Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-08-09
CURIOUS NAMesoN PENSION CHECKS.
Odd Specimens of Nomenclature Seen at
 the SnhtreasnrN ln New York

Odd Specimens of Nomenclature Seen al
 the Subtreasury In New York.
 This is a big gcountry. and there is q
 big variety in the names its residents
 carry through life with them. Nc
 better opportunity to get an idea oi
 the oddities in family and given names can be had than at one of the
 treasury branches, where cheeks
 from all parts of the country come in, and none of these offices gets a
 wider range of novelties in nomen.
 rlature than the subueasury in this city.
 The suhreasury does a tremendous
 business in pension checks, and some very curious inducements appear upon these bits of paper, which, as a matter of fact, give moro conclusive evidence than do the majority of the other financial documents sent in that the ways of the American christen- CTS are past finding out A collec- ton of some of the curious names under which persons no doubt man age to lead respectable lives has to include those of a good many In dians but the most novel of their ii ties are fully matched by some of the appcllations of whites. The col ored brother, too, is no doubt respon- sible for his share of the queer names.
 AS to the pious antecedents of Christian Scripture, thero should be no doubt, and Christian Bible should be equally above reproach. John the Baptist Theophilus Ploof can do no less than live up to his name, while Anna Ketchahaptist may find in hers a reminder of some old fam fly romance. Abel Cain has to thank Biblical sources evidently for the way he writes his autograph.
 Christian Is a favorite. There are Christian Canary and Christian Gall, while Christian Finger also figures in the list. Lizzie Barefoot. Charity Tom, Peter Menagerie, Clean Berry, Brazil Pepper, John Duck. Millie Drake, John Chicken, Rose Cardinal. Winter Green, John Roselip. Joseph GoOdpasture, Eliza Stonecipher, Amelia A Turnipseed, Sandy Beard, Bad Temper, Adam Apple and Pleas ant Ladd offer examples of rather combinations.
 There are others which are still more unusual Lone Liar. for in stance, is certainly an oddity. George Ananias suggests an in congruity So does Temperance Rumy, while Day Knight and Au- gust Blizzard are not far behind. Smith Corns, Lean Redman. C. w. Daniel Death, Henry Fivecoats, Birdsong Crow, Henry Pancake and Fred Coldsnow are all names to attract attention on sign board.
 Geography evidently was respect ed in the family of Tennessee Texas Bowman, while patriotism must have in the selection of America Cannon. America England and America Patrick. Adam Skunk would ask to have his name spoken with the accents in the right llace Welcome Home is pleasing itle, while there is something curl ,us about the sound of Seneca Sly. md Betsy Bump. Ripus Uptheback hould run no danger of having his nail delivered to somebody else.
 James Necessary. James Walking tick, L. w Cashdollar, Peggy Way, dary Tickle, Elizabeth Scalp, Hugh lash, Simon Pure, Edward Daddys- nan, Diamond Stone, Peter Pence nd John Unsold are certainly far rom common names. Madison ,quare and Asbury Park should be | yell known and popular New York 1 lines.