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BARRISTER 



J. M. BARRIE 



Thrums, picturing the every-day life of the 

 Scotch people, with their quaint speech and 

 customs, are clas- 

 sics among books 

 of their kind, 

 and display ad- 

 mirably the 

 author's peculiar 

 genius. T/ 

 tie Minister es- 

 tablished his 

 fame; Senti- 

 mental Tommy 

 and Tommy and n ^ 

 Grizcl reveal not 

 only his gift in 

 the portrayal of 

 character, his engaging humor and his tender 

 touch in writing of the pathetic, but also his 

 appreciation of romance. Barrie's love for 

 child life comes out clearly in The Little White 

 Bird, a book of special interest because it 

 introduces Peter Pan, the boy who would not 

 grow up, and whose story was expanded into 

 the play that makes grown-up people children 

 again. 



The plays of this author have the individual 

 touch that makes them like no others, and 

 they are as charming to read as to see on the 

 stage. Many of them have become familiar 

 to American play-goers through the sympa- 

 thetic interpretation of Miss Maude Adams, 

 whose Lady Babbie of The Little Minister, 

 Maggie of What Every Woman Knows, Leo- 

 nora of The Legend of Leonora and, above all, 

 her Peter Pan, will not soon be forgotten. 

 Quality Street, The Admirable, Crichton, Alice- 

 and The Will are other suc- 

 cessful plays by this writer. B.M.W. 



BARRIE, ONT . the county town of Simcoe 

 County, is sixty-four miles northwest of To- 

 ronto, on the Grand Trunk, the Canadian 

 Pacific and the Hamilton A Northwestern rail- 

 ways. It is situated on Kempenfeldt Bay, at 

 the western end of Lake Simcoe, and has 

 steamship connection with Orillia and other 

 towns on the lake. It is a favorite summer 

 resort, but is more important as a manufac- 

 turing center. The principal manufactures are 

 ImiMiMir materials, including bricks, flour, boil- 

 ers, gas engines, leather, boots and shoes, * i 

 work and excelsior. Hydro-electric power is 

 obtained from the Severn River at low cost. 

 Tin ( ' urn UMP Library, a collegiate institute and 

 a business college deserve mention. Poj 

 tion in 1911, 6,420; in 1916, estimated, 7,200. 



BARRIER REEF, a chain of coral reefs off 

 the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, and 

 extending from Cape Sandy to Torres Strait, a 

 distance of about 1,250 miles. They are from 

 ten to 150 miles from land. The sea between 



LOCATION OF BARRIER REEF 



the reefs and shore is quiet and affords a safe 

 passage for steamers but is dangerous for sail- 

 ing vessels. Pearls and pearl-shells are ob- 

 tained from the reefs, which cover an area of 

 about 100,000 square miles. 



BARRISTER, bair'ister, in England, Ire- 

 land and some of the British colonies, the high- 

 est grade among lawyers, the word being 

 derived from the word bar. A barrister, is 

 literally one who appears before the bar in 

 the law courts and argues the case. This is 

 his chief business, and in the higher courts 

 only a barrister may appear for the client. 

 A barrister who has been honored with the 

 rank of King's Counsel (K. C.), takes prece- 

 dence over the ordinary practitioners, who are 

 called utter or outer barristers. A King's Coun- 

 sel may stand within the bar of the court, but 

 an outer barrister must stand outside. To 

 become a barrister a man must be a member 

 of one of the Inns of Court (which see), and 

 must then pass an examination before he is 

 "called" to the bar. 



In Canada there is no formal distinction 

 between barristers, solicitors, advocates, attor- 

 neys and other tit Is. hut tiie honor of "K. C." 

 is frequently given to Canadians. It is com- 

 mon for a lawyer to style himself "Barrister 

 and Solicitor" in all the provinces except Que- 

 bec, where " Advocate" is preferred. The dif- 

 ferent functions of barrister and solicitor, how- 

 . are understood; though a man calls him- 

 self both, when he acts as legal adviser he is 



