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PUBLISHED MONTHLY AT $4.00 PER ANNUM. SINGLE NUMBERS 50 CENTS. Communications in regard to the contents of the Magazine should be addressed to the Editor, THOS. TILESTON BALDWIN, 1038 Exchange Building, Boston, Mass.

The Editor will be glad to receive contributions of articles of moderate length upon subjects of interest to the profession; also anything in the way of legal antiquities or curiosi ties, facetice, anecdotes, etc. NOTES. JUDGE —"I will give you just one hour to get out of town." Tramp—"Well, if I'm brought back here for overspeeding me auto, don't blame me, jedge!" IT is illegal in Germany for physicians to dictate prescriptions to druggists through the telephone. Fatal misunderstandings are likely to result from the practice, therefore the interdictory law was enacted.

••ARE you acquainted with the defendant?" "Very slightly, sah." "You know him by sight?" "Not exactly, sah." "What do you mean by that?" "I mean dat de night was so dark, sah, dat I couldn't distinguish de gemman's fea tures on de only occasium when we encoun tered, sah." "And when did you encounter?" "At .de door of de chicken coop, sah, jest as he wuz comin' out."

A WESTERN lawyer, who enjoys a nip or two with his friends and does not object to occasionally making a night of it, returned to his home early one morning not long ago to confront an enraged and indignant wife. For many hours she had turned remons trance and abuse over and over in her mind

and was loaded when she turned loose on him. He stood it for nearly a half hour, attempting occasionally to interrupt with an explanation but with no avail, and finally shouted out so that he might drown her voice: "The American Constitution—hie—insures to every citizen—hie—domestic tranquility. I wish—hie—to God it—hie—would deliver the goods!"

AN incident occurred the other day before Judge A. G. Andrews in the Augusta, Alaine, Municipal Court, which illustrated how varied are the experiences of a Munici pal Court judge. A man had been arrested for drunkenness, and as he passed along with others of his kind the judge simply pronounced a fine of $3. The man had no money, and with the consent of the city marshal he started out to find the amount. Three hours later the man was found by an officer. He had found the amount necessary to square himself with the court, but his appearance showed conclusively that it had not been used for that purpose. He was rounded up by the officer, and when the judge beheld him it required only a glance to decide the case. "Thirty days," were the words that the judge pronounced. For a moment the man was a little dazed; then it was his turn: "Judge," said he, "this ain't right. There's something in the Constitution about a man's not being put in jeopardy of life or limb twice for the same crime. I have already been fined for this crime. This is the same drunk I was up for this morning. I haven't got over it yet." This latter statement was evident, and the court considered the point well taken.