The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-09
USES AND ABUSES OF .R.v

tVictor Smith in the New York Press,)
The habit of forgetting to pronounce
the final r." is particularly ineradica-
Bile in the south. Folk born along the
Atlantic and gulf shores, from Port
Royal to Port Arthur, attempt to aboI-
ish all the RS with much more deter
mination than the Irishman manifests
in giving every "r" roll. In Charles
ton. Savannah. Southeast Georgia and
| lower Mississippi the h" often takes
the place of r. and the dialect of
the genuine aristocrat of those lati-
E; tudes is the purest. cleanest, mellow
1 est language spoken in all America.
New England will scott at this state
! menl.
! The French slur is outslurred in the
] localities mentioned. Did ever nat
i've of Charleston say "Charleston?"
! No. I'm from Chahston," is his speech.
! Where is the Mississippian who ever
: proclaimed himself as from MISSISSIPPI
/ pi? He never existed. I'm from Mfz
/ lppi. is his speech. He says "mucipal
/ election" instead of municipal cleo
ton. The native of the Palmetto state
says: I'm frum Suth Klinah." The
typical Louisanaian teaches us to saw
7! "Gnyyawlins," correcting our New
i Or-leens" or "Newer-leens." The
French habit of slurring the conson-
ants is hard to kill. The influence OF
Northern universities has done some
damage, but the southern language
still lives.
The usefulness of the "r" is we'll
illustrated by E. Wentworth Hodson,
the insurance man, who fished for sew
eral weeks in waters near Charleston.
My guide was strapping black man,
lips an inch thick and muscles that
would make blacksmith look weak.
Price, So day and his keep. AS we
approached the boat l asked If he
could row. Nav. sab, All CAIN he re-
piled, with shake of the head. What!
You mean to call yourself a guide, and
can't row. l screeched. While debat-
ing with myself the problem of going
ahead or giving up the trip rather than
do my own rowing, my man stepped
lightly into the boat and fixing the
oars in the locks. said: Abs ready,
sah.' never saw a boat fly through
the water as that one did. The fellow
was wonder. 4 thought you told me
you couldn't row. l ventured. He
laughed. 'Yahs, sab; All lowed you
meant eff All could rca, like lion. All
kin pull boat all right"
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o "THIS DATE in HISTORY Q
O October 8. @
O @ @ @ 9 o q o o o O o o o o o .
1642-First commencement held at
Harvard college.
1760-City of Berlin taken by COM
bined Russian and Austrian forces
1781-Americans attacked Yorktown
17S2-Lewis Case, American states
man, born. Died. June II, 1866.
1835-Camille Saint-Saens, French
composer, born.
1S39-Winfield Scott Schley, Amer
isan admiral. born.
1S48-Martial law proclaimed in
Capetown.
1s63-Wheeler's famous Confeder-
ate cavalry met with defeat at Farm
ingtOn, Tenn.
1S71-The great Chicago fire con-
tinued to rage and destroy.
1905-President Roosevelt conferred
with leaders in college athletics with
view Of improving standards.
o @ q o o o O o o Q . q o o O o o .
o "THIS IS MY list Birthday o
Camille Salnt.Saens p
@ o @ @ o O @ q @ @ o Q @ o @ O O O
NJ Camille Saint-Saens. the distin-
guished French composer who is to
conduct series Of concerts in Amer
lea this winter. was born in Paris,
Oct. 9. 1885. His musical education
was conducted under the direction of
Stamaty and Maleden and at the
Paris conservatory under Benoist and
Halevy. M. Saint-Saens Is not only
one of the most prolific writer's of
music in Europe, but by all odds the
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symphonies, operas and innumerable
lyrics. AS an executant he employs
the organ. He was chosen a member
of the institute in 1881 and has the
no less distinguished honor of being
an LII D. of Cambridge.