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Rh ‘Suppose you went to a shoemaker and ordered a pair of boots made to measure. If when they came home they proved to be half an inch too long and a quarter of an inch too narrow, would it be any satisfaction to you should the shoemaker say that the boots, if filled with water, would hold exactly the same quantity as if they had been made as they were ordered? Certainly not, for size includes shape as well.’ In regard to the word intermediate the question was whether it was anywhere between two points, or near the middle. The owners of the copyright affirmed the latter. One of the ablest advocates on the side of the copyright owners was that grand old man, the late Chauncey Goodrich, of Yale College, and he came armed with a perfect legion of authorities. The meetings were continued for nearly a week, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the owners of the copyright.

“One thing I used greatly to admire in him was the patience with which he listened to those who came to him for money. He would politely seat them, and then hear their story. Many a disheartened advocate of a good cause gathered fresh courage after an interview with him, and felt gratitude for the contribution that almost invariably followed. Sometimes one after another of these needy applicants would appear on the same morning, and yet neither his patience nor his gifts ever seemed to fail.”

He often told a story of two partners in business with whom he was well acquainted. They quarrelled, and dissolved partnership. One of them was telling Mr. Carter of the circumstances, and he said to him: “Mr. B., you profess to be a Christian man. It is your duty to live peaceably, and rather to suffer wrong than quarrel. Cannot you arrange this matter with Mr. D.?” Mr. B. said he was willing to do all in his power to effect a reconciliation, or a separation on friendly terms. He felt that it was not best for him to talk with his partner any more on the subject, but he asked Mr. Carter if he