Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-06-22

but be aaked 10 ~ on and the Judge 'e'
him to q NV uirr'ss. when i- -'ih; i
There, Nou can s1r, 20; y"I have
burt your case more than the other
side bas"
These anecdotes are very rich In u I
lustrating a vein Of sturdy comm"n
sguse that is appreciated wherever II l.
found. Here l. oue On q desf man 'bat
Il appreciated because we have a Judge
Lord in Oregon whose htariDg Is not
good. The lawyer had made al e1as'
perating remark 10 the Judge when he
ripped out In sieniohan voice: III
your infrmlty y 30 great that you can
not bear, you might at least have the
grace TO be civil" Lawyer, softly
with bis hand ~ his ear, what did
your honor OBSERVE Ia hearing
excuses Of Jurors one said: III am
Kept here my employer says he VIII
discharge me-" Judge: "Send him
here and let w zee n he will ssy that
TO me-" A prominent lawyer in one
case said he thought on certain evil
dence IL was a mixed question Of law
aud fact. Judge Lord: ~ thought 20
too, until was oyerruled by the su-
preme court" A lawyer called "A wit
ness TO prove paper 10 which be had
subscribed his name ~ a witness.
Witness: 81 can't tell who signed It,"
Judge Lord: "Your paper was proved
little while agJ, before you called
that witness; now 1t IL not proved"
Lswyer: "Well, guess I'll get along"
Judge Lords "Yes, time will carry us
all along"
Wizards work will prove a tr, asure
for any lawyer as IL will show him not
only the wit and humOr Of Ills profea
sion, but will sharpen his sense Of both
aud enable him 10 avoid many ludi-
crous blunders which some professional
men go on repeating all their lives.
The book Is also calculated to stimu.
late that atmosphere Of good-fellowshlp
which il the saving grace Of every walk
Ia life. A debt Of gratitude N due TO
Mr.. Willard from the entire profession
for the attractive manner Ia which he
has put down his fragrant memories Of
All otherwise dry and dusty profession,
aud has lightened the dull round Of his
clerical duties with an extremely well
performed literary tex. fhe publish.
ers are HoughioI, MINI q Co., Bos.
ton and New York.
"Kidd's Social Evolution" The one
Attractive feature OF this book Is that
although written from pufly sciep.
liGe standpoint. II DOES not ignore,
Ms do most such works, mans peculiar
place Ia nature ~ n moral aud spiritual
being. While viewing the human race
10 a general way NJ d product ~ eyolu-
tiOn, this writer recognizes the broad
distinction I,hat sspafstss Nil human
development from those lines that are
purely physical
II 10 book not likely 10 please rad
ieal paFislans on either side f0r the
msishsllsls sill regard u ~ yielding
their chifi yaltage ground, while ibe
radical cr.silolisls viii tbiGk II iO0
fully yields 10 the doctrine u eYolu-
tiou. But ordinary and unpfsiudlesd
readers viii Ike il all the better foI
iils A person ~ ordinary common
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Yaias ~ lts fanis ~ ihs force ~ lis fss-
s0pipK
Tee authors wdhods sfs oTiginAil
his siy0s is simple his lsmpef 10 csliN
sud philosopher hls conclusions would
sssn hardly " admit " eongoTsIsy,
I n msu ~ ssnss Gao read this book
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I ills sifaHes afsms ~ buglsn history,
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