The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-23
/aly 2I, 1904.

/Hiy 2I, 1894.
What a dcplorable thing it is
that baseball cannot be played
here among amateurs without its
getting into the hands of men
who make a gambling institution
of it. What a pity, also, that a
nine made up as the Crescents
has been for the last two or three
years should feel the necessity
for taking in person, who aC-
cording to his own admission,
lost the game purposely. The
result of this selling out business
has been disastrous to the seller
as well as to the man accused Of
offering the bride. That it will
affect the status of the game here
there can be no doubt; if it will
have a purifying influence on the
game the public will lift up a
voice in say ing the end justiiies
the means. Honolulu for its
population has been singularly
free from gambling resorts and
that fact, perhaps, has thrown
people to the ball grounds as a
place for adding to or depicting
their exchequers. The manage
ment of the clubs may be power
less to stop this outside OF the
grounds, but it would be a step
in the right direction if it could
be prohibited within the enclo.
sure, whether it is by players or
spectators.
This water famine business is
getting to be serious. If the
supply out on the Plains district
is as short as we are led to be.
lieve either the government or
the property owners will have
to make a move toward alleviat.
ing the sufierings OF the people.
We were told the other day that
any where along Bcretania or
Pensacola streets surface wells
may be dug and a good supply
Of water obtained at a very tri.
fling expense. 1t does not require
very old man to remember a
surface well and a windmill on
Beretania street in the vicinity
of the base ball grounds; if sur.
face wells could be dug and
water obtained fifteen or twenty
years ago we see no change in
the condition of affairs that would
prevent its being done now. Oh
course that was before the DAYS
Of the Aermotor and other styles
OF windmills rarely gave salts.
faction. There are no grounds
on the Plains too large to be
watered by one OF our S-foot
mills, and beside the same power
would force the water through
pipes into your house. If annoy.
anCe or inconvienCe at not hav.
ing a sufficient water supply
counts for any thing the
Aermotor would pay for itself in
a very short time, you would be
under none of the restrictions
that owners of government priv.
eIeges suffer from and your gras
and flowers would take on a
healthy look. The demand for
Aermotors is rather larger than
we had expected during these
dull times, but we will be able to
cope with it unless there should
be an extraordinary rush during
the next three weeks.
We have received an extra
supply OF the ClauSs Bread
Knives in sets of three which we
give away for one dollar. These
knives have been tried and not
found wanting; they are made OF
the best quality OF steel from
pieces cast aside at the saw fac.
tories. Every one knows that
the finest material only is used
IN saws SO that these knives
must be a pretty good thing.
"Xnt jimmy fnnc sghmi vgdm
Knit rdd his"
If the United States govern
ment has not yet been able to
subdue the rioters in and about
Chicago we have no doubt many
OF the patriotic Americans in
Hawaii will offer their services.
AS turn about comes pretty
nearly being fair play what's the
matter with sending our stand
ing army over to assist? Uncle
Sam lent hand here a little
while ago and now would be a
good time to reciprocate in the
same kind.
THE HAWAIIAN HARD
WARE CO.,
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