CUTAWAY COAT SUITS (BLACK AND DARK BLUE.) Made up in First class Manner and Latest Fashion. If you live too far away from our stores "Our Mail Order Department" is at your service. Samples of the goods from which these suits are made, or any other, may be had for the asking. Directions how to take your own measure and secure perfect fitting garments, sent with all samples. Address E. O. THOMPSON, Merchant Tailor, Clothier, Importer, 1338 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. OTHER STORES: 908 Walnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. 245 Broadway, NEW YORK. 344 Washington Street, BOSTON. Mention the CURRENT COMMENT. AMERICAN NOTES AND QUERIES. A WEEKLY PERIODICAL. W. H. GARRISON, Editor. CONTENTS: Queries on all matters of general literary and historical interest-folk-lore, the origin of proverbs, familiar sayings, popular customs, quotations, etc., the authorship of books, pamphlets, poems, essays, or stories, the meaning of recondite allusions, etc.-are invited from all quarters, and will be answered by editor or contributors. Room will be allowed for the discussion of moot questions, and the periodical is thus a valuable medium for intercommunication between literary men and specialists. For sale by newsdealers. Address, SUBSCRIPTION, $3.00 PER ANNUM. VOL 1, $3.00. VOL II AND VOL. III, $2,00 EACH. The WESTMINSTER PUBLISHING CO., NO. 619 WALNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA A TEASPOONFUL OF FRED BROWN'S GINGER With a little Boiling Water, will Relieve Cramp The Mixture can be sweetened to the taste.) - TRY IT. and Legal Miscellany. PUBLISHED BY THE D. B. CANFIELD COMPANY LIMITED, PHILADELPHIA, SUBSCRIPTION, ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. SINGLE COPY, TEN CENTS. Copyrighted 1890. Entered at the Post Office at Philadelphia as second-class matter. Vol. II. November 15, 1890. JOHN A. JAMESON. Born, January 25th, 1824; Died, June 6th, 1890. No. II. JUDGE JAMESON was deservedly known and recognized throughout the land as a man of a high order of intellectual endowments and culture, of rare accomplishments and learning, and of unblemished character. As a jurist he stood high in the estimation of the profession as an authority in the broadest fields of our jurisprudence. In the course of his long career as a judge of the Superior Court at Chicago, his reputation for profound learning and rare fitness for judicial duties was thoroughly established, commanding the undivided confidence and respect of the bar, and the hearty support of the people at large, which they manifested by his frequent re-elections. It is not an extravagance to say that the reputation of this eminent man will occupy a prominent place in the history of the righteous and enlightened jurists of the age. As a judge he had to deal with subjects of the highest importance. It is indisputable that his decisions were never hasty and ill-considered conclusions, but were always the result of wise, careful, and conscientious investigation of the facts and the law involved. It will not do to say that the higher tribunals always coincided in his views, nevertheless it is true, as the reports show, that his rulings were adopted and affirmed in many of the most important cases which came before the Courts. His judicial life embraced well nigh a score of the most memorable years in the history of Chicago, during which numerous questions of first impression, intricate and novel, involving vast interests, came before his court for determination. He was a member of the Superior Court of the period of the Chicago fire of 1871. Ibis well known that the complications and embarrassments growing out of that calamity gave rise to many new problems for solution by the Courts for which precedents were not readily to be found. Of these Judge Jameson had full share. His adjudications thereon have largely been adopted as reliable and standard precedents. Among his marks of distinction were a commanding presence, kind and courteous bearing, orderly and logical methods of thought and forms of expression, intelligent and keen perception of the vital questions and governing facts and principles involved in cases before him, and power to discriminate and reach correct results. He was a man of profound earnestness and candor, uncompromisingly just, fearless, and impartial. His career as man, lawyer, and judge was measured by the highest moral, professional, and ethical standards. While he was yet on the bench a prominent member of the bar justly said of Judge Jameson, "He is exceedingly diligent and patient in research; no court in Chicago where a closer or more careful research is made. He is an attentive listener, anxious to hear all a lawyer has to say about his case, does not assume on the arguments or authorities presented, but knows all about the case before deciding it. He is slow to commit himself; does not jump at conclusions; makes no display of his learning on the bench; has no conceited pride of opinion, but will, with great promptness, correct any errors subsequently discovered in his own rulings. He is sympathetic and kind, will protect the rights of the humblest witness in his court, and promptly check anything like oppression or unprofessional and unfair practice." He was a native of Orleans County, Vermont, born at Irasburg, January 25th, 1824. His father, Thomas Jameson, was a man of considerable distinction, and was a member of the Constitutional Convention of that State. At an early age John A. was left with limited resources, and was, therefore, compelled mainly to rely on his own efforts in acquiring his education, which was the object of his ambition. He fitted for college at Brownington, and entered the University of Vermont at Burlington, in 1842, from which, four years later, he graduated with high rank. Subsequently, the degree of LL. D. was conferred upon him by his alma mater. He was a teacher for several years at the Academy in Stanstead, Canada, and from thence he returned to the University of Vermont, and served two years as a tutor in mathematics and languages. He had determined upon entering the legal profession, and sedulously devoted his spare time to preparatory studies. He entered the |