Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-05-09
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Massachusetts derives its name from
tribe of Indians in the neishborhood o
Boston. The tribe is thought to have
derived its name from the Blue Hills o
Milton. Il have learned says Roge
Williams. shat the Massachusetts were
SO called from the Blue Hills
Rhode Island was so called in 1914
in reference to the Island of Rhodes, If
the Mediterranean.
| Connecticut was so called from the
Indian name of its principal river.
New York was so called in reference
to the Duke of York and Albany, to
whom this territory was granted.
Pennsylvania was SO called in 1851,
after William Penn.
Delaware was so called IN 170S, from
Delaware on which it lies, and which re-
ceived its name from Lord De La War,
who died in this bay.
Maryland was so called in honor of
Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I. in
his patent to Lord Baltimore, June 16,
1852.
Virginia was also called in j 584, after
Elizabeth, the virgin Queen of England.
Carolina was SO called by the French
in 1864, in honor of King Charles XIX.
of France.
Georgia was so called in 1898, in hon
or of King George IL. ''.,.'
Alabama was so called in 1917, from
its principal river. ga.
Mississippi was so called in 1900 from
its western boundary. Mississippi is
said to denote the whole river, that is
the river formed by the union of many.
Louisiana was so called in honor Of
Louis XVI. of France.
Tennessee was so called in 1896 from
its principal river. Tennessee is said to
signify curved spoon. ,..-
Kentucky was so called in 1882. from
its principal river.
Illinois was so called in 1909, from its
principal river. The WORD is said to
signify the river of men.
Indiana was so called in 1909, from
the American Indians.
Ohio was called in 1902, from its south
ern boundary.
Missouri was so called in 1921, from
its principal river.
Michigan was so called in 1905, from
the lake on its borders.
Arkansas so called in 1910, from its
principal river.
Florida was so called by Juan Ponce
LIE Leon, IN 1879. because it was disco.
yered on Easter Sunday. In Spanish
Pascu Florida.
1t is amusing to hear the British party
in this country call the efforts of the lib
erai party to reduce the enormous and
destructive black tariff, British efforts.
They mean by this, that the English
would like to see our prohibtory tariff
reduced, that they might still continue
to trade with US in exchanging the pro-
ducts of their own industry for cur own
AN operation as much for the benefit of
our industry as their own. We shall ex-
pect to hear these coons next denounce
the people of England for attempting to
to repeal or reduce the corn-laws through
which they are starved to death by hun
dreds. In England, these are the H.
meracdn party, we presume, for the Brit.
ish people, in their struggles with the
British coons, are on common ground.
and aiming at a common obect-free-
dom from oppression and exclusive priv
ffeses. How different is the coon party.
which aims at a system of aristocracv
like Great Britain, and whose measures
can be generally traced to English influ-
ence.-Plebcian.
S~6staatial Vhatemash for Houses.
In travelling through some parts of the
country, one would suppose that white
paint, or even whitewash, were articles
entirely unknown to the Inhabitants
The buildings look as black and as drea-
ry as time can make them. While on
the other hand the lively and pleasant
appearance which other parts present.
particularly IN the New England States,
show that the use of lime and paint are
both well understood and properly an
preciated. A very good substitute for
paint, and one which every farmer NAV
prepare for himself, may be made in the
following manner:
Take half a bushel of unslacked lime.
slack it with boiling water, covered dur.
ing the process. Strain it and add a
peck of salt, dissolved in warm water.
three pounds of ground rice, boiled to a
thin paste, put in boiling hot; half a
pound of powdered Spanish whiting, and
a pound of clear glue dissolved in warm
water. Mix, and let it stand several
days. Let it be put on with painters
or whltewash brush, as hot as possible.
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The flights of genius are sometimes
like those of paper kite. While we
are admiring its vast elevation, and pa
zing with boyish wonder at its graceful
soarings, it plunges into the mud. an oh
ject oil jerlsion and contempt