The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12

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 ''t0uriser" desires to wear leis
(garlands), of course the traveller wants all
the local color possible. He puts 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 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 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 hgment OF
dream. 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 tnterferes with
their euuanimity 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 ignor
ant about street car customs and restrictions
individually and in groups you see them oc
this incomprehensible thing-touch the bell
then Immediately and conhdently step Oh
Often they are killed; always they are hurt
for the street cars not only 60 buzz1ng along
at q good pace but because of the slope OF the
streets they have their steps very high from
the ground. and fall from one OF these rapid
w moving cars Is anything but JOKE Inc
rumb~r of accidents, one would think, "oulc
have been noised about among the Orlentah
50 that by this time they would nave learned
their lesson, but even today the closest watct
has to be kept on the Japanese passengers
some conductors put on worried look the
moment Jap enters the car, and are on the
mi vive to clutch his shoulder the second ne
fnqars the bell / have seen a pretty little
doll Of q Jap woman board car da1nttly COS
tuned. daintily coiffed fresh and colorful as
the flower in her hair, her face alert and IN
te,ipent. appearing as though she could very
well take care of herself. as though very mod
ern decidedly of the new Japan And nave
seen this little goose touch the bell ana 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
1enderly in his arms, after him had stepped
the little mother. The elders seemed devoted
ly 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 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 empnaS3o tnan
gentleness, he proceeded to give theE: very
frank opinion of themselves and the place he
considered they rightfuly 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. k1mono
gently brushed of 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 locked
upon as needing much comment nowadays. 1t
is the occasional carriage and pair one turns
to look at twice, and certain carriage anc
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. 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 island
of Kauai only, but generally Maui sends men
and ponies. Tbe United States cavalry have
their own poo grounds about thirty miles
from Honolulu, and send to Moanaloa players
and ponies of excellent mettle. There are no
more interesting eventr IN Honolulu than the
polo matches the game, the plucky horses, the
field in the mountain valley all making spir'