Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1907 — Hero Worship and Maps. [ARTICLE]

Hero Worship and Maps.

Hero worship has had a hand in tha making of maps. We have postoffiees bearing the names of every President down to and including Mr. Roosevelt Only two of his predecessors are lacking lu the list of counties. Xnturally the favorfte in the naming of towns and counties is Washington and he is the only President for whom a State has been named. But others than Presidents enjoy these honors. Successful soldiers, sailors, statesmen, editors, authors, inventors, the heroes of ancient history and mythology and even popular actors and athletes share a like distinction. Our list of postotllces is a long one and comtalus names from almost every language. living and dead, and chosen on almost every conceivable principle or impulse. Two comities In Kansas present a curious association of ideas: Greeley County lias for its capital a town called Tribune and Ulysses is the county seat of Grant. New- stations were to In* named along a western railway some years ago and they were named after Bit* members of a professional Iwseball team that hapj>ened Just then to win the championship.