The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-06

Two Kinds of
 Sovereigns
By DONALD cHAMBERLIN

Aaron Skinner, m American, travel ing abroad. found himself one day at a little inn in the dukedom of Hesse' Meiningen. It was the fall of the year, and Skinner was Nimrod.
 Any shooting about here?" he asked of the landlord.
 "A little. herr-that is. the preserves of the grand duke are near here. and sometimes the birds fly out Into the woods near by One can occasionally pick or brace that have strayed
 Can you lend me fowing pieceT "Certainly. herr"
 The landlord got the gun and appur tenances und handed them to the American, saying:
 Be careful. herr, not to trespaSs on the grand dukes grounds, for If caught there you would be arrested for poach, ing, and 1t might go hard with you" Skinner went forth to pick up "a few crumbs from the rich mans ta. ble." One may stray long way after game without knowing 1t, and he had been wandering m hour without re alIzing how far he had gone or how many walls or fences he had passed over when suddenly. having crawled under a rusty wire netting. he found himself amid plentiful supply Of pheasants. He had brought one down and was picking it up when, hearing q tootstep. he looked around and saw q man with gun In his hand looking at him
 "A good shot" remarked the other
 "Oh. that's nuthinG learned to shoot in America. where We still have some wild game left That's shooting This Is merely execution
 Indeed, How do you happen to oe executln. birds heref'
 "l am q tourist, stopping al the inn The landlord told me l might happen to gel few birds m this wood that have flown out of the grand dukes pre- serve. The dnke seems 10 be losing good many hercahout."
 He can spare them; be has more than be could shocI in a lifetime. \" you are an Aaeri"HnT'
 "T am"
 And every Americ;:a Is a sovereign, 1 hear"
 He thinks he Is
 "What do you me, by that?"
 Didn't you know that we have kings and queens in Americ1F
 "No: how do you make that outT"
 "An American kIn% is the political boss controlling tue region in which he lives"
 And the queen?'
 "Our queens are our wives and sweethearts The Loss makes 6 man believe he has loi to say about the government. and the wives and sweet. hearts make us thnk we are ruling them with undlspuIrl sway"
 And you think that the sovereignty of the boss is preferable to that of a kingT'
 Decidedly. He doesn't have royal family to support"
 But he bleed< YOU through jObs."
 Certainly. but Ae can't plunge uS into a war whenrN'r he likes, which Is far more expensive"
 The man smiled ''Tou have pun gent way of putting things, ny friend | confess you entertain me, 1 have Q shack near here. l would Gc pleased to have you take luncheon with me"
 with pleasure"
 Stufing the bird he had shot into hls game bag he went with the man through the wood ti.' he came to a sumptuous lodge, about which persons ln gorgeous livery were moving. When the huntsmen came up to them they saluted respectfully and the man told one of them to C:Ee the guest 10 a room for toilet When the visitor was ready the two s..i down to lunch con. The principal i Sh served was Q brace of pheasants.
 "I presume these !'",Is originally be longed to the gran dnke," remarked Skinner
 "They did"
 What kind of . chs, !s he?
 Hes nol bad fellow Suppose were 10 go to America Do you sup pose could become one O! your boss Si1gsT
 "I don't think It would gay you to De one ot our princes of ;he blood They usually originate, like :.:r oyster, on a muddy bottom and work up 10 q surface of slime.
 "Bnt dout you object to bring gov erned by Such prrSunST
 On. no At least Grnndy does ex- cept the refurmcrS
 "Who are the refOrmprs:
 "They are the persons who are try Ing to get into the bosses places"
 But haven't you any real rrformers in American
 Not ordinarily. The people haven1 time for reform: were tuD busy Dc casionally on q biz jOb. life break ing up sufndling places, races. for Tn stance. We all butt against 1t together But we don't follow 1t up. We're rich We can afford to stand to be robbed