Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-28
BY THE CUB REPORTER

BY THE CUB REPORTER
The last edition of the paper hat
just been run off the press, and every
one had left the office but the Cit.
Editor and the Cub Reporter. Tn,
former was busily engaged in look
ing over the sheet, and as he glance6
from page TO page, gradually reaching
the last one, frown spread over his
countenance and he threw the papeI
down in disgust. Whirling around l..
his chair he called to the Cub, VIII,
was in the act OF putting on his Goa
preparatory to leaving the office foI
the rest of the day.
hook here, Willie" said the City
Editor. II am getting entirely out Of
patience with you, and something has
got TO be done right away"
Now, what's the row." asked thu
Cub, as he turned and walked over &c
the City Editors desk. Il suppose
Z. you want another feature story"
No, don't want another feafur
story" said the c. E.. 'and whatt
more, you won't have a chance Il
write any more feature stories ii yoi
don't take tip from me and com
out of the trance
what have done now?" inquired
the Cub.
Its simply this; you haven't turn
ed in story from the Young Men
Christian Association for three day
and you know very well that / Xix
news from there and you are ais
aware OF the fact that there is some
thing doing at the association all TIL
time"
We'll, said the Cub, Il go owe
there every morning and they Away
tell me that there is nothing doine
so ] have to bea. IL away with moth
ing hut a few notes
Perhaps things are. a little dea,
there just now" resumed the c. i
But the trouble with you is the
YOU arc not on the alert. Read this
The City Editor handed the Cub a
article from the morning contempt
iary which was headed: Gamer.
Club at the " Big Feature
You see. said the c. E., "ther,
are a lot of things that you miss"
This is the first time that eve
heard about the club. I"
That's just it, said the City Ed
tor. Now Ill tell you what we vii
do. Tomorrow is Saturday, and, @
course. we will run half page on the
association as usual Now you beat
II over to- the " tonight and see the
secretary of the Camera Club, an6
get me an article concerning It. You
can dope out the story to suit your.
self, and don't care what you write
about just SO IL is good story about
the club"
What shall | write about asked
the Cub. "Cameras?g
Il don't care Anything to lead the
page with, Beat 1t now, and get that
in the first thing in the morning"
The next morning the Cub laid the
story on the City Editors desk, and
that indiyidual, who was in hurry
to get It in the section that was about
to go to press, put head on .it with
out reading ii over, and threw IT in |
the box. A few minutes the head
makeup man came hnrriedly into the
office and up to the C. Els desk.
SAY. he shouted. what do you
call this thing. anyway? Do you mean
to tell me that you're goin' to let a
thing like that 60 in the paper with !
a head on II like this one?r And hel
passed the Cubs story over to the |
city man.
"Why." said the City Editor, as he
glanced at the head, this story is all
right 1t concerns the Camera Club
at the Y. M. c. A. / didn't have time |
to read It; what seems to be the mat
ter with it,"
saw read IL yourself" said the
makeup man, and find out"
What he read was as follows:
The camera was invented so that /
the girls could take something besides
fce cream soda in the summer time.
When manipulated by the amateur
IL causes seventy per cent. of the nat
ural scenery to become unnatural. The i
camera fiend gets so used to taking
things that he becomes kiepto- !
maniac, and the last thing he takes I
is a long rest. His favorite song is
The Old Focus at Home" and his pet /
quotation, .Distsnce Lens Enchant-
ment to the Scene.
The camera iend is at his worst in
a crowded summer boarding house, /
when he insists in jamming 4 whole
army OF people onto a tiny 3x5 plate
lie makes you AUDIBLE SO closely to-
geIher that you find yourself perched
on somebody's. hip, and your elbow is
being jammed by somebody's eye. He
keeps You that way until every muscle
IN sour body feels as If it will never
spring hack into place again, while
he walks to and fro--or fro and to-