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The Liberalising Of Law Yhrs.

A GENERATION ago the Conservatism of lawyers was proverbial. The attorney, or solicitor, or proctor of the pre-Reform period was the most hide-bound, narrow- minded, dry-as-dust......

Modern Marvels.

T HE success of Mr. Haggard's wonderful story, "King Solomon's Mines," is not due exclusively to its merits, though these are great, the romance being one of the most exciting......