Richland beacon., 1881-05-14
POSTAL NOMENCLATURE.
Some Funny Names Of Asssericon Postef-
nrrs,

Some Funny Nom~s Of A,sericnn Postef-
Tcrs.
There are more than 43, 900 postof1ices
in the United States, and the whimsi-
calties OF the American people are
nowhere more strongly Illustrated than
in their selection of names. therefor The
Southern and Western States especially
furnish many ridiculous instances of alb
surl mental freaks in this regard Tho
following names, taken from the United
States Official Postal Guide for January,
1891, display at least remarkable
variety of taste:
In Alabama We find Blowhorn, Buck.
snort, Gi, Gnatville, Lubbdb, Quid
Ndnc, Rawhide and Shinbone. In Ari-
zona, Bundle Bee, Snow Low, Tip Top
andTombstOne. In Arkansas, Oil Trough,
Sub Rosa and Tomahawk In California,
B"gas. Uncle Sam, Yankee Jim's and
Zem Zem. Colorado boasts of Green
horn, o. T., You Bet and Troublesome.
Baby Mine and Tenderfoot are in Da-
ko'a. Florida reioices in Paddock,
Scrub and Sopchoppy. Georgia has in
her borders Alligator, Cheap, Clinchem,
Cracking, Crane Eater, Dark Corner,
Dirt Town, Doboy, Hot House, Iceberg,
Persimmon, Pistol, Rock Pile and Ty
Ty. Illinois turns out with Fish Hook,
Half Day, Presumption, School and
Zif. Indiana adorns the list with Bean
Blossom, Bigfoot, Buckskin, Dice, Nogo,
Polk Patch, Fucker Brush, Soonover
and Zulu. Odd, Unique, What Cheer,
Yankee and Zero are in Iowa. Kansas
furnishes Free Will, Haphazard, Og,
Rattlesnake, Terrapin and Zenith. Ken
lucky produces Eighty-eight, Seventy
six, Backbone, Marrowbone, Devilshead,
Headquarters, Humpy, Jamborea No
bob. Pig, Scrabble, Scuffletown, Slick
away and Tiptop. Louisiana contributes
Happy Jack and Jump. Pattagnmpus
is in Maine. T. B. and Gunpowder in
Maryland. In Tennessee are A. b. c.,
Dabbs, Forty-eight, U Bet, Zed. Rero,
Skull Bone and Calf-killer. In Texas.
Blowout, Gunsight, j. Bob, Jehoy, jim
town, Nameless, Straddle and Vox
Populi. Pennsylvania donates Nine
Points, Seven Points, Six Points, Sew
enty y-six, Sabbath Rest, Scalp Level and
Shickshinny. Nine Times and Ninety
six are in South Carolina; Seventy-six
in Missouri; and Fourteen is in West
Virginia. Dubbs, Rara Avis and o. X.
are in Mississippi; and Dakota and
Michigan each have Stump. Wash
ington Territory prides herself on Muck,
Kumptaw and Skookemchuck; Virginia
on Chuckatuck, Non Intervention, Pen
Hook, Skinquarter, Tan Yard and Wolf
Trap. Antiquity is in Ohio Shoe Fly is
in Iowa, also in North Carolina Sleepy
Eye is in Minnesota, and Wide Awake
in Kentucky. None Such is in Michi-
gan, Nix In Alabama, Last IN North
Carolina. and Last Chance in Iowa
Tennessee blushingly produces Sweet
Lips to lie promptly saluted by Buss
from Manitou county, Mich. Fillmore
county, Minn., boasts of its Clear Grit,
while Bay county. Mich, shows White
Feather. Blue Eye, Clapper, Grease,
Protein, Tribulation and Zig are in Mis-
souri,. Fair Chance is in Pennsylvania.
Fair Dealing is in Kentucky, but she
finally pleads guilty to Trickum, AMI
40 does Georgia. New York and Indi-
ana each have Big Indian, while Ne
vada has nothing better than q Sheep
head. North Carolina has q Day Book,
Hanging Dog. Meat Camp, Old Hun
lred, Sandy, Mush, Shoe Heel, Short