mastering the art of "triple" flirtations, can pass on to more ambitious efforts. This is only speculative, but the style of the stories, aided by the title of the book, seems to suggest this as the author's purpose. But then, what's in a name? The illustrations, by the author, are very artistic, and help to make an attractive volume, such as the publishers are getting quite a reputation for. It will be just the book to put in the satchel when starting for the sea-shore or mountains, or to read in the hammock of a sultry afternoon. THE GREEN FLAG AND OTHER STORIES OF WAR AND SPORT. By Conan Doyle. McClure, Phillips & Co., N. Y. In his preface to this exceedingly interesting collection of short stories, Mr. Doyle says: "It is difficult to make a volume of short stories homogenous, but these have this in common: that they concern themselves with war and sport a fact which may commend them to the temper of the times. Such as they are, I have chosen them as the fittest survivors out of the tales which I have written during the last six years. Authors may be allowed to have a predilection in favor of their own writings, but this is a case where it is certainly justified. Two weeks before the publication day the entire first edition was exhausted, and a second edition ordered. This speaks for itself, perhaps better than anything else. Some of the stories are familiar to the public, and some are not. They run the whole gamut of human emotions, and together form a volume of unusual interest. It is some time since Dr. Doyle has issued a book, and the warm reception accorded this one in advance is the best guarantee of its popularity. The war and sport referred to cover a large section of the globe, and will be interesting to all sorts and conditions of men and women. The title is taken from the first story, which deals with war in Africa. Some of the stories are tragic, some pathetic, and some highly humorous. They have all the art of the Sherlock Holmes stories, but have a great deal more variety in scene and theme. The work is gotten up Monsieur Beaucaire is a book that is destined to be very widely read. In many respects it is a model short story. Certainly there is not a superfluous word or sentence in it, and the plot is marked out in a masterly way. Those that enjoy a short love story well told should not fail to get it. Monsieur Beaucaire is a light, elegant piece of romance, wherein swords and love-knots "compare" as in a Watteau picture, but Mr. Tarkington, in writing it, took his historical responsibilities as much at heart as if he labored on a dry document of information. He read forty-seven books in getting up small details, and he went on a long, laborious still hunt to get the names of men in power at the French and English courts at the time of Monsieur Beaucaire's little masquerade. 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It is the eternal truth that the spirit of contention is alien to impartial justice, and that, as a consequence, no contending force can be safely entrusted with its administration by enlightened and selfgoverning society. The idea is deeply imbued in human consciousness, and the principal may also be applied to political partnership. Looking at a pair of quarreling boys appealing to the judgment of a third may convince one of its universal and almost instinctive recognition. The judge, whether elected, self-appointed, or appointed by a higher authority, whether guided by a written law or by his own perception of wrong and right, assumedly represents the moral ideas of aggregate humanity, to which the individual must bow in order to in sure the safety and welfare of society. Our national institutions of court, jury and legislature have evolved from this element in man's social nature, and, as we all know, their perfectability is by no means as yet exhausted. A correct perception of right and wrong, of what society considers right and wrong, is possible only in the utter absence of partiality and emotion. A When day is done, clear-sighted man, divested of those qualities, and clothed with authority for the exercise of this function is the ideal judge. Following these thoughts, there looms. up a great problem which we, of a yet dark age, must leave to a more enlightened, and morally perfected generation to solve. Who shall judge the judges? The border-line of the forbidden is distinctly marked for the individual, but there is no law for the rulers of the the nations! It is easy to judge others, but who can judge himself rightly? No doubt the feudal lords kept their subjects in the straight paths by stringent laws. But without law and pride over themselves, they made might stand for right. The feudal lords have dwindled, but the few that remain are powerful. They recognize might as the supreme law among themselves and are the rulers of great nations. They point to God Almighty as their supreme judge, yet knowing well that He will never interfere with their tax-gathering oppression and their cruel wars. Despite the lawlessness in the highest places we have reason to be hopeful. The progress of the past and present will be continued in the future. The remaining feudal lords will be dethroned and on the ruins of their empires shall rise the universal republic with equal justice. and equal rights. When Day Is Done. The clover folds two velvet palms, The firs chant low their evening psalms, Closed are the daisies' eyes, And warm each rose's heart With filial reverence; Shall I stand apart Andrew Franzen. With unbent knee, nor say One word of thanks for sun-lit day Just past, for restful night begun,— Unto the Father kind, When day is done? Ella S. Kraab. In Politics It is generally conceded that there will be no further attempt on the part of the French Chamber of Deputies to upset the present ministry until after the close of the Exposition. According to The Nation, the Municipal Voters League, of Chicago, is accomplishing much good in the way of securing honest and efficient service in the administration of the city's affairs. "The league devotes itself to securing a good city council, and so well has it succeeded that it has again come to be an honor to be a member of that body." Public Opinion has this to say concerning the Indian marriage law which has been prepared by the Indian commissioners and introduced in both houses with their approval: "This law, which proposes to establish Indian family relation on a regular basis, requiring licenses. for marriage, and keeping a system of permanent family records, will be of great use in determining succession of property among the Indians, who are becoming, more and more, individual land owners. * * Moreover, it is time to give the Indians other than a savage idea of marriage. In putting on civilized habits and acquiring lands in severalty, they have reached the stage when the missionary teachings concerning family life should be enforced by formal political sanction." * The armour-plate controversy continues to engage attention, together with the ever-present pension bill dissatisfaction. And the investigation of the Cuban postal frauds still goes forward disclosing more and more complications. The American Economist, in a recent issue, says: The key note of the coming presidential campaign, so far as the Philippine question and all the issues growing out of it are con cerned, has been uttered during the past week in the Senate in a notable speech by Senator Spooner of Wisconsin. The chief feature of it is the demonstration that there is no issue of imperialism or antiimperialism before the people of this country; that the president cannot withdraw our troops from the Philippines until he is instructed by Congress to do so; that the Philippines are territory of the United States, made so by the ratification of the treaty of Paris; and that the insurgents in Luzon, or their sympathizers in this country, are resisting the lawful authority of the United States, and doing it in a manner cruel to our soldiers who are upholding the flag in the distant islands. In Science The Scientific American has this to say of the advantages of liquid fuel, petroleum, benzine and gasoline: "There is no smoke, no stoking, no ashes, no cinders, no incomplete combustion. The fire can be started or shut off at a moment's notice; a more even temperature can be maintained than by the use of coal or wood, and the fire can be regulated by the mere turning of a single cock. There is no dust, no dirt, no spacious coal sheds are required, and there is no danger of spontaneous combustion, as frequently happens with coal. It has been demonstrated that oil engines used for drawing water from deep wells, in arid countries like Palestine, where a constant supply is needed for irrigating purposes, involves less expenditure of time, labor and money than the use of horse or mule power. "It is found," says the Scientific American, "that an oil engine of six horse power, or even less, will raise double the quantity of water in the same time that a horse or mule will, while the expense is about the same." In Literature There is much being said concerning the forthcoming Corelli novel, "The Master Christian." It is mentioned in the advance notices, as a "serious book," after the manner of "The Sorrows of Satan." Dodd, Mead & Company are to bring it out this fall. This firm has also in preparation a volume of the writings or G. W. Steevens, entitled, "Travels in London, Paris and Berlin." The gifted author, who recently lost his life in South Africa, saw beneath the outward show of things the human interest that formed and moved them. The George Inness prize was awarded to F. Dehaven at the recent annual exhibition of oil paintings held by the Salmagundi Club. The picture which most appealed to the judges was "Nightfall" and is the work of a new member of the club. The Proctor prize was taken by E. Irving Couse, for his picture entitled "Digging Potatoes." * * tion" of landscapes, the work of the late Frederic E. Church. Pyrography, or fire etching, is a form of decorative art work whose possibilitics are unlimited. Mrs. M. F. Woods has recently opened a studio in the Marquam Grand, where she has on exhibition some beautiful pieces of this work which is growing rapidly in favor for interior decoration. It is a simple enough process, apparently, but very effective. John S. Sargent and Edwin A. Abbey, two leading American artists, are winning high honors in the Royal Academy exhibition in London this year. * F. Edwin Elwell, the sculptor, is working upon a bust of the late VicePresident Hobart. * There will be on exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, in New York, There is one artist in Portland who is unswerving in her devotion to Mt. Hood. She paints this "Attila of Oregon Lands," bathed in the golden glow of sunset, in the rosy light of dawn, or half-veiled in sombre mists. Indeed, there is no aspect of the mountain that she has left undepicted. Her work is known from ocean to ocean, and her pictures are scattered over two continents, for they find continued favor with tourists who visit this part of the world. Mr. Rollins' Indian picture is the most interesting theme in local art circles at present. The picture that is to be, and to whose composition this gifted artist is bringing the experience and results of years of work and study. In Religious Thought The Presbyterian General Assembly discussed the advisability of revising the creed, or confession of faith, and the discussion led to the appointment of a committee whose work it will be to inquire into the views of the presbyteries regarding revision, and to report to the General Assembly in 1901. The episcopate contest at the Methodist General Conference ended in the election of Dr. J. W. Hamilton, of the New England Conference, general secretary of the Board of Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education Society, and Dr. David H. Moore, of Cincinnati, editor of the Western Christian Advocate. Anent the question discussed in this conference, as to what should be done with the newspapers that do not pay, The Nation says: "The falling off in the during the summer, a "notable collec- profits of the denominational newspaper |