A
MERIKA
UNUAAMERJKA   REVUO
E
SPERANTISTO
DE ESPERANTO   LA LINGVO   INTERNACIA
VOLUMO X.         WASHINGTON, AUGUSTO, 1911.
NUMERO I.
OF1C1ALAJ REPREZENTANTOJ
OFFICIAL, REPRESENTATIVES
Responds al la invito sendita per la
Belga Mlnistro al la Usona Registaro,
S-ro Edwin C. Reed estas nomlta oflci-
ala deleglto de la Usona Registaro al
la Sepa Internacia Kongreso de Esper-
anto.
Aldona al ĉi tiu generala registara dele-
glto, Usono havos du allajn oflcialajn rep-
rezentantojn. La Milita Fako sendos ofl-
clale D-ron Leutenanton H. W. Yemans,
kaj la Fako pri Komerco kaj Laboro es-
tas oflciale nominU S-ron E. C. McKelvey,
el la Offcejo pri Normo], por gin repre-
zenti.
Kiam oni memoras ke la esperanta mo-
vado inter ni estas tre Juna ka] la esper-
antisto] malmultnombraĵ, oni devas kon-
sentl ke tiaj faro] de nia registaro man-
tras ke nl bone uzas nlan tempon kaj
forton. Ni dafirigu nian paean bataia-
don!
In response to the invitation sent
through the Belgian Minister to the United
States Government, Mr. Edwin C. Reed
has been named as official delegate of the
United States Government to the Seventh
International Esperanto Congress.
In addition to this general government
delegate the United States will have two
other official representatives. The War
Department will send Dr. (Lieut.) H. W.
Yemans, and the Department of Com-
merce and Labor has officially named Mr.
E. C. McKelvey, of the Bureau of Stand-
ards, to represent it.
When one remembers that the Esper-
anto movement among us Is very young
and the number of Esperantists small,
he must agree that such acts of our gov-
ernment show that we make good use of
our time and strength. Let us continue
our peaceful fighting!
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Owing to the attendance of the editor-
in-chief at the Seventh International Es-
peranto Congress in Antwerp, Belgium,
the August and September numbers are
necessarily somewhat smaller in size than
usual, and do not contain some of the de-
partments. Since the material for the
September number had to be prepared dur-
ing July, there will be no news depart-
ments.
The October number will be a Special
Congress Number, larger than usual, filled
with articles about the congress vitally in-
teresting to all esperantists. This will be
the most excellent number yet published
for propaganda, and will be sent to any
earnest esperantlst at the rate of five cents
a copy In lots of ten or more to one ad-
dress, for distribution. Fill out and send
today the blank to be found in advertis-
ing pages.
We are taking it for granted that you
will co-operate in this matter as you al-
ways have done before, and consequently
we shall spare no expense in making this
congress number the "best ever." From
some one of the artists competing we ex-
pect to secure an attractive cover design,
from members of the American delegation
to the congress we expect notes of all the
interesting phases of the big congress it-
self, the smaller sectional meetings, the
entertainments, excursion, etc., as well as
many "human interest" stories of experi-
ences in Europe with Esperanto as the
language.
As we have stated on other occasions,
our edition must be measured beforehand,
and if you want a bundle of this great
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REPORT OF ANNUAL MEETING
ESPERANTO ASSOCIATION  OF NORTH AMERICA.
The fourth annual business meeting of
The Esperanto Association of North Amer-
ica was called to order by the vice presi-
dent, Dr. H. W. Yemans, at 10 A. M.,
August 2, 1911, in the hall of the Broad-
way Central Hotel, New York City.
The committee on credentials reported
seventy-four members present or repre-
sented.
A motion to lay upon the table any
proposed changes In the Constitution was
lost. An informal discussion of proposals
followed. It was then moved that a com-
mittee of five be appointed to consider the
matter and bring recommendations before
the convention at the afternoon session.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Reed, Hall-
man, Hall, Clifford and Loud.
It was voted that the Association be of-
ficially represented by a delegate or dele-
gates at Antwerp. It was moved by Dr.
Loud, seconded by Mr. Hailman, that Mr.
Edwin C. Reed be the delegate, and he
was unanimously elected.
The morning session adjourned at noon.
Afternoon Session.
The meeting was called to order at 3.10
P. M. with Mr. James F. Morton, Jr.,
Councilor of New York Division, In the
Chair.
The minutes of the morning session
were read and approved. The Committee
appointed to consider the Constitution re-
ported that in its Judgment the question
of an entire revision of the Constitution
was one that should have most careful
study, and proposed that a Committee be
appointed to whom should be sent pro-
posals for changes and who should report
with recommendations at the next annual
meeting. For immediate adoption the
Committee proposed the following:
Add to Article III, of present Constitu-
tion, a Section 4 to read: Sectional Fed-
erations: Within the limits of any pro-
fession, occupation, nationality or other
such limitation, charters may be granted
by this Association to federations of
those Interested In the propaganda of Es-
peranto within these special professions,
nationalities, etc. These shall be known
as Sectional Federations. To be chartered,
such Sectional Federations must be com-
posed of at least twenty-five persons, shall
not be limited geographically, and shall
have the same rights and duties within the
special profession, nationality, etc., which
the District Associations exercise within
geographical limits.
Amend Article VI. of Sec. 4, to read:
Secretaries of all chartered district asso-
ciations and sectional federations shall
collect from the members of this Associa-
tion within their Jurisdiction the dues of
this Association and, after paying twenty-
five cents per capita Into the treasury of
their own organization, shall remit the
balance monthly to the Secretary of this
Association.
Strike out the present Section 6 of
Article VI. and substitute Tor it the fol-
lowing: Any individual who, In addition
to his regular dues, shall contribute the
sum of two dollars yearly to the support
of the General Association, shall be known
as a Special Member, and shall be so des-
ignated in any published list of members.
After some discussion it was voted to
adopt the report as a whole.
It was voted that Mr. J. D. Hailman
(310 S. Lang Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa.), Mr.
Roger P. Heller, and Mr. George Winthrop
Lee be the Committee to receive and con-
sider constitutional changes. AH Esper-
antists having suggestions are urged to
write to them.
At 4.10 P. M. the meeting adjourned
until 7 P. M., and the members met by
divisions for the purpose of electing the
General Councilors.
Evening Session.
The convention was called to order at
7 P. M., and the reports of the divisional
meetings were received. The following
General Councilors were declared elected:
New England Division, Dr. C. H. Fessen-
den; New York Division, James F. Mor-
ton, Jr.; Eastern Division, Henry W. Het-
zel; Capitol Division, Rev. J. L. Smiley;
Ohio Valley Division. Herschel S. Hall;
Prairie Division, C. J. Roberts; Western
Division, Lehman Wendell; Rocky ML
Division, Dr. F. H. Loud.
The Councilor of the Southern Division,
Mr. Virgil C. Dibble, Jr., tendered his
resignation, and no one was elected to
fill the vacancy. No choice was made in
the Central, Southwestern or Canadian
Divisions.
The official convention then adjourned,
and the members partook of the excellent
banquet arranged for by the New York
Esperantists. This was followed by an un-
usually large number of unusually inter-
esting toasts, with Mr. Reed as toastmas-
ter. When at midnight the last toast had
be<m given, each present declared the oc-
casion most enjoyable.
Council Meeting.
The General Council met at 9 A. M.,
August third.    It was formally resolved
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AMERIKA  ESPERANTISTO.
that the Illinois Esperanto Association be
requested to elect the, general councilor
for its division, and that the general coun-
cil would ratify their choice. The mem-
bers in the other divisions, where no elec-
tion is reported above, are requested to ex-
press their desires.
The General Council re-elected, as
President, Hon. John Barrett, Director-
General of the Pan-American Union; as
Vice-President,   Dr.   H.   W.   Yemans;   as
Secretary-Treasurer, Edwin C. Reed. The
following were elected to the Executive
Committee: Mr. H. W. Fisher, Chairman
of Propaganda; Dr. F. H. Loud, Chairman
of Publications; Dr. Ivy Kellerman-Reed,
Chairman of Examinations. Each is to
propose to the Council the other members
of his Committee.
The question of the place of meeting
for the next annual meeting was referred
to the Executive Committee.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS
ESPERANTO   ASSOCIATION  OF   NORTH   AMERICA.
PASSED ADVANCED EXAMINATION.
Atesto pri Kapableco.
Wm. H. Chase, San Francisco, Cal.
Albert E. Angler, Peoria, 111.
PASSED PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION.
Atesto pri Lernado.
Fred Morina, Washington, D. C.
Fred W. Cassens, Camden, Me.
Robert Bruce, Washington, D. C.
Agnes Egan, St. Louis, Mo.
AN  APOLOGY.
To many whom it concerns:
The past year of work has been an es-
pecially hard one, with many new lines
of difficult endeavor to open up, and with
many obstructions placed in our way even
by some who claim to be Esperantists.
Coupled with this has been the fact that
the treasury has never been in a condi-
tion where we felt able to engage one-
third of the stenographic and other help
we needed. As a consequence it has been
a physical impossibility to answer all the
letters that have been written me. To
have responded to even a quarter of them
myself would have required my entire
time, therefore many have been answered
by assistants, and many, often those which
I had especially reserved to answer my-
self, have not been answered at all. Even
though my time given to the work has
been without financial recompense during
almost the entire past year, I sincerely re-
gret my inability to have answered all let-
ters, and wish to ask pardon of the many
correspondents who may have failed to
obtain replies. Since the several new
lines of work are now well systematized
at the Esperanto Office, I feel fairly safe
in saying that "it will not occur again."
In this connection I wish to urge that
all letters not essentially personal in char-
acter be addressed to the American Esper-
antist Company or the Esperanto Associa-
tion of North America, and that checks be
made payable to the one or the other, ac-
cording to the desired destination, rather
than to me or any other Individual at The
Esperanto Office. If this is done, the com-
munication receives attention whether or
not any certain individual is here.
Samideane la via,
Edwin C. Reed,
General Secretary-Treasurer.
THE ESPERANTO HERALD.
By special permission of the Tost Office
Department, the Esperanto Herald will be
suspended during the months of July and
August without loss of its rights as a sec-
ond-class publication. The contents of the
September number, due to appear the
latter part of that month, will be deter-
mined by the new officers of the Associa-
tion to be elected at the New York meet-
ing, and therefore of course can not now
be announced.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
July—Receipts.
Cash on hand June 27........        $6.17
Membership fees  .............          6.60
Examinations   ................          9.20
Sustaining Membership fees ....       24.00
Contributions  ................        27.00
Sale of Heralds..............          1.96
Expenditures.               $74.82
Postage   .....................        $4.00
Examinations and diplomas ....          9.00
Printing bills................        66.00
Stenographic help  ............          6.00
Balance on hand July 31......            .82
$74.82
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FOR THE BEGINNER
Please indicate when the accusative is
preferable to a preposition, in expressing
time, size, etc.
Generally the use of the accusative of
measure is preferable to that of a prepo-
sitional phrase, since it is shorter and, if
properly placed, just as clear. The accu-
sative need be avoided only when there
are in the sentence other accusatives,
which might cause ambiguity or caco-
phony. Otherwise, the choice is much like
that in English, as shown in the transla-
tion of the following examples:
IiA  MALGRANDA  KOKTOO.
UNU   MATENON  malgranda   kokldo
diris:    "Patrino,   permesu   al   ml
foriri sur la vojon.    Ml opinias ke
mi vidas insekton sur la vojo, kaj
mi dezlras kapti gin."
Sed la patrino respondis: "Ne, ne, ido
mla! Vi ne devas foriri sur la vojon. Mi
jus vidls akcipitron sur la maljuna kver-
ko, kaj ml timas ke li kaptos vin."
"Ho, patrino, la akcipitro ne povus kap-
ti mini Rlgardu, do, klel rapide mi po-
vas kurl! Ja, mi povas preskaŭ flugi.
Rlgardu, patrino mla!"
Kaj la kokido kuris al la pomarbo kaj
reen al sla patrino. Tamen la patrino
diris: "Ne, ne, kokideto mla, vl ne de-
vas foriri sur la vojon."
Nu, li estls malbona kokideto; tlal, kl-
am Ha patrino estls sercanta insektojn kaj
ne vidls lin, li rampis sub la barilon kaj
forkuris sur la vojon. Li kaptis la in-
sekton, kiun li estls vidinta, kaj gin man-
ĝis. Tlam 11 diris al si: "Ho, klel agra-
bla inalgrandpeca polvo, en kiu farl pied-
slgnojn! Ml ja ĝuas fa-i piedslgnojn kaj
sulkojn en tla mola polvo!"
Tlal la kokideto kuris tlen kaj reen
laŭ la vojo, farante belajn signojn en la
polvo. Sed baldaŭ la granda akcipitro ek-
vidls lin. Malsupren ekflugis la kruela
raba blrdo, kaptis la malfelican kokide-
ton, kaj lln forportls al sia nesto en la
maljuna kverko.
He, kokideto, kokideto! Kial vl ne obe-
is la patrlnon?
El la angla tradukis
James L. Smiley.
On vi laboros mardon? Shall you work
Tuesday?
Ne, mi ripozos je mardo. No, I shall
rest on Tuesday.
La skatoio estas metron longa, the box
is a meter long.
La tablo estas longa je da metroj, the
table is long (by) two meters.
Mi reetos tutad horon, I shall stay a
whole hour.
Mi stadia dam tut» horo, I studied dar-
ing a whole hour.
THE LITTLE CHICKEN.
ONE MORNING a little chicken
said: "Mother, permit me to go
' out upon the road. I think that
I see a bug on the road, and I
wish to catch it."
But the mother answered: "No, no,
my child! You must not go out upon
the road. I just saw a hawk on the old
oak-tree, and I am afraid that he will
catch you."
"Oh, mother, the hawk would not be
able to catch me! Watch, now, how rap-
idly I can run! Indeed, I am almost
able to fly.    Watch, mother mine!"
And the chicken ran to the apple-tree
and back again to his mother. Neverthe-
less his mother said: "No, no, my lit-
tle chicken, you must not go out upon
the road."
Well, he was a naughty little chicken;
therefore, when his mother was looking
for insects, and did not see him, he crept
under the fence and ran away, out upon
the road. He caught the insect which he
had seen, and devoured it. Then he said
to himself: "Oh, what pleasant fine-
grained dust, in which to make tracks!"
I do certainly enjoy making tracks and
furrows in this sort of soft dust!"
Therefore the little chicken ran hither
and thither along the road, making beau-
tiful marks in the dust. But soon the
big hawk caught sight of him. Down
scooped the ruthless bird of prey, cap-
tured the unfortunate little chicken and
carried him oft to his nest in the old oak-
tree.
Oh, little chicken, little children! Why
did you net mind your mother?
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AMERIKA ESPERANTISTO.
'VORTMlJLrTADO"
WE ESPERANTISTS in Manches-
ter, N. H., are amusing our-
selves and Increasing our vo-
cabularies at the same time
with a game which we have adapted from
the old game of logomachy, or letters, or
anagrams, for all three names have been
given to It. As logomachy, or war of
words, seems to be the most appropriate
name for the English game, its equivalent,
vortmilitado, is suggested as a good name
for the adaptation.
The game consists of letters printed on
small cards, one letter on a card, and
can be bought in toy stores for ten cents
a box. As Esperanto uses more vowels
than English, two boxes, with the conso-
nants of one laid aside as useless, makes
a good combination. Of course the let-
ters that are not found in Esperanto
would likewise be thrown away. The su-
persigns are put over the proper letters
with pen and Ink, and then we are ready
for the game.
The cards are placed on the center of
the table, with the letters on the under
side, and the players, any number, draw
one card each from the pile in turn, each
placing his card face up in front of him.
These letters are common property, for as
soon as a player can make a word with
his letters or by combining any of his let-
ters with any in front of the other play-
ers he can do so, and that word is his, to
be counted at the end of the game, unless
(as explained below) another player
makes a new word and takes it away.
This capturing of words is the most ex-
citing and possibly the most profitable
part of the game, as it taxes one's inge-
nuity and knowledge of the language and
frequently keeps the available dictionaries
in use.
As a player's turn arrives, this cap-
turing of words with letters already in
sight must be done first, and can continue
as long as such captures are possible, then
the player draws his card from the pile
and makes a word, if possible, with the
unused letters, adds to another's word
and captures it, or adds it to one of his
own words, thus making it less liable to
be captured. If he can make a word by
using the letter drawn from the pile, he
may draw again and continue to do so
until he fails, when it becomes the next
player's turn. There are but two re-
strictions to the capturing of words from
others. The whole word must be taken
or nothing, though the letters may be
rearranged in any desirable way. The
capturing must not be done by the addi-
tion of J or n, as the plural and accusative
are not new words.
To illustrate the making of a word:
Each player has drawn once and has one
letter. At the second round one draws
an "i" and puts it with another player's
"o," making "lo." Very soon another
player draws "m" and takes the word,
making it "iom." There is a "t" in
sight, also an "e," but they cannot be
used till some one has drawn another "e,"
and by adding these has "lomete." When-
ever a player makes a new word, espe-
cially if it is not a familiar one he should
be challenged to tell the meaning in Eng-
lish.
When the letters are all used up or the
time limit has been reached the one hav-
ing the largest number of words is the
winner. If two or more have the same
number of words the letters should be
counted and the game Judged accordingly.
The possibilities in word-making are
limited only by the language, though but
rarely is a very long word made. The
combinations practically never duplicate
themselves, which makes the game always
new. Although the English game is lim-
ited to the English-speaking countries,
the Esperanto game can be made useful
wherever our international language is
spoken.
Wm. H. Huse.
ALIA AFERO OE LA SESA. La Sekre-
tario (al bubo klu serous lokon en la ofl-
cejo) "Jes, ml havas lokon en mla oflce-
jo, sed mi deziras nur junulon klu kapa-
blas parol! almenafi du lingvojn."
La Bubo—"La loko do estas mia, sln-
joro, kaj ml dankas vin. Ml perfekte pa-
rolas du lingvojn, la anglan ka] la bias-
feman lingvojn."
Lxhkast WmrozLL.
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OKUPATA TAGO   DE   SRO.   BRUNO
SRO. BRUNO Jus aĉetls por si a ed-
Elno belegan felmantelon ka] ca-
pelon kun mirlnda plumfasko. Ill
estlB veturlnta] al la granda urbo
por acetl llln, ka] la slnjorino reportls al
la bejmo la novajrt vestojn.
La servistino starla ce la fenestro ka]
rigardls slan alvenantan mastrinon, ka]
61a koro plenlĝis Je envlo.
"Ml volonte posedus tiel belegan fel-
mantelon ka] capelon kun tla plumfasko,"
61 paroletis al si mem.
Forvoklte pro afero], Sro. Bruno tu]
forlrls, kun la valizo en mano. Lla ed-
zino, lacega, pro la veturado, ekdormls en
Bla sego. Vidante slan mastrinon dor-
manta, la serviatlno iris al la vestejo ka]
sin veetls per la bela mantelo ka] la nova
ĉapelo. Si paradls antaŭ la spegulo, di-
rante al sia rebrilaĵo:
VI ]a slmllas altrangan slnjorlnon! Se
nur mia kara Jozefo povus nun vidl vin!
Ho!—" ka] 61 paŭzis subite. Tiam, rigar-
dinte tlmeme slan ankoraŭ dormantan
mastrinon, 61 paSls kviete al la pordo ka]
ellris.
Dume, Sro. Bruno alvenis al la stacl-
domo, ka] eksclls ke 11 venis duonhoron
tro frua. Decidinte promeni en la ln-
tertempo, 11 mar61s al la parko, fajfante
al si gajan kanteton.
ĉe la pie] proksima fianko de la parko
sidle du homo] sur verda benko. Alve-
ninte pll prokslmen, Sro. Bruno rekonls
Ion konatan ]e la virlno. Post unu me-
mento 11 baltis subite, car Jen, sur la par-
kobenko, babllante al alia vlro, certe si-
dis lla edzlno! Cu tlo ne estas ia belega
nova mantelo ka] la ĉapelo kun la gracla
plumfasko?    Nepre, ]es!
"Ka] klu estas la vlro? Mi lnstruos al
11 estl tlel malgentlla kun mia edzlno!"
Li kolere murmurls al si dum 11 mallaŭte
mar&ls tute prokslmen. Ouste tiam la
vlro ameme Jetls slajn brakojn Cirkaŭ la
vlrlnon, ka] Sro. Bruno aŭdls laŭtan kl-
Bon. Saltinte antaŭen, 11 frapls la viron
sur la kapon. Sed la vlro, granda ka]
forta, sin turnla ka] donls al Sro. Bruno
kontuzitan okulon. Kvazaŭ tlo ne sufl-
CUB, 11 severe batls Un, gls kiam tlu sln-
]oro preskaŭ ne povis plu atari sur la pie-
do]. Tiam la vlro raplde formarSis tra la
parko.
"Ho, mia kapo!" gemls Sro. Bruno. Ml
miras cu mi povos trovl clom da ml mem!"
ka] 11 dolore levigis de la tero. Apud
proksima arbo 11 vldis slan edzinon, klu
estis tiel maldolce ploranta ke la mirlnda
plumfasko tremis pro la plorego]. Fale-
tlnte al 61, 11 forprenls 6ia]n manojn de
6ia vlzago. Jen, gl estis la vizago de la
servistino! Sro. Bruno rigardls 81n kun
mlro dum tuta minuto, tiam deprenls de
61 la mantelon ka] la ĉapelon. Portante ci
tiujn trans la brako, 11 malga]e ka] mal-
raplde formarSis.
Dume, konfuzo regis en la hejmo de
Sro. Bruno. Slno. Bruno estis veklglnta
el Bla dormeto ka] jam eksclls la fores-
tadon de sia servistino, ankaŭ la mala-
peron de sia] nova] mantelo ka] cApelo.
Tu] 61 telefonls al la polica stacio, ka]
baldaŭ pollcano] estis sercinta] tiujn ves-
tojn tra la tuta urbo.
Unu el la pollcano], trovante slnjoron
kun kontuzlta okulo, sen kolumo, kun 81-
ro] en la vesto], ka] portantan trans la
brako tririnajn felmantelon ka] capelon,
baltlgls lin per la suspektema demando:
"Klon vl faras kun tlu] vlrina] vesto] T"
"Tlu] (1 apartenas al mia edzlno," kla-
rigis Sro. Bruno.
"Ha, ha," rldls la pollcano. "VI Ja si-
mllaa al la edzo de slnjorino klu Jus per-
dis tlujn vestojn! Venu kun mi!" ka] li
malpeze frapls la sultron de Sro. Bruno
per lla polica bastoneto. Oar restls nenio
alia por fari, Sro. Bruno gemls dolore ka]
malespere sekvls la policanon, kompre-
nante ke 11 jam ne povos atingi la va-
gonaron.
Alveninte Ĉe la polica stacio, Sro. Bru-
no penis konvlnkl la juglston ke la po-
llcano eraris. Sed la lugisto nur rigar-
dls Un tra sia nazumo, ka] ridetis.
"Sed mi deklaras ke la vesto] nepre
apartenas al mia edzlno!" krlegis Sro.
Bruno, batante la aeron per sia] mano].
"Forprenu lin!" trankvlle ordonis la
jugisto, al unu el la gardlsto]. Tiam U
telefonls al Slno. Bruno:
"Nl trovlB viajn mantelon ka] capelon.
Vlro,  kin ver6a]ne  estas komplotlnto de
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via serviBtlno, havls illn. Venu por re-
konl la vestojn, klel eble pie] baldau."
Post mallonga tempo alvenis Sino. Bru-
no.
"Ho, mla belega mantelo! Mia belega
Capelo!" 81 murmurls. "Kaj kie eBtas
la kulpulo?"
La juglsto faris slgnon al unu el la gar-
disto], klu tu] enkondukls la malfellCan
slnjoron Brunon. Lla edzlno supren svln-
gla la brakojn kaj ekkrlis:
"Ho, mla karulo, klon vi faras (1 tie?
Klon vl faris?"
Sro. Bruno nur konfuze rldetis, ka]
frotie slan dolorigantan okulon.
"Ho, mla kompatlnda edzo!" 61 rlpetia,
dum 81 ĉlrkaŭpreniB lln ka]  laŭte ploris.
La Juglsto, la policano ka] la gardlsto]
Bin reciproke rigardis, ka] la policano ko-
mencls rugigi, dum la alia] ekrldetis.
Fine la juglsto dirle:
"La  afero  estas flnita.    Ne eatos pro-
ceso  kontraŭ  la sinjoro.    Kaj   vl,  gesin-
jorlno], eble pie] bone forlros al via hej-
mo por tie reciproke klarigl la aferon."
Elva D. Kellogg.
LA ETERNAJ GEAMANTOJ
J UNA VIRINO Bidia en profunda fendo,
Bur la supro de alta kruta Stonego,
super ventega romplta marbordo, kle
la malprokaima muĝado de la ondoj
plenlgis la aeron per murmura kadenco.
Tute okupata je tia] revo], kla]n juna]
koro] amas, 81 sidls kunplektante la be-
lajn haro]n, kaj ne aŭdis la mallaŭtan
bruon klun faris les piedo], dum 11 su-
pren rampls la krutan vojeton al 81a ka-
Sejo. Sublte ekvldlnte Sin 11 ĝoje ekkrlis,
"VI estas 81!"
"Ml estas klu?" Si modeste ka] sur-
prlzite demandis al la nekonato.
"VI estas Eon la flSkaptlstino, aten-
dante la revenon de via eterna amanto el
la profundo de tlu maro," estis lla ml-
riga respondo.
"Eon estls mla praavino," 81 ga]e ridls.
"La maro malsagigis vin, Sinjoro!"
"Ne, ml Ja pruvos ke vl estas 81," 11
diris, venante pli proksimen kaj sldigante
sur la veterbatlta Stono flanke de 31. "Cu
vl ne rememoras ke kiam nl ambaŭ estis
lnfano] nl kune suprenvenis la krutan
vojeton al 01 tlu kunvenejo, Oiutage en la
]aro?"
"Mi paSadls la krutegan vojeton Oiutage
dum multa] jaroj, sed ne kun vi," 81 re-
spond is.
"Jes, kun ml," 11 daŭrtgis. "Cu vl ne
rememoras ke kiam vl ka] mi estls anko-
raŭ lnfano] nl serOadls laŭ la marbordo
tagon post tago la beletajn konkojn ka]
rondajn Stonetojn, 01am kune?"
"Ml serOadls la konkojn, sed ne kun
vl," 91 inslstls.
"Jes, kun ml. Ka] ofte nl serOls la mar-
nimfo]n meze de la malseka fuko tie."
"lorn ml ja rememoras," 91 murmurls,
flkse rigardante liajn helajn okulojn.
Li alproksimigis al 81, flkse redonante
la rlgardon.
"Cu vl ne rememoras," 11 dolOe deman-
dis, "ke kiam la meduzo] plkdolorls vlajn
infane Bentemajn piedojn, ml forklsls la
doloron, ĝls kiam vl ree ridls?"
"Ne, vl nenlam tion faris," 91 tlmeme
nets.
"Jes, ka] en tago] de orkolora vetero
mi ofte plektls por vi girlandojn el bela]
trlkoloreto] ka] hederaj folio], ambaŭ em-
blemo] de eterna amo. Cu vi ne rememo-
ras turn?"
"CI ne 8a]nas tute stranga al ml dum
vi tlon rakontas," 81 mallaŭte konfesls,
kun miro en la okuloj.
"Cu vi jam forgesis ke kiam vl altkres-
kis ka] estls gaja fraollno, kun la sun-
brllo en via] haroj ka] la rozkoloro sur
via] vango], same klel nun, via Juna
amanto alportis al vl dolOvoOan blrdon,
esperanto tiamanlere gojigi vin?"
"Cu tlo estis najtlngalo?" 91 demandis
atente.
"Jes, najtlngalo," 11 respondis, goje,
"klu senOese dolOe kantls amemajn arl-
ojn."
"Preskaŭ ml nun rememoras," 91 reve
dlris, dum 11 altlrls Sin al si, ka] tenia Sin
en slaj brako].
"Cu vl rememoras la okazon, kiam ml
unue vin klsls?" 11 mallaute paroletls.
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"Nenlam vl far is tlon!" 81 ekkrlls, Bin
fortlrante.
"Jes, ml ja faris tlon! Ml alpremls Tin
al mia koro, same klel nun, ka] Tin tenia
per la amlumo en mia] okuloj."
"Jam ml rememoras!" 81 ekkrlls. "La
sama ektremo, la sama soplrado ka] sen-
Ana dezlro. Mia anlmo kvasaue antaŭen-
saltls por renkontl la vlan, ka] Bajnis ke
gl perdlĝls en la Tia!"
"Jes, vl estls Eon, la ndkaptistlno, ka]
ml estls via pie] kara amanto. Yl estls
Tlrlno en la tuts varmegeco de via anl-
mo; vl estls amantlno klu postulls de ml
la enkorplgon de via] altega] idealo] ka]
pie] nobla] celoj; vl fortiris mln de pe-
kado ka] malsageco, kondukante mln al
to]o] de lelico ka] trankvlleco. Se vl ne
estus tlel trloble taŭga, nl ne povus eterne
estl geamanto]."
"Dlo mln faris taŭga ]e via] besono],"
81 goje respondls.
"Ou vl rememoras la nokton antaŭ la
marventego?" 11 sublte demandls.
81 ektremis. "01 8a]nas klel songo jam
de longe forgeslta," 81 tlmeme murmu-
retls.
"01 tie, ]e la frua taglumo, vl promesls
al ml eternan ndelecon."
"Jes, ka] vl al ml."
"TIam ml forlrls al la Blpo],—"
"Ml  rememoras,"   81  lnterrompls,   ge-
mante   pro   la   longe   forgeslta   malĝojo.
"Tre malprokslmen ml Iris sur la ma-
rego, sed nenlam reatlngls la marbordon."
"Ne, vi nenlam revenls al ml!"
"Tamen en via] songo]... ?"
"Jes, ofte en mis] songo] vl venas al
ml."
"Oar la senmortulo] de la maro levis
mln. Dam cio estls mallams, ks] ĉlo dor-
mis, mi andls viajn gemojn ka] vlan plo-
radon. Spite la mngeganta] ondo], mi an-
dls Tin klam vl mln vokls. La terora ma-
rego detenis mln, dum mi aŭdla Tin krll
'revenu, mia ]una amanto! Krnela maro,
redonn lln al ml!" Tlam ml Juris ke ml
BuprenvenoB cl tlon kratajon ka] vln fine
renkontos ci tie, eC post multa] jaroj. Sed,
aŭskaltu! La maro mln revokes. Ml do-
ves relrl tlen------'"
Dam 11 tents Sin de sis koro por adlsaL
11 demandls "On vl afidas la vocojn de
vlrlno] ploranta] pro ilia] perdlta] aman-
to]?"
"Ills] gemo] sonas klare al mia] ore-
loj," 81 malgaje respondls
"Iru Uen," 11 dirls, klsante 81a]n okn-
lo]n, "ka] konsolu 11 in. Klarigu al 111
ke Ilia] amanto] ne estas per Clam perdl-
ta], sed post multa] jarcento] 111 sin re-
clproke rerenkontos, Cln] en Is antafis]
kunvenejoj apnd la marbordo]."
A. L. Harmon.
LA FATALA K1SO
[Alice (Alls) Duklno de Hesse-Darmstadt, la dua Aline de la Angla Reglno
Viktorla, en 1878 slndoneme Aegis siajn geinfanojn, malsanajn per dlfterlto. La
pie] juna mortis la llan de Novembro. La Duklno, kontraŭ la peto de la kuracisto,
paste klsis elan mortantan lnfanlnon, kles elsplraĵo lnfektls Sin, ka] 81 mem mortis
en Decembro, vlktlmo de patrlna amo.]
Idinon slan rlgardante
Tremetls la patrlno.
Oar morto povss ja enlrl
Palacon de prlncino.
La kuraclst* "Atentu" dirts,
"Nur tuSo per la mano";
Sed amo eBtas pll-pll forts
Ol la ajn majsano.
Ne audis 81, ne volis audi;
L'ldln' estls mortanta;
Ksreson donis la duklno,
Knn klso adorants.
Sed la patrln' ne longe plorls
Pro l'idolln' perdlta;
Pro tin lasts kis' 81 mortis,
Al amo oferlta,
Clabekcb BicsrroTXX)
Bordlghera, Italujo.
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A LETTER FROM SICILY
AS the UsonaJ EsperantistoJ may be
interested in learning what I am
doing in Europe, I will give a
short resume of my work for
the last six weeks.
On leaving New York City, the 27th of
April, I was agreeably surprised to find
that several of the passengers were es-
perantlsts, so the use of the International
language was begun in a very appropri-
ate place, on the deck of a transatlantic
liner, where one finds probably as cos-
mopolitan a gathering of people as any-
where in the world.
Seven days later, on landing in Le
Havre, and not being met at the steamer,
I inquired in Esperanto, at the nearest
shop, the direction to the office of the
delegate of U. E. A., and quite to my
surprise received the information desired,
in Esperanto as well. I began to think
that I was really in "Esperantoland," and
from that moment till now the impression
has grown until I can say that the state
of Esperanto, at least in the cities I have
visited, is considerably more important
than even the most hopeful samldeano in
the United States can estimate.
In Le Havre the chamber of commerce
wished to have the lecture given and the
slides shown at the commercial school,
so here the affair was presented under
the auspices of the local chamber of com-
merce.
The second town visited was Rouen,
where the lecture was arranged by the
local Esperanto Society and given con-
siderable press notice. The dally papers
reported at length, calling especial atten-
tion to the fact that the esperantists had
for the first time really proved what they
had been claiming for many years; that
is, that Esperanto can be' spoken and un-
derstood. Inasmuch as the pictures
shown are self-explanatory, and the Es-
peranto given is simple and descriptive of
the pictures, the non-esperantists really
understood most of the lecture, and in
this way we actually teach the language
in a most effective manner.
The third lecture was given in Paris,
after the regular monthly "vespermango"
of the Paris Esperanto groups. Of
course, all were esperantists here. In
Vesoul local esperantists, with the help
of another society, rented the theatre,
charging an admission. The theatre was
filled to the limit, and we did some very
effective propaganda. At Chalon-sur-
Saone I spoke at the congress of esper-
antists of the "Burgonja Federacio."
The sixth talk was given in Lyons, where
a large convention room was secured in
the city hall.
In Grenoble the local chamber of com-
merce placed at our disposal their hall,
and the meeting was presided by the sec-
retary of that association. Every time
we get some other society, and especially
an organization as important as the
chamber of commerce, to arrange an Es-
peranto lecture, we are making the
skeptics "sit up and take notice."
The eighth lecture was given in Genoa,
Italy, at the Second Congress of Italian
esperantists. Here also a large conven-
tion hall was rented and an admission
charged. In Florence, although there
was only a short time for arrangement,
the affair was presented by the local Es-
peranto Society under auspices of the
"Procultura Club." I was unable to
speak in Rome, as I arrived at the height
of the celebration of Italy's fiftieth year,
and every available hall was secured long
in advance.
In Naples the lecture was taken in
charge by the chamber of commerce, who
placed at our disposal the Immense hall
of the Bourse, where for the first time a
lecture with lantern slides was given. As
the chamber Issued special Invitations to
many non-esperantists, the lecture was
from time to time summarized in the
national language.
From Naples I came by ship to
Palermo, Sicily, where I am writing this,
and where I will speak tomorrow evening
in the hall of the "Filolgia Cirklo." From
Palermo my next town will be Messina,
then Malta, Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Tan-
giers, Gibraltar, and from there north
through Spain and Portugal, to the
Seventh Congress of Esperantists, where
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AMERIKA ESPERANT1STO.
I hope to have the pleasure of meeting
a great many "Usonaj samideanoj."
There are several things I wish to
draw especial attention to In this article.
First, the progress of Esperanto In Eu-
rope is rapid and constantly increasing in
importance; second, the movement Is re-
garded very favorably by the majority
of the national associations, by the press,
etc. Owing to this we are able, when a
hall sufficiently large for the conference
Is lacking, to ask some other association
to place at our disposal their rooms, and
to allow the affair to be given under their
auspices. That they are willing to do this
I have already shown; that they are
pleased with the entertainment we must
believe, as, even in Paris, my slides, of
which I have some 250, furnished by the
various commercial chambers In Cali-
fornia, have been pronounced the most
attractive and Interesting shown in Eu-
rope! We have then two arguments which
must give something like this result.
Some outside organization, having ar-
ranged an Esperanto lecture. Is convinced
of the practicability of the language, as
I do not speak about Esperanto, but
merely use It, with the help of an excellent
collection of slides, to advertise one of
the wonder-regions of the world, Cali-
fornia. We have convinced them, not by
theory, but by the simplest and withal
most effective proof known, by actual ac-
complishment.
And so, wherever Esperantlsm has
gained but a foothold, it Is possible now
to arrange and present an Esperanto
lecture. The views alone are attractive
enough to please any audience, and a
pleased audience is very amenable to
propaganda.
Since my arrival in Europe I have dally
received new invitations from many differ-
ent countries; even from far-off Seberla
five towns wish to arrange an Esperanto
talk to convince themselves and others
of the utility of our language.
But let us look at this from another
point of view. We are proving not only
that It is possible by means of Esperanto
to arrange a series of lectures in all the
lands of the globe, but we are proving the
existence of that Immense "Esperan-
tlstaro," which even now Is of enough
Importance so that any manufacturer or
dealer would find it profitable to adver-
tise among them. In every town I have
visited a great many esperantlsts are In-
duced to send for information about Cali-
fornia to the various commercial chambers
and boards of trade in that State. Sev-
eral hundred thousand such letters,
turned in to them during a year or a
year and a half, all written In one lan-
guage, whether the Inquiry comes from
Portugal, Bulgaria, Russia, Japan or
Greece, Is bound to prove the utility of
this language, and when we have proven,
we have won, for the commercial world
will no more refuse the help of Esperanto
than it refused to accept the telephone,
telegraph, or any other of the many la-
bor, time and money-saving inventions
of the past fifty years.
I have spoken nothing but Esperanto
for the last six weeks. I am gradually
forgetting the English language, as only
a few days ago some one in the audience
wished to speak with me in English, and
to my surprise and even mortification, I
was obliged to think half a minute be-
fore I could get the right words! If, in
a year from now, when I am ready to re-
turn to the United States, I have forgotten
my own language, I shall never take the
time to learn It again, as I am proving,
at least to my own complete satisfaction,
that in a few years Esperanto will be
of a great deal more Importance than any
national language.
I am getting as much practical infor-
mation on the subject as I can to pre-
pare myself for some good propaganda
in Usono. I have talked with experts
and with esperantlsts who have studied
the language only two or three weeks.
I have proved that even when one of the
parties has never heard of Esperanto it
can be used by the, somewhat slow but
perfectly satisfactory method suggested
by Dro. Zamenhof in his first book.
As to accent, or difference in pronun-
ciation, I have tried in vain to detect, in
the manner of speech of six different na-
tionalities, any difference as great as
the variation between the language of a
Yankee and a Westerner, or Southerner.
If I can be of any service to esperantlsts
in Usono, I will try to oblige. Mail ad-
dressed to me "care of Esperanto 10 rue
Bourse, Geneva, Switzerland," will reach
me promptly.                    D. E. Parriah.
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STONO, NE STONETO.
Blvalvo jena estas mortlgita
Per Stono kiu falls tra V buŝfendo,
Al varma maro large malfermlta:
Neeble estis la ekdefendo.
Se l'stono estus nur ŝtonef estlnta,
Oi kaŭzus nur momenton malfelif-an:
Oar la blvalvo estus ĝin kovrlnta
Je perlamot', farante perlon riffan.
Sed Stono, ne Stoneto, kuSis meze;
Ne povla agi 1'alneml' perliga:
Sur mola kor' la Sargo premls peze,
Doloriganta ka] je 1' fin' mortlga.
Kaj same, ofte el la mondo Stono
Ekfalas en senhelpan homan koron:
Se eta, ĝl farlgas kvazaŭ bono,
Iĝante perlo, spite la doloron.
Sed se ĝi estas granda kruda roko,—
Kruela peza abomena sorto,—
Oi igos perl' nenlam, nur sufoko
La koron premos ĝis animo-morto.
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