The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-04-12
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livening things up at great rate From thsse
the flower vendors reap their harvest, share
with the chauffeurs in a renewed prosperity.
OF course the ''touriser" desires to wear les
(garands) of course the traveller wants all
the local color possible. He puts wreath OF
carnations about his hat a long garland OF
MALE over his shoulder, and starts forth on
the mission of seeing Honolulu" The Ha-
waiian band plays for him, the water heroes
do their best stunts out in the surf, the very
waves glitter and roll high in his honor, the
curio shops present all Of the primitive they
possess to tempt him, downtown cafe and sea-
side hotel have added SPARKLE townsfolk
are out sn careful costumes. Everyone is in
hurry but everyone seems In holiday humor,
fastening because there is something worth
while to hasten for. The street urchins are
especially alert, and most alert OF these are
the eager elfin newsboys, the olive-skinned
urchins whose shrill cry of Daily Tar, Plenty
News!" is now full of meaning, for is not this
Steamer Day and Foreign Mail?
The street car service in Honolulu is noted
for the courtesy of its employees; an outsider
used to the rudeness that is the rule in cities
at home, rubs his eyes, thinks these polite
servants Of the public must be the Pigment OF
a dream The idea of street car conductor
listening attentiveIy, answering politely, put
ting himself to trouble smilingly, seems too
good to be true.
Conductor and motorman in Honolulu are
under one great strain that interferes with
their equanimity and reveals that they are
mere men after all, that they occasionally In
dulge in violence of language and act. Japs
newly arrived from Nippon or just in from
sugar-mill village, are blandly, crassly ignon
ant about street customs and restrictions
Individually and in groups you see them dc
this incomprehensible thing-touch the bell
then Immediately and confidently step OH
Often they are killed; always they are hurt
for the street cars not only go buzzlng along
at good pace, but because OF the slope OF ths
streets they have their steps very high IRON
tho ground and fall from one OF these rapid
w moving cars is anything but joke. Inc
number of accidents, one would think, Woulc
have been noised about among the Orlentaii
so that by this time they would have learned
their lesson but even today the closest WatcE
has to be kept on the Japanese passengers
como conductors put on worried look the
,noment Jap enters the car, and are on the
cui vive to clutch his shoulder the second he
fingers the bell. / have seen pretty little
doll of Jap woman board car dalntily cos
TUNED. daintily coiffed, fresh and colorful as
the flower in her hair, her face alert and In
telligent. appearing as though she could Vert
we'll take care of herself, as though very mod
erp. decidedly of the new Japan. And nave
seen this little goose touch the bell and skip
lightly forth, seen her come down with great
heayiness and force, her poor little rose
crushed in the dirt, her wonderful obi deep in
the mire and heard her scream of amazement
and terror. Another time the case was worse,
now a mother, father and babe the victims,
The father had stepped on the car with the
proud air of owner of the infant he held SO
tenderly in his arms, after him had stepped
the little mother The elders seemed devoted.
ly attached to the wee morsel with them, but
what did they do the moment the woman rang
the bell but alight in a bunch on top OF the
morsel! 1t was dreadful, and proved too much
for the nerves of the much-tried conductor.
All white and trembling he bent over this
species Of japanese tumblers" that is part
of the white mans burden in Honolulu, and
picking them up with more emphaSt5 than
gentleness, he proceeded to give ther: very
frank opinion of themselves and the place he
considered they rightfully belonged We pas
sengers expected the three to swoon in our
arms and perhaps die there; but no. the baby
but gently whimpered, Mr.. and Mrs. Kimonc
gently brushed off the dust and smiled apollo
getically and conciiatingly upon the angry
street car man.
Autos might be called feature of Honoiulr
were it not that they have ceased to be looked
upon needing much comment nowadays IL
is the occasional carriage and pair one turns
to look at twice. and certain carriage and
pair of Honolulu attracts the passing glance
THE Queen" drives out of afternoons some
times to take the air and perhaps mark some
new change that is helping transform the cap
ital of what was once her realm.
Honolulu is fond of outdoor life, has tbs
Outrigger club down by the beach and aquatic
sports, the Country club and golf; variouf
athletic fields, and fine polo field just DO
yond the town, on a private estate called
Moanaloa Men from other islands bring Their
polo ponies to Honolulu during the season
This year the island Of Oahu played the ISLAM
of Kauai only, but generally Maui sends meE
and ponies. The United States cavalry have
their own pofo grounds about thirty miles
from Honolulu, and send to Moanaloa players
and ponies of excellent mettle. There are ne
more interesting events IN Honolulu than the
polo matches. the game, the plucky horses, tbs
field in the mountain valley all making a spir