The Washington times., 1919-02-16

The postage stamps of the Sahara empire were
fully designed and printed He received 100000 an,
served 10000 for the fortunate stamp collectors.
design was a ship, with desert and palm tree in
background They bore the inscription 'POstes
Sahara with the value in French money.
His Majesty jacques l., like the Emperor NapoleO
anxious to found regular imperial court. and,
new to the ruling CASTE was in very much the same
feulty as his famous predecessor. Napoleon made dr
and princes out of his marshas, many of whom had
common soldiers, stable boys, blacksmiths, and meI
various humble occupations. They and their wives m
very painful mistakes when they tried to be G.
tiers and the Emperor had to engage odtime nOblen
dancing masters, etc, to teach them distinguished n
ners and cOurtness.
jacques l had not associated with quite the same
of men and women Napoleon eOurters but then ag
they had not belonged to the aTiStOcracy His deal
friends had been the fair artsteS Of the cafe concerts
the most attractive actresses of the Partisan stage
were all offered positions at the court of the Sahara.
Jacques l. devised extremely ingenious plan
creating a suitable court and nobility. The plan
justice to his versatile intellect He engaged number
bankrupt British nobemen and younger of
arstocracy to be his courters and of the most
cnang cafe concert arStes of Paris to be the ladies
the court The English nobemen were to contrib
dignity and gravity to the court while the ladies were
contribute grace and vivacity. Among the charm
ornaments of the Paris cafe concerts and variety theat
who were invited to adorn the imperial court of the
hara were Mile Germaine GallOis Mile BresA and NJ
Megard.
One young lady, Mile Augustine Delierre,
made the first trip to Africa with the Emperor.
She was charming brunette from Avignon, in the
south of France with seductive voice. 1t this
same woman who shot Lebaudy the other day at
his Long Island home.
All the cafe concert girls were to be made
princesses and duchesses of the empire, and wear
characteristic robes at the Saharan court the de-
tails of which were prescribed by His Majesty.
There were to be Princess of the Canaries Prin-
of Fignig, Princess of BOjadOr, Princess OF
JUDY, Princess of the Oasis of Champagne, and
ducheSSes without number.
The ladies of the court Lebaudy said, will while
away the clear, enchanting Saharan nights with
song and dance, while the Emperor will offer in +
exhaustible champagne. The court will undOubt-
eddy be more entertaining than that Of any Euro {
pean monarch The of the Sahara are the love
lest places in the world with their palm trees and
verdure clustering amid the desert sands There
is no rain no Clouds change of climate, no cold,
gray dawn of the morning after. With proper irTi-
cation His Majesty believes he can make an oasis
anywhere This was the picture he drew OF the
empire he had in mind.
America was to share the honor Of being rep
resented at the EmperOr'S court 1t was to be
splendidly represented by Colonel c +. GOuraud,
one of the most gorgeous human beings that ever
lived. lie introduced Edison's photograph into
England. The Colonel was appointed Governor
General Of the Sahara 1t was His Maicsty'S grac-
ious intention that the Colonel should govern the
empire in his absence The Colonel ordered an ap
propriate uniform.
English speaking persons who tried to catch
glimpse of the Emperor usually ran into the
Colonel He explained that the Emperor intended
Soothc and tame the savage inhabitants Of the desc
by playing monographs and gramophOncs for them
course His Majesty had ordered huge supply OF u
machines.
I'VE shall charm the inhabitants Of the desert, Sa
the Colonel At the Savoy Hotel with the PhonograI
and the gramophOne-let them sing their native SOM
it and hear their voices coming out OF these wo
lerful machines They will be charmed into the ways
peace by the voice of science may tell you also that Il
Emperor has great faith in the typewriter He intent
10 take number of them with him, and to have speel
ones which typcwrite the native tongues In Shor
intends TO introduce civilization into the Sahara whlC
is not at all the place some people believe, for within
boundaries which big Europe are there are
Kinds of land minerals in penty-cyeTyhng waiting II
he hand of progress
An idea of my own" he went on, is to have q
automobile road $50 feet WIDE right through the cOuntI
rom sea to No trans-their day IS over NJ Lebaud
found this country awaiting civilization, He had ii
capital and the genius and the world Will see what he ca
20 with both"