the
law. 1t was FISH day when | entered and
Allen was very busy. II was the first time
| had ever praetlced in court and naturally
trembled as | entered. Allen was busy
scraping big fish and scarcely noticed me.
"If your Honor please" began, in trem-
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decided by the Supreme Court. IA fourth
writ of habeas corpus was understandable
before Judge Temple of Sonoma County.
Judge Temple issued n written opinion,
stating that were il not for the fact that so
many Superior Judges had decided to the
contrary, he would not have remanded the
prisoner.
fifth writ was made returnable before
Judges Greene and Gibson OF Alameda
County, sitting in bank. AS had been
usual in each case, Campbell was re-
leased on his own recognizance pend
ing the hearing Of the writ. While
the last writ was pending Campbell
was arrested at Wheatland and lodged in
the County Jail at Marysville. Again |
went to the Supreme Court presented n
petition setting forth the facts and secured
my clients release on another writ, return
able before Judge Mcfarland Of Sacramento.
Then / bad a cinch on the case, for the
code provides that a party released on
habeas corpus cannot be arrested for the
same Offense until the writ Is disposed of.
But Campbell became frightened and In
Inundated. Before he left Marysyille he
compromised by paying fine of $500. All
the fines against the company amounted 10
S15.000 and the county authorities tried TO
sell the mining property. We enJoined the
SALE and that suit is till pending, although
the case was practically settled by the COM
promise made with Campbell.
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aud as obstinate an old fellow as ever sat
on the bench. How l studied while prepar-
ing for that trial. / primed myself with
every decision of the Superior and Su-
preme courts that had the slightest bearing
on the point al issue
Finally the case was tried and attempted
to introduce the judgment roll of another
court where the action was consulted.
From his remarks | could see that Justice
Gilson's ideas were in fit contradiction 10
the judgment roll, law and evidences in the
case. With a great flourish of 1rumDets |
announced that the judgment rJll impaired
absolute verify to my assertions.
~ our Honor must know / said, that
the Supreme Court has decided"
Just then the notwithstanding Justice
interrupted me with remark thst was as
extraordinary as 1t was remark able: Never
mind what the Supreme Court has decided"
be shouted, I'm going TO take the bull by
the horns and decide this case for myself"
be did take the bun By the horns and
decided the case against me. To say was
angry would express my feelings rather
mildly. l was boiling over with rage.
had lost nv first case. and 10 make 1t all
the worse felt certain that the law and
the evidence had all been in my favor.
My first case, proper, was after 1 had
been admitted 10 practice. 1t was a murder
case and was tried before jury In Judge
Ferraps court. My client was harmless
old fellow, but he was accused of having
killed a fellow-aborer at a grading camp.
Il was all circumstantial evidence,
and | had chance to make my
first argument to a jury. The dead man
had been found with q hole in his
head that could have been made with a rock
Major Stonehill, who prosecuted. laid great
stress on the fact that my client had often
quarreled with the deceased. But proved
that the deceased had been seen staggering
drunk the night he was found dead, and
argued so vehemehtly that he must have
fallen upon a sharp rock that the jury
returned verdict of not guilty.
Quite a contrast TO the ending of my first
case wasn't il?
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said the beef did not come up to his expec-
tatiOns and refused to pay for the cattle.
SO the rancher consulted me and we decided
10 sue the butcher 10 recover $1,000. The full
value OF the cattle.
At the beginning l felt frightened at the
srray of talent for the defense and induced
1ovial attorney named Bill Long to assist
me in the trial The case lasted two or
three days, and as it progressed my conf
deDce in myself increased until all nervous
ness had worn off. l felt that the plaintiff
Sad submitted conclusive testimony and de-
elded TO deliver the argument to the jury
myself. The case ended in the jury finding
IN favor of the plaintiff. For long time
was conceited enough to think it was my
eloquence that won my first case. but in
maturer years / knew that the responder
ance of evidence was sufficient and that my
argument had nothing to do with the iury's
verdict.
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9 and IL years. the theatrical enple are
asking why it is that Little Tuesday. the six
year-old girl and the youngest child on the
American stage, was not arrested when she
appeared here recently at the California.
Secretary Holbrook. when questioned about
the matter yesterday, said that he did not
arrest Little Tuesday because instructed not
TO do so by President Sontag of the Society
for Prevention of Cruelty to Children. and
gave as a further reason for the failure to
enforce the law that Little Tuesday had
danced before the late Mrs. Benjamin Har-
Tis0n and other well-known ladies in the
East Mrs. Mccoy proposes, it is said. to
ask some pertinent questions about Tues
days case when at the trial.
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General nIerch,ndisa.

BAGs-Calcuttas, 61ac for 1898; Wool Bags. 800
3Sc.
OIL - California Castor OIL, In cases. No. l.,
81 80 bbls. 81 80 manufacturers rates): Eastern
do. 81 So California Linseed OIL bbls, boiled SEE:
raw. &c. cases 352c more. Eastern Linseed Uli, IN
Dbls, boiled. 5sc: do raw ste; 31ac more.
Lard OIL. bbis. s 10; cases 81 Is p gal Cocoa, soc
p gall China Nut. 4F0l54c p GAL
PETROLEUM-Starli lS1ac q gallon; Eocene,
21c 2 gallon: Astral. ISc q gallon; 1902 Elaine.
23c; Pearl lsc: Water White. refined, bulk.
l2c: Headlight 1852, cases 23c; Mineral Illuminating.
5000, 2lc in cases: Standard 1l05 fire test. l7c p
gall Ion in cases capsl l71ac faucets and l2c in bulk
GASOLINE. ETC.-63o BenZine. bulk. i21ac p gal:
eases lie; TAP Gasoline, bulk. 13c; cases, 19c; 36'
Gasoline. bulk, zoe; cases 25c p gal.
WHITE LEAD-Quoted at Tie q 10.
RED LEAD-QaOted at sc p ~
TURPENTINE-Ha advanced to SOC p gal.
suGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Company
quotes, terms net cash: Cube, Crushed. Powdered
and Fine Crushed. all b5sc p 10: Dry GRADUATED,
DC p n; Confectionery A. 47sc; Magnolia. 4ase:
Extra L. 44e; Golden G. DC; d, $780, Standard
A. 4s4c: halt-bDs. FAC more than bbIs. and boxes
lac more
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Ny first case in court was an ordinary
affair, and lost my labor and some N Oney
through it.
How? In a very simple n amer indeed.
1t was In this city. and away back in 1857.
l was q years old, and was just admitted
to the bar, and was in search of clients.
Ny first case came, or, rather, word was seEt
to my Office that friend Of mine from San
Jose was locked up in the City Prison. He
was young man, and had wound up
spree in this city by getting arrested on
charge of drunkenness.
When his case came upin the Police Court
the next morning l was on hand to defend
him.
Not guilty." he pleaded when he stood
I'D In the prisoners dock, and his trial was
rushed through in short order The testi-
mony of the arresting officers was con-
elusive, and despite my earnest efforts
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HENRY n. CLEMENT.

There were some funny incidents con-
nected with my first case. After l had
graduated from the University of Michigan
at Ann Arb0r in 1867 returned to my na-
tive town Eddyville, Iowa, where every
one called me Henry" l had just been
admitted TO practice, and was % when
called upon to conduct my first case In
court.
1t was criminal case, and defended
negro who had been arrested for stealing
calf. He sold the hide of calf. and it was
by this hide that the officers attempted to
establish the identity Of the stolen anil