The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-09-23
Ghelemorrat- ST.,
QUEER NAMES IN uAw,n
'AAsrs GIVEN TIE NAMES OF Con.
WHEN MEN ARE NIcKNAsvn


New York Press.
From superstition or c,r,,...
said Mr.. Smythc, ''the uar.
give to the lower animals thu a.a
Of men and gods. Men and eods A, rs
the other hand, receive nam" a' %
quaint and inappropriate az m, "
English names are seen To no Na
study them. The same names A..
slowed on males and females. ANY, :
living In d street, Honalulu. is .,,, 'a
the Pretty Woman tWahine MaIl'.e
! male infant was christened rees1,,'
Mrs. Tomkins; one child Is D,m.,
Sampson. and another Tie Man. Sn.s'
(Kukena) Is a hoy, SO are Polly ssA
Jane Peter AMI Henry Ann. An,"
little maid has been named +,
fond parents the Pig Sly Hale PAN, VT
while a relative hints at the dis, y,
the coming man by calling a boy r.,
Eater (Kamea Oh Oic).
IAN old servant Of the family ;,
Dr.. Wight. at Kolala, anxiou, -
express her devotion to her ma.,..
called her baby daughter The loct0,
and as In all other cases that WINS N.
only apDcllation she had. BY way q,
compliment to some Of the early nAv'
sicians children wele named ats,
drugs, as Joseph Squills, Miss Rim.
barb and the Dose OF Medicine:
"While names af Il disgusting ana
uncomplimentary nature are lorne
with apparent indifference, Others oe.
cur OF u pleasant, graceful meaning
as The Arch Of Heaven, (Ka Pla Lauil.
The River OF Twilight (Ka Wal Lin.
lal and The Delicate Wreath (Ka Lei
ma ka l4ii).
"The following list Of names is on
the taxpayers list Of Honolulu
"Mr. Scissors, The Thief, The Wan.
dering Ghost, The Fool, The Man WIN
Washes His Dimples, Mrs. Oys,er.
The Tired Lizard, The Great Keith
'Fhe First Nose, The Atlantic Ocean.
The Stomach, The Poor Pussy, Mn.
The Tenth Heaven.
Il remember an hour passed in IN.
native church at Wailua, a vreat
square building, not even possessing,
chimney to relieve its barn.llke Out,
line. awkward. hydra-headcd cactuso
sprawling In the hot sand at the d@t.
way, an Immediate yclpingo Of wolaA
ours from neighboring huts as each
attendant on the services alOnI The
road To church. The church owned
clock, which formerly controlled the
hour Of service, but since its wheels
have rusted and the timepleced delights
to range two or three hours ahead Of
time, the pastors dinner bell heard
from the other end Of the village,
serves as a church bell. which is sound.
ed about an hour before the service.
The sexton pulls verify at the rope
in the doorway of the church until
some OF the w%nrshipcrs approach.
Pausing awhile for conversation, he
then rings more slowly and witha
gradual waning effort, until all sounds
cease and the congregation is as
semhlcd.
1.-THE blank p~lastercd walls laWa
large capacity, for tho Congregatiuna at
times numbers two thousand. In
like the distribution OF an audience
at Honolulu. where the old, the young,
the married men, the unmarried men,
the old women, the young married
women, the young unmarried women
together with further subdivision
TO persons confirmed and uncOnfrnM
have special parts OF the church as
signed to them. no such a distinctlon
is made at Wailu. A fanlily-te
father, mother and four childrcD-ls
gathered together In one pew. ASH
sermon progresses the children mus
be amused, and, producing a loa'@
bread, the mother cuts three SLICE
from the loaf, while she nurses lne
baby and adds these to the spiritual
food administered from the pulpit
"Dircctly before the preacher l'
old women were seated sideways O'
confronting the other, their arm
firmly clasping their knees ana ea'l
smoking a pipe; as they smoked tnu
nodded and yawncd. Throughout 'm
building loud snores were occaSlon''
ly heard. Two little boys behind 1'
preachers desk skirmished win a@
brellas. One OF the boys was driver
to the wall, the father OF the deiea'"
one went from the body Of the cllura
and roughly led away the boy VINO u"
discounted his child. Young 'M.
and young women walked down Wv
aisle or stepped over the oacAs "
seats TO get water, often retu'"'u.
with a calabash for a friend. 10 sp'"
OF these Interruptions the main p%
tlon Of the assemblage appeared ""
undisturbed. ,..
"An old woman was seized WIN ""
headache and signaled to tr'e"u
come over and knead her muscles,
tive fashion, which was done w.
her husband sat beside her, never
ing his eyes from the preacher N.
III a native woman sings wen -.
Is not placed In the choir like a
cock,' a native preacher rernark.u~
me. Women always get squ'
-.~faad ike UtnSs