The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1914-10-01

""u customs iar more than they do In Call.
o,"' ,,, III thct' IN passing through many of tho
villages on tho big sugar and pineapple plnnta.
lions. the visitor is reminded M Tho country
towns In Japan '
IL is the exception in Hawaii when one meets
today native Hawaiian OF pure blood The hes,
cross IS that between the Hawaiian and tho Chi.
nese the oriental blood giving that buslness ab,I
ity which tho native lacks Next 10 this comoa
the Japanese and Hawaiian. blend that producea
many beautiful girls. The energy OF tho white
man Is greatly impaired by union with the IJo.
"aiian' with this blending OF races Is a complete
breaking down Of the usual racial lines In CaII.
rornla the Japanese has social standlng and
white girl who marrles n Japanese Is ostra.
cized In Hawaii the Japanese and tho Chinese
when crossed with the Hawaiian, has as good n
social position as the whites
This extraordinary cosmopotanism was shown
very clearly nt an entertainment given In Homo.
lulu. II was variety performance for the benefit
or charity. held IN the roof garden OF the Alex
ander Young hotel, and all Honolulu society was
out in force. Girls OF great beauty. with com.
plexions like rare porcelain. had the slant eyes of
tho Monaghan; others had almond eyes and tho
dusky skin OF their mothers; others we're dark ns
southern negroes, with thick lips and bold rugged
eaturcs-representatiyes OF the native race which
In fast disappearing. And all these people OF va
rious races mingled In perfect amity and good
will.
II In curious 20 observe the absolute brealine
down OF all race prejudice seen on the street
cars and at oil public places and entertainments
Tho man who Is used to tho Jim Crow cars for
colored people In all our southern cities will be
startled In Honolulu to see n dusky Hawaiian
woman. with her bundles OF household purchases
drop down into the seat beside him on any crowd.
ed street car OF Honolulu, or n Japanese or Chi
nese share his seat with feeling that he IL
intruder II Is this absolute assumption OF
social equality by what we have come to regard
inferior races that gives shock TO tho American
visitor TO Hawaii. But after tho first surprise
ono Ia apt 10 admire this new social equality
which takes no count OF race or creed or train.
ing. OF color OF skin setting OF the eyes.
The two most wonderful sights In Honolulu arc
tho work OF man. These the Aquarium and
the Bishop museum. The first belongs TO the city
and, because OF the extraordinary variety and
coloring OF tho fishes II surpasses In interest the
great Aquarium at Naples. The other was found
ed by Charles Reed Bishop. wealthy merchant
OF Honolulu. In memory OF his wife. the Princess
Pauahi. who was the greatgranddaughter OF the
ruling chief at tho time OF Captain Cooks visit
and a direct descendant OF Kamehameha tho
Great The museum Is housed In a fine stone
building In the center OF the Kamehameha school
grounds at Kaiiki a suburb OF Honolulu.
Tho Aquarium Ia located near the famous Wal.
hiki beach and is easily reached by a car ride OF
about twenty minutes. The building is unpre-
tentious, and tho tanks not arranged with
the art shown In tho Naples Aquarium. What
hmpresses the visitor almost at the outset is the
wonderful variety OF the fishes and their equally
wonderful colorIng To describe them as they
lays ono open to the charge OF exaggeration.
Not only are there lsh OF fery red deep blue.
light blue orange and other primary colors, but
these colors are blended In many variations OF
atripes and other eccentric markings. Then. too,