New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-16
QUEER TITLES.
WHAT SOME AMERICAN PERS CALL THEM
SELVES

a great deal has been said about funny names u
postolces, but there funnier names OF news
papers for, a rule, newspaper publisher Is .
cIevcrcr fellow than the Third Fourth Departments
Assistant Custodian of the sealing Wax or whatever nc
may be called, whose business is 10 suggest names
for Uncle SANS postoiccs. Moreover, the cdtor
is not much hampered by dignity and convention as
the POsOice Department necessarily ana properly ~
and so he is in position TO crafty the Widest nisn'
of his imagination in naming his journalistic banting'
sometimes there IS grim suggestIvencss In the name
Of paper, that does much to make IT known Every
body has heard Of The Fptaph" Of Tombstone, Arz'
similarly there is The Hot Blast Of Anniston Ais
named in recognition Of the blast furnaces OF thas
fourslng town, 1.-The Derrick Of OIL City, Penn.s
and "The Cracker Of Lakeland. Fla, region In which
the cracker may be found in all his glory IL Is I'M
possible to classify the queer to be found In the
list OF ewspapcrs for most Of them reflect either tho
diOsyncracy of the editor peculiarly Of tho
locality As an instance Of this, take that remarks
able paper started couple OF years ago In kansas
called - The Astonsher and Paiayzer.' II Is pos
ble that this paper may not have pleased It's readers
during its brief cxstcnce but it pretty certain that
the founder pleased himself in naming II. lie now
admits however. that the name was against It, ana he
the next paper he starts will not aim so much TO
sstosh and parayze TO get the dollars out OF the
pockets Of the subscribers.
ARKANSAS has a goodly number Of qucerly names
newspapers. rejecting the saturnnc hunor OF the
people of that state. "swift's Flying Needle ought
to be a tailors' organ, and perhaps is There Is
world Of suggestion in The serpent but the choice Of
such name for newspaper seems hardly fcicitous.
II must be easy for the mcasy contemporary
across the way tread 1t and in other ways do
violence to its feelings. 1.-The lmmig grant, The Log
Cabin rhc Linch Pin" The Horseshoe "The
Hummer" The Tocsin' and The New Departure"
all tell their story.
In California some years ago there were many news
papers with bizarre names. expressive of the rough
and tumultuous civilization Of the mining camp, but
most of these have died changed their name Such
picturesque The Porcupne," Social Calls
The Citrograph." The Carrier Dove" The Wasp
and The Elevator" still remain faint suggestion
OF the days OF gore. Iowa has many suggestively
named newspapers. The Brass Buzz Saw huns
loudly at Brockton The Cashiers appropriately APP
pears in Cash City. 1.-THE Postal Card refuses TO OBJ
the direction to using only one side, hllng
| both sides with news and live ads" :" The Phono-
graph faithfully reflects the sonorous voice OF Its
editor. The Hawk Eye looks at it, prey from on hgh'
and swoops it with great precision Of aim. 1.-The Tine
Table, tells all about It's editors trains OF thought and
where they go to. The Merry War; laughs with
ocund gec when ii head but nevertheless never
fail, to hit it, And The Walnut Bureau very prop
erly appears in the interesting town Of Walnut. 1t 10
said that a paper called The Devil some years
ago, published in Iowa. But the editor got converted
and changed lis name to " The Angel Herald There
is. however. doubt as to the truth OF this story.
stic eccentrlcty. Besides The Asonisher and Parsi-
vzer. already referred to- may mentioned The NAL
let The Prairie OWL The Border Rover The
Thomas County cat The Bszoo7 "The Morning
Quid Nunc,7 The sunday Growler,' "Tlc soap Box"
The Chromosomes The Coyote' Lucifcr tho Light
Bearer, The scimitar." The Razoop' THE Cap
-heafr The Boomer The Broad Axe' and The
Castor and Pollux.' Kansas is largely settled oy
, serious New England people and yet many OF these
names indicate genuine sense Of humor that hnds no
similar expression in New England Can II be that
the New gland unconscously lets himself GUS
when lie leaves hi, billy home and settles on tho
broad prairie In Colorado may be found The
Koonor,nc ~ The Rustcr" " The New Edcn,' Ihe
solid Muldoon.r and Tho Rather And II VIII
Interest readers Of The Tribune to know that IN inc
town Of Grcelcy in that state there Is pupnsne"
a bright pancr called The Greeley Tribune the
Tile Of which is an enlarged fac-simile OF Horace
Greeley, handwriting. In Illinois The sucker state
/ calls attention hy its name 10 the old nickname OF
that STATE The Light of Egypt Is appropriately
publshod in tie famous section known as " Egypt
other papers that may be mentioned are Inc
pontagraph. The Weekly Eye" The sunday OPTICS
| The Oh Flag and rhe Partisan In Indiana
D.. The Nutshell The Air Line News The Gas
| Iirlt- Tile Hornet The Indiana Pocket ana
~ The IIoo,er state' reflect the local color IL Is
somewhat surprising that no Indiana man has thougns
II starting paper called fhe Blue jeans but ~ Is
not vet TOO late. The Blue Grass Clipper OF
4
but Kentucky. Among its contemporaries more or
los. esteemed NAV be mentioned Natural Gas The
Drlmm ~ The Roundabout "WalkIs Boom rang
Sc Tho Climax" and The Favorite.'
In Missouri The Cash Box is published. and 1t Is
TO be hoped that is editor finds plenty Of money
in IT, The WhlglwinG" is doubtless very breezy
paper. willie Tile Grind,tonc' probably grnds out
all tho new, with ncatnc>s and dispatch whenever
rho Cd .Dr turns the crank. " The Buzz saw cuts
into the circulation OF the owdown opposition sheet
across, the street while The Unterriicd Democrat
whistle, loudly to keep il, courage up. Uncle
sam, and Brothers optic complete the list OF
bizarre names TO be found in Missouri journalism.
In Nebraska Gene Heath, Grip bears testimony 10
iii, fact that Gcne has caught on Pen and
Powr indicates the literary editor with a love Tor
farm life. while Tho Nebraska BLIZZARD makes us
cncmc. feel that X +, exceedingly cold day Tor them
when The Blizzard" get after them. In Minnesota on
the other hand - The olive Branch Is always ready
to speak peace to those who oppose it, and If possible
persuade them to put their names DOWN for cash
subscription. The clarion tones OF The Dakota Bell
used to b. hcid all over Dakota and the rest oil tho
Union. But IL, brilliant editor moved TO New-lorh
some tine ago. taking the ciapler with lnm as
souvenir. Ike saN> there i more money IN ringing
up ia.,, oh ihrd ave. horse car thh there was III
un-iHs up cash subscriptions for me Ben. 49,,
IeNas ioarhlll,m present, man' eccehtrcltles'
TcAa- >ia-,." Itself evolution Of Texas Journal
Ism. has immoHallscd The t;orly county clarion
and Fairness indicator and IT, piissant Gator bn
snort. Ia; There j, room for -n'pi oa that AleN ,
sweet ~i.tins,r j. largely responsible for both
lu and his paper. There however, other papers
almost ~ remarkable in The lone >tar state. The
Iinpletnte' f.. one of them. some how or Other
when you read the paper Noh iccl ina, US, Word cA
"a tN describes IT, and Nol WO.M object Vigorously II
ii. name should be changed. IcNa, Nutshells,'
bc.c 10, name. for II gives to itS ns"si> tir meat AS
well ., thc shells. Local Freight J, published on
thc understanding that the Subscribers VII pay tho
freight but the editor says some al them don't catch
on ID The idca" The Iron Clad afraid Of no hostile
wcapom. not even the Iarian arrow at The Texas
howman." The GiMlct' Is Ike human progress 10
move, in >pigal,. bat at la -ct, there The Round
ID ,orldl- all the news a. trI' cowboy sale Tho
~l,ru,hootcr" gets bead Giant wrong regularly
once A week The Colonel" The odd CAPITOL
~ Noal,imns Yesterday. she Ncw> Boy and Cross
Timbcr~.7 all suggest IN, breezy UncOnyentionaty
that used 20 distinguish Texas. while The Their
momctcrH implic. that delicate dccr,Hce 10 The state
public opinion that Is supposed - characterize the
lo., robust editor ~ the cicfc East.
The Fine Knot" +, of coui-c published IN the Tar
heel state. "a, ARE ai-o The Tobacco Plant" told
Leaf" Tho Railroad Tickets Tie French Broad