The Coolidge examiner., 1933-09-29

the wife of Sir John Franklin, the
explorer who lost his life in
first finding the Northwest passage
through the great ice of the Polar
regions. There Is perhaps no more
beautiful story of untiring devotion
and persistent effort than that of
Lady Jane Franklin who, after the
failure of many attempts. fitted out
ship, which, though IL brought
back to her the definite proof OF the
loss of her husbands expedition, es-
tablished his achievement Of his OBJ
ject.
Pocahontas and Victoria.
The picturesque stories Of the lit
tie Indian princess Pocahontas al
ways will hold loved place in the
hearts Of American childhood. CouE-
ties in Iowa and West Virginia, vii
lagos In Bond county, Illinois, and
Cape Girardeau county, Mississippi,
and the Rocky mountains in Alberta,
Canada, are named for her.
Queen Victoria's name Is wrapped
around the British empire from the
capital of British Columbia, over
the heart of Africa at Victoria Ny
anZa and Victoria Falls, and be-
yond into the Queensland and Vic
toria in far-away Australia.
America, too, In Its early days of
colonization paid its tribute to the
queens of the mother country and
to the gracious ladies who braved
the dangers of untried shores with
their lords. Elizabeth, a cape in
Maine, and Elizabeth City in Vir-
ginia, as well as the state itself.
together with some twenty-five other
places in the United States. bear the
name OF the clever, witty, versatile
coquette, who took the dissension-
torn England and whipped it into
place as a world power. Elizabeth
Carteret, the charming wife of one
of the aristocratic proprietors of
New Jersey, shares with Queen
Elizabeth some of the hOnors of the
name. Elizabethtown in North Car
olina, and Elizabeth City, in New
Jersey, are named for her.
There wasn't any Martha of Mar
thas Vineyard. The first name is
supposed to be a corruption of Mar
tin, friend of the discoverer Of
the island. The word Vineyard was
added later on account of the wild
grapes found on the island. Vim
land, the name which Lief Erickson
gave the North American continent,
was suggested in a similar manner.
Maryland and Virginia are fairly
beSpattered with the names OF the
queens and princesses OF England,
the very state-names themselves be-
ing taken from that of Queen Henri
eta Maria, the wife of Charles l,
and the disputably fortunate estate
Annapolis, named for the wife of
James of England; and Anne
Arundel and Caroline counties, In
Maryland, called after the wives of
two of the Calverts; Fluyanna coun-
ty and the North Anna river in Vir-
ginia named for Queen Anne; and
Charlotte, Amelia and Caroline
counties and Charlottesville, the
home of the University Of Virginia,
all called for the wives and daugh-
ters of the English kings.
For constantine's Mother.
st. Helena, the rugged little island
in the Pacific which has such a
soothing effect upon the restless ten
dencies of autOcrats, bears the name
of the mother of Constantine the
Great, who, according to legend, dis
covered the cross upon which Chris.
died, during visit she made to the
Holy Land. She was known in the
early days of Christianity for her
religious zeal and piety. Helena
Mont, though opinions differ as to
the origin of the name. is said to
have been so called because of the
resemblance of its location to that
of st. Helena.
The naming of Hart county. Geor
gia, is a generous tribute to Dixie
heroine of the Revolution. Nancy
Hart.
The harbor Beara in Ireland is
said to have been named by Owen
More, king of Munster during the
reign of Conn of the Hundred Bat
ties. for his wife, Spanish prin
cess. No saint perhaps holds a
dearer place in the Irish heart than
st. Ite, or r1e. often called Brigid
of Munster, and we find her name in
several variations in the names Of
churches and places throughout that
| country.