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HON. CHARLES GRANT GARRISON.

ASSOCIATE JUSTICE SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY.

Justice Garrison was born August 3, 1849, at Swedesboro, N. J., and is the only member of the Supreme Bench from Southern New Jersey. After a complete classical education at Edge Hill School, Princeton, at the Episcopal Academy, Philadelphia, and the long established Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania, he graduated as a physician in 1872. He practiced that profession until 1876, when he entered the law office of Samuel H. Gray, of Camden, and was admitted to the bar in 1878. In 1884 he was made Judge Advocate General of New Jersey, and in 1882 Chancellor of the Southern Diocese (N. J.) of the Episcopal Church. Although a young man, and still the youngest member of the bench, he was appointed in January, 1888, to fill the place of the late Governor Joel Parker. Justice Garrison's study in the University of Pennsylvania admirably adapted him for critical investigations in the realm of medical jurisprudence. His opinions delivered in such cases have won for him a just recognition of his talents.

He is a member of the Medico-Legal Society, and takes a deep interest in forensic medicine, in which he is most thoroughly versed, and from his medical as well as legal education the ablest man in medical jurisprudence upon the Bench in the State of New Jersey.

HON. GEORGE T. WERTS.

ASSOCIATE JUSTICE SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY.

Justice Werts was born in Hackettstown on the 24th day of March, 1846, and after a good education was admitted to the bar in 1867. At Morristown, his home, he was elected Recorder in 1885 and since 1886 he has been Mayor of that city.

Entering the field of Democratic politics he became Presdent of the Senate during the session of 1889, and in that year he was re-elected from Morris County, serving until his appointment as Justice of the Supreme Court. occurred during the first week in February, 1892.

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In his legislative career, Justice Werts drafted the new Ballot Reform Law-a decided step in advance over old methods as well as the Liquor Excise Law. Possessed of rare social and legal attainments, the career of Justice Werts will probably be a most distinguished one, and will add lustre to an already famous bench.

MAGAZINES.

NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW. Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed presents in strong lines the historic claims for pre-eminence of the 51st Congress (sessions of 1890 and 1891), in measures affecting the country, its welfare, and prosperity.

Col. Ingersoll descants upon the well-deserved and praiseworthy labors of Thomas Paine in early American history.

No one can truthfully refuse the credit due this man for the role he played in moulding the early lines of our Constitution.

His assaults upon the Bible and the religious views of the bulk of his countrymen furnish a startling example of how bright an intellectual light may thus be dimmed and obscured.

SCRIBNER'S shows great excellence in its artistic work, notably in Delort's illustrations of The Centaur by Guerin.

LIPPINCOTT'S. Col Cockerill is a leading feature in the September number, on the Newspaper of the Future." Col. Cockerill's pen, strong, graceful, and full of interest, has done great recent work on other journals than his own. It is not enough to build a great paper, as this able man has done. He now seeks to establish another reputation as a writer and essayist. He is coming into the front rank. His weekly contribution to the New York Herald attracts universal attention.

POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY. Prof. Edward S. Morse treats of "Natural Selection and Crime" in August number. This theme is one of the problems of the hour.

The International Congress of Criminal Anthropology, at Brussels, in August, grappled with the many issues, and the best minds of the World are now at work upon these topics.

HARPER'S. An unusually attractive article from Theodore Child on "Literary Paris" is full of interest.

Mr. Child has unusual facilities to know the celebrities of the French capital.

His sketches are delightful, and without being invidious, his review of Mr. Renan is a strong illustration of the literary ability and facility of this gifted young writer.

THE ASCLEPIAD. "The Cause and Prevention of Death from Chloroform," and "The Physiology of Dreams," are two of the leading articles in the last number of this interesting journal.

CHAMBERS JOURNAL (Edinburgh). Rev. S. Baring Gould contributes an interesting paper on "Cremation."

DUBLIN REVIEW (July). Professor de Harlez contributes a paper of great interest on "Infanticide in China."

EDINBURGH REVIEW (July). Its leader is an article on "Crime and Criminal Law in the U. S."

THE FORUM. Prof. William James contributes a paper on chical Research has Accomplished."

"What Psy

THE PSYCHICAL REVIEW, a quarterly devoted to psychical investigation, is published at Boston. It is the organ of the Psychical Society, and its last number has contributions from Rev. J. Minot Savage, Prof. A E. Dolbear, A. R. Wallace, T. E. Allen, B. O. Flower, among others.

REVUE D' L'HYPNOTISM (Paris). Dr. A. Mole contributes a paper on "Lombroso and Spiritism" and Dr. Berillon one on "Spontaneous and Suggested Dreams in Hypnotic Sleep."

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