The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-25

The closing of the MOana and Ha-
waiian hotels ought to be a cue to the
Promotion Committee to change their
plan of work, for the present year at
least. | have known for some time
that promotion work has not been
effective and there are several reasons;
one is the dropping of the magazine
advertising. To my mind this ma
tional publicity was the best plan de-
vised to secure visitors. But it was
discontinued and now in Honolulu a
tourist is a very scarce article. Let
the Promotion Committee drop the
beautiful and balmy Hawaii sort of
CUFF and advertise the worth of our
lands. thereby attracting people who
will journey here with the intention OF
remaining. We can not get tourists
now let us try to get American settlers.
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BY the way. have you noticed what
a hold the Small farmer proposition
is securing; Governor Frear, fresh
from Washington, says that we must
get settlers; his talks with the Presi-
dent has put him wise to the situa-
ton and l believe the governor will
start a plan to put American settlers
on the unoccupied lands in this coun-
try. In talks with prominent people
about town, / find a strong sentiment
in favor of getting Americans to come
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alities without gaining the result aim
ed at. l have been told that the re-
cent importations of Portuguese and
Spanish-particular the latter-are
not taking up hOmesteads on planta-
tons. They prefer to live in COM
munities near the mills and draw the
extra two or three dollars a month
higher wages, sooner than apply the
money on the building of a little home.
For the lands sake" let us get some
American settlers and not any Ellis
Island immigrants.
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1t seems to me that a very easy way
of making a living must be to study
the stars, and make forecasts. The
idea is brought up by reading in The
Star about Professor Zadkiel or what
ever his name is, and his 1908 prognOs-
tications 1t set me to looking at
the heavenly stars and | found in an
evening of reverie and study (Which
recommend as a parlor game) that the
glorious consultations which glisten
above our clear trCpic sky are full OF
messages for the people.
In January the sun enters Aquarius
and this means a caucus of the Onion
Club. Late in the month Uranus takes
a position which clearly indicates do
nestle troubles in number of prOmi
nent households. Hash will be served
too often by housewives, and my read
ers must see that Chinese servants dc
not mix shamsu with soup on February
II.
l wish to caution my readers agains
making loans in February, but other
wise the month appears to be withou
special note, except that J. w. Cath
cart will have a new deputy. Super
visors' stars enter bum combination
and meetings will be tumultuous.
The relative positions of the moor
and Mercury during March are pOrten
tious. Admiral Evans fleet will en-
counter a terrible storm, and the AID
vertiser will get a consignment o
; calves from New York. George A
Davis is cautioned against talking
Beckley will become full admiral an
Governor Carter will be given the Or
der of the Rising Sun Jupiter speak
D poorly for Wallach and Pinkham wi
D call for the services of DR.. jenkins. 4
0 NJ. Brown visits the Molokai ranch an
Supervisor Blank sends notice Of it t
the auditor.
In March the sun enters Aries Will
: Mars, Venus and Jupiter occupy posi-
}, tons which insure dawning prOsperit
: among politicians. The proximity {
= Saturn to the cusp of the eighth hous
: indicates that people in love will haV
:, good deal to worry about, Honolul
will be startled by important news frol
: abroad. / would not advise the peopl
8 of Oahu to undertake any long Over
a land journeys in this month, for tn
signs are not prOpitious for railway
I The Civic Federation will be cOnfron
= ed by a serious dilemma and the al