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Dies at County Poor Farm.

PUEBLO, Colo.. Dec. 29-Gilbert
Noble, once the richest man in Pueb-
10, his fortune being estimated at
from 100000 to $1,OOO,0OO, died today
at the county poor farm. He was
lavish with his money and at the time
of his death had an interest in large
nine which was tied up in litigation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-30

Intense interest has been createt
throughout the billiard world by tn
announcement that George Sutton, TIL,
handless cue wonder, is now willing t.
pit his skill against any of the bic
cracks in handicap match. For many
wears Sutton has been giving exhibit
lions throughout the country, during
which time he has made many SEN
sational shots and long runs. Consid-
ering the fact tfat he lost both hands
and forearms some years ago In an
accident he is a marvel with the cue
Recently he made run of eighty SUIT
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-30
Basketball Season Will
Open in City Tonight

The first three games win be played
in the "Y" gym this evening and tomor-
row the final two games with will de-
termine the championship of the as
ISOLATION will be played.
The teams will line up as follows:
First team Second team
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-30

comes an art. In this valley, its floor
as high about the level of the sea as
the crest of Mount Washington, where
winter reigns for half year and peo-
pie go to regain health, there is a ide
nearly a mile long which has descent
of $50 feet. At some points in the
course the sleds travel at the rate of
80 miles an hour. There is sport! Skill
has greatly reduced the time in which
the course can be covered. In the early
days the average speed was abodt 80
miles an hour. Recent winners of the
contest have averaged, however, more
than forty. On the straight run at the
foot of the course a speed verging on
80 miles has been attained. The same
kind IF sport may be had with bob
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-30
Just as Lief 90 Through.

The Eastern man coming west TO
N1e night, would travel almost as c: cap
" San Francisco, and would, doup'-
U.s. prefer to come direct to the coast
N'a Francisco would have its own
se population as well IS the cites III
immediate vicinity, such as OAK
'u' Sacramento, stockton, San Jose'
'eSho, and a host of smaller places
TIE south there is the Los Ange'3S
suH'ry. and to the north Oregon a'--
Washington.
I'sse facts will. count when II
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-30

is about 38 years old and made a
iandy living of about $4,000 per annum
or number of years exhibiting his
skill at billiards. 1t is more than likely
that some of the big cue experts will
take him on. BESIDES being able to
manipulate the cut In masterful fash
ion. he can also write exceptionally
has bagged some big game. On his
right arm Sutton has a little jagged
end of flesh where the arm was cut off.
and this he operates as ski1lfuliy as if
it were a finger
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-30

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-San Francis
land the Jeffries and Johnson fight for
that city. Tex Richards talk that he
Lake city is worrying folks of the Col
Zen Gate like hayward child does its
Ing out the natural advantages that
exist in their state owe rthose in any
part of the one tie Mormons come from
or rather stay in
Here is the way Harry B. Smith
talks about it.
There is no city more poorly situa-
led for the handling of big champion
ship fight than is Salt Lake City. This
TACT is apparent to those who nave
studied the situation. Salt Lake is
some IS hours from San Francisco on
me west. To the immediate west Is
Nevada, which will not be able to ada
much in drawing power, On the south
is Arizona, on the east Colorado, with
Denver. far off, and to the north is
iuaho. Salt Lake, although it claims
populati of $4,000, is said to nave
not more than 100000 residents, and OF
"lese many Of the Mormon faith, so IL
~ asserted, would be opposed to the
"oxing game. Ogden, with something
IKE $4,000 people, is close at hanu'
"I'hin 40 miles, but while there are
humber of smaller towns, no iarge
'ehters of population from which 10
draw
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Boxing Reforms are
Suggested BY Briton

of the United States fell in line. They
said that, while the scale of weights
submitted by Sporting Life might not
be the ideal one, the whole thing was
move in the right direction, and that
no doubt an international agreement
could be reached after a little discus
sion and comparing of notes.
National Club Busy.
Then when the whole question was
still in condition of mild ferment the
National Sporting club of London ar
ranged and adopted class weights of its
own, and virtually remarked: 1.-The rest
of the world be Vanderbilted."
What assurane have wethat the Ma
tional club will not knock Sporting
Life's new scheme galley west?
1t is a plea for the formation OF an
international board of control for box
ing. Briefly outlined by Sporting Life,
the scheme is as follows:
To create an international board con-
sisting of two sportsmen representative
of boxing in Great Britain and the
United States of America, and one rep
resentatiye in Australia. and France
for the purposes of:
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sleds, but the single racing sled is the
favorite for coasting at ST. Moritz.
The sweep of a bodsled loaded with
several persons around one of the
curves is an exciting spectacle. The
man at the helm, with eyes fixed ahead
and muscles at high tension, keeps
the front bob" in it's course Those
behind lean toward the inside of the
curve, two or three of them digging
into the snow with sticks, which throw
up the snow behind like cloud of
dust. Like an express train it sweeps
around the curve and is gone. Illus
tration No. 1 shows the Grindelwald,
holder of the challenge cup of Switz-
erland, which they will defend on New
Years day No. 2 shows finish of last
years race; No. 3, the start.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-22
THE PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

Fad River. Mass, May z-ssles IN the pr1nt
caota market for the week are estimated at 1900
9lsces The quiet tone which prevails in the mar
kes largely attributed to the course which manu-
ssctuso-s are pursuing in not disposins OF Their
goods with any great degree OF freedom. thus tend
ins 70 held down the weekly output The chief cause
ef me mills Being only moderately free sellers is
SAD 70 lie IN the high prices for the raw material
eonverters styles were again this week the prin-
cpsl sellers Tbs prioss are: Txenty-e4sht-inch.
- Squares. 37-ls cents: 2s-snch. "a by So s4 cents
saah, s. squsres SIC; 5s.nch. ss BY a. So cents.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-22
SUBSCRIPTIONS

SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR
their Uptown Once. No.
ST. and 37th st. until 8
received at the following
rates u=til 8 O'Clock p m,
236 St: 1S3 9Th ave. cor
2s7 West z2d s. between
18th St: 1855 50 ave. : 1875
et ave. usar Seth st; i57
sre-: ESQ Sd ave, and any
yNce.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-22

.nvERT1sEMENTs AND
A Th4 Tribune receivea a.
- R-oa6va.y. between Soth
as.ss.t- m Advertisement Is
S5.cS 2 er cSsces ST regular Office
viz: c5i sth ave. ..s
f1rh st: 1o4 East 1Stn 81 +,
51h and Ssh aves.. 2bS He I,
a. ave. near 61st st; ltcs
vs- I1ssia st. 736 TrenoIf
I-oerscan District Telex2ca
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FREE RIDES AND FRESH AIR.

The acumen OF prominent city official, who
discovered that he could use one of the citys
accommodating automobiles to convey his family
TO summer resort il Orange County, because
he had an official errand of his own further on
in Ulster County or Greene County has been
widely advertised and is likely TO lead to
much earnest scrutiny by other officials OF the
cartolOgy of the Hudson Valley. If it is pos
sible 10 draw a straight or constrUctively
straight line between a bureau centre in this
city and a field lying temptingly open to in
spection one hundred miles or more up the
lordly estuary which Hudson discovered and
10 make that line pass through some charming
rural retreat for wife and children from the
urban suns of August and September. Il vast
amount Of ingenuity viii probably be expended
by our city bureaUcrats in trying to open and
keep open such pleasurable avenues to distant
duty. The municipalities automobiles will he
geared TO long distance endurance tests, and
their wearied tires viii be coaxed into new life
by q welcome change from the hot city asphalt
10 the earth of the soft, cool country roads
Il was thoughtful of the city to undertake an
impoundns Of the CatskilI waters and thus
furnish point of destination aiming at which
servants Of the municipality on a mission OF
inspection may traverse 4 region crowded with
summer resorts and famed for its welcome to
summer colonists. If certain Of those colonists
or hack, so much the better It would be
cruel to expect the city's representative, though
on duty bent TO enjoy the beauties of the cOun-
tryside companiOnleSS. He should be permitted
10 give lift as they say in the rural districts
and if the lifted be Of his family he viii only
have needed the injunction that a man who
does not care for his own household is little
better than an infidel
Hail. therefore. to the fresh air expeditions
which the city'S foresight and Eberality have
made POSSIBLE They viii fill the countryside
with happy faces and bring those faces home
brown and healthy next fan. They viii also
greatly encourage among the city pent-uDs n
taste for geographical research. II is To h.
regretted that New York has not = second stor-
age dam under way in the Adrondacls. Our
city automobiles might not he hardy enough
10 make the run to the North Woods eXpefi-
tiously enough to Justify inspectors in pre-
ferring them TO the steam cars Put when
Controller Metz returns he should forestar the
evident needs of the future by purchasing Il
municipal fleet of mOnOplanes, biplanes, dirigi-
bPs and other airShips. The city fresh air
pilgrims Will need them soon
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nal names are so gross and misleading that
restoration of the true forms might be desir-
able AT any rate il will be well if through
The studies which are invited by this COM
memoratioD people shall be reminded of what
the true names were. For example, it would
he profitable TO get rid Of the two common
delusons that Arthur KILL Tappan. Robbins
Reef. Wappinger's Falls and other names scat
tered all the way from Sandy Hook 10 Albany
had their origin in the names of persons with
which they are now identical, when in fact
they were Dutch aud Indian names of very diff
ferent form and meaning. There are whole
chapters OF history and romance locked up in
names. often so disguised to be scarcely
recognizable. If only half these names We're
this year interpreted and their stories made
familiar TO the public the celebration would be
a DrofiT
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SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT

10y Telegraph 10 Ihe Tribune
Newport, Aug. THE first of a series ne 5or,
"hlch Mrs. Pembroke Jones is giving during tb.
season at Sherwood, her summer home took rlao,
TINS evening Guests came from every mart -
viewpoints summer colony. and there was also y
large representation from the yachting fleet 7,,,
o'cheStras furnished music. Before the dance Mrs
Jones gave dinner for eighty in a tert ON a.
lawn. ~ VIC
Other dinners We're given tonight by, Mr. T.,
ward j. Berwind Mrs. John r. Drexel Mrs Ear.
oyines Lehr, James 7. Woodward Mrs I..vsis -.
Ledyard and Alexander s. Cochran. Dinner r,r+,..
were also hume. Gus aboard the yachts the iara-
Oelhs those given by Isaac T. Emerson an, e.,
.u@isaIet r a T. Widener, the Josephine AMI
oy CHARLES b. Alexander. the Sultana
Augustus Jay and Mrs. Stuvvesant E,tst -
Iuhcheons this afternoon, and Mrs Artbrr -
James was hostess at large reception fr,,,, : =,
Z O'Clock ''" ''oh TO
Newport has seldom entertained as man. -,
emu guests as to-Cay. Lawrence RutIer k-,,
"liSoF and Julian Hinckley OF New york -
guests OF Leroy King; Mr.. and Mrs r ~ So
weather OF Chicago. guests OF DE- and NJ
dohh fidlon; Mr. ana Mrs. Arthur Scotr E,,,rI
OF New York. are visiting Mr. and Mrs Par,hr.,t-
Jones '" n Gardner, OF Boston is a guest ~
howard cushing Miss Dorothy f. Wilde ~ ~
i"fK' Is visiting MIR and Mrs. Charles +, p.ro.,,
on the yacht Cavalier; Mr.. ard Mrs sidney Io,aa
Coltoid' p are entertaining Andrew Roheson -
boston; w liam o'D. Isen and a H. Barney or
1'e" i0FA' are guests OF Mr.. and Mrs Austen
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scholarship and to the great promotion of unity
i'm the essentials of creed.
AN OKLAHOMA CRIME.

And this in Oklahoma Had such thing
happened in trust ridden New Jersey there
would have been no leaping of the Pulse Wheh
the truth became known But that such Things
couId be in Oklahoma, that fair land which has
had the octopus the run since the uay inc
waiting world burst into joyous huz2aS over the
news that the territory had been made state
is almost beyond the comprehension Oh the pup
liz Where is Governor Haskell, that adamal-
tine figure which has stood at the gateway
TO the commonwealth and waved back the
individuals and groups Of individuals VINO
would work harm to the lusty infant state
Does he nod? Does justice, her feet firmly
DIanted upon the dome of Oklahomas capitol
sleep?
Even in New Jersey there are many places
whore the individual may, If he feel so in
lined disnort himself in the waves without
money and without price. He may, If not
watchfnI find his clothing tied in a series OF
knots when he emergeS, but this will be due
not 10 greed, but to the sporttve prochvit'@
of his fellows. In Oklahoma, however, Where
all men are free and equal the fortunate owner
of what is in those regions known as swirl
ming hole refuses to permit swimming therein
unless his palms are lined with silver 10 me
extent of 10 cents This, notwithstanding the
fact that the quality Of water in such an lnsti-
tuition, like mercy, is not strained but ought to
he after it has been stirred to its depths by
the eager feet Of the bathers-
Had this happened two months ago we shouid
have understood it. If the wheat crop WAS
still waiting TO be harvested we should nave
known that. by permitting the news to get
abroad that a bath could. throughout the state,
be had only on payment of 10 cents DID
was being made for that portion of the travel
ling public which despises that accessory d
modern civilization. We are sure there must
be some explanation, for certainly among
a free people such as the Oklahomans there
can be no disposition to levy tribute on that
luxury. Il plunge in the old swimming hole.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-08

Gray; Charles HAYDEN Of Nsv
Of Mrs. O. H. =. Belmont: Mr. ana :, su..
son CroJhers. OF Philadelphia ara -. s'eDsss
and Countess Fontana; Eeroa., - ,'sl'.ns Con.
York. IS guest Of Mr. ana AR. .-1'' 0. Ne.
Edmund Weeks. of New York i s'''1s Jaz
am '''''''' n. foakum- Charlie, - y T.
'.7'-'-7 'i.'s -''Ha sands. Ar AMI NJ saats
'' "-'. '-'''"ii are guests of m "'aaa
ter; f. q. Chadwick Of Ne,s ~ y POI,
Robert W. Goelet. Randolph sar..- Is gislr,v
is "a guest Of Mr. and Mrs &, h = view York
and Mrs. W. ID. Diusmore r. ~ ~ '.oeFt; III
guests or ItodericG Terry. f~ NJ io'N az
L'"Fhiard spencer Jr, are enr-rrair-.. aad Nss
Metcaf and VI IT, Bucahead Of - e. I. 4
j. f. Mason, Of New York "a ~ Coloasl
and Mrs. n. o. Havemevar. ID. r 49, 9' o. IT.
OF Boston, is a guest 0s KirkDa-r.r ray Forasa
" -ico'oN' OF Ne" York. is VISITING. " asa
Mrs. Charles b. Alexander on the ,99. ar and
u N 90 ms o -"' WATERBURY,. IT,. -
Waterbury DevereUX Nlburn. yVirls. -aNfenss
and Riversdale Greufeu Of Iondor y HAZARD
yesterday OF George Mercer. IT.. q, slesA
seneca; while W. A. Corey Ge3-ga ~ taea.
Philadelphia, and Monroe Dorrancs. ~ ,- INA q
are being entertained oy T. A b N-tis,a- FORK
yacht Josephine. % ias
All OF these guests registered at the Cast.
day: Lawrence Gillespie. Mr.. and Mrs - o
F. Yoakum. Butler Ames Samuel A. Clark , r-1
c. Willis. W. y Gardner, WorJhington W5,,s.. "a
Elizabeth Anthony. Mrs Mllfold Martin -
Flemmins. Mumford Martin. Lancaster ~
Henry h. GoeJchius, j. Milton Goatchivs So So
Kicker, George W. Woolsey. Henry q qr-.f
George d. Rogers. +. f. Dover. A. Percy Ki-,r-S'
Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Meyers. Andrew J. Peter, ~
Mildred Norton Mr.. and Mrs. Rene D. Bonart -
Mr.. and Mrs o. ;. Neave az
Mr. and Mrs. Ben iamlu F. Yoakun are "a -.
10 New York Monday
Butler Ames arrived to-day On the yacht Vac.
Dab.
The first cottage rental for the season 81 1g,,
announced TO-DAY. "QuartresoI'' William r g
ter's estate in Narragansalt avenue. which has -
occupied for several seasons by Miss Ida ~ -
of New York, has again been leased bv bar
The Rev. and Mrs. L. It. Sanders. Of Londo, .,
rived this afternoon and are guests os Mrs "
Weld.
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NOTES FROM TUXEDO PARK

lBy Telegraph 20 me -iLt----l
Tuxedo Park. " y, Aug. Tuxedo IS n' - :,
ing forward to q busy autumn. AlthousA La.
the cottagers are away Cor the mldsulL.-
large number still Iinger in the Ramapo Nus
Mr. and Mrs W. NJ V. Hoffman nave 3D. ~
abroad for a brief stay on the Continent az
and Mrs. Paul Tuckerman viii so 20 b'I -
Mr. and Mrs w B. Dnsmore have eHS.-
the yacht Ituna and viii spend the u
cruising. returning TO Tuxedo next month "a
Mr.. and Mrs Henry 5. Redmond ha'e s. s.. q,
Newport. and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur RyaI S'
the White Mountains. -
Others who vacated their villas thls NS'A 80.
brief time were the Rev Dr. and Ars NSo.'
William Douglas and Mrs. Charles H. C'S,..' "a
are on an automobile tour in Vermont u .,t,ss
Mrs. Theodore FreuushuyseH Mr. ana ~ -
Bishop Mason and Mr. and Mrs, Gren'ile D..
Mr. and Mrs. John c.. Elliott. who have '0''
from abroad. are ct their cottage here .,,,.-, G
Other arrivals are Mr.. and Mrs VIA % snd
Davies. Mr.. and Mrs. HarlesJ'n De"'U-' \ gala-
Mrs J. w Wadsv5rth. Mr.. and Mrs E. ~
win and others
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m THE BERKSHfREs.
LRv Ts-egranh 70 The rrlhrns !


LenOX. Aug. "A birthday party for ca,s,.,
Simms. son of Mrs. vi. S.mms. OF BROOKLYN -.
held tonight at HcatOn Hail. Stockbriige r.
were many novel gifts. a dance followed Arrive,
there to-day We're Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Adam
Nr. and Mrs. S. Baacock. Miss f. Lawrence Pa
sey Hoguet and d. W. Coon. Of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard W. Nears Mr.. and H.,
Robert Gibson, Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Nav !.
New York. Judge and Mrs C. C.. Kohlssat ~,
Mr. and Mrs. w. W. Jaques, OF Chicago. are It
the Hotel Aspinw8u
Miss Janet Faie. OF New York is A zuss, ,
Mrs. William S. Brown at the Hotel Aspinwan
Mr.. and Mrs. David Lydis Have returned "a
ThistIewOOd from a trip In the yacht Frssas,
along the Atlantic Coast with F. Augustus scbs
merhOrn-
Mr.. and Mrs. r. VI. Janney. Mrs. Edward ysa
Ingen and Mrs. J. Y. SCheuck have arrived al IL
Curtis Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs W. " Knight and A Kniz.,
of East Orange, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert E. RogsY
and Miss Bennett OF New York; Mrs William u
Harriott and Mrs. c.. 5. Reckless, Of East OranE.
y j., are motoring in the Berkshires.
Mrs. John G. Peters gave a luncheon at the Gu.
tbs Hotel to-day for Miss CIementna Furniss
John c.. Black viii start tomorrow FOR a ssar
trip to Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry C. Frick Miss Helen
Frick. Childs Prick. Miss AIacEeIl and Dr. Z
Gordo Gorodichze. of Paris, arrived to-ngat 3
motor 70 visit Mr.. and Mrs. George Westngha1s
at Erskine Park. NIr. and Mrs. Westinghouse VI
give a luncheon for their guests tomorrow Az
noon and q dinner on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Robert Winthrop is entertaining Mrs Phi
DahIgren and Mss Pomona DahIgren, OF Newport
al EtheIwyn.
Mrs. William Osborne Baker. OF New York, Is a
guest of Mrs. Charles Carroll Jackson
Charles Lawrence, Of Paris arrived to-day and
is a guest Of Charles La1ler at Allen Wirdsn
Miss Constance Folsom gave dinner tonight a
Sunnyridge for Miss Mary G. VOORHEES,.
Miss Helen Parish was hostess at dinner t.
night at Cozy Nook
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-08
ITEMS FROM BAR HARsoR.

IBy Telegraph 20 The Tribunal
Bar Harbor. Ne. Aug. To-day was one o. 10
busiest days Of the summer for the cottage COLONY
tennis. golf and music being the attractions. ia
largest affair of the day was the second concert AZ
the Building of Arts, where Henry Hadey CO..
Quoted twenty selected players rom the Bos'a
Symphony Orchestra.
J. L. Ketterlinus. of Philadelphia Won the V'sA7
competition. a stroke contest. while Clifford sH1
ham. of Boston. was second The second rolnl q
girls singles at kebo was played to-day L -
evening came the swimming club hop VIE ~
largest number Of dancers of ,he summer
Friday evening saw q number Of snJertAlli'1-1
Among the hosts We're Mrs Samuel Che~ =
Count Campanini, who gave small Ilnner'' = !,
Henry +. DimOck, who entertained N A'HO- =
Mrs. Andrew Dodge; Mrs. NJ l. Patterson, W
gave a small dinner at her cottage; MS, - -.
T. Dennis, Mr.. and Mrs w H Force. NH' - -.
tanned at bridge, and Miss Suzanne HoVeA -
roll.
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EDUCATION ~ CELEBRATIONS.

al a recent educational gathering in this city
HluCh emphasis Was placed by one of rba
speakers upon the value which the fortbcop,jn,
huCSoh-tulIon celebration would have for
popular instruction. The books and DpUspa,,..r
"no magazine articles which are being pubIisbeI
anu the lectures and orations which are holm. -
ana VIII he delivered contain q vas, ar,o,,, >
OF information and pique curiosity ia seeL
more ana doubtless viii result in q general
refreshing Of acquaintance with the bfst,ri.,
VI the man who MS one of The greatest ,ovi
salors ID an age 81 exploration and disco,-a-y
ana OF the man who spleud.dly succeeded ,rbaro
many Others Had practically failed I'm the apnii-
cation OF steam power 10 navigation Aya r,a,,
indeed not ungraciously regard this as ona n
the most valuable objects of The. caIabretio,,
ana one which alone would be sufficient -
justify the holding Of il on au opulent ana =
comprehensive scale.
Perhaps no part Of the educational feat,-.s
OF this coming celebration is calculated 10 Ia
OF more value for actual instruction and for
suggestion Of research than that which deals
with local and historical nomenclature II viii
be no slight lhing il the celebration results as
II certainly should in the permanent and mi
Versal recognition Of the fact that the great
nGyisator's name was Henry and never Hen
orick" Hudson. 1t is worth while also 10 re-
call that Hudson did not himself give his name
10 the river which now worthily bears il. nor
apparently did his companions or his contem-
poraries Immediately or generally DO So He
himself called il simply lie Great River. and
that name WAS commonly given 10 il by others.
though IL WIS also called the River of The
Mountains Manhattan River. Mchecan or
Mohic0E River, Nautilus River. in honor OF
Maurice, Stakeholder Of the Netherlands. and
North River. IA contradistnction 10 South
River rs The Delaware WAS then called
IL is a banal thing. generally speaking n
change esta bliShcd names even though they
may not be the most cuphouiouS. appropriate
"r accurate which could have been chosen.
Eut some Of the common corruptions Of orist-