The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-21

question to the sugar trust protection
buyers must be: "Where did you give
it?"-New York World.
Hamlin Garland has actually succeeded
in making Joaquin Miller talk. --Atlanta
Constitution. Now, if Joaquin Miller
can only succeed in making Hamlin
Garland shut up.--New York Sun.
Some college men are wasting their
precious lives over the grave question
whether it is proper to call typewriter
copy manuscript We are all head
i'm this country. --Galvesto News.
The venerable editor of the Tribune
must have contemplated writing an
encyclopedia instead of a twenty-min-
ute address when he selected as his
subject, "What CLi,ago needs. Chi
cago Times.
About the meanest man in the State
of Ohio is the fellow down in Columbus
who sold his vote last spring and has
now brought suit for $500 against the
man who. he declares. bought it.--Chi-
cago Herald.
"Mr. Cleveland returns to Washing
ton bronzed by the SUM- is the state.
ment of a morning paper. 1t would
not be dstorting the facts to add, "and
roasted by the Sun. New York Mail
and Express.
The increased number of suicides in
New York indicates that the law pun
ishing attempts at self.murder is not
much regarded. Possibly the law was
intended to lead the offender to make
his work thorough. st. Louis Post-D Dis
patch.
All the professions are overcrowded.
The United States Naval Academy is
graduating more cadets than there are
vacancies in the naval service, and as
result several of this years class may be
given honorable discharges. Newark
Journal.
The practice of using Government
vessels and other public property for
purposes of private pleasure or profit
ought to be prohibited by law, making
it a special offense, with suitable pen
atty of fine and imprisopment-Ne
York World.
Corks, under the Senate tariff bill,
will pay duty OF 10 cents per pound.
As pound OF corks, carefully preserved,
will take care of four or five hundred
bottles, the star-eyed goddess should not
tear her skirts kicking against this duty.
Fort Worth Gazette.
Gladstone thinks the men who in
vited him to visit America knew he
couldn't come and meant the invitation
only as compliment. Mr.. Gladstone
has Il very generous mind. Usually
invitations of that kind are not so con-
sidered.-Topeka Journal.
Senator PETER expresses his prefer
ence for a graduated land tax to Il grad
uated income tax. The Peoples Party
national platform, however, says moth
ing about "A graduated land tax. PETER
is getting ahead OF his party altogether
too rapidly.-Omaha Bee.
Nearly the whole crew of the school
ship Saratoga appear to have dived
overheard into the Delaware to save the
life of one of the sailor lads. The in
cident showed that the training of the
schoolship makes manly, courageous
lads.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The lighthouse service is to be taken
absolutely out of politics. This will be
a good thing for the service, though it
may not be such good thing for
politics, with its ways that are dark and
tricks that shun the flashlight of pub
licity.-Philadelphia Record
Henry Living says he does not intend
to enter pugilism in order to keep his
standing on the stage; but while the
question of the manly art of self-defense
is up why not try Henry with the
savateE Those legs were built for such
a mission.-St. Louis Republic.
Up to this time only one Senator who
specialized in sugar certificates has been
found who did not blame it upon
wicked son. If some one would only
rise and tell the truth about those SEN
atorial flyers what a sensation he would
make. Philadelphia Inquirer.
1t is a maxim that sit is smart child
that knows its own father" but that
will be nothing to the wisdom OF Con-
gresham Wilson recognizing his long
lost son in the Senate tariff reform"
bill. He will be the Solomon OF Democ-
racy il he does it.-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Senator Chandler feels personally
aggrieved that Senator Allen should
have called him baboon. That is not
much worse, however, than being called
a member of the majority of the Fifty
third Congress, abuse which does not
seem to ruffle the Senator at all.-St.
Louis Star Sayings.
The States are not permitted by the
constitution of the United States to levy
taxes on imports. The Federal Govern
ment is not permitted by the constitu-
ton to levy direct taxes on incomes.
Let both the Federal and the State gov
ernments keep within their respective
spheres of action.-Philadelp Record
Senator Hill correctly represents his
State in opposing the income tax. With
few exceptions people and press of the
Empire State, regardless of party, de-
nounce the income Tax. He is also
right when he says that the income tax
feature has no place in the tariff bill.
1t should have been introduced as an
Independent proposition, if at ALL
indianapolis News.
The election of last November, which
proved staggering blow to Tammany
and paved the way to its overthrow.
was an uprising against bossism and