Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-22

compelled to settle their obligations %
undergo tho sevorest hsrdships. The sub
tect matter IS by no means confined TO
the Anglo saxon race. but also treats of
the anoient customs OF the Greeks, Ro-
mans, Chinese. and Hlndoos When one
recalls tho homestead exemptions. bank
ruptcy acts. and "poor-man's laws" OF
the present day, and contrasts them with
the old-time laws. the progress Of civili-
nation and humanity is indeed made
strikingly manifest
THE Law and Lawyers OF Thackeray"
IS a subject which viii not fell TO inter
est both tho laity and the profession. Tho
famous English icOnoclast was himself
educated in the law and admitted to the
bar. /, appears. however. That he found
but little comfort in calf-bOund volumes.
and soon abandoned this vocation. though
his literary productions are tinctured
with memories OF his lifo in Temple Bar.
Theckeray. like Dickens. generally paint
cd lawyers In their blacklist colors. but
this tendency on the part OF both authors
may perhaps be largely attributed 20
thor natural distaste for the profession.
Their imaginative minds regarded legal
pursuits as a grind" and they could see
I'm them but little SCOPE for sentiment
The "facetia0' department OF the 90.
iyDtE 'rlttn lpaB 10 RtlAlAhAARAF tV'hs
but the llustrations-alway the best that
mechanical ingenuity can produce-are
not 40 interesting as some we have here
tofors seen in the publication. This IS
due n the fact that we, as Vire1nians,
are not familiar with the men whose por-
traits arc published
VIRGINIA LAW REGISTER. Edited by
w. VI. Lille. October number. Published
by the J. p. Bell Company. Richmond
and Lynchburg: Single number, so
cents. Contents:
I. Suggested Changes I'm Our Judiciary
System-James p. Harrison.
III. Anmony az a Provable Debt In
Bnnkruptcy-W. Gordon Mathews.
Ill Recent Virginia Decisions, report-
ed In full: /. Barnes va. Morrison; tender
Of performance ?. Roanoke We. Shull;
municipal corporations. 3. Armistead Va.
HART; surviVorship. g. Gate City VS.
Richmond; dedication to public use. ..
Wood vs.. Wood Corporation Court OF
Danville) decedents' estates.
". Digest OF Other Recent Virginia
Decisions: % American Net etc, Com
pany vs.. Mayo: (2) Waverley, etc. Com
pany vs. White: C3) National Life Asso-
citation vs.. Hopkins; a Preston VS.. Ma
tional Exchange Bank; 90 Buck vs..
Wards; o. Jackson VS.. Commonwealth;
% Trimble VS.. Trimble; % Kelly vs..
Falrmont Land Company; go Hall vs..
Caldwell; dO Camp vs.. Wilson; % Gull
lop va. Leonard; ~ Vaughan VS..
Vaughan: 90 Price vs. Wall. 90 Kane
VS.. Virginia Ccal, etc, Company; 05)
Hudson VS.. Max Meadows. etc, Com
pany; 90 Martin VS.. South Salem Land
Company; I'D Douglas Company VS..
Commonwealth.
V. Editorial
VI. AnscelancY.
VII. Correspondence.
This number OF the Law Register,
which, by the way Is quite tardy n
making its appearance, Is one or the
most valuable and useful We have seen
for some time. There is within its covers
such variety of legal matter that any
person. from q student 10 the judiciary,
could read IL with profit and pleasure.
The address Of James Z. Harrison, OF
the Danviile Bar. on Suggested Changes
IN Our Judicial System" IS splendid
paper, full Of that wisdom, common
sense, and coed judgment which marks
this well-known lawyer.
In the recent decisions reported In full,
as We'll as those which have been epito-
mized. we observe the adjudication or
many important questions. The discern
ing attorney viii stick a pin in several
Of the points decided. and carefully store
them in the vaults Of his memory.
The editor OF the Law Register Is to
be commended for publishing the ques-
tons last asked the young gentlemen APP
plying for licenses to practice law. These
questions make interesting reading for
those who have undergone the ordeal,
and are useful 20 those who yet have 70
show their knowledge TO the Supreme
Court judges.
THE SOUTHERN CLINIC. A Monthly
Journal Of Medicine. Surgery, and New
Remedies. c. A. Bryce, VI. D., editor
and Proprietor. Volume XXI. No. 10.
Contributions and Abstracts-SOme
Practical Remarks on Variola The Man
sgement OF SMALLPOX; A Safe and Simple
Method OF Removing mo Plaoenta; San
itary Iconocasm; A Tale OF a Wicked
Druggist Who Substituted; Menrhol Ace
tate Solution IN Vomiting After General
Anaesthesia; Glaucoma Cured by Ales-
sage: Appendlcular Liver; Chorea; Let
In the Sunlight; Food Personalities;
How Much Sleep Do We Require; Diet
in Acne: Therapeutic Uses Of Cacodyiic
Acid; A Mechanic Laxative Taken by
the Mouth; The Diagnosis Of SMALLPOX
New Remedies. Instruments. &c.-For
Burns; Peppermint Tea Treatment OF
Scabies; For Neuralgia Pains OF Tuoer-
culous Patients; SubcutaDeOus Injections
Of Gelatin in the Treatment Of Aneu-
rysm; For Sensitive Dentine; Brandy
Mixture: Some Uses Of .Strychnia.
Edltorlal-"The Delightful Art Of Cook
ing; Editorial Notes; Books, Pamphlets,
Of