Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1894 — Queer Soathern Custom. [ARTICLE]

Queer Soathern Custom.

New York Sun. The United States Government is doing what it; can by precept and ex ample to bring order out of thf chaos of geographical names in this country. One source of confusion in the South is not the uncommon custom of giving county seats twe names. One may be anything, the other is usually the name of thi county, with C. H., for court house, attached. Ft grew up, doubtless, in times when the county seat consisted solely of the court house. The United States Government seeks,te drop the initial C. H. and to adofif one or the other name alone in the cases of such county seats. It would be a pity, however, to alter in any way the historic Culpepper Court House. Bleeding at the nose Is U&ually controlled by holding the arms of the !patient straight above the head.