The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-25

American, of course, and is a miner
He was visiting Ireland last year, and
| | heard him tell the story of the copper
mine AS an expert, he came to the
conclusion that it was very valuable,
and he started investigating the posi-
bilities Of working It, It is on the
estates of Lord Somebody, and the lat
ters agents first asked how working
the mine would dsfigure the landscape.
The discussions finally led to the re-
mark that the vein of copper ran into
one of the lakes, and the miner was
asked what he would do about that.
He said he would pump the lake out
if necessary. But no deal was made.
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Speaking of mining, has anyone ever
gone thoroughly into the question of
availability of the iron in our red soil?
have been told that some of this
dirt has a much larger percentage OF
iron than some that is successfully
worked elsewhere. and that the ques-
ton of getting at it is largely matter
of fuel.
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The feet week resulted i'm a perfect
deluge of souvenir post cards being
sent to the mainland All records we're
broken. The postoffce was swamped
and possibly there was some profanity,
for | am told that post cards are the
meanest kind of mail matter to work
on. 1t is estimated that over $50 900
of these post cards were mailed here
by the fleet boys They go to all
parts of the mainland, and should
make a very good advertisement for
us.
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Did you wander along the front on
the night of the big fleet illumination?
If so you had a chance to see a very
happy demonstration of good cheer
among the jackies aboard the Illinois.
They finished coaling late that day,
after some hours of strenuous work
and they proceeded to show how glad
they were by singing. Crowds of our
mixed population stood in open mouth
ed wonder while the hundreds of sail
ors, most of them black with coal dust
sang all sorts of absurd verses. One
of the most popular and | am afraid,
most enthusiastically sung was
Nobody knows
Hoy dry | am"
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| know now why the fleet came to
Honolulu, why it is where it now is, in
fact all about why it has gone every
where Several hundred of these Illi-
nois jackies explained it in loud tones
during their celebration of finishing
coaling. The explanation, sung with
a certain catchy rhythm, runs as fol-
lows:
, We're here, because were here.
Because We're here, because were
here!
The song lasts as long as the lungs
of the singers hold out. Anyone can
learn ii ard it is easy to understand.
, 1t is after all as good an explanation as
any yet given, of some of the Ameri-
: can naval movements. For example,
why did the Milwaukee make a trip
of 2,10O miles from San Francisco to
Honolulu to coal? You may sing the
answer, as above.
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Officers of other vessels watched the
Illinois jollification with grim amuse-
ment. It was simply a bit of relaXa-
ton which the Illinois deck officers
cheerfully allowed to go on. But I'll
bet the deck officer is mad as a wet
hen" remarked an officer on an adj
joining boat. If he was he didn't show
it. He stood the singing for a while.
Then an order went forth, and the Hi
nois became silent as the rest
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Franklin Mathews, the New York
Sun correspondent with the fleet, made
a remark at local entertainment the
, other day which filled the minds OF
newspapermen present with envious
thoughts of the good things of life
which are so often missed. Discussing
the foreign travels of Roosevelt and
whether he would be accompanied by
any of his newspaper friends, of whom
!, Mathews is one, Mathews remarked
= that he would like to be at hand when
. Roosevelt and the Emperor William
meet. Here is food for thought. What
on earth will it be like when these two
dynamos get together? viii the cir
cumbambient atmosphere not be al
most deadly with strenuosity? II
, listen while they tell one another how
e to kill bears or stag, how Big Stick
get results best how to buldose
% Senate or handle a Reichstag. what i
the proper speed at which to wal
twenty miles or So before breakfas