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THE HONOLULU TIMES
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all like for its comfort
and coolness, like to walk up and
down the wide walk, with the
beautiful bit of green opposite,
delight to look in at the curios, at
the flowers, the furniture, the
cable office, all are attractions after
the morning coffee at the
Cafe; and every day some new
thing to notice and comment
upon.
It is one of the finest blocks in
the whole city. Many of the
streets have their peculiar attractions
for strangers, that seem so
tame to us; the Oriental blocks
always claim more or less attention,
even where not too tidy.
Because, to many, they are entirely
uncommon; the Japanese
and Chinese shops often fascinate,
if one has not visited those countries.
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The late Admiral Beckley was
an earnest, loyal promoter of Hawaii,
his beloved home, and was
very much in the heart of his race
that sorrows for his taking off, in
the prime of life, for Mr. Beckley
looked to have many years of active
life yet before him. He was
genial all helpful, and no one understood
better than he Avhat
would aid in building up the Territory,
if all could be with patience
attained. He was, too, a
lover of the beautiful in nature, a
fine park was his delight.
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We have written many times of
the gain it would be to the city
if the vacant lots could but be
utilized and turned into hasty
flower growths, or even vegetable
and melon patches, and cucumber
that would not cumber the
empty spaces and places, as rubbish
often can do.
But there is, if no flowers, less
disorder and dirt about than formerly;
and now, the city is in
quite fair and clean condition. Of
course, the roads we do not need
to use and, even, would shun, are
the parts that need a guardian's
watchful eyes, not only for any
residents there, but for all, too,
living outside the "danger zone,"
so to speak.
The grounds about the Prison
are very nice; and so arc those of
the Girls' Reformatory, kept up
in good form we were glad to see.
AH these matters are, indirectly,
an education to the neglectful, the
poor and ignorant.
In London, and other places,
where pot plants are given out, it
invites a clean window and a good
shelf, etc. Training is then begun
in a small way.
Line upon line, precept upon
precept, and a pretty print is on
the wall, and an uplifting inch of
illuminated text, and the dwellers
of the humble lodgings are put to
thinking and the good work, with
the aid of a parish nurse and visitor
likely, goes hopefully, if slowly,
on.
(The brotherhood of man.)
It would seem a great pity to
lose Mr. Mott-Smith from our
need and community, for he
knows how to steer in troubles,
such as we have met of late.
There are many that would
serve ably at Washington, if the
present Delegate cannot return.
We are sure the Governor would
not like to part with the Secretary.
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Miss Johnson has a neat curio
place and all know about Beak-bane's
copper plate for cards,
with teacher Herzer opposite, and
then Miss Woodward's, all friendly
neighbors, we are sure;
the merchant, is there, too,
upstairs.
They all seem to keep busy in
that part of The rents
are not too high, as below
where they take a jump, so to
speak.
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If rent eats up too much, the
business will be a dismal failure.
So, when a young man marries,
he should get a lot of some sort,
if he can only build a shanty of
one room' at first, and not be paying
rent. Why, see how the
teachers have to live, in the small
school cottages, each one a room
perhaps, and cat on the lanai, for
space. How much is lost in rent!
Think of it. Even a good strong
tent, a pavilion, is a fine proposition,
if properly put up and sheltered.
Why not? No married
couple wishing to get on should
pay a rental. Better pay interest,
on a few hundred, until cleared off
and then be house-owner. Rent
is a moth.
Some one informs us that many
arc getting heavily in debt from
extravagance and over-living,
dress, etc. That is bad and brings
grief and pilikia, in the end.
We are sorry.
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We cannot say too much in
praise of the management of the
Y. W. C. A.; it is so very neat
and comfortable up there. The
views, too, of the hill country,
most charming. The lunches are
very excellent, plenty of good
food and neatly and daintily
served.
We can see why ladies like to
gather there for a noon-day refreshment.
The terms are most reasonable,
and there are easy chairs and
lounges, with an abundance of
reading matter. We came away
having seen enough to convince
us that the whole place is beautifully
and skilfully conducted.
It is all that it claims to be and
more. We would advise anyone
wishing to find a quiet place to
lunch to look in there and verify
our opinion on the work.
Such a good work, so well begun
as it is, never ought to be allowed
to languish or even grow
disheartened at any time, but increase
and multiply its benefits.
We believe that many simply
forget all about the place, as it is
upstairs. We did.
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The French flag as well as the
Portuguese is now floating from
the Elite building.
The Orpheum is closed and
quiet shortly after ten at night.
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In the Appalachian region, extending
from West Virginia,
through the Gulf States, out to
the door of the West, are three
million mountaineers who, by reason
of their remoteness and inaccessibility,
are almost entirely
shut off from the light of civilization
and from education of any
sort. Their ancestors were among
the best soldiers in the French
and Indian wars. They were the
pioneers of liberty in this land;
their children are real sons and
daughters of the American Revolution,
yet many of these children
have never heard of the flag. A
celebrated literary woman and
philanthropist, who spent much
time among these people ,said of
them : "They get up at three in
the morning and sit and wait for
the sun to rise. Then they prepare
the stuff they eat, after which
they sit and wait for the sun to
go down." It is seriously asserted
that there are two hundred
and fifty thousand children in Arkansas
alone who have never seen
a school or heard the name of
God. A few years ago the writer
met a white woman, the mother
of six children, in the mountains
of North Carolina, who had never
heard of Stonewall Jackson, and
who thought Jefferson Davis was
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