THE ILLTSTIlATIil) V,EE.
AllKUSl 1. 1 1 H 1 1
fr"in the rlvor by ordinary moan-, io pump
ttiK had to ho resorted to. Tho photograph
ho furnishes shows how simply ho applltd
.in ancient principle. An ordinary biiKKy
wheel with Its axle wat fitted to proper
Mipports. Illades Were attached to the
Kpi!i's ami buckets to tbe felloes, ami the
Miiront of tho nichltiK Arkansas m left
to do the rest. This lnepenslo contrlv
iin. . raises olKht uallntis a minute two r.nd
ouo-half foot, and furnishes Mr. Kanous
with far muro water Minn he needs to Irrl-
kiim' his fruit trees and shrubs, llo otters
his experience to lice readers as a sukkih
tlon. One of tho local Institutions that has
Kime quietly .ilnuu. making little effort to
attract nttenllon. yet perfoimlni; Its func
tK.tis to the best of Its ability, Is tile llo
hemlan Sund.iv school, which has held forth
at the lloheinlau Turners' hall and club
house on South Thirteenth street. This
not a rellKlous instilutlou, though. Its aim
Thk Im.ustka ri i) Bhi-.
'In ii to see tti" parade ami wit the won
ili r.s lii'tiivith Mil' mighty canvas roof!) tha
will doubtless supplant Mii thrce-rlngid clr
us of toilay, I'M'ii as tlie pr. Hi nt monster
aggregation lias roini' up to take tin- pla.
of thi' one-ring show of our i hthlhnod
Years go on nti'l boys miii' tn 1h men,
lint tliii good oi Kami' of mumble tip -pi g
goes cm with all tin- nttrnctlven. s Mint It
hail In thu beginning. It might I) "f In or
est to trai l- MiIh In. Iplotit form of gnmb lug
to Its origin. I'U' life Is 'no short It In
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It In Just barely possible Mini one may
lll'I'DIIH' HO lllllHI'. HII H .' 1 1 lit- 1 1 With ll III 'l
iif things mil ml inn, thai t ) 1 1 In mi parade
ll'i longer IiiiMh fort 1 1 n 1 1 r.H I Inn HUllh - u
to allure lilm to tin- olllce ul.i.lou or 'In
i ii 1 1 k I ii iu If Hiirli Mure hi'. In' Ih In a
miiHt hopeless mliiorlty ami tin- managed
if III- great amiiHi'liii'liI enterprises tin 'I
give hi hi no hitIiiiih rntiHlili'ral nn In map
ping out their annual campaigns Sin !
Ilii days when uc kiiI out of liril before
daylight lo await tln coming of tin' enra
vn ii that wended slowly IIh way from town
to town, until I In' pri"i'iil. wti 1 1 s great
CpIS'lul ItlllllH, till' ollclls Iiiih had Its It 1 1 1
iiinii mi all. Whii I vit i Ihi' wr may for
get, our iiii'tiicrlrs mi' m 1 1 1 1 dear on tho
0 tal Ih nf Hi' IliHt circus paraili' ami per
formance i wilniHscd. All other things
Hiililuniiry may fade In a luuo of mull 1 -pllril
experience, but blight anil clear
ngaluit a background of liifautlli' cxpocln
llon Maud forlli the glories ami spangles of
Mini gient i v i 1 1 1 1 . it 1 1 1 1 lln I'ti'pliatit to
tile i'Iowii, tin' pail rliliT ami lln peanut
Career
I.IIICIIT II. CUMMINS, just nomi
nated for Iho olllce of Kovernnr of
Iowa, fid years old, tall and hand
some, a man of couitly
manner and Intense Intellectual activity,
a inati who has made his own place in his
profession and In politics by his imlomlla
blo eni'rny, a typical man of the people
one caniint survey IiIh enreer without rea
II.I11K that wllhin him llo ureal lo'slblll
Mes Mr. Cummins' early life wiih like that
of tliousnnds of oilier boys In opportuni
ties and necessities. Ills father was a
carpenter by trade ami lived on a small
plot of ground In Mreene eminly, ronusyl
vanla, about two and one-half miles from
tli'i vIlliiKo of Cariulchaels. This town was
set In tho hills, two miles from tho
MouoiiKahela liver, which was the high
way by which the Mroeno county people
then reached the outer world. Tho hill
sides of (Irccnn county are not noted for
fertility, ami Iho people worn not rich. A
little ouo-room rural school house Hlocd
ne.ir tho home of Mm poor carpenter, and
hero Albert Cummins lecolvcd his first
lessons. They were crude enough, but
IhroiiKh his books the boy looked Into the
Ktealer world beyond Iho bleak hills. A
little church stood a short distance from
Iho CuiutuluH home. It was near tho cdo
of n swamp called by the people a Klade,
hence tho church was known as Iho (ilailes
church. The Cumberland Presbyterian
pastor, llev. Mr. McCllntock, was pastor
for tlfty years without a change, ills sou
was pastor of a church In lluiiliiKtou
twenly-llvo years and Is now a Sioux City
N a recent larceny case In Maine II
was agreed to go on Willi only eleven
men on the Jury. The trial lasted sex
oral hour.i and then Mm Jury retired to
deliberate upon the evidence and llud a ver
dict After being out four hours the Jury
reported that It could not agree and ac
cordingly It was discharged from further
duty In the case aid tho prisoner was
remanded to the Jail. A little later tho at
lorneH for tho respondent "got at" one
of the Jurymen and asked him how tho
ote stood III the Jury room. "Well," said
he. wo balloted about twenty times and
ea. h time Micro were elew'ti votes for con
viction, but at no tlmo could we get twelve
votes for conviction, so wo had tn report a
disagreement."
It happened at ono of Mio Baltimore po
lo o stations. The prisoner, a long-haired
hobo son of I'll n, lounged against the bar
of Justice. Tho Justice glared at him over
his spectacles.
"What's bis name'" he Inquired of the
lieutenant.
Michael oilara, 'squire, chnrgcil with
being drunk on tho street "
' I'm I'orcigti bom," mused the Justice.
S tool, en sle Ihigllschen, O'llara?"
The prisoner stralghtonul up in his solo
less shoos and with the dignity of gener
al Inns of k I m;s Htibl:
' Squolr, It's an Ameiicin citizen I am
fiom inn birth, being born In Olrland. 1
want mo case llitied be an American Judge
an' not bo a foreign dago, with a sp.uiio
that a Christian can't understand.
"Oh. you're Irish. I thought your name
had a Herman sound," said the 'squire, more
humbly "Case dismissed, lloutoiinnt."
Tin re ih no inn I on the supreme court
A
IIUV (1 M MHII'I'lTIf. PASTOIt MHTil
ODIST KPISCOPAI, CHl'ltCH. ST NTON
Ni-li.
vi'tiilor. wo recall I'arh up lilont with a l
iilni'Hi) that hi'i'iiih Hinrtling in i'ouiparlH"ii
lo lln uncertainty that attends tin' t'lfort
to Hiimmou Inn k tho tiilmit lao of really
Imporlaiit episodes In our careers. Alas!
wi go to tin- moili'i'ii lirciiH lo hit the mimo
olil clown, tin- same olil elephant, (he Hamo
otcl pail 1 1 1 1 1 r ami I ho same olil peanut
vendor. Ope thing affords us consolation.
Our i lillilrru will In years to enme feel
linii'li tho Hiimi' when they take their chil-
of a Man
pastor. Amidst these surroumliims Albert
spent his boyhood days. The elder Cum
mins bought a considerable farm at ono
time, but later sold all but about twenty
live acres and continued to reside Micro
many years, even after his sons had kouo
out to tho west.
Mnmuli' lur mi IMiieal lull.
In tho town of Carmlchaols stood what
was called Mreene acaiW'iuy, little better
than u grammar school, but Albert Cum
mins maniiKcd to put In a few tortus there
ami later he taught school to earn money
to carry him through WaynesbuiK coIIoko,
at tho county seat, thirteen miles away.
U'aynesburK coIIcko, like many of the
smaller colleges, was admirably suited In a
youiiK man determined to learn, for there
was dl.'oct leachliiK and not the sKlmmlnc,
process of lectures ami readings. One of
Mr. Cummins' classmates was tho late
Prof. Crow, regarded at one time as one
of the most eminent drcck scholars in the
country, who becaino a member of the
faculty at Iowa coIIoko, but later went tj
(Ireeco and died.
Almost from the llrst Albert Cummins
had determined upon beliiK a lawyer, but
could not Immediately take up his profes
sion, lie was forced to sock whatever em
ployment he coulil net. ThroiiKh friends
who bad removed to Iowa he was Induced
lo turn his face westward. He went to
Colesbui'','. in Delaware county, on the Clay
ton county Hue, and looked about for a
position. llo soon found a place In Mm
county recorder's olllce at Klkador. Then
he worked at the carpenter's bench. The
Milwaukee railroad had Just been built
Episodes and Incidents That Enliven Court Proceedings
bench, perhaps, who enjojs a 'Idle goid
iialurcd fun at tho expense of the lawcr
who i oiiio heforo hint more thin Justice
William D. Dickey of llrooklyu. relates the
Now York Times. To begin with, Justice
Dlekoj has a voice that Is deep and thun
derous, ami this In Itself frequently causes
new ly-Hedged and Inexperienced young law
yeis who appear before him to tremble In
their shoes. A lledgllng attorney recently
came be 'ore Just lee Dickey and presented
what w is probably his maiden case. It
was In such a hopelessly tangled condition
th't Hie court could make neither head
nor tail of It.
"We cannot proceed with this case as It
has been prepared," said Justice Dickey
in his IMouaid do llcszkc-llko tones.
Tho young counselor blushed, became
deeply embarrassed, and Dually asked, In
sheer desperation .
"Well, your honor, whit would )ou ad
vise me to do?"
'Study meie law, young man. study more
law," thundered tho court, and tho lledg
llng counselor, crushed, retired.
A London paper vouches for the follow
ing: Counsel- I Insist on an answer to my
question You have pot told mo all the
coin orsat Ion. I want to know everything
that passed between you and Mr. Jones on
the occasion to which you refer.
Heluciaul Witness I've told you every
thing of any consequence.
"You have told tno that you said to him:
'Jones, this case will get Into tho court
some day.' Now, I want to know what he
said In reply."
"Well, ho said, ilrown, there Isn't an
Milng In this business that I'm ashamed of.
and if any sniioplu'. little. co-haw In'
foci- hv six gimlet eyed lawyer with half
.t
COLOKADO MN"S limit! T()S' I'l MlV
lirohalily trim that many a hoy ?'ts hl Ural
Ii sson in the risks anil uin ertalntlei that
hi'si't life's pathway In this k i i olil fa h
li in il mi'lhoil of stakltu; his own clianee if
tooling fir a ilei'ply ililvm pe iik i lnt Mi'
pri'speri vc pleasure of sei lim another hoy
Who Has Succeeded in
from MarC.ri'Hor as far west as Alcona and
he sociirid a run as express messenger for a
time. It was throuKh Mils ho got Into
rallri ad work. He had done some laud
mirveyliiK at odd times In Clayton and Dela
ware counties. Ho was now ofl'eicd a
position at Richmond, Iml.. assisting In
railroad snrveylnr;. He hhowed proficiency
and secured the appointment of division en
gineer of a road which Is now a part of the
MblilKati Southern, ami he and his younger
brother, who had Jolnrd him. had charno of
the woik from Albion lo l.nnslm;.
lleuliiM rinelli'o of I. mi.
r'rom hero It was an easv stop to Chl
cawo to enter a law olllce ami tvali' his
ambition ami enter the profesiou of law
As soon as admitted to the b.ir Mr Cum
mins w us taken In as a membi r of the firm.
Ills brother, J. C Cummins, had also been
admitted to tho bar. ami ihki'IIit they
iiKtoid It was wlso to look for a locution In
some western city. The youiiKor broth1 r
mine to Des Moines In ls"s and Mir'"
months later .Mix rt II. followed and they
intercd tho practice timether. When later
the youiiKcr brother was come lied to ro
llliKUlsh his profession because of fit II In k
eyislKht, Albert II. formed a partnership
with .IuiIko Wright and his sons. Thomas
ami Carioll, one of the oldest lltius In tho
city.
Mr. Cummins, in his twonty-tlnco years
of professional practice In Des Mulncs, has
been eniplnyiil lit some of the most im
portant litigation for corporations ami
linns. llo has a practice which Is one of
the most prolltable In Dis .Moines. Thu
strength of Mr. Cummins in the law is that
a pound of brains and sixteen pounds of
Jaw, ever w ints to know what I've been
talking to you about, you can tell him the
w hole story.' "
Mr D. of Huston, a devotee of tho wheel,
was not long ago viltlng In one of tho
small towns of wost.rn Massachusetts, llo
whs taking n Hpln'ahuiit its streets shortly
after Ills arilwil, when ho was run down,
as he afterward diclaied, by a negro and
knocked hit his bicycle. The fall not i nly
rullled his dignity and Ills clothes, but
In oke his skin ami his wheel.
These (.omhliied Injuries inado a broach
In his placidity and he picked up a sti ne
and thicw It with accurate aim at tho
colored man and brother. This Infraction
of the peace resulted In his arrest and In
his conviction In tho local court of Justice.
"I Hue you '." said the Judge. "Have
you anything to ay?"
"Nothing." replied D.. uniuoliiile 1, "ox
cept that I wish I had killed the follow."
"That remnrk will cost you " iucr"
rejoined his honor
D's temper was not Improved by Mils
fresh dispensation of Justlc. wherefore
tho bitterness of his rejoinder was pi i:ly
apparent.
"Conversation eeems to erme hli.ii In
this couit," ho observed.
"Klvo dollars for contempt," promptly
responded tho bench. "Have ymi anything
more to say?"
"I think not," aiiiw,-rcd the defendant
"You have the advantage of me in repar
tee." Payment of the fines closed tip. case.
I'or twenty yonrs Magistrate Couvtrlght
has boon dealing nut JusMce in Winnln"3
and he lias been a severe ju lL.,. ti,,, TiH"
rds Miow that In that perl, (nnn
" nnn perons have come be' re him for
Hl:llTII Wll.l.i: NKI.ltill Nel
1-ltOMlSINli VOl' N"(i Ml SU I AN".
hurrow In the turf In payment of thi1 for
fi it If the pholoKraph taUeli nci'titly by
Mi- l'ile ilutliiK a Sunday dtlvi- In om
,1 the inteilor lountlew Is aecuratc ami
ill - iiimi'ia rarely iloci'lvus an occasional
mm li fouml fer wlinm Mu Idilfe and Hip
pi k have not lost attraction.
Iteeelltly The llei' puhllslliil a Illo-t ltl
teri'stli'K nrtli'le hv Stati' Knulnior Dohson
on the topic of Irrigation. Til's not on'y
altiaeteil atti'titlon. hut exeitecl ronshlora
hl discussion. A. A. Kanous. who rep
resents a t'hletiKo eh inical manufacturer,
has u little fruit lartn near I'lrrencp. Colo.
Ills Kroiiud is tno hich to Ket water on
he Is iiulck lo grasp the essential thing In
the case. He gets at tho vital Issue at
once. Nothing can swerve him from It.
Opposing counsel may lead the witnesses
olf Into wide Holds, but If they do not touch
tho es'-entlal thing In tho case ho will
not object. The moment testimony la
offered beating on the real questions which
will determine the case Mr. Cummins Is
alert. Judges say they like lo have Mr.
Cummins before them. Ho Is attractive
In his manner and speech ami It Is a de
light to follow the Mm ad of his clear cut
argument. llefore a Jury he Is convincing,
but there Is about him nn air of reserve
which may sometimes give a Jury a wrong
Impr-'snlon i f his nature. Me Is not a man
of many words In his court roam work, but
rather one who makes every word count for
something and every sentence bear directly
i n the case In hand.
Ills r.olri loin I'ltlltlCN.
I'or a number of years Mr. Cummins re
fused to bo drawn Into political contru
virsles. lie was lo.idy lo make tpccchcs
for tho republican party, but carul not to
take a hand In politics In city or stale.
Ho was drawn Into It In iss; when, at tho
solicitation of scores of his fi lends, he
consented to become an Independmt candi
date for the legislature. He was sup.
period earnestly by tho leading piofes
slonal and biisiu m men of tho city and
was elected. In 1SH2 he was eh iscn to p'o
side over the republican stale c nvei.llon
and his speech as temporary chairmen w.is
widely quoted. The tame conviiillun
selected him to bo ono of the electors and
ho stumped the statu with W. W. Wltmer,
the democratic electnr-at-large living In
driiiikenni ss and might) few of them failed
to feel the weight of the arm of the law.
Hut reiently the magUti.ite learned how
easv It Is to fall. A friend fiom Vancouver
came to see him and i ln- wont nit tog'thor
to see tho town They saw a reat ileal of
II and after taking his fiioni to his hotel
the magistrate was so happy that ho went
out again to see some more. Ho returned
to tho hotel soon after that rnd Insisted
on dancing an Indian dan -e in front of
It and showing how tho Indians can howl
Tho proprietor llnally put htm to bed.
Tho next inoinlng tip. nmgiH'rato opened
couit a little late. There was nn unusu
ally largo attendance, because there was
soiuo Idea that something would happen.
Tho magistrate took his seat and rapped for
order. Then he called:
"l''rank Courtrlght, stand up!"
The magistrate stood up. Then he sol
emnly tried himself for being drunk nnd
disorderly and lined himself '.'0 for It.
"Hut," said Magistrate Cnurtrlgh', ad
dressing himself, "for twenty yeats mi
havo been a sober and respected dtUcn
of this community. In consl lratlon of
that twenty years of good conduct I will
remit tho tltip."
A burst of applause was sternly re
pressed b the court and iho next case
was called.
Many men, men successful members of
the profession, hold that, as a good ex
amination doc? not necessarily make a good
lawyer. It Is better to make tho conditions
of admission easy and thus allow the fittest
of the lot tn survive, says the Philadelphia
Times. This sentiment has been less since
tho American liar association took up vig
orously the work of raising the standards
"f legal education. Manv good anecdotes
are told of the old tests An able south
ern lawyer still living has a good story
Is entirely alont; secular linos, the In
tention heltiK to instruct tho children In the
lloheinlau latiKtiano and thr elements at
least of Bohemian history. DuritiK the
early part of the year tho school was well
attended. It has been closed durlni! the
heal ul term. Charles K. Stenorka Is prin
cipal and l'red Slatnii Is teacher. Local
llohetnlan lodges support tho school.
Iterthii Wlllo of NoIIkIi Is another Ne
braska Klrl who Is IlKiirlni; her way to tho
front as a musician. She won tho l-'dwln
Totter diamond medal for host aveniRO
scholarship In the Krniluatlne; class. l!Wl.
of the Chicane) Musical college. Mls Willi)
has spent tho summer at her homo at
N'ellKh, but will pursue her musical studies
during tho winter.
Life
Dos Moines. Their Joint dii-ctisslons fornnd
one of tlie features of that campaign In
Iowa. In IVHi ho was peimanout (halmim
of the convention which named tho I wa
delegates chi sen. llo was iiImi at that
tlmo made a member of the national iomi
mlttoo to succeed Jnnns S. Claik.-on. He
spent throe months with tho executive loin
inltteo, directing the campaign which re
sulted In McKlnley's election.
Mr. Cummins was married in 1 ST I to Mis
Ida It. (Jallery, wiuwe acquaintance he
fnrniul while ho was engaged in sinvey
iug In Michigan. Tin lis is an Ideal home
of culture und iiilnemont. lb th hac
strong social traits and are prominent In
the social llfo of the capital city
Kei'liH Close In Ilie I pie.
Mr. f'ummlns has shown himself to lo
a true friend of the common poop'o. llo
litis never permitted himself to get far
away from his own rally life rf toll and
hardship. Some yi.us ago. when the rail
load employes of the stale became much
concerned In leglslat li n atfo tlng tlolr
lights, Mr. Cummins took their file and
was Inlluential in bonding legls'at ion Mi- It
way. Among the Hist to assert fui'iy to
Mr. Cummins this year weie the labir
unions of tho state, fi r the laboring men
had lent noil that ho was thlr trb ml under
all liicumftaucis. He is thoroughly ion
servatlve In Ills politics and holi-voi In
progies-f and reform wherever time h s
ilotunnstrntod it to be in cecsary.
Tho personal following of Mr. Cummins
Is greater in Iowa ledav than lint of tnv
other man in public life. Ills politic it
future seems reasonably well nss-iired.
OKA WII-1.IAMS
about his examination by lleverdy John
son, one of the greatest lawyers of the
last century Mr. Johnson knew the
young man. but apparently ho did not al
loy his familiarity to Inlluciico the case
Ho asked him one or two questli us as
easy as Mm alphabet or the multlpMcat Ion
table and then oiy severely demanded
"Young man, can you mix a t,ood luandy
Julep?"
"I think 1 can, sir," was the reply.
"There," pointing to the sideboard, "are
the Ingredients, sir. Now, let me see what
you can do."
The candidate approached and used his
finest touch and sense of selection In com
pounding the tonic. Then, topping It off
artistically with a fresh mint, he pre
sented It to his examiner. Mr. Johnson
gavo tho enso his best care and patient e
nnd finally, when tho bottom of tho gen
erous glass had been reached, ho looked
nt tho young man admiringly and announced
that ho had passed.
Another story Is told of a Judli lal dis
trict In Florida where, before the era of
railroads and owing to the numerous i reeks
and rivers, there had to bo frequent ford
ing of streams In order to niako good tlmo
between tho country towns. Tho candi
date presented htmsolf heforo tho judge,
who, after looking at tho youn man u
few moments nnd taking In his measure,
asked:
"Can you ride''''
"Yes, sir."
"Do ynu own a burgs'"
"Yej, dr."
"Can he swim?"
"VfSf; sir."
Whereupon the Judge bowed graw i ,,n
remnrked-
"I am very glad, sir to w. I, ,nH, , ,
tin pru-tlep , f law (n ,m i . -trl .