Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-04
POSTAL GUIDE CHANGE.
Freak Names Barred by Post.
master General Meyer.
NO MORE FLIPPANCY OR SLANG

Co9nomonS Like NiSSimTnee, oTdnoy
keg, Jamboree, Skiddo and Eggs
Soon to Be Eliminated From the
Map-The Postal Lists Are Being
Revised.
No more slangy names for postoffices,
no more fippancy in the Postal Guide,
no more jokes cracked at the expense
Of entire communities.
Postmaster General Meyer believes
that town or community which is
big enough to have postoffice should
possess a dignifed name. He is Sc
date and dignified himself, and he is
going to eliminate Objectionable names
from the list of postofices.
At present score or so of clerks are
busy at work going over the postal
lists and making notes Of the names
that SAVIOR too much Of f1ippancy or
slang, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
For instance, there's town called
Skiddo in Pennsylvania, one called
Brandy Keg in Kentucky and one
called Mud in Texas. But there will
be no more if Mr.. Meyer can help it.
Postmaster General Meyer lifted his
hands in horror at some of the names
he encountered in the postal lists.
Then again he smiled, for he found
many towns named after women. But
others were decidedly unpleasant and
some really funny.
There is a place in Alabama called
Ragland-h the place you'd want
to visit, judging by the name. Then
there are Teddy and Theodore in the
same state, which might have been
called, for all you know, after our
president. In Arkansas you find a
place called Negrohill, an Oil Trough,
a Skylight, a SNOWFALL and an Ink.
A most unpleasant place in California
to many people must be Dry Town,
while others, no doubt, find paradise
in Port Wine if there's anything in
name. In Kentucky there's still more
suggestive name - Brandy Keg = and
also a town called Bliss. Near Fish
trap we find Goodluck and place call
ed Happytop near HOneybee. We find
a Jolly and Jamboree also. There Is
a place called Decoy, where they may
serve that sort of thing, but town in
the same list sounds a warning-Cau-
ton.
What place must be Kissimmee, in
Florida, If they do IT, Since prohibit
ton became effective no doubt Dry
branch, in Georgia, carries out its
name. Social Circle in the same state
must be a pleasant place. Keep an
eye open when you go to Lookout in
Idaho and watch yourself at night
when you are at Spirit lake or on Lost
river-kind O. creepy-like those names.
In Oklahoma, Boo, Maize, Sadie and
Sam, all of them towns, must have a
fine time counting. Ego and Loco are
| little significant of one town having
too much confidence In itself that it
might put the sister town, Loco, in the
skiddoo class. Is Lost Nation lost? Is
Smoky Hill, in Kansas. smoky? Is
LEVIED. in Oklahoma, immoral? Is
Mud, in Texas, muddy? Is Zigzag, in
the same state, built like fash Of
lightning?
Do they need more people In Need
more. Ind, and Is Rainstorm, in the
same state, wet? Is Greenbush, in
Georgia, green, and do they never
make love In Loveless, Ala? Do they
save money in Economy. Ark, and
does prosperity reign at Prosperity,
and are they going ahead at Progress
Are there bullfrogs ut Bullfrog, and
do they raise rye at Ryepatch, Nev.i
DO they eat beans and ham at Been
ham, n. NJ? And do they live on rab-
bits at Rabbit Hash. Ky?
II n man walks barefooted at Bare.
foot In the same state, would he be
bloody when he got to Blood? Would
he ever get n bone at Big Bone II be
clustered at Buster and they did not
deal fair at Fairdealing?
Would he feel small at Dwarf. cold
az Ice. sick at Chill or shy at Coy?
One wonders whether they can shoot
/ at Aimwell. La. and what they drink
at Gin, Miss. Do they take tonic Al
Tonic, Neb.. and do they apply arnica
at ArnIca. NO.?
II you were hungry. where would
you gO-to Biscuit. Neb.: TO Crabapple
Tex: TO Burnt Corn. Ala, or Eggs
Ky? II you were penniless. would you
feel at home in Coin, Ky? If you
wanted to marry. would you think
Bridal Vel. Ore, an appropriate place.
One wonders whether they sweaI
when chopping wood at Bad Axe
Mich: whether flowers are raised al
Blooming Prairie. MINI. What about
those places suggested by the names
Of Cupid and Darling. in Mississippi
Of LovelOcks. New Lego. Miss: Ii
10. Mont: Bughtl. y. G.; Blowout
DresSy and ZIgzas. Tex. are name:
that cannot be accounted FOR. Like
Topsy. they probably Jest growed."