Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-05
NEWSPAPER NOMENCLATURE
Some Of the Names American Edi-
tors are Willing to Call
Their Journals By.

1uelT J0uTuaIs n.y.
1t is estimated that there are 35,-
600 newspapers and other periodicals
published in the world. The United
States can boast of possessing nearly
two-fifths of the entire number, or to
be exact, as shown by the American
Newspaper Directory for the current
year, total of 1884, while the Do
minion of Canada has GA and New
foundland9 8.
The names by which these thou
sands of papers are known are by no
means as numerous as one might sup
pose still there is a sufficient variety
to repay the curious searcher for in
formation. The name most common
is News, by which with or without a
prefix, just $50 papers are called.
Thirty-nine of these are in New
York, A in Illinois, 80 in Ohio, "a in
I Pennsylvania, and the others are
scattered through the remaining
States and Territories. There are 489
called the Times, Ais Journals, 406
Democrats, 297 Gazcttes, 273 Republic
cans, 1873 Enterprises, $50 Indepen-
dents, $50 Tribunes, 179 Records, 1T
Couriers, 173 Sentinels, l49 Presses,
1877 Registers, 1913 Chronicles, l26 Re-
porters, 119 Stars, lit Reviews, 10S
Suns, 107 Leaders, SO Advertisers, SO
Argus, 80 Standards, SO Free Presses,
SO Posts, IA Bulletins, u Expresses,
II Banners, 10 Observers, 63 Unions,
81 Citizens, SO Messengers, 81 Eagles,
50 Dispatches, 40 Advances, 49 In
dexes, 46 transcripts, Al Mirrors, 80
Pioneers, 81 Commercials, 81 Globes,
50 Echos, 81 Watchmen, q Mercurys
and 20 indicators.
1t by no means follows that all the
Democrats in the above list are sup
porters of the Democratic party or
that all the Republicans are Republic
can in politics. 1t is often the oppo-
site. The St. Louis Republican is
Democratic, and the Globe-Democrat
is Republican, while many of the In
dependents are strong party organs.
The Advance, Argus, Enterprise,
Leader, Pioneer and Watchmen are
found most frequently in the Wes-
tern States and Territories. There
is at least one Democrat in every
State Indiana leads with thirty-six,)
except Nevada and Vermont. Every
State but Delaware has Gazette, all
have Journal and a News; Della
ware, Nevada and Oregon are with
out Herald; there is a Sentinel
everywhere but in Florida, Rhode
Island and Vermont, and there are
only nine States without Sun.
For the remaining papers the cata.
logue, if made complete, would be al
extended one. Sometimes the name
is of purely local origin. In some
cases it is supposed to be appropriate
to the town or county where publish
ed, and in others one would b.
obliged to go to the editor himsel
for al explanation of its meaning
The Admission (Ala.) Hot Blast is no
80 called because of the climate, bu
because the town is in the centre o
the coal and iron fields of Alabama
where there is large number o
blast furnaces. The Springdale Dark.
Yellow jacket is published in frui
raising district. The Daggett (Col.
Calico Print is in the Calico mimi,
district, but has no reference to dres
goods. The Sacramento Rescue is
temperance paper. The Tin GU
Miner, Jacksonville Tropical Para
disc, Tallahassee Land of Flowers
Wildwood Orange Leaf, and Kissim
NEE City Bitter Sweet are all appro
priately SO called.
The Headlight is not infrequently
met with, Arkansas has the New De
parture at Carlisle, Brother of Free
dom at Clarksville, and Tack Ham
mer at Viola. The Rocky Mountain
Howitzer booms each week from
Greeley, Col. the Mill Run from
Montezuma, and the Solid Muldool
from Ouray.
Atlanta, Ca, has q Light fol
Thinkers, and Sparta an Ishmaelite
Illinois has the Barry Unicorn Green
back, Blue Mound Cyclone, Casey
Acorn "a weekly at fifty cents year,
and Chicago Alarm, the last the or
gan of Socialists. indianapolis hal
the Ironclad Age. and an anti-relig
ious paper and the Scissors. TER,
Haute has What News? an advertis
ing sheet. Iowa has at Angus thu
Black Diamond, at Burlington tht
Hawkeye, at Fayette the Postal Card
and at Greenfield q Blizzard. II
Kansas Atchison has every week
Sunday Morning Sermon. Indepen
dent Democrat; Carbonate has thu
Astonisher and Paralyzer, Clay Cen
tire Fire-brand, Dodge City thu
Cowboy, Garden City the Prairie
Dog and a Bundle of Sticks, and Val
ley Falls its Lucifer, free-though
paper. The Condenser operates a
Leesville, La, and Tip-Top hail
from Baltimore, Md.
Massachusetts still has Yankee
Blade In Boston, as well as a Wild,
Awake. The Minute Man is ACTIVE
at Lexington and the Vox Popul
speaks from Lowell.
Michigan grows the Acorn at Bur
Oak, the Iron Post is stationary a
Escabana, and the Hydrant is il
working order at Romeo. The Com
ic Gale blows from Iuka, Miss. TIL,
Autogram halls from Aurora Springs
Mo- Uncle Sam lives at Eldoradt
Springs, an Unterrified Democrat a
Linn, and an Oracle at Osborn
Aqua Pura is found at Hastings
Neb., a True Fissure at Candelarin
Neb., the Silver State is in Winnie
mucca and Jersey City supports I
Sunday Tattler.
New York has less variety thai
almost any other State, although il
number it exceeds them all. The fal
end Of Long Island is regulated by
Corrector at Sag Harbor. In Ohio
Forum is established at Bucyrus, al