The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-11-11

Nothing in recent years has given me
greater pleasure than the announce
ment which l read the other day to the
effect that Walter c. Smith is going to
lecture at the Methodist Church on
Gambling in Honolulu l am going
to be present at that lecture or die in
the attempt even if l do have to stand
in line for several hours before the
doors are open. l counsel all who read
this to go also for it is bound to be the
sort of a lecture to which even women
and children may listen There will
be nothing offensive in it, nothing call
culated to bring the blush of shame to
the cheek of modesty.
The reason 1 know this is because
Walter G does not know anything
about gambling in Honolulu, or any
where else He has frequently said
that he has never played a game of
cards in his life and, am told by the
Bystander, he has never seen a horse
race, a ball game or a football match.
Even when small boy, he quit playing
marbles when he saw, to his horror
that other small boys played 'for
keeps" AS far as his local knowledge
of gambling goes, he said himself on
the witness stand that he did not know
anything about it so that it is safe to
say that his remarks will be entirely
innocuous. 1t will be theoretical in
the main though there is to be one
thrilling section on "The Influence of
Progressive Tiddledy-Winks on the
Youth of the Land" BY special re-
quest he has been induced to drop
section respecting the horrible effects
of gambling at church fairs.
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There is a reporter of my acquaint-
ance who, if he only had the resource
fitness of a certain well known practi-
| cal joker in Honolulu, might have play
ed a gorgeous joke on much beloved
pedagogue in the city on Arbor Day.
He was sent to find out what were
the programs of the different schools
in connection with the tree planting
and at one of the institutes of learning
met a small boy whom he asked to call
the principal.
The principal came at once and was
more than obliging in showing the re-
porter about telling him what was to
| be done with a wealth of detail that
was not at all needed for the news
paper mans purposes. Finally in or
der to keep track of the names of the
trees to be planted the reporter took
out a pencil and piece of copy paper
and scribbled a brief note.
Are you going to make a regular
report of it," asked the pedagogue.
"Of course / am" was the answer.
| For this afternoons paper"
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thought that you were Mr.. Babbitt, the
new Superintendent of Education. The
boy came in and said Mr.. Babbitt
wanted to see me and l came out with
out my glasses.
1t happens that the reporter in ques-
ton bears a slight resemblance to the
new superintendent in that he is
about the same height, has round face
and wears a moustache.
There was a laugh over the mistake,
but the plot thickened when at another
school one of the male teachers grasped
him warmly by the hand and said
"Allow me to congratulate you, Mr.,
Rabbit, on your appointment and
then the reporter was as embarrassed
as it is possible for a reporter TO be
and hold his job-when at still another
school, teacher this time pretty
little girl with a pretty little lisp added
her congratulations.
"There was a chance for a lifetime
said the famous Honolulu joker, when
told of the occurrence.
"Why didn't you tell em to dismiss
the schools for the day in honor of your
first call? Why didn't you instruct
'em that it was your desire that al
the trees should be planted upside doWr
or make speeches to the scholars pro
missing that under your regime there
would be only two days school week
There We're gorgeous opportunities
But the reporter tells me that h'
contented himself with calling Super
intendent Rabbit up by phone anC
congra tulating him on his eXtremel!
handsome and gentlemanly appearance
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Clarence Crabbe for sheriff? d.
not be surprised if this is the issu
from the present situation. The for
mer president of the Senate has al
ways had a strong hold on the Repub
lican party He is apparently salts
factory to all factions, though undoubt
eddy he struck some highly etfectiv
opposition when he tried for the nomi
nation last time. But perhaps it wi
not remain with him all through tn
wear. So it would not be surprisin
= to see him after the next nomination
y 1 have heard it said that Brown doe
- not want to run again, that what I
la ,,,,. roo1l,y % flor NUhan he ran last tin