The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-27
ODD NAMES IN CONGRESS.
A Washington Newspaper Has Fun VIII,
the Representative SELECT.

the Representative SELECT.
The Washington Post publishes the
following very interesting sketch OF
| the nomenclature Of the new House Of
Representatives,:
Prom oyer in Maryland comes Dr.
Booze, and, while there may be no sig
Eiticancc whatever in this close con.
Junction, the name of the Representa-
tive III the very next district is Mndd.
Maryland also sends II Barber and a
Baker TO the next House. \ Cooke is
found in the Illinois delegation, Il
Gardener IN New Jersey, Il IloWln:in
In Alabama, a Cowherd in Missouri. Il
Bishop Ia Michigan, Il brewer in Ohio,
TIVE Coopprs, one from Texas and the
other from Wisconsin: two TaylorS.
Il from Ohio and the other from Ala
balna; our Smiths. two from Michigan
aid one each from Illinois and Arl-
iona. y Miller comes from West Viz
sinii, bat Illinois furnishes Mills. IL
linoiI also has a Hunter: New Jersey
and North Carolina each II Fowler.
BUT PENNSYLVANIA contributes Rob
bins.
The little New England State OF
Rhode Island sends a Bull, Virginia q
Lamb, North Carolina Il Martin, Mis-
sissippi q Fox. Missouri IL Cnoney.
and Ohio a Kerr, While a Skinner
comes from Moth Carolina, and a
Packer from Pennsylvania. There is
a Fischer in The New York delegation,
but the only thing for him tn catch
is Sauerhering. Of Wisconsin. Fruit,
too, is scarce. there being only Ii
Berry. from Kentucky.
Congress is a large body III Itself.
but it has only a Fonte i'll New o I
and = Tongue i'll Oregon. y "hoie
Mann is in Illinois, however. and there
is another Handy i'll Delaware Ihefe
is q Moody in Massachusetts, Il Minor
in Wisconsin, and 3 Young i'll Virginia
and Pennsylvania. and, above all, \
Bland in Missouri. New York aplro-
pirates TO itself all the Payne, North
Carolina all the Love, ana MlssouE! a!'
the joy. Utah is represented II? ii
King, Illinois 10y 4 Prince. and The E@o-
pie If Iowa by their Cousins.
The silver Moon from the Iennes-
see mountains lock down peacefully
upon a Hill in Connecticut. a Marsh il
Illinois. near which is rl/nlcd a Can
non that has seer nue. service. q
Flood in Virginia. i Reach In Ohio. a1
Eddy ia Minnesota, Il Strait III South
fs.,i:,a nt1 > TA,.lt of lnnU STA nIinr
in Iowa, while It sheds Il bright Ray
u,on the Stale of New York.
Color lines are not sharply drawn,
for there are only Browns in Ohio and
North Carolina, White i'll the latter
State. and both White and jett in IL
linois.
a Bell from Colorado may ring loud.
~ in California aud Sweet and Low in
New York. Pennsylvania sends twoI
fine looking Stones, b@@eapf whoa haveS
been here before, while Vermont, which
has such an abundance ofNne marble,
sends only one Grout. 1SIee good
Walkers will be in the next 1890, ono
from Massachusetts and two from VIZ
ginia, to say nothing of Strobe from
Nebraska. lhe Little mai from Ar
kansas may offset Grow IN P~cnnsylya-
Ma.
"Mes.rs. Eohb, Steele and Gamble
would hardly BE q success az a firm in
any ether business than bank breaking
or train rcbiing i'll either Missouri, IN
.lialla, or South Dakota. Should the?
.I.,.I, T., 1IS-it, ft,..f,. fEairar In Fan
'Hcsste :iley might Settle in Kentucky.
or possibly i'll North Carolina. after 4
Sharp contest. Should any Of the
members Of Congress desire to indulge
in the national game they may use the
Ball, which will be SEM here by Texas.
Illinois VIII be sure TO make a safe
Hit