Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1880 — Ar-kan-saw or Ar-kan-sas. [ARTICLE]

Ar-kan-saw or Ar-kan-sas.

The true prontmcication of the name of Mir state ie receiving that serious attention which its importance requires. A joint committee from the Electic and Historical societies have had the matter unde: consideration, and will report at the next meeting of the latter. While the latter pronunciation, above indicated, accenting the middle S liable and-, sounding the final a, has e sanction of some polite usage, it is Understood that the committees are large]/ and decidedly in fevor of the original pronunciation given by the French, and will report the pronunciation aa nearly correct, which ia in use by the mass of old citizens, giving the Italian sound of a in each syllable, the final a silent with a slight accent on the first and last syllables. The only objection to what is called the vulgar pronunciation is that the final sms is too broad. It should be si, with the sound of a ss in Ihther. It ia to be hoped that some settled pronunciation will be established, which lexicographers may intelligently adopt—a thing which has never yet been done.— Little Bock Gazette.

The following advertisement appears hi “ Wlll the gentleman who stole my melons last Saturday night be generous enough to return me a ftw of the seeds, aa they are a choice variety T” Lawyer C. (entering the office of his friend Dr. H, and speaking in a hoarse whisper:) Fred, I’ve got such a cold this 1 o “’ t ■!»•* the truth.” Dr. M;; “Well, I’m glad it’s nothing that will interfere with your business. -4 wo ““ almost won the prise at a mum sociable when some one happened to remark that her baby was cross-eyed, and •big mouth. It was a mean advantage to take of her, but the villain had his reward.

▲ Cnireas Torre.—A story ia current, among the Chinese 'of a great wine drinker, who was able to ait all day at a table, and after consuming what would nave been sufficient to drive the reason out of half a dosen men, would rise up perfectly sober. The Emperor, hearing the feme of this deep drinker, asked him to dinner, that he might test Mi B?S?yT&iu fiLJZjre . bronse, of the exact size and medel this man, and, as the wine was iwved, for each cop the guest drank, a similar cup wag poured into the opening at the top of the head of theunage. "“t on for some hours, until at length the bronse statue overflowed, while the guest continued at the table, sudroee from it perfectly sober. Five thousand dollars will be forfeited and paid by the Malt Bitters Company if Malt Bitters, a family medicine prepared by them, does not excel in a fair competitive examination all other compound* sow before the publio called “Bttteni.”