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Show Definitely Fixed. "Expert legal testimony," says a well-known mombcr of tho New York bar "can easily bo mado a two-edged weapon In court. "A clovor nnd capnblo mining engineer en-gineer wns obliged to tako tho stand as an expert In a suit In Novada, a couplo of years ago. Tho caso Involved In-volved large Issues. "Tho examination wns conducted by a young nnd smart attornoy, who pntronlzed tho expert with nil tho authority au-thority of half a dozen years of practice. prac-tice. "One of his questions related to the form In which tho oro was found, a form generally known as 'kidney lumps.' "'Now, sir,' said tho attorney, 'how largo nro thcso lumps? You say thot thoy nro oblong In shnpe. Aro they as long ns my head?" "'Yes,' replied tho expert, 'but not nearly so thick.'" Harper's Weekly. |