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 THE GREEN BAG mation into one solid, consistent custom. It has departed, not because there is less pre tense and sham in our profession, but be cause the spirit of the times is intolerant of the use of anything so plainly expressive of vanity and love of distinction. To-day the lawyer carries his green bag in his coun tenance. There many a client may see in the deep lines and ridges worn by "seniority and ability" the little graves of buried ideals of fairness, devotion to justice, and

sincerity. If just laws government, the hope in an increasing army neither carry the green wear the "green bag"

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are essential to good of the republic lies of lawyers who will bag in the hand nor face.

AUTHOR'S NOTE. — Notwithstanding the con cluding diatribe it must at once appeal to the intelligent reader that to read and understand THE GREEN BAG will do much to promote " fair ness, devotion to justice and sincerity." CHICAGO, ILL., July, 1906.