The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-05-18
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way. But later / discovered that the
Alexander Young" of pound keeping
distinction, is not our public benefactor
and poet, While no doubt, fully as
worthy a man, Poundmaster Young's
walk in life, has not, possibly, given
him equal OPPORTUNITY to benefit his
fellow men, as has that of Poet Young
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1 strolled into the office of Chief of
Detectives Taylor. A dim police light
prevailed and the chief was coiled in
spring bottom fauteuil enveloped in
dense clouds of smoke from pure
Habana. His gaze was at the ceiling.
Apparently he had not noticed my
entrance. For some time I sat in silence
and he continued to honor the under
side of the roof with his optical re-
gard.
81 wouldn't eat pink ice-cream," he
said finally.
Great guns, man, how did you know
I'd been eating pink ice-cream?" 1 ask
ed, astounded.
Simplest thing in the world" said
Sureluck Trailer, You refused to drink
with me last night, saying you were
on the water-wagon and 1 observe that
the smoke from your cigar is that of
milder weed than you have been in
the habit of smoking while taking an
occasional drink. The more one drinks
tho mara ba opnolFac 1arga
he cuts out liquor entirely he smokes
less or smokes brands of less strength;
now a change in ones brand of to-
bacco irritates the throat and creates
a thirst and man on the water'Wagon
will not crafty that thirst, Il he means
business by liquor; at the same time
his natural aversion to water has to be
overcome gradually, hence he seeks a
soft-drink or other mild thirst-quench-
Ter The process Of deduction is easy.
you try the soft-drinks and make your
self uncomfortable; then reason tells
you, for you are u reasonable man,
that there Is more deliberate and less
punitive satisfaction in ice cream. The
question arises as to what flavor you
will patronize Strawberries are in
season and the soda-fountain clerks
are telling everybody that they can
have strawberry ice-cream II they want
it. You are asked what you want,
, Not being soda-fountain fiend, being
> in fact a novice at the phiz-altar, you
say that you do not care what flavor it
is; whereupon the enterprising clerk
hands you the pink kind"
wonderful" 1 cried, but why
would you not eat it?"
Because 1 don't like it," said Sure
luck.
A certain individual who was in liti-
, CATION, asked for a continuance on the
! ground that his wife was i'll, think
he got continuance for two weeks,
r on the strength of his wifes sickness.
/ It was fortunate thing that he was
= not Mormon for there could be no end
: of litigation if continuances were given
T. in such cases. Suppose man had
: five wives, and each one was good for
j. continuance of two weeks. If he
: wanted to avoid going to trial, all he
!, would have to do would be to turn his
= house into a private sanitarium.
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The United States Supreme Court
= has just decided the Lahainaluna case
whereby the Territory will have to pay
, out $4,000. 1t would not surprise me
4 in the least, if Governor Carter were
[. to cable to Acting Governor Atkinson
J, to set aside this decision by the Su-
2, preme Court and take no notice of the
s order of court. He would have about
= the same right to ignore an order OF
!. the judiciary as he has to ignore the
expressed wishes of the legislature.
George Hernandez who delights the
Orpheum patrons every night with his
inimitable renditions of choleric ole
gentlemen, loving husbands with sport
ing tendencies, and impossible tramps
says he thinks he is entitled to be call
ed a kamaaina.
This Is his fifth sojourn in Honolulu
He came here first with the Janet
!. Waldorf Company eight years ago
u when that company was beginning it'
tour of the world. w. d. Adams and
d Allan Dunn were also members of the
s company, but they stopped off here
. SO did Herbert Shaw, who was known
!. for time as the actor-plumber, from
his combination of vocation and avo'
cation. Shaw was nominated for Con
gress while here, on the Socialishc
e ticket. But like Sam Parker and Prince
e David he was defeated by Robert VII
cox.
. Hernandez is the only one Of the
quartet which parted company with
the Waldorf Company here in Homo
lulu, who has been entirely faithful tc
Thalia, or consistent follower o
+ Thespis.
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