Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09

Tflly Foster a heroine otherwise un-
known to fame.
An invidious distinction has been
made in using the names of the months
for postoffices. Only five are thus dis
tinguished. May is the prime favorite,
appearing IL times; March occurs 8
times. June. July and April once; the
rest are ignored. Monday has three
namesakes, but the other days. of the
week are so unpopular as to have none,
though Pennsylvania has a Sabbath
Rest and Washington a Friday Har-
Dor. There are three Winters and one
Spring, but no Summer and no Au-
tumn,' Pennsylvania going so far. how
ever, as to have Autumn Leaves.
Christmas is honored in Florida, Maine
and Arizona; New Year in Montana.
Many of the names found in the
Postal Guide are presumably descrip-
tive of the communities which have
adopted them. Some of them are
frankly eulogistic, others quite as
frankly depreciatory. Certainly ALL
right, ILL.,, and the towns in Kentucky.
Mississippi and South Carolina which
have taken the name o. K. must have
belief in their own merits, while
Fashion, Ga, and the Texas town of
Dressy evidently do not mean 70 be
classed with Dowdy, Ca, or the utili-
tartan Overall, Tenn. One town in
Ohio has the courage to call itself Dull,
and the citizens of Looney, Okla, and
Boozy, Va, go even further. Fine, N.
Y, and lair, ire Arkansas, are battered
by the twenty-three Edens and the
twelvs communities that call them
sleeves Paradise, while Famous, Mo-;
Extra. KY, Peerless, Ohio, and Exam
pie, Kas., follow the biblical injunction
in not holding their light under a
bushel The town of Surprise, Neb.,
seems a trifle doubtful about it's ex-
istence and capabilities, as do Expert
ment, Ca, and Deovolente. Miss. and
Bargaintown, N. j., leaves some uncer-
tainty as to whether it considers itself
good or bad bargain.
Prosperity, N. c., and Success, CAL,
seem to invite immigration, and Cy-
clone, Ark. and Starvout, Ore, to dis
courage it, while Santaclaus, Ind,
must certainly be the children's para
disc. Lawyersville, N. Y; Doctors
town, Ca, Preachersviiie, KY, and Ar
tisan, w. Va, seem to furnish elew
to the occupations of their Inhabitants,
and the citizens off Spoonviile, Cal,
may be presumed to be of senti-
mental nature. The residents of Old
Glory, Ariz., must be patriotic, and
those of New Jerusalem, Pa, and New
Zion, Sc. pious, while the citizens OF
Spotcash, Va, are obviously not en-
titled to credit for anything at all.
Sentimental names and names of
flowers, plants, birds and stars fill
many of the columns of the Postal
Guide, especially in the southern states.
A cursory glance even shows Bridal
VEIL Dewy Rose, Ellantine, Evening
Shade, Blooming Rose, Blue Eye,
Blackbird, Bluebird, Redbird, Butter
cup, Brightstar and Dewdrop. There
are Arbutuses, IL Daisys, Roses, IL
Rosebuds and s Orchids. Arizona, has
Bumblebee,. Texas has Beehouse, 6
states have Bee and 1 Fly. Texas fur
nishes Bronco, Kentucky and Pennsyl-
vania Bruin, and many states Bison,
Deer and Elk. Kentucky has Beefhide
and Calf Creek and one wonders If
Bigbug, Ariz., is the happy hunting
ground of the tarantula. 1t is signifi-
cant of the youth and rapid growth of
our country that the towns in which
"Old' is used as prefix fill less than
one column of the Guie, while those
which have the prefixed 'New' cover
about four pages.
h Christian names are prime favorites
in christening communities, from dig
nified Aaron, in Indiana and four other
states, down to the trivial nicknames of
Birdie. Miss, and Babble, Alai, while
West Virginia combines two names
into the enphonious one of Annamoriah.
The Biblical names of Abel. Esau,
Ham, Shem and many others are to be
found in more than one state, along
with heather deities such as Diana,
Mars and Mercury. Virginia pays trfb-
ute to Zeus and Tennessee comprises
the whole subject in the town of Idol.
OF the many odd names found in the
Guide, few gathered at random are:
Alpha, Omega, Fifteen, Eightyfour,
E,-nv T nd toll
DDimebox, Dollar, Penny, Protection,
Freetrade, Ecru, Biscuit, Bootjack.
Frogtown, Alone, Bias, Delay, Dusty,
Blowout, Bird in Hand, Bushyhead, De-
corum, Black Betsy, Democrat and Re-
publican. The names which owe their
inspiration to the sun are strikingly
numerous and varied. They run the
gamut from the town of Sun through
the whole list of such combinations as
Sunbeam, Sunbright, Sunburst, Sun
bury Suncliff, Sundale, Sundance, Sum
down, Sunfield, Sunfish, Sunflower, SUM-
hill, Sunland, Sunlight, Sunnybank,
Sunnybrook, Sunnyburn, Sunnydell,
| Sunnyhill, Sunnylane, Sunny South,
| Sunnyvale, Sunrise, Sunset, Sunshine,
Sunside, and Sunville. Such a list
makes the reader feel chereful in spite
| of himself, as the following selection
cannot fail to make him hungry:
Breadloaf, VT; Lamb Colo; Trukey,
| Ariz.; Chicken, Alaska; Iomato, Ark;
Hominy, OKLA; Potato, Va; Fruit,
| ILL.,; Orange, Va; Lemon, KY; Ice,
Ca; Tea S. c.; Taffy, KY; Mint, Mo-;
and Wine, Va, with Coffee, CAL;
Cream, Wis; Sugar. Idaho, and To-
-bacco, KY, to top off with, all cooked
in a Kitchen in Ohio, and served on a
Table from Nebraska, by an old-fash-
ioned Sambo of Virginia.
The names of the counties in the
United States cover much the same
ground as the towns within their bor-
ders. SThey are largely named after
national and local heroes. Washington
| taking the lead with thirty-one coun-
| ties, Franklin with twenty-four and
Jefferson with twenty-three are close
seconds, while other popular names are
Lincoln, Jackson, Monroe, Madison,
| Clay, Pike, Union, Marshall, Douglas
and Marion. Texas and Georgia have
| Jeff Davis county, and Mississippi JEFF
| ferson Davis. Eleven states have Lee
county, six Custer county. New Jersey
is an appropriate place for Ocean coun-
| ty. Arkansas has Yell county, Wiscon-
sin Door county, Mississippi Sunf1ower
county, Oregon Josephine county, South
Dakota Charles Mix county, Illinois 10