Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-14
ODD NAMES OF PENSIONERS
Curious Specimens of Nomenclature on
View at subtreasury.

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View at subtreasury.
This is a big country and there is
big variety in the names it's resi-
dents carry through life with them.
No better opportunity to get an idea
OF the oddities in family and given
names can be had than at one of the
treasury branches, where checks
from all parts of the country come
in, and none of these Offices get
wider range of novelties in nomen-
claturo than the subtreasury in Gin
cinuati, says the Commercial-Ga-
zettc, The subtreasury does tre-
mendous business IN pension checks,
ana some very curious Endorsements
appear upon the bits of paper, which,
as matter of fact, give more con-
elusive evidence than do the major
ity of the other financial documents
sent in that the ways of the Ameri-
can christeners are past finding out.
a collection Of some of the curious
names under which persons no doubt
manage 20 lead respectable lives has
to include those of a good many In
dams, but the most novel of their
titles are fully matched by some of
the appcllat ons OF whites The
colored brother. too. is no doubt re-
sponsible for his share Of the queer
names.
As TO the pious antecedcnts OF
Christian Scripture there should be
no doubt, and Christian Bible should
be equally above reproach. joan
the Baptist Theophilus Ploof can do
no less than live up to his name.
while Anna Ketchabaptist may find
in hers reminder of some old family
romance. Able Cain has to thank
biblical sources evidently for the
way he writes his autograph. Chris
tian is favorite There are Chris
tian Canary and Christian Gail, 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 Cool
pasture, Eliza Stonechiper, Amelia
A. Turnipseed, Sandy Beard, Bad
Temper, Adam Apple, and Pleasant
Ladd offer examples & rather curious
combinations. There are others
which are still more unusual. Lone
Liar, for instance, is certainly
an oddity. George Was hington
Ananias suggests an incon-
gruity. So does Temperance
Rumy, while Day Knight
opd A,,r,,s+ pIi,,ord oro not f,,, -
hind. Smith Corns, Lean Redman,
G. W. Heavystride, Daniel Death.
Henry Fivecoats, Birdsong Crow,
Henry Pancake and Fred Coldsnow
are al names to attract attention on
a signboard. Geography was evil
IDENTIFY respected in the family of
Tennessee Texas Bowman. while
patriotism must have assisted in the
selection of America Cannon, Amer
lea England and America Patrick.
Adam Skunk would naturally ask to
have his name spoken with the &C
cents in the right place. Welcome
Home is pleasing title, while there
is something curious about the sound
of Seneca Sly and Betsy Bump.
Ripus Uptheback should run no dam
ger OF having his mail delivered to
somebody else. James Necessary,
James Walkingstick, L. w. Cash
dollar, Peggy Way, Mary Tickle,
Elizabeth Scalp, Hugh Hash, Simon
Pure, Edward Daddysman, Diamond
Stone, Peter Pence and John Unsold
are certainly far from common
names. Madison Square and Ash
bury Park should be well known and
popular.