St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17
NOTHING IN A NAME,
But the st, Paul Census Lists
Filled With Peculiar
Ones.
SuPnames All Had a Meaning
Once, Though Now
Lost.
The Martyr Missionaries Who
Lost Their Lives in the
Cause.
How the Cooler Weather At
feets the Crops in Min
neSota.

What's in name? In st. Paul there
are sometimes fourteen letters and
double meaning IN name, or there may
be but two letters aud no meaning at
all. But of new names the census
enumerators will have their fill, run
ming from common ones like Jones to
iawbreakers like ZusZczvk or TrcZiy-
Ing. They form quite study, these
names, when taken in their double
sense, and the city directory furnishes
some interesting comparisons. consid-
cred from JenS Aareus, the first name,
to Valentine Zychousky, which pre-
cedes the fms. The following compila
ton, drawn from the directory, will
give faint idea of the origin of names
every name having had an original
meaning, though with many this is lost
through time and circumstance. For
example:
Though essentially a Democratic
city, st. Paul could set up frst-clasS
aristocracy. 1t has the Blood and sew
eral Courts to be stocked. There are,
of royalty, Kings, Queens and Princes
in abundance, besides EarlS, Barons,
Lords, Abbotts and Bishops for court
iers. There is one Chevalier, but plenty
Buffers, and long attendant Train.
This must be great religious COM
munity. There are more Churches,
Kinks and Abbeys than there are
Christians, and enough Abbotts, Bish-
ops, Deacons and Wardens to allow one
for each SAINT in the city. There are
also numerous Chapels, and quite a
number of Pughs. There is one Monk
house, and quite number of Monks
and Nunns, but no Priests and no
Rectors. In this religious community
may be found many Christs aid more
Hopes, and enough of Paradis for all.
For the edifices there are Towers and
Steeples, Cross and Crosier, and an
Elder for each service. There are
plenty of Singers, but no Choirs. There
are Graves. and Sexton for the Bells,
but though there are DrgeS, there are
no MOurners.
There are natural beauties unsur-
passed in st. Paul. Parks, Woods and
Forests are numerous, with many Fields,
Lanes andWalks. The Hills are diversi-
fed by Dales and Glens, and there is one
GiantValley. There areLakes andPonds,
whose Shores are spread with Sands and
Gravel. In fertile Plains flow many Riv-
ers,and in theValley is flowing Fount-
ain. There are Groves of Trees laden
with Figs, Pears, Apples, PlumS and
Nuts.
1t is very possible to play little of
the national games with the names,
lect. If it is base ball, it may be played
on Fields, Parks, Diamonds or Greens,
surrounded by either FentZ or Picketts
There are Batz and BallSin abundance,
and once inside of the Gates you may
sec some good Fielding and Running.
The only player, however is a
Pitcher who can put in good
Shut and Curves, and who is
a Champion. He can make several Hits
and one Liner, and finally bring in
one score. If it is the other national
game, there is a chance to Gamble.
There are plenty of Cards, and several
Decks and one Pack, but the only cards
are Jacks, Kings, Queens. There are
many good Potts, but no Jack Potts,
and the numerous Hands may contain
Straits, Royals, Flukes or only Pears. 1t
may be Forepaugh game, for there are
many Deals, numerous Belts and one
Call. There are both Bankers and
Banks, but only few Chips, though
Gold, Silver and other Coyne are Cur
rant.
There are Groves and Gardens in st.
Paul, besides Woods and Forests, filled
with Sprigs and Sprays. There are
Patches of Thornes and Grupes of
Herbs, with illimitable Flowers mixed
with Burrs. In the Forests are Oaks,
Chestnut, Linden. Pine, Poplar,
Beeches and Ash, with Clumps of
Palms. Lilleys and Roses bloom wildly
and after pleasant Strole, the Walkers
NOV roaaiUa larlandc Of TUnu
The occupations are well represented.
There are Distillers, Butchers, BARRIERS,
Cooks, Buffers. Shoemakers, Tailors,
Carpenters, Painters, MaSons, Farmers
and FalcOnerS. The natiOnalities are
represented by English, Irish, French,
Germans and SCOTS while nations ap-
pear in England, Holland, Ireland. and
one Chinaman.
The menagerie is we'll stocked, and
there are Gums, Derringers, Cannon
and SpeerS for hunting purposes. There
are, in the Chase. such animals as Bear,
Fox, Lion, Rabbit. Deer, Lamb, Kid. and
whole lodge of Elks. Peacocks strut
about and Goldfinches and ordinary
Finches sing in the uScheS. There are
Fishers in plenty and many Fish, but
the latter are limited to Pike, Bass aud
Mineas.
In minerals there arc Glass, Iron and
Clay. Some are Old, others Young,
while there are New and Stall. The
Opposites are represented In Summer
and Winter, Spring and Falls. There
are Gales and Storms, Frost, Ice and
Snow. with Raines coming both Day
and Knight. Pearls and Diamonds are
the only Jewels. There are Officers and
Crooks, with Sheriffs and Courts. Pa
tients, but no Doctors; Maids and
Bachelors, with Virtue for both. There
is one Verify, one Bible and one Creed.
There are several Peddlers and more
Packs. The colors are shown in Black,
White, Blue, Gray, Green, Brown,
Pearl and Dunn. In measures there
are Rood, Foote, Peck and Gill. There
are Brush and Combs. For builders
there are Homes and Houses. will
Halls, Doerrs, Walls and Gates, Steeples
and Towers and Barnes unnumbered
Finally, the shortest name of the list
Is Elk, and the longest Schweinfurtter
Among the peculiar ones are Tckua
kufsge and Zyszczyk.
THE MISSIONARY MARTYRS