The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-16
THE OPTIMISTIC PESSIMIST

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1t is better to be safe than sorry but the common practice is to pay
little heed to safety until the lesson has been learned through sorrow.
It i. now reported that germs get used to an,.sptlss and thrive on
those that were formerly fatal to them. If nan was IS persistent as the
little germ his accomplishments would be vast indeed.
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Dry toast is lot so much a eature of the American breakfast of today
is of its banquets.
Lands is accused of selfshness in that he holds two jobs himself and
insists on Babe Ruth holding down only nj that does not occupy his en-
tire year.
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With son folk all debts are easily acquired except the debt of graft
tude. And that debt, by the way, is the one that is least often paid.
Many a girl of IS thinks her mission in life is o prevent her poor, dear
mother from growing up in ignorance.
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Iii is reported that a search light has been invented that will throw its
rays five miles up in the air. Fortunately it has not been discovered by
Maui motorists a yet for they would not turn its rays upward, more than
enough to strike the optics of the driver of approaching cars.
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1t is remarked that the. real optmist is the ma who has become so
emaciated by lack of food that his garters will not fit and then bames the
situation Oh the rubber in the hose supporters having stretched
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With the zap difficulties all settled the country cn forget there is such
a place. AS a matter off fact it never was sure whether it VISA talking about
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he walked next came the man on horseback who was expected to
look out for the pedestrian and turn aside to his prior right. Next
came horse drawn vehicles, next motor driven vehicles, and the eques
TRAN, the wagon and the carriage driver and the motorSt has each
in turn infringed more and more upon the rights of the pedestrian.
which are, as a matter of fact, prior to their own, until there are
some who insist a person afoot has no right to be in the roads, that
they IT designed for vehicular traffic.
In fairness to those who have to travel the roads afoot, some
thought, some consideration should be shown them. If children
stood at the roadside and hurled mud into passing cars there would
De a great o 10 DJ many a mOtOflSt treats n PEDESTRIAN, large or
small, with no greater consideration by scattering with mud those
whom he passes.
Agreement has been reached on the naval ratio of the United
States, Britain and Japan on the $3.50 basis, Japan yielding promptly
on the basis of settlement of the proposed four sided treaty on
Pacific affairs. Questions of submarines, radio, land ornaments and
methods of warfare still remain to be determined but big things
are accomplishing at Washington,
Football is to make its exit from the Maui field Of sports fol. the
season following a game in Lahana next Sunday. The sport at
tanned a wonderful popularity in a very short time and will become
still more prominent in another year. For beginners the Valley Island
boys made an excellent showing.
Sheriff Crowell is entitled to due credit for the prompt and
efficient way in which he handled the investigation of the death of
II. T. White. The sheriff lost no time and had a full and detailed
story of the affair in less than 80 hours after it was placed in his
hands.
1t is gratifying to see Island concerns underbid mainland houses
for Island business and get the contracts as was the case in the let
ting of tenders for the Maui County Free Library equipment.
And now Peru and Chile loom up as probable beigerents. The
League of Nations appears to have failed completely in adjusting
Jupiter Pluvius has recently been seeking to make up for past
omissions in the rain he bestows upon Waikiki.
One week more to do that Christmas shopping.