The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-09-19

of cotton. emblematic Of the exports OF
the state: at small distance, boat
landing from the interior Of the state
with hogsheads, ETC., on board, repre-
senting her internal traffic; in the
back part, u man blowing. and Mt
small distance flock of sheep in differ
emit pastures, shaded by fiourishing
tree; tho motto, Agriculture ana
Commerce Not bad coat-of-arms
for tho thriving southern common
wealth.
Florida places side-wheeled steam
boat on the river in the middle ground
of her coat-of-arms.
Arkansas crowds the shield upon the
bosom of her eagle with steamboat,
q beehive and pillow. and shear OF
wheat.
Tennessee places in one division OF
her coat-of-arms pillow, a wheat-sheaf.
and stalk of cotton, with the word,
Agriculture. The lower half occu-
pied by q loaded barge. with the word,
Commerce"
Ohio. which was without any legal
lied seal for more than half a century.
places the familiar wheat-sheaf on her
shield, and has as supporters a farmer
with sheaves of wheat and implements
of agriculture, in the distance loco
motive and train of cars and smith
with anvil and hammer, and also water
and steamboat i-l,.
Indiana's buffalo is being scared
over the prairies by the resounding AK
of lusty wood-chopper.
Iowa has on her arms sheaf and
field of standing wheat, with sickle
and other farming implements. q lead
furnace and q pile Of pig lead. pillow
, inst left by citizen soldier, and, In the
rear of all. a steamboat upon the
Mississippi .i, G,NroL 80,
Wisconsin has upon her shield al
| anchor and a mechanics arm, grasp
ing a hammer, pillow, spade ant
pick-ax crossed, and two stalks o
grain. The supporters are sailo
D and a shirt-sleeved laborer, with
= pick-ax. ,Io.,
(; Minnesota shows farmer, plowlng
n his gun resting on a stump. while a.
4 Indian recedes before him toward "hi
Q bright homo in the setting sum-"
Q California blazons upon her shield
n hardy miner, with his pick, seekin
n for gold, and two clipper ships upo
the bay. =.
r Oregon has at the base of her shiel
Il sheaves of wheat. q pillow. a rake. an
G a pick. In the upper half is,a lane
l. scape with an emigrant wagon. ana
J. the background sea bearing steam
Of ship and brig flying American color
Kansas displays river and q steam
h boat, a settlers cabin and n man plov
70 ing, and n train of ox-wagons movin
u westward.
& Nevada has beneftting coat-o
arms. 1t shows aquartz-mill. tunn'
s. from which miner is pushing q car
q ore; a plow, sheaf, and n sickle;
train OF railroad cars passing moul
ne tain gorge, and a telegraph line.
IS Nebraska shows a blacksmith
p work ut his anvil, sheaf OF wheat
his right hand and tree on his LEI
r. in the battle-ground are wheat fiel
a a log cabin, and river bearing
of mboat, with, on the further ban
RS q locomotive and train of cars.
its Colorado bears on the lower half
her shield q miners pick and NAL
IT crossed.
nd OF the territories. Utah has b
ter hive on stand surrounded by howe
I'd with bees lowering near it WashiI
r" toms "female figure with fowl
Is. tresses" has an anchor by her side;
Up her right a city with spires and don
1T and steam vessel; on her left
1al cabin and pine forest On Dakot
nd shield an anvil and agricultural imp
, ments appear in decidedly incongrut
nj iuxtaposition with an Indian spear
the a buffalo. Arizona is represented b.
on miner, dressed in shirt and trous
and a broad leaved hat, resting on p
rec and spade. Montana shows pi'
res pick, and spade in the foreground
as her shield. Wyoming displays in
compartment OF her escutcheon
are road and a train of cars; in anot
ed, are agricultural implements. " ~
Ice- Thus are labor and commerce rel
avy sented in American ,heraldry.-1
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