The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-12
INAPT STATE MECHANICS.
Applications Once Fitting Lose Their
Force with Advancing CiviIiza-
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
State nicknames in this country have
begun to lose their aptness. New Hamp-
shire's name, the Granite state" fits
almost as well some other mountainous
states, and she never really deserved to
be called the Switzerland of America,
since her mountains are but hills COM
pared to the mountains of Switzerland,
Several of the Rocky Mountain states
more nearly deserve this title. Colorado.
for example, has forty-one mountains
more than 1900 feet high, and, in all, 1879
mountains more than 1850 feet high.
Colorado's own name of the Centennial
state is one that no other can ever
dispute with her, though it looks as
if Colorado might dispute the name Of
Golden" with California.
Names forests are disappearing so rap
idly that some of the northwestern states
may soon have better title to the name
pine Tree state" There are more ia
nous bays than that OF Massachusetts
and certainly Chesapeake Bay, If con-
sidered only as body Of water, has more
distinction than Massachusetts, and, his
torically, the Chesapeake is quite as fa-
nous, so that the name "Bay state" might
with aptness, be given to Maryland.
There are quite as characteristic green
as those that gave Vermont her French
name. The Empire state" seems inap-
prOprlale 10 any democratic comm unlty,
but is appropriate TO New York, if to
any state in the union, and it is likely
to be a long while before Texas even
can lay claim to the title The name
that Texas takes pride in, 1.-THE Lone
Star state" is certainly hers by right as
she is the only state to have come to be
an Independent republic, totally uncon-
federated with any other state. Pennsyl-
vania is no longer the keystone of the
unions arch, just as it is no longer po.
litically true that as Pennsylvania goes.
so goes the union If Delaware ever de-
served her name of the Diamond state"
she certainly cannot claim it against
Rhode Island since the latter is not
only much smaller. but, as well, much
richer.
No state disputes Virginia's picturesque
name, the odd Dominion" though few
people realize that it dates back to a
time when our Atlantic coast knew only
two defined political diVisiOns-NeW Eng
land and Virginia. Ohio's buckeyes are no
longer a distinguishing feature of her rap
idly disappearing woodlands. Indiana is
being civilized out of her HoOsierdom
and the wolverine must be pretty scarce
in the state to which the beast has given
a nickname.
Connecticut has learned so many smart
tricks since the days of the traditional
wooden nutmegs that her neighbors could
easily discover an apter name of re-
preach. Louisiana doubtless has as many
pelicans as Florida or any other state.
and so may well hold to her nickname
while North Carolinians are properly call
ed tarheels, since the state is stiu IA
nous for tar and kindred products.
-"Of course" said the Cumminsviue
sage, lit Is quite appropriate to cau the
bicycle a silent steed. but / notice thai
lhe possession OF a new one Is conducive
70 anything else than silence on the part
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