The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-02-16
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OF Gregory Gershuny, organizer Of
he terrorist party in Russia, one of
the most interesting and important
figures in the peoples uprising for
Gershuny. who so recent
Iy escaped from Siberia to America
and who intends to make his way
back to Russia again, l asked for an
outline of present conditions in the
cars realms.
And Gershuny, polished man of the
world, diplomat, scientist and soldier
in one, replied: The question can
scarcely be answered in a breath. 1t
is complicated and we would better
begin at the beginning and work to
a conclusion logically"
His tall, graceful figure rose to its
full height; his light eyes sparkled
and his wise face, the wisdom of the
centuries written on it, grew bright
and animated. WELL" he began, sit
is impossible for the present govern
ment to satisfy the people and at the
same time to save itself. If the gov
eminent gives the people the reforms
for which they ashland l am not
talking of what the eXtrmists but.
what the moderates want-that mo-
ment the government is doomed, for
it cannot grant the people those re
forms without putting itself out OF
existence. On the other hand, if the
government does not concede those
reforms it is certainly doomed. SO
you see the government is between
two fires there is no escape from
either. and both mean, as it were, in
cineration for it.
"This position nobody appreciates
and understands better than the Rus
sian government itself 1t knows the
game is lost. 1t sees it's desperate
situations and, driven to extremity, it
is making the most of today and let
ting tomorrow take care of itself.
1t says, like Louis XIV, After us the
demge' But before the deluge comes
let us reap the harvest, though we
cave the fields desolate and unfit
for fortune use.
"But what is this present Russian
government? I will answer my own
question by saying that in a general
sense it is no government at all. 1t
is isolated and separated from the
rest of the country; it has neither
the love, the sympathy nor the good
will of the people.
"Al the government desires is to
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Whiting, smiling grimly, answered it.
mo. This is the Globe Theater.'
There was an angry mutter over the
wire, and half an hour later fore
man and six assistants, armed with all
kinds of batteries and tools, invaded
Writings office. When they left, the
telephones defect had been repaired,
and it was, for the first time in six
months, in perfect condition"
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A play which has scored a success in
every city in which it has been pre-
scented is that of "Strongheart," play
of college life, by William c. De Mile,
in which Robert Edeson interprets the
role. "Strongheart' is said to be full
of fun and foot ball." the scenes being
laid at Columbia University, New
York. The second act of the play
shows the training quarters of the foot
| ball eleven between the halves of the
big game, which is probably one of the
most novel settings ever seen on the
stage One sees in the distance the
foot ball grounds, hears the yells, the
counts of the touchdowns and the in
termingling songs of both colleges.
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A gentleman once received a letter
in which were these words:
Not finding Brown at home, I de-
livered your meseg to his yf."
The gentleman, finding it bad SPELL
ing, and therefore not being very in
telligible, called his lady to help him
read it. Between them they picked
out the meaning of all but the 'yf,"
which they could not understand. The
lady proposed calling her chamber
maid, because Betty, says she, has the
best knack of reading bad spelling Of
anyone 1 know.
Betty came, and was surprised that
neither sir nor madam could tell what
'yf'' was.
why" says she, "yf spells wife;
what else can 1t spell?"
! And indeed It is a much better as
well as shorter method Of spelling wife
than doubleyou, /, eff, e, which in real
| ly spell doubleyifey.-Fr a letter by
Benjamin Franklin.
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The French prophecies" Nine. de
Thebes, predicts plenty of trouble for
the world during 1907 in her almanac,
which she has just published She
asserts that during 1907 the earth will
be ruled" by the planet Venus.
For the United States the modern
| Cassandra foretells great fires and
floods In France there will be an eX-
ira number of parliamentary and fl
nancial sensations, and some vague
trouble-which will be neither plague
nor disorder-is predicted for the south
and center. The disappearance Of two
notable persons is promised
The Kaiser, says Nine. de Thebes'
has reached the zenith of his power
and the year will reveal the feeble