Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-01
WHlMsICAL NOMENCLArURE.

There are more than 4S, 600 postoflces in
the United States, and the whimsicalities
Of the American people are nowhere more
strongly illustrated than IN their selection
of names therefor. Tho Southern and
Western states especially furnish many
ridiculous instances of absurd mental
freaks in this regard. The following
names taken from tho United States
Official Postal Guide for January, 1881,
display at least a remarkable variety Of
taste:
In Alabama We had Blowhorn, Bnck-
snort, Gi, Gnatville, Lubbub, Quid,
Nunc, Rawhide, and Shinbone. In Arizona,
Bundle Bee, Snow Low, Tip Top and
Tombstone. In Arkansas, Oil Trough,
Sub Rosa aud Tomahawk. In California,
Boyas, Uncle Sam, Yankee Jim's and Fem
Fem. Colorado boasts of Greenhorn, o.
T., You Bet and Troublesome, Baby
Mine and Tenderfoot are in Dakota.
Florida rejoices in Paddock, Scrub and
Sopcchoppy. Georgia has in her borders
Alligator, Cheap. Clinchem. Cracking,
Crane Eater, Dark Corner, Dirt Town, Do
boy, HotHouse, 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, Brash,
Soonover and Zulu. Odd, Unique What
Cheer, Yankee and Zero are in Iowa.
Kansas furnishes Free Will, Haphazard,
Os, Rattlesdake, Terrapin and Zenith.
Kentucky produces Eighty eight, Seventy
six, Backbone, Marrowbone, Devilsheal,
Headquarters, Humpty. Jamboree, No.
pop, Pig, Scrabble, Scuffletown, Sickaway,
and Tiptop. Louisiana contributes Happy
Jack and Jump. Pattagumpus is in Maine
T. B. and Gunpowder in Maryland. In Ten.
ncssee are A. 3. c., Dabbs, Forty-eight, U
Bet, Zed, Zero, Skull Bone and Calfkiller.
In Texas Blowout. Gunsight, J. Bob, Je.
hoy, Jimtown, Namelcss, Straddle, and
Vox Populi. Pennsylvania denotes Nine
Points, Seven Points, Six Points. Seventy
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 Vir
gnia. Dubbs, Rara Avis and o. X. are
in Mississippi and Dakota and Michigan
each have Stump. Washington Terri
tory prides herself Oil Muck, Kumptaw,
and Skookemchuck Virginia on Chuck.
atuck, Non Intervention, Pen Hook, Skin.
quarter, Tan Yard and Wolf Trap. Anti
| quity is in Ohio, Shoe Fly is in Iowa, also
in North Carolina Sleepy Ego is in Min
nesota. and Wide Awake in Kentucky
None Such is in Michigan, Nix in Ala
bama, Last in North Carolina, and Last
Chance in Iowa.
Tennessee blushingly produces Sweet
| Lips to be promptly saluted by Bus.
from Manitou county, Michigan. Fill
more county, Minnesota, boasts of it,
Clear Grit, while Bay county, Michigan
shows 9 White Feather. Blue Eye, Clap
per, Grease, Protein. Tribulation and Zis
are in Missouri. Fair Chance is. in Penn
sylvania. Fair Dealing is in Kentucky, bu
she finally pleads guilty to a Trickum
and 50 does Georgia. New York and Ip
diana each have Big Indian, whil'
Nevada has nothing better than :
Sheephead. North Carolina has :
Day Book, a Hanging Dog, a Mea
Camp, Old Hundred, Sandy Mush, Sho'
Heel, Short Of, Tally Ho and Why Not
Ohio comes to the rescue with Aid (als'
Gratis), and while her politics in Republi
can, Democracy is the name of one Of he
postOffices in Knox county. Monday
Roundhcad and Zuck also embelllisl
Ohio's list. With the inordinate desir
| CnaS CnaracCcflZeS OnlO 20 mOnOpOllZ'
things, she points with pride to post
offices named Sedom, which stands alone
its glory as the only one Of that name il
the forty three thousand in the Unite,
States. Pee Pee and Westmore ar
also in Ohio, and 50 are Rount
Bottom and Spanker. A crusty old Bach
clor is in Missouri aud Blushins
Maiden in North Carolina. Bachelor
Hall is in Virginia. and We find Widow
in Alabama. South Carolina furnishes :
Bachelors Retreat in Ocopee county, bu
she equalizes things by establishing /:
Lady's Island in Beaufort county. Mamm
is in Cumberland county, Tennessee, clos
to Daddy's Creek in the same county
while Bud is in Missouri, Sis in Pennsylva
mia, her Gent in Texas, and horrid Bo,
in Campbell county: Tennessee. Ohio ha
an entire Congress, Of course, but TIL
Speaker is in Michigan, Pennsylvania is
we'll provided with rulers, having a Presi
dent and the King of Prussia, to check
mate which Ohio and Mississippi each re
tain Veto.