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who judged the people of Israel for forty years, is enshrined in immortality in the heart of the American people! Toward the corporation of Harvard University, which has denied a lady admittance to the Harvard Law School, our only feeling is one of holy and chivalrous regret. Like the shot that was once heard at Bunker Hill, the corporation's snap of its fingers at Miss M has been heard round the world. But democracy will be vindi cated! Arise, sisters, and avenge your fallen comrade!

WHEN the beautiful Mile. Helen Miropolosky made her dibut re cently as a member of the Paris bar. it is said that she made a most pleasing impression. She was attired in a simple black gown relieved by the conventional white barrister's bib. Her costume was further accentuated by the black toque which crowned her jet black hair. She appeared to every one an irresistible "A CASE QF RARE JUSTICE" legal belle. We do not believe in disparaging the A LAWYER of Moultrie, Ga., sends us right of women to be treated with con the following amusing reminis sideration when they choose to earn cence :— their livelihood at the bar. There is The writer, while representing a local road nothing in either the federal or the as "cow coroner," was called to an adjoining female constitution which prohibits them town in the "Sticks" to defend his road in a from using their powers to the best "hog" case. Upon getting off the train he was accosted advantage. If the ladies of the United by a stranger who inquired if he was the rail States would more generally emulate road's lawyer, and asked other and numerous the example of the charming Mile. Miro questions. Seeing that he had an interest in polosky, the beauty of woman would vie me and possibly some connection with the with the dignity of man in raising the case, I inquired if he was the plaintiff or one general tone of the profession. There of the witnesses. He modestly informed me that his interest was only this, that he and would be more ladies of whom it could the Justice of the Peace who was to try the be said, to imitate Steele's immortal case had up' a bet between them of a fivephrase, that to know them was a legal dollar hat, the Justice betting him that I education. We often hear this or that would lose the case. This did not tend to increase my already doubtful spirits, but I distinguished attorney called an "orna determined to have my try before the jury ment" of the bar, but how quickly the at any rate. light of such luminaries would pale be After the conclusion of the evidence and an fore the withering rays of lovely woman! impassioned plea upon behalf of my client by In Denmark a woman has achieved myself, the Honorable Justice opened the Code judicial eminence. In this country the of Georgia about the section covering divorce laws, turned upside down, wiped his specks, worthy profession of the law can point took a fresh chew of tobacco with majestic with pride to Mrs. Esther Morris of the mien, cleared his voice twice in a thundering bench of Wyoming, Mrs. Catherine manner which quite cowed the admiring throng, and proceeded to charge the jury, an Waugh McCulloch of the bench of Illi nois and Mrs. Mary Cooper of the bench excerpt of which I recall :— "Gentlemen of the Jury, I am the Law, of Kansas. Even thus so noble a type I give you the Law, you must believe it as that of Deborah, the wife of Lapidoth, whether it is right or not. You must not pay