The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-03-31
UNCLE SANS MECHANICS.
Humorous Terms Applied to the
People of the Different
States of the AIneri-
can Union.

t"'tteH loI the ADVERTISER by L. Ellis
WORTH CAREY.
tConcluded).
South Carolina, the Palmett,
State" has for watchword, "Pre
, pared in mind and resources" ant
the inhabitants are known a
Weasles." Little Rhody," O
"Sister Rhody," as she is familiarl,
called, has only five counties
"Hope" stands for her motto, while
her people are known as "Gun
Flints."
The Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania has inscribed Virtue, Liberty
Independence" in her seal, and il
known as the " Keystone State" DO
cause If the names of the origina
thirteen states are arranged in ar
arch, Pennsylvania will form the
center name or keystone of the arch
The good Q1akers of this state are
loosely called 6 Bucktails." Oregon
the Webfoot State" has for a
motto, Another flies on his own
WINGS" and on account of the ex-
tremely wet winters the natives are
humorously supposed to develope
webs, and are called "Web foots,"
and sometimes Hard Cases."
Ohio people are called "Buck-
eyes" because they live in the
Buckeye State;" the state motto
is, "A government within a govern
ment." North Carolina has no motto:
"Old North State" and Turpentine
State" are names applied to this
state, and the sobriquet 8" Tar Boil
ers " is indicative of leading in
dustry.
Knickerbockers live in the
Empire State" New York, and
their motto, "Still Higher" shows
their ambitious nature. New Hamp
shire, no motto, known the world
over as the "Granite State" is the
home of the "White Mountain
Boys" or "Granite Boys" as they
are frequently called.
"The welfare of the people
is the highest law" declares
Missouri's motto; her people are
nicknamed "Bullions " and the state
is sometimes referred to as the ''Bul-
hon," or "Iron State" Minnesota.
the fair Star of the North" must
once have had an overplus of gophers,
the state being called the "Gopher
State" and her sons Gophers.''
Michigan's motto proudly declares.
" If thou seekest a beautiful PENN
sula, behold it here's" she is known
as the Wolverine" or Lake State"
and her people are Wolverines"
Bay Skaters" live in the Old
Bay State" Massachusetts, and the
warlike spirit of her founders IS
breathed in the motto, "Wlth the
sword she seeks quiet peace under
Liberty"
"Clam Thumpers live in the
" Old Line State" Maryland, MY
Maryland" and Increase and Mul- |
tiply is the watchword of this COM
California, the Golden State"
has an appropriate motto in " Eu-
reka," have found it," and her
citizens are dubbed "Gold Hunters"
or sometimes " Tar Heads" Colo
RADIO, having been admitted into the
Union 10 1876, is termed the " Cen
tenniai State" and her people Cen
tennials;" her motto is, There is
nothing without a providence"
He who transplants still sus-
tains is found on the seal of Con
aecticut. This State leads in nick
aames having no less than four:
Land of Steady Habits" Nut
neg" Blue Law" and "Freestone"
state: Her people are Nutmegs."
Delaware adopts the legend &" In
dependence and Liberty" and is
,alled the "Bl1e Hen" or diamond"
state, while "Blue Hen Chickens lis
he ridiculous cognomen applied to
Ter people.
"Wisdom. Justice, Moderation" is
proclaimed as Georgla's motto, which
state is known as the " Cracker
'tate," while the people are nick
amed " Buzzards" and a" Crackers"
LIMOS promulgates as a motto
State Sovereignty, National :
Jnion;' her people are Suckers"
nd the State is the Sucker or
Prairie State. The origin Of the
erm sucker" is given as follows:
The western prairies are full of the
oles made by the crawfsb, or river ]
'bster, which burrows to reach the i
alter beneath the soil. In the early
avs of the country's settlement
'avelers armed themselves with
ender hollow reeds, which they
lrust, when thirsty, into these nat
raj reservoirs, and thus easily sup
lied their longings by sucking the !,
alter through the reed or pipe; !. !
once the term "suckers."
Indiana dispenses with motto,
slng content to be called the
Hoosier State' or Hoosierdom,"
I'd, OF course, her people are
Holsters" "Jay Hawkers 5" live {
Kansas, the Garden of the :
est" which has for a motto, " To
e stars through difficulties"
The Corn-cracker - Or Blue 81
rass" State is Kentucky, which
Is !or motto, United we stand, c.
vlded we fall and her Inhabitants
9 Corn Crackers" THE Dark
d Bloody Ground" is also an ex- Fl
esslon applied to this State.
$ Union and Confidence is on the
ate seal of Louisiana, the "Creole" r
Pelican State; consequently i
T people are termed "Peiicans" or
'reoles." -
Lastly we have Maine; her motto
. Dirigo," meaning 81 lead;" the
ate is known indifterently as the
,ole Star" Dirigo," Pine Tree"
! Lumber State, while those
ling from this State are termed .