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THE GREEN BAG.
X 7ITH the present number we close our first
- * volume. The year has been a prosperous
one for the " Green Bag," far exceeding the ex pectations of both publishers and editor, and we only hope that our readers have derived one half the pleasure from the perusal of its pages that we have had in providing for their entertainment. Our friends have been exceedingly kind in send ing contributions for our columns, for which we tender them our most sincere thanks, and trust that they will still continue their attentions in this respect. In our last number we briefly outlined our intentions for the coming year; and if we suc ceed in carrying out our designs, we can safely promise that the "Green Bag " for 1890 will be more attractive and " entertaining " than ever. A number of the articles on the Supreme Courts of the several States are already in preparation, and they will be profusely illustrated. The series will, we are sure, prove to be of great interest to the profession. An article on "The Women Lawyers in the United States" will appear in an early num ber, and our readers will be glad to become ac quainted with the faces of many of their " sisters in law." A number of short articles have been promised by well-known lawyers, which we shall be delighted to " bag." And now we have only to wish our readers one and all a " Merry Christmas " and a " Happy New Year," trusting that the pleasant relations which have existed between us may be continued for many a year to come. Subscribers whose subscriptions expire with this number should send in their renewals at once, accompanied with a check or Post-Office order for $3.00.
The most severe test to which an object can be subjected is that of microscopical examination. The "Green Bag" has been through the ordeal with the following exceedingly satisfactory result : Although primarily intended for the amusement of lawyers, this magazine should be a welcome guest at any library table. It is certainly one of the brightest, sprightliest, and most entertaining of all the non-scientific journals that come to the " Micro scope's " book-table. Well edited, beautifully printed, finely illustrated, it should meet with a cordial recep tion from any intelligent reader. — The Microscope.
It may interest our readers to know that the portrait of Jeremiah Mason, published in our No vember number, was reproduced from a photo graph which we had taken of the painting hanging in the State House at Concord, N. H. We be lieve that no portrait has ever before been pub lished of this distinguished lawyer.
The article entitled " An English View of the American Bar," which appeared in our October number, has aroused the ire of one of our esteemed contributors who gives vent to his righteous indig nation in the following communication : — Editor of the " Green Bag," — A curious article of some piquancy and less value — except as an exposure of the writer's ignorance — appeared in your October number under title of " An English View of the American Bar." That no law yer ever wrote the article is clear enough on its face, and an argument to refute it is complete by the simplest statement in the briefest form. First, the writer is one of those thick-headed fellows who, if in England, would readily believe that the average American lawyer would be about half Indian. They
