New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-06
Post ONCE Oddities.
Special Corr. OF the N. Y. Commercial Ad
yertiser

special Corr. OF the n. Y. Commercial Adj
3. vertiser.
Imitation is the sincerest fattery,
and probably the best test of the pop
nlarity of anybody or anythingin this
country is to be found within the COW
ers of the Postal Guide. This useful
compilation contains the names of all
the postofhces in the United States,
besides much other edifying informa-
ton. Needit be said washington"
heads the list of postoffices? Ergo,
some twentieth century New Zealand
er will remark: Washington must
have been popular individu-
al" So, also, Lincoln, Franklin,
Jefferson, Hamilton. and various
other worthless in good repute with
their countrymen, are immortalized
in the names and styles of countless
cities, villages and backwoods clear
ings all over the country. Transient
celebrities are honored in this way
quite as surely, though perhaps not
as frequently, as the immortal ones
who were not born to die. Thus there
has been lately an influx of Lannon'S,
Mannings. Clevelands and Folsoms in
to the files OF the Postoffice Depart
ment; and if the officers should re-
ceive to-day notifications that post
Offices had been named after Mr.. "Edi-
tor Cutting, Or the boy who jumped
from the Brooklyn bridge, or the man
who went through the whirlpool in
barrel, they would probably manifest
no surprise, remembering as they
must, their similar experiences in the
checkered past.
The list of peculiarly named postof-
fees in this country is long one, and
Includes some real inspirations OF gen
Jus. The first Office in the alphabet
ical category is named IA BE-" and
is situated in Sumner county, Tennes-
see. Indiana has an Office named 3d."
Colorado one named 80 H." Missis-
sippi one named "P K" Maryland
one named "T b." Tennessee one
named "Y g." and 90 K'' is found in
each of the three states of Kentucky,
Mississippi and South Carolina, as if
the names had all given out IN these
localities and the inhabitants had
been forced to come down to mere in
itials. In like manner both Maine
and Tennessee have Offices called
Number One," and New York has a
Number Four"
The "You Bet" postoffice Of Califor-
nia, has won a worldwide fame, but
there are dozens of titles in the list
that are fully as odd. Thus, Michigan
has a Bad Axe, Arkansas Pop Corn,
Tennessee Bald Hornet, Blizzard,
Gilt Edge, Nanny, a Mouse Tail,
a Peeled Chestnut and Rip Shin, and
Kentucky Rabbit Hash, q Gimlet, a.
Jamboree, a Marrowbone, a Black
Bone and Cut Shin. Then we notice
Bundle Bee and Big Bug, Arizona;
Vinville, Mississippi, Ball Ground, jug
Tavern and Hard Cash, Georgia; Gin,
Mud, Sammy and Left Hand, West
Virginia; Pump, Shoe Heel, Jug Town
and Hog Back Valley, North Carolina;
and Funny Louis, Hard Times, Hard
Shell and Jump. Louisiana. MISSISSIPPI
pi, North Carolina and Kentucky each
has a postoftice with the rather pre-
emptory title OF Whynot, and Arkan-
sas and Nebraska are equally emphat-
ic with Stop. There is a Wideawake
in both Kentucky and South Carolina,
Cyclone in Texas, Indiana. Missouri
and Pennsylvania, an Enigma in
Georgia and Tennessee, Rough and
Ready in Pennsylvania and Cal
ifornia, lingo in Kansas and Tennes-
see, a Joe in Kentucky and Tennessee,
a Jumbo in Alabama, Ohio and West
Virginia, Keno in Mississippi, Ohio
and Texas, Greenback in Arkansas,
North Carolina and Tennessee, and a
Gum in Louisiana, South Carolina
and Texas.
Names involving some sentiment or
emotion are not uncommon. Thus we
run across Good Luck and Adieu in
Texas; Sweet Lips, Defeated, Regret
and Difficult, in Tennessee; Good Night,
in Missouri; Troublesome, in Colorado,
Kansas and Kentucky; Tombstone
and Total wreck, III Arizona; Alone.
in Kentucky; Keep Tryst, in Mary
land; Bachelors Hall, in Virginia, and
Bachelors Retreat, in South Carolina;
Dismal, in North Carolina; Last
Chance, in Iowa; Embarrass, in Wis
consin; Free Will, in Kansas; Possible,
in Tennessee; FINS, in Texas; Non
Intervention, in Virginia, and Matri-
mony, in North Carolina.
Musical preferences crop out occa-
sionally. California has a postoffice
called Jenny Lind. and Louisiana one
named after Chopin, while three states,
Kansas, Minnesota and Nevada, do
honor to Verdi. In North Carolina
there's an Old Hundred, and in Iowa
q Shoe Fly. The animal and vegeta-
BILE kingdoms are levied upon for some
singular titles. Thus we see the Of
fees of Alligator and Pumpkin, Geor-
gia; Pancake, Texas; Port Wine, Cali
fornia; Peanut, North Carolina and
Tennessee; Rat, Alabama; Pig, Ken
lucky; Rattlesnake, Kansas, and Crab
Apple, Ohio. Tennessee has Chucka-
luck, and Texas a Muckymuck; Mis-,
souri, Pay Down, and Georgia a Pay
Up. Latin is called into play by the
citizens of Quid Nunc. Alabama, and
Vox Populi, Texas. Ohio has post.
office with the attractive name Of
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