The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-16
Tennessee Has a Few.

AIfd1Iy UcINeeu Tie EoIdI6S Ol eli
nessee and Kentucky, as to which
of the two States has the greatest
number of towns with odd names
says:
Patriotic Tennesseans are keenly
aroused over the claim made by Ken
lucky that she holds the record for
towns bearing extraordinary names.
They candidly admit the excellence OF
some of Kentucky's products, but
these recent aspirations Tennesseans
regard much as a high roller does a
dollar book. AS an evidence of the
neighbor States utter lack Of appre-
citation in the matter of extraordinary
names, it is cited that while a man so
picturesQuely designated as Return
Jonathan Meigs was born in Kentucky
and passed his youth there, it was in
Tennessee that he achieved fame,
which the Commonwealth graciously
perpetuated by erecting Meigs county.
kentuckians, in enumerating their
towns bearing unusual names, head
the list with Eden, following this up
with Adam and Eve and other mem
bers of the first family. There are
also such names as Caution, Harmony
and Temperance, which one is really
surprised at finding in Kentucky, and
after them an array of oddities, some
Of which even a Tennesseany to be
consistent, must pronounce good, as
far as they go, for several Of them
may be found upon the map of the
Volunteer State.
But when it came to naming her
towns, Tennessee, like her neighbor,
did not forget the Good Book. She
put an Ark in Meigs county, Noah in
Coffee, a Genesis in Cumberland, a
st. John and a st. Luke in Jackson,
Joshua here and a Caleb there, here
an Elijah and there a Samuel Ruth
and Naomi were not forgotten and
two Ebenezers were raised up, one in
Knox and one in Humphreys county.
But Tennessee did not lay too much
stress on scriptural names. On the
other hand, looking at the map, one
may readily ascertain that in the
naming of her towns Tennessee played
no favorites. From mythology she
obtained Juno, Venus, Vulcan, BAG
chus, Diana, Hercules, Neptune, Olym-
pus and Delphi; from Shakespeare,
Romeo and Othello; from the Greek
alphabet, Alpha, Beta and Omega;
from the church, Methodist, Baptist,
Priest, Pope, Friar and Tabernacle;
from the family hearth, Nanny, Bud,
Aunt, Home and Family; from the po-
cts, Dante, Milton and Homer. 1t is
pure guess work where she picked up
Mark Twain, and she probably adver-
tised for Kodak and SapoliO. GeOg-
raphy, geology, zoology, ORTHODOXY
and botany all contributed to the map
of Tennessee, and when these and 9TH
er reliable sources of extraordinary
names had been exhausted Tennessee
turned to a city directory and picked
out Jones as an eminently proper des-
fgnation for thriving community.
If Tennessee, however, has been
catholic in naming her towns, she has
been no less chivalric, for well has
she remembered the young ladies.
The old woman who lived in the shoe
could find in postal guide of Tennes-
see supply of names entirely equal
to her extraordinary demands. Among
the girls names are: Alice, Bessie,
Blanche, Clara, Cleo, Daisy, Della
Edith, Edna, Ethel, Eva, Grace, Helen,
Henrietta. Jessie, Kate, Kathleen, La
vinia, Lila, Mary, Louise, Lucilla, |
Lucy, May, Nellie, Nina, Norma, Ora, |
Patty, Stella, Sylvia ard Callie The !
boys names, which have not been for |
gotten, run the gamut from Alex to |
lack.
Kentuckians, in reciting their claims |
to distinction, dwell affectionately up
on such interesting designations as |
Cast ami Coin. Tennessee approves |
such selections, but at the same time |
points with pride to Dollar. Green
back, Golddust, Spondulix and, finally, |
a Bank
The official christeners of Tennes-
see towns were so pleased with Buck
Snort and Pin Hook that there are two
OF each in the State. There is also
a Cemetery, Coffin and a Sexton,
but in Tennessee they are not suffi-
GENTLY unique to base championship
honors upon. And there is also a
the designation possibly be-
ing hit upon in a spirit like that which
possessed the ancient folk when they
built temple to the unknown god af-
Ter honoring all the deities they knew
0f
But all of these names are merely
in the list Some of those
upon which the patriotic citizens Of
Tennessee base her claims for real
prestige are: Barefoot, Bolts, Leap
Year, Chimney Top, Chuckaluck, Half
9one, Hanging Limb, Ipe. Marrow
zone, Mouse Tail, Opossum, Parch
Corn, Peanut, Rip Shin, Sweet Lips,
Tom Brown, U Bet, Yum Yum, Buzz
ard Roost, Fits, Masthead, Peeled
Chestnut, Shoe Fly, Skull Bone, Snail
ope, Tiger Tail and Wahoo.
Coal Land Sold.