The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-09-25
Tor the thriving southern common

tor the 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,
beehive and plow. and sheaf of
wheat.
Tennessee places in one division of
her coat-of-arms plow, a wheat-sheaf.
and stalk of cotton, with the word,
agriculture" The lower half occu-
pied by loaded barge, with the word,
Commerce"
Ohio, which was without any legal
ized seal for more than half century,
places the familiar wheat sheat on her
Shield, and has as supporters 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.
1ndiana's buffalo is being scared
over the prairies by the resounding AK
OF lusty wood-chopper.
Iowa has on her arms q sheaf and
field of standing wheat, with sickle
and other farming implements, a lead
furnace and a pile of pig lead, plow
just left by citizen soldier, and, in the
rear of all, a steamboat upon the
Mississippi.
Wisconsin has upon her shield an
anchor and a mechanics arm, grasp
ing hammer, plow, spade and
pick-ax crossed, and two stalks of
grain. Tho supporters are a sailor
and a shirt-sleeved laborer, with
pick-ax.
Minnesota shows farmer, blowing,
his gun resting on a stump, while an
Indian recedes before him toward ''his
bright home in the setting sum-"
California blazons upon her shield a
hardy miner, with his pick, seeking
for gold, and two clipper ships upor
the bay.
Oregon has at the base of her shield
sheaves of wheat, q plow, rake, and
pick. In the upper half is land
scape with an emigrant wagon. and in
the background sea bearing steam
ship and brig flying American colors.
Kansas displays river and steam
boat, settlers cabin and man plow-
ing, and train of ox-wagons moving
westward.
Nevada has benefitting coat-of-
arms. 1t shows a quartz mill, tunnel
from which miner is pushing car of
ore; plow, sheaf, and a sickle;
train OF railroad cars passing noun
tain gorge, and telegraph line.
Nebraska shows blacksmith at
work at his anvil, sheaf of wheat on
his right hand and tree on his left;
in the middle-ground are q wheat field,
a log cabin, and river bearing a
steamboat, with, on the further bank,
locomotive and train of cars.
Colorado bears On the lower half of
her shield a miners pick and mallet
crossed.
OF the territories. Utah has bee-
hive on stand surrounded by flowers,
with bees lowering near it. Washing
toms 'female figure with flowing
tresses" has an anchor by her side; to
her right city with spires and domes
and steam vessel; on her left log
cabin and pine forest. On Dakota's
shield an anvil and agricultural imple-
ments appear in decidedly incongruous
juxtaposition with an Indian spearing
buffalo. Arizona is represented by
miner, dressed in shirt and trousers
and broad-leaved hat resting on pick
and spade. Montana shows pIow,
pick, and spade in the foreground of
her shield. Wyoming displays in one
compartment of her escutcheon rail-
road and train of cars; in another
are agricultural implements.
Thus are labor and commerce repre-
sented in American heraldry.-Ney
York Mail and Express.