The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-04-19

livening things up at great rate. From these
the flower vendors reap their harvest, share
with the chauffeurs in a renewed prosperity.
OF course the "touriser" desires 10 wear leis
(garlands) of course the traveller wants all
the local color possible. He puts a wreath OF
carnations about his hat, 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 in 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 oiye-sklnned
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
q dream The idea of street car conductor
listening attentively, answering politely, put
ting himself to trouble smilingly, seems 100
good to be true
Conductor and motorman IN Honolulu are
under one great strain that interferes Win
their eouanimity and reveals that they are
mere men after ALL that they occasionally III
dulge in violence of language and act Japs
v,v arrived from Nippon or just in from a
suqar-mill village, are blandly, crassly ignor-
ont about street car customs and RESTRICTIONS
Individually and in groups you see them 10
this incomprehensible thing-touch tue peii'
+bon Immediately and confidently step OIL
often they are killed always they are huIt'
Cor the street cars not only go buZzing along
- GOOD mace, but because OF the slope OF the
streets they have their steps very hign from
tho ground. and fall from one or these raplu-
y, Moving cars is anything but joke. Inc
,,,,,ber of accidents one would think. would
b.va been nosed about among the Va 1ehIais
ca that by this time they would nave learheo
.hir lesson but even today the closest Walch
hos 70 he kept on the Japanese passengers
come conductors put on a worried iooA INC
r,oment a Jap enters the car, and are on the
; ,iva 10 clutch his shoulder the second he
fngars the bell / have seen pretty httle
.n of n Ian woman board a car dalntlly CO.'S
80 daintilv coiffed fresh and colorful as
tho flower in her hair, her face alert ana ID
t11igant appearing though she could very
woll take care Of herself, as though very inou'
I'm decidedly of the new Japan And nave
coon this little goose touch the bell ana SKIP
tightly forth seen her come down with great
heayiness and force, her poor little rose
nrT'sbad in the dirt, her wonderful obi deep in
Tho miro and heard her scream or amazemen'
and terror Another time the case was worse
nov q mother. father and babe the victims
rho father had stepped the car with the
nroud air of owner OF the infant ne nelu So
tenderly In his arms, after him mad stepped
the little mother. The elders seemed oeVoteo
w attached to the wee morsel with them, Du'
what did they do the moment the woman rang
the bell but aligbt 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
snecies of Japanese tumblers" that is part
of the white mans burden in Honolulu, and
nicking them I'D with more emphasis thar
gentleness he proceeded TO give them very
frank opinion OF themselves and the place he
considered they rightfully belonged. We pas
sengers expected the three TO swQDn In ou'
arms and perhaps die there; but no. the pap,
but gently whimpered Mr. and Mrs. Kimont
gently brushed off the dust and smiled apollo
getically and conciliatingly upon the angry
street man.
Autos might be called feature OF Honolulu
were it not that they have ceased TO be looked
upon as needing much comment nowadays.
is the occasional carriage and pair one turns
to look at twice, and a certain carriage anS
pair Of Honolulu attracts the passing glance
THE Queen" drives out OF afternoons some
times to take the air and perhaps mark som'
new change that Is helping transform the cap
itaI of what was once her realm
Honolulu Is fond OF outdoor life. has the
Outrigger club down by the beach and aquatic
sports the Country club and golf various
athletic fields, and fine polo field just be
yond the town, a private estate called
Moanaloa. Men from other islands bring thei
polo ponies to Honolulu during the season
This year the island OF Oahu played the isan'
of Kauai only. but generally Maui sends mel
and ponies. The United States cavalry hay'
their own polo grounds about thirty mile
from Honolulu and send to Moanaloa player
and ponies of excellent mettle. There are NJ
more interesting events In Honolulu than tn
polo matches. the game, the plucky horses. tn
field In the mountain valley all making q spir
lied, beautiful spectacle