The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-15

'IWenty years atterWardE some persons
came into my Office hastily. and said they
wanted advice on a natter of great fnan-
cial ma gnitude, to be decided at a confer
ence at the Windsor hotel, New York.
Z hey wanted an Immediate decision cover
ing substantially the same question
brought to me by the farmer who paid
me $1.75 gave my decision at once. went
to the hotel and there wrote an opinion
which was substantially approved by
Charles O1Conor, then the great legal
Hstat of New York.
my fee for that service was $500,
which shows the value of reputation.
I'm practicing law in PeekskiH I have
driven ten miles over the mountains,
tried before a justice of the peace a case
which lasted from noon until 4 P M
and then driven home. .: have done this
in all kinds of weather and always was
perfectly satisfied to receive SO for that
much work.
mo young man should get into debt.
The slavery Of debt benumbs the facul-.
ties and prevents the free use of what
ever talent one may have. After reach
ing the condition in which he Is sure
of his income a man who has saved a
considerable sum of money may wisely.
buy a home with it and go into debt
for part of the cost. BY the time this
debt is paid he will experience the glor-.
ious sensation of independence. He will
want to get5a competency and the habit
got In paying the obligation on his home
will lead him to acquire something foct
s his old age and his family in case he
dies.
a There are rare instances of men dis
covering mine and otherwise making
money by luck. but I have never placed
any reliance on 1t. I}never have got any.
thing except by work. All my life i work
ed from twelve to sixteen hours a day
and then have taken vacations and
played just as hard. s5ss
Il believe in vacations. After ten
months in the case of brain workers the
gray matter Is wearied and has to be
spurred until blood comes. This causes
rheumatism and digestive troubles. After
taking Faca ton 4of from four to eight
weeks a can do satisfactorily an two
hours what before. after three hours.
I thought resulted in pretty poor stuff.
'1Stiolz to your calling and stick to one
place
Senator DeDew told Of how he once.
earned q princely fee. The heirs of an
estate he said. came to me for aid.
Their inherited property showed more
legal complications. The whole burden
was placed in my hands, fought on the.
ruin, the foreclosures, The sacrifices, set
ting claims and suits. rescued and
nursed securities and then took charge of
the free property. I doubled it and re-
ceived from the heirs $780, oO, though q
never presented a bill.
..The heirs received $4,000, CO. instead
of nothing. =
During the chat in which Senator De-
pew told of his early struggle he sat In
the library of the famous mansion built
by w w. Eorcoran, directly across La
fayette park from the White House.
Seated at "a large, handsome desk In the
center of the room. undersa lofty ceiling
and with dark green-graysw aIls and dark
oak cases full Rof books about him. the
white haired railroad magnate, represen-S
5tatiye American, friend of royalty. author
OF 81 thousands of oratIons and lion Of
hundreds OF dinneA presented "a most
interesting picture. We're az not for his
kindly smile Of true democratic friend
ship it might easily have been imagined
that he was a lord lin his baTonsal hail.
All the doorwaysof the mansion have
heavy Moorish arGhes. giving the interior
q rich. oriental appearance, and IN the;
evening, With the electric lights turned
on. showing beautif full vlstassin al gdirec-
tions, While the sena tor vas tellinS or
his d.75 fee and Hrh1s struggle for daily
bread under. the eye of: -to-doifa taer.
st1aaS FiSitpr could zee through tha.s1an