The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-11-17

lng 30 numerous, The word, you see, y,
Indian with the letter "a with its Lntln
Significance.
illinois Is o combination Of three Indian
words spelled In the French language
properly pronounced E.lee.no-cc; .slgniii-
canoe, '"Wo are men" II was first the
name of the tribe. next the river, next Tie
territory, and the state, etc.
Michigan--A combination OF three
Indian words, spelled In the French Ian
guage. Significance, Many Peninsulass'
Territory and state, ETC.. in name followed
Louisiana was named by the French In
honor of King Louis and his wife, Anna.
The original speling-Louis Ana.
| Arkansas is q combination of one French
and one Indian word, to-wit: Arc-Bow,
Ansas spelled in French, meaning beautiful.
the Americans changed sc" to TX" hence
the present spelling, and properly pro
nounccd Arkansaw. The Indians
first applied it to piece of land on the Ar
kansaw river, in the shape of well-iormeed
horse SHOE and was place where the Indi,-
ans gathered in to winter, which pleased
them so well that they applied the name
Beautiful, to which the French in writing
the name added their word Bow.
Missouri is combination of three
Indian words spelled in the French langu-
age. Significance, Dark Rolling Waters.
The name was first given to the. river, next
the territory state etc. IT, strictly proper
pronunciation is Mees-Soo- zee.
Iowa - Significance, Iawk-Eye, the
name of tribe Of Indians Territory,
state and other names followed: The
strictly proper pronunciation is l-o-wah
with the stress OH the letter 80"
Florida-Signifcanc Flowery; Merely the
translation of the Spanish word Floridain
English, which Spanish and English scholars a,
understands. When Ponce de, Leon, the
/ great Spanish navigator and explorer,
| landed on the coast of Florida to take pos
session in the name of his'monarch, his at
tention was Immediately attracted by the
endless millions of beautiful flowers in and
about the landing place, hence the name.
The Spanish pronunciation Of the word IS
| Flo-ree-dah.
Texas is the name of an extinct Indian
tribe, which was driven out of New Mexico
Apaches and Comanches, and finally set.
tied somewhere on the Indianola river and
there became extinct. The significance is
| Handsome" The Spanish speaking pop
ulation spelled the word, and applied the
name to the vicinity of the Indian town,
and finally it took precedence of all other
names for what is now the state The
proper Spanish pronunciation is, Tay-has.
Minnesota is q combination, OF three
Indian words spelled in English; signif-
canoe, Smoke-And-W Water.
Mississippi is combination of four In
dian words from the extinct Natchez tribe,
significance, the Father Of Floods. The
spelling is French, and by a Frenchman
would always be pronounced Mee-See'See-
Pee.
Alabama signifies Let-Us-Rest. The
name is combination of three Cherokee
words, and was first given to the river OF
that name, hence the other names,
Nebraska. spelled in English, is the Sioux
Indian word Fox. Was first given to the
Platte rivers, to which the French trappers
substituted the name platte" and Ne
braska as the name for the rivers was lost.
The name for the territory, state, etc., how
ever adhered
Nevada is simply the Spanish word for
"snow."
California is a combination of
two Spanish words, slightly abbreviated, to-
wit: Caliente, (hot); fornilla, (furnace).
double "l'' in Spanish, taking the sound of
our letter ~" CALIFORNIA