Smyrna times., 1890-12-31
PosT.oFFIoE NAMES.
Only in America Could Such CurIOsIties of
Nomenclature Be Found.


When the antiquarian Of the year $3.50
digs through the superimpOsed strata Of
clay pipes, beer barrels end false teeth
to the remains Of the year 1880 or 1890 one
Of the most interesting relics that he will
find will be the United States Official
Postal Guide" In this volume the
arch@OlOgist will find much food for re-
Election and the foundations OF all sorts
Of scientific theories regarding the man
ners and customs of this age. If such a
name as "A. B. c." in Tennessee will
puzzle him, what will he think of Bet,
Baptist, and Calf Killer, of Skull Bone
and Mouse Tail in the same Slater When
he finds that there was an Al in North
Carolina, one in Ohio, and a third in
Tennessee, will he not think that the
people Of these places were slotkful7
After finding that Indiana had Big Foot,
an Art, Mud Lick, Potato Creek, No Go,
Soon Over, and Toll Gate he will naturally
look for Blocks of Five and Grandpas
Hat Maine has a Number One, and by
1900 she may have JingO Jim. Georgia
Is the proud pOssessOr of a BuzZard's
Roost, South Carolina of a Corn Cob,
Vermont of a Bread Loaf and Virginia OF
Negro Foot. The Old Dominion used
to have a Non-Intervention and Hell's
Corner, but she got rid of them. New
York reiOices in a Promised Land, where
it hoped to have the Worlds Fair.
True to the instincts of Quay and some
Of her other citizens, Pennsylvania has
a Bird in Hand and Good Interest. West
Virginia has a Left Hand, Maryland a
GunpOwder and the religious feeling Of
Virginia is shown in Old Hundred
North Carolina, among other virtues, has
Charity, and having this it mutually has
Prosperity. Georgia has a Dirt Town,
an Alligator and Cold Water, though
from all accounts the last isn't used
much in the State, which may be eX-
planned by the fact that the State has
also a Cut OFF. The people in a part of
Hart County, Georgia, are constantly re-
minded to Pay Up, but by going to Scott
County. Minnesota, they can find a
| Credit River. There can be little doubt
that a schoOlmaster founded Correction
vile, 10. Texas begins by bidding Adieu
to the stranger within her gates, then
| changes her mind and offers Benzine,
the favOrite beverage in the Lone Star
State. Highland Mary has left Scotland
| and gone into the pOst-ofice business in
Colorado, and associated with her are
Troublesome. Tin Cup and Hygiene.
But she is in the same State with Ayr
| and Kit Carson, while in Chaffee County
| there is a Monarch and a Prospect in
GunnisOn County. The Centennial State
has also Sumner, Rye. a Powderhorn,
Rife and Scissors, to say nothing Of
| Wagon Wheel Gap. Arizona is never
without an American Flag, and Flag
staff. Of course, and with these there Is
Big Bug. Bundle Bee, Lost Basin,
| Skull Valley. Tip Top and a Total
Wreck. with a Tombstone. The only
Barber in Arkansas is In Scott County.
Rob Roy has come to Arkansas, and
| Shamrock now blooms in Calhoun
| County. Th4r is a Sub Rosa Office in
Franklin County, a Home Sweet Home
in Pulaski, aud the State has also an
| Umpire, an Eye, an Era and a Stranger s
! Home. Ben Lomond is now in Santa
Cruz County, Cal, while Byron is in
Contra Costa. There is much interest
ing matter in the post-offlce guide
/ Chicago Herald