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Pg TvKn(y East Oregonian Round-Up Souvenir gJUitw PcnJVtory Cktpywa, Satfardayy.SwptemW 23y IMS Twmnty-Fouf P'jfi Origin of Some Common Indian Words m Be:- " 11. m . llUi I, !: tl.il, 1, V.c V ! l- U. i'. .1 thl' . : , , Po.fi (' ' . T iw TIm W-.--.i-M-. i't of the lit- !1 nitc - -h.i.i - -- ti.-i Tin- in r-i ! . -r.-l-.n:. w t-.i s : app .1 I. al-i' hem mam- such words 1. w li'i'i-tl a significance al ,1'tYrent 1'i'oiu the original, i.ni word -e-j-n-c-k apian- designated the fisher, Is marten, the largest nf family, hut is miw point ed to the moosacK or which latter term has ;rr,Mied the punster with e for sausage. ferpntly (mm a man or a hear. Oilier animals. hi-veer, have re taineil then- original names, the nio.-.se, or wood-eater, from its hal'it' of gnawina the hark of trees; wapiti, the white rump; earihoti. that pun the snow; skunk, coyote. iiickhatch or wolverine. meaning hard to liii by i the In'-i-ii archer, ami couaar which on account of its wide distribution is also designated in various localities as have HtsiiJ surrt ImCktn words as all". u-a, llama, tapir. luguur. chinilal lar and pectur .. The scratches or a "couti tree" or iginated tlw Indian mimv arakim or racoon, whik in the- fax west onyiiw. the tribal name for the Indians around Walla Wallu. Wash., is now .applied to the Indian pony, risen horde known In the Spanish word mustang. 0er naff of our states have Indian v4 .v - .o I . 1 . top rj4 Sr. V I II II) .jf f 1 I 1 , rr : ...... v J t v f .. ... ,i-'T'cw L. " ' VIA .. . ..." " ' tor m J '1 ' , .. w , an nxajiiple of the many Indian words Chipmunk, the striped squirrel, in whir1; have become incorporated into, from the Indian word atchitamon, our lanruaep. and it is of interest to meaning head foremost, originally ap nole how many thintts peculiar to , plied to the red squirrel on account ot America have retained their Indian j its manner of descending a tree so dif- mountain lion, California lion, mount or cal-of-the-niouiUains ther, caller by nesroeB in the "d nnlnter" imd also uunia in America, from which country al cata pan-south outh so we I THE TTA-wl AD Buy Your Hardware, Where QUALITY AND ASSORTRflEMT are always to be found SHELF AND HEAVY HARDWARE We are exclusive agents for: AERMOTOR WINDMILLS. MYERS PUMPS. FULLER & JOHNSON GASOLINE ENGINES. MALLEABLE IRON RANGES. COLE'S AIR TIGHT HEATERS. SHARPLES CREAM SEPARATORS O. V. B. 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While the same word tlesU'nntim; an Indlnn trtb has be come Arkansas by the addition of the French word for bow, the pronunci ation belnc obscured by the French fpeliini; as in the ruse of Spokane and Willamette. Nebraska means shallow water, and Ohio the beautiful river. The same word In Japan signifies Rood morninir. and the story Is told of a traveler in' the land of the Mi kado. supporinK thut the salutation was an innuiry as to his residence, re plied. "N'o, J come from Kentucky." "hich also ts an Iml'in word of un certain menninsf. although popularly supprse'l to li'jn'fv the. dark and bloody ground. The meanlnes of Tennessee and of Oregon are un known. A!aka the nnitiluiMl, hay the same meaning as Maine; .vhile Massachus etts was named frem tire blw hills of A!ilton. The derivation of Idaho from its mow-clad peaks is disjiuted. Wyo ming Is an Indian word for prairie. Michigan which an FTnsilishman once pronounced "my chicken," means fish weir, similar to Wallowa in Ore Ron New Mexico retains an Aatec word which referred to a deity, and from those same people we have Arizona, the small springs, where sil ver was found in early days, and al so Texas, which has the same signlft cance, friends or allies, as Dakota. The captain of a Mississippi steamer is said to have given the names of sates to the sleeping apartments on his boat from whlcn the term Btate room originated, and being loyal to his native state, named his own room by the pilot house Texas, which or iginated the expressmn "Texas deck and so became applicable to the sharp-edged surface of the cayuse on which o many of the early pioneers migrated to the Oregon country, Alabama is an unusually pleasing Indian word and means thicket clar- ings In allusion to the agricultural ef forts of the aborigines. The name of Ind'an tribes have veen preserved In Utah; Oklahoma, red people; Iowa, sleepy ones, and Illinois, men, the two letter having French spelling. And lastly while Indiana Is not of Tndian origin, It refers to that race. Other Indian place names have giv en rise to a clnss of words In our lan guage which have entirely char their original meaning. Hobo applied by early New Yorkers to the poorer wliitej who settled across the Hudson at Hoboken, the pipe country, where the Indiana had obtained clay for their pipes, and In a similar way Tuckuhoo, a vegetable substance eat en by Indians became an epithet for the poor whites of southern Vlrgln it. Wabash, gleaming white, waa ap pMed to the river which flowed over limestone beds and became a synon ym for cheat on account of alleged delinquencies of some of tr. white settlers. When the mineral springs known to the Indians as Saratoga became aj fashionable refort, that name waSj applied to the potato chips which were first popular there, und also to i the huge trunks In which the belles of I that d iy transported their hoop skirts, i In a simll tr way a fashionable coat : 4. 4-u j w cuumc ii s iiic pep m 1 Ni j HTHE DRINK that's X the talk of the town in Pendleton. Brewed, bottled and sold by Bolntfo. PENDLETON OREGON New Jersey, while Rockaway, sandy loam, in th same state became the name for a carriage. Coneetoga in Pennsylvania, named from an Indian tribe, gave iu name to the huge wa gons used before the advent of rail roads and also to the draft horses which drew the conestoga wagons, while a shortened form, stogie, Is the name of a cigar. Podunk, a neck or corner of land, has become familiar through Its use by uurlesque writers.. It Is natural that, the white men should have .retained the Indian names of things peculiar to this coun try, such as terrapin, made famous by ITncle Remus; mahogany, chlnkapiu, a small chestnut greatly prized 1. children in the south; pecan, a nut of wider popularity, catalpha and po hkkory, or hickory, which, became the nickname for one of oar presi dents Persimmon is another tree bright rosy fruit of which has a must pleasantly astringent effect uopn the mouths of the unsohjf Skated who have been Induced to try to eat one. Setiuola or redwood, ntxi tamarark hackmatack, are well known In the west, as well as the mesquit of the plains. Everyone is familiar with puiato, tomato, cocoa, chocolate, tapioca. gauva and ocrea. The delicious grapes, catawba and acuppernong preserve Indian, names which, were never so associated by the red men. Tolu gum is popular with many, and camas is well known in the west. When a little, boy asks the riddle: If you toss up a pumpkin what comes down? He probably nas no idea that squash, is an Indlnn ward. Indian corn la now seldom cal!el maise, but. hominy n in, common usage and pone, a cake of uorn bread, is also u.-sd In the south, while sue- cotach la everywhere used for stew I ed codi j.ud lima beaii;. .Samp su ' pawn, or Indian pudding, and saga- ' mite ot salinity are becoming oUso- lete. Johnle cake Is a corruption of j juurnrty cake, formerly made b trav- elers. In the wood who spread corn I meat! dough on a piece of wood ua-i j cooked It before tin cam pf ire, a cus tom probably learned, from the Indi ana. Indian words are often unpronoun ciable and the early settlers evident ly decided that Indian sugar with an other name would taste as aweet ao. they called It maple sugar, unscrup ulous nvuaufacluruni also called var rlous substances "maple sugar" prior to the piwsage oC the pure food law The sounds emitted by the red men are not. always capable of reproduc tion by white men, consequently Borne. 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