Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-11

livening things up at a great rate. From these
the flower vendors reap their harvest, snare
with the chauffeurs in a renewed prosperity.
OF course the 'touriser" desires to wear lels
(garlands), of course the traveller wants all
the local color possible. He puts a 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-
waSan 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 numor,
Fastening because there Is something WorIn
while to hasten for. The street urcnlns are
especially alert, and most alert OF these are
the eager elfin newsboys, the oive-sklnneo
urchins whose shrill cry Of Daily Tar, Plenty
News!" is now full Of meaning, for is not TINS
Steamer Day and Foreign Mail?
The street car service In Honolulu Is noteo
for the courtesy of its employees; an OUTSIDER
used to the rudeness that is the rule IN cues
at home. rubs his eyes, thinks these polite
servants OF the public must be the ngmeht Vi
a dream. The idea of a street car conductor
listening dLJClLlfCAJb AS"O
ting himself to trouble smilingly, seems TOO
good to be true.
Conductor and motorman in Honolulu are
under one great strain that interferes WIN
their eouanimity and reveals that tney are
mora men after all, that they occasionally III
dulge in violence of language and act 'aps
newly arrived from Nippon, or just III from :"
suear-mill village, are blandly, Grassy lsnor'
ant about street car customs and restIlctione
TndividuaIly and in groups you see them 90
+bis incomprehensible thing-toucn tne pell'
+ben Immediately and confidently step on
often they are killed; always they are null
for the street cars not only go bu2zlhg alone
Of a good pace, but because OF the slope Vi tne
streets they have their steps very nlsu ~
w. gro,nd and a fall from one of these rapid
II aUing cars is anything but a joke. The
rnber of accidents, one would thlnk' Woui
49, Man noised about among the Orlental
- +bot NV this time they would have Learned
tLoir lasson. but even today the closest water
- IN no kent on the Japanese passengers
come conductors put on a worried iooh ~
n,oment q Jap enters the car, ana are on In'
mi vive to clutch his shoulder the seconu In
anoers the bell. ! have seen a pretty HUH
All If a Ian woman board a car dalntlly Cos
trmad. daintily coiffed, fresh and coiorIul !"
+bo flower in her hair, her race aiert anu III
+ollicent appearing as though sne coulu yer.
vol take care Of herself, as though very mou
decidedly of the new Japan. ana l haV
eeen this little goose touch the Dell anu ehA
tightly forth, seen her come down VIII siea
neav;ness and force, her poor little ros
crushed in the dirt, her wonderful obi deep Il
tba mire and heard her scream of amazemen
ond terror. Another time the case was worse
- q mother. father and babe the victims
Tho father had stepped on the car Win III
nroud dir of owner of the infant ne held S
+ondorlv In his arms, after him had steppe
+ba little mother. The elders seemed oeVolet
lv attached to the wee morsel Win tnem' pu
what did they do the moment the woman ran
the hell but alight in a bunch on Top OIL ID
morsel! 1t was dreadful, and proved TOO muc
for the nerves of the mucn-tried cohoucto
All white and trembling he bent over thl
snecies of Japanese tumblers' tnat Is PAL
Of the white mans burden in honolulu, an
picking them up with more emphasis ina
gentleness, he proceeded to give them a Ver
frank opinion Of themselves and the place u
considered they rightfully belonged. we pa
saneers expected the three to swoon In OF
arms and perhaps die there; but no. the bah
but gently whimpered, Mr.. and Mrs. k1mon
gently brushed off the dust and smiled .apol
getically and conciliatingly upon the ang1
street car man.
Autos might be called a feature of Honolu
were 1t not that they have ceased to De looke
upon as needing much comment nowadays.
Is the occasional carriage and pair one turl
to look at twice, and a certain carriage al
pair of Honolulu attracts the passing glanc
THE Queen drives out Of afternoons som
times to take the air and perhaps mark son
new change that is helping transform the ca
ital of what was once her realm.
Honolulu is fond of outdoor life, has u
Outrigger club down by the beach and aquat
sports, the Country club and golf; vario'
athletic fields, and a fine polo field just b
yond the town, on a private estate CALI
Moanaloa. Mel from other islands bring the
polo ponies to Honolulu during the seaso
This year the island Of Oahu played the islal
of Kauai only. but generally Maui sends mi
and ponies. The United States cavalry ha'
their own polo grounds about thirty mil
from Honolulu, and send to Moanaloa playe
and ponies Of excellent mettle. There are
more interesting events in Honolulu than Il
polo matches. the game, the plucky horses, 7
: field In the mountain valley all making a sp
tied, beautiful spectacle.