, 1881-02-26

NiIllG snBtUTil 1Hel aft AtSnals3tnG nGW t!ich-
RIGS Of improving tho sprlslHs Ut common
words, thu Wrst has perceived thAt tho nlost
lmportant srforM that caM be nIntle Is to IT,
form, tho spelling anil pronunciation Of lis
States ami tnwrs. The people pf Arkansas,
for example, huye for years suffered from
tile Inconvenience af mt knowsM. wneru
they 1.-Two. Some Of theni arc inclined To be-
ttese that they 1.-Two II, IArkassNw, sttl others
think TINT perllAps they live In Arkalisass.
This Is n most unfortunate state Of things.
It renders It difficult for my une to Cherish
spirit Ut pr!dc In Ills Stale, aud as there nfe
thousands Of people who nvuEls mentioning
Tho R,ine of 4Arknnans for tho simple reason
thnt they ID not know what Its rcNl nnlnu
Is, tho State Is kept III the bnck-
groun,l and falls TO receive t,o a.te,s-
lion that 1t deserves. Now, however,
Arkansas Is 10 WcoIyo lier rlghtfnl po-
sition Ms hi inteIligi6lo and Irosl0unccno|u
Stntc. 1ts Legislature lsns passed Il suic1nn
restitution, which hlls all tllo force OF aint-
ute law. to the effect that tho State shall
hereafter bs cailotl Arlsals;w. Tin old
spelling Is tn bp, fur tl.a present, preserved,
but eyeryboAy Is to understand That thu llnal
'sas'' IL tn bo pronounced "sAw." THUS,
the Arkansas citizen will hc,Icef0rtll know
wIiere he lives, mil vii! ba abie to shoot
Will, discrimination When lie hcnrs tho na.ne
OF his Stute discussed In prulnEscuuus ns-
seu,bly.
The ref0rln begun by tho Legislature of
Arkansas will undoubtedly be Initiated by
| Otlier Legislative bplfes In tic West, where
Stnte and city nomenclature Is III n mast
chnotlc condition. Tho l1uople nt tlle mouth
Of llle Mississippi will law tisItt 0llt whether
they live IN SeW Orleans IN four Byllnhlcs or
SS% ott1s xi!, Y i rs ;Ssr s Tns % ~ Ms ,hik s
tton lrAs probably Ind H.Icli 70 10 with tln'
unhrultincss III thu cIty. Tho nlan WIN did
| not know thu lla,Hc Of his city,, Or who WIS
constantly compelled to efalsil Ills view af 1t
aily Eupt Il, feserish unA u,,sasy stutv, ulMl
T ssal,I "f ts psoPs @ ~ slt donls y
i,an,e Of thclr city nor tlmt "f tl!eir State.
Many of tl,e,u fancy. TINT they Ike III ST.
l.nuey, nn that tne latter IS stt''nt0t! In t1lo
Stae of M:sor w1s 9tsfs ts' q Sss s,,I tlt +
tic chief city Of AElzt,urah. AS tllurD Il M
standard by whlcl! tho sr,c na.ncs 1T tlls city.
md Stts arc liked. tlerc eA s,n NJ, calm nl!d
ts Why tl,e nr'tent clltzcl, "t It. LAWS, alul
llo proud son 1T Atlznnratl often ln,la II
necessary to suppnrt his llaortHs hy pou'nl-
Ing MS np'mnetlts. !, Iln MlssniIr, l.ei;lsi.-
Arkansas al!a all ground Of Disputes will
iistweell tho Cincinuatian and the New
f"Fksr rkSr isFs ss,s y t efst @ s s a, s s SH ssi
lmrcIno ana m!asical city OF t!Ia West IL Gill;
einnntty, Wills tho resilient Mf tmt tiIar!l-
Ing place Il confident tl!at hs ltyes III CInc!n-
atcr tho Spelling of IFS sity md nako it
rontsrMl tU hs prtnn1iclNtlnn" liz must
kaw !nat c!!eaga' wl!Sil ;!h;f S knn%S 'ow t', 70
HIT p WI; S |sS' |[',''',s ~ iS, aty wt Gf: sf G's "
not spell III c!tl1lnt pro!lhtlllen tis nwl name.
4 single s..st,utlnn nt TIM GOInnn tnlti,rll
Of Cine!i',asi viii knttp lie lncsston ,ioryrr,
md Etllrimllati Will lrchn,u Cinclnlnttail
III what S.ito i Chlcngo. Situated? In t!!!s
pnrt of the cnMnsrywn hold ihat It II tle chIct
city oi lIliNoss, hut tns ,,,, ChlcaT;na, hlmsqf
thinks that 1i!ln1y IL thu Fruncf nloth0l uf
pr0n0llnelng llilnnis. and u this druslan IL
any cO.ltnrt 10 lin there y IN rsslsun why
y i" ] .I"'s s vs II IL Til III I""y Why ss' u hs i ia"
l5nliIy say 50 tu writing rs well as III sl,eeeh ?
lIliny would yntu ttlu saIllu t!rict III !ll!nais.
md would chailomse !,.lr Testeet ~ Stultl
same ditEerntIso Ut npln!nll NSls's " +, Thu
Statu which lmnn.lAlr!y aalolns Illinois.
Ensteru pet'ulH gull It ln.lnlla, Wl,llu It's own
S "u ' RasSs As Witt! i t ! ;saiy II H. IT, 'ks Tk WSsst,
er lnn,, Who cul,les Ems, frutll lnjcanny sl0il
huElns 10 hayD dnllbts M to wiler0 he lives,
n1Ml y !''s ll..le i,'onsy nt', WrStshs,i, wlte
to ssie his cn,yIrtl0l,s An ~ deny tho ux,
istence Of my such state =: y ll!ana :, !M
IHwnns Will TIL sui thai tlley llye il, lowry,
md nllers will ctaim to ivu - lni,way. All
tltls uncertainty wuuld vanish WY" tho i.ng
ts!asurcs ol l!iIl,ats, lutiai.. sh!a lhwa ~ liz
thu ,lAl,Irs u llltir lsslsMtIsu States by law
mt to ..usnpul t!l0tr written nalnes to con-
furln to tin PRONUNCIATION.
III tho East W. ll,.yn few differences oa
nplnEull ny lo tho ul,tles Of our EAsterN local,
tsles. 'rD M, sule. thu l'n1l1lsyIsan!l l>eal,0,
erat IL npt tu assdrt ttlpt !su lives iIl ltHnsyl,
snuY, aiul tliu Assun!hIymaM from tho western
part Ut Nuw Ynsk State IL neysr, 9u!ta rlea,
is tU wtetl.or In - R1II9 tn Alshayny ur Il
AElbenlly. The Snntl! IL ,worsr oll thu, w
nre, though t y stu mnci' ,v %safor Sert.'ns
south of VlrxlnIn tl.at thu ssates Of rlnrf.iy
Aahamy,. ul.1 l.nuis!nnnX barber on t!st
t;uit Stntes tTou, Yisgfnny. AZ. 10 tt'est
Sta,es thare Is no .llttets!ire OF opli.i9i ails
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