FOREST AND STREAM. 



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Indian Names of Ambrioah States.— It 

 must be owned thai such well known titles 

 as Crazy Hone, Sitting Bull, Spotted Tail, 

 Two Bears, Little "Wound, Blue Nose, Little 

 Big Ma), One Horn, Young-Man- 4 fraid-of 

 his Horses, do not suggest any very dignified 

 or awe inspiring associations, although th e 

 •'brave" of Ihe prairie would doubtless find 

 equal food for mockery in Brnithville, Jones - 

 borough, Indianapolis, and other astounding 

 appellations which stud the transatlantic 

 map from East to West. It is nevertheless 

 interesting to note how many of the most 

 famous names in America are of Iudian origin. 

 The long supremacy of the Dutch and French 

 in the eastern and northern districts, and that 

 of the Spaniards in the West and South have 

 indeed left indelible traces; but a large 

 number of the yet older names used by the 

 aboriginal possessors of the soil are still fa- 

 miliar as household words, though all memory 

 of those who gave them has long since lapsed 

 into tradition. 



Commencing with New York itself, we 

 find the island on which it stands still retain- 

 ing its ancient name of "Manhattan," given 

 by the Mar.hato Indians who formerly held 

 it — though Washington Irving, in that won- 

 derful burlesque which has immortalized the 

 name of " Knickerbocker," derives the title, 

 with an infinitely ludicrous affectation of 

 learned research, from " the wearing of men's 

 hats by the squaws of the surrounding tribes, 

 whence 'Man-hat-on.'" Of the thirty-eight 

 States composing the Ameiican Fn'on, nine- 

 teen are still known by their ancient inbabit- 

 an 8. Connecticut, slightly a 'eted from its 

 original forai of "Quon-eh-ta-kut," is a Mo- 

 hician word signifying "long river." Massa- 

 chusetts implies " the laud around the great 

 lulls." Michigan is the Indian name for a 

 fish trap, suggested by the peculiar form of 

 the great lake which has given its title to the 

 surroundiug country. Illinois was formed 

 from the Indian word " llin !" (men) by the 

 addition of the French termination "ois." 

 The stormy region of Minnesota merits its 

 name of " cloudy water " as does Wisconsin, 

 with its many rapid streams, that of "rush- 

 ing channel." The appellation of Iowa, sig- 

 nifying " the drowsy ones," however ap- 

 propriate to its original owners, is amply con- 

 tradicted by the energy of the sturdy farmers 

 who are fast peopleing its endless plains. 

 The^name of Missouri (muddy) has seldom 

 been more justly applied than to the famous 

 tributary of the Mississippi, which latter was 

 Styled with ebual truth, by the once powerful 

 •'Natchez," whose name still survives in that 

 of a local town, " The Father of Waters." 



Those who have traveled through Ohio can 

 judge for themselves with what justice its 

 Shawnee possessors called its noble river 

 •' the beautiful stream." Indeed the rivers of 

 the various States have very frequently stood 

 spon ors to the States themselves. Tennessee 

 implies "the river with a big bend;" Ken- 

 tucky — " Kain-tuk-ee" — at the head of the 

 river ; Kansas, "smoky water," which, with 

 the French prefix " aro" (bow), gives a name 

 likewise to the adjacent State of Arkansas. 

 Alabama, in the tongue of the Creek Indians, 

 signifies "the land of rest." The name of 

 Wyoming or "great plains," originally given 

 by the Delaware Indians to the beautiful 

 Pennsylvanian valley traversed by the north- 

 ern branch of the Susquehanna, has been 

 transferred to one of the most noted States of 

 the far West. Dakota (" allied") was so 

 called from the great confederacy of the 

 northwestern tribes, better known by tl ex 

 generic name of Sioux. The Utahs or Hies 

 gave their name to a Western State which has 

 since become famous as the adopted home of 

 the Mormons. The name of Texas, hitherto 

 supposed to be of Spanish origin, 'proves to 

 be i he generic title of the various tribes in- 

 habiting it, like that of Sioux or Iroquois. 

 Indiana implies simply " the Indian cour- 

 tly." 



The titles of the other States tell their own 

 story, the Western names being for the most 

 part Spanish in their origin, the Eastern 

 either English or French. The State of New 

 Yoik was named after the Duke of York 

 (afterward James II.) when taken from the 

 Dutch by England in 1064. Sir George 

 Carter, one of the original proprietors of New 

 Jersey, marked his affection for the beautiful 

 island of which he had been governor, by giv- 

 ing Is name to his western possession. 

 Thomas West, Lord De la Ware, one of the 

 earlier governors of Yirginie, stood sponsor 

 to the State of Delaware. Virginia itself 

 was named after Shakspenre's "fair virgin 

 throned by the West." Queen Elizabeth. 

 Another English Queen, Henrietta, the wife 

 of Charles L, gave titles to two States — 

 Maine from her native French province, and 

 Maryland from her second name of Maria. 

 ner royal husband was god father to the 

 Carolinas, as was George it. to Georgia, and 

 Louis XIV. to Louisiania. New Hampshire 

 was christened after the English county of 

 that name ; and Rhode Island, from its sup- 

 posed resemblance to the famous Island of 

 Levant, although some authorities derive it 

 from a corruption of "rood" (orosa). Wil- 

 liam Penn gave his nime to Pennsylvania ai 

 its founder; md the French complimtnted 



the beautiful hills of Vermont with the title 

 of " Yerts Monts" (green mountains), whence 

 the Vermonters are stiil familiarly known as 

 " Green Mountain Boys." 



The traces of Spanish conquest are still 

 visible in the titles of Florida (flowery), 

 Nevada (snowy), Colorado (red), Montana 

 (hilly). California is a much disputed title, 

 its first appearance being in the Spanish 

 romance of " Esplandian, " where it figures 

 as " an unknown region of vast extent, in- 

 inhabited by female warriors, black and ter- 

 rible to look on." The recently incorporated 

 Territory of Nebraska takes its name from 

 the Nebraska or Platte River, which tra- 

 verses it from northwest to southeast The 

 derivations of Arizona, Idaho, and Oregon 

 are uncertain. 



Of the other Indian appellations still in fa- 

 miliar use, only a few can be given within the 

 limits of the present paper. Niagara, now a 

 household word in every part of the earth, is 

 slightly corrupted from Oni-aw-ga-rah, " the 

 thunder of waters." The grandest of the 

 western valleys retains its native name of 

 "Yosemite" (Grizzly Bear), while its most 

 picturesque cascade is still called the " Poho- 

 no" (the Wind Spirit). The beautiful lake 

 which is the admiration of every traveler, 

 has preserved its Indian title of Tahoe; while 

 the Potomac, Susquehanna, Wabash, Missouri, 

 Mississippi, Kenawha, Ouachita, Penobscot, 

 Suwanee, Cheyenne, Kennebec, Rappahan- 

 nock, Saskatchewan, and a multitude of 

 other rivers, continue to retain their beautiful 



appellations and to defy all the efforts of 

 modern vandalism. — Chambers' Journal, 



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Fac-similes of the Trojan iridescent bronze 

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New Plaques by Copeland, decorated with 

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Reproductions, by Doulton, of old Flemish 

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Crossing thb Niagaka Ioe Bridge.— If a 

 man chooses to emperilhis own life he has^the 

 privi'eje of doing so, but no man has any busi- 

 ness to endanger the life of a faithful horse 

 as this man did : 



This afternoon (Jan. 24) Mr. Andrew Wal- 

 lace rode his horse across the ice bridge— a 

 difficult feat in itself— but not satisfied with 

 this, he ascended to the summit of the ice 

 mountain at the base of the American Falls. 

 The sight from the cliffs on the Canada side, 

 which were covered with visitors, was thrill- 

 ing. Slowly the horse toiled up the steep, 

 slippery side of the great ice cone, winding 

 round the foot path till the summit was 

 reached. Here, enveloped in a cloud of mist, 

 which concealed the white cone itself, horse 

 and rider looked like a weird apparition sus- 

 pended in mid-air. For some time the horse 

 went careering about over the crest of the 

 cone, where one false step might have hurled 

 both him and his rider into the fathomless, 

 foaming gulf, full seventy feet below. Pres- 

 ently the daring horseman rode slowly down 

 the path, and, crossing the ice bridge, re- 

 gained the Canadian side. Both he and his 

 horse were drenched with spray. The intel- 

 ligent, sure-footed animaUthat played such a 

 prominent part in this feat is a moderate-sized 

 brown gelding, with four white feet and a 

 snip on the nose. 



SALMON ANGLING. 



Depaktmekt of MARINE AND FISHERIES, 

 Fisheries Branch, 



Ottawa, Jan. 24, 1679 



WRITTEN OFFERS will be received to 30th 

 April next, for the SALMON ANGLING 

 PRIVILEGES of the following rivers: 



River Kegashka (XortK Shore). 



" Washeeootal do. 



" Romaine do. 



" St. John do. 



" Cornellle do. 



'• Agwanns do. 



" Calumet do. 



" St. Margaret Oo. 



" Trout do. 



" Escoumains do. 



" Portneuf do. 



" Dartmouth (Gaspe) 



" Little Cascapedia (Bate des Chaleura). 



" Malbaie (near Perce). 



" Grand River do. 



" Kedgewiok (Restigouejie), 



" Magdalen (.South Shore) 



" Jupiter (.Anticosti Island). 



" Salmon do. 



Rent per annum to be stated : payable in advance. 

 Leases to run for from one fofive years. 

 Lessees to employ guardians at private cost. 

 By Order 



W. F. WHITCHEE, 



Commissioner of Fisheries. 



gf/b fennel 



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Price 50 cents by mall, Postpaid 



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MEAT FIBRINE DOG CAKES. 



Twenty-one Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals 



awarded, including Medal of English Kennel 



Club, and of Westminster Kennel 



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None are genuine unless a 



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is South William Street, N. Y., Sole Agent. 



BROWN & HLLDER, St. Louis, Western Agents. 



For sale in cases of 112 pounds. 



Eh* Mm**- 



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Breeding Kennel 



M. P. McKOON, Franklin, Del. Co., N Y. 

 I keep only cockers of the finest strains. Sell only 

 young stock. I guarantee satisfaction ana safe de'- 

 livery to every customer. These beautiful and in- 

 telligent dogs cannot be beaten for ruffed grouse 

 and woodcock shooting and retrieving. Correspond- 

 ents inclosing stamp will get printed pedigrees, cir- 

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BLUE BLOODS FOR SALE— T«ro dog pupa, four 

 months old, very handsome, by ttoybei (cham- 

 pion Rob Roy-Belle), out of Ltvv II. (champion 

 Prince-Livy). These puppies combine liie best 

 winning blood in Amerii a. For price and part cuiar> 

 address F. A. WFFENDEht FER, 18 Shippen 

 Btreeti Lancaster, Pa. jan3U+t 



Imperial Kennel. 



Setters and Pointers Boarded, 



Broken, etc. 

 Young Dogs handled with sfcUl 

 and judgment. 

 Address, 



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TOMS BlVBB, N. J. 



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FOB SALE— English setter bitch Magnet, by Her- 

 ring's Rock out of Lilly white (See English Ken- 

 b stud Book), now in whelp to Belton, due 

 . Magnet was brought to this country bv 

 Rev. J. C. Macclona, and took Sd prize at first New- 

 York Dog Show. She is nearly ail white, with fiver 

 and tan markings, and for beauty and as a brood 

 Hunt he e::celkd in this country or in Eng- 

 land. For price— which is exceedingly low— and 

 further particulars apply at this office. feW3 2t 



CHA.MPION SPANIELS.— For Bale, the champion 

 Irish water spaniel Mac, first prize winner at 

 New Tort in 1S77 and 1S7S. Also, champion retrler. 

 el bitch, Judy, nisi prize winner New York 

 1 917 ami 1818. The above dogs were both imported! 

 Apply to L.D., bos 847, New Haven, Conn, febia St 



FOR SALE— Four pup%, ten weeks old, dam nil*. 

 i :. iii i i i . . , 



bitch ; sire, full blood English. Price $3 and $6. 

 Both dam and sire well broken ; fifty-sis birds 

 killed over dam while in pun : low price, as owner 

 inst sell immediately. CALVIN FARE AR, Boston, 

 [asa. iebl3 It 



A FINE BLACK AND TAN SETTER for sale. 

 A winner of second prize in puppy class. 

 Sire, a first-class prize winner; grand-sire and 

 grand-dam, ou dam's side, aie both prize winners 

 Is much attached to chi'di-eii. AiMiess SETTER 

 care of John A. Nichols, Syracuse, New York. 



febG St 



LAYF.EACK PUPS— JILT-CARLOWITZ; full 

 pedigree: feven weeks olu : nrice in A. F. 



