The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-22

word "husher" was a common west
ern term for bully, and this is offered
by some authorities as an explanation
Of the term Hoosier. Others say that
it is the result Of contraction Of the
question, who's yer"
Iowans, "Drowsy Ones" are Hawk
eyes," because an Indian chief Of that
name once spread terror among trav-
elers abroad in his land. Kansans have
been "Jayhawkers" since the days Of the
civil war, when the guerrilla bands in
augurated q lawless method of war
fare. On the other, as If to atone for
this unpleasant epithet, the state has
been dubbed the Garden Of the West"
on account Of its great productiveness.
Denizens Of the land where the blue
grass grows, Kentucky, are called
"Corn Crackers" because rail with
this peculiar name Is the game bird
Of that region. Sometimes they are
called 'Red Horses" but nobody seems
to know why.
When La Sale entered the gulf of
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 and Spanish settlers, and
their descendants even today are call
ed "creoles."
To Henrietta Maria, wife Of Charles
l. Of England and daughter Of Henry
". Of France, both Maine and Mary
land are indebted for their names. The
latter is Mary's land. The former was
derived from Mayne, the name Of the
patrimonial estate Of the French prin.
cess. People Of this, the lumber state,
are "Foxes," both on account Of the
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
fishermen.
Massachusetts is the Indian word for
Blue Hills" 1t is the Bay State
because it was once the Massachu.
sets Bay Colony, and the people are
Beans" on account Of the favorite
dish which every one knows is theirs.
Michigan is the Lake State, and
the people are "Wolverenes," Mime
sofa the North Star on account Of
the insignia Of it's seal. It's people are
''Gophers," the allusion being to the
honeycombed condition Of the state
due to the numerous small bodies of
water.
Mississippi is the Bayou State, and
it's citizens are ''Tadpoles." Nebras-
kans are called "Bugeaters" because a
bird SO named and believed to be of
evil omen by the rural population fire.
quents that part Of the country. Peo-
pie living in Nevada are Sage Hens"
in New Hampshire, Granite Boys
in Vermont, Green Mountain Boys"
in South Carolina, "Weasels;" in Vir-
ginia, "Beadles;;" in Wisconsin, "Badg-
ers."
New Jerseyites are "Clam Catchers,"
because this is the principal occupation
Of the poorer classes. Ohioans are call
ed Buckeyes" because Of the abun-
dance of tree Of this name, the nut
of which bears a strong resemblance
to bucks eye. North Carolinians are
called "Tar Heels" This sobriQuet
goes back to wartimes, when the peo-
pie came out Of the pineries to fight.
About the same time Tennesseeans
were dubbed "Butternuts" on account
Of the color of the clothes they wore.
"Gun Flints," as applied to citizens Of
Ehode Island, goes back to the Dorr
rebellion Of 1912, when the arms Of
this old description were pulled out
; from the garrets, where they had lain
unused for years.
Texas is the Lone Star State be-
cause that was the emblem of her flag
before she was admitted into the Tn
ion and is still upon the state seal.
''Beefneads" the people are called
since their chief occupation is cattle
! raising. Alabamians are Lizards"
people Of Florida ely Up the Creeks"
in Georgia they are "Buzzards," in Con-
necticut "Nutmegs' and in Delaware
'Muskrats.''
The people of Arkansas are Tooth
picks" which is a playful allusion to
the bowie knife that does such good
service in that part Of the country. An
old American ballad says:
straightway leaped the gallant F1ingsby
Into armor Of Seville
With a strong Arkansas toothpick
Screwed in every joint Of steel.
Oregon is the "Webfoot" country be-
cause the excessive rains in winter
| render its climate such as only a web
/ footed animal can appreciate. The
people are called Hard Cases." the