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"That is how we lawyers live, because lay-men have such queer ideas," said
Judge CLUER in a recent case. Nevertheless, the view that lawyers shouldn't
be allowed to live is not without its ardent supporters.

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_The Manchester Guardian_ has issued an "Empire number." It is pleasant to
know that all differences between the Empire and our contemporary, due to
the former's ill-advised participation in the War, have been satisfactorily
adjusted.

***

Events have happened so swiftly of late that up to the time of going to
press a contemporary had not decided who should be "_The Man who Dined with
the Tsar_."

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Virginia-creepers are recommended by a contemporary as a "tasty vegetable."
In one large house where the experiment was tried they were pronounced to
be quite all right on the second floor, but rather tough in the basement.

***

The businesses of Southgate men called to the colours are being conducted
by a committee. Small sons of those absent fathers are going very warily
until they have ascertained exactly how far the powers of the committee