The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-19

On every hand In this land and in
the uttermost parts Of the earth, is
shown the respect in which the great
name Of Washington is held. There
is no name In all the world SO honored
IRENE north of Greenland is Washing
ton Land, and a little east Of it Is
Cape Washington. Then there is a
Washington in Oxford county, Ontario.
In the mid-Pacific, south Of Hawaii. Is
Washington Island, and further south,
On n Of the Fiji islands, is Mount
Washington. In Paris is the Rue
Washington, opening into the Avenue
des Champs Elysees.
Turn to the United States and you
will find 296 Washingtons, which
means more than five for each state,
District, territory and each of the for
eign possessions. OF these, the first
that comes to mind is the national
capital, then the great northwest
state, and after these the numerous
subdivisions Of the various states. In
Alabama there Is a Washington oun
ty: In Arkansas, q county and a town;
in California, a county, two towns,
three townships, and to these are add
ed Washingtontown and Washington
Corners: in Connecticut there is a
town and q Washington Depot; in Flor
ida q town; Georgia, a county and
town; Idaho. a town; Illinois a coun-
ty. q town, two townships, and to
these are added Washington Heights.
In this list the word town" Is used In
it's broadcast sense so as to embrace
everything from a hamlet to a city.
Indiana has a county, two towns,
and forty-three townships; Iowa, a
county, a town. f~orty-one townships,
and to these are added Washington
Mills and Washington Prairie: Kan
sas, a county, two towns, six town
ships. and a Washington Creek; Ken.
lucky, a county, a town and Mount
Washington; Louisiana, a parish and
a town; Massachusetts. a town and
Mount Washington; Maine, a county
a town and Washington Plantation;
Maryland, a county, a town, Washing
ton Junction, and also Mount Wash.
ington, Michigan, a town, two town
ships, Washington Island and Wash
ington Harbor; Minnesota, a county
q town, a township, and Washington
Lake: Mississippi. a county and &
town.
In Missouri is a great nest of Wash
ingtons; a county, a town, twenty-ont
townships, Washington Centre ant
Mount Washington; Montana, Wash
ington Bar, Washington Gulch and
Mount Washington; Nebraska,
county; North Dakota, a North ant
south Washington lake; New Hamp
shire a town, a township and Noun
Washington; New Jersey. a town, five
townships, Washington crossing
Washingtonville, Washington Corner.
and Washington Place; New Ycrl., {
county. two towns, Washingtonville
Washington Mills, Washington Hollow
and Washington Four Corners: NORTH
Carolina, a county and two townships
Then zones Ohio, with a remark
able display, a county, four towns
forty townships, Washingtonville
Washington Station and Noun
Washington: Oregon, a county
Pennsylvania. a county, three
towns, twenty-one townships ant
Mount, Washington; Rhode Island, /.
county and a town: Vermont, . coun
ty and a town: Virginia, a county,
town and "Washington's Birth Place,
in Westmorland county. Washington
Washington lake: Wisconsin, q coun
ty. six townships, Washington Islant
and Washington Harbor; Wyoming
Mount Washington.
When n thinks of the monument.
to Washington, the first that comes t.
mind is the mighty shaft in the capt
tai. Then there is the celebrated
marble statue In the central hall O
the Capitol at Richmond, by Jean An
tome Houdon, and not far away the
imposing monument in Baltimore, sur
mounted by a colossal statue of the
patriot. There is no state, In fac,
there Is no city Of any considerable
size. where Washington is not con
tinually kept in mind by the same tab
let to his memory, and they are in
creasing now more rapidly than eve,
before, since the Sons and Daughters
OF the Revolution. the Colonia,
DANES and the various other patri
otto organizations have begun thei,
work. These are seen In the granite
tablet under tie Washington Elm. II
Cambridge, commemorative that event
Of July ;. ITS. when the great genera,
took command OF the nrst American