The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-14

The new Hawaiian Directory Is pi
ed and in the bindery of the Gazette
office. 1t viii be ready for delivery by
the last OF next week
The Directory, like the Dictionary is
not usually thought to be very exciting
reading but to the student of philology
and pedigrees it is curious and in
teresting book and to the political
economist a practical assistant that is
invaluable.
! Names. at least European names are
derived from occupations, personal
characteristics or natural objects
| Smith, Cook, Taylor, Carpenter,
Wright, Clark etc, illustrate the first
Goodman, Goodfellow, Strong, High,
Low. Broad, White. Black, Brown, etc,
the second. Field, Wood. Stone, Brooks,
Rivers. Hill, etc, the last. These are
indefinitely varied and compounded.
Originally most people in England
were known by only one name as John,
William, James. Andrew, etc. Then the
next generation were called Johnson,
Williamson, Jameson and Anderson.
John of York became John York, An
drew the cartwright became Andrew
Cartwright, etc.
Religion has had something to do |
with names In the time of the Puri- |
tans it was common to give child as |
name, a phrase or even a sentence from |
the Bible. Hume mentions one Bare |
bones who outdid most of his contem- |
poaaries by christening his offspring, IF |
Christ had not died for me should have |
been damned Barebones. The unfor- |
tunate youngster afterwards became |
soldier in CromwelFs army and his |
comrades thinking the name too long, |
rechristened him Damned Barebones."
Some amusing condolences crop up
occasionally in Directory making. Re
Gently the Oakland, Cal, Directory con-
tanned the name Mrs. Mary Gossip"
and the following name was Martin
Goteni.''
In the coming book page 1860 will
be found the following: 'Yee Lay, eggs,
14O Pauahi." 1 suspected the canvasser
of perpetrating Josh" but he insisted
that the information was strictly cor
rect. The Sing" family seem to be
versatile in musical way. We have
4
.:Sang Song Sang On Kee,'' etc.
The members of the Association of
American Directory Publishers are con-
stantly on the lookout for the longest
record established by Hawaii, hard to
beat The shortest name is IT. and the
man who owns it lives on Kamehameha
" road near Markham lane. I knew
an American in Guatemala city. Cen
trail America, by the name of starr.
He had been there some time and
suppose had become thoroughly acci-
mated and in sympathy with the GUS /
toms of the country, anyhow he object I
ed to expending the vital energy neces- I
sary for writing his name in full and Is
always signed it 49, The young lady ID
with the longest name is in Maui and {
rejoices in the appellation Miss Annie {
<. Keohoanaakalanihuea I
ka." 1 am informed the name means !
That by using which one may reach Y
heaven I think if I were the young
ady's best young man I would address
her as Jacobs ladder" and have done
with it for fear that before could say
Good evening Miss northumberland
Observation-Disclosures the old gentle
man might think it time to begin say
ng Goodnight Miss Keohoanaakalani-l
Observation-Disclosures Ii
remarked that the political econo- Il
mist would find something to interest
him in the Directory. He would note
that while the sugar industry, the most q
important in the Islands. is controlled :