Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-01-17

Only IN A,n - ca "uId such Curi"sities
OF Numenciature he Fonnd.
Wheu the Il. tIqnarIan Of the year
$500 Gigs through the superimpo7el
strata of cha, pes, beer barrels, and
false teeth to tie remains of the year
1890 or 1890 one Of the most interesting
relics that ,te " Ill ii VIII lie the United
S ates Official p, il Glide In this
volume the arc:;p ,ogi, It will find much
food for reflection ;,.ns the foundations
for all sorts of scientific theories regard
ing the manners and customs Of this
age. If such Il name as A b c." in
Tennessee ill p"zzIe him, whas will he
think of U BIT, Baptist, and Calf Killer,
of Skull Bone and Mouse Tail in the
same State? When ne finds that there
was an Al in Nur, h Carolina, one in Ohio
and third in Tenuess %, will he not
think that the go le of tn Sc places
were slothful? After finding that Indi-
ana had Big F.oI, an AIT, Mud Lick,
Potato Creek, No G., Soon Over, and
Toll Gate he will naturally look for
Blocks of Five and Grandpa's Hat
Maine has a Ndmber One. and by 1890
S! e may have a JingoJim Georgia is the
proud possessor of II BuZzard'o RoOsJ,
South c roina OF a Cora Cob. Vermont
of Bread l. ,af, and Virginia of II Ne
gro Foo. the Old Do#tinion used to
have Non lnteryent.oL and Il Iie,i's
c rner, but sic got rid of them. New
York rejo;cos in Il Promised l. nd, where
i, holcd to Ia e lhe Worlds Fair.
True to tha ms inctS Of Q lay and
suIne of Ier other citizens, Pcniisy lvania
las a Bird i'll Hand and Good Interest.
West Virginia has IL Left Hand, Mary
land a Guupowder, and the religious
feeling of Virginia is snoNn in Old
Hundred North Carolina, among other
virtue, Ina, c. arity. and having this 1t
naturally las Prosperity. G orsia has
a Dirt Town, an Alligator, and C,ll
Water, though from all accounts the last
isn't ed much i'll the S ate, " hich may
be explained by the fact that the State
has also Cut Off. The people in part
of Hert county. Ge rgia, are constantly
reminded to Pa. Up, but by going to
Scott county, Minnesota, they can find
Credit River. There can be little
doubt that a schoolmaster founded Cor
rectionvil.e, Iowa. Texas begins by bid
ding 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 flee
business in C dorado, and associated
with her are Troublesome, Tin Cup, and
Hygiene But she is in he same STATE
with Ayr and X t Carson, while in
Cnaffee county there is Monarch and
a Prospect in Gu ;nison county. The
Centennial State has also a Sumner,
Rye, a Powderhorn, r fl, and Scis-
sors to say nothing of Wagon Wheel
Gap. Arizona is never without an
American Flag aid a flagstaff of
course, and with III Sc there is a Big
Bug, Bundle Bee, a Lost Bnsin SKULL
Valley, lip Top, and a Total Wreck,
with a Tombstone. The only Barber in
Arkansas is in Scott county. Rob Roy
has come to ArNau'.s, and Shamrock
now blooms i'll c ihoun county. There
is a Sub RO Il office in Franklin county,
Sweet Home in Pulaski. and tie State
has also an Umpire, an Eye, an Era, and
Strangers Home. Ben Lnmond is
now in Santa Cruz county, California,
while Byron is i'll Contra Costa. There is
much interesting matter in the postoffice
guide. - Chicago Herald.