The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-11-25
MECHANICS Of STATES
AND REASONS THEREFOR


States. Pennsylvania was Looked upon
as the ceairal State Of the Union, and
when the names Of the thirteen States
were arranged In the form Of an arch
Pennsylvania would occupy the place
Of the Keystone The people OF tho
State have had attached To them the
name Of Romantics and Leaiherheads
New York has been termed the Em.
pire State on account ~ its being the
most populous and wealthy State Of
the Union It's residents are dubbed
kniekorboekers
Ohio il called the Buckeye state be,
cause VI the horse chestnut trees
which grow there in great abundance.
and which, for more than q century,
have been known by the peculiar nuts
that they bear "a buckeye "
Massachusetts IL known 80 the bay
State Under the first charter the
Government was called the Colony Of
the Massachusetts BAY. and under the
second charter the Province Of the
Massachusetts, Ray Hence che nick.
name The people are called Beacon
Eaters, from their partiality for Boston
beans and brown bread
Connecticut has been named the
Land Of Steady Habits. given in allu
sion TO the moral character u her IN
habiants and Nutmeg State on ac'
count 81 the peoples supposed business
shrewdnoss. who we're iocosely ac,
cuspd ~ being so clever at trade that
hes could palm OF wooden nutmegs
for the genuine articles,
Delaware has two names Blue Hen
and Diamond The first title came
through the fact that during the Royo-
utionaD War the Delaware soldiers
we're known az The Blue Hens Chick
fus. FROM the device on their iiag The
latter name Is given for this States
small size and great worth.
The reason for Colorado being called
the Centennial State IL thai IL vas
admitted into the Union as a State on
July i. 1876 The people Of the State
have been nleknamed Rovers through
their unsettled tendencies.
Kentucky IL known as the Blue
Grass State, from the blue grass that
groaH there In great abundance. also
az the Dark and Bloody Ground Ken
tucky having that meaning IN the In
dian dialect II was the battle ground
between the Southern and Northern
Indians The people Of the State have
been nlcknamed the "CornCmckers."
perhaps because he poor whites sab
sis' mostly on corn.
Virginia has several nicknamcs. mos,
prominent IL which are the old DO.
mInion and Neither Of Presidents In
early documents We read Of the
Colony az Virginia. while later, about
1874. there are illusions To the Colony
and Dominion" of Virginia. about 1882
10 the Dominion of Virginia" Hence
In time came the nickname 20 vireinla's
loyalty TO the stuarts during the Civil
War The title Mother of Presidents
came from the fact thai seven of oar
Presidents we're born In Virginia
West Virginia IL known as the pan.
handle State. because of the long, mar
row portion Of this State resembling
a panhandle. thai between the Ohio
river aud the Pennsylvania b. udary
The people are known m the Pan
handlers
Kansas Is hnowu as Inc LAY ,kff
state which appears 60 have art s'rd
with a party on IFS way "a Cal trnia
In ist9. but no instance ~ ~ ,e il
recorded prior Ia 1858 later b. Was
applied 10 niaraudprs uU both sides
during the civil War aud FINALLY Was
applied to the people of Kaufss II
In also known as the sunauAs tatp
the state flower
The ulcknamer Of other = R EHE
land States. NOT included IN hr above
are Maine the Pine free state. from
the device on It's seal adopted In ls2o
New Hampshire. tho Graru state.
from the great amo NJ ~ granite
quaffied there Vermont he Gtora
Mountain State. from che ttr IF
mountains which croas Il aud Ili nsir
Island. Little Rhody from its dies 4a
tive size
| Other we'll kanaU nickname ~