The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-01-05
TOWN ; TALK
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BY The Man About Town,

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atmosphere would vibrate as strenu-
ously as ever with the exaltations of d
souls seeking truth. May it not be that
each has something of the truth and
no one all of #? This may be a hard
fact for some to admit. In any event
history proves less than it records. l
would like one question settled, how
ever, right now: Whom did Abel
marry?'
I'm an American, but that's no proof
that Americans are without fault The
biggest fault with the United States
as a nation, i'm my humble opinion, is
that feeling that we can lick any
thing i'm creation without putting up
our hands. We have enough money to
buy the rest of the world and make a
Midway out of it for the amusement of
our children. And we have enough
brave men to make a living lei of
courage for the Universe, but have we
all the ships and guns and fortifca-
lions we need? If Japan wanted to
take Hawaii as a coaling station what
would prevent her? Could we alto /
gether rely on Colonel Jones, Captain |
Sam Johnson and Chief of Detectives ,
A. =. Taylor? ! think not. I think
that Uncle Sam deserves to be awak- !
ened to the fact that if he can't make
Hawaii strong enough to take care Of
herself he would better put all the
Californians out Of the San Francisco
schools and let only Japanese attend
those institutions. If Great Britain orr
Germany had owned these Islands as
long as Uncle Sam has, either one of
those old world powers would have had
at least $4,000 tried troops here per-
manently and Punchbowl, Barber's
Point, Diamond Head, Koko Head, Ma
kapuu and Kahuku on this island and
places of Importance on the other ISL
ads would be bristling with long-range
guns and Notifications, while over the
waters of Pearl HarbOr would sound the
bugles of at least a dozen up-to-date
men of-war. But no, Uncle Sam is too
strong to be prepared to fight Never
theless, like every other American, 1
pity Japan if she ever tried to fight
with us
This pure food law is causing con-
siderable worry to the various liquor
and grocery dealers about the city.
Every one of them has been bothered
with additional labor, but the one to
express the utmost concern over the
matter, is +. :. Cunha. | happened to
go into his well known place the other
day during the height of the storm.
The rain was coming through a leak
ing roof and running through a pas
sage way into his reading room. Cunha
was there worried and nervous, and
energetic to check the influx of water.
He was i'm fact as nervous as a hen
that has Matched a brood of ducks and
they take to water the first time. L
tell you this is terrible, terrible" eX-
claimed Don Cunha. This is the worst
storm that have known in 26 years
1t upsets things so, it puts things out
of their proper sphere, whoever heard
of water coming into a saloon before.
Besides, the damage that it is doing
to my place here, l am afraid that the
water may rise so high that it will
get into the whiskey and then l will
have the Pure Food officials after me.
l tell you this is terrible storm"
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There has been a new association
organized although the articles of in
corporation have not been filed with
the Territorial Treasurer. 1t is the
Honolulu Dry Dock Association, Ltd.
Judge Gear is the president, A. n, NJ.
Robertson, vice president, Chester "A.
Doyle secretary, Frank Kruger treas
urer and Tim Lyons auditor And all
of them directors. The purposes of
the association, the amount of the
capital stock or other details of the
new organization have not been made
public. l understand that it was
incorporated on January 1. The first
, issue of stock has l hear, been over
, subscribed but as the assessments of
, dry thirsts occur, l believe that the
bulk of the stocks will find it's way
back to the treasury.
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A prophet is not without homer save
in his own land and in his own house.
Here is DR.. Brigham of the Bishop
Museum who has a scheme for the eter-
nal solution of the house servant pro-
blem, and the community goes along
with its money grubblng, and its poll
tics oblivious of the fact that one Ct
earth's greatest is in its midst-that
is if his scheme pans out.
The Doctors scheme in brief is to
start a sort of "Apeary" here, and by
cross breeding and other means de-
velop an improved variety Of apes-a
variety that win have intelligence
enough to do our homework, butt
presume-not intelligent enough to go
r on strike, or insist on higher wages,
and without the ability to talk back.
; Now that the town has got the
money back it raised FOR the band,
think it ought to start in to raise a
, fund to help the Doctor carry out his
, experiments.
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