The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-04-25

livening things up at a great rate. From these
the flower vendors reap their harvest, shars
with the chauffeurs in Ia renewed prosperity
OF course the ''touriser" desires to wear lelf
(garlands) 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 an added sparkle, townsfolk
are out in careful costumes. Everyone is In a
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 oliye-skinned
urchins whose shrill cry of DAILY Tar, Plenty
News!" is now full of meaning, for is not this
Steamer Day and Foreign Mail7
The street car service in Honolulu is noted
for the courtesy of it's 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
s.1ream The idea of street car conductor
listening attentively, 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 witn
their euuanimity and reveals that they are
more 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 1gnor
ont about street car customs and reStr1ct1ons
individually and in groups you see them DO
this incomprehensible thing--touch the DELI
then Immediately and confidently step Oh
Often they are killed. always they are nurt
for the street cars not only go Du2zing along
Of good pace, but because Of the slope OF the
streats they have their steps very high from
tha ground. and a fall from one OF these RAPID
~ moving cars is anything but joke. The
,,u,nber of accidents, one would think, would
80 haen noised about among the Or1entals
- that nv this time they would have learned
.bair lesson but even today the closest WaIcn
hos To be kept on the Japanese passengers
- oondnctors put on a worried look the
moment Jap enters the car, and are on the
mi vive to clutch his shs1ilder the second ne
engare the bell | have pretty little
doll Of \ Jap woman board car daintlly cos
t,,maa daintily coiffed, fresh and coorful as
tbc aover in her hair, her face alert and In
tr;gont anpearing as though she could very
vii take care Of herself as though very mod
ern decidedly of the new Japan And nave
coon This little goose touch the bell ana SKIP
Iiobtlv forth. seen her come down with great
beaviness and force, her poor little rose
crushed in the dirt, her wonderful OBJ deCp 10
tbo mire and heard her scream OF amazemenf
and terror Another time the case was worse
now mother, father and babe the victims
rho father had stepped on the car with the
,roud air of owner of the infant he held SO
tenderly III his arms, after him had stepped
the little mother The elders seemed devoted
lv attached to the wee morsel with them, Du'
what did they do the moment the woman rang
the bell but alight in bunch on top OF the
morsel! 1t was dreadful, and proved too mucn
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
picking them up with more emphasis than
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 swoon In our
arms and perhaps die there; but no. the Dapy
but gently whimpered, Mr. and Mrs. k1mono
gently brushed off the dust and smiled apollo
getically and conciliatingly upon the angry
street car man.
Autos might be called feature of honolulu
were it not that they have ceased to be looked
upon as needing much comment nowadays 1t
is the occasional carriage and pair one turns
to look at twice, and a 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 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, on 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 island
of Kauai only, but generally Maui sends men
and ponies. The United States cavalry have
their own polo grounds about thirty miles
from Honolulu, and send to Moanaloa players
and ponies of excellent mettle. There are no
more interesting events in Honolulu than the
polo matches the game, the plucky horses the
field in the mountain valley all making splr-
tied. beautiful spectacle.