Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 28 November 1901 — Page 3

whould put the facts before them in an understandable manner, and present the law, fairly and fully. In argument, he should refrain from sophistry, he should not distort the facts; he should not appeal to prejudice or passion, but should appeal to their sense of justice and love of fair play. His aim should be to see that justice is done, rather than to secure verdicts. He should treat the court and jury fairly, and not seek to obtain aver diet or finding through any influence other than the law and facts, as per sonal favor of friendships, relationships. political, society or church fellowship. He should not court favor with court or jury, nor seek to be thought a good fellow to gain an advantage in a pending or contemplated suit- He should not insist on a ruling unless he conscientiously believes it to be right. Courtesy should characterize his intercourse with the court, the jury, the bar and the witnesses. Above all he should be truthful. Au attorney can easily establish a reputation for truth and reliability, and it will be of more value to him and to the clients who entrust their cause to him, than all the tactics and sharp practices the most cunning mind can master. Before hearing the statement of a cause offered to him, he should exact a consultation fee to remunerate him for the time he must give to it. Before accepting employment, he should require a retaining fee. He should make himself master of all the facts and of the law bearing on the case, and then should honestly advise his client as to whether he has a meritorious cause of action or defense. He is under no obligation to render services unless his fee is paid or secured, any more than a merchant is obliged to give his goods to the poor. That is a matter of charity and not of duty. No client has a right to expect a lawyer to press a meritless suit for him, to aid him in wronging his neighbor, and thus make him an instrument of injustice and oppression. He should charge every client a fee commensurate with the services rendered and the benefit secured. He should not solicit business, nor employ favored clients or paid agents to solicit business for him. He should have too high a regard for the dignity of the profession th stoop to such methode. He should consider that his work in large part depends upon the misfortunes and, sometimes the miseries of his fellow" man, and that people should be allowed to carry their troubles to a lawyer of their own choosing. When I hear of a lawyer soliciting business, or employing pet clients or paid agents to procure business for them. I am reminded of the piece in the old fourth reader, “Will you walk into my parlor? said the spider to the fly." Let not the lawyer become a human spider, weaving webs in which to entrap poor, unfortunate human Hies. It is

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all right for the merchants of Chatham Street and Petticoat lane to go out on the sidewalk and drag passers by into their shops to “make business,” for their business has to do with thr necessities and not the misfortunes cf the people. But it is, or at least, cer tainly ought to be beneath the dignitv of a lawyer to assume the role of a peddler who hawks his wares upon the thoroughfare. A sense of decency if not dignity, restrains the undertaker and the grave digger from offering their services, because their work lies with the misfortunate of mon. The worthy doctor waits until he is called f° r - And worthy lawyers do not solicit business. It is only the quack and pettifogger who offend in this regard. It is the pettifogger, who renders gratuitous service for a favored client in return for the business the client will steer into his office, or who divides his fee with one of his procurers, that has earned for the profession the opprobrious term of “hired attorney,” a term full of obloquy and reproach, and, to the ears of the honest practioneer, as distasteful, as that of “hired Hessian” to our Revolutionary forefathers. If the practice of soliciting business through hired agents is to become general, learning and ability and integrity will be of no particular value to a lawyer, but the question will be, “Where can I employ the best agent ?” This is a gathering of lawyers and these remarks are addressed them and not to the public. As someone has said, it is a condition and not a theory that con fronts us. It was not always so. Some one is responsible for it. There should be a remedy for it. Unless it is stopped we will all have to engage in it or some of us go out of business. It does not obtain everywhere. lam told it is unheard of in the east, but it is almost the universal practice in the west. It is the duty of the lawyer to inaugurate a war of extinction on those who follow these underhand undignified and unprofessional methods. He is more interested than anyone else. He owes it to himself and to the public. No man can giye his ser vices or give consultation free to one client except at the expense of another. And no man can hold his practice by following honorable [methods in competition with the man who has an agent in every community soliciting business for him. The practice I have mentioned is not general, but unless stopped now must either become general or the better part of the profession will have to seek other employment. The evil can be stopped if the profession will not close its eyes to it. If the people are given to un derstand that the practice exists, they will shun those lawyers who follow it. And when they are approached by one of those agents who get a part of the fees they steer to a lawyer, they will say to the agent, “How much will

y W get out of it ?” This practice, if it becomes general instead of bettering the condition of the lawver, will make it worse by compelling him to foster a class of agents who will divide his fees, and, in the end, not increase his revenues. The poorer the lawyer, the better agent he will have to employ. The better the agent the more business his employer will have. Agents will not greatly increase the volume of business, but will compel the lawyer to share his income with another. It is a reprehensible practice and it is the duty of the lawyer to see that it is stopped. A Visit Will Repay You. 10 years ago Cambridge Springs, Pa., had 600 inhabitants, now it has 2,500. 10 years ago it had hardly a boarding house; today it has dozens of boarding houses and hotels, including one that cost one-half million dollars. 10 years ago the waters of Cambridge Springs were almost unheard of; now there is a record of thousands cured and benefitted. Health is not the only consideration that takes people to Cambridge Springs, rest, recreation, in doors and out, are what the place affords the year “round,” for Cambridge is "always open.” All that the city can give is what Cambridge Springs offers in a beautiful country setting, together with good hotels to live in and its wonderful waters to drink and bathe in. The Erie railroad has issued a booklet that tells where it is, what it is and what it will cost to enjoy a stay there. Sent on application to D. W. Cooks, G. P. A., New York City, or any agent of the Erie railroad. Some people want to give presents, and their amiability of purpose, com bined with inadequacy of action, saddens life and encumbers the earth. The kind old lady who bestowed on Sir Walter Scott eight oily, smeary landscapes, the work of an engaging ametuer, was guiltless of intentional wrongdoing; yet she might have striven long and malevolently to injure the great man without inflicting so serious a hurt. Therefore when looked at from this point of view, present-giving is an engine for evil. Mr. James Payu tells a terrible tale of a lawyer who unwisely saved a client from the gallows which he should have graced. The grateful creature sent his benefactor from the West Indies a case of pineapples, in which a colony of centipedes had bred so abundantly that they routed every servent from the house and reigned with unseenly and hideous license in the unfortunate’s kitchen. “A purchase is cheaper than a gift,” says a wily old Italian proverb, steeped in the experience of centuries. Agnes Repplier, in December Lippincott’s Magazine.

Call and look my stock over. 1 will be glad to show you at Hensleys. * 37-5 Notice—No hunting allowed on my farm, located on the Allen and Adams county line. Ernest Fuelling. President Rosevelt must be something of a newspaper man. His desk is never without pastepot and shears. Why wait until the last moment and take what is left. Go early and have your Xmas presents laid away for you at Hensley’s. 30-ts The live stock reporters have to read up on gowns and bonnets for weeks before they can report the modern horse show. Wanted We desire to purchase about twenty cord of good body four foot wood. Call on or address Charles E. Suttles, secretary. Decatur School Board. ts If Aguinaldo will issue a Thanksgiving day proclamation and Uucle Sam will provide the turkeys it will make the Philippinos feel more like loyal Americans than ten regiments of troops. W. J. Shively, Batesville,O., speaking of Banner Salve, says. “I used it for piles, and it has done me more good than any salvo I haye ever used, and I have tried a great many kinds.” Holthouse, Callow & Co. n Interest in the Schley inquiry is reawakened by the announcement that the expenses of the trial by which he sought to officially clear his record as a naval officer have rendered him penniless. Personal. Will the lady who fell in a swoon last Thursday, in front of the postoffice, call at our store? She suf fers from biliousness. Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin will surely cure her. Sold by Smith. Yager & Falk. n At the time of the failure of the Leach bank of Avilla, the town treasurer, L S. Harsh, had $1,230.88 deposited in the bank, and the town board of that place has released the treasurer and his bondsmen of any and liabilities. When you feel that life is hardly worth the candle take a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They will cleanse your stomach, tone up your liverand regulate your bowels making you feel like a new man. For sale by Holthouse, Callow & Co. n The “Immortal J. N.” appeared before a large audience at a protracted meeting in Millersburg on Tuesday evening, in a short talk, and after the service was over requested the congregation to be seated and then discoursed some time on his favorite topic, “removing the pressure,” “lifting the veil,” etc.

We have clerks to show our goods call and see them, you need not buy at Hensleys. 37 5 The Christmas Lippincott is a holiday number in the true sense. It breathes of the Xmas season in almost every line. I have One Hundred Thousand Dollars SIOO,OOO, to loan on real estate at 51 per cent interest. No commision. D. B. Erwin. ts At the end of the fiscal year, which was Friday, there was $1,683,723.54 in the Ohio treasury, of which $1,200,000 is in the general revenue fund. Not a dissenting vote. A perfect laxative. That is the unanimous verdict of the people who use Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. 50c and SI.OO sizes. Sold by Smith, Yager & Falk, n * The Denver Republican illustrates in the following how riches may effect the table ettiquet: “Bu|, ma, Uncle John eats with his knife” Hush, dear; Uncle John is rich enough to eat with a fire shovel if he prefers it.” Up late last night? Then you don't feel just the best today. Dr. Cald well’s Syrup Pepsin is very effective for sick headache, biliousness or disordered stomach. Sold by Smith, Y’ager & Falk. n The state reports 9,000 children had to quit school on account of their eyes. Adams county had 15 of them. Are you going to join them when you can find if your eyes are defected at Hensley’s free. 30-ts Some church members dearly love to have the minister announce the old hymn “I’m glad salvation is free.” It eases their conscience when they filter the dollars through their fingers and grasp a penny to put in the contribution basket. The only cure for tuberculosis is Enk Preparation No. 26. Price $3. Its effects are felt from the first dose. There is hope in these cases as long as there is life. We have plenty of cases where the patient has been confind to bed four and five months. Sold by Holthouse, Callow & Co. and Nachtrib & Fuelling. ts Cambridge Spring Waters will Benefit You. Health is the main, but not the only consideration that takes people to Cambridge Springs, Pa. Rest, recreation, indoors, and out, are what the place affords the year round for “Cambridge is always open.” All that the city can give is what Cambridge offers, and offers it in a beautiful country settinsr together with good hotels to live in and its wonderful waters to drink and bathe in. A request brings the Erie Cambridge j booklet. On application to any Erie I agent, or D. W. Cooke, G. P. A. New York City.

BngrsKrwjMgnmaM Wr "J Every woman loves to think of the time when a soft little body, ail her own, will nestle in her bosom, fully satisfying the yearning which lies in the heart of every good woman. But yet there is a black cloud hovering about the pretty picture in her mind which fills her with terror. The dread of childbirth takes away much of the joy of motherhood. And yet it need not be.so. For sometime there has been upon the market, well-known and recommended by physicians, a liniment called Mouser’s rriend which makes childbirth as simple and easy as nature intended it. It is a strengthening, penetrating linigient, which the skin readily absorbs. It gives the muscles elasticity and vigor, prevents sore breasts, morning sickness and the loss of the girlish figure. An intelligent mother In Butler, Pa., says: " Were I to need Mother's Friend again, I would obtain U bottles if I had to pay $5 per bottle for it." Get Mother's Friend at the drug store. $1 per bottle. THE BRADHELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga. Write for our free illustrated book, “ Before baby is burn.” lir," wOH

Confidence men rre working in several neighboring towns. They take orders for eye glasses, induce the purchaser to make a payment down and promise to deliver the goods to some well known merchant. The goods never arrive and the victim is out advancement. Greensburg, Pa., July 11, 1898. About four weeks ago one side of my abdomen began to enlarge from a growth inside. It grew to such proportions that it seemed to fill the abdomen. Then dropsy began and swelled both legs and stomach to •twice their normal size. r l he doctors called the trouble enlargement of the spleen, and told me I must die. I was removed from the hospital and sent for Dr. J. H. McLean’s Liver and Kidney Balm. 1 took seven (rattles and continually gained and am well in every way. The dropsy entirly disappeared and left the growth very small. Michael O’Neill. For sale by Holthouse, Callow A Co. n