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Show Civet Origin of Mima "Arkansas" "Arttanaa." w.a an Italian word of French orlstn. Th. early French mx-plorera, mx-plorera, wh.n first adv.aturlna up th. weet.m rlvere, mat a tribe of In dlana In what ts now the etale of Arkansas. Who painted their bows and arrowa a brilliant red. Having no name for thle tribe, the Frenchmen called them "the tribe of the Woody bow." lAroa-en-eenf hence Arr.an aaw). The final letter "w" should hav. be.a kept to aave the rlsht pronunciation, pro-nunciation, ears a corrr.pondent of the Kaneae city Star. The "a" waa atven aa the final fetter only becauae . of a much lat.r confu.lon of the AiTB-ea-aanss with the Kansas In-1 diaaa. i ''Many women preach In the . ITnltrd StatA" says a n.w.papr j headline. They are not all In the . pulpit, .llh.r Farao Tribune. |