The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-08

you explain this one? Last night l
dreamed / saw two Japanese men try
ing to get into one pair of Fairbanks
trousers.
And there didn't saAu to be any
thing impossible about it either"
| see that somebody has brought
Mothers Day" to Honolulu. Away
back on the mainland, somewhere,
probably in Boston, some school for
the Revival of the Alleged Lost Mys.
teries of Antiquity conceived the bril-
that they ever had mothers, and so
started a campaign to set apart one day
in the year for sons and daughters to
ponder on the fact that their mothers
lived before they were born.
1t seems to be that when we go so
far in Modern Life as to have to set
apart day to remember our mothers,
it is about time we quit getting mo-
dern. If a boy or girl forgets his
mother, surely no holiday, nor holy
day, nor celebration, nor proclamation
of Mayor Fern of Honolulu nor city
ordinances nor Y. M. G. A. resolution
will ever help him or her to remember
the first lady of their acquaintance in
this life.
Special days are right enough in
their way for good many things For
example, the Fourth of July celebra-
ton is a handy institution as a re-
minder of the date of American indie
pendence, though we need no reminder
of that independence itself. But as for
having to be reminded that we had or
have mothers, one might as well de-
clare a holiday to keep in mind the
fact that he is alive and call it Living
Day; and another holiday to commem-
crate the interesting fact that we
have to eat to live, and call it Grub
Day; and another holiday to immor-
talize the entertaining truth that boys
like girls and girls sometimes like
boys, and call it Love Day.
Isn't the superhuity of Mothers
Day divinely absurd? Just as absurd
as it would be to set apart days for
Grub Day and Love Day Why, every
day should be Everyday to everybody.
Now about the only man | can re-
call, among my acquaintance, to whom
Mothers Day would have any real in
terest as a special institution, is Adam,
and Adam never had any mother, ac-
cording to the pulpit's Interpretation
of the translator's Interpretation of
some of the scriptures.
No, sad thought, Adam never had a
mother.
But Eve did, according to the rib
story. Adam was Ewes mother.
. . . .
| Those who heard eX-Vice President
= Fairbanks at the Commercial club do
not need to be told that, contrary to
the ideas of some people, he is warm,
heartful and often humorous speaker.
On Maui he made an address which
showed very nice touch of humor. 1t
was after his return from Haleakala
where mist had prevented him and the
others of the party from seeing the
famous sunrise. The following re-
marks about the trip are worthy OF
Mark Twain: 81 saw one of the great
est works of nature this morning. On
my approach she yelled her face per,
haps in memory of the fact that was
recently in politics. Governor Freal
says there is another place more suit,
able for the reception of politicians
where we will go tomorrow
Have you noted the wording of thai
fake prayer that is being sent rounC
through the mails and considered wha
it means. Here is copy:
"Oh Lord Jesus 1 implore Thee
to bless all mankind, keep us from
evil, by thy precious blood, and
take with thee in eternity my dear
friend"
The circular accompanying thi
prayer says that it is a copy OF |
strange mission sent to the writer b.
an acquaintance and asks the recipien
to repeat it every day for nine days
Now the last clause of the prayer is
prayer for the death of someone. TAX
with thee in eternity my dear friend.
These words mean nothing unless the
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