The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-19
Two Kinds of
 Sovereigns
By DONALD CHAMBERLIN

Aaron skinner, an AneIISau' Io'Sa- Ing abroad, found himself one day at little inn in the dukedom of Hesse- Meiningen It was the fall of the year. md Skinner was a Nlmrod.
 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 off brace that have strayed."
 Can you lend me bowling pieceT
 Certainly. herr"
 The landlord got the gun and appur- tenances and 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, end It might 20 hard with you"
 skinner went forth 10 pick up "a few crumbs from the rich mau's ta. blc" One may stray long way after game without knowing it. and he had uyuu wandering uu hour without re ali2ing how far he had gone or how many walls or fences hc had passed over when suddenly. having crawlcd unlcr rusty wire netting he found himself amid plentiful supply of phcaSauts. He had brought one down and waS picking Il mp when, hearing a fUutstrp, he looked around and saw a uuu with l gun in his hand looking at him
 "A good shot" remarked the other
 'Oh that's nothing | learned to shoot in America. where we still have some wild game eft That's shooting This is merely execution"
 "IuGred, flow do you happen to be executing birds herei"
 "I aIu d tourist, stopping al the inn The landlord told me l might happen to gct few birds ID this wood that have flown ont of the grand dukes pre-, scrvo The dulic seems to be losing a guod many hrreabout."
 "Ilr ,4ln spare them; be has more lhun he could shoot in lifetime. So you are %n Amcricant"
 "I am"
 "Ald every American Is sovereign. ! ucar"
 "Tlc thinks he ls."
 What do you mean by thatT
 Didn't you know that we have kings and queens in America"
 No: how do you make that outI"
 An American king is the political buss controlling the region In which he lives"
 And thc queen?"
 Our queens are our wives and swccthcartS The boss makes a man believe he has H lot to say about the government. and the wives and sweet hearts ind&c Us think we are ruling them with undsputcd sway"
 And YOU th.nk that the sovereignty og the boss is preferable to that of a Eiug:"
 "D2rfIelly. He doesn't have royal family 10 support"
 But he hlceds yOu through jo6s."
 "Certainly. but he can't plunge us rnto a war whenever he likes, which k far more expensive"
 Tbr man smiled You have a pun gent way Of putting things, my friend confess you entertain me. l haye a shack near here. l would be pleased to have you take luncheon with me-"
 With pleasure"
 SutTing the bird he had shot Into his game bag be went with the man through the wood Ill be came to a sunptuous lodge, about which persons lu gorgeous livery were moving. When the hurtsmen came up to them they Saluted respectfully, and the man told one of them to take the guest to room for toilet When the visitor was ready the two sat down to lunch con. The principal dish served was a brace of pheaSants.
 "I presume these birds originally be longed to the grand duke" remarked Skinner.
 They did"
 What kind of chap is he?'
 Hes not a bad fellow. Suppose ] were to go to America. Do you sup pose l could become one of your boss klngs?"
 "I don't think 1t would pay you to be one of our princes of the blood They usually originate, Ike the oyster on a muddy bottom and work up to a surface of slime"
 "But don't you object to being gov erned by such personsf"
 "Oh, no. At least nobody does ex. cept the refOrmers."
 Who are the reformers7"
 "They are the persons who are try Ing to get Into the bosses' places"
 But haven't you any real reformers m Americai"
 "Not ordinarily. The people haven't time for reform; we're too busy. Oc caSiOna1ly on a big job, like break.