Frass’} WZ COMI Yr BADGER 7 By ELMO SCOTT WATSON HERE are eight states in the Union with nicknames related to birds or ani- mals, presumably because they are so characteristic at a per- thinks of They are of those states th son Invariably them together. v the following: Arkansas, the Bear state. Delaware, Iowa, the Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, the Blue Hen state, Hawkeye state, the Pelican state. the Wolverine state, the Gopher state, Oregon, the Beaver state. Wisconsin, the But it Is a curious fact that in ad- dition to every state having a popular nickname, there are which have symbols that connected with the were connected, of Arkansas, would bear. But the fact is that whenever you think of that state, the chances are that there rises to your mind the Image of one of those lean, lanky porkers with its long snout and high, sharp backbone which gives It the name of razorback. For the razorback, descendant of the pigs which the Span- ish explorer, De Soto, brought to America and which escaped to the woods and ran wild for generations, is Arkansas’ native hog and as such has become that state's symbol rather than the bear. Time was when the razorback was such a familiar figure in the Arkansas landscape that it became a part of those “popular legends” which are re sponsible for fixing in the public mind certain Ideas, as often erroneous nas not, about the people in some one state or some section of the country, Hence the tradition of the “Ozark hill-billy” whose “shiftlessness” has been per petuated In the famous “Arkansas Traveler” story. And a similar story In which the razorback figures is this one: Traveler Through Arkansas (observ Ing a razorback scratching Itself against a post)-——Your hogs seem to be troubled with the mange. Ozark HIlL-Billy — Mange nuthin’, stranger. That there Is a razorback and he’s just stroppin’ hisself! So while It may be true that the razorback hog was once the most dis. tinctive domestic animal In Arkansas, modern farming and modern live stock ralsing in Arkansas have largely done away with him and he is more of a relic and a tradition than a living fact. The tradition has been pre served, however, by the athletic teams of the University of Arkansas which have become widely known as the “Razorbacks,” especially since an Are kansas football star made the All American, In fact, such has been the wide. spread Interest In college athletics in recent years that the mascots and nicknames of athletic teams, espe cially those of the state universities, have done much to fix In the public mind a certain state symbolism, oven though It may not always agree with that suggested by the “official” state nickname, Outstanding examples of those which symbolize both the state and the college athlete are the “Wools verines” of the University of Michi. gan, the “Gophers” of the University of Minnesota and the “Badgers” of the University of Wisconsin, In that connection there has come Bad; ger state, some states are in no way nickname, If they whenever you thought you think of a eant of America” PAISOUR! Houw 'poG . to light recently the curious paradox that in all probability Michigan, Wolverine state, does not now wild wolverine within That is the H. Yost, famous footbal and athletic director at the Uni. of Michigan to an article which appear in the Detroit Free Press whiel have a singel hor. ingle ders! Fielding coach its discovery that i nade, “When Professor Yost started out to ascertain why Michigan Is known the Wolverine state, he ran up again two printed explanations, It appears most likely that the name was given Michigan because bales of wolverine furs used to reach the New York fur market from the trading post at Sault Ste. Marie, although most of the furs were brought in from Canadian trap- pers and not from Michigan territory. “‘In the early days of exploration,’ said Yost, ‘a trading post was estab lisard at Sault Ste. Marie wolverine furs were shipped to New York market from this post. large proportion these furs were supplied by Canadian. trappers, al- though Michigan had wolverines at this time. As the result of these large shipments of wolverine furs, this ter- ritory came #0 be associated with wol- verines and eventually the state came to be known as the Wolverine stiute.! “This explanation does not coincide with the theory of A. D. P. Van Buren, in volume five of the Michigan Pioneer Historical Collections published in 1884, but Dr. Norman Wood of the univer sity museum faculty, who co-operated with Yost in his search for living wolverines in the state of Michigan, declares that the second explanation is not at all plausible, “Yan Buren's explanation holds that the appellation, Wolverine state came fibout as the result of an Ineldent which occurred at the old Ten Eyck tavern at Dearborn. A party from Detroit stopped there one day and were served wolf steaks, his story relates. One of the men facetiously remarked, ‘We have eaten wolves; we must have the appetites of wolverines’ The story spread, Van Buren says, and the name came fo be applied to the natives of Michigan, “Game wardens, trappers, and fur dealers were called upon to ald Yost in his attempt to learn whether the wolverine Is extinct in Michigan, With two exceptions, these men supported the findings expressed by Dr. A. CO. Roche, of Calumet, who wrote: 1 walted to look this matter up pretty thoroughly. I have seen practically all the game wardens and hunters in these parts and not one has ever seen a wolverine up here” Mr. Yost's inquiry was made during his quest for a native Michigan wol- verine to be used ns a mascot for the Michigan athletic teams, n quest which was unsuccessful, ‘True, live wol verines have been displayed at some of the big football games at Ann Arbor In recent years but they had as nst the A of { been rowed i oc in Alaska captured r ¢ Detroit zoo from tl m ! for the Casi In the contrast to the “Wolverines” “Gophers,” the “Badgers” symbolize ants and are states In rent. “Hawkeyes” which state, its Inhabit | tenms, there { all ti rakotn is has an and South of ““aovotoes but its univer sity whic diffe ine animal — Dakotar stale uni “ ree Are u state the but coyole - its versity are known sinna is the Peli tants kn “Creoles” than they are “Pelicans™ For the are that mention of the latter word, instead of painting a word pictare of a state, will more likely result In there being quoted the famous jingle about: A wonderful bird Its neck holds more than its belican It can hold in its beak enough food for a week But 1 don't see how the helican. can state aire Im widely as chances ie the pelican The largest state In the Union is called the Lone Star state but it has a symbol which never fails to bring tp mind Instantly the name of Texas. “Kicked like a Texas steer” and "wild as ‘a Texas longhorn” are similes which are a part of our everyday lan. guage, so the ideas of Texas and longhorn steer are inseparably linked, It is wholly appropriate that this ani mal should be the symbol of Texas for upon the vast cattle trade which be gan after the Civil war was Texas present prosperity based. If you don't say “kicked like a Texas steer” then you probably say “kicked like a Missouri mule” and every one knows of the dynamite that is con- cealed In the heels of that animal, Which brings up the fact that Mis sourl, the Show Me state, Is blessed with not just one state symbol but two and either one of them as surely spells “Migsouri” in the mind of the average American as longhorn steer spells “Texas.” One of them is the mule and the other Ts the houn' dog. Not only is Missouri famous for the number of its houn' dogs, and their high value for hunting purposes, but there are two other reasons for the association of the Words “Missouri” and houn' dog.” One is the famous oration delivered by a famous Mis. gourian—Senator Vest's “Euology on the Dog"—delivered during a lawsuit over the killing of “Old Drum.” The other Is the famous Houn' Dog song, “They Gotta Quit Kickin'' My Dog Aroun',” which played an Important part In the campaign for the nomina- tion for President of another famous Missourian, Champ Clark, Senator Yest's oration, which has become a cinssie In American litera ture, not only immortalized the Mis sourl hour’ dog but has become a veritable monument to “man's best friend.” (8 by Western Newspaper Union.) . Machines That Are Almost Human By E.C. TAYLOR The “Thinking Machine” PrOEaBLY the nearest approach to a machine that can think for it self 1s a device In the Massachusetts | Institute of Technology In Boston Mass. This machine has the power to rapidly and accurately solve prob lems in higher mathematics that beyond the of the human | brain as yet demonstrated Its technical name Strdtton harmonle analyzer invented to aid Prof. elson of the Univ his studies of the Hght. This wonderful machine anything to do with problems in sim ple arithmetic or alge But dotes on o1 that of mathematics which Is a short in solving problems by means mathematical equations, Any problem be this machine, and the correct an will be fortheon 2 In a few min It would take human beings anywhere from a month to a year to get the swers to these same problems, ed the human could get at and t accurate, months of the and tear and engineers! are | powers Michelson | and Charles Ax of (‘hie ng speed and is the Mich ersity curves of shra. 1leulus, highest cut can submi ites provid being them all, he machine eliminates weeks and of intensive thought. ts in th of sclentls saving effec on mpt to The mn NIN get ingpring ' inet mn er rot ories Is measure The itted to the problem the form of is writter of paper. and 1 asked, of paper are fastene 5 ’ wing ta each questi These A Series vhich are mous moved nd which flow The the result the pointers, for mathen curve into the that | fine sheets to Hes above pointers which cart Tee perpen i tric meter as i: and It is a cians to athema gimpple transiate engineers } ote plans for a new type of electric motor. He kn advance Stratton | was Ro; d be operated; Inst if operated at d similar questions that nat. in the mind of the in wanted to its perform 3 ince in 80 he asked the Mich The the motor could which elon armonic analyzer how fast the best speed at : i ! how long machine aaked it shoul it would sods, an arose different urally ventor, The quesflons were placed in the machine, the tables moved. the was drawn, and the engineer had his answer. The machine replied to them all, and told him in a short time how his motor best should be built best operated. Tests of the actual mo curve showed that the machine was absolute ly accurate In its answers, in the world. Other harmonic analy. they cannot approach the Michelson. Stratton “thinking machine” in thelr ability to solve problems that task the human brain, (1921. Western Newspaper Union.) Where Clemenceau Died While the question whether the apartment in the Rue Franklin, Paris, i seum remains unsettled, it is actually being maintained as an unofficial museum by “The Tiger's” faith. ful old valet, Albert. Hardly a day passes that a number of perso as apply to Albert for permission to see the study where his master worked on his memoirs almost up to the moment of his death. Albert has jealously seen to it that everything Is just as it was the day M. Clemenceau died. Even the desk calendar remains un. touched, marking the date of Novem. her 24, 1020. The old-fashioned quill under the desk blotter. One of his reference books is open at the page he iast consulted, ¥ AABN. Stamping Out Disease The public health service says that the system of control of domestic ports nnd of medical inspection at foreign ports was so good last year that no instance of the Importation of a quar antinable disease occurred. A fow cases of contugions diseases ocenrred upon shipboard, but were Isolated at quarantine hospitals, ¥ Poet Propares His Tomb Gabriel d'Annunzio, ty-six-year- old Italian warrior and poet, sent a telegram to Rome stating that his order for a mausoleum was most urgent, ‘This picturesque son of Italy now lives in his Villa Vittoriale near Gardone, where he spends most of his time in n study into which no vigitor is admitted. time ago he decided that he desired to be buried near the villa under a tomb consisting of four massive columns surmounted by the statue of a rac- ing greyhound, His friend, Renato drozzi, was selected to sculpture the statue. D'Annunzio has provided in his will that Vittorinle is to become a national monument after his death. six Some EXCESS ACID SICKENS—GET RID OF IT! wilon, gas, us | The stom Sour stomach, Indige ually mean excess ach nerves have been over-stimulat- | ed. Food sours in the stomach, Correct excess acld with an alkall. 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