The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-01
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copies of its first issue Very dhen seconcs the yono
STEERS were They carried the papers under arms and punched on
corner looking sheph copy was offered for sale and t
boys would soon have fire shout their wares BIT
everybody wanted the paper and the the Star in spite
themselves and this continued until had subscribed and had
no need OF buying street copies Sometime later during Spanish war
BOOM think peddng papers became established industry here
But was long before the little merchants got their ynes Even
yet they won't cry the special features of the doonsdy fell
they wouldn't mention it. They would say Second edition mister
Lots of news and they would the next dav to oct e
paper with list of the Goats and the Sheep not indicate on the
street that they were offering anything of the ordinary
AS recall the papers they didn't amount to much but the Star
being showed the life The was with the town rather
n the press Nearly everything was hused up and the editors
too often bued strike for their rights was allowed to re-
port the Advisory Council the legislature of that time All
registered confidential authorities gave ou nothing ~
commission advise with the President framing constitution
for the coming republic the palace days line about
appeared in the Honolulu papers and the latter only fact
when the two loyal editors let into the membership The Coast
press had more real Honolulu than the local papers were
society columns commercial pages guarded reference was
made to crime vice. nothing published from plan
tatos wealth and position inspired criticisms inter
strong until the Star things topsyurvy for awhile were
long letters from Veritas Cvs Secundu Pro Bono Puco the
elder Mr. Davies also editorials portentous length written by law
ye about town when they felt in the mood and which nobody
read but the proofreader.
Of there Sunday papers missionary spirit put
the bosh them Ed Towse Frank oogs
Star and the leading article public Watch Our Smoke
did but the smoke caeerng locomotive making
extra time Instead the soem smoke of You
and matches and he Towse and Hoogs front the fire
Strangers weren't wanted in Honolulu years ago NY friend Rob
Cahcart tells that the sight of stranger the brought
together knot of nqrng kamaaina Were is he from?
What his name? What does he want? they asked and like the Eng
fish NAVY who the first time top they
minded throw arr brick i'm Tom Fitch of Los Angeles
the misgivng with yet He grants that welcome
holds people who
stay you e he says there committees of Honouans who
visit every steamer es
When stranger comes down the gangpank speer asks him
says stay few weeks and enjoy life
the chairman of the lei committee forward and garland
his neck But he says he has brought million invest here
right in and help build up the other chair
hits him with egg
P c. Jones tells how when gauntlet he
heard somebody that they would be sending him back to Boston
six time of the the egg
spirit prevailed.
One of the least welcome Honolulu Mark Twain when
he SPY the land The good old deacon thought he
to lead dGrder life He was not protesting Christian and was
foreign him. this account OF his story OF the jumping frog
used his as an alias At times he gave comfort to the
Adversary by gaopng Waikiki and taking swim He
much towards the freced missionary sister Finally his
low and then the town mi got Lever under him. W went W a
named Jenkins the staff who showed better PROMISE Mark
held grudge about the beautiful prose poem
that anchored the of literature Peace be with him and
fuovng audience wherever he is and wherever that be- let
go there too.
Remember Bishop Willis? Every South paper
he hear from Willis in Tonga correspondence and the
onJus up picture OF SKINNY veteran IN long beard
shovel hat and hgh-coared black wonder if he still drives
brake that onceamlar vehicle Honolulu
collectors The Bishop queer old character
stanch Scottish chief All his here revolt only
people, including his assistants his and
The say-aways included the British resident The Anglican
waited in the cathedral yard until he got through dronng the service
the and then they Aoced second congregation
Mr. Macintosh The latter and the bishop hardly speak
ing years but His Lordhipwho signed himself alfred
the church boycott stbborny for decades
the day of the American occupation and then he tried to foil
by making lot of eleventh hour appointments
Finally old gentleman had and he betook himself Tonga
where he is As parting shot the nmtabe Yarde drew like
him solemn old pelican standing alone leg in
waiting with the other waderby