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 Commonwealth v. Flynn. singular fineness and honorable ambitions. But Henry Wheaton's real and greatest claim to fame and the pride of his country men is founded upon his Elements of Inter national Law, published in 1836, and its corollary, The History of the Law of Xations, printed in 1845. By these works he trans lated the ideal dreams of philosophers to a practical science. He is the real father and expounder of International Law. His work today is the standard of the civilized world, and is the guide of every Foreign Office. Its countless editions, each succes sively more elaborately annotated and brought to date, are the chart and basis for all international intercourse be tween governments and peoples. It has been translated even into Chinese. If it did not create International Law, at least it made it a science and co ordinated the rules and principles thereof into an homogeneous system. It laid down the broad principles, and adduced the evi dence and the authority for their validity by apposite citations. "All that has since been

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done in the realm of diplomacy has been simply an exposition of those principles by added concrete cases. It has perhaps had more influence toward maintaining peace than any other one work or circumstance, since it has given to all governments com mon principles from which and on which to argue. Only a man of genius could have accomplished this. It is glory enough for any man. And it is singularly fitting that this genius should have been a citizen of the United States, which has from the time of Franklin adopted and practised a system of diplomacy that not only has been dia metrically opposed to that of European states, but has been so peculiarly successful, that all foreign chancellaries, except Rus sia's, have come to adopt more and more the methods of that salutary system, which is based upon truth, honor and fair dealing. It is therefore not too much to say that the work of Henry Wheaton has had greater influence upon the world than that of anv other man of modern times.

COMMONWEALTH v. FLYNN. 167 Mass. 46O. BY HENRY W. PALMER. "Good afternoon, my pretty maid," so spake sly Daniel Flynn, And doffing low his derby hat, he glided softly in. "Your beauty, Lady, is renowned," so quoth the wily knave; "Take not that beauty, Lady Fair, unpictured to the grave! ''Leave some memento of those charms, this dreary world to cheer. Come, have your picture taken at the 'Studio Revere.'" Fair Margaret smiled. She was beguiled by Daniel's words of honey; She said if she but could she would; but she had little money. "Ah, Lady,'' said persuasive Dan, "your beauty is so great, We'll make your pictures at a much reduced and lowered rate.