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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-04-05

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MNor n D., THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1906.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-22
Be Sure of Fitness

Boys. do not become poor lawyers
Better be fair or good at almost any
thing else If you think you want q
be lawyer first find out whether OF
not you really want TO become law
yer: ana when you have decided that
question In the affirmative, examine
yourself, and let others examine you
Look into yourself with your whole
mind and your whole soul; probe your
self To the very depths; hunt with the
microscope OF all your acuteness for
the characteristics which point law
ward, and ask others TO discover what
you are good for: talk with lawyers
and other clear headed and able advis-
ers. ana ask their advice. Ii you and
your parents are in favor of your en-
tertalnlng the law, and other persons
who are of fair discriminating capacity
are opposed 10 1t. ! advise you to CON
slider tor many days before you plunge
into a pool which is more likely 10
drown you than to float you.
A classical college education cannot
be considered essential, but II is to be
most strongly advised. The graduate
of a college has great advantage over
the man whose school education is lin
tied The discipline of college work.
and the environment of college life.
irrespective OF what the college ac-
,ually teaches, are of fundamental adj
vantage to the would be lawyer Even
II IL could be truthfully said that the
classical college teaches nothing. and
that the graduate of the college OBJ
tanned nothing so far as mere learning
is concerned. would enthusiastically
recommend a college education TO any
one who intends to enter the legal pro-
fession. The associations begun at col
lege will be OF ever-present value to
him. | don't mean to say that the lack
of college education prejudices his le-
gal success. The right kind of boy
will become a successful lawyer WITH
or without a college education | would
recommend the law school, as II is in
every respect better than reading law
in a lawyers office.
Mr.. Edward Lauterbsch. OF New
York city, In letter to the author.
says:
IF advised the young man to en-
ter the law, 1t would be only In the
event that | knew him to be possessed
Of unusual and exceptional qualifiea-
lions for the profession. and especially
because believe him To be POSSESSED
of the attributes necessary to enable
him to be an advocate in the courts.
There IL an unusual scarcity Of law
yers iully equipped for the actual trial
of important cases. There is and will
be, for years to come. q glnt In all
gther branches of the profession.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-22
All Depends on Boy

Mr. w. J. Wilgus, vice president Of
the New York Central & Hudson
River railroad. in letter to the au-
thor. says:
ITO the young man of sound princi-
plies and good constitution, imbued
with the intention to succeed, the
railroad offers a career that contains
all Of the rewards for which men can
strive There is probably no field so
attractive as that of the railroad for
the display of the strenuous qualities
that, In less peaceful times, won sue
cess In the profession of arms. FL
nancial returns and the honors of po-
sition are at the command of the
young man Of ability who is not
afraid OF hard work. and whose CON
slant aim is the securing OF the pleas
ure that comes from the accomplish
ment Of work well done.
THE disadvantages in the field of
railroading are long hours. and the
frequent subordination Of social pleas
ures TO the demands OF duty"
Mr.. ]. W. Burdick. passenger traf-
nc manager Of the Delaware q Hud-
son Railroad company. in a letter to
the author, says:
My advice in the premises would
depend upon my estimate of the boys
ability and promise. II he is made
OF the right stun. II Is immaterial
whether he enters the clerical or the
operating department OF a railroad,
In either case. II his activities are
sufficiently exercised IN learning his
business he win either follow along
the line Of promotion or be extin-
guished. according TO the estimate
placed upon those activities by the
management believe that the eie-
ments and probabilities Of success are
Inherent In the boy himself. and that
the ultimate outcome is not material
~ Influenced by the kind OF work he
takes up IN the beginning. il he IL 1T
tel hy birth and education properly
10 perform the duties which come 70
his hand"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-22
Roswell Miller's Views

Mr. Roswell Miller, chairman of the
board of directors, Chicago, Milwau-
kee & ST. Paul railway. in a letter TO
the author, says;
The principal advantages of the
railway business consist in the fact
that there are net enough men in il
who are capable of filling the best po-
sitions. There is always room for
those who have ability enough to fill
a high position. And aside from
merely clerical positions there is
something more than ordinarily in
terestlng In the work which makes IL
absorbing. and success is therefore
more likely
THE principal disadvantages are the
absorption OF the individual If he
Is successful. he cannot do much else
day or night-week days or Sundays.
So that In most cases the man who
devotes himself to the railway bust
ness, and serves his company honest
ly cannot at the same time acquire
q large fortune. which he could do
with the same amount OF labor in
other directions Besides this. rail-
reading, like many other pursuits, has
many machine places, which are
filled by men who come to be merely
machines"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-22

The justices of the United States
supreme court are paid $12.500 year
except the chief justice, who enjoys a
yearly salary of $4,000.
No grade OF ability and adaptability
Is elsewhere SO poorly paid as in the
case OF our justices and judges. Prac
tical'y all judges are paid less than
one-half of what the duties of the of,
fee would seem to warrant No man
is fitted to be judge. and few men
ever become judges, who have not
given years to the closest study of law.
and who have not developed natural
judicial ability. Why they should be
underpaid is one of the unanswerable
questions of American political econo-
my. The judge, however, has one ad-
vantage over other professional men:
for, with few exceptions, he cannot be
removed from Office except for misbe-
hayior; that Is to say, he Is appointed
for life, and his salary is paid to him
as long as he lives, whether or not he
continues on the bench.
The legal profession is divided into
several sections, classes, or branches.
% The regular practitioner, who is
familiar with the law In general, and
with every kind of law except the So
called technical law, like the law Of
patents.
CD The office or desk lawyer. who
confines his practice to the drawing I'D
of documents and to giving advice On
general law matters, and who seldom
appears before the court. t
t3l The corporation lawyer, who Is
attorney for the great corporations,
like railroads and other consultations
OF capital. This class of lawyers en4
joys the largest incomes, but only the
most skillful can hope to successfully
meet. the requirements.
t4) The patent lawyer, who confines
his work to obtaining patents and 10
patent litigations. The patent lawyer
Is distinct from the patent solicitor.
who may or may not be a member of
the bar Although both perform the
same duties in obtaining patents. the
patent solicitors work ends when the
patent Has been obtained: the patent
lawyers duties, go beyond and cover
litigations. The patent lawyer must
have mechanical ability. and to be sue
cessfal must also possess unusual gen.
srai understanding
Co The real estate or land lawyer,
who handles real estate cases and |
whose chief work concerns land titles.
t6l The divorce lawyer, who confines
his werk to divorce cases, in and out
VI court
CD The collection lawyer, who prac-
ices little law save that pertaining to |
iebts and Indebtedness, and who is |
Usually connected with collection |
agency.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-22

The boy likely TO become good
lawyer, not only possesses, but givss
evidence pof reasoning qualities. and
has pronounced power OF analysis.
These may be crude and undeveloped.
byt, they are there; and IL examination
will not discover them In the boy they
will come out In the man. AT an early
age, the boy fitted to enter the law
can reason out probable results from
circnmstantial data. To a certain ex-
tent, he knows how TO produce appar-
ent fac. from possibility. He invaria-
bly, enjoys discussion. He presents
reasons, or apparent reasons, for every
stand he takes He may or may not
be more than an ordinary student at
school, although the bright lawyer
develops from the bright
The boy who will make a good
lawyer desires with his whole heart to
be a lawyer, and nothing but force OF
can keep him from prac-
ticing. He cannot be discouraged by
ordinary d,seouragements: a lawyer
he viii be If he has one-tenth OF a
chance Hardly without exception the
boy destined to shine before the bar. or
to make even far success at law, in
early life expresses strong desire for
he profession. fie intelligently reads
reports Of prominent trials and visits
he courtroom as often as he can. Be-
ore he has finished his common school,
he has probably read one or
more law books; and very likely has
,een leader among his fellows at
mock trials and debates on complicat- !
d subjects. No boy ever made a sue |
essful lawyer, who did not early show
he characteristics which go to make
he successful attorney-at-law
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-22

The qualifications referred to would
consist in part of a good presence, q
studious temperament. knowledge Of
human nature and the gift Of elo-
quence.
IF advise the young man not 10
enter the law, Il would be because the
profession, more than any other. is.
and vii, be for many years to some. an
oyercrowded one.
The formation of trusts. whatever
may he .their beneficial attributes. and
they are many. has. by reason of con
solidaton and concentration. limited
the clientele which existed while the
constituent companies OF firms we're
independent and competitive
The formation Of real estate. mort
gage. and title-guarantee companies
has rendered the branch Of the pnO-
fessi0n known generally as conveyan-
cling Of little importance. The exist
ence OF arbitration committees in the
great exchanges has diminished litisa-
ton gIsaily.
other reasons might be addueed,
but taese Of themselves. Il seems to
me. ere sufficient to justify the belief
that with the limitation OF proper op-
portlnity only those exceptionally
quaiiTed should enter upon the profes-
sion OF the law"
A well-educated boy stanns a manl
times better chance Of advancement
than does the BOY who enters ths
operating department from the eoms
moR school. without any definite
- is5r ssBios The sue
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-22
. needs Peculiar ABILITY

1t has esnsetisiyely said that there
is lawyer to every case; but this Is
exaggerationy 1T is fact, neverthe
less, thai the supply of lawyers. and
even OF good lawyers, much exceeds
the demand and that rs per cent, of
them. not excepting those Of any class
or grade save the highest, might
easily be excused from practicing
their profession.
The lawyer at the top is at the very
apex of eminence. The lawyer near
the top occupies a prominent position.
The lawyer at the middle of the had
der Is a man OF recognized success.
The lawyer at the bottom If he stays
there is the laughing-stock OF his
friends, II he has any; Is recognized
nowhere, and practically amounts 10
nothing. There is no other profession
which offers so much and 80 little IN
the way OF prominence and fame.
The maximum annual income of our
greatest lawyers exceeds a hundred
thousand dollars a year. ! can vouch
for the correctness of the statement
that leading metropolitan attorney
earned. or at least received, not less
than a quarter of million dollars for
six months services. Ii Is possible
that his success has been duplicated;
but II so, il has not been done many
times. Many city lawyers annually
receive from $4,000 to $4,000. The
average income of the city lawyer. is
however, not over $4,000 year. The
maximum income OF leading country
center lawyer is not far from $4,000
a year; although few, and a very
few. earn twice this amount: and a
limited number may exceed it. II they
have metropolitan connections, or
have occupied some high government
position. or have been in other ways
prominent in the public eye. The av-
erage amount earned Is about $4,000 a
year. The lawyer in small country
towns seldom receives from his prac-
tice more than ss0e to $1,000 q
year, which amount is. with economy,
sufficieut to maintain him In reason
able comfort.
one of the highest of the lawyers
ambitions is TO become a judge. There
fix no position more honorable. nor Is
there Of greater responsibility.
The higher court Judges devote
themselves exclusively TO the bench. !
hut those of the same district and
municipal courts are allowed to prac-
lice. and therefore derive incomes
otherwise than from their salaries.
The justices Of the state supreme
courts receive salaries ranging from
s17. 500 down to much smaller sums.
depending on the size Of the state and
tts wealth. New York state pays the
3udsss Of the appellate division Of her
supreme court 1880 year.
which Is the largest salary paid in the
United States to any Judge. All Of the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-22
The Criminal Lawyer

ts) The criminal lawyer, whose prac-
tics is confined to defending criminals
before the court Comparatively few
lawyers are fitted for criminal cases
The successful criminal lawyer is keen
and smart. whether or not he is great.
He must be good pleader. a oonvin-
cling speaker. and able to make much
out OF little; a reader Of human ma
tnre. and a manipulation Of the human
mind which he must handle as the
potter moulds his clay. shaping II the
way pc wants Il to set.
The court lawyer, whether a criminal
lawyer or not. is not. as a rule. a
good desk lawyer; that il to say. his
knowledge of the manipulation Of the
law is greater than actual knowledge
of the law Itself He is, to an extent
the wind" OF the law; and | say this
In no disparsging sense. because the
wind of the law may be as neces-
sary to success in law as Is the real
substance OF law.
The successful lawyer, specialist or
not, IL. however. proficient in f,inda-
mental or general law Without this
knowledge he could not practice any
branch of 1t. He learns TO he a law
yer flst, and afterwards to he a spe-
cialist
The lawyer. unlike the business man
is not tied down 10 working hours
He does not work with any degree o,
eyenRess. He over works and under
works. and studies and rests between
the heats"
The ordinary boy has no business 10
think OF becoming a lawyer. Parental
pride and desire should not be allowed
to count in making a decision. Many
a parent has irrevocably ruined his
boy, and made failure out OF what
might have been a success. by forcing
him into the law for some other than
a good reason. OF course, an ordinary
boy nay study law and eventually ~
admitted to the bar He may out ON,
his sign. and sooner or later have some
sort OF a clientele: but unless he Is
adapted for the profession, he viii no,
De able to successfully assume respon-
ibility. and the few cases givea Tim
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-22
Cairo Baptist Church.

Corner Tenth and Poplar streets.
Rev. T. ]. Porter, pastor Morning ser
vice at IL a. m. Evening service at
1880 p. m. Sunday scholl at 9:45 a. m.
Services today at II a. m. and p.
m. The evening service will consist
of a service of song with a short adj.
dress by the pastor. Rev T. j. Porter
The music will be furnished by q
quartefte: Miss Mary Sarber. so
prano: Mrs. John c. Gholson. alto;
T. II. Haynes. tenor. and J. c. Gholson.
bass. assisted by others.
AT IT a. m service. sermon, sub
ject: pure Religion" 8 p. m. sub
jcct: self Denial" Quartettes, duets
and solos will be rendered at the even
ing service.
All are welcome.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-22

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ceksfu railroad official is an educated
man. IL his early or scholastic edu-
cati0H has been insufficient. he must
aeauffe the training later In life, and
his progress is therefore naturally
retarded II takes less time, and
costs less, to receive education when
one Is In the, receptive educational
state than 70 properly acquire 1t after
one has started his career.
| would not advise any boy to en-
ter the operating side of raAroading
who is not naturally of mechanical
turn Of mind and who is unable to
obtain thorough mechanical educa-
tion. III he has no mechanical abili-
ty, he will not rise much above the
lower level True, there are many
railroad engineers, and others, who
are successful, and who have enjoyed
little school education. Ii Is also
true that one may learn to run an en-
CINE, or to do other mechanical work,
without technical school training;
but this school training is far more
effective, and far more economical,
than Is the training OF experience. al
though 1t does not take the place OF
actual experience
But the boy. with only a school
training. has little In the way of
asset. He Is simply in a position to
advance more rapidly than would be
possible without this school expert
ence. general. broad mechanical
education Is valuable even though
only a part Of 1t may be actually util-
lied in real life, for the very broad
ness Of this training allows its pos
SCISSOR to be more successful In a spe-
cialty than he would be il he had
given his scholastic life exclusively
to the practice of that speciality.
The boy who is considering the rail-
road business is advised to place him
self in direct personal communication
with railroad men. I would advise
him to talk with men representing |
various departments Of railroading |
All OF us are more or less biased, |
and occasionally we Internationally |
give false advice For this reason, a |
with several railroad /
men, each representing different de-
partment, will enable the boy to OBJ
ain in advance better idea of what
he railroad really offers-its real adj
'ant2ges and disadvantages. Railroad
men, as rule are cordial and are
Wiling to give advice and informa-
ion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-22
Because about one half OF our states,

Because about one half OF our states
men and other public characters have
practiced at the bar; and because tht
lawyer Is apt to acquire some proml
4 pence, and seems to be closely asso
ciated with political office, the legal
profession Is looked upon as the leader
4 OF all professions, and as Offering the
best opportunity for local. state, or
national advancement and fame. Ger
tainly the successful lawyer Is uni
versally recognized and respected, and
no doubt his calling offers to him
great opportunity for general advance
ment tn almost every branch of pub
lie life and offlceholding honor
The training of the law school, and
the experience before the bar, will
usually make a good speaker out OF
anyone who has a fair amount OF ca
pacity for delivery. The lawyer in the
practice of his profession is Obliged to
think quickly, and to think upon his
feet. 1t is but natural, then, that ne
should become good speaker, II ne
has any natural ability In that direc-
ton and it is obvious that good speak
Ing Is an essential part Of public life.
Granting that the bar unquestion-
ably presents the greatest opportunity
for noticeable" success, and admit
ting that more than one half OF the
men who have been, and are, In tha
public eye, are lawyers, yet the law
in itself does not, and cannot, make
the man; nor can 1t, of itself, give to
anyone any prominence. honor, noto-
riety, or intrinsic benefit, which the
man, himself, does not deserve. 1t is
the man behind the law which makes
the man and is responsible for his
advancement.
Most anyone of ordinary ability can
become a lawyer. that is to say, ne
can, by close study, pass the aeces'
sary examinations and become a mem
Der of the bar. The law school does
not, and can not, go farther than to
require written or oral examina'
tion; and IL the candidate passes this
examination by correctly answering
technical questions. the school must
necessarily present him with d diplo-
ma, and the state and national bar
will likewise admit him to practice.
But knowledge of the law does not
make lawyer any more than
knowledge of theology fits a man to
become clergyman. Unless the legal
ii accompanied by the abli-
ity to use that requirement. its pos
SCISSOR has no attachments of any yalne
to himself or to anyone else. knowt
edge stored In a mind incapable OF dis
1t Is like so much unayail'
able Junk, pot .worth Its storage room.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-22
At THE CHURCHES
Extraordinary Attractions at Several
of the Houses Today-Sermon
BY Rev. Holderby.
Calvary Baptist Church.

Corner OF Sixteenth and Poplar
streets. Pastor, Rev. s. p. Mahoney.
Residence, No. 416 Cross street
Morning service IL a. m. Evening
service at 1880 p. IN. Sunday school
at $3.50 a. m. B. Y. p. u. on Sunday
evening at G:30 p. m. Wednesday
evening prayer meeting at 1880 p.
IN.
Rev. S. p. Mahonev VIII deliver his
second expository address on difficult
passages of Scripture today In The
Calvary Baptist church The subject
this morning VIII he Where Did Cain
Get His Wife, and Was JONAH Really
Swallowed BY a Whle?"
The subject this evening VIII be
How to Know That We are Chris
tians
The Young Peoples meeting at G;45
win be led by Mrs. George Gibson.
The public IS invited to Attend alt
the meetings.
Corner of Sixteenth and Poplar
streets.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-22
Southern Methodist.

Corner of Thirty seventh and Elm
streets. Rev o. c. Coppage, pastor
Morning service at IL a. m Evening
ervice 500 p. m. Sunday school
$3.50 a. m. Wednesday evening prayer
meeting 500 p. m. Senior League
Sunday evening, Up. m. Junior Lea
que, Sunday afternoon. 3 p. m. Glass
meeting. p. m. Sunday. Monday eve
ming Bible study. 500 p. m.
The usual services will be held at
this church today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-22
First Methodist.

Corner of Eighth and Walnut
streets. Parsonage rear of church on
Eighth street. Pastor, Rev W. T.
Morris. Morning service IL a. m.
Sunday school 9:f5 a. m. Evening
service 90 p. m. Epworth League
meeting At Gas p. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday 1880 p. m.
meeting at 700 D. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday 500 p. m.
The morning subject will be The
Intellectual knowledge OF God Pos
sible." The usual services will be
held ia the evening.