Written In Full

TJowariays, as everybody knows, oue name munt be written out iti full; the niddie Jiitial has been iaughed into obscuiitv. All aiithors give thcir full names on the t.itle pages of their work. t it do longer John I). Smith, but John Dillingworth Smith. as much as to say hat the Smiths are cotmected with ho Dillingworths. Perhaps John's nother's maideu name was Dillingvorth, (ir maybe his grandmother, if ie had one, was a Dillingworth before he was murried. lt must be admitted ,hat the name looks better when pellel out in full. But what ík the ïse of middle ñames? George WashagUm did not luue any, neither did lioruas Jetïer.-on. Abraham Lincoln, Vilüain Shakspeaie. John Milton, Ben onson. Fraocis Ba;on, Napoleon Bonaarte, nor thou.sauds of other gfeat neu. Vvr!iat a lucUy thing it is we do lot have to write William Hollingjrook Shak9[)oare, George Harfing,on Washington, or Abraham Hunks