Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-02
SOME INTERESTING FACTS

/ Cyclone, Ark, ana Staryout, Ore. TO
/ discourage II, while Santaclaus. Ind.
must certainly be the children's nara.
disc. Lawyersville, N. Y: Doctor.
town. Ga; Preachersyille, KY, and
Artisan, w. Va, seem to furnish q
clue to the occupations of their In
habitants, and the citizens ,f Sporn-
Vile, Cal, may be presumed to be Of
sentimental nature. The residents
OF Old Glory, Ariz., must be patriotic.
and those of New Jerusalem, Pa. and
New Zion, s. c., pious, while the citi-
Zens of Spotcash, Va, are obviously
not entitled to credit for anything at
all.
Sentimental names and names If
flowers, plants, birds and stars fill
many of the columns OF the Postal
Guide, especially In the soutkern
states. A cursory glance even shows
Bridal Veil, Dewy Rose, Englnnsiue.
Evening Shade, Blooming Rose, Blue
BYE, Blackbird, Blnebird. Redbird
Buttercup, Brlghtstar and Dewdrop.
There are 3 Arbutuses, IL Daisys. Z
Roses. II Rosebuds and Orchids
Arizona has Bnmblebee, Texas has
Beehouse, G states have Bee and
Fly. Texas furnishes Bronco, Ken
lucky and Pennsylvania Bruin, and
many states Bison, Deed and Elk.
Kentucky has Beefhide and Calf
Creek, and one wonders If Bigbug,
Airz.. is the happy hunting ground
of the tarantula. 1t is significant of
the youth and rapid growth of om
country that the towns In which "Old"
is used as n prefix fill less than one
column of the Guido, while those
which have the prefix New cover
about four pages.
Christian names are prime favorites
In christening communities. Probably
not one is unrepresented, from digni-
fled Aaron in Indiana, and four other
States. down to the trivial nicknames
of Birdie. Miss, and Babble, Ala.
while West Virginia combines two
names into the euphonious one of An
namoriah. The Biblical names of
Abel, Esau, Ham, Shem and many
others are to be found in mire than
one State along with heather deities
such as Diana, Mars and Mercury. Vir-
ginia pays tribute to Zeus, and Ten
nessee comprises the whole subject
IN the town of Idol.
OF the many odd names found in the
Guide, q few gathered at random are:
Alpha, Omega, Fifteen, Eighty-four,
Promised Land, Tigertail, Elbow,
Dime, Dime-box, Dollar, Penny, Pro.
lection, Freetrade. Fcru, Biscuit, Boot
jack, Frogtown, Alone, Bias, Delay,
Dusty, Blowout, Bird in Hand, Bushy-
head, Decorum, Black Betsy, Demo-
crat. and Republican. The names
which owe their inspiration In the
sun are strikingly numerous and va.
ried. They run the gamut from the
town of Sun through the whole list of
such combinations as Sunbeam, Sun
bright, Sunburst, Sunbury, Suncliff,
Sundale, Sundance, Shutdown, Sum
field, Sunfish, Sunflower, Sunhill, sun
land Sunlight, Sunnyban4, Sunny
brook, Sunnyburn, Sunnydell, Sunny
hill, Sunnylane. Sunny South. Sunny,
vale, Sunrise, Sunset, Sunshine, Sun
side and Sunyille. Such list makes
the reader feel cheerful in spite of
himself, as the following selectioD
cannot fail to make him hungry:
Breadloaf VT: Lamb Col; Turkey,
Ariz.: Chicken Alaska: Tomato, Ark;
Hominy, Okla; Potato, Va; Fruit,
M; Orange. Va: Lemon, Ky: Ice,
Ga; 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 Kitchin in Ohio, an old .fashionaGI
Sambo in Virginia.
The names of the counties III the
United States cover much the same
ground as the towns within rheir
borders. The yare largely named af1l
ter national and local heroes. WASH
ington taking the lead with 81 coua-
ties. Franklin with "a and jefferson
with % are close seconds, while other
popular names are Lincoln, JacksonaI
Monroe, Madison, Clay Pike. Union.
Marshall. Douglas and Marion. Texas
and Georgia have jeff Davis countyai
and Mississippi Jefferson Davis. Eley-l
en- States have Lee county. six Custo,
county. New Jersey is an appropri,
ate place Tor Ocean county. .Arkan
sas has Yell county, Wisconsin Door
county, Mississippi Sunflower county,t
New Mexico Roosevelt county, Oregoni
Josephine county, South Dakotfs
Charles Mix county, Illinois 10 Dasi
viess county, and Texas Loving cOun
ty and Jack county, while It is Texas
also which has distinguished itselfi
by possessing the county of Deafi
Smith!
A FEW FACTS ABOUT SOUTH.
Did 1t ever occur to You that all