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apply to The lawyer serving In some one
Of these capacities.
The ideal lawyer, whether iurist, coun-
selor or advocate, must be man OF ex-
perience in human affairs. with an insight
into human nature. a man or sound common
sense a master Of special;ies Of science and
profoundly learned in the laws OF thought
and the phenomena of the human mind and
in law In general, one who knowing the
law has the ability TO place his finger upon
it without tedious consumption Of time.
He is man OF refinement, literary cul-
ture, strong perceptives, pleasing adj
dress, reteniiYe memory, good judgment
and probity; one who goes into court
thoroughly prepared-knowing the law and
every fact and strong point in his own case,
with the power to present them intelli-
gently. concsely and fOrclby, and the
sagacity to anticipate and bring out and to
impress upon the court or jury the weak
points Of his adversary.
In fine, the ideal lawyer Is shrewd, suave,
learned, perspicuOuS In his composition and
diction, honest and fearless. And the
lawyer who, In addition to the requirements
already mentioned, possesses high moral
character; who advises settlement (by which
his client rather than lie is bettered) instead
of long drawn out and expensive litigation;
who in giving advice. has only the best
interests of his client at heart; who Is
prompt when promptness is required; who
con siders the confidence TepOsed in him as
sacred and inviolate, and who, lastly. is
true to his client, himself. his country and
his God, is to my mind the Ideal lawyer"
H. w. BRADLEY
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| States in courtroom man. Howard McSherry.
ners. There is not enough respect shown
| for our Judges and court officers. Some
times the officers OF the court presume upon
| their influence and become entirely too
familiar with court, counsel and the public
at large.
have frequently observed disposition
on the part of some court attaches to give
their acQuaintances seats inside the railin &
TO the exclusion of lawyers, clients and wit
nesses.
The standard of admission to the bar In
this State should be raised at once. The
examination of an applicant should be both
oral ard written, and the Supreme Court
should be the sole judge OF qualification.
OF course, in every large city there Will
be many bright. active young men who,
having plenty of ambition, will secure
license TO practice in the lower courts.
They are lawyers only in name. and this
evil should be corrected. Not all of these
men are shysters by any means, but they
should be made to qualify both as 10 char
acter and fitness before the highest tribunal
In the State. The tricky lawyer. however,
has had his day, likewise the technical one.
The most technical man on earth is back
woods Justice of the Peace.
The Bar Association in every city should
be composed of the regularly admitted
members of the bar. who should keep the
ranks free from unworthy members and be
ready al all times 10 encourage legislation
looking to tie reformation of existing evils.
There is TOO much go as you please"
about conducting business ia this city. This
is no longer mining camp. but great sea-
port, aud now that public sentiment is be-
coming aroused to the fact that we have a
great city and a municipal government
which is a farce. the pulpit. press and bar
should no. be laggards in the progressive
march. Every new country must pass
through the thrashing process.
wish our prominent citizens would stop
abusing each other and endeavor 10 come
together on some common platform, and the
city would be the gamer.
In the very nature OF things our lawyers
must be conspicuous in all public move
ments. a great lawyer is the most indie
pendent man in the world. It's a dizzy
height to reach, for great men are born
great. An ideal lawyer is an honest man
IN everything the word honesty" implies.
His word in court or out of it ought TO be
only be stored with legal knowledge. but he
must be conve<sant with the literature OF
all countries ana periods. He must be an
'all-around" man, who has seen the world
and understands human nature, and If he
has run the gauntlet Of LIES temptations
unscathed so much the better. He should
have the courage Of a lion and the gentle
ness of a woman. Calm. lf-poSsessed,
splenddly poised, alert and a gentleman
everywhere ard under all circumstances
possessing the attributes OF other great
men. without exhibiting their weaknesses.
Such man Is invinclble In life and magnifi-
cent in death. HOWARD Nj ACSHERBY.
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GAILLARD STONEY.

/ car find no distinction between the ideal
lawyer and the ideal man of any other pro-
fession or calling. Ethically and socially
they should agree In toto. The standard
for both should be-universalty. 1 mean,
for example, that the conduct OF the ideal
lawyer, as Of men Of all callings, is not
hemmed in with limitations commonly
called tricks OF the trade" To reach
this standard the intellectual development
necessary TO make a lawyer should be con-
sidered by him as an end in itself rather than
a means merely to obtain the emoluments Of
the profession. This being so, IL follows that
in his legal education grasp OF general prin-
ciples-the ratiOnale-of the law is more to
be desired than strategy; that pT0fundity
is preferable TO success.
Then the mental training of the Ideal
lawyer ought to be something more than
legal training. and should include the
whole field Of intellectual development.
What has been said could be applied with
equal force to the ideal anybody, whether
professional man or not.
Ii the lawyer in his study looks beyond
the study of law merely. in his practice
looks beyond the remuneration merely, and
seeks universal principles wherewith to
regulate his action, the minor qualities,
which are considered generally desirable,
will follow. The ideal lawyer should be-
more man than lawyer.
GAILIARD STONEY
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RECEIPT, OF PRopUCE.
OCEAN STEAMERS.

Dates of Departure From San Francisco.
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Tickell Of Napa lot line OF East Twenty-frst
street, at Sc of block 81, " addition to
Brooklyn, thence " 140 by w &c. being lot 20 and
Is feet or OF lot 81. block ST. addition to Brook
Ign, subject to mortgage of $3.50, East Oakland;
BIO.
Walter 8 and Agnes G. Wilson to Fl. A. Pratt OF
Oakland. lot SW line or East Tween ty-second
street. 4U3:9I2 Sc OF Twenty-thrd avenue, Sc 40
by SW $50, block G, lot so Associates Tract, East
Oakland. subject 70 u mortgage: $1,000.
II. A. ana Matte NJ. Pratt OF Oakland to Rather
Inc NJ. McSorley OF Oakland, same: $500.
Mary Jane Bartlett to j. +. Seaman, lot line
of Forty fifth street, 80 of Linden, so by 100.
lot 2S, block PLOT, Alden Tract Temescal. oak
land Township; $40.
James MCGEE OF Berkeley to Frederick J. Neyin
OF Berkeley. lot on w line of Mary street. 134.S N
OF Dwight way, 81 by w $780, lot 9, block 23 Nc
Gee Tract, Berkeley; $40
Charles A. and Alice C. Bailey of Oakland to
Joseph J. Paul of Brooklyn Township. acres. more
less, commencing at point in SE corner plat 80.
rancho V. and ID. Perata. thence y W ABBA TO Sc
corner lot 49, University Terrace, thence SW Id.
SW sol 80, SW 1872 TO boundary line plat So \ e
44220 to beginning, being portion said plat 30.
Berkeley; S5.
Mrs j. X Sharpstein to Narssa O. Whitney or
Mrs J. p. whitney, lot on NE corner OF Poe street
aud county road from San Antonio TO San Leandro,
L 80 by $50. lot 7. block il. Patterson Homestead
Association 2, quitclaim deed, Brooklyn Town
ship; 81.
son OF Brooklyn Township, lot ., being portion OF
the Shuey estate, quitclaim deco, Brooklyn Town
ship; 80
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First-Improvements. consisting OF double cot
tage and lot 25x75, at Nos. 427 aud 427 IL Cemen-
tina St, Sc. line distant 800 feet SW. OF Fifth.
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must also be industrious, ylgllant ana care
fu in the pursuit of his high calling.
Snch a man, il is needless TO say, would be
thoroughly reliable at all times In the inter-
est of justice, ever faithful TO his clients,
and at the same time true TO his moral 0O-
legations as a member of the community,
never resorting to falsehood, deception or
trieEery in his relations with court. jury or
the public.
1t is a mistaken idea that lawyer is JUS
titled in reSOriiDg to wrongful methods Tor
the purpose Of winning his cause. On the
contrary, he is bound by his solemn oath.
taken at the time of his admission 10 prac-
tice never to resort to falsehood, trickery
or fraud. He is Il sworn officer OF court,
who has voluntarily pledged himself TO
such q course in life as shall make him
worthy of public esteem, trust and conf
dence
A lawyer, with due regard for his profess
sion, will never stir up strife and encourage
litigation, nor will he hesitate to plainly
state the weak points of case when con-
suited, and refuse absolutely TO proceed
with it If found unjust or contrary TO law.
For the shameful abuses OF their high call
ing, by men claiming TO be lawyers. there IS
no reasonable excuse, and the remedy is
always at hand to stop and punish the
wrOngdOers. An appeal to the Bar Assocla-
tiOn aud the courts is an easy matter
In this connection, l may say that the
public is by no means blameless in this mat
ter. In promulgatng the idea that lawyers
are a set of sharpers, and in demanding OF
attorneys that they must win their causes,
right or wrong, citizens do much toward
breaking down the moral tone OF tile pro-
fessOn and bringing about the very evils
Of which they loudly complain.
ROBERT FERRAL.
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THE STOCK MARKET.

The week opened dull and heavy yesterday and
there change OF Importance. The usual
weekly reports were placed on ME- but Jailed 10
show anything at all encouraging. The Con. Cal.
and Virginia expects to resume ore shipments to
the i'll during the present week but as the ore ex
tracted simply filings 1t is not likely that the
company will be able TO bui'd up surplus.
On the early call there were but 1878 shares OF
stock sold, ana these sales were made in Beleher at
sOc, Best q BeIcher 81 20, Chollar 45e. Con. Cal.
and Virginia 81 35. Mexican 81 35 overman 15c.
Potosl 81 So Savage 81 10, Seq. Belcher 10c SIer-
ra Nevada 81 20. Union soc and Jacket soc. These
prices remained unchanged throughout the day.
NOTES
The annual meeting OF the Beicher takes place
to-day.
silver was a trife heavy yesterday. selling at
S312c In New orK and 80 7-l6d in London.
Bullion valued at $4622 "a has been received by
the Kentuck Mining Company. OF this amount
S2l29 "a is In gold and S2492 go in silver. The
$3s.
atOrs. returned from the Vanderbilt district, In
San Bernardlno County. yesterday.
shipment containing 64O7 fine ounces OF bull
lion has been received by the Mount Diablo Mining
Company.
Company has been listed at the Stock and Bond Ex-
change.
the following official reports were placed on file
UTAH-34O Ievel-The south drift from the main
west drift at point 395 feet In from the shaft has
been extended 18 feet; total length Al feet contn
water from the face OF west cTosscut does not
show any decrease.
KENrucR- Havo continued to extract about three
tons OF per day from the floor above the
east croSscut on 100 level. Shipped to the Bruins
wick mill l29 tons OF ore.
OCCIDENTAL-The main north drift $50 level has
been extended l6 feet; total distance from No. /
wnZe station 623 feet. The drift continues In low
grade ore. No. Wine from south drift 750 level.
Is down % feet In low grade The main south
drift sutro tunnel level has been extended 10 feet
in hard pOrphyry.
NEW YoRK-Are extracting from 10 to l2
OF ore per day, car samples averaging from S25 to
$50 per Are repairing southwest drift from
the shaft $50 level shipped to the WashOe mill
during the past week 80 tons 1892 pounds or ore.
Mled during the week 81 tons 1892 pounds of
ore; on hand &C mill go tons; average battery as
says $50 10. average sample assays $40 10.
Shipped TO United States mint, Carson, 1856 pounds
of crude bullion.
SILvER HILL-The southeast drift 450 level has
been advanced during the past week feet. total
distance from north line 36 feet: all underground
work was stopped for three days during the past
week account OF the Justice company making
repairs TO the surface machinery.
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sudden, QUICK IN read
ing motives aud character, spontaneous In
his human sympathies and full of resources
O. be drawn upon at will.
He must be saturated with fundamental
principles and accurate and rapid IN dis
eliminating between real and false analOgies.
He must possess digeSted and asslmilated
learning and that includes the faculty OF
rejecting the irrelevant and the superfluous.
de must be able to memOrize ana TO
systematic facts without losing himself in
petty details,
He must be a terse and exact writer and
g clear and iOrci0le speaker, with the
power Of lifting strong and connected
points out Of the mTe Of words and imm2-
terjalites.
lie must know and apply legal science,
which largely rests on substantial techni-
calites, but discOuntenances tricks and
eyasions. He must love truth and hate
faisehOOd. always remembering that the
rich stream of contributed wisdom which
has flowed down through the centuries into
the courts and the bar consists of applied
justice and bears the image Of the ideal,
and that. although the din Of forensic
struggles is ali around him, stiI in that
stream, which has worked its way through
the stony channels OF unprotected hu-
maultY, controversy is sllenced and only
the fruiy wine Of rational decision re-
mains.
The model lawyer" must be moral in
the tue sense-on the one hand faithfully
settling the countless questions that con-
front him with a conscience so instructed
that it works intuitiyely and often auto
matcally. and, on the other hand, not emas-
eulating himself or his clients by irresolu-
ton or feeble sentimentality, but in
diligently and practically using all lawful
means to discover facts and to crcumYent
fraud and deceit
He must deserve the respect of his profess
sional associates and of the bench. who
frequently have to depend upon his honor,
as we'll as that Of the public
He must be aggressive on all proper &C.
easions and Vet selt-cOntained. firm and yet
gentle. self-reliaDt and yet modest. aud he
must be filed with restrained enthusiasm,
over which deliberate judgment must pre-
side.
He should be professional student to the
end and should also breathe the air and
traverse the paths Of general literature.
While honestly doing his part as a man and
as a citizen 10 all the relations of life, be
should rot be drawn aside from his voca-
ton nor yield to the temptations which in
teTfere with its paramount demands. He
should live for his God. his family. his
country aud his work ard should maintain
the equilibrium between mind and body by
temperance and by exercise. This is a
rough delineation Of my views Of the
model lawyer" HENRY Z. HIGHToN.
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FLoUR-Net cash prices are: Family extras SO 90
"a: Bakers extras. IS sO9i; superdne. 81 7O@3 10
2 Dbl.
wHEAT--Nothlng particular new. Trade Is quiet
and the market is weak la sympathy with a decline
abroad. No. l Quotable at 81 27Is0l 2Ss4 q etl;
choice, 81 80 p ctl; lower grades, 81 POOL 1914;
extra choice for milling. 81 32Ia@l 50 q Gu
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Flfth-NE. corner Folsom and Besle SITS. thencs
NE. Folsom st. 8 3 feet by uniform depth o.
1876 feet with three buildings; excellent manu-
featuring district
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eepts cause with caution, but, having en-
listed in his clients service, he scorns
surrender and retreat His motto. then.
must be, "My client, right or wrong"
1t was said Of Rufus Choate HE was
modest even TO timdity for himself but
bold, if need be even to rashness, for his
client" These are qualities the model
lawyer must possess.
He thinks of victory first and fees after
ward. Industrious in research and patient
In prepal alton, he seeks to discover the
merits of his case before he thinks of ex-
ploring the fascinating contents of his
clients pocket.
He never deceives the court The Judge
has that confidence in him that his word is
accepted without question and his docu-
ments are signed or certified without in
spectiOn.
he never attempts to rise above the level
Of the jury. nor does he descend below the
level Of the court.
He must frequently be all things to all
men, when the end justifes the means.
He is good listener. He never speaks
except when he has something to say, and
when he has said 1t he stops. He never
loses his temper, even though he may be
bursting with Indignation. he does not
generally take kindly TO society, SO called,
nor society TO him.
Somehow he does not move gracefully In
the channels of social life. lie does not en-
ter with spirit into the gossip and gayeties
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And In accordance with law and an order or
she board OF Trustees, made the 9Th day OF
Decemoer 1882. so many shares OF each par
eel OF such stock as may be necessary will DO sold
81 public auction at the Office OF the company So
main 81. Gold Hill, New. TUESDAY, the l4th
cay OF February 1898. At l o'clock p NJ OF said
day. TO pay said delinquent assessment thereon
together with costs OF sdYertsIng and exponssx OF
yale. llaA7 t4l-W Il BLAuYELI. seQretasy.
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conduce more than anything else to make
the ideal lawyer?
l assure yon nO-by no means. The pur-
pose of ali education is TO make a man
think, and If he has no thinking faculty
originally education will not confer it, You
might as wei attempt to polish brick.
The best lawyers are men Of great native
strength of mind with education enough to
develop that power and not overshadow 1t.
Is honesty the prime requisite in law
yer? No; a man ought to get no credit for
being honest-it is disgrace to want CON-
mon honesty.
The legal profession is full Of honorable.
upright men. Surely profession that has
furnished nearly all the Presidents Of the
United States-for every President has been
either lawyer or a solder, or both-cannOi
be said to lack honor or prObity.
j. ID. SULLIVAN.
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principles upon which the common aud stat
utory law Is based and fail to discern the
true spirit that prompted its being. He must
be accurate in language, ready in speech,
and 10 make him what the profession calls
an ail-round lawyer must, when decision
demands, be able to rise to the plane Of elo-
quence.
Honesty must be a natural attribute and
truth his constant companion. l know
many mistaken people think that to be
lawyer one must be a liar, but the fact is
inst the opposite. The great lawyers have
never been liars. for no one can be great in
anything who dWaTfS his moral nature.
Aaron Burr had hardly a peer in legal
skiil and acumsn, but his lack OF moral
qualities made him Infamous.
To these natural qualifications must be
added a mastery of the inlrcacies Of the
common law. and a general knowledge of
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Sixth-Lot So, in Gift Map f. being 25x7O feet Ia
size; situated or the SIX line OF Case ST. distant
450 feet w. OF Weldon. near San Bruno, Crescent
and Cortland avenues.
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WHAT is A MODEL LAWYER?
Suggestions to the Bar Association.

history and literature. and of the arts and
sciences-of history and literature to enable
him to embelish his speech, of the arts and
sciences to enable him TO follow the law
into whatever realm it may lead him.
Add now a keen sense Of honor. a quick
perception of what is just. a broad ana
active sympathy for those who have been
wronged, patriotic devotion to his country
and a courage that in a just cause never
falters and is never routed, and you nave
my conception of the general quantities that
CLARA FoLTZ.
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The Trials of Criminals.

Contrary to expectations Judge Seawell
did not take his seat on the bench Of Depart
ment II of the Superior Court yesterday
morning Neither did Judge Trout begin
the trial Of criminal cases. District Attor-
ney Barnes is very anxious to relieve the
County Jail of the crowd of offenders now
within its walls, and he hopes to accomplish
something in this direction once the four
Judges who have been assigned to criminal
business get TO work. Judges Wallace and
Daingerfiel1 are engaged in this line In
Judge Walace's court Angelo Marcuso was
found guilty of an assault with a deadly
weapon, with recommendation TO mercy
He had fred shot at A. Van Beal in a
stable ON Ninth street last September
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f the ballroom. lie generally concurs with

of the ballroom. lie generally concurs with
Byron that
Society is now one polished horde.
The stump-speaker is often lawyer, but
never model one. His facts generally
emanate from his Imagination. He mis-
takes assertion for argument and lung
power for logic.
The politician, If lawyer, Is never q
model. He is generally deficient in legal
learning and lacking in integrity. Losing
the confidence of court and client he CON-
mapds the respect of few, except himself.
In my opinion the late Hall McAlister
and Samuel NJ. Wilson were men whose
legal careers have placed them among the
few who can be ranked as model lawyers.
FISHER AMES.
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fairly be exacted from a
body of men in whose
hands, to a considerable
extent, are the good
name, life. liberty and
property of their fellow
citizens, l would say
that q lawyer should,
first of all, be an honest
man. truthful. fair. nom
orable and reasonable
in all the relations of life.
Possessed OF more than
average ability, supple
mented by legal learning
and a broad, general
knowledge of affairs. he
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The Robinson Request Fund.

Ten thousand dollars Of the Robinson be-
quest fund. which was originally invested
in Yuba County bonds has been redeemed
by the Treasurer Of Yuba County. This
$4,000 is now to be loaned on bonds of the
United States, the State OF California, the
city and county of San Francisco. the coun-
ties of Santa Clara. Alameda and Napa, or
upon first mortgages on real estate with the
counties of San Francisco. Alameda, Santa
Clara and Napa.
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recognized ethics or the
profession among GER
tain lawyers here.
l have been deeply i'm
pressed with the learn
ing and judicial fairness
of California courts. The
much abused Justice Of
the Peace here out
classes his Eastern
brother in intelligence.
There are many law
yers in this State that
compare favorably with
the jurists Of the East.
but we are behind other
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FISHER AMES.

The model lawyer need not be a man Of
great genius, nor eminent as a scholar
HIS knowledge and research, however. must
not be confined to statutes, codes and de-
cisions. He must extend his readings be-
yond the limits of legal literature. He
should be a classical scholar. particularly
familiar with the Latin.
All eminent lawyers have, | believe, been
interested and generally Well-read in sacred