Names Of Streets

There was a diseussiou iu progresa on tbe questiou of naiuiug the iiew streets of Washiugton aud making some chauges iu tbe uarues of tbose already ohristeiied when a mac, who bas lived iu tbe city loug enougb uot to be facetious ac tbe expeuse of auything so troddeu mlderfoot as a street is, begau to say sometbiiig. "What's tbe use of doing auytbing with tbe ïiauies of streets, " be ïnquired, "especially witb tbe uauies of those tbat are út as tbey are? How, take tbe lettered streets as au exaiuple. Tbey are uanied appropriately euougb if tbe iubabicants would ouly live up to tbeir opportuuities. For iutitance, tbe flrst people sbould live ou A street aud the sweet people ou B Street, tbe navy people ou (J street, tbough tbe bliud people would prefer it; the profaue people ou D street, tbeegotistic people on I street ; the rurals are uot to be provided for, because tbere is uo J street; the Ingersoll people ou L street, tbe printers on M stroet, the dcbtors on ü street, tbe billiard players ou Q street, tbe (Jhiuauieu ou T street, the uuselflsh people on Ü street, tbe married people on W street, the pest people" - "Stop bim," iuterrupted a listener, "stophiru! It's bis treat!" And theu each man named bis treat to suit hiniself, and the facetious ruan paid for all.