The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-10-06

Have you ever wandered through tne /
grounds of the Capitol on a hot day |
and watched the Weary Willies Nur-
suing their chosen vocation Of resting? |
1t is a sight not every city can show,
for not every city allows tired hu-
manity to lie down and sleep in it's
public parks. In Honolulu there are
few days, the year round, when the
nice, green, soft grass Of the Capitol
does not prove to be a comfortable bed
for weary ones of many races There
are always some Hawaiians. Under
the spreading monkey pod trees it is
safe to sleep all day for the sun never
reaches the best chosen spots and
gentle breeze will watt away the heat.
Perhaps now and then a curious canine
will come and sniffle, but that is not
anything like enough to disturb the
even slumber Of these occupants Of
our matchless Paradise of the Weary
WilHes. There are usually some Jap
anese. They come i'm punches very
often and if only the just sleep soundly
they must be models Of righteousness.
The Chinese bum is scarcer, but he
comes and perhaps opium helps him
to browse away on the soft mat nature
so easily supplies in these sunny isles.
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| What a magnificent land this would
be, with park like that, for the real
American hobo,-the trained bum,
| whose WEAKNESS is an acquisition of
many years. In all parts of the MAIN
land, seasons Of cold days and nights
come. There are long walks and in
hospitable communities oft pass on the
needy bum without regard to tired
limbs. There are days of hunger for
even the eXpertest disciples of the
doctrine Of beginning the eternal rest
on this side of the grave. But who
ever heard of anyone needing to go
hungry in Hawaii? Only the long
ocean voyage and the lack of knowl-
edge of the matchless paradise we have
for the hobo, prevent us form having a
glorious invasion of these sons of rest.
We have a great place for a hobo con-
vention. .-.-,,F r-.----
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Col. Win e. Fisher has hurt his
right hand and is carrying it in a sling.
Inc colonel found himself kept busy
answering questions about it and he
mas adopted new scheme. The other
day friend accosted him on the street
and, like every one else, looked at the
hand and began to ask about it. The
colonel put his left hand in a back
pocket and produced some cards one
of which he handed to the uuestioner
and then he strolled on while the
questioner read the following:
SLIGHT INJURY.
NOTHING SERIOUS.
Physician says will be o X. in q
few days.
THANK YOU"
G G G c
Charley Hustace has suddenly devel
oped into star campaigner. At tn,
Republican meeting last Saturday ev
e ening, 1 am told, he made the best hi
r of all, and relieved a somewhat critica
] situation by getting rhe audience int,
= good humor Hustace talked in Ha
' waiian. At the time when he was call
ed upon it appeared that the Grove
was somewhat ugly. Things hadn'
seemed to suit, and Interruptions 0
speakers We're very annoying. Hus
tace, however, handled the interrup
tiers so successfully that they subsidized
and he made an address, telling il
straight language what he proposed t.
try to do if made a supervisor, whicl
did lot to make the meeting a sue
cess.
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Some time when l know that m
bump of patience is very well develop
ed, better developed than it is at tn
present time of my career, l propos
to get hold of some of these poltica
tloppers, take them aside and try t
have them explain to me their idea o
politics; 1 will try to learn from Their
what they consider political parties are
what political principles signify. TIL
spectacle of men, who have allie
themselves with one party, jumpin
the traces and going with some othe
. party simply because they happene
. to be denied the nomination that the
seek, is incomprehensible to anybod
familiar with the mainland. Anothe
amusing and astonishing feature is tn
promptness with which such back
slders can find deluded people to ex
tend to them the glad hand of fellow
ship. My personal opinion is that in
stead of preparing any fatted politica
calves for such backsliders, they ough
n to be met by the hind heels of a mul
n and kicked into political kingdom come
It And in this connection 1 want t
+ say one word about Clarence Crabbe
: Twice he. has sought nominatio
J. to office from his party the Republican
). On both occasions it has been denie
him Did he go Looping into the De
mocratic convention bawling for
nomination? NO. He accepted his de
feat like a man and is standing loyal
by his party. He can well be take
as an example by his race. He
showing himself to be possessed o
that manly quality that is distinctive
ly American-to concede to the ma
L jority the right to rule and to accep