The Washington times., 1901-12-01
ODD GEOGRAPHIC
NAMES SETTLED.
Harsh Titles Euphemized and
Spelling Corrected.
HUMORs OF NOMENCLATURE
The Board of Geographic Names I'm
Its Second Report Changes the
Names of Rivers, Islands, Noun
tains. Towns, and Cities.

''Passamari'' is the name decided upon
by the United States Board on Geogr aphic
Names to hereafter designate the river in
Madison County, Mont, which has for
many years been known as Sinking
water.
Among some Of the other changes an
nounced by the board in its second report,
which is just from the press, the following
viii prove Of interest:
Graveyard, in James River. Virginia,
changed to Kingsland. jug Tavern, Jack
son County, Ga, TO Winder. Isle of Pines,
West Indies, Isla de Pinos. Jawbone
Creek. california, not Pike, as heretofore
called. Half Moon, in New York. Penn
sylYania, and Texas, will hereafter go as
one word Great Hogbaek Mountain,
North Carolina, not TO be called Toxaway.
Gooseberry Island. Maine, is not The Bull.
Fidler's, Me. is now Fiddlers. DR.. Merry.
post light in Mississippi River, Iowa, here
after Doctor Merry. Darlington, Della
ware County Pa, viii not be called Dar-
ling. One -" has been taken out OF Gull
pepper, Wilson County, Ala. Freemason
Island, Louisiana, has had the Keys taken
from it. Lebanon, Cherokee County, Ca,
will henceforth be officially known as
Toonigh. 1t is Negro Island. Maine, and
not Tappan. Spring Mill, Montgomery
County. Pa. is now William Penn Berk-
shire County, Mass, has a White Lily,
formerly called Whitley.
The board has taken Sleeping Child,
Rayilla County, Mont, and made Weep
ing Child. 1t is Unkety, Middlesex Coun-
ty lass, and not Unquetenassett. Hoo
doc basin, creek, and peak, in Yellowstone
Parl, will not be called Goblin. Long
Island Sound, n. y, has her HuckIeberry,
the board deciding that Whortleberry is
inc5rreet Horniblow's, Albemarle Sound,
n. :. is changed to plain Hornblower.
Mos sland, s. C., will hereafter be known
as Horse Island. The board has made
Honey comb out Of Honey in Marshall
County Ala. Hells Half Acre, Niagara
River, n. Y; not Hell's Half Acre. The
board evidently wishes II understood that
this half acre is not the property OF
hades. The Channel in Hudson River
Is Hellgate, not Hallegate, nor Schodack.
Something was the matter with Hannah
Galveston Bay, Tex, SO the board took the
n" off, and Uncle Mark now has another
namesake. 1t is Goodwill Cumberland
County. Tenn. and not Johnson stand.
Goose Town, Clinton County, Iowa will
hereafter be called Gooselake. The apos-
trophe has been taken out of Governors
Island " Y. Yerba Buena Island, San
Francisco Bay. is now plain Goat Island.
The beard exhibited good intent when they
changed Goodintent. Atchison County.
Kan, to Good Intent. Hog Island, Md,
is now plain Hog. Iceberg takes the place
of Jennis Point, Lopez Island. Wash The
Grand Old Mans memory was .honored
when the board put the ''e" on Gladston,
Hudson County. Ill Great Hog Island,
Ne, is now Great Diamond. The board
made Cotton cut Of Cotton, Switzerland
County, Ind II is Barron Neck, and not
Barrel Neck. Md
The peak in White Mountains, New
Hampshire formerly known as Silver
Spring. has been changed to Bartletts
Haystack. Lancaster, Fla, is now Win
ter Island. The board took Vine Island.
Louisiana, and changed IT to Wine Island.
The Widow Reynolds Bar. post light.
Tennessee River, Kentucky, has not been
interfered with. save to take out the
apostrophe Bill Williams River, ArizO-
ma has had the Bill taken of Spell it
Hahana ana not Havana II you wish to
conform to the wishes of he board The
apostrophe has been cut from DEVILS Pull
pit. Devils Elbow, DEVILS Nose,
Devils Creek, DEVILS Peak, DEVILS
Wharf Devils Lake. and devils
everything else throughout the civ
ilized woI Id Polecat Ridge, Calhoun
County Ala. has been changed to Cold
water Mountain. II is Pig Eye Ramsey
County. Mimi The board wants the diph-
thong in Phoenix Arizona. Poopeuaut
not Poo FOO, Tuoiumne County, Cal Ac-
cord;ng to the beard there is no .'e" in
Pohick. the old church In which the Fa-
thcr cf His Country is said to have wcr-
SHIPPED. The Southern spelling and pro-
uuncIatiop will suit the woTd-arrangers
for Possun. Hanover County Va, As
there is no 'Tater 1t is not known what
would suit the board Rhome. Wise
County Tex; not Rome.