Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-07-18
WHOLE NO., 522.


cable Of fall explanation, even if one
understands much about it. Certain
it is, however, than men bear names
identical with those Of many Of the
beings and things named above
Here are q few of the names borne
simultaneously by men and four
footed animals: Badger, Bayard'
Bear, Beaver, Buck, Brock, Bull,
Bullock, Colt, Doe, Fitch, Fox, Glib
bon, Griffin, Hare, Hart, Hobby,
Hogg, Hind, Lamb, Moose,
Paca, Palfrey, Pigg, Springer, Stirk,
Talbot, Wolf Perhaps Bacon, Ham,
Hide, HogAesh, Pell, and Pelt should
lie classified here, albeit these arti-
c!es do not bear these names when
animate.
OF fishy names, we have Bass,
Burt, Blower, Bream, Dart, Fish,
Hakes, IIuse, Morris. Pike, Piper,
PaEer, Ray, Roach. Sabine, Salmon,
Scales Sleeper, Sturgeon.
Of birds and other winged crea-
lures which have contributed to
| family nomenclature, there are Birds,
Breesc, Crane Croker, Crow, Culv.
er, Dawes, Dorr, Dove, Drake,
Drone, Eagle, Finch, Gannett,
Hawks, Kite. Martin, Otis, Pigeon,
Phoenix (?), Partridge, Pecker, Pye,
Reeves, Robin, Rnck ~, Kaddock,
Swan. Swift, Sparhawk. and Wren.
Hatches and Wings are adjuncts Of
Ibirdhood.
TIE VEGETABLE KINGDOM
has a better lat least more extensively
representation among human sur
names than the animal Kingdom
For instance, Alder, Ash, Balsam.
Bean, Bennett, Bent, Berry, Ber-
tram, Biggs, Birch, Birdseye, Brack-
en-, Burnett, Burrage, Bush, Cham
pion, Cane, Capers, Chard, Cherry,
Clary, Cole, Cotton, Cress, Darnell,
Dill, Fitch, Flowers, Gage, Gale,
Garland, Gill, Goss, Greenleaf, Green
wood, Grout, Hartshorn, Hastings,
Hay, Haywood, Hazel, Holt,
Hedges, Hollen, Hirst, Hurd, Lem.
on, Mace, Moss, Oaks, Peach, Pease.
Perry, Phnnix, Pomeroy, Reed,
Rice, Roberts, Root, Ross, Rush,
Sabine, Sage. Sanders, land Saund-
ers), Shaw, Thrift, and Weld. lem.
mon, Lilly, Matthews, and Matthea
have each approprisssa IN extra let
ter in an unlawful manner. and
punish them by rc5asua to classify
them in the above list.
THE MINERAL List
is small. including specific As well n
generic names; Brick, earns. Clay
Copper, Diamond, Emery, Flint
Garnet, Gold, Irons, Jasper, Jew
ell, Logan, Mitchell, Pearl, Rock
wood, Sands, Silver, Steel, (solne
times Steele), and Stone.
The class of surnames that has no,
only the longest list of names in the
class, but that has names borne by
moro individuals than any other
class, is that which comes
FROM THE ENPLoYNLNT,
occupation, calling, trade, profession
or Office; probably, of the person
named. This list, though very full.
is no more exhaustive than very
many other lists above gwen
Archer, Arrowsmith, Banker, Bar
ber, Bathman, Beadlc. Bender,
Brewer. Braxier, Boardman, Bow
man, Butler, Butcher, Cady, Car
pcnter, Cappcr, Carter, Cartwright,
Chamberlain, Champion, Chandler,
Chapman, Clark, Clothier. Collier,
Cook, Cooper, Cordner, Constable.
Currier, Cutler, Cutter, Dresser,
Driver, Draper, Dryer, Dykeman,
Ensign, Falconer, Farmer, Filler,
Fisher, Fletcher, Foster, (also Forst
er and Fo,ester), Fowler, Fuller,
Publisher, Gates, Glazier. Glover,
Goldsmith, Harper, Hayward. land
Heyward), Henchman, Holder.
Hooper, Hunter, Keeler, Knight,
Lander, Mariner, Marshall, Mason,
Mercer, Miner, Mower, Nourse,
Page, Packer, Palmer, Parker, Play.
er, Porter, Potter, Proctor, Reeve,
Rider, Rutter, Saddler, Saltcr, Sar-
gent, Sawyer, Scrivener, land Serb.
ner,) Shriver, Slater; Seamen; Smith;
Spencer; Springer; Squier; Steward;
Stoner; Storcr; Sumner; Tanner;
Taverner; Thatcher; Tindall; Towar;
Turner; Tyerman; Tyler; Tucker;
Usher; Wainwright; Wait; Wagon
or; Walker; Waller; Ward; Warner;
Waterman. Weaver, (Webber, and
Webster,) Whceler; Wheelright;
Woodman Voodwar.';; probably
York, and undoubtedly Workman.
1t is traditional that the gentry
were furnished with surnames long
before the common people, and his
tory offers its corroborative testi-
mony. The gentery-names, howev-
cr, such as smack OF high birth and
gentle blood, are not plentiful