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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, TIKIS. TILESTON BALDWIN, 53 State Street, Boston, Mass.

The Editor u'ill 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, faceiice, anecdotes, etc. NOTES.

A MODERN Mrs. Malaprop was on the wit ness stand testifying in behalf of a neighbor woman who was suing for a divofce. "Now, Mrs. Smith," interrogated the at torney, "you say Mrs. Jones was so abused by her husband that her health was under mined." "Yes, sir?" "Did she suffer from any illness or com plaint as a result?" "Yes, sir." "What was that?" "Nervous prostitution." "Do you know, a justice court marriage doesn't seem like a marriage at all," confided a sweet bride, who had tried the experiment, to her friend. "No, why not?" asked the friend. "Well, you see, it's a good deal like a law suit. You have the feeling all the time that you can appeal to a higher court whenever you become dissatisfied with the verdict." AN enterprising soap company inserted the following advertisement in a legal peri odical: "He who cornes into Equity must do so with clean hands." Use JONES'S SOAP. A WESTERNER was suing a railroad com pany for damages as the result of an acci dent which had killed his wife and deprived him of her company and services. He took

the stand in his own behalf and was severely cross-examined by the counsel for the de fense. "Now, Mr. Jones, how old did you say your wife was when she was killed?" "Forty-five." "And been in feeble health a good deal of the time and cost you quite a bit to keep her in medicine and things." "Yes." "Well, since she died I believe you have married again." "I have." "And hov old is the present Mrs. Jones?1' "Thirty." "Is she stout and healthy and able to do a good day's work about the house?" "Yes." ' "Cost much for medicines and stuff like that?" "Not a cent." "Then Mr. Jones, you just tell this court how you were damaged by the removal of your first wife." The defense won the case. IN the year 1281 a writ of protection was granted to the Bishop of Waterford. There were two kinds of writs. One was styled cum clausula voliimus, the other cum clausula nolumus.The latter was given to a spiritual company, principally to secure their cattle from being taken by the king's ministers. The cum clausula rolumus was of four kinds : First, it was given to one who was to pass the seas in the king's service; secondly, it was given to one who was abroad in the king's service; thirdly, it gave protection to the king's debtor until the king's debts were paid; fourthly, it gave protection against suits to one beyond the seas, or the marches of Scotland.