Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-06-14
A sehoIarlr Aaaress.


 GENTLENEN or THE BAR;-T hlss of us who knew Mfr Johnston weli iH his lie time there must occur two pictures-thst Of the lawver and that of the man. Perhaps ihe most pronounced mental chaTact sYistic oT Mir. Johnston, tue lawyer, was hts power of aualyzing a subject-that and his gift for clear, ,exs | and fore Q fui statement. Method. order. b. logical development ol q thought, combined with clear, limptt eNpr5s- sion, which he could at wall ad1rn with the flowers of The,Oric were bis mental possessions. lie was eF-n s0mew hat of a jurist in speech. and rarely even iu Jest resort, 4 Co slsBg, He was never sioveBiy even n Lis ordinary conversat .ou. h this war he kept bis vocabulary fres faau aa admixture of weak. trivial aul c1u- monplace words aud phrascs. which Q ar the work o! % many os our puo- lie speakess; svr nothing so ln n1v- eT!shes inauguration. thought Aa.laE- pression in ihe public SD aker, as t.,e use of slang s0 immodeia e.F lc- dulged in by some Mr. Johnston Eas very able lawyer ard re1liy distinguished as an advocate He kneS men and what appealed tu tbe average jury. There vas sonetaiug 10 hts manner and method of trying a case that enlisted aud sept alive the interest Of even tbe casual by standeT In preparing Tor thc tual Oi case be was paiustaAiuE o4t careful Co degree aod never left to chance or a ready wit what e1u d b. !, well, by little industry aIi a-- te1tiou, made ready be.u;e aaut. As Q lawyer he possessed auutlsy trait which IS c, rtaiIly worthy of eu- ulAt3ou and cultivation by every law yer not too o,d to learn. aua that ras uufaihug courtesy. H. took s4 eyi- dent pride in bis profession auI al- ways displayed a proper and drceat respect Tor the public office Ol ih- lawyer in hIs appearance beico court or jury. He dressed as care fully for tue al of case as most men would for aa evening entertain meut This was not the ouigroWth of mere foppery but had it's origin iu habits of neaiuess and in tnet self Inspect and proper pride winch Tr- gaTds he approval aud good opiu- Ioo of others.
 \ true and exact analysis of az hIman cLsTaster is ImPC-s.els. The real man Whlch uuderles he 3rp-r- iicisiitIvs of manner, voice, aud ap- p,arRnc5, ijSo the atom, can b. I-- ferTed, but never perfectly known. lt Is a difficult matter oi iIn-s for man Co discover himself and measare hls own worth; much mOrr dIibcuit is it to justly weigh cur's tr.eads aud companions. What auges, nLa; aspirations. what nOlir id als aud lofty endesvOrs, may they not caeT- ish uuknORn and unsupported bY us. I he purest and best side of a man s character Is tue one usually kept hidden from his friends and intim- ates. And tt Is ouly at rare intervals tuat We are ever able tO catch a glimpse of that hoy of ho.ies, tbe ., Cret cLamnet oj @ mans heart. have an abiding Conddeues that uO-t men, dIsregarding the weak uesses common Co humanity and judging them wholly from the stand point Jf motive and intent, are bet ter than they seem. For many years pain and i'll health were the daily companions ol our deceased friend They left their mark upon bis tenn per and disposition, as they do upon all of us. But they did not obscure the nobility of the man. Those oi us who Were sufficiently intimate with him had frequent occasion t1 observe and note that his was a pa ture, proud and filled with an ambl- ton winch cbaied and fretted under the limitations imposed by illness aud bodily weakness. That his was a nature opulent with high and noble thoughts and purposes; with generous ard unsel6sh acts and deeds, and with the capacity for rich and lasting friendships.
 The life and death of one so splendidly endowed by nature auj as well fitted by training aud ex- perieDce for the accomplishment of great things ID the world, and yet who. by the adverse and seemingly harsh decrees of fate was compelled III the prime of manhood Co forego every ambition that he might make a prolonged and. as it turned out. hopeless struggle for life, suggest these words from ''In MemurIam:' "The fame is quenched that l fore
 saw,
 The head has missed an earthly
 wreath.
 "I curse not nature, no, nor dpa't,
 For nothing Is that anls from
 law.
 "We pass, the path that each man
 trod
 "Is dim, or will be dim with weeds, "What fame is left for human deeds
 In endless age? IL Tests with God.
 70 hollow wrath of dying famr,
 Fade wholly, while the soul cx-
 ults.
 And self-infolds the large results Of force that would nave forge d
 name.'
 . Territorial Board Of Equalization.
 The territorial boari of equaliza-