Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-04-12
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the flower vendors reap their harvest, share
with the chauffeurs in renewed prosperity.
OF course the "touriser' 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 or
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, toWns1olk
are out in careful costumes. Everyone is In
hurry but everyone seems in holiday humor
fastening because there is something worm
while to hasten for. The street urchlns are
especially alert, and most alert OF these are
the eager elfin newsboys, the olve-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 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 polte
servants of the public must be the ngment Oh
a dream The idea OF a street car conductor
listening attentively, answering politely, put
ting himself to. trouble smlllhSly' seeMs 'oo
good to be true.
Conductor and motorman in Honolulu are
under one great strain that interferes with
their equanimity and reveals that they are
mere men after all, that they occasionally III
dulge in violence of language and act Japs
newly arrived from Nippon, or Just IN from d
sugar-mill village, are blandly, Grassy lsnol-
ont about street car customs ana reSlrlcIions'
Todividnallv and in groups you see them DO
this incomprehensible thlng-touch the peh'
tben Immediately and confidently step OH.
Ofton they are killed; always they are hurt'
Cor the street cars not only go buzzlns alohs
at a good pace, but because OF the slope Oh the
e+raats thew have their steps very nlSh from
tho ground and a fall from one OF Ihese rdplu-
Iv moving cars is anything but joke. Inc
number of accidents, one would tnlnk' "oulo
b.ve heen noised about among the Orlehtals
CO that nv this time they would nave iearheo
tkoir Lesson. but even today the closest watch
80 ~ he kent on the Japanese passengers
r,o conductors put worried look the
,on,ont lap enters the car, and are on the
mi vive to clutch his shoulder the second ne
fnears the bell l have seen pretty HItie
doll of a Jap woman board car dalnuly COS
tnmed daintily coifed, fresh and colortui as
49, eover in her hair, her face alert and in
+ouieent appearing as though she could very
uJeu take care of herself, as though very mod
~ docidedlv Of the new Japan. And | have
oon This little goose touch the bell and SKIP
Igh+lv forth seen her come down with great
hovinass and force, her poor little rose
crushed In the dirt, her wonderful obi deep In
tba mire and heard her scream Oh Arrangements
and terror Another time the case was worse
now a mother, father and babe the Vlctms'
rho father had stepped on the car with the
nroud air of owner of the infant he held SO
tenderly in his arms, after him had stepped
tho little mother The elders seemed devoted
w attached to the wee morsel with them, but
what did they do the moment the woman rang
the bell but alight in bunch on top OF the
morseli 1t was dreadful and proved TOO mucn
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 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 baby
but gently whinpered, Mr.. and Mrs. Kimono
gently brushed off the dust and smiled apollo
getically and concliatingly 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. 1t
is the occasional carriage and pair one turns
to look at twice, and 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 lffe has the
Outrigger club down by the beach and aquatic
sports, the Country club and golf; various
athletic fields, and a fine polo field just be-
yond the town, on 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. 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 spir
tied. beautiful spectacle