The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-08-10
WHIMSICAL NOMENCLATURE.
The Funny Names of Some American
Post Offices.

There are more than 43, 900 Post Of
fees in the United States, and the
whimsicalities of the American people
are nowhere more strongly illustrated
than in their selection of names there
for. The Southern and Western States
especially furnish many ridiculous in
stances Of absurd mental freaks in this
regard. The following names, taken
from the United States Official Postal
Guide" for January, 1883, display at
least remarkable variety of taste:
In Alabama we find Blowhorn, Buck
snort, Gil, Gnatville, Hubbub, Quid
Nunc, Rawhide and Shinbone. In Ari-
Zona, Bumblebee, Snow Low, Tip Top
and Tombstone. In Arkansas, Oil
Trough, Sub Rosa and Tomahawk. In
California, Bogus, Yankee Jim's and
Fem Fem. Colorado boasts of Green
horn, o. H., You Bet and Troublesome.
Baby Mine and Tenderfoot are in Da-
kota. Florida rejoices in Paddock, Scrub
and Sopechoppy. Georgia has in her
borders Alligators, 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
Mogo, Polk Patch, Fucker, Brash,
Soonover and Zulu. Odd, Unique,
What Cheer, Yankee and Zero are in
Iowa. Kansas furnishes Free Will,
Haphazard, Og, Rattlesnake, Terrapin
and Zenith. Kentucky produces Eighty
eight. Seventy-Six, Backbone, Mar
row-bone, Devils-heel, Headquarters,
Humpty, Jamboree, Nobob, Pig, Scrab-
BILE, Scuffletown. Sickaway and Tiptop.
Louisiana contributes Happy Jack and
Jump. Pattagumpus is in Maine, T.
b. and Gunpcwder in Maryland. In
Tennessee are A. b. c.. Dabs, Forty
eight, U. Bet, Zed,' Zero, Skull Bone
and Calf-Killer. In Texas, Blowout,
Gunsight, j, Bob, Jehoy, Jimtown,
Nameless, Straddle and Vox Populi.
Pennsylvania donates Nine Points,
Seven Points, Seventy-six, Sabbath
Rest. Scalp Level and Shick-Shinny.
Nine Times and Ninetv-six are in South
Carolina, Seventy-six in Missouri and
Fourteen is in West Virginia. Dubbs,
Rara Avis and .. X. are in Mississippi,
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Stump. Washington Territory prides
herself on Muck, Kumptaw and Shook
emchuch; Virginia on Chuckatvick,
on-Intervention, Pen Hook, Skin
quarter, Tan Yard and Wolf Trap.
Antiquity is in Ohio, Shoe Fly is in
Iowa, also in North Carolina; Sleepy
Eye is in Kentucky. None Such is in
Michigan, Nix in Alabama. 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 its
Clear Grit. while Bay county Michigan,
shows White Feather. Blue Eye,
Clapper, Grease, Protein, Tribulation
and Zig are in Missouri. Fair Chance
is in Pennsylvania. Fair Dealing is in
Kentucky, but she finally pleads guilty
to Trickum, and so does Georgia. New
York and Indiana each have Big In
dian, while Nevada has nothing better
than Sheephead. North Carolina has
Day Book, q Hanging Dog. II Meat
Camp, Old Hundred, Sandy Mush,
Shoe Heel, Short Off, Tally Ho and
What Not. Ohio comes to Rescue with
Aid (also Gratis), and while her poll
tics is Republican, Democracy is the
name of one of her post offices in Knox
county. Monday, Roundhead and
luck also embellish Ohio's list. With
the ordinate desire that characterizes
Ohio to monopolize things, she points
with pride to II post office named So
dom, which stands alone in its glory rs
the only one of that name in the 5000
in the United States. Pee Pee and
Wetmore are also in Ohio, and so are
Round Bottom and Spanker. A Crusty
Old Bachelor is in Missouri, and a
Blushing Maiden in North Carolina.
Bachelors Hall is in Virginia, and we
find Widows in Alabama. South Caro-
lima furnishes Bachelors Retreat in
Ocopee county, but she equalizes things
by establishing Lady's Island in Beau
fort county, Tenn, close to Daddy's
Creek, in the same county, while Bub
is in Missouri, Sis is in Pennsylvania,
her Gent in Texas, and Horrid Boy in
Campbell county, Tenn. Ohio has an
entire Congress, of course, but the
Speaker is in Michigan. Pennsylvania
is well provided with rulers, having a
President and the King of Prussia, to
checkmate which Ohio and Mississippi
each retain Vote.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.