The Washington times., 1905-04-02

the result of a contraction of the ques-
ton, who's yeT"
Iowans. .drowsy Ones" are hawkeyes.
because an Indian CHIEF of that name
cnce spread terror among travellers
abroad in his land Kansans have been
iavhawlers since the days of the civil
war. when the guerrilla bands inaugu-
rated a IawIess method of warfare. On
the other hand, as if to atone for this |
rpnIeas SAINT epithet, the State has been
dubbed the garden of the West on
account of its great prodletiveness-
More Queer Epi.hets.
DeuIzens of the land where the blue
grass grows, Kentucky, are called corn
crackers" because rail with this pecu-
liar name is the game bird of that re-
gion. Sometimes they are called RED
horses, but nobody seems To hho"
wh.r
When La Sale entered the Gulf o.
Mexico in 1852 he founded the fort OF
ST. Louis and named IT for Louis XIV
of France. and the surrounding territory
he called Louisiana" The inhabitants
of this country originally were French
anu SDdffiSit StGtfCtS s4it NA'SAN
ants even today are called "Creoles.
To Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles
! of England and daughter of Henry IV
| of France. both Maine and Maryland
are Indebted for their names. The lat
ter is Mary's land. The former was de-
rived from Mayne, the name Of the
patrimouia1 estate Of the French prln~
cess. People of this the lumber State
arco-lnt of Ttsp
abundance of this animal and because
the lives of many were passed in the
woods Marylanders are "crawthump-
ers," a name applied to Holsters by fish
| ermen.
Massachusetts is the Indian name for
blue hills" 1t is the bay state be-
cause it was once the Massachusetts
bay colony" and the people are 'beans"
on account of the favorfte dish which
everyone knows is theirs. To say moth
Ing of their knowing considerable more
than beans is the popular concep-
ton.
Michigan is the lake State and the
people are wolverines" Minnesota,
the north STAR on account of the
insignia of it's seal. It's people are
} ''gophers,'' the aIlusion being to the
i honeycombed condition of the State
due 10 the small bodt IS OF water.
"Tadpoies" and "Bugeaters."
i Mississippi is the bayou State and
its citizens are ''tadpoles'' Nebrashans
are called bug eaters" because i bird
so named and believed TO be 9of evil
omen by the rural population frequents
that part of the country. People living
. in Nesada are sage hens" in New
f Hampshire, granite boys" in Yer
2 mont, Green mountain boys in
, South Carolina, ..weasels;'' in Virginia
2 'beadles;;" in Wisconsin, badgers
:. New Jerseyites are clam catchers,
4 because this is the principal occupation
S of the poorer classes Ohioans are
] called buckeyes" because of the
abundance of a tree by this name, tn.
: nut OF which bears Il strong resem
e blance TO a bucks eye. North Caro-
G linians are called tar heels Thi.
V sobriquet goes back TO wa times. whei
d the people came out Of the pineries tt
: fight. About the same time Tennes
s seeans were dubbed +butternuts' OF
r account of the color of the clothes the.
! wore. Gun fiints," as applied to tn
/ citizens Of Rhode Island, goes back Il
r the Dorr rebellion OF 1872. when tn
arms of this old description wer
= pulled out from. the garrets, wfier
e they had lain unused Tor years
Ir 'Buzzards" and "Muskrats."
II Texas is the lone star, State be
y cause that was the emblem of her fla.
u before she was admitted into the Uniol
and is still upon the State seal 'Bsef
heads" the people are called, since thei
II chief occupation. is cattle raising. Ala
IS bamans are lizards; people OF FioF
e ida ''riy-up-the-creeks." in Georgia the
le are ''buzzards, in Connecticut, nut
n megs," and in Delaware .muskrats.
d The people Of Arkansas are tooth
l. picks which is playful allusion I
the bowie knife that does such goo
m service in that part Of the country. A
ce old American ballad says:
:" Straightway leaped the gallant Flinsb
IL Into armor of Seville,
nc With strong Arkansas toothpick
Screwed in every joint Of steel.
oregon is the 'webfoot'' country be
or cause the excessive rains in winte
Ie render its climate such as only wei
X footed animal can appreciate. The peopl
"a are called hard cases." the explana
II ton to be found IL the habits of tn
Sc early settlers.
g. at Washington, d. c.. are named afte
d. the avenues of the city The nam
Pennsylvania appears on the key
, stone of the bridges arch. This fact
cited by some as the explanation Of WI
~ the State. named after the most peace
ful of al early American settlers, is cal
ne ed the keystone State" But a bette
-, explanation Is found in the circun
- \ SiVnin0 II
- Declaration of Independence. Six co
va onies had cast their vote in the affirm
i, tive, six as opposed to the measur
M sJohn Morton. epresenting Pennsylvani
-, east the vote that broke the tie and
- SO DOING he gained for his State u
ls' Ecnor of being the keystone in Il
ne arch of liberty.
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rie SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT.
= Iinkerton-There isn't such a vast d
os- ference between McFadd's stories a.
IN mine