the motto at the top of page 1.

The _Eux_ is very rare, generally found in _Euxropo_, which is
pronounced as _Ay-oo-roh-po_, just as if the ordinary _u_ had been
used. _The letter ux has no individual sound_, as was explained in
our last issue. _Ej_ in _plej_, and all other cases, has the value of
the _ayi_ in playing. _Uj_ as in ruin. Take for example the word
_Patrujo_. This is spoken _Pah-troo-yo_. Similarly _Lernejo_ is
_Lairn-eh-yo_.

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J.H.M. of Walthamstow writes a congratulatory letter in Esperanto,
concluding with the request that we explain the etymology of three
words used in the Gazette. "Klopodi," meaning "to busy one's self
about something," is derived from the Polish: klopotac sie. "Cxerpi,"
meaning "to exhaust," comes from the Polish: czerpac. "Varbi," "to
enrol," from the German: bewarben.

N.B.--It is remarkable, considering that Dr. Zamenhof is a Pole, that
there are not more Slavonic words in Esperanto.

Philologists will find the Universal Dictionary (in Esperanto,
French, English, German, Russian, and Polish) a useful work. Price
1s., post free.

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Friends have written suggesting that we should have monthly
competitions for the best translations from given passages in English
literature. The idea is an excellent one, but we cannot adopt it at
present, as our time is too fully occupied to enable us to give the
requisite amount of care to the competitors' efforts. Nevertheless,
we hope for an interesting competition in the near future. We need
original work, however, more than translations. Meanwhile we offer a
Prize (the Will o' the Wisp English-Esperanto Dictionary, which
really ought to be ready by Christmas) to all friends who can send us
the annual subscriptions of ten new subscribers. Of course
secretaries and officials of groups are not included in this offer.

We are glad to state that we have received numbers of interesting
letters. Our inveterate foe, space, forbids our printing all we wish.
We trust that our friends will be satisfied with the written replies
which are generally sent when their letters are crowded out.

DIVERSAJ SCIIGOJ.

Samideanoj en Boulogne-sur-Mer faris publikan pruvon pri la utileco
de Esperanto per tiu cxi gazeto. Trovinte Francajn amikojn kiuj
komprenis la Anglan lingvon, ili petis ke tiuj cxi traduku en la
Francan la dulingvajn artikolojn en nia unua nombro. La Esperantistoj
ankaux faris same. La rezulto estis rimarkinda.