Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-27
NAMES OF ALL SORTS.
Strange Appellations Borne by
 Some Post-Of1ces.
Wild Western Fancies and Eastern Idlo. syncrasies- Names Short, Long and Middling-Town PersonaIities-Hu-
 nor of the Postal Guide.


 Mfdd1ing-Town Personalities-Hu- nor of the Postal Guide. It Is impossible to glance over the pages or the United States Official Postal Guide for 1889 without becoming interested and speculatlng upon the reasons for be- stowlngithe numerous whimsical, historic personal and ridiculous appellations upon number of the 5S,0OO post-ofices contained therein. The origin of some of the names Is plain, and the nationality of the settlers of other towns readily determined, but the selection of many modern titles is both amusing and surprising, says the Phila- | delphia Press.
 How trippingly from the tongue fall such names as Bywy, Yum Yum, Zem Zem, Mahwah, Bo Bo, Dodo, Walla Walla, Chocco. locco Pee Wee, Wawa, Mills Mills, Pc Ell, | Ty Ty, Easta Boga, Mono and Succasunna while in marked contrast to these are the | following over which the lingual facilities aye apt to halt and stumble: Aquashicola, l Wapwallopen, Passadumkeag, Punxsutaw- | ney, Damariscotta, Saccarappa, Wytopit- | lock, Daguscahonda, Mattawumkeag, | kshacoquillas, Wanepashemet, Quiiotoa, skaneateles, Quonochontaug, Agua Cali | ente, or Tajioue.
 Men of letters evidently prompted the in- l itial title of o. K. and P. K in Mississippi, | A. B. c. and Y. z. in Tennessee, B. m 1 Indiana, O. z. in Colorado and T. B. in Maryland. And did desire to save time in speech dictate Ali, Re, Ep, UT, Ho, Ka and | Uz, one or two of which are found in a num- Der of Statesa Of peculiar three-letter names there are hundreds, the following being selected as specimens: Bem, Boz, Bue, Cid, Cos, Dee, Egs, Flo, Cad, Hix, Hye, leo, Kew, Leb, Loo, Mid, Ney, Nix, | Ohl, Ono, Opp, Ord, Ost, Pax, Phi, Pou, Pye, l Ken Rnn Rny C Uhl, Vox, Voy, Wea, Wem, Oty, Req, Feb and Eff.
 There is marked feature of personality | about the names of these post-off1ces: Al bert Lea and Frank Hill, in Minnesota; Pe- ter Cooper and Ben Davis, in Indiana |; Ben Franklin and Tom Bean, in Texas :: Jenny Lind and John Adams, in Califor- l North Carolina j Paul Smith, in New York Frank Pierce, in Iowa; Walter Hill, in Tennes see, and appropriately, William Penn, Wanamakers and Quay, in Pennsyl- | vania.
 The 'can't. be-beat" "go-ahead" spirit of | the average American breathes forth in Excelsior Number One, Fair Play, Onward, Never Fail, Tip Top, Best, Upward, Eureka and Triumphant, and fondness for the | principles for which our forefathers fought | is shown by nineteen towns bearing the name of Independence, twenty-six that of Liberty, twenty-seveu Unions and twelve | Freedoms. Enthusiasm for public men and heroes is shown by the choice of the name of Washington for thirty three towns, Lin coin twenty-seven, Grant seventeen, Gar field twenty-four, Cleveland twenty two, Harrison seventeen, Blaine eighteen, Logan nineteen, Sherman twenty-three, Hancock nineteen and Sheridan twenty.
 Blue Eyes, Dew Drop, Baby Head, De- light, Early Dawn, Sweet Lips, Bridal Veil, Matrimony, Rose Bud, Daisy Dell, Sweet Home, Dell Delight, Keep Tryst, Little Su- gar Loaf, Mary's Home, May Day, Prairie Queen show the romantic bent of the minds responsible for the naming. The gallant nature of the early settlers and rough pio- neers, and the fact that they thought of the dear ones left behind them Is attested by | the Berthas, Medoras, 1das, Emmas, Joseph ines, Ethels, Claras, Adelaides, Mauds, Han nahs, Mabels, Nellies, lsabels, Sarahs, Noras, Ediths and other female names which are found in many, especially the Western States.
 Doubtless ia rose by any other name would smell as sweet" but what poor taste it Is to saddle town with such ridiculous names as Barefoot, Beef Hide, Big Isaac, Big Shanty, Black Mingo, Buck Snort, Burnt Corn, Cabbage Farm, Cabin John, Calf Killer, Chalk Level, -Chug Water, Colt Neck Crum Fl bow, Cut Of, Dead Level, Dry Bones, Dug Spur, Emigrant's Gap, Flypp's Lick, Fancy Farm, Forty Fort, French Hay, Funny Louis, Garry Owen, Happy Jack, Hanging Dog, Hat Off, Horse Gall, Hump Back, Irish Ripple, Jug Tavern, Little Chucky, Mouse Tail, Negro Foot, Nj Wat, Oaky Streak, Painted Post, Parch Corn, Pattie's Gap, Pay Up, Pink Bed, Quid Nunc, Rabbit Hash, Rough and Ready, Rye Patch, Sal Soda, Scalp Level, Shoe Fly, Short Off. Show Low, Smoky Ordinary, Soon Over, Sop Choppy, Stump Knob, Tumbling Shoals, Turkey Foot, Two Tav- erns, U Bet, Wady Petra, Wake Up, Walk Chalk, What Cheer, Why Not, Wide Awake, You Bet, Say Tooth, Pigeon Roost, Gee Lick, Good Thunder or Paddy's Run.
 Who would not be content to dwell in Angels Camp, BHssville, Bountiful, Home, Delightful, Good Luck, Comfort, Orderville, Pleasant Home, Prosperity, Pure Air, Re- pose, Quiet Dell, Society Hill, Sweet Air, Rest, Tranquility, Travellers Repose, Happy Land, Harmony, Fair Weather or Pleasant Sites While on the other hand who would choose as an abiding place @ town bearing the ill-omened name of Alone, Blowout, Dis nal, Breezy Point, Burnt Cabins, Defeated, Grayball, Dissolution, Fussville, Gallows, Little Rest, Ill Will, Nameless, Needy, Pain vile, Useless, Little Row, Poverty Hill, Purgatory, Solitude, Yell, Worry, State Prison, Turnback, Notime, Tribulation or Troublesome?
 A terpsichorean devotee would be inter- ested in Waltz, Mich; Harp, Ky.; Violin, La.; Flies, O., and Fiddle Pond, s. C.,while the undertaken Is remembered at Tomb stone, A. T.; Cofin's Summit, N. Y.; Graves, Kan, and Dyall, Fla. North Caro- lima has both Noise and Quiet Several States have the beginning and the end in Alpha and Omega. Virginia is the only State with both Sun Rise and Sun Set. A number of the States have all three of the graces, Faith, Hope and Char ity. Illinois has Roland for an Oliver. Virginia has Maidens, Alabama, Widows; North Carolina, Matrimony, and Tennessee, a Bride.
 |, It may surprise most people to learn that England is in Pennsylvania, Ireland in Min nesota, Scotland in Connecticut, Wales in