Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-14
ANINrEREsrINe mINUrE,s STUDY
OF the Eccentric Tcrn,inotogy OF
UAlted states posi- Office Nittues.

OF the Eccentric TcrnfinOiOEy of
uaited states Post office Names.
Through the courtesy of post. office
offlufnl, reporter Of the GAzETTE was
Furnished with a list comprising all the
odd and fanoiful TECHNOLOGY found
among the catalogue OF United States
pnst.ofdces. Tho list affords IN ex-
tremely interesting association OF names
and Inns been classified as follows /:
Among thnee OF matrimonial color or in
stinct are Ty Ty, Kissamee (2), Love:
MRtrimony, TickelsviIle, Bride. Sweet
Home, Bridal Veil, Delightful, Fireside,
Happy, Keep Tryst, Sweet Lips, Hus.
band, Cute, Sleepy Eye, Stop (2). Half
Way (9), Ladiesburgh, Lively, Lonely,
Lonesome, Troublesome, Chap (2),
DRnsel, DELIGHT, Dull. DANES Quarter,
Eden (23), Family, Cad, Gas, Good
Luck, Hard Times Landing, Issue, Kins-
men and Mix.
Among what might be generally CLASH
fed as moral attributes are Agreeable,
Bliss, Backbone, Delay, Fair Play, FL
deity, Habit, Jolly, Lax, Pride, and
Sane.
Host, jug Town, Brandy Station, jug
Tavern, and Drop.
The housewife ia favored with the fol.
lowing: Tin Gup, Basin, Panhandle,
Kitchen, Tub, Pepper, Popcorn, Kettle,
Potato, Pumpkin, Sugar, Bake Oven,
Bread Loaf, Calf Killed, Orumb, EarssS,
Calico, Fruit, and Greasy.
The science OF anatomy aud also msdi-
cine comprises AllHssling, Life, Elbow,
Foot, Hand, Left Eapd, Turkey Foot,
Snake Root and CalGmus.
The carpentry trade has: Broad Axe,
Edge, Paddock, Bad Axe, Cherry Box,
Peeled Chestnut, and Pine log.
Among peltica, appellations arefound:
Bsndaua, Ahe's Spring. Democrat, Free
Soil, lingo, Liberal, Vox Popui, and
Grover (0)
Among sporting terms are: q Bet and
Keno. Botany i9 patronizsd by Acorn,
Box Elder, Cora, Cotton Plant, Bent
Branch, Leaf, Leek, Lemon, Pokeberry,
and Fallen Timber.
The alphabet is taxed as follows: A B
O, Ka and P X.
Natural History has the following
lengthy list; Cat Fish, Coyote, Clam,
BivalVe, Bears Mouth, Birds Nest, Boy,
Cat Spring Crane Nest, Cuckoo, Grow,
Duck, Fly, Lark, Little Bears Head, Lob
ster, Little Grab, May Bee, Nag's Head,
Opassum, Oyster, Porcupine, Raocoon,
Led Fish, Snake and Sparrow.
Among humsn names are: Ben, Charlie,
Dan, Dode, james, Bet, Jimtown, Lang
try and Ned.
Arithmetic affords the names; Add
and Fourteen. In geographical termi-
nology are Africa, Due West and Fifteen
Miles.
There are the military terms Drafted,
Pack Saddle, Defiance, Bully, Dsggers
md Broken Sword.
Monetary and business ideas are repre-.
ssnted By Cash, Credit River and Oompe-
tition.
Indian terms broken Bow, Forks Of
Pigeon, Talking Rock, and Forks of
Twelve Poe; and the Celestial empire
is represented only by All Sid.
Religious associations may be dis.
covered in: Corpus Christi, Meeting
Street, Sabbath Day, Tombstone, (and Its
congener) Cut OF.
Tine farmer and his agricultural asso-
Citations are plentifully represented :
Fodder, Horse Pasture, Big Patch, Over
alls, Ashpole, Meadows of Dan Patrick,
Hoop Pole, Frost, French Hay, Horse
Head, Mud, Horse Shoe, Ok Bow, Pony,
Plug, Red Mud, Big Coon, Barefoot,
Shoe Heel, Wayback, Cabbage Farm,
Evening Shade, Dutch Flat, Painted
Woods, Painted Post, and Centre Post.
| AlnSug tne strsnsC p0st-Oiaues Whose
names are difficult to classify are
| f7Tapr Critic, Eeho. Hs., Kiln Mon
day, Short OF, Waltz Bald Hornet, Beef.
hide, Big Foot, Black Jack, Box Iron,
By Wy, Cheap, Outcst, Cutshin, Dawn,
Day, Kismet, Footprints, Dent, Feat and
See.