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AMERIKA   TpSPERANTISTO
MERICAN   H.SPERANTIST
Entered .• •eoood-clas» matter January 11. 1911. at the PoatonVe at Washington. D. C. under the Act of
March 3. 1879.
Published Monthly bo the
AMERICAN ESPERANTIST COMPANY
Maryland   Building
Waahingten, D. C
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skripto ni sendas du ekzemplerojn de la numero en kiu aperas la koncernata verko.
Ni preferas tradukon de bonekonata nacia prozajo; kaj gi devas esti maŝine (aŭ tre
legeble) skribita sur unu flanko de la papero Se la verkinto sendas suficajn respond-
kuponojn, ni resendas neakceptitajn tnanuskriptojn, alie ni ilin malatentas. Ni rezervas
la raj ton korekti.
Adresu : American Esperantist Company, Washington, D. C, Usono,
(Tralegu kelkajn numerojn de Amerika Esperantisto por vidi la enhavon, longe-
con, aranĝon, k. t. p., de diversaj artikoloj.)
News items about formation of clubs, lectures on Esperanto, etc, are gladly re-
ceived by the editors. Manuscripts of literary nature must be accompanied by return
postage. The right is reserved to make correct ions, and preference is given to short
contributions, neatly typewritten with wide spacing between the lines.
All persons interested may obtain, frtc of charge, information regarding Es-
peranto by sending name, address, and s'.amp to "The Esperanto Office,'* Wash-
;ngton, D. C.
The American Esperanto Book
Standard Edition, cloth bound, postpaid for $1.00
| With new subscription to Amerika Esperantisto........$1.80
TOEsperunto Clubs, and to responsible persons within*              AMFWfAN   F-^PFkANlTCT   COMPANY
to form clubs, we supply ouantities of the American              HIILIUWU1    ■jJMjjWWUJI    MWIHWI
Esperanto Book, with magazine Subscription Cards, on
account, to be paid for as sold. Nine-tenths of the
Esperanto clubs in America use this book, and find it
convenient to keep a supply on hand without invest-
ment.    Unsold copies are always returnable.
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A FRANK STATEMENT
For some time now the American Esperantist Company has been publish-
ing the magazine AhTF.RTKA ESPERANTI8TO, which has steadily grown
toward oar ideal of what an Esperanto magazine should be. We have not been
extravagant on quality of paper or fancy printing, bnt we have sought to use
good taste throughout Our editor has labored conscientiously to place the
editorial standard on a high plane, to keep the literature of an intrinsically in-
teresting character, and the language smooth, simple, straightforward and
without grammatioal blemishes. Even the announcement and advertising
pages, few as they still are, have been given the care which is due in this mod-
ern day of "ad writing." Incidentally, our efforts are rewarded with a certain
world-wide commendation, for we hare discovered that European Esperantists
call AMT.BTKA ESPEBAHTISTO the inest of its class!
We are sure there is a place for AMEBIKA ESPEBAHTISTO to All in the
world of magazines. All of yon who are subscribers attach a certain value to
each issue; the non-Esperantist who picks up a stray copy in a library or book-
store, or reoeives one from a friend, sends kis subscription sooner or later,
realizing that he wishes to have the magazine regularly; and the second gen-
eration is gradually adding its strength to our forces, as yonr children grow np
and begin their independent subscriptions.
Yet we are firmly convinced that AMEBIKA ESPEBAHTISTO is filling
only a small part of its due place in the magazine world of our country. We
are sure that not only yon subscribers need this magazine, bnt ten thousand
other persons are psychologically ready for it this moment, and would be glad to
receive it regularly if they had definite information of its existence and its
character.
We know this must be true,—bnt we cannot reach these people. They
are yonr personal friends, yonr neighbors, yonr business associates. WE are
not personally acquainted with them! It is yon who know them; it is there-
fore yon who are responsible for their not being real Esperantists and not be-
ing on the subscription list of AMEBIKA ESPEBAHTISTO!
I            Did yon ever stop to think of that?   Hot merely ten thousand, but fifty
thousand wide-awake intelligent persons in this country would gladly sub-
[ scribe for AMEBIKA ESPEBAHTISTO, and help push forward the cause which
* yon have made yonr own,—if yon would only give them the chance! We have
to leave it to yon, not merely beeanse it keeps as bnsy to attend to the actual
preparation of each nnmber and its distribution, bnt beeanse we could not do
it anyhow, since we do not know these people personally, and have no chance
to talk to them. Yon do know them; or at least yon know them by sight; or
know where they live and work; and yon ean get hold of them, if yon only
will. Don't yon realize that it is yonr dnty to yonr fellow men and women to
do this ? What right have yon,—because yon have already found out the ex-
istence of Esperanto and a good Esperanto magazine, to refrain from helping
yonr less fortunate neighbors to discover it too ? Think over yonr duty in this
case, AND THEN ACT!
This is all we had ezpeoted to say to yon. But we are forced to add
something of very serious import. The stern touch of the High Cost of Living,
which heretofore has affected AMEBIKA ESPEBAHTISTO only as it has
affected all concerns and individuals, has just made itself directly felt: for
WITH THE PBESENT ISSUE THE COST OF PBODUCTION ADVANCES
ONE FOURTH. This is in accordance with the warning sent us by the
printers in October.   The bill to be rendered the American Esperantist Com-
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pany for the November issue of the magazine will be about 25 per cent higher
than it has been for previous issues.
How to meet this 25 per cent increase T Shall we reduce the actual outlay T
But we can not cut down on the press-work and composition, and all that
mechanical side of the work, or there would be no magazine at all. The
editor's salary can not be reduced, because our editor already works without
salary most of the time. In fact, no employee above the rank of stenographer
has yet dared to hope for a regular salary here.                             ____
Yet, however much we may .believe that AMEBTKA ESPEEANTISTO is
needed by the American public, and however much the Esperanto Cause
deserves a fine and worthy magaiine, we can not publish this magazine just
to satisfy convictions and ideals. We have made the mistake so far of pro-
ducing a magaiine approximating our ideal—and yours—of what an Es-
peranto magazine should be; and now we are forced to turn our attention aside
from ideals alone, and face the business side of the matter.
It seems that yon and your fellow-subscribers will have to make
AMEBTKA ESPEEANTISTO self-supporting! After that, it must be made to
FAY, so that it can maintain some subsidiary propaganda: it has a mission to
fulfill beyond that of mere existence and admirable character.
The cost of production of a magaiine is estimated on "the first thousand"
and "additional thousands." The first thousand costs the most; the second,
third, fourth and so on cost proportionately far less, although the four-
thousandth subscriber receives just as perfect a copy as the first person on
the list, and pays just the same price for it. Therefore you see why every
additional thousand subscribers can give your magaiine a big boost toward
prosperity and growth. Each acquaintance of yours is one person among those
who must be added to the subscription list immediately, or else AMEBTKA
ESPEEANTISTO'S future is at stake. Will you awaken to the responsibility
that is yours!                 ___
AJLEBIEA ESPEEANTISTO needs your help as never before, for the
movement which it represents is growing and gaining ground as never before.
Give it abundant new subscriptions, prompt renewals and genuine cooperation
—and AMEBTKA ESPEEANTISTO will give in return WHAT YOT/ HAVE
SHOWN YOTJ WISH TO BECETVE.
Here is the way! We have prepared some special "sub-cards" which can
be given to new subscribers, each of whom is automatically entered on our
subscription list by your placing the name and address of the subscriber on
one side and a one-cent stamp on the other, and dropping the card in the nearest
mailbox—or leaving it in the subscriber's charge to fill out, stamp and mail!
Each of these "sub-cards" is good for a dollar subscription. We will send you
F0TĴE for three dollars, cash in advance. That is easy! Why not take those
three dollar bills out of your pocket-book and send them on this very minute!
This is what you write:
American Esperantist Company,
Washington, D. C.
I want four sub-cards.   Enclosed find $3.00.
Name.
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NOVEMBER, 1012
No. 4
A Good Suggestion
Will not every one of you give at least
one Christmas present, which shall con-
sist of a year's subscription to Amer-
ika Esperantisto in combination with
a copy of the American Esperanto Book ?
While you are about it, why not do this
for three friends or relatives? We will
make for this purpose only a very spe-
cial offer of three such subscriptions,
along with the American Esperanto
Book in cloth binding (a brand new
binding, too), for the sum of only Four
Dollars; and we will send each recipient
a neat card stating that this is your
Christmas present, sent with cordial
Christmas greetings and best wishes.
(This offer is good for Christmas pres-
ents only. If you wish to give the maga-
zine alone, see offer on preceding page.)
And, so that we can know how many
"Christmas greeting" cards to prepare,
how many copies of the American Espe-
ranto Book to have wrapped and
stamped ready to mail for arrival on
Dec. 25th, and how many extra copies of
the magazine to have printed, won't you
please, PLEASE, attend to your part of
the transaction right away?
As to putting copies of the December
number "on sale" in book-stores, drug-
stores, etc., with the special window-card
we told you about last month, won't you
please order your bundles for that, and
your window card, in advance, too? It
will help us so very much, and your
friends in those stores will probably be
just as glad to have the matter arranged
early, so that they can work this "Holi-
day novelty" for all it is worth from a
coldly commercial point of view.
You have already made arrangements
to have this present number of Amerika
Esperantisto put "on sale" in some
stores, haven't you?   If not, won't you?
The Parrish Propaganda Tour
*S most of the readers of
Amerika Esperantisto are
aware, Mr. D. E. Parrish
has been making a most
unique tour of Europe in
the interest of the Chamber of Com-
merce of Los Angeles and other com-
mercial bodies of Southern California.
He has been lecturing in Esperanto for
the purpose of making the products and
the desirability of that region known
and to attract the higher class of settlers.
He has just returned from this most
successful tour, during which he lec-
tured for eighteen months in twenty-five
countries and delivered one hundred and
twenty-seven lectures in Esperanto, ob-
taining large, intelligent and interested
audiences, with the aid of the local dele-
gates of the Universala Esperanto-
Asocio, all the way from Norway,
Sweden and Finland to cities of Italy,
Greece, Asia Minor and Northern Af-
rica, as well as parts of Southeastern
Russia where no American had ever be-
fore been seen, and where such deli-
cacies as fermented mare's milk were
served him instead of European food.
He has announced his willingness to
give still a few more months of his time
to Esperanto, this time in a tour of his
own country, as an aid to our propa-
ganda. In each city and town where the
local Esperantists will cooperate in ar-
ranging for him, he proposes to give first
a talk of about a half hour regarding his
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tour, describing places visited which are
entirely off the track of the regular
tourist, giving many anecdotes of what
actually occurred. This will be an ex-
ceedingly interesting account of those
parts of the world seldom, and in some
cases never, reached by travelers, and
will be the more interesting because of
the local color he was able to get, through
his ability to converse easily with die
local people through Esperanto, which is
an impossible feat, with the numberless
native languages involved, for the usual
tourist-lecturer. This part of his lecture
will be entirely in English, with little or
no direct reference to Esperanto itself,
except as the medium by which he ob-
tained his information.
This will be followed by another half
hour devoted to a talk about Esperanto,
giving his personal experiences, showing
its present growth to success in Europe,
with examples of its use by governments
and great cor|x>rations for commercial
purposes. As he has greatly profited by
getting into close touch with methods
of pushing Esjieranto in Europe, he will
be able to present many telling argu-
ments.
The first part of the lecture, describ-
ing the countries visited, will be illus-
trated by a large number of superior
slides in colors, and these are said to
be quite out of the ordinary. The sec-
ond part of his talk, devoted largely to
propaganda, will be illustrated by
specially prepared slides, showing graphi-
cally the present extent of Esperanto,
the growth and work of the U. E. A.,
and slides showing the simplicity of the
language, etc.
This lecture might well be advertised
as "Through out-of-the-way Places on
Three Continents, with remarks on Espe-
ranto." by Mr. D. E. Parrish. Some
such title, mentioning Esperanto merely
as an aside, will attract attention. As
was done in some of the European cities,
a reasonable price for admission can be
charged, and a good profit made for the
local Esperanto Society. Suitable printed
window cards, needing only addition of
the local hall and date, will be prepared
hv The Esperanto Office, and fur-
nished at a nominal charge. Material
which  has  been  written   from  time to
time by Mr. Parrish, and has appeared
in the pages of Amerika Espb&antisto,
might well be used for advance "write-
ups" in the local papers.
While Mr. Parrish hopes to make this
trip pay for itself, he is not planning to
receive more than the expenses incurred,
being willing to give his time if the local
Esperantists will do their end. To cover
these expenses he has set the figure of
cost for each lecture at $30, except that
when more than one lecture can be ar-
ranged in the same city the additional
charge for a second or third lecture will
be only the local expenses of Mr. Parrish.
That is, $30 for one lecture, and $30 plus
local expenses if more than one lecture
is given in the town.
When, a couple of weeks ago, I re-
ceived information of the date of his
arrival in New York, I went to that city
at his request to meet him and his wife
—a charming Esperantist bride from
Denmark—and learn at first hand some
of the interesting things he wished to
talk about. Even though frequent let-
ters had already told me of his more
unique experiences, I felt amply repaid
for the expenditure of time and money
for the trip. If under these circum-
stances I was fully repaid for the loss
of two days from work and an expense
of some fifteen dollars, I am sure that
you will agree that if your club can .get
him to your city, or if you or your club
cau arrange with some local organization
to invite him as a lecturer, you will be
a hundred times repaid for the compara-
tively small individual expense; and in-
deed, if you make it a pay affair, you
might even in addition make considerable
profit.
I must add one amusing incident which
illustrates how throughly Mr. Parrish
has become a native of "Esperantujo,"
knowing no other language than that of
this world-wide country. I was standing
at the dock with Mr. and Mrs. Parrish,
just after they had landed, when a
customs inspector came to examine their
baggage. So accustomed had Mr. Par-
rish become to understanding nothing of
the languages used about him and to
depending upon the local Esperantists
for assistance, that automatically he
turned  to  me,   saying,   "Sinjoro  Reed,
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forgot I could talk this language! I'll
tell him myself!"
Take this matter up at once and write
to Mr Parrish. All requests for lectures
must reach Mr. Parrish, at 4525 Moneta
Ave., Los Angeles, Cal., before Decem-
ber 10th. Inquiries for further infor-
mation sent to him at that address will
have prompt attention. Lecture tour
will commence about January first.   He
will first go north to Washington, then
in general eastern direction to New York
ana New England, returning through
Central and Southern cities to California.
The tour will be completed in the month
of April or earlier. More definite dates
and necessary press notices will be fur-
nished by Mr. Parrish on receipt of
advice that you are going to try and
arrange a lecture in your town.
Edwin C. Reed.
MIA SALUPO
de Ella Wheeler Wilcox
En bela somer' kia glora okupo
Boati en mi* inalgranda Sahipo'
Oraeia je formo kaj forta je ripo,
Kun kor' bateganta ekmovas la 8ipe.
Jen el la haven', tra la bajo $i iraa
Glitante lad l'voj' kiun oni deziraa!
Papida je movo kaj vanta je modo
La (ipo kuregas laQ aala la rodo.
Nun preta prezentas £i la obeadon
Tuj kiam la mano tufietas la radon,
Kajgaje ridante kontraŭas ĝi blovon,
Sur glata akvaro gi luokas vel-povon.
Altkape gi rajdas dum pacas la moudo,
Aff treinpaa la bekon tra ŝudma la ondo.
Jen suben. jen supren larf 1'kurbo la marat
El fcraj boatoj 0/i eetag plej kara.
Laff l&ffta ridado elsaltas respondoj
El la tlpanaro.al kri' de la ondoj.
Nudbraka, harflua, kun f rofia vizagb
Jen gefithomaro el fabla la paĝb!
Gajuloj rapidaa gin pror' el kajuto
Kaj din bategaa pluvSajua la suto.
La ma ran floraron briligaa sprucado
Kaj ree elsaltas akrega gojado.
La bajo peutriĝas je vegper-koloro.
La vojo de I'Sip' estas fajro kaj oro.
Mokema ventet", se vi fore vin baptoa'
Mi kaj mia ftpo vin sekvos, vinkaptos!
En nokto se luno regadas la teron
Ni bale surglitas arĝentan riveron.
En bela somer' estas glora okupo
8urna£l en mia vaporo-Salupo.
Laii   permeso   de   la   aiitoro   kaj   la
eldonisto tradukis
Thomas Hunter.
CONCERT IN ESPERANTO OPERA
SINGER'S PLAN
Mme. de Cisneros Has Numbers Trans-
lated, and Public Is Expected to
Appreciate Change.
Philadelphia, Oct. 6.—Mme. Eleonora
de Cisneros, the contralto of the Phila-
delphia-Chicago Grand Opera Company,
has gone in for Esperanto and has had
several of her best concert numbers
translated into Esperanto. Mme. de
Cisneros intends to sing them this sea-
son, and she says that she can see no
good reason why it should not be used
in preference to Italian.
Esperanto, according to her, is far
more intelligible, and the public will ap-
preciate the innovation, according to
Manager Dippel. The diva says she does
not expect her hearers to go into rap-
tures over the change at first, but she is
of the opinion that they will at least un-
derstand as much of it as they do now
of either French or Italian.
In her recent Australian tour Mme. de
Cisneros gave twenty-six concerts in
Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane
and in New Zealand. Her farewell en-
gagement at Sydney was attended by
more than 12,000 persons.—The above
article appeared in a Neiv York paper;
similar articles were noted in the Phila-
delphia North American and other
papers.
The American Consul at Birmingham,
England, Mr. Albert Halstead, has ac-
cepted the vice-presidency of the Bir-
mingham Esperanto Society. Notice of
this gratifying fact has reached us
through the courtesy of Mr. F. W. Hips-
ley, Honorable Secretary of the Society.
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tioned between twenty and
thirty newspaper and maga-
zine articles, and, of course,
there have been others which were not
brought to our attention. The writers
and publishers of all these articles are
most heartily commended.
But unfortunately most of the articles
gave no address, not even a local one,
from which to obtain further informa-
tion! Now Esperanto has not reached
the stage of general advertising like "Use
Ivory Soap' on a billboard, for you can
not drop into every drug-store, grocery
or delicatessen and say "Gimme an Es-
peranto book," the way you can say
"Gimme a bar o' Ivory Soap!" You have
to tell them where to get something
tangible, after you have made them want
to have it.
Now, really, if you were going fishing,
would you cast out your line and then
cut it off at the end of your pole, and let
it float out to the dim horizon, not caring
whether you caught and landed any fish
or not?
After arousing the reader's interest in
Esperanto with your article,—which is
the bait,—why not land him for Espe-
ranto and Esperantism by letting him
know where he,can get some further in-
formation, and inviting him to do so?
Is it really fair to him to get him en-
thusiastic on the subject he is reading
about,—and then force him to drop it all
because he has no idea where to find out
anything more? Busy people can not
spend their time running around to the
bookstores to ask for Esperanto books,—
and only a few bookstores know much
about it yet anyway, or else have some
dead stock of French or German books
or pretty picture-books or Health litera-
ture they will insist you really want in-
stead !
After you have written your article,
make it keep on doing propaganda by
putting in it an announcement of the
source of free information, namely, The
Esperanto Office, Washington, D. C.  Do
this whether you are willing to put a
local address of a society or your office
or house, or not! Remember always to
put into print, everywhere, in everything
you write, the address of the national
headquarters, for the following reasons:
(1)   Every paper has many out-of-
town subscribers, who will read your ar-
ticle, and will promptly respond to your
suggestion that they "send name, ad-
dress and stamp to The Esperanto Of-
fice, Washington, D. C.," for more free
information. You may thus start Espe-
ranto clubs in half a dozen towns a hun-
dred or a thousand miles away from
where you live, merely by aiding them to
get hold of "A Glimpse of Esperanto"
in this way!
(2)  Many persons are prevented from
coming to club or propaganda meetings,
or classes announced, yet would gladly
buy a text-book and study privately if
given a little encouragement, and will
seize the opportunity of getting help by
writing to an impersonal address where
they need do nothing but "send name,
address and stamp" to get some mate-
rial to tell them how to start.
(3)  Some people do not wish to com-
mit themselves by coming to a meeting
or class, until they have looked the thing
up a bit first, and "know what they are
getting into." They will not respond to
a local invitation for fear they will "be
bothered to death with people coming to
talk about it." But they will "send
name, address and stamp to The Espe-
ranto Office, Washington, D. C."—and
then they will probably come post haste
to your meetings if they can!
(4)  The inquiries received by The Es-
peranto Office are geographically tabu-
lated and kept,—if you wish to have
them to follow up, you can!
We can name at least two local work-
ers this month who did not forget to in-
vite readers to "send name, address and
stamp to The Esperanto Office, Wash-
ington, D. C." They are Dr. W. H.
Fearn, of Lakeport, Cal., and Rev. J. H.
Fazel, of Topeka, Kan.
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MANCHESTER, N. H.—S-ro W. H.
Huse antaŭ nelonge paroladis pri Espe-
ranto ĉe la Vira Klubo de la Westmin-
ster' presbiteriana preĝejo. La jurnalo
Union donis bonan raportion pri la pa-
rolado. Li ankaŭ paroladis pri Espe-
ranto ĉe kunveno de viroj en la Unua
Baptista Preĝejo, kiun paroladon la
Daily Mirror and American bone ra-
portis.
Eĉ en letero pri afero tute sendependa
de Esperanto, al la gazeto Farm-Poultry
Monthly, S-ro Huse enmetis frazon pri
Esperanto kaj sia korespondado en tiu
lingvo. Sekvinda ekzemplo por ĉiu Es-
perantisto!
La nunjara programo de la Institute
de Artoj kaj Sciencoj enhavas anoncojn
pri du kursoj en Esperanto. Ci tiu grava
Institute jam de antaŭ kelkaj jaroj sub-
tenis per sia influo kaj helpo la lokan
laboron por Esperanto.
FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — Longa
artikolo pri Esperanto estis presita en la
Evening News, pro la influo de S-ino
Lillian Fuller.
WORCESTER, MASS.—Kiam la
delegitoj al la Internacia Kongreso de
Komercaj Cambroj (kunvenintaj en Bos-
ton) alvenis al Worcester por mallonga
vizito, la jurnalo Telegram presigis en
grandegaj literoj trans la supro de sia
unua paĝo la vortojn "Bonvenon Dele-
gitoj !" La loka societo ĝojas pri tiel
kontentiga rezultato de sia propaganda
laborado en la urbo.
LYNN, MASS.—Letero de S-ro Al-
bert E. Simpson pri Esperanto, kune kun
favora redakcia artikolo, aperis en okto-
bro en la Daily Evening Item.
GLOUCESTER, MASS.—La jurnalo
Daily Times ŝajne presas oftajn mallon-
gajn novajojn pri la progreso de la Es-
perantista Movado. F-ino Julia May
Leach, estrino de la loka hospitalo, estas
fervora Esperantisto, kaj faras propa-
gandon laŭ sia libertempo.
BOSTON, MASS.—La Novangluja
Asocio elektis novajn oficistojn je sia
ĉiujara septembra kunveno: la prezi-
danto estas S-ro E. S. Payson el Bos-
tono; vicprezidantoj, S-ro G. W. Lee el
Bostono; S-ro W. H. Huse el Manches-
ter; D-ro D. W. Fellows el Portland;
koresponda sekretario, D-ro C. H. Fes-
senden el Newton Centre; protokola sek-
retario, F-ino E. J. Meriam el Bostono;
konsilantaro, S-roj Swan el Bostono,
Harrison el Everett, Ward el Dorches-
ter.
Post la kunveno oni ĝuis agrablan
festmanĝon ĉe Trinity Court. Krom la
ĉeestantoj el Novanglujo ĉeestis kiel gas-
toj S-ro Jerzy Loth el Varsovio, ano de
la Varsovia Esperantista Societo, kaj
S-ro Edwin C. Reed, sekretario de la
E. A. N. A., kiuj ambaŭ estis venintaj
al Boston kiel oficialaj delegitoj al la
Kvina Internacia Kongreso de Komercaj
Cambroj.
Post la festmanĝo oni iris al la Pub-
lika Biblioteko, kie okazis publika propa-
ganda kunveno. S-ro Payson prezidis;
D-ro Lowell el la Roxbury Latin leraejo
kaj S-ro Huse el la Hallsville (Manches-
ter) lernejo faris mallongajn paroladojn;
tiam paroladis S-ro Edwin C. Reed pri
la ĝenerala progreso de la Esperantista
Movado. Je la fino oni anoncis novajn
kursoj n en Esperanto, kiujn kondukos
la Bostona Esperantista Societo.
Dum la semajno en kiu okazis la In-
ternacia Kongreso de Komercaj Cam-
broj, la bostonaj tagjurnaloj enhavis Es-
perantan anoncon de iu grava komerca
firmq, Vidu je la fino de ĉi tiu numero
de Amerika Esperantisto. La jurnalo
Chamber of Commerce News enhavis ar-
tikolon pri Esperanto, kelkaj n tagojn an-
taŭ ol komenciĝis la Kongreso, verkitan
de S-ro G. W. Lee.
La Bostona Esperanta Societo sekvas
la jenan programon: mardon je la 7a
S-ro Payson instruas komencantojn,
S-ro Amster kondukas konversacion por
komencantoj, kaj S-ro Lee kondukas
grupon da pli spertaj anoj por konver-
sacio.   Je la 8a ĉiuj kunvenas por afera
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AMERIKA ESPERANT1ST0
kunsido kaj posta interparolado, dum
S-ro James kondukas kurson por komen-
cantoj de la apuda Publika Biblioteko.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.—Dufoje
lastatempe la jurnalo Gazette enhavis
artikolojn pri Esperanto, pro la influo de
F-ino Grace Randolph. F-ino Randolph
gastigis Ges-rojn Parrish, kiuj vizitis
Niagara Falls survoje al Kalifornio, kaj
la jurnalo raportis iom pri la eŭropa la-
boro de S-ro Parrish.
NEVV YORK, N. Y.—La lokaj Espe-
rantistoj plezure bonvenigis S-ron Par-
rish kaj lian carman novedzinon dum
ilia mallonga restado en la ĉefurbo.
Kvankam oni havis mallongan tempon
por fari aranĝojn, festeno okazis en la
Broadway Central Hotelo la lOan de
oktobro. Post bona vespermango, oni
aŭskultis paroladon de S-ro Fisher, prez-
idanto de la E. A. de N. A., S-roj Silber-
nik, Klajn kaj Heller el Nov-Jorko, F-ino
Butler el Staten Island, P-ro Macloskie
el Princeton Universitato, kaj S-ro Par-
rish, kiu donis tre interesan rakonton pri
sia paroladvojaĝo. F-ino Androdek, dek-
jara lernantino de S-ro Klajn, deklamis
"La Esperon" tre gracie. S-ro Morton,
konsilanto de la E. A. de N. A., prezidis.
La afero renovigis la intereson de kelkaj
antaŭaj propagandistoj kaj lernantoj,
kaj fariĝis bona instigilo al la loka
movado.
La Manhattan Esperanto Group, kiu
ne ĉesigis siajn kunvenojn ec dum la var-
mega somera vetero, kunvenas ĉiun
ĵaŭdon vespere en la konstruajo de la
Moderna Lernejo, 63 East 107th St. De
la oka ĝis la naŭa S-ro Morton instruas
komencantojn; de la naŭa ĝis la deka
okazas grupkunveno sub la gvidado de
S-ro Heller. Vizitantoj estos bonvenaj
ĉe la kunvenoj. Dum la lastaj monatoj
ni tre ĝuis la ĉeeston de S-roj Rice el
Chicago kaj Allavena el Bordighere,
Italujo.
En kelkaj jurnaloj lastatempe aperis
artikoloj pri Esperanto, ekzemple en la
Evening Post kaj aliaj. En la oktobra
numero de Physical Culture aperis arti-
kolo pri Esperanto, verkita de S-ro A. C
E. Hamblett el Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
HUGUENOT PARK, S. L—Nova
grupo ekzistas ĉi tie, starigita de S-ro H.
W. Fisher, prezidanto de la E. A. de
N. A. Ciuj grupanoj tuj aliĝos al la
Asocio.
ALBANY, N. Y.—Artikolo pri Espe-
ranto kaj ĝia uzo ĉe katolikoj aperis
en septembro en la Catholic Chronicle,
verkita de S-ro John A. Sheil.
ITHACA, N. Y.—ĉe festo kiun aran-
ĝis la Kosmopolita Klubo de Cornell
Universitato por la someraj studentoj,
D-ro H. B. Besemer paroladis pri Espe-
ranto al pli ol cent personoj. Poste oni
montris Esperantan literaturon, disdonis
ŝlosilojn, k.t.p., stimulante multe da in-
tereso.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.—Dudek du
personoj ceestis la unuan diumonatan
vespermanĝon de la loka societo. Ceestis
ankaŭ anoj de la grupo kiun instruis
S-ro Levene dum la somero, pretaj par-
topreni en la programo. Kompreneble
ili ricevis grandan aplaŭdon por siaj dek-
lamoj. S-ro Hetzel, la prezidanto, pa-
roladis pri la Oka Esperantista Kon-
greso, kiun li ceestis. La societo kun-
venas la kvaran vendredon je 7a vespere
en la Windsor' hotelo, kaj oni bonveni-
gos vizitantoj n el aliaj urboj trapasan-
tajn tra Philadelphia.
S-ro Harry Test antaŭ nelonge gluis
la nomon "La Vendejo" en grandaj lit—
eroj sur montra fenestro de sia butiko.
Multaj vizitantoj demandas pri la stran-
gaj vortoj, kaj ricevas informon. Dum
la lastaj semajnoj la societo havas sian
ekspozicion en la fenestroj de di tiu
butiko.
En diversaj lokaj tagjurnaloj aperis
lastatempe artikoloj pri Esperanto.
PITTSBURGH, PA.—La jurnalo Mt.
Washington News enhavis artikoleton
pri Esperanto, pro la influo de S-ro H.
P. Lindsay.
Pro la influo de S-ino Winifred Sack-
ville Stoner kaj ŝia darma filineto, en-
tuziasme helpataj de F-ino Martha L.
Root, bone konata jurnalistino, oni
aranĝas novan metodon de propagando,
kiu baldaŭ estos anoncata.    Intertempe
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AMBRIKA ESPERANTISTO
ili interesas amikojn per la ludo "Ciu."
La jurnalo Gazette presigis anoncon
pri venontaj kursoj en Esperanto, kiuj
okazos en la Carnegie Institute ĉiusa-
bate.
PERTH AMBOY, N. J.—La loka so-
cieto aranĝis publikan propagandan kun-
venon en oktobro, kaj nun kondukas du
kursojn, unupor komencantoj, duan por
iom spertaj Esperantistoj. En la somerp
la societo guis kelkajn agrablajn ekskur-
sojn, eĉ irinte lau la vojo en specialaj
vagonoj provizitaj de la loka tramkom-
panio.
En la Chronicle aperis du bonaj arti-
koloj pri Esperanto, anoncante pri la
kursoj kiujn kondukos la societo.
LONG BRANCH, N. J.—La Do»7y
Record presigis artikoleton pri Espe-
ranto, kaj poste artikolon pli longan, pro
la influo de S-ro A. O. Hicks.
BALTIMORE, MD.—La ŝtata asocio
liavis sian ĉiujaran kunvenon en la Union
Trust konstruajo en oktobro, kaj disku-
tis projektojn por la laborado de la nuna
jaro. Oni multe ĝuis paroladon pri la
Oka Esperantista Kongreso, donita de
S-ro 1. L. Muller, kiu ĉeestis la kon-
greson.
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ANNAPOLIS, MD.—La Evening
Capital presigis raporton pri la kunveno
de la ŝtata asocio, citante ankau multajn
faktojn el la parolado de S-ro Miller.
Pri la propagando farita ĉe Instruista
Kunveno vidu alie en Amerika Espe-
RANTISTO.
La Baltimore Star enhavis mallongan
artikolon pri Esperanto antaŭ iom da
tempo.
CHICAGO, ILL.—En la ĉiujara kun-
veno de la ŝtata asocia estis elektitaj la
jenaj oficistoj por la nuna jaro: prezi-
danto, S-ro J. J. Burita el Elgin, vicprez-
idanto, S-ino Rice el Chicago; sekretario-
kasisto, F-ino Manja Hellner el Chicago;
konsilantoj, S-roj Tabenski kaj Pohanka
el Chicago.
La Gradata Societo dum la somero
forte antaŭen puŝis Esperanton. Oni
guis kvar agrablajn ekskursojn, kaj en
septembro   aranĝis   grandan   publikan
propagandan kunvenon, post kiu tuj
komenciĝis nova kurso kun granda sek-
vantaro.
La bohema jurnalo Spravedlnost en-
havas ĉiutage la anonceton (boheme)
"laboristoj lernu Esperanton," kaj ofte
presigas artikolon pri Esperanto, kaj
tradukojn el la lingvo.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.—La Hesperus'
Esperantista Societo rekunvenis en sep-
tembro, komencinte la ĉiusemajnajn kun-
venojn. La sekretariino estas S-ro Belle
H. Kerner, (adreso: 629 Summit Ave.)
KEARNEY, NEB.—Raporto estos
sendita por la venonta numero de Amer-
ika Esperantisto pri la dua ĉiujara
kunveno de la Esperanta Fako de la Ne-
braska Kristana Celada Unio, kiu ko-
menciĝis la 27 an de oktobro sub la di-
rektado de Pastro C. P. Lang el Blair,
Pastro J. R. Bennett el Shelton, P-ro E.
H. Flowers el North Platte, S-ro C. J.
Roberts el Omaha, kaj S-ro R. G. Hul-
burt el Kirksville, Mo.
HEBRON, NEB.—Esperanta Grupo
nun ekzistas ĉi tie, kunvenante ĉiumarde
vespere. S-ro A. G. Wilson kondukas la
kurson, kaj estas ankaŭ prezidanto de la
grupo. F-ino Mabel Franklin estas vic-
prezidanto; S-ro F. J. Monohon, sekre-
tario; F-ino Marion Hamilton, kasisto.
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NORTH PLATTE, NEB.—En la
pasinta somero la Esperantistoj guis
"Esperantan Feston" dum la vesperoj de
tuta semajno ĉe Ges-roj Flowers. Prok-
simume tridek personoj ĉeestis je ĉiu
vespero, kaj entuziasme partoprenis la
specialaj n kursojn. Pro tio la intereso
je Esperanto bone kreskis, kaj en la tuta
urbo oni nun montras kontentigan in-
tereson. La Publika Biblioteko posedas
kelkajn Esperantistajn librojn kaj
abonas du Esperantistajn gazetojn per
helpo de la lokaj samideanoj.
ST. LOUIS, MO.—Ce la Christian
Brothers College pastro Mariano
Mojada senlace laboradas por Esperanto,
instruante lernantojn ĉiutage, inter-
parolante kun ili ĉiudimanĉe en agrabla
Esperantista  kunveneto.    Pro lia  sin-
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dona klopodo la pastroj kaj profesoroj,
la studentoj en la kolegio, kaj la fratoj
de Kristanaj Lernejoj ĉiuj bone scias
pri la ekzistado kaj la beleco de Espe-
ranto, kaj pro tio la grupo ankoraŭ pli
entuziasme studas la lingvon.
Antaŭ iom da tempo la jurnalo Wom-
an's National Weekly presigis sur unua
paĝo mallongan artikolon pri Espe-
ranto.
OAKLAND, KAN.—Pastro J. H.
Fazel paroladis pri Esperanto ĉe la pres-
biteriana preĝejo. Bona anonco pri tio
aperis en la Blade.
LAKEPORT, CAL.—Tre ofte la
Lake County Bee presigas artikoletojn
pri Esperanto, kaj ŝajne la redaktoro,
S-ro H. F. Cross, havas favoran opinion
pri la utileco de la lingvo. D-ro W. H.
Fearn estas la ĉefa loka propagandisto
de Esperanto en ĉi tiu urbo.
TACOMA, WASH.—Estas nun tro
malfrue fari plenan raporton pri la kun-
veno de esperantistoj en Tacoma ĉe la
"Montamara Festo," okazinta en frua
parto de julio, tamen mallonga skizo
pri la afero eble ankoraŭ estos ak-
ceptinda. Nia kunveno okazis la 3an
de Julio ĉe la Komerca Klubo. Cir-
kaŭ 50 esperantistoj ĉeestis.   Kelkaj eĉ
venis el ŝtato Kalifornio. Bona pro-
gramo estis prezentita. La cefan parola-
don fans S-ro Randall el Seattle, unu el
la pioniroj de nia movado en Usono.
Kelkaj raportistoj ĉeestis kaj la sekvan-
tan tagon la Ledger kaj aliaj jurnaloj
bone parolis pri la kunveno.
La 4an de Julio la esperantistoj par-
toprenis en granda parado. Dek espe-
rantistoj vestitaj en diversaj kostumoj
tiris ornamitan veturilon. La veturilo
estis unika; ĝia bazo estis granda verda
stelo, 16 futojn diametre, kaj sur ci tiu
stelo sin trovis la terglobo, 8 futojn di-
ametre. ĉirkaŭ la globo estis banderole»
kun la surskribo "Esperanto Cirkaŭas la
Mondon." La veturilo iajne faris bonan
impreson sur la rigardantoj kaj ĉie laŭ
la stratoj oni ekaŭdis la rimarkojn "jen
la esperantistoj" aŭ "rimarkinda vetu-
rilo" aŭ "kion vi pensas pri tio!" La es-
perantistoj estis tre babilemaj kaj al ĉiuj
ridetis kaj salutis en la internacia lingvo.
Posttagmeze la saman tagon S-ro R.
E. Blackstone el San Francisko kaj S-ro
Lehman Wendell, konsilanto de la E. A.
de N. A., faris viziton al la militsipo
Maryland' car sur tiu ŝipo troviĝas Es-
perantisto, S-ro Arthur Newcomb. S-ro
Newcomb neniam antaŭe estis aŭdinta
aŭ parolinta Esperanton, tamen li parolis
rimarkinde bone, kvankam iom mal-
rapide.
Estontaj Tagoj
Kantebla laŭ la orio de "Estintaj Tagoj'
Se novajn geamikojn iam
Ekakiros ni,
Cu la estontaj n membrojn tiam
Ne akceptos ni ?
Triumfon de la temp' estonta
Ne forgesu ni;
Ni kune kantu pri venonta
Monda harmoni'.
Se malamiko do fariĝos
Nia samcelan',
Ni ambaŭ en esper' akriĝos,
Iros man' ĉe man'.
Triumfon de la temp' estonta, k.t.p.
La frukton de la laborado
Ja ĝuados ni;
Neniam ĉesu klopodado,
Dum vivados ni!
Triumfon de la temp' estonta, k.t.p.
Eĉ kiam trans la mortrivero
Fine pasos ni,
Sur nia bela vivespero
Nin apogos ni.
Triumfon de la temp' estonta, k.t.p.
F. W. HlPSLEY,
Erdington, Birmingham,
Anglujo.
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Recent International Congresses
OURING the past few weeks
we have had in the United
States several international
congresses of various world-
wide organizations. Prob-
ably the most important of these were
the International Congress of Hygiene
and Demography, which met in Wash-
ington, D. C.; the Eighth International
Congress of Applied Chemistry, which
convened in Washington and New York,
and the Fifth International Congress of
Chambers of Commerce, which held its
sessions in Boston, Mass., for a week,
after which its foreign delegates visited
the principal cities in the eastern part of
this country. All of these meetings fur-
nished examples of the difficulty encoun-
tered because Esperanto was not used.
As far as could be ascertained, no
active Esperantist was a delegate to the
Congress of Hygiene and Demography;
and as Mr. Reed, who through his mem-
bership in the Washington Chamber of
Commerce (which largely financed this
Congress), might have done some direct
propaganda, was in Boston at the time,
no effective work was done among the
delegates, as far as we are aware. The
Washington daily papers gave some vivid
details of the linguistic difficulties, how-
ever, calling attention to one session in
which they said twenty-seven different
languages had been spoken. Can anyone
for a moment believe that such a meet-
ing is productive of any real progress,
except at enormous expense for trans-
lating and great loss of time!
At the Congress of Applied Chemistry
we were more fortunate, since several
delegates were Esperantists and consid-
erable preliminary work had been done
among the officers. The resolution
passed at the annual meeting of The
Esperanto Association of North
America was given consideration by the
Chemists' executive committee; and Mr.
E. C. McKelvy, who is a chemist and a
member of the Propaganda Committee
of The Esperanto Association of
North America, either called upon or
wrote to each important officer before-
hand. At the registration booth in
Washington had been arranged a place
for an Esperantist among the clerks for
various languages, and one of the assist-
ants from The Esperanto Office took
charge. While not many foreigners
came who knew Esperanto, several pre-
viously unknown sympathizers of Espe-
ranto were thus brought in touch with
Mr. McKelvy, and a great many Ameri-
cans were attracted by the Esperanto flag
and sign, immediately becoming subjects
for propaganda on the part of the clerk
in charge.
Through the efforts of Mr. McKelvy,
ably assisted by other Esperantists
among those present, a resolution was
introduced for the purpose of adding Es-
peranto to the official languages to be
used at the Ninth International Congress
of Applied Chemistry. This provoked
much discussion pro and con, resulting
finally in a vote to postpone action on
the matter until the next meeting, which
is to occur in Russia where the neces-
sity for an international language will be
even more apparent, and where the mem-
bership will not be so overwhelmingly
from the United States.
The Fifth International Congress of
Chambers of Commerce, the first ever
held outside of Europe, was undoubtedly
the most important from the point of
view of its possible influence, for in the
last analysis those who are in control of
the commerce and purse-strings of the
world seem to be, under our present eco-
nomic situation, the ones who can exer-
cise considerable influence and control
over every other class.
Among the delegates to this Commer-
cial Congress were Mr. George Loth, an
enthusiastic Esperantist (but what Espe-
rantist is not enthusiastic!) representing
the Warsaw (Russian-Poland) Chamber
of Commerce, Mr. Edward S. Payson,
President of the New England Espe-
ranto Association, representing the
Music Trades Association; and the
Washington Chamber of Commerce had
signally honored Esperanto and its Gen-
eral Secretary for North America, Mr.
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Edwin C. Reed, by appointing him as
sole representative of the commercial
body of the National Capital.
Being so important a body and fully
realizing its importance, this Congress
of Chambers of Commerce surrounded
the admission of subjects for discussion
with much "red tape," and its program
was so filled with matters vastly more
important than a language (in the minds
of most of the members), that it was
utterly impossible to get for Esperanto
any official consideration at this meeting,
although Mr. Reed, as soon as he knew
of his appointment as delegate, had asked
for opportunity to present the matter.
Had he at that time known that
two other active Esperantists would
have the equal prestige of being dele-
gates to the Congress, he would have at-
tempted through united work to obtain
what one alone could not.
However, unofficially, a great deal was
accomplished among the delegates, both
American and foreign. There were pres-
ent about 350 Americans and 650 for-
eigners from 47 different countries. The
official languages were French, German
and English, and any delegate was per-
mitted to speak in any one of these lan-
guages, presenting motions or debating.
Early in the sessions the Congress had
one serious misunderstanding which
threatened its peace and progress, due
entirely to misunderstanding, by those of
other languages, of a motion made in
French. It was nearly two days before
the matter was fully understood and set-
tled to suit the majority of the members.
When they understood that it had been
due to linguistic misunderstanding, it
was voted that all motions thereafter be
stated in French, German and English.
Immediately more trouble appeared, for
Spaniards, Italians and others were ex-
citedly on their feet asking admission of
their languages. So effective had been
the quiet propaganda among the dele-
gates by Messrs. Loth, Payson and Reed,
that from several parts of the audi-
torium could be heard from non-Espe-
rantists loud cries of "Esperanto." The
vote for three languages remained un-
changed, however.
So many of the delegates showed such
intelligent interest in Esperanto during
the little talks he gave to various groups
during the Congress in Boston, and
again when the delegates visited Wash-
ington, that Mr. Reed has mailed to each
of the American delegates who were
present a personal letter, not merely as
an Esperantist asking them to look into
the matter, but as a co-delegate who
wishes to help simplify the present cum-
brous system, reciting the present diffi-
culties, enclosing an Esperanto "key" and
a proposed resolution favoring Espe-
ranto, which they are asked to sign and
return. He then plans to send a transla-
tion of the letter and resolution to each
foreign delegate, and eventually present
the matter to the Permanent Interna-
tional Committee for action. This letter
was mailed just two days before this is
written, yet Mr. Reed informs us that in
the mail today he received five replies.
Two enclosed the resolution duly signed,
one agreed to sign a slightly modified
form, one promised to take up the mat-
ter with the organization (one of the
most powerful in the country) of which
he was the delegate, and the fifth agreed
with all Mr. Reed had said of the diffi-
culties and agreed that Esperanto would
be a fine solution, but expressed the opin-
ion that it could not really be a language.
This last would remind us of the country
boy at the Zoo, who after looking in-
tently at the camel for some time, turned
to his father and said "There just aint
no sech animal!"
Just what far-reaching effect this line
of propaganda will have one cannot tell.
Certainly it has already shown that the
most important people can be really in-
terested when approached by one who,
for the time at least, has standing and
prestige equal to their own. It may not
be out of place to mention here, for the
benefit of the individual who is trying
to interest people to whom such things
are important, that every officer of your
Association as well as the editor-in-chief
of Amerika Esperantisto is among
those comparatively few persons, out of
the nearly one hundred million in our
country, who are considered important
enough to the world generally to be listed
in the book "Who's Who in America," a
book which is in every library and every
newspaper and magazine office of any
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importance in this and other countries.
Two items of interest, external to the
International Congress of Chambers of
Commerce, but connected with it, are in-
dicative of the progress of Esperanto in
the United States. The New England
Telegraph and Telephone Company, one
of the largest of the "Bell" companies,
placed a greeting in Esperanto in all the
Boston papers during part of the week.
This invitation is reproduced, with the
same plate, on the inside of the back
cover of this number of Amerika Espe-
rantisto. This splendid advertisement
for telephones and for Esperanto was the
result of the propaganda which Mr. Nor-
man H. Hastings, of the Boston Espe-
ranto Society, had been doing among the
telephone officials. On the day the for-
eign delegates arrived in Worcester,
Mass., they were greeted by the pro-
gressive Worcester Telegram with the
words BONVENON DELEGITOJ in
enormous letters across the entire top of
the paper. The evidence in this case
points conclusively to Mr. Odiome Glea-
son, Chairman of the Propaganda Com-
mittee of The Esperanto Association
oe North America, as the man respon-
sible for showing his local editors the
best method of greeting.
Surveying the work at these conven-
tions and the many other matters of
serious import which come to our atten-
tion here in the "sanctum," it truly seems
that every indication points clearly to the
fact that Esperanto is upon a much
firmer, higher, and safer basis than ever
before, and this is indeed to be a year of
greater success than the Esperanto move-
ment has yet seen in America.
The Editors.
SCIENCO MALMUTIGOTA
Verojn grandajn, universajn,
Serdas la sciencistaro;
Serdas ja senlace, zorge,
Por pronto de V homaro.
Tutajn jarojn, kun ĝojego,
Ciu donas, dedicate
Al scienca progresado,
De la mondo bezonata.
Granda estas la bezono,
Malrapide ni progresas;
Por anonci la eltrovojn
Klaraj vodoj ja necesas.
Tamen—
Ciu duonmuta vivas,
Nur malmulte komprenebla;
Pro heredo de Babelo,
Monda perdo netakseblal
Sed—
Vidu, venas malmutigo!
Per labor' de homamanto:
De la orepok' heraldo
Venu, restu, Esperanto!
H. B. Trost.
LA LEGENDO
Antikva legend© rakontas ke unufoje
tri fraŭlinoj disputis pri siaj manoj,
nome, kiu posedas la plej belajn manojn.
Unu trempis sian manon en la pura
rivereto, alia kolektis berojn ĝis kiam
ŝiaj fingroj estis ruĝetaj, kaj la tria
kolektis florojn kies parfumo aliĝis
al la manoj. Lacega maljunulino pre-
terpasis kaj petis almozon, sed diuj
fraŭlinoj rifuzis al ŝi. Alia junulino,
nebela kaj sen ia pretendo al beleco de
manoj, kontentigis ŝian bezonon. La
maljunulino tiam diris.   "Nek la mano
DE LA MANOJ
kiu estas lavita en la rivereto, nek la
mano, kiun girlandas kaj parfumas
floroj, estas plej bela, sed tiu mano kiu
donas al la malridulo." Dum ŝi tiel pa-
rolis ŝiaj sulketoj malaperis, ŝi forjetis
sian bastonon, kaj jen ŝi staris, anĝelo el
dielo. Ci tio estas nur legendo, tamen
ĝia decido estas vera. La belaj manoj
estas tiuj, kiuj servas homojn je la nomo
de Kristo.
El la angla tradukis
Ella L. Reese.
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Sub ei tin rubriko la rtdaktoroj voiontt presigos komunikajojn dt tin esptrantu.a socirto,
aim hovas mttr nia Itgantaro sufUt da anoj aŭ kits sptciaia fako dt laboro inttrtsot miasm
obonontojn.
The Esperanto Association of North America
Central Office: Washington, D. C.
TREASURER'S REPORT
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
As mentioned below, the new North
American Office of the Unjversaea Es-
PERANTO-Asocio is located with the cen-
tral office of The Esperanto Associa-
tion of North America, in The Es-
peranto Office, Washington, D. C.
Members of both organizations, renew-
ing their membership for the new year,
may send the sum of one dollar (fifty
cents for each) in one payment to The
Esperanto Office, stating its purpose.
Members of either, wishing to join the
other, may do likewise.
District Secretaries are again notified
that the fiscal year of The Esperanto
Association of North America began
October 1st. If you have not yet notified
your members of this fact and requested
them to renew, please do so at once, and
then make prompt returns to the central
office. Local secretaries and individual
members are likewise asked to promptly
renew.   Each of your payments is very
small, and you may consider it unim-
portant, but the sum of the fees is con-
siderable, and it is only by means of
these fees, and such further sums as you
members contribute, that it is possible to
keep our united propaganda advancing.
If membership dues are not paid, nor
resignation received, you will of course
later receive a special personal notice,
but this costs much of the fee in time and
postage, and takes just so much from the
power of propaganda. Send your fifty
cents (for active membership), two dol-
lars and a half (for special member-
ship), or ten dollars (for sustaining
membership) TODAY (and you might
also become a member of the world-wide
U. E. A., by adding to that a half a dol-
lar!).
PASSED   PRELIMINARY   EXAM-
INATION.
(Atesto pri Lernodo)
Roscoe E. Dooley, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Johannes Nielsen, Perth Amboy, N. J.
PASSED   ADVANCED   EXAMINA-
TION.
(Atesto pri Kapableco)
G. W. Lee, Boston, Mass.
E. F. Dow, West Newton, Mass.
A NEW ESPERANTIST.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Flowers,
of North Platte, Neb., October 9th, a new
Esperantist, George Harlan Flowers.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF MARRIAGE
Miss Sybil E. Bailey, secretary of the
Cleveland Esperanto Society, and Mr. H.
S. Hall, Councilor of the Ohio Valley
Division of the E. A. of N. A., were
married October 3rd, and are at home at
4305 E. 124th Street, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Univefsala Esperanto-Asocio
HROM Sinjoro H. Hodler,
Director of the U. E. A.,
which has its central office in
Geneva, Switzerland, I have
just received information
which is of vital interest to every mem-
ber of the U. E. A. in North America,
and should also be of importance to all
Esperantists.
It has been decided to place the work
of the U. E. A. in this continent (and
adjacent islands) in charge of a special
"NORDAMERIKA KoMITATO DE U. E. A."
This committee, to be composed of three
persons from the United States, one from
Canada, and one from Mexico or Cuba,
will have direction of the work of all dele-
gates of U. E. A. in North America and
the special undertaking of finding suit-
able delegates for this organization in all
cities which have heretofore had no local
delegate.
The "Nordamerika Oficejo de U. S.
A." will have a location adjoining the
other rooms of The Esperanto Office,
Washington, D. C. This latter is the
general title for a group of rooms in
which are the offices of The Esperanto
Association of North America, the
American Esperantist Company, The
American School of Esperanto (cor-
respondence), the club room of La In-
ternacia Klubo, and now the North
American Office of the Untversala Es-
peranto-Asocio. While each of these is
a separate and distinct organization, each
under separate management, with dis-
tinct purposes and separate accounts, the
contiguous location makes for more
united work, and any possible inquiry
about Esperanto sent merely to The Es-
peranto Office, Washington, D. C, is
expeditiously referred to the proper or-
ganization or concern.
Therefore, delegates and members of
the U. E. A. sending fees to the E. A.
OF N. A. or book orders and subscrip-
tions to the American Esperantist
Company, may in the same envelope
send communications to the U. E. A., or
vice versa, provided only that the com-
munications shall be, for each organiza-
tion, upon separate sheets of paper, so
that each may immediately be referred
to the proper place. Otherwise there
will often occur much delay, and it will
be utterly impossible to file the various
communications properly.
I regret that, because the editors of
Amerika Esperantisto state that space
is limited and all copy must go to the
printers at once, I cannot give a general
idea of the purpose of the U. E. A. to
those who are not acquainted with it.
Such an article on its general ideas and
purposes I shall prepare for the next
number, in which, I am informed, will
also appear an excellent article, by Mr.
H. W. Hetzel, relating his experiences
traveling to and from the International
Congress in Cracow, during which he
made very effective use of the services
of the Universala Esperanto-Asocio.
Edwin C. Reed.
The Students' Esperanto League
^-         -^M May of this year work was
^ĝ         started on the formation of a
I         federation  of   the  younger
M        Esperantists of this country.
^-"~      ""^ A   number   of   enthusiastic
High    School   students   succeeded   in
raising   enough    money    to   put    the
organization on a firm financial basis,
as well as to finance one number of the
Esperanto Herald for use in propa-
ganda work among students in secondary
schools. At the National Congress in
Boston last July the Students' Es-
peranto League was formally organ-
ized and officers elected.
But work did not cease there!    The
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officers of the League have outlined a
plan for systematic propaganda work
among the young people of the country,
and have started the work by preparing
a Students' Editor Letter, copies of
which it is desired shall reach the
students of every High School and
Preparatory School, Military Academy,
etc., in North America. As the present
students will compose the future "Es-
perantistaro" of the country, it is hoped
that the present "Esperantistaro" will
realize the great importance of this new
line of work, and will aid it by putting
a copy of the Students' Editor Letter in
the hands of the editor of every High
School publication and educational pe-
riodical of the country, as well as in the
newspapers. There are certainly a num-
ber of such publications which you can
reach! How many letters shall we send
you for such use? Thank you!
The letter reads as follows:
To the Editor:
In Washington, D. C, are located
the headquarters of a modern inter-
scholastic organization of an entirely
new type which has created a large
amount of interest throughout the
country. This is the Students' Es-
peranto League.
Although this is in no way a secret
organization, it has all the good qual-
ities of a fraternity and eliminates
those features to which some object.
The fraternal idea is carried out on a
more extensive scale than any ordi-
nary such organization could hope to,
since students in every country in the
world are at least indirectly connected.
One of the members of this League re-
cently reported that he was carrying
on a post-card correspondence with
colleagues in over forty different
countries, and, incidentally, getting a
fine collection of stamps! The lan-
guage problem is solved by the use of
Esperanto, the International Lan-
guage, which can be learned by the
average High School student in an in-
credibly short time with a very small
amount of effort. Because of the in-
direct educational value of this organ-
ization, it has been heartily indorsed
by all school authorities who have in
any way come in contact with it, and
many of them have actually urged the
pupils to join it.
As it is desirable that a local group
(called a "rondo") be formed in every
High School and Preparatory School
in North America, the Students' Es-
peranto League will send free a copy
of its pamphlet, "Esperanto for the
Young Student," which outlines the
value of this organization to the High
School pupil, and gives extracts from
the S. E. L. Constitution, to any of
your readers who send name, address,
name of school and class, with a
stamp to cover cost of mailing, to the
Students' Esperanto League, Mary-
land Building, Washington, D. C.
Trusting that you will bring this
matter before your readers, thus giv-
ing them an opportunity to learn more
of this progressive subject, I remain
Very truly yours,
Robert Bruce, Secretary,
Students' Esperanto League.
Address all requests for copies of this
letter to the S. E. L., Esperanto Office,
Washington, D. C. All that the League
asks is that you help give this matter
the necessary publicity. The League
officers will see that all results are prop-
erly followed up.
Beside preparing this propaganda ma-
terial, S. E. L. has made arrangements
with Amerika Esperantisto by which a
special department of the magazine will
be devoted to us, and conducted by the
League, with our president acting as as-
sistant editor for this department* Here
will appear official communications from
the Students' Esperanto League,
notes on the progress of Esperanto
among High Schools and young people
generally, hints on how to make Rondo"
meetings interesting, literary contribu-
tions, etc.
Are you a young student? If so, join
the League! And if you can translate a
good joke or anecdote, or write a very
short original article in Esperanto, send
it to the S. E. L. Editor, Amerika Es-
perantisto, Washington, D. C. Do not
forget to state your age and the name of
your school. And don't forget to "start
something" in your school, so that you
can also send in some news notes for
this department!
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Esperanto Evening at Teachers' Institute
One of the most interesting features
of the Anne Arundel County Teachers'
Institute, held in Annapolis, Md., in
September, was the opportunity given
the educators in attendance to obtain
some definite information about Es-
peranto in a pleasing and novel manner.
Through the influence of Rev. James
L. Smiley, the "Washington Rondo No.
1" of the Students' Esperanto League
was invited to furnish an evening's en-
tertainment at the Institute. In response
to this, six of the members of the Rondo
went from Washington to Annapolis for
the appointed evening, prepared to do
good propaganda work for the Interna-
tional Language. The program was as
follows:
Introductory address, Rev. James L.
Smiley; talk on the advantages of
knowing Esperanto, Miss Isabelle Mc-
Caffery; talk on the work of the
Students' Esperanto League, Robert
Bruce; presentation of play, "Gis la
Revido," Miss Bertha Becker, Miss Isa-
belle McCaffery, Charles E. Nickles,
Lawrence H. Cake, Robert Bruce and
Ernest M. Knapp.
Miss McCaffery's talk interested the
audience at once because it was an expo-
sition, not of what Esperanto might do
for young persons, but of what it already
has done for one; stating that she had
not studied any language but English in
her High School course, and that she had
thereupon taken up the study of Es-
peranto, she pointed out the insight into
other languages, such as French, Italian,
Spanish, etc., which the knowledge of
Esperanto had given her, and the con-
sequent interest in further study of
those languages which this introduction
by way of Esperanto had given her. The
proof of this won close attention from
the educators present, who heartily ap-
plauded the first public speech ever made
by this young Esperantist.
Mr. Bruce's talk was equally interest-
ing, for, in addition to summarising
briefly the tangible advantages of know-
ing Esperanto, he explained the pur-
poses of the Students' Esperanto
League, and urged the teachers to give
every possible aid to this worthy organ-
ization, of which he is National Secre-
tary.
The play was well presented, with
lively and attractive action, so that those
among the audience who knew nothing
of the language Esperanto could yet fol-
low and enjoy the entire comedy. At its
close an informal discussion among the
educators and the young Esperantists
took place, in which a number of promi-
nent educators expressed their deter-
mination to familiarize themselves with
the language, and to do their utmost
toward giving the young people in their
charge the opportunity of pursuing this
very valuable study. A fine collection of
post-cards gathered in Esperanto corre-
spondence, Drought over from Washing-
ton by the young people, also interested
the teachers present, as indicating to
them the best method for making the
study of geography and history attrac-
tive.
Aside from the general propaganda
done by this entertainment, and by the
excellent newspaper reports of it, the
local Esperanto society at Annapolis re-
ports increased membership and gener-
ally increased appreciation of Esperanto
in the entire town. The first public
dramatic venture of the Washington
Rondo may therefore be considered a
success from every point of view.
JUNA ADVOKATO—Mi ja neniam
defendos iun ajn, kiu estas, laŭ mia
opinio, kulpa.
MALJUNA ADVOKATO—Nu, mia
fratulo, vi ne devos kontraŭmeti vian
opinion kontraŭ tiu de la plimulto. Mi
mem defendis multajn homojn, kiujn mi
kredis esti kulpaj, sed la juĝantaro alie
decidis.  •
Tradukis Ho Ho
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La Jonglisto
De E. M. Vakano
HA gastejo "Boŝ" en la Haago
estis unu el la plej impona-
ntaj en la lando dum tiu
tempo, kiam oni ankoraŭ
die en la Nederlandoj kantis:
"Vilhelmo de Nassau" kaj "Marlborough
s'en va-t-en guerre;" kiam oni ankoraŭ
portis trikornulojn kaj genuŝtrumpojn,
kaj pudro kaj peruko ankoraŭ havis
favoron. Ci estis imponanta gastejo,
tiom plu, car samtempe ĝi estis kunigita
kun granda muelejo, kaj la gastejmastro
provizis la najbarajon ne nur je bona
biero, sed ankaŭ je bona faruno. La
trinkejdambro estis vasta loko, kiu alte-
niĝis ĝis la tegmento kaj brilis per frot-
purigitaj krudoj, kaj kie somere dio re-
fresiĝis kio pasis la vojon: bienuloj,
notarioj, kamparanoj, kaj vojlaca, cifoni-
taj migrantoj.
Unu varmegan somertagon tie estis
granda, multkolora societo, distingita
kaj malgrava, kiu rifuĝis de la varmego
kaj de polvo, tiel ke la grasa trinkejser-
vistino ne povis prezenti sufide da amster-
dama trinkajo, sendese venante kaj
rejrante. La gastejmastrino kaj muele-
jistino, mifrouw (sinjorino) Jantje Den-
ning, tie sidis kun sia malgranda bubo,
Gabrielo, kaj gajiĝis je la multkolora
vivo, je la enspezoj, je la ombro de la
spegullumigantaj krudoj; car ŝi pensis,
ke iam ŝia malgranda Gabrielo estos estro
de dio di, kiam ŝi mem, jam maljunulino,
povos ĝoji en angulo pri sia imponanta
filo. Tio ŝajnis al ŝi preskaŭ tro bela,
tiel ŝi tre kore kaj radiante kisis sian
fileton.
Jen ekaperas stranga kompanio el la
sunardo ekstere en la komforta ombro
interne. Ci estis jonglistkompanio, kaj
konsistis el maljuna seka viro, kiu estis
superjetinta longan redingoton sur sian
trikotan kostumon, kiu negliĝeme pendis
sur li. La trikoto ne estis pura, la veluro
de liaj pantalonetoj spegula. Ci estis
bildo de ridinda mizero, kiu tamen ne
povis lasi la jongladon. Ankoraŭ vidigis
teruran koketon la malgrasigita arlekeno.
Venis ankaŭ bela juna virino, brilege
bela, de suda tipo, vestita per rida, pompa
hispana kostumo, kiu strange kontrastis
la eluzitecon de la maljunulo. Tria homo
estis bubeto, tute tnkote vestita, kun
vizaĝo de anĝelo.
La maljunulo sternis tapiŝon sur la
plankon, kaj surjetis ilojn, telerojn, bast-
onetojn, trandilojn, bulojn kaj ringegojn.
La artreprezento komenciĝis. La darma
knabeto kuris sur buloj, kaj glitsaltis tra
ringegoj; la bela, ridevestita juna virino
dancis iun dancon, kiu tute ne estis his-
pana, kaj la maljuna, kaduka arlekeno
balancis telerojn sur la mano, sur la nazo,
sur la mentono.
"Tiu estas ja stranga trupo," diris la
rida sinjoro Van der Meule, kiu antau
nelonge estis adetinta la kastelon en la
Boŝ, kaj sidis apud la gastejmastrino.
"Vi estas prava, mijnheer," (sinjoro),
diris la beleta gastejmastrino, alpremante
sian fileton, kaj kisante ties blondajn
haretojn. La bela jonglistino tie,—ili
jam diversfoje tien di trapasis, tiuj
homoj,—estas nobla kaj rida sinjorino.
si havas tiom da mono, ke ŝi povus loĝi
en kastelo, kaj posedi servistaron. Sed
si estas posedata de la jonglistdemono,
kaj vagadas tra la lando j, dancas en la
trinkejoj kaj foirejoj, kaj fieriĝas, kiam
ŝin aplaŭdas popolado kaj servistoj. Car
la jonglistdemono kaŭzas teruran malsa-
non, sinjoro, kvazauan frenezon. Kaj la
maljuna arlekeno, tiu ankaŭ jam delonge
povus sidi de la kaso de ia cirko, enspezi
monon, kaj vivadi trankvile; sed li nur
povas vivi, kiam li havas trikoton sur la
malgrasaj membroj, kaj brilajetojn, kaj
kiam li povas turnigi telerojn. La jong-
lodemono ankaii lin posedas. La bela
virino estas grafino, kiel multaj diras,
hungarino, nomata Orozcj. La maljunulo
estas franco, kaj sin nomas monsieur
Jason. La bubeto estas parenco de la
jonglistino, Jozj Orozcj li estas nomata,
kaj devas kunmigradi, car li havas nenion
alian, la malfelida knabo."
Kaj kiel la knabo jus alvenis kun sia
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telero al la tablo, kaj per sia lingvaĉo
kaj siaj grandaj, brunaj okuloj petis
donacon, mijnheer metis la manon en
poŝon, kaj serĉis arĝentmoneron. Sed
la bona gastigantino diris:
"Cu ci ne volus resti kun ni tie ĉi,
Orozcj, iri al lernejo, kaj farigi
muelisto?"
La bela knabo ŝin ekrigardis per siaj
flagrantaj, brunaj okuloj, nur ridis, mont-
rante siajn florblankajn dentojn, kaj
skuis la kapon. Sed li devis resti, car
dum siaj transkapigadoj li disartikigis
unu piedon, kaj la bona gastejmastrino
proponis lin restigi ĉe si, kaj lin flegadi
La bela jonglistino kaj la arlekeno estis
kontentaj; car kion ili povus fari kun
malsana infano? kaj la jonglistdiablo
ilin forpelis, car ili ne povis resti en unu
loko. Tial malgranda Orozcj restadis,
saniĝis, kaj fariĝis brava muelejservisto,
pri kiu la paro ĝojiĝis kaj fieriĝis, plue,
car ilia propra infano mortis, kaj dua ne
postvenis. Sed kiam li fariĝis plenkreska
kaj lerta muelisto, kiu iam eble estus
heredonta de siaj fleggepatroj, tiam ia
riĉa komercisto estus dezirinta la junan
Orozcj por bofilo. Tiam li ian tagon estis
sendita al urbo, por aĉeti grenon.   En sia
beleta, griza dimanĉvestaĵo, sur la beleta
veturileto tirita per la dikkapa blank a ĉe-
valo, gaje kantante, forveturis la bela
junulo,—kaj ne revenis al la imponanta,
riĉa domo de la bonaj gemuelistoj. Post
kelkaj tagoj sendito reportis la veturile-
ton, la dikkapan blankan ĉevalon, kaj la
monon el la urbo, sed juna Orozcj ne
revenis.
Cu li pereis ? Ne. Sed li estis vizitanta
cirkon, kiu jus tie lokiĝis. Ci estis
mizera, malriĉeta cirko, kun elmalsatigi-
taj homoj, malpuraj trikotajoj, kaj
mizerplena. Sed juna Orozcj estis kuni-
rinta. La jonglistdemono lin estis kapti-
nta, kiel lian belan, riĉan onklinon, kiu
estis mortinta survoje, kiel la maljunan
arlekenon, kiu pereis apud stratetangulo.
"Ci estas en la sango, "diris mijnheer.
Kaj la bona mastrino aldonis, melan-
kolie penseme: "Mi opinias, kiam nia
bona Dio kreis la mondon, li diris al
gardanĝeloj: Tru kaj gardu viajn in-
fanojn'l Sed la Jonglistdiablo ridis en
sia angulo kaj diris: "Kaj mi prenos la
miajn."
El la germana tradukis
Alicia L. Nohl.
TolucOj Meksiko.
KOMPRENEBLE GI ESTIS VARMEGA.
Kuracisto pasante tombejon je nokto
vidis veturilon apud la plektbarilo kaj
audis du virojn malfermantaj tombon
por ŝteli kadavron antaŭ nelonge en-
tombitan. Li sin kaŝis por rigardadi ilin.
Baklaŭ ili alportis la kadavron, kaj kov-
rinte ĝin per mantelo, ili gin sidigis sur
la veturilosidejo kaj reiris por plenigi la
tombon.
La kuracisto forigis la kadavron, ĝin
kaŝis, kaj mem sidiĝis sur la veturilosi-
dejo. Fine, la du tomborabistoj revenis
al la veturilo, kaj sidiĝinte, ili forveturis.
Baldaŭ unu al la alia diris, "La kadavro
estas varma!" La alia respondis, "Mi
miras kial ĝi estas varma post tiel longa
tempo." La kuracisto diris, "Vi estus
varmaj se vi estus loĝintaj kie mi logis
la lastan tagon." La du tomborabistoj
kun kriego eksaltis, kaj forkuregis, tute
ektimigite.
G. H. Heald.
THE CORRELATIVES
The following mnemonic lines for be-
ginners are to be read with accent on
every third syllable:
The roots i, ki, ĉi, ti, down to neni
recall
Thoughts of any, what, all, that and
nothing at all.
Add the endings to these to make words:
a, o, u
Make them adjectives, objects, and per-
sons, as who;
Am, e, el make them adverbs, of time,
place and manner;
Al gives cause, om is muchness; and es
marks an owner.
Note that ĉi with a loving enclitical kiss
Woos ti from its thatness to signify this.
G Macloskie.
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Stranga Afero
^* ^*ES, tio estas prava," diris la
■ maljuna instruisto, kun kiu
lO ■ m> Jam pli °1 unu horon
^A m>> amuziĝis en la gastejo en la
^^•^r bierurbo Pilsen. "Tio estas
prava. Ekzistas en ĉi tiu mondo aferoj
kiuj estas tiel eksterordinaraj kaj nek-
larigeblaj, ke nia homa saĝo ne povas
ilin kompreni. Sed tio tamen donas al
neniu la raj ton nei ilian ekziston. Al mi
mem oKazis antau jaroj 10 simila, certe
stranga afero, kion mi rakontos al vi.
Samtempe, por vin ekkonatigi iom kun
mi, izola homo, pri kies vivsortoj vi
montras tiel afablan intereson, mi rakon-
tos al vi la historion de mia vivo:"
La maljunulo ektrinkis el sia glaso
iomete da Prasdroj, biero, kiu ekfaris
Pilsen'on mondkonata, kaj daŭrigis.
"Mi estas filo de malrica kampara
komercisto, unu el tiuj, en kies vendejoj
la kamparanoj povas aĉeti ĉion eblan,
kion ili bezonas en la ĉiutaga vivo. Mia
patro estis tute bona kaj honesta homo,
sed li havis unu difekton: li tre amis
migri de unu loko al alia. Eĉ larmoj de
lia edzino kaj de ni infanoj (ni estis tri)
ne helpadis kontraŭ tio. Post iom da
tempo li ĉiam vendis la komercejon,—kiu
ofte jam komencis prosperi, car li estis
bona komercisto,—kaj migris ien, por tie
fondi novan komercon. Kiam mi naski-
ĝis, li havis komercon en ĉirkaŭo de
Kutna Flora, tiu tre antikva bohema
urbo, kie iam troviĝis tre profitdonaj
minejoj. Ofte venadas fremduloj ĉi
tien, por ekvidi la grandiozan preĝejon
de Sankta Barbara kun aliaj sennombraj
antikvajoj, kaj en la proksiman urbon
Sedlac, por riga'rdi la tiean artejon, en
kiu ĉio, eĉ la altaro kun ĉiuj siaj ob-
jektoj, estas faritaj el homaj ostoj.
"Poste ni vivis iom da tempo en Mel-
nik, urbeto sur altajo super kunfluo de
du plej grandaj bohemaj riveroj Vltava
kaj Labe, bone konata inter ĉiuj homoj
pro sia burgunda vino, tien enkondukita
de la reĝo Karolo IV. Ankoraŭ pli poste
ni loĝis ĉe la metropolo de suda Bo-
hemujo. Budejovice (germane Bud-
weis), kaj en ankoraŭ aliaj urboj kaj
lokoj.
"Mi jam kiel infano ĉiam volk studL
La amon por tio mi sentis jam en la in-
fanaĝo, kiam mi legis historion de mia
popolo. Mi nemulte gin komprenis tiam,
sed mi konjektis ke tio estas historio
glora, kaj mi tuj ekdeziris scii pli multe
pri ĝi kaj pri la mondo ĝenerale, kaj
fariĝi ne nur simpla homo, kia mia patro,
kiu ofte devis toleri eĉ malĝentilajojn de
la kamparanoj, sed instruita estimata sin-
joro.
Mi ne estus atinginta tiun celon, se mi
ne estus havinta en Praha onklon. Tiu
onklo estis dum longaj jaroj instruisto.
Li instruis ankoraŭ en la tempo, kiam la
lernejoj estis subigitaj al pastraro, kaj
la instruistoj vivis per sobotales (sabat-
pago), kiun al ili ĉiusabate alportadis de
siaj gepatroj la infanoj. Ili akiradis
ankaŭ iom da mono per kantado ĉe edzi-
ĝoj, enterigoj, religiaj festoj, k. t. p. Mia
onklo edziĝis kun rioa vidvino, kiu bal-
daŭ mortis, ne postlasante infanojn. Li
estis sola heredinto, kaj fariĝis privatulo
en Praha.
"La onklo akceptis min ĉe si, kaj mi
studis; mi eĉ ne rakontos kiel min sur-
prizis la urbego Praha, plenega je antik-
vajoj, kaj tiel belega! Mi lernis tre bone.
Dum lerneja libertempo mi vizitis la
gepatrojn nur kelkajn tagojn; la ceteran
tempon mi uzis por vojaĝi. Eble estis
en mi io el migrants naturo de mia patro.
La onklo donis al mi iom da mono, kaj
oni ja multe ŝparis pro tio, ke en parohe-
joj oni senpage donadis al tiaj vojagan-
taj studentoj mangon kaj lokon por
dormi. (Kelkaj el ili tion eĉ trouzis, kaj
nur vojaĝis de unu parohejo al alia!)
Mi baldaŭ travojaĝis preskaŭ tutan Bo-
hemujon, eĉ apudlimajn germanajn re-
gionojn, car mi parolis sufiĉe bone ger-
mane. Kiom ĝi havas da ĉarmaj valoj,
trafluataj de riveroj aŭ riveretoj, apud
kiuj bruetas muelejoj! Kiom ĝi havas
da belaj arbaroj, kiom da antikvajoj
estas en multaj urboj! Unu el miaj
unuaj vojaĝoj estis tra la romantika valo
de malgranda rivero Sarava, proksima
de Praha,—la tutan valon mi tramarŝis
piede kun mia kolego. Sekvis vojagoj
en  landlimajn  montarojn,  en  boheman
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Svisŭjon, k. t. p. Pli poste rrii vizitis
Moravion, en kies defurbo rrii vizitis la
teniran eksmalliberejon Spielberg. Pri
tio mi neniam forgesos. (Nur ia mar-
tirejojh de Nurnberg en Germanujo,
kiujn mi post jaroj vidis, ni koticerne
teruron komparus kun la ifiterno de
Spielberg!)
"El malgajaj pensoj eligis min la sek-
vantan tagon natura beleco de proksima
'moravia Svisujo' kaj la majesto de gro-
toj apud vilaĝo Sloŭp. Tio estas tute
koridoroj kaj ĉambregoj en kalka for-
macio. Proksima estas ankaŭ la abismo
Macocha, kava funelforma morito, kun
sia larĝa parto turniganta supren, en kies
truegon ne estas eble malsupren rampi,
car la manoj kaj piedoj trovas sur la kal-
kaj deklivoj nenian certan apogon. Kom-
preneble mi estis ankaŭ apud la abismo,
kaj rigardis de ĝia meza kaj plej supra
parto ĝian teruran profundegaĵon. Kiel
vi vidas, rni vojaĝis multe en mia
partrujo.
"Ankaŭ eh Silezio mi estis, sed la nuna
nŭstria Silezio estas nur du montaraj
landetoj, la ceteron ja forprenis al ni
Frederika Granda kaj aligis en 1742 al
Germanujo. Senkulpigu, ke mi tiom pri
miaj vojaĝoj rakontas, kvazaŭ en
lernejo, sed tio ja estas kutimo ĉe ni in-
struistoj; mi tre zorgas pri tio, ke bohe-
maj infanoj iom pli sciu pri Bohemujo,
Moravio kaj Silezio, car tio estas la his-
toria patrujo de nia sepmiliona popolo.
Mi mem atikaŭ vizitis pli poste, kom-
preneble, multajn aliajn landojn, car mi
dum tiom da jaroj ĉiam vojaĝis en
lerneja libertempo, sed nura ekkono de
ili lernigis min ŝati la patrujon. Voja-
ĝadon ebligis al mi tio, ke mi restis f raŭlo
kaj hefedinto de mia onklo, kiu mortis
helonge post la ekfino de miaj studoj.
Mi estis tiam subinstruisto en Praha, kaj
ankoraŭ restis iom da tempo; post tio mi
fariĝis instruisto en unu vilago, kie mi
pasigis dek jarojn.
"La vilaĝo estis vera tipo de bohema
vilaĝo, kun kamparaj dometoj, kaŝitaj
sub fruktarboj, kaj grupitaj ĉirkaŭ vilaĝ-
placo, havanta lageton en la mezo. Sur
tute malgranda altajeto staris malgranda
preĝejo de Sankta Adalberto, antaŭ ĝi
statuo de la plej populara bohema sank-
tulo, la alia landpatrono Sankta Johano
el Nepomek. Sub la altajeto troviĝis paro-
hejo eh ia nobela ekskasteleto, kaj apude
lernejo. Sur monteto proksime de la
vilaĝo Staris kastelruino, restajo el la
epoko daŭrinta tiom da jarceritoj ĝis
1848, kiam la bohema vilaĝo devis "ser-
visti," tio estas, senpage laboradi al
nobelaro sur ĝiaj kampoj, ricevante en
la kastelo kiel rekonpencon pro tio plej-
parte nur bastonfrapojn. En kontraŭa
direkto de la vilaĝo, kiun tute ĉirkaŭis
bone kulturataj kampoj, troviĝis je dis-
tanco de eble unu kilometre granda
arbaro.
"Kiam mi alvenis, la parohestro pro-
ponis al mi ke mi luu por mi ĉambreton
en la ekskastelo, kie estis la parohejo,
kaj ke mi je malgranda pago manĝadu
kun li kaj lia fratino, ĉe kiu li vivis. Mi
ĝojplene akceptis. La parohestro estis
jam maljunulo, unu el la patriotaj pas-
troj, kiuj eksavis nian popolon de nacia
pereo, kiam ĝi en pasinta jarcento
komencis jam germaniĝi, car antaŭaj
malfeliĉoj estis rompintaj ĝian forton.
Li kondutis al mi kiel patro al nlo.
"Mia vivo baldaŭ ordiĝis en la vilaĝo
tiel, ke mi estis tute kontenta. ĉiutage
antaŭ la oka okazis la meso por lernejaj
infanoj, kiun la parohestro legis, kaj
dum kiu mi ludis la orgenon; post tio la
instruado, antaŭtagmeze kaj posttag-
rneze; promenado post la kvara; vespere
legado de libroj en la parohejo aŭ iam
vizito ĉe la gastejo kaj priparolado de
ĉiutagaj aferoj kun 'najbaroj,' kiel ĝen-
erale sin nomas reciproke niaj vilaganoj.
Tio estis mia tagordo.
"Nun venas la eksterordinara neklari-
gebla okazintajo, pri kiu mi promesis
rakonti. Mi rememoras ĝin kvazaŭ ĝi
estus okazinta hieraŭ. Mi subite vekiĝis
unu matenon, ĉar ŝajnis al mi ke mi
aŭdas tri bone audeblajn frapojn, kiel
per pugno, sur la supra parto de mia
ĉambropordo. Mi elsaltis el lito kaj
kuris tien,—estis neniu! Mi volis ree
ekdormi, mi ne povis. Venis la horo de
la meso, mi ludis kiel ordinare la or-
genon, sed mi sentis strange ekscitita.
Post la meso oni vokis min en sakristion.
Tie estis jam alsendito de mia patro, kiu
dum lasta tempo loĝis nur je distanco de
du horoj da iro de la vilaĝo, kie mi in-
struis. La sendito alportis al mi la scii-
gon ke mia patrino je la kvina horo subite
mortis!
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AMER1KA ESPERANTISTO
"Sinjoro, mi estas jam nenia infano,
kaj neniam mi estis superstiĉulo. Mi
diras ke la tiamaj ekfrapoj sur pordo
estis nur produkto de mia fantazio, kaj
ke la morto de la patrino nur hazarde
okazis samtempe kun ili,—sed, ĉu vi
kredus, ke post du jaroj mi ricevis je
tute identa maniero sciigon pri la morto
de mia patro? Jes, la samaj tri pugno-
frapoj   sur pordo je la sesa matene!
Tiam mi tiom ekkriis, ke la parohestro,
kiu jam preĝis sian breviaron, alkuris,
kaj min konsolis per la certigo ke nenio
estas ekstere. Tamen mi restis multe
ekscitita. Post la meso alvenis tele-
gramo, ke mia patro, kiu vivis kiel vidvo
ĉe mia fratino en praha, je la sesa ma-
tene mortis!"
DOKTORO  LlDOVEC,
Pilsen, Bohemujo.
Practical Use of Esperanto
Some months ago the Secretary of
the Esperanto Association of North
America received from an Esperantist
in Europe a request for help in discover-
ing the whereabouts of a brother who
had come to America three years ago,
and had ceased to write home. The
last known address was given. The
Secretary at once wrote to a member of
the Esperanto Association of North
America in the town nearest to the ad-
dress given, Mr. Frank Reime, of Belle-
ville, asking him to assist in the matter.
After some investigation Mr. Reime
found that the man was dead, but ob-
tained the address of his widow and re-
ceived a letter from her. The infor-
mation thus gathered was at once for-
warded to the Esperantist in Germany.
Some time later another request came,
from an Esperantist who had consented
to aid a non-Esperantist influential busi-
ness man of his acquaintance to locate
an uncle who had come to America and
similarly disappeared. The facts were
forwarded as before to the member of
the Associatioq in the city nearest the
town where the man had been last
heard of, in this case Mr. Albert E.
Angier, of Peoria, who made an investi-
gation and found where the uncle was;
and as before the information has been
forwarded to the proper parties.
Another kind of assistance is shown
in the following instance. An Esperan-
tist in Rotterdam wrote to Mr. Reed,
Secretary of the Association, stating
that he wished to come to America, and
asking for information  concerning the
possibilities of getting work, etc., adding
that he wished to be located in Wash-
ington. A reply was sent him, and in
the meantime he made preparations to
sail, and shortly arrived in Washington.
Several local Esperantists joined with
Mr. Reed in aiding the Dutch Esperantist
to "get a job," and finally succeeded.
He has already been able to bring his
family over, and now has moved to
Baltimore, where he has a more satis-
factory place, due to the more com-
mercial character of that city as com-
pared with the national capital. He
informs us that several other Esperantist
friends of his in Holland are planning
to emigrate to America soon; as they
have good trades they will doubtless,
with the help of the local Esperantists
in whatever city they come to, secure
work of a satisfactory character, and
feel that they have friends in America
from the moment they land.
The latest is a letter from a Russian
who writes in excellent Esperanto that
he wishes to come to America and secure
work as a farm hand, with the hope of
eventually buying a small parcel of land.
He inquires concerning the best location,
etc., and adds that he is taking lessons
in English. The officers and members
of the Association will of course do what
they can to advise and assist him, and
he will not have the disagreeable ex-
periences undergone by many worthy
newcomers who suffer because they have
no friends able or willing to get them
started in the strange new country.
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VOJAGISTOJ kiuj penetris la
landon Tibeton, malofte vizi-
titan de eŭropanoj, interese
parolas pri la stranga lingvo
de la tiea popolo.
La tibeta lingvo estas aglutineca kaj
monosjlaba, maldelikata kaj malbelsona,
kaj ĉiam rapide kaj malklare elparolata
de la tibetanoj. Oni diras ke elparoli la
vortoj n de frazo malrapide kaj tre dis-
tingeble nur venigas de la aŭskultanta
tibetano ĝentilan rideton; parolu rapide,
kvazau kunfandante la vortojn, kaj li tuj
komprenos kaj respondos.
Ciuj el la vojaĝintoj konstatas ke la
tibeta popolo estas eksterordinare ĝentila
raso. La vortojn kiuj signifas "bon-
volu" kaj "mi dankas" ĉiuj uzas ĉiuo-
kaze, ne nur al fremduloj sed inter si.
Ilia saluto, kiu signifas nian "bonan
tagon" al vizitanto, laŭvorte tradukiĝas
"sidiĝu kaj algluiĝu al la tapiŝo;" la
"adiaŭ" de tiu kiu, farinte viziton, ek-
foriras, signifas, "sidiĝu malrapide."
La gastiganto adiaŭas sian gaston per la
solena petego ke li "marŝu malrapide."
La esprimpovo de iuj tibetaj vortoj
estas notinda. La vorto por anaso estas
"ŝlimbirdo;" vekigi estas "mortigi la
dormadon;" floro estas "fajrobutono;"
generalo estas "mastro de la sago;" sub-
aĉetado estas "la sekreta puŝado," kiu ne
malmulte similas al nia "sekreta tuŝado."
Por esprimi la kvaliton je kiu du mal-
similajoj diferencigas, oni uzas la du
kune; ekzemple, distanco estas "mal-
proksima-proksima;" pezeco estas "mal-
peza-peza;" alteco estas "malalta-alta ;'r
temperaturo estas "malvarma-varma."
Rimarkinde grandega estas la tibeta
vortaro, kaj notinde bone konas ĝin
ĉiuj tibetanoj. Multaj vortoj posedas
tre grandan amplekson. Ekzemple, "kaŝ-
tankolora ĉevalo havanta nigran kolhar-
aron kaj blankajn piedojn" estas pri-
skribita per unu vorto; kaj iu vojaĝisto
rakontas ke unu vorto suficas por esprimi
la ideon "la interdependeco de kaŭzoj!"
Esto.
ORIENTAL PROVERBOJ.
Li kiu scias kaj scias ke li scias—li estas
saĝulo; sekvu lin.
Li kiu scias kaj ne scias ke li scias—li
dormas; veku lin.
Li kiu ne scias kaj ne scias ke li ne scias
—li estas malsaĝulo; evitu lin.
Li kiu ne scias kaj scias ke li ne scias—
li estas infano; instruu lin.
Tradukis Robert S. Woolp.
Bone por tiu, kiu lasis post si trezoron
de amo, estimo, honoro kaj admiro en la
memoro de homoj! Tia riĉeĝeco estas
lia gajno en morto; per tio li akiras fortan
konscion de la tuta tera estimo pri si,
premkaptante je plena kvanto la buŝelon,
el kiu dum sia vivo li povis kalkuli nur
malmultajn kernojn. Tio ĉi apartenas
al la trezoro, kiun ni amasigas en ĉielo.
El "Vivo post morto" de Fechtner
tradukis
Jozeto.
PATRINO—Vilĉjo, kial vi frakasas
ĉiujn tiujn ovojn?
VILCJO—Mi aŭdis paĉjon, kiam li
diris ke estas mono en ovoj; kaj mi estas
penanta ĝin trovi.
PATRINO—Jus mi lavis vestaron de
mia fileto, kaj gi nun ŝajnas por li tro
malgranda.
FRAŬLA ONKLO—Gi ja estis sufiĉe
granda, se vi volos ankaŭ lavi la knabon.
Tradukis Ho Ho
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hieraŭ, kiam vi manfrapls min, mi estis
tro ĝentila citi ĝin.
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STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, ETC.,
Of Amerika Esperantisto, published monthly
at Washington, D. O, as required by the Act
of August 24, 1912.
Editor, Ivy Kellerman-Reed, A. M., Ph. £>.,
230 Maryland Building.
Managing Editor, same.
Business Manager, same.
Publisher, American Esperantist Company,
230 Maryland Building.
Owners (if a corporation, give names and
addresses of stockholders holding 1 per cent
or more of total amount of stock):
Ivy Kellerman-Reed, Washington, D. C.
Boston Esperanto Society, Boston, Mass.
J. D. Hailman, Pittsburg, Pa.
Peter Peters, Washington, D. C.
Known bondholders, mortgagees, and other
security holders, holding 1 per cent or more
of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other
securities: None.
(Signed) Ivy Kellerman-Reed.
District of Columbia: ss.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th
day of November, 1912.
Luea M. Drennan,
Notary Public, D. C.
(My commission expires July 14, 1913.)
A project for a magazine devoted to
progressive movements in general is be-
ing worked out in Sofia, the topics to be
pacificism, education, the "simple life,"
drugless cures, vegetarianism, codpera-
tivism, etc. The publication will neces-
sarily be in Esperanto; and all who are
interested in matters of the above or
similar general nature, and wish to aid
in the proposed magazine, are asked to
write to Prof. D. T. Kacaror, Botev 13.
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because with a set of CIO cards almost
an unlimited number of games can be
played.
The most ludicrous combinations are
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Alphabet and Pronunciation  of  Esperanto
THE ALPHABET consists of
twenty-eight letters: abcCdefg
ghhijĵklmnoprsStuŭ
v z.    The sounds are as follows :
a is like a in father.
c is like is in haft.
C is like ch in church.
e is like a in fate, but not so long.
It may be best described to an American as long
a shortened, or short e (as in met) lengthened.
Since none of the other vowels resembles it, one
may prononnce it long, medium or short, with not
the slightest danger of being misunderstood.
g is like g in get.
tis like g in gem, or / in /oy.
is like ch in loch—a strong, guttural
aspirate, sounded fill.   Found in very few words.
i is like et in see.
j is like y in yet, yarn, boy, ay.
Ĵ is like t in seizure.
O is like o in rail.
S is like s in so.
8 is like sh in shove.
a is like oo in saan (oa, not yoo).
Ŭ is like w in how and  is  used  only
in aŭ, pronounced ow, and eŭ, prononnced nhw.
z is like z in zone, seize,
r is slightly rolled or trilled.
The remaining letters are pronounced
exactly as in English: b d f h k 1 m
n p t v.
oj is like oy in bay.
ojn is like oin in coin.
aj is like y in my, sky, try.
ajn is like ine in shz'wc.
ej is like ay in pay, hay.
uj is pronounced ooy—one syllable.
ujn is pronounced ooyn—one syllable.
PRONUNCIATION—Every word
is pronounced exactly as spelled, and no
letter is ever silent.
The Accent, stress or emphasis is
placed on the svllable next to the last:
BA'loj ne-HE'la; di-li-GEN'ta.
Every vowel (a, e, i, o, u) adds a
syllable: zo-o-lo-gi-o ; trc-cg-e.
Grammar of Esperanto in Plain Language
ARTICLE.—Esperanto has no word
for a. Domo means a house; viro, a
man, etc. The word for the is la: La
domo, the house; la viro, the man.
NOUNS are names of the things of
which we speak. They are formed by
adding 'o to the root: am'o, love ; ag'o,
an act; bonec'o, goodness; dom'o, house.
PLURAL.—When more than one is
Spoken of, we add 'j : kat'o'j, cats.
.- VERBS are words expressing action.
If the action is now occurring, the sign
is 'as ; if past, 'is ; if future, 'os : am'as,
does love; am'is, did love; am'os, will
love. The form of the verb is not
changed for a plural noun.
Conditional action is expressed by
'us: (se)....am'us, {if).....should love.
Imperative action, indicating com-
mand, desire or purpose, is expressed by
'u: Am'u min \=Love met
Infinitive or indefinite action is ex-
pressed by 'i: am'i, to love; est'i, to be.
ADJECTIVES are words which ex-
press  quality.     They are formed by the
addition of 'a to the root: am'a, loving,
affectionate; grand'a, large; bon'a, good.
An adjective usually belongs to a noun,
and if the noun has the plural sign, 'j,
the adjective also takes it: bel'a'j bir-
d'o'j, beautiful birds.
ADVERBS usually express manner,
and are formed by adding 'e to the root:
am'e, lovingly; rapid'e, rapidly. Not
all adverbs end in 'e; see "Primary
Adverbs," American Esperanto Book.
FINAL 'N.—When a verb requires
an object to complete its sense, this object
on which the force of the verb falls, has
the final 'n: Li mortigis la kato'n=
He killed the cat. The 'n is also used
to indicate motion toward: Johano iras
hcjmo n= John is going homc(ward). If
the noun is plural, the 'n follows the 'j.
An adjective belonging to the 'h noun
also takes the 'n : rug'a'j'n pom'o'j'n.
PRONOUNS are words which are
used instead of nouns. The personal
pronouns are: Mi /, vi you, li he. Si she,
gi it, ni we, ili they, oni ''one," "<"■-■ "
'they,'
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*'a person"; si 'self or 'selves, can refer
only to a third person; that is, not to
the speaker or listener, but to some other.
POSSESSION in pronouns, shown
by my, your, his, etc., is indicated by the
adjective sign 'a: mi'a, vi a, li'a, etc.
When the noun to which they are related
is plural, the possessive pronouns take
the plural sign, and if the noun is singu-
lar, the pronoun is also singular, even
though it refers to more than one person :
li'a'j libroj, his books; ili'a libro, their
book.
Possessive Nouns, such as John's,
Mary's, father's, are rendered in Esper-
anto by the word de (of): La libro de
Johsino=John's book.
THE PARTICIPLE is a word that
always implies action, and thus resem-
bles the verb. Its signs are: present
action, 'ant*; past, 'int'; future, 'ont\
By its ending, it takes the form of a
noun, adverb or adjective. In the noun
form, it represents the person performing
the act: la kant'ant'o, the person who is
singing. In the adjective form, it shows
the quality of being in action: kant'ant'a
birdo, a singing bird. In the adver-
bial form, the participle shows the fact
of the action, but does not directly con-
nect act and actor: Kant'int'e, la birdo
fto%\&=Having sung, the bird flew.
The Passive Participle expresses
the action as being received. Its forms
are 'at', 'it' and 'ot'.
The verb ESTT (to be) is used with
the participles as follows:
estas am'anta—'ata, is loving—loved.
estis am'anta—'ata, was loving—
Joved.
. estos am'anta—' ata, will be loving—
Joved.
estis am'inta—'ita, had been loving—
loved.
estis am'onta—'ota, was about to
Jove—be loved, etc., etc., etc.
(For complete explanations and examples of the
various shades of meaning reached by participles
see The American Esperanto Book).
THE NUMERALS areunu i, du2,
tri 3, kvar 4, kvin 5, ses 6, sep 7,
ok 8, naŭ 9, dek 10, cent 100, mil 1000.
The units are expressed by placing the
lower number after the higher: dek du,
twelve, dek tri thirteen, etc. The tens
and hundreds are formed by placing the
lower number before the higher: du'dek,
twenty, kvin'dek fifty, etc.
Ordinals have the sign 'a : una'a,
du'a, tri'a.=first, second, third.
Fractionals have the sign 'on':
du'on'o, ok'on'o=one-half, one-eighth.
Multiples have the sign 'obi': da-
obl'a, tri'obl'c=double, triply.
Collectives are formed with the sign
'op': du'op'e, dek'op'e=4y twos, by tens.
"At the rate of is signified by the
word po :   po du, at the rate of two.
PREPOSITIONS are words used to
express relation between other words.
They are the equivalents of such English
words as on, over, in, at, by, near, etc
In English, words following prepositions
are said to be in the objective: at him,
toward her. In Esperanto, the sense is
literally at he, toward she, by they, etc.
We do not change the form of either
noun or pronoun following a preposition.
The preposition JE, which has no
fixed meaning, is used when we are not
able to decide what preposition exactly
expresses the sense. Instead of je we
can omit the preposition altogether and
substitute the sign 'n after the noun.
HOW TO READ ESPERANTO
Upon reviewing the foregoing matter,
the student should find that he knows
the meaning of the following grammati-
cal suffixes: 'o, 'a, 'e, 'i, 'n, as, 'anr/,
'at', 'is, 'int', 'it', 'os, W, 'ot', 'us,
'u, 'i. The mark ' by which we have
set off the suffixes in the examples is not
used in ordinary text, and the student
soon learns their meaning so thoroughly
that his mind automatically- combines it
with the root. Thus, am', the idea of
affection, and 'as, action in the present
tense, do not convey to the brain two
distinct thoughts, but the single idea
loves. Of less relative importance than
the grammatical signs are the syllable
prefixes and suffixes shown on another
page. They are used with great fre-
quency. Thus, virineto one would find
to contain four words : vir', man ; 'in',
female; 'et', tiny, small; o, a being or
object; hence, a little woman.
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Prefixes,   Suffixes,  Word-Building   Method
Esperanto is equipped with a system
of prefixes and suffixes, giving a wide
range of expression to a very small
vocabulary. Taking a root for the cen-
tral thought, these are used to express
the variations of the central idea. In
Exercise 4a, American Esperanto Book,
there are shown 53 words thus formed
from one root. The only limit to such
combinations is clearness.
PREFIXES
BO' indicates relationship by marriage:
bo'patro, father-in-law,
ĈEF' chief or principal:    Cef kuiristo,
>  head cook,
DE' means from: de'preni, to take from,
DIS'    dismemberment   or   separation:
dis'Siri, to tear apart.
EK' to begin suddenly: ek'krii, to cry
out; ek'dormi, to fall asleep.
EKS' same as English ex:    eks'prezi-
danto, ex-president.
EL' out:  el'labori,   to work out;   el-
pensi, to think out, to invent.
FOR' away : for'iri, to go away.
GE' both sexes : ge'patroj, parents.
MAL/ the direct opposite: bona, good;
mal'bona,   bad;     levi,    to raise;
mal'levi, to lower.
NE' not, neutral:   ne'bela, not beauti-
ful, plain.
PRA' means great- or primordial:   pra-
avo, great-grandfather; pra'patroj,
forefathers.
RE' to repeat or reverse :   re'iri, to go
back ; re'diri, to repeat.
SEN' without, -less: sen'hara, bald.
SUFFIXES
'AD' continued action: kanto, a song;
kant'ad'o, continued singing,
'AJ* the concrete; something made from
or having the quality of: bel'ajo,
a beautiful thing; Saf/a]'o, mutton.
'AR' collection or group;   vort'ar'o, a
dictionary ; safar'o, flock of sheep.
'Cj' affectionate diminutive for masculine
names :   Vil'cj'o, Willie.
'AN' inhabitant, member or partisan of:
irland'an'o,  an Irishman;    krist-
an'o, a Christian.
'EBL/ possibility : vid'ebl'a, visible.
'EC' abstract quality : bel'ec'o, beauty.
'EG' increased degree or size: grand-
eg'a, immense; vir'eg'o, a giant.
'EJ' place of action: lern'ej'o, school.
'EM' tendency or inclination: labor-
em'a, industrious.
'ER' a unit of a collection: mon'er'o,
a coin; sabl'er'o, a grain of sand.
'ESTR' a leader or head: urb'estr'o,
mayor ; ft'ip'estr'o, ship's captain.
'ET* diminution of size or degree: vir-
et'o, a tiny man ; varm'et'a, luke-
warm.
'ID' offspring: kat'id'o, a kitten.
TG' to cause to become: rifi'ig'i, to
enrich.
'Ig7 to become: rifi'ig'i, to "getrich."
'U*' tool, means, instrument: kudr'il'o,
a needle; tranfi'il'o, a knife.
'IN' the feminine: frat'in'o, sister.
'IND' denotes worthiness : kred'ind'a,
worthy of belief .
'ING' holder for a single article: ci-
gar'ing'o, a cigar-holder.
'iSTa person occupied with: kant'ist'o
a singer; drog ist'o, a druggist.
'NJ' affectionate diminutive for feminine
names : pa'nj o, mamma.
'UJ' that which contains: krem'uj'o,
a cream pitcher. Franco, a French-
man ; Franc'uj'o, France.
'UL/ a person having the quality of:
grand'ul'o, a large person.
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ESPERANTO-ENGLISH  VOCABULARY
In using the following vocabulary, a working knowledge of the grammatical
suffixes and word-elements is very helpful. With these well assimilated, one can
form for himself a great variety of words from each root. Thus, from LERN'
we have: Lernejo, school; lernigi, to teach; lernigisto, an instructor; lernanto,
a pupil; lernigistino, an instructress; lernejestro, a school principal; lernema, apt
or quick to learn; mallernemulo, a dullard, dunce; and many more. From the
root SAF" we have safe*, a sheep; Safisto, shepherd; Safino, ewe; fiafido, a lamb;
safidino, a ewe lamb; ftafaro, flock; Safajo, mutton; Safidajo, "lamb mutton." The
inherent lameness of English is well illustrated by comparison here. While it
has veal to signify the flesh of a calf, it must resort to more or less awkward and
ambiguous forms to designate the flesh of a lamb, pig, colt, fawn; and where
Esperanto has the precise term kokidajo, English has the meaningless platitude,
spring' chicken/
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A t. ot *dj.
' RbJx*
Stf
[(journnl)
aubwcnbr
SrT buy
Ml' d. domtton.
atfl mm irocd-bym
Admlriadmire
adJtMMi' adrnonitii
■dor' Adore
Atftitf to cotnMtt
mkmf «Jr [adultery
Af.Oarnrrnhle.Wnd
ufrnX tobcrUTccted
afer' .ftWr. buei-
nc«t mutter
mirmlwt    frank    A
«*T* Art (UHter
■eTi* angle
r func<iruUr.)
mmhW .octW  '
mmnmW eTPOM \6k
AWjifjitiid instead
Mlf/e. of pre», pert.
ACt.
MtHtV oW (biat.)
apart   «^»r»te,
adj.
mfmrtmn  brArytig
Mayfl arwoely
apar* appear
•araa/ appma
apud near, by
ar*d coDectioo
SSr'
'.«Sic.
I «v«r;
tin <v»
d.
r„_.....     nt [tr.
SSmpt    «cwpt.
Wroma
umukWfmtni
•Mr' acquire
•fcWpjmgta (pauy
•JMMM    ruxonv
aa-r* eWp     [per
UW eram+iop-
•W axe [mkn
«Itadadivrrawo-
•tW wate.'
u--aJS****
•V ot>mr
•*»W*.1 kut
«tr high
•Ramnhcmara
•Joey .Dade
•Jevaer   match
•re* torn) filudfar)
a/crowd, mm
lbnth
f anvO
' ttarch.
' friend
«lent
MT d member
ana» dork
•nee" cat
•reruf    cornet;
anj«lm,(d[amrll
«raVcU»
artcmr airrer
tent arch, btnr
art art
aralT mint
«•«of proa,
ar.ofpr.part.paa.
•tano* attempt
atmm-w.lt.rtpoct
•lapt' attentive
■taaratlcatccrtify
•tptlrumpfnvaat
«1   or,    eu..mf
either, .or
i^etsr
«V grandfathe
•ver hazelnut
•van' oata
■vatrturad
[foe
ej*a* covet, caeer
awfua deep*.
•per nitrogen
baear chatter

bmlMrvrnale
•ae/bathe (tr.)
brtwlofribb.)
hep** coat mil
beaten u.e
her boot
hater Sg-ht
hear baf (garden)
bateau? pity, re-
half beak     brat
bar ryoauttfuL Hnc
be* bleat
rneeY bench
hear leant, animal
birch (tree)
le»
heap" bind (hooka)
brreT-Mrd
hramV -bit.
rfidr(ofhair)
May Hon
JaW blue [riage
ha'dlrebmbyiMr-
heer boat     ,.
»bark (deny a)
boflOotr.)
nan- eood
<*bank
have/ bourne ex-
hot'boot [change
beeet booh,    *
pS branch
(proAcdvtar)
haTnhS^
&«rJp^
•♦•■11     eilllatVAOhaT
re-ay maid
hra? bruah
hnr noiat
href burn flntr.)
juratr/ crown
•rear chore rcraat
hub lad. urchin
hvPT ukughter
«•** toad
hear ringlet, curt
huf dod. ball
bahV bulb, onion
ImW roll (bread)
htllu* drone (ion)
burT ritiren
burgoo' bud
bud* mouth
htftar" butter
^■»b?'camv«                       +J*&£nt
otgW racer (rrnrrnt
olavrreer daerette
Mreavar* circular
arT cue, mention
teggfc?
Ape im s mm e[uei
MM  1**1********
CTtinTp)OvCleym*J
■ermhrny. el
crvevrtlii
* ell of it [out
leteff) ITUaJjVtt,  «vlv
CmA, rYVryCMt)
' iimmmU CŬTtV
d.   «hTr-vAC.   AflfhCt.
dxminutiva-A
•u wMrvtrr;  mmk»
A-qtteetrtU
•JS&Z'JZ
—m* dandy,
■rattd-ar- danaer
darOY thank
oar date (time)
aadr* «mlu™, but
«a of, from* with
paanpart. e>
«BO berooHng
dardardaeala(tr.i
•hdnV cUcyphm/
aanUderaeafe
defarag defend
rlaarar thaw
ajahr» bate» duty
right fiand
rdelir
draa* train (aaha.)
rartrdf drink (in ea-
Jdrug    f<
•Va/duha [whin*
•rjm'duruuj.vrhua,
•Vrne-hlrriraevaot)
at. or adv.
armnevrn.ennooth
•hTdimrabllity
af*d.abat.idm.
^jnfadv.)
aayr aany
•aMfeduoatnraarr
afyrraverdbct
aa/dinraeaaa
aaWeoual
•I' echo
•?4 ptaot
ted to
act
dtapuT diapote
«le4frerdlvurojui.b
ratttr* detract
rivWdivhmeiiem
rnVara' varioun di.
drnvr divide [me
«a than, aoraodiraT-
•uWseeet       (ly
vmr pain, ache
Brnvfraeaa
aĵeeai*(iti.a)pity
Own' on     [aent
«•Bee* malm prr-
' thorn
'(thraĵba
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•Batr found. Mart
luriint,ii«i...-.■■
lufSMf forget
Sf-fcS"'*™"1"'
farWau>v«.ttaoace
tmrt etrengtk
tmrtW   «rong («>
1MT dip        (nun*)
toec pent, .take
WaSr.--*
frenV dram coat
fmnC ekatter
tradmew mm (km
fnuirrriMx.
fnaWM. eeribe
fnOy broth»
Yrvrana ftw»**fn
IrfTJ-lf-»' craty, kind
fVWT   ffKuBh.   OCW
frtfMfi' ragtM
tVtr' dr«• (hiur)
Irwnmf ch*xm»
•VfJhmt* tVotrt
frwr rub
W curly
fruntr forehead
ftto- rduaitr.
fur»- K»t
fufrtr/ lightni.»
frau- «nokc
Paetarpraleenfachat
f    it ■ funeral
full if funnel
famar- muabrooTa
fumn? pound
tacw^fucaa»
fa* taut?*
fuf rVjotbruMMir»)
a
rprf w. menr
awdn  gain, earn
gnat   waff,
gwjaw rurAenuboe
■mjkuW guitar
Ban* (jure    (to
aufuulft   guaran-
ff-»t/tJuul, riock
[*-»
r-rL
import anl
~" pregnant
f grain, corn
gfttaT rilatc-pencil
grtTtfridirt I inject.)
glts-flr*    lo   ■ rate
gfttgny    Umtr.)
glW CfWSu-berry
grw' crone (bird)
m*/f rflVUp _
gu*r tar       for»
■ami' rum, mt*cO-
"t-axrtJ organ
WjftVatNaxb.
vcrne*i      [itary)
bjvardl (fuard(miU
gvld  to g-.iide
Q
gegvimr garden
Sear/ groan
ianta-pot
«it
Srargiral
tto until, as far as
•rfjoy.tuul
uV eajoy
frit-to chop (bail
fuu*   great  room,
fcakJaTwd chela
lion
kanT «top (tatr.)
ruufrur- hewing
Imnrburp   Puna)
ruurf -U..   Autir-
bur/ kura     (boor
PceVluvr-
clear, rruuruur
help
" liTar
BR
barb- arrant
rtrauaTrnhra
lUpakrtr feign
ftlninr lonrb ((bird!
awuHow
____  porcupine
I 0*1
hiatal! today
be*" book
ban eat'
hono
gWmtuXbeaaae
■'raaJrairTr""^
gar* trib.
Ilinf knee
s&v
auafio iron
«heW acorn
•naWglarwtnnuMer
■tax- emooth
urrao/ eword
Jpir g«de. vKoc
<»*.)
cart, count
b» corn*, anywhere
hat aoraa* anyhow
0700100- «want, uiU  Iwecanwanrone'e
jraWeaT                    Ht d-cauuingtobe
a^Tattncratd. Oato weTd. becoming
HW hour
harde/ baric
brnrtraf/ckxiu rcn
tmetrBanner ho*
■ufhoof
humour.
dog [ternper
*W ctorua, cheer
I
I t- of inunittee
t* aorna (any) kind
bal for aorna (any)
-«una. reaaon
I at eoihe (any)
hrd^awrerulot"'"
raVh
they, thet»
illuminate
Irntog'  imagine
lmtt   Imitate
Impart'  empire
Impllk   entangle
imprtw rmprc>»ion
felt, influence
In  d. femininct
Inctt' provoke, in-
cite, U-a»c
•TX-
he..
■MTuM
tnTitet'
Ml? ink
iefllranTJulul
draudar
Ourtaa-muia.
hietaTTe ajteucn
Irnuaĵ udand
raauat-iuiull.ahtMa
bar rnv« fiart. act.
batwaao.
arrraiuanni
halauf     .
rntrua- to plot
arranTinTito
bfauraa.
raan a littla. aenne,
b-ao        [ratbar
Oiputin»
rardratHnaakal
edrniatpnrt.
aa rorna-, aoyoua
kandar candle
Cray  fnui.
" ainrr
hea3
kapal driapel
rouV goat
nruark)   whim
ruaanr catch
kat- dear
karaf carafa, da-
harncaa
aarajr Juno
*tarr«ttkxHU,dtirt
■puwrjual.tyrhtaraM
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yaJaat' jcadoua
Jaurf Thutaaav/
jat throw
jonrat jufrjta
]ur - wear [tnorn'nt
JaMju.t.atthavary
K
rnSr^rtr.
fraa
laatwT^furr» aha
knj ,nd (arad bonk
kaiaa- rwpaa cov.
raaaaV raran. hut
rtnr corn (on foot)
kuichon boilcr
ItnJauV carruigc
knuk ckalica, cup
lima
baa!
rcaatari  ranta
Irammrr/ .landcr
aaarun" bill of aa-
chanaa
Itrnann-cntnn)
kaaiaw1 Sra-pktca
Wraulll
kaator- lanvar
kai  hide (and
kaitan  raVaawutl
hat  cat
banc catarrh
-._     -----(«ram.)
ha that (conj.)
hllaar- waiter
rawn- karnal
kaar cheat boa
Wn what kind of
■thai why, whara-
klan. whan   (fora
Ha what.
Ho whatfthii
inn)
ucS
kamajr acoondcal
Mu who, which
buaft fathom (ma)
B clear, plain
daaa. aort
hay (piano)
Unr- educated
Win' hand, incline
HlpaaT take trou-
Wmf aluioa     (Ma
to knead
bobaW goblin, imp
buba-Up
bar neck
aatbMar aauaaca
bataar cdica.ua
bafuhr coUact
fwnT.
(Mor'aolpor
(MMTcoUw
Btaad
Muhmt pammoM
hmr know Q» m
qu«inUd with)
liMd^etvuktion
MnrtulTto coodutt
Mn<nr to behave
tvenfrT to tniet
iMHfttf' to covafuee
hMk- ehcU [infer
anfjnaude.
compctilkm (ow
~" be
MMtr to U vim
toawtart%
' («f«c«
MntentcAflhdowii
kontor office'com.,
kentraŭ nRainet
konven to suit, be-
HttinR
konvtnk' coovi nee
kor' heart
kerb' basket
kortf cord (music)
korekf to correct
kork cork
»
yard
baTdbt
bUHa/o
baaWntnuait (
hay to mood
cotton
'quail (bird
l»HdaMb«f»)
brunT «rata
wTb|aa7panoB
mW
kraar belie*.
ju ana1 craam (wild
Inran/ hot at radiah
jPytajk* «row. in-
krat' cbnA [araaaa
fcyuV hurat(intr.)
hrf cry. about
crippled (to
Ktcdinu
rat   haulrlw. la
addition to
hrBa* tocru'uw
kruf Jug. piu-har
Huja/cruaa
kinaT raw
anafcnnl
krua- lag
sei
hbaf cookay. cake
Bulbar cuckoo
HM with.    *»»'«
km
rabbit
hMv cure, treat
an*.
kuaatt' cushioo
Hat' «a (down)
Hither cuatom
buy tub. vat
Hi.- onnin
allho'gb
four   (aoam)
Hawturquamrjof
Hauraba. if
baartr oak
HUur calm
Han fian
L
,Htha
kujarr I
nry, died
liaaad
la* Inc. .(boot)
Ittd-tuiplau
Hf laraT^
rarniak
Hka/lnckay
HhUlaa. dnarrhcaa
HhT nulk
HUH'buna
HaT wool
Haariand, oonatry
haaf tongur
lajttarn' bun
Hur Ian, Inttat
Hdaooordnur to
laaT leather
«Wread
MT link
Hnrianta.
Hrrtawrfraokla
.      kara
Haw1 learn
Ha- lift, mice
If he. him
■bar- free
llbe-book
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brauir •nail
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niajaar majeaty
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marar Taaaday
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atajr aula
raff hangar
naaHuayturlcey
tatajaf nulk (vb.)
inatn aclf, aclraa
nmnuW member
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inmliaa? chin
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ramp •normujnr
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mystery
■air to«
ntotlarata
mooaat
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wniuutV monarch
marm* world
motor mcunuun
mantr* ahow
mar- habit, uaaga
lata
rata gall
rnarf di
tba       [row
title
ve. rafa -wK-
'a, your majesty.
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motf move (tr.)
aauar mill
mwr to roar,(wind
uauT mucua  [fac.
nudt* much, many
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mar wire birth,
want» be born,
.«raV/ beget
tatto- nature
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rrlf JnSTndtluu*
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aaaisl nohow
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naafa nothing
IMIlloiu not n bit
nwttu nobody
nap' graadaon
aapr- untaikngly
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ear risen copy
Ui wa.ua
mgr- black
nival'level [dim.
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aabr noble
aakr night
tftHMtTT   nttTTaC
aaatH- numbar
aarar cwrth
noy new        [bar
(awambt- Novem-
nul well!
iraanar vhade. hue
■tar cloud
canf caked
andr nape of neck
oaks' nut
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aar only (ade.)
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keener
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pararaaaaar perch-
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araarf order, (de-
coration) '
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paTr£.a>l
prp/ pip. (ttKnoco)
plpr* proper
prcfrgnrral
prat*    to   pound.
araaa/orpaa(rntra)
■raaaT ornament
aa a of fur- tanat
aaeaa* yawn
aaar* oyster
at/ afiit-prtrt-pem.
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ranreaf ouliog
paaaf sole <oT the
etar* floor  [taat)
plat fUu, plain
p*»ŭar«Jark.clap
rant rrwat
aH*r wears, plail
■Hilar petJosce
paT shoot, fira
PPef pay
ratf rati. (!«*)
paF straw
SaV pack, put up
far pak>
pirns'pehvra
paJaTataka
pUaar^aW
pari' bread
PaUltasPaOn1 IftnfMCTII
paatatT elipper
P«a* pons
War parrot
!•»■? fH*
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full
rat
part tra<
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plraaura
pat further, longer
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paaa«/ll»d(raatal)
ptuv- rain
pe»piocc»tr«:«crf
paaaaa-buLarrlint
par* pair, brace
~* forgive
ay heart
peak
part
partr party, par-
pas' pan [linl
paaar' sparrow
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pal to Map [otitic,
pant/ pasture feel
par frying-pan
patr' father
pada* to pause
par peacock
pavraV pavement
paT piece
pa* retch
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pafiLimŭ' Untd«x-arc
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paaetf    tOpitntlf»
ptpf     driTt».    iKrtaX-
p*If fur      (awa,
patf/ b*Mn
paw' endfc.Tmir
paHfrfpf tiAng (inlr.l
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pmtf iliiitk
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raralee (aaoaay)
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pov' bo able, can
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grabduuScr
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pradlU' prrrtth
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rtoaV obtain, gat,
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rtgT bolt
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to notice
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rttur/ ri
rliTrib
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r nka. asnOar
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tta that (thine)
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«tar title
(tr.)
•and- change (tr.)
larv-lravKapun)
aeff thirat
aajr thraahotd
ear only, alone
toUc
tap/ sound (aubat).
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mar* aiva out a
•oundfar. a ball)
aaatr long for
Mr mprhra.Bte
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MkVlxaos(troaa.)
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II «he bar
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alnkh.m
Hp'.hip
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lav* push forward
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grave
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peat
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tratk cough
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d*gorm.nan*
aarp-rod uukia.
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aaeaV weather J*
vaaWgofbyceki.
vaaWbliaa?.bkaV
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vtanW meet, leek
triaW to dip
traa-drag, baa
tft three
trtak* drink
tnt* kola
tmif rotxa upon
bruvaV trunk, sets
taW tube
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This appeared in all the morning and
evening papers of Boston Sunday and
Monday, September 22 and 23, and shows
a very practical use of Esperanto by a
large and powerful firm:
cŝfi 4aniya<sAuu uzauai organ/xpp',^u/n
fom>enw4a!zJt*te&iti»n ac/a JfpntaSafer —
nana f\ptn/re&o de> Jfomerva^- (gmoro.
a (gjosfoao es/irsutnasAyp^oAodeurTtx&Ono.
&ia uiactojatn eYencuais atciuj nacioi ctefa
moncto, secfni ^rectcr<s a& ninoiJas diri^edi
a/ingrts taptei^reaictan cu&Vas~twadOTLs
ea (a unutajnfaj. S/afoi.
irTo^de Gzprane/egra p£s/iemo ^     .
^ŝimume s,ooo,ooo fe6mnoJ,^a/%ie{~^
par/o deci-iui siatemo. Aai/ds^MQ-odsfancenrn
tfitifi main ceafreiojn/aj iaspe/ti niain aparrrftm
A\ajmnAciaamefoao;a.a>eoni am aonos at/t^on
aeutdeAirojfSrt dan inspeAĵoa, uiaatJosidepurop
jonjfrty/oitoefenijg/a es^r^o/'aporA^aridi
(ajun&iacion denia sisfemo.
mr/adfoi/zP*apwa7e(ffin^
As 47 countries are represented by the delegates to the International
Congress, it seemed fitting to extend the greeting in the international aux-
iliary language, Esperanto.   The English translation is as follows:
Boll System of approximately 8,000,000 telephones,
and, as a part of this system, has Long Distance con-
nections in the United States and Canada.
We cordially invite the delegates to visit our ex-
changes and Inspect our apparatus and operating
methods. If notico of a desire to mako such an in-
spection is given us, we shall take pleasure in furnish-
ing competent escorts, to explain the operation of
our system
Tax New Enolahd Tsxkphonk & TKLEORAm Co.
By F   A. Houston, Vice-President.
We join with the other organizations represented
by the Boston Chamber of Commerce in welcoming
the delegates to the Fifth International Congress of
Chambers of Commerce
Boston was tbe birthplace of the telephone Its
nse has extended to all countries of the world, but
we believe we may aay it has attained its fullest de-
velopment In the United States
The New England Telephone *r. Telegraph Com-
pany, operating In the four northern New England
states with 45Ŭ.INU telephones, is a part of the great
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Kiam Mi Elektis Fortepianon
Por Mia Filino
Mi douis al tio kaj tempon kaj penon, opiniante ke sole per instrumento
posedanta la plej altajn muzikajn kvalitojn ŝi povo» prave, komenci sian
muzikan karieron. Post tre zorga koinparado mi elektis la Emerson'. Mi
konstatis ke laŭ dies konsento la Emerson' estas imuaranga rilate al muzika
bonegeco: ke artistoj kaj amatoroj ambaŭ nomas ĝian tonon mirinda; kaj
ke ĝia funkciado estas elasta kaj rcspondema. Por sukcese kontraustari
la provadon de pli ol CO jaroj ĝi nepre devis havi tian enestantan kvaliton
de piano, materialo kaj konstruado, J.ia sin montras per granda daŭreco.
Sendube la opinio de tiuj, kiuj -konis la Emerson' per longa uzado, devus
vin decidigi favore je la Emerson'.
Pcndistoj en la ccfaj urboj de Usono
Petu ilustruan katalogon.
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