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NICKNAMES OF STATES. Titles of Commonwealths that Were Suggested by Romance-Othsrs Decidedly Prosaic. Chicago Chronicle. George Washington delivered an address before the common council of New York in 1784 in which he said: "I pray that heaven may bestow its choicest blessings on your city; .-!at the devastation of war in which voU found it may soon be without a trace: :hat a well-regulated and bene ficial commerce may enrich your cit 1:enS and your state-at present the seat f empire-may set such exam pies of wisdem as shall have a tenden cy to strengthen the Union." And from that day to this New York has been known as the Em oire S:ate. Back in the early days. before America as a nat'>n began to make Iistorv, somebody wrote a romance .and called it "'Las Sergas de Espla -nadian" and somebody else published it in 1510. In this tale a beautiful pa gan queen called Salafia. living in a kingdom called California. furnished an army of amozonians to Esplana dian. Emperor of the Greeks, to aid in defending Constantinople against eastern infidels. This land of the pagan queen was filled with gold. Cortez, the explorer of later date, had read and been impressed by this tale. When he set ou[ upon his ex pedi:ion of adventure his mind was thried at the thought o1 new riches he was to acquire, and thus he calied the and which, he discovered on thT:i Paci:ic coast California. From that dav to :his it has been known as the gaden" state and its people have been nicknamed "gold hunters." Tar Heels aad Hoosiers. It is an interesting matter for in vestigaton. tis of how the states of the U:nion carne to be called what :he: are -dav, te manner in which they acquire their variuos nick names and why their respective citizens are char acterized by the more or less odious epithets that cling to them. In other words, why are North Caro linians called "tar heels," citizens of Colorado called "rovers," Indianians '"hoosiers," or Missourians "pukes?" It is recalling facts in history to answer. In the first place, rrost of the states which form the Ur took their names originally n the stream or mountain that formed a conspicuous feature of the territory, and these had been previously named by the Indians. The state of Colorado was named for :ne river. The word means "e. As a general thing Colorado streams are clear, limpid and reflect the blue o: the heaven's and nature's green. Eu wvhen mountain storms arise thr srolled throungh these disturb py,;Kc hert and fre frm coSitto wt anr tonic, like It Makes Pal It is a pure, harmless, med ingredients, which relieve female backache, bowel ache, dizziness, ation, dragging down pains, etc. It is a building, strength-mal medicine that is certain to do yoe Sold by every druggest in $! WRITE UIS A LETTER freely and frankly, in strictest confid ence, telling us all yo... symptoms an troubles. We will send free (in plain sealed envelope), how cure them. Addres; Lds'..Ad 1 Chatanoo, Tenn. Raise Our Ve 1 AT Quatt :o her people iS attached the repr hensible nickname of "puke." Th dates back to 1827, the time when th Galena lead mines were drawing pec ple from all over the country S many of these came from Missou: that other Missourians who had gon on before remarked that the stal had taken a sudden "puke." Several years previous to this tirn there had been a big exodus froi these same mines that had given ris to the nickname, of the citizens ( Illinois or "Tribe of Men." A larg party while boarding the steamer the Galena wharf was asked. "Wher ye going?'" "To hum," was the repl, "Well." was the rejoinder of the ol miner. "ye put me in mind cf strcker, They go up :he river in the sprin; pawn and al return down again i i Th .1. 1 n :he f." The Illno:sans becam .Zlnckers." The stare is known z the Prairie state on account of it ;;weeping land. Just why the Indianians are calle "hoosiers" is a matter that has nc heen entirely settled. In the earlic davs the word "-husher" was a con mon western term for a bully, an this is offered by some authoritie as an explanation of the term hoosie: Others say that it is the result of ,zontraction of the question. "Who Ve?" Hawkeyes. Iowans, "drowsy ones," are hawl eves because an Indian chief of th name once spread 'terror among trai ellers abroad in this land. Kansan have been jayhawkers since the day of the civil war, when the guerrill an.ds inaugurated a lawless metho of warfare. On the other hand. if to atone for this unpleasant ep he:, the state has been dubbed th' garden of the WVest" on account ts great productiveness. Denizens oi the land wvhere the bhi irass grows. Kentucky, are calle corn crackers." because a rail wit h pecliar name is the game' bir that region. So.metimes they' ar ed "rd horses." but nob,ody seemi hen~' l.a Sale. entered the Gu exc in 168. he f:onrhe ":. 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People of .e this the lumber state are "foxes,"' n both on account of the abundance of e this animal and -because the lives of f many were passed in the woods. e Marylanders are "craw-thumpers," a Lt name applied to lobsters by fishermen. e Massachusetts is the Indian name . for "blue hills." It is the "bay" state, d because it was ence the "Massichu etts Bay Colony," and the people : re "beans" on account of the favor :ite dish which every one knows is e the;rs. To say nothing of their know ;s ng considerable more *chan "beans" s is the popular conception. Mic.higan is the "lake" state and d the people are "wolverines." Minne t ota. the "North Star," on account of the insignia of its seal. Its people _are "gophers," the allusion being to d the honey-combed condition of the state due to the small bodies of water. r. Tadpoles. a Mississippi is the "bayou" state and its citizens are "tadpoles." Nebrask ans are called "bug eaters," because a bird so named and 'believed to be of evil omen by the rural population frequents that part of the country. People living in Nevada are "sage hens;" in New Hampshire, "granite, boys:" in Vermont, "Green Mountain boys:- in South Carolina. "weasels;" in Virginia, "beadues:" in Wisconsin. "badgers." New Jerseyites are "clam catchers" because this is the principal occupa tio of the poorer classes. Ohioans are called "buck eyes," because of :he abundance of a tree by this name, d the nut of which bears a strong h resemblance to a buck's eye. North iCarolinians are called "tar heels." - This sobriquet goes back 'to war ties. when people came out of the p)ineries to fight. About the same 1me Tennesseeans were dubbed "but ent"on account of the color of eI cihes they wore. *'Gun.flints." apliled to the citizens of Rhode land. goes back to the Dorr rebel un of 1842. when :h;e arms of th:s d dIescription were pulled out from he garrets where they had lain un - ived for years. Texas is :he "lone star" state be a':'use that was -the emblem of her iagt before she was admitted into hew Union and is still upon the state cal. "Beefheads." the people are ailed. since their chief occupation is attle raising. Alabamans are "lizards:" co ple of Florida "fly-up-the-creeks:" n Georgia they are "buzzards:" in C' nnecticut "miuskrats." The sto'nes of the Rock Creek ' idge at Washington. D. C.. are amied after the avenue of the city F>e name "Pennsylvania" appears mi the keystone of the bridge's arch. This fact is cited by some as the ex ,)aa:lon of why the state, named dier the most peaceful of all early \mierican settlers is called the "key stne state." But a better explana inn is found in the circumstances at :ending the signing of the Declara ion of Independence. Six colonies ad cast their vote in the affirmative. 2xas opposed to the u.easure. John !rton. representing Pennsylvania. 'at the vote that broke the tie, and By looig he gained for his s:ate he honor of being the "keystone" in :he arch of liberty. Bew~are of the red flag. It's anarchy ules at Jack, "P S ALL THE & Lar [TY, S. C. 1785 College of C3 EAIE 120th Year Beginc Letters, Science, Engineeri One county of South Carolina. tuition $40. tory $10 to $12 a month. 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