Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-20

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Literary Notes.
The Youths Companion Of Feb. 18th
publishes an unusually valuable article
for young men, by the Lord Chief Jus
tice Of England, on s'The Bar as Pro.
fessi0n." Sound advice, taken from q
long and varied experience, and wise
encouragement are given to young and
prospective lawyers. 1t is as readable
a. story. yet will bear careful study.
OF eloquencs Lord Russell says: 1.-THE
desirable thing 10 to have something to
say; and as to the manner OF saying It,
Daniel Webster spoke truly in his cele-
brated 0ratiOn In honor of John Adams
when he said, 'Clearness, force and
earnestness are the qualities which
produce conviction Regarding the
necessary qualifications for law: Love
Of the profession for It's own sake, and
physical health to endure its trials,
clear-headed common sense and ability
to wait are the main considerations to
be taken into accOlnt in determining a
choice Of the bar as profession. II the
youthful aspirant possesses thesoi sue
cess is. humanity speaking, certain.
The lawyer must remember that while
he 10 dghtlng for the interests Of his
client. there are greater interests even
than these; the Interests OF truth and
honor; aud he must never forget, as Sir
Alexander Cockburn we'll expressed It,
that In the battle his weapon must al
ways be the sword Of the soldier, and
never the dagger Of the assassin" /"
For the next issue OF The Companion,
the WashingtOn's Birthday Number,
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, the
able inheritor Of q great name, has
written an interesting supplement to
Lord RusselPs article, presenting the
subject from an American point of
view. Appended to the article sre
brief rejOinder by Lord Russell and
final comment by Mr.. Justice Holmes.
Each issue OF The Companion con-
tains one or more articles OF exception
al value, written by the ablest men and
women Of the age.
Were the United States to fall to
fighting with Great Britain, what would
be the result? Naturally the stronger
searpower would be the first to take the
offensive, while our own war.vessels
would endeavor to protect our sea-coast
cities, with what probable measure of
success is indicated by an article, 1.-THE
Ransom Of New York. In the new
number Of THH ILLUSTRATED AMERI-
CAN. The author is an experienced
writer on naval topics; he does no rO-
mancing in his sketch, but he oan de-
wise but one result for conflict in
which one hoet is several times as
large and heavily armed as the other.
Beside, this article, The ILLUSTRATED
AMERICAN contains splendidly illus
trated article on the coming dog show,
displaying some of the more notable
entries. several scenes OF the village Of
Bound Brook, N. j., after its recent
visitation Of food and fire, sketch IL
lnstrated, Of Virginia's famous s'Black
Horse Cavalry, and many other inter-
esting features.
The STANDARD" Deiineator is most
assuredly the magazine to read II one
would appreciate all that is meant BY
"Woman's Kingdom" In the pages OF
this bright and interesting journal ev-
cry woman will find something to APP
peal to her. The cOl0red fashion and
millinery plates are artistic gems; the
fifty pages devoted to new fashions dis
play the newest and dantiest styles de-
veloped in vari0us ways; bright papers
tell about odd ways OF making pin-mon-
|ey, women of note wedding anniversa-
ries, how to be beautiful, the follies and
fOibles OF women. Regular depart.
ments are devoted to h0riculture, the
nursery, interior decoration, etiquette
aad book reviews, while there are also
interesting articles on character read
ing, leather work, dress for very small
boys, cookery, antique laces, the possi-
bilities Of Z pattern, the bicycle world,
etc. All the latest Information regard
ing dress is given In the pages on fash-
ions and fabrics, millinery and the like.
In fact no better means Of widening 3
woman's horizon could be found than
this charming periodical.
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