The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-24
September 81, 1895.

people, all anxious to see copies
of papers, supposed to contain
exaggerated accounts of the
situation in Honolulu. They
were sadly disappointed. In
stead of finding scareheads:
Dying By Thousands; Homo
lulu Wiped off the Earth, and
other startling lines, they found
the opposite. This fact ought
to be gratifying to the people
who opposed sending the Clau-
dine to San Francisco. The men
who favored sending the steam
er defended their position by
stating that the sensational ac-
counts that were bound to be
published must be denied or
else the damage to the coun-
try would be more than great.
Thanks to the San Francisco
papers, this theory is exploded.
On second thought, we do not
think that the papers are en-
titled to our thanks for the
reason that the editors were
more interested in the yacht
races and had too little space
to devote to our troubles. The
next news that goes forward
will be the cheering intelligence
that cholera is stamped out.
The Board of Health made
a wise move when they sent
out an order to whitewash the
town. They should have gone
a step farther and decreed that
every house must be painted
also;-not with lime, of course,
but with good, honest paint,
like "Hendry's Mixed" for
instance. Well-painted dwell
lngs are an attraction any
where. There is little town
in California called Santa Rosa;
all who have been there will
remember it as a city of homes
and well kept ones at that. The
residences are mostly of the
cottage type and are made
more pretty by the liberal APP
plication of paint. The resi-
dents try to Guido one another
in exterior decorations and
they are kept busy all the time.
They are sensible people too;
if a man has a fight with his
neighbor he does not race to
the nearest saloon, acquire a
beautiful jag and then return
to do up his friend. MOI he
hunts up paint store, makes
a purchase, and then soothes his
wounded feelings by painting
his house a brighter color than
the mans next door. If a res
ident is hauled up for some
breach of the law, the Judge
does not say like Luther VIII
COX: Five dollars and COSTS"
He orders the man to paint
his house and to use mixed
paints only. If Santa Rosa
methods would be adopted in
Honolulu it would be a good
thing for all concerned. 1t
would be good for us as we
carry a big stock of "Hendry's
Mixed Paints" They are
warranted strictly pure linseed
oil paints and will stand expo
sure in any climate. They
come in ~ different shades and
are pure colors in every re-
spect. They are not affected
by the changes of temperature
and other conditions under
which many paints fail. They
dry hard and firm and will
neither crack, peel nor chalk, |
as other paints do. None better
are made.
The lawns must not be neg
lected in spite of the present |
trouble. Keep them well wat
cred and prove to King Cholera
that he is not master here. |
You may need a California
Lawn Sprinkler. They have
nickel arms and work easier
than the perpetual motion ma
chine that our friend Kelley
has lost so much sleep over.
While you are making
changes about the house, why |
not get a new home for the |
canary. We have a big line
of cages, both brass and japan
ned; if your bird does not sing,
a bright, new cage will make
him do so.
The cholera caused a run on
filters and there are none in
town at present. We have
some good coolers that will
answer if you boil your water.
They keep the water at pala-
table temperature without the
aid of ice, a fact that worries
the iceman nearly to death.