Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-17
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A correspondent writes the New YORK
Sun mat the reoeis OF every State in the
country save his own have some NICK
name which is applied to them with
more or less frequency. He then pro
ceods 10 mention many OF these names
and to explain their origin. Some OF
them, SAYS he. date back 10 times re-
mote and recall conditions which nave
ceased TO exist. Thus the inhabitants q
Michigan are called Wolverines. ana
those of Maine, Foxes The residents
Of Indiana are known as Hooslers,
Of Iowa. as Hawkeyes. OF nan
sas as Jayhawkers of Kentucky as Corn
crackers. and of Wisconsin as Badgers.
Ohioans are called Buckeyes, while (ac-
cordine to our authority Alabanians are
known as Lizards. and South Carolinians
as weaseIs North Carolirians are often
called Tar Heels, title that received
an additional significance during the
civil war on account of the trenaen-
dous sticking and staying qualities OF the
North Carolina troops. Among the nick
names justified by local conditions are
mentioned the scbriQuets GoldhunteTs in
California and 8ecfherders III Texas. the
inhabitants of Delaware arc called Blue
Hens Chickens, of Florida Fly-up-the-
Creeks Of MARYLAND Crawthumpers, and
Of Arkansas Toothpicks. The last we
are Informed had It's origin in the fact
that in The early days Of Mississippi river
travel every Arkansas man was said to
carry a bowie knife for protection or as
sauit-tllese useful weapons were known
in those Ga, as toothpicks-
Our anti further asserts that the
practice of b, slowing such names as those
already mentioned is g, Southern and
Western custom which never gained much
foothold in New England He adds that
the people of two of the Oldest States
Virginia and Observation-Disclosures no ac-
certed nic,snames. though the Common
wealths are called, respectively, the Old
Dominion and the Bay State.
That, we believe. is true, at
least SO far as Virginia is con-
cerned A long time ago. among
ourselves we virsinians called those
who lived west of the Blue Ridge
.Collees.' and those who lived east OF it
''Tuckahoes" However, it is no uncom
mon thing nowadays TO see the ahbrevia-
ton f. T. Y. Grirst Family OF Virginia.
employed in books and papers to indicate
of this State, without regard to
social distinction Yet it cannot be said
that this term is by any means generally
,Isad: when used it very often serves the
of ridcule. When it was first
utilized in the sense it is now frequently
ampIoved we cannot say. 1t APP
pears in the Biglow papers as
IN old saving. AS a matter Of fact
we blush to say tive are not all T. T.
VS. 50 the abbrcviation. however popu-
lar il might become would always have
its limitations Then. too, if We mistake
not, an aggressive. business-like citizen,
with more thrift than sentiment has re-
Gently selected as a brand forEone OF his |
hams the significant letters |
f. T. Y. So now F. Z. V. apparently is |
out OF The question. And, inasmuch as i
We have gone thus far without nickname. |
ana considering the further fact that |
MANY OF those bestowed upon the peo
pie OF other States are not particularly |
We might as well recon
ellie ourselves to the existing conditions.