The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-17

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| Dakota On two of these the final sep has
been omitted, but there is little doubt that
they were originally intended as monuments
| to the brave general.
Aside from Lafayette, De Kalb must
have been most popular Of the foreign
tie Revolutionary struggle. Six States.
Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Mis-
scurl, and Tennessee, have each named
county to his memory.
Europeans come to the United States
with the idea that all our states. counties
and towns have been given Indian names.
This opinion is all right as far as the
| majority of the states and great many of
the cities and towns are concerned. but
VIII not apply to the naming of coun-
ties.
INDIAN NAMES.
OF the total Ass coun les but 800. hard
~ one-eighth the whole number. have names
of lndian origin. Tines Indian named
counties are distributed throughout the
states and territories in the following pro-
portions.
Alabama. II; Arkansas, 8 California, 20:
Colorado, 5; Delaware, none; Florida, 6:
Georgia, II; Illinois, 4; Indiana, 2; Iowa, Is:
Kansas, ID; Kentucky, 2; Louisiana. none:
Maine, 5; Maryland, /; Massachusetts
none; Michigan, 50; Minnesota, IS: Missis-
sippi, II; Missouri, 3; Nebraska, 5; Nevada.
2; New HAMPSHIRE, 2: New JERSEY. /: New
York, Is; North Carolina, 10; Ohio. l6:
Oregon, 10; Pennsylvania, Z; Rhode Island,
none; South Carolina. 2; tennessee. 3; Texas
IA; Vermont, none; Virginia, 5; West Vir-
GINA, ); Wisconsin, 16; Arizona, 2; Dakota.
4; Idaho, 9: Monta a, 9; New Mexico, none:
Utah, 4; Washington, ~, and Wyoming, 2.
1t viii be noticed that Delaware, Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont do not
use Indian names for their counties. These
same four states use the names of but five
statesmen. The only reasons l can give for
this seeming disrespect for poor Lo and the
statesmen are these: They, the pioneers
had established themselves among the In.
dams much against the will of the abort
glnes, who were straining every nerve to re-
slst the encroechment. This engendered
feuds which finally ended in bloodshed.
Numerous Indian wars had been waged be-
fore the colonies were old enough to con-
slider the advisability of local governments
When divisions were made at last the In
dian name had ceased to be musical to the
harassed settler, who could only remember
the olood-curdllng war whoop. The mind
OF the hardy pioneer often reverted to his
old home in the British Isles and caused
him TO christen his counties Suffolk"
Hampden," Berkshire" Essex and
various other reminders of happier days,
at the expense of the statesman.
Twenty Eight of the states and territories
have counties with double names, some
only one, others as many as dozen and a
half; the latter figures fit the state of
Louisiana Taken altogether there are 140
counties which could not be content with a
single name. Arkansas has 8. California,
IA, Colorado, 5, and Con-
necticut. 2. Florida has 2; Delaware. /:
Illinois, 2, and Indiana, 1. Iowa has 6,
louisiana IS, Maryland 4, Michigan 4,
Minnesota g. Missouri 6, Nebraska 3 and
Nevada l. New York has one county with
a double name, so have each of the states
OHIO and Tennessee. Wisconsin has 4, Da-
kota 3, Idaho 2, Montana 3, New Mexico 5,
Utah and Washington 2 The Texans,
with their l9l counties, were forced to every
conceivable expedient in order to find
names enough to go around. They named
counties for all local celebrities and
statesmen, for animals and insects.
for trees, plants and flowers Some
have Indian, but a great many
more have Mexican or Spanish names. In
an, IA double names have been applied to
counties in the Lone Star states The one
which will strike the northern eye as being
the oldest perhaps, is jeff Davis county.
erected last year.. There are several Davis
counties in the United States, bat the
Texans did not want the name applied in
a way so as to give doubtful honor, there
fore they added JEFF" as special trade
mark, so that it could not be COMPOUNDED
with others.
ENGLISH NAMES.
The leaning toward mother England is
quite apparent in the nomenclature of Vir-
glnla counties, especially those with double
names names we lind king George" king
William" king and Queen Prince
Edward, prince George" "Princess
Anne" primes William" and several
Others which sound strange to the demo-
cratic, monarchy-hating American of to-
day.
Names of animals or parts of animals
have oeen applied IA different times in
II states and territories Florida has a
county named Manatee, (which being
translated" means ''sea cow" Minnesota
has an Otter-Tail and Montana Beaver
Head. The other II are quite common place
such as Buffalo" ELK, ;" Beaver etc.
That ethereal creature of the air, s'the
bird with downy wing" is remembered by
but four of the states Colorado named a
county Eagle, Iowa calls one Biackhawk.
Kansas has Rock and Minnesota a Crow
Wing.
Trees, flowers and vines have given
names to counties in the following States
and territories: Alabama, California.
Georgia, Indiana, Iowa. Kansas, Kentucky,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska.
New York, North Carolina, Oregon. South
O@A OAA11s 10 lueoSoe, IeX3S, vermont, Viz
ginia, Wet Virginia and Utah.
Saint" is used before the name of %
counties in Is different States 1t Is used
nine times in Louisiana, in Missouri and
twice in Michigan. In each of the 10 other
states one each. "San" and Santa" used
before the names of COUNTIES, % times in
seven states and territories. Ten times in
California, three times in Texas, three times
IN New Mexico, twice each in Colorado and
Utah and once each in Florida and Wash
ington.
THE SMITHS.
''Smith" may have been a great man.
but he has been remarkably tardy, in writ
ing his name across the blue, red and yellow
squares of the HAP. In the last POO wears
of county making he has come to the fore
but four times in the long list of counties.
the states having Smith counties are;
Texas, Tennessee. Mississippi and Kansas.
Liberty" and Union" have run rather an
uneven race, there being but three counties
with the first name and 16 with the latter.
There are Orange counties in Florida.
Indiana, New York, North Carolina, Texas.
Virnont and Virginia. South Carolina
comes as near as possible, with a county
Damed Orangeburg.
The prefix INC" is to be found before the
names of % counties. 1t is used five times
in Dakota, three times each in Texas and