. The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress. be recalledby referring to a city directory. Asto the French names, there is aNapoleon and Lafayette avenue, aJena, Austerlitz and Murat street,and the whole northern section of thecity is named in honor of Napoleon,his victories, or his generals. The Spanish names are equallyprominent. For a time it was fash-ionable to name streets from anti-quity, and those survive is an Achille, Alcibiades, De-mosthenes, Nayades, and Emphro-sium street. After many of thestreets are located it is
. The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress. be recalledby referring to a city directory. Asto the French names, there is aNapoleon and Lafayette avenue, aJena, Austerlitz and Murat street,and the whole northern section of thecity is named in honor of Napoleon,his victories, or his generals. The Spanish names are equallyprominent. For a time it was fash-ionable to name streets from anti-quity, and those survive is an Achille, Alcibiades, De-mosthenes, Nayades, and Emphro-sium street. After many of thestreets are located it is difficult toknow how to spell or even to pro-nounce them, and to be unable to doso is considered a serious offense bysociety people, and in the case of. Cotton Bales on Dock. a state official who had misspelled aname of a street there was the utmostindignation displayed by the popula-tion, and he was never forgiven forhis mistake. The city also boasts ofa Goodchildrens street, a Love street,Madmans street. Mystery and Pietystreets. New^ Orleans has been under theownership of five different a history of incidents, vicissi-
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