Tmt SUMTES. WATCHMAN, lUtmbl?aued April, 1850?
fesolMated Aug. 2,1881.
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Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and .Truth's."
THB TB CB SOUTHRON, Established June l*&
SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 2.1901.
New Series-Toi. XXI. So, 9
What State Names Mean.
"What's in a name?" asks the poet;
yet. many names are foll of meaning,
and contain historical associations well
worth remembering. For example,
see what is to be found in the names of
the states :
Maine takes its name from the
province of Maine, in France, and was
so called as a compliment to Henriet?
ta, the queen of Charles I., who was
its owner.
New Hampshire took its name from
Hampshire, Englaand. New Hamp?
shire was originally called Lacon i a.
Vermont is French (Vert mont),
signifying "green mountain."
Massachusetts is an Indian word,
-signifying "country about the great
hills."
Rhode Island gets its name because
of its fancied resemblance to the Isl?
and of Rhodes, in the Mediterranean
Sea.
The real name of Connlecticut is
"Qu?neh-ta-cut." It is a Mohican
word, signifying "long river."
New York was so named as a com?
pliment to the Duke ' of York, whose
brother. Charles LL, granted him
that territory. i
New Jersey was. named for Sir
George Carter, who was at that time
governor of the Isle of Jersey, in the
British Channel.
Pennsylvania, as is generally known,
.takes its name-from William Penn,
the *4 sylvania" part of it meaning
"woods." Literally, it is "Pennas
woods."
Delaware derives its name from
"Thomas West, Lord de la ware.
- Maryland was named in honor of
Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I.
Virginia got its name from Queen
Elizabeth, the "Virgin.Queen."
Kentucky does hot mean ' ' dark and
bloody ground," but is derived from
the, Indian word,, "Kain-tukee,"
signifying "land of the head of the
river."
The Carolinas were named from
K^umas de Flores, -or, "feast of
? -the flowers. "
- Alabama comes from a Greek word,
and signifies .* ' land of rest. ' I
Louisiana was so named in honor of
Louis XIV.
Mississippi is* a Natchez word that
means * bather of waters. "
Three or fourX ndian interpretations
have been given to the word- Arkan?
sas, the best being that it signifies
"smoke waters," the French prefix
"ark" meaning "bow."
Tennessee, according to some writer,
is from Tenasea, an Lidian chief:
others have it that it m?ans " river
of the big bend."
Ohio has had several meanings fitted
to it. Some say that it is a Suwanee
word, meaning "the beautiful river."
Others ref er to the Wyandotte word
"Oheza, which signifies "something
great"
- Indiana means "land of Indians."
Illinois is supposed to be derived
from an Indian word which was in?
tended to refer to a superior class of
men.
Wisconsin is an Indian word, mean?
ing % wild, rushing waters. ' '
Missouri means "muddy water."
Michigan is from an Indian word,
meaning "great lake."
The name of Kansas is based on the
same as that of Arkansas.
Iowa is named from an Indian tribe
-the Kiowas; the Kiowas were so
caUed by the Illinois Indians because
they were " across the river. "
The name of California is a matter
bf much dispute. Some writers say
that it first appeared in a Spanish
romance of 1536, the heroine being an
Amazonian named California."
Colorado is a Spanish word, applied
to that portion oi the Rocky Moun?
tains on account of its many colored
peaks.
Nebraska means "shallow waters."
' Nevada is a Spanish word, signify
. ing "snot? covered mountains. "
Georgia had its name bestowed when
it was a colony in honor of George IL
, The Spanish missionaries of 1524
called the country now known as
. Texas "Mixrecapah," and the people
"Mixtecas." From the last word the
hame bf "Texas is supposed to have
been derived.
Oregon is a Spanish word, signifying
[ [ vales of wild thyme. ' '
Dakota means "leagued,^ or "allied
tribes."
Wyoming is the Indian word for
" big plains. ' ?
Washington gets its name from our
first president.
Montana means mountains.,
Idaho is a name that has never been
satisfactorily accounted for.-Morn^
ing Star.
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patches and blotches on the skin, all feigns of
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Complexion Ooly 25 cents at J F W De
Lorine's Drug Store. 6
Washington, Sept. 24.-Rear Admi?
ral Edwin M. Shepard has been de?
tached from the naval war college and
ordered to the Port Royal naval station
as commandant succeeding Rear Ad?
miral Mortimer L. Johnson, who re?
lieves Admiral Sampson as command?
ant of the Boston navy yard. .
Washington, Sept. 25.-Secretary
Cortelyou today announced that Presi?
dent Roosevelt would not hold any offi
. cia! functions at the White House un?
til the public reception on New Year's
day. After that date they will take
place as formerly. The flag on the ex?
ecutive mansion will fly at half staff
and mourning papers will be used by
the heads of the departments for a
period of 30 days.
White Maa Turned Yellow.
Great consternation was felt by the friends
of M A Hogarty. of Lemington, Ky, when
they saw he was turning -yellow Ills skio
slowly changed color, also his eyes, ?nd he
suffered terribly: . His malady was Geltow
Jaundice. He was treated b) the best t?ictor?,
but without benefit. Then h9 watt advUed to
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T/iver and K"dney troubles. Only 25c- Sold
by J F W T)eL >rme, Druggist- 6
The Shamrock-Columbia race was
called off yesterday on account of light
winds which prevented the completion
of the race within the time,limit. The
Columbia outsailed the Shamrock in
? the light wind.
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Rabbi of the Cong. Bnai Israel,
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Drs. Taft Bros'. Medicine Co4
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?In Season.
Bb'Jon Run a Gin or Machinery of Any Kind?
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BELTING, either Leather or Rubber,
PULLEYS or other fixtures,
Machine Oils, Gin supplies in general.
Tour attention is invited to our fine line of
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Full stock of
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L. B. DURANT,
The Hardware Man of Sumter
Septl8--x
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Mill men who have need for babbit
metal for renewing bearings can
obtain old type from the undersigned.
Type metal is much more expensive
than commercial babbit metal and is
much superior as any one who has
used it knows. I have a lot of old
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May 30 N. G- OSTEEN.
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Onion Sets-leading
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Also assortment of Garden
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Havana Segars.
Large line of fine Havana
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Toilet Articles.
A choice line of Toilet and
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Capital represented $75,900,900
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A CARD.
Sumter, 8. C., Aug. 22, 1901.
Crosswell & Go. beg to an?
nounce that their business af?
ter September 1st will be con?
fined entirely to the wholesale
trade.
We wish to thank the pub?
lic and our many retail cus?
tomers for their kind and gen?
erous patronage, and assure
them that should we ever enter
into the retail business again
that it will be our aim as in
the past to serve them to the
best of our ability.
We invite merchants, here
and in adjacent territory, to
get our prices before making
purchases, believing we can
save them money.
Yours truly,
CRQSSWELL & CO.,
PHONE 53.
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