The Washington times., 1904-12-22
TENNESSEE ALSO
HIS QUEER ONES
Names of Her Towns Are
Most Extraordinary.
RIVAL THOSE OF KENTUCKY
Good Book Not Forgotten, But Myth
ology Also Contributes Literally
to Map of State.

Patriotic Tennesseeans are aroused
according to a dispatch from Nashville.
over the claims made by Kentucky that
she holds the record for towns with
extraordinary names. They admit the
excellence of some of Kentucky's pro-
ducts. but are sure their own are more
remarkable.
Kentuckians, in erumerating their
towns bearing unusual names, head the
list with Eden. following this up with
Adam and Eve and other members of
the first family There are names such
as Caution Harmony ane Temperance,
which one is surprised at fr.ding in Ken
tucky. and after them an array of odd
tiles, some of which even Tennes-
seean must pronounce good. as far as
they go. for several may be found upon
the map of the Volunteer State.
Did Not Forget Bible.
When it game 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
St Luke in Jackson, Joshua here
and caleb there, here an Elijah and
there Samuel Ruth and Naomi were
raised UP, one in Knox and one In Hum
phreys 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 OBJ
tanned Juno, Venus, Vulcan. Bacchus
Diana. Hercules. Neptune. Olympus and
Delphi; from Shakespeare Romeo and
Othello' from the Greek alphabet. Al
a knr II
Methodist. Baptist, Priest, Pope, Friar
and Tabernacle; from the family hearth,
Nanny, Bud. Aunt. Home and Family:
from the poets, Dante, Milton and Ho-
Hler II is only guesswork where she
picked up Mark Twain. and she prob
Geography, geology, Zoology. ornithoI-
ogy and botany all contributed to the
map of Tennessee, and when these
sources OF extraordinary names had
been exhausted Tennessee turned to
city directory and picked out Jones as
a proper designation for a thriving com.
munfty.
Has Also Been Chivalric.
If Tennessee has been catholic in nam
ing her towns she has been ofivalric,
for she has remembered the young
women. The old woman who lived in
the shoe could find in postal guide of
Tennessee a supply of names equal to
Ter demands Among the girls names
are Alice, Bessie, Blanche, Clara, Cleo,
Daisy. Della, Edith. Edna Ethel, Eva,
Grace, Helen, Henrietta, Jessie. Kate.
Kathleen, Layinia, Lila, May. Louise.
Lrcilla, Lucy. Mae. Nellie. Nina. Nor
ma, Ora, Patty, Stella, Sylvia, and Cal
lie The boys names run the gamut
from Alex to Zaek.
Kentuckians in rec5ting their claims
20 distinction dwell upon such interest
ing designations as Cash and Coin Ten
nessee approves such selections, but at
the same time points with pride to Dol
lar, Greenback Golddust, Sponduiix,
and finally a Bank
The official christeners Of Tennessee
towns were so pleased with Buck Snort
and Pin Hook that there are two Of
each in the State. There is also Gem
etery a Coffin. and q Sexton
But all of these names are merely in
cidental. Some of those upon which the
citizens of Tennessee Dase her claims
for prestige are Barefoot, Bolts, Leap
Year. Chimney Top. Chuckaluck, Half
Pone, Hanging Limb, Ipe. Marrowbone,
Mouse Tail, Opossum, Parch Corn, Pea
nut. Rip Shin. Sweet Lips, Tom Brown,
L Bet. Yum Yum. BuZZard Roost, Fits,
Masthead, Peeled Chestnut, Shoe Fly.
Skull Bone, SnaH-lope, Tiger Tail, and
Wahoo.