The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-07-31
rooms presented more inviting appear

EOOuS pIOS0uCou q uOr0 1uVlClng appear
ance than at Lunalilo Home.
There are no fixed rules as to the
hours for rising or getting up, and the
days are spent in sweet idleness, except
for such selt-imposed tasks as the in
mates take upon themselves; one or two
of the men cutting wood and some of the
women weaving mats, for which they
derive some remuneration. Their work,
however, is entirely voluntary, as it is
the desire and intention of the manage
ment to make the lives of the inmates as
free from toll or trouble as possible.
Young Cupid sometimes flies through
the portals and creates havoc in the
hearts of the young, old and middle
aged. Nor are his visits without results,
for onl y few days ago Kaailauole, a
buxom, but blind, widow, who had
passed through forty-nine tropical win
ters, yielded to the tender words of Wa
hahu, also blind, and aged forty-ive, land
they are now enjoying their honeymoon.
As we passed along the veranda we saw
the husband sitting in front of their
room door while the bride sat in the
room weaving a native mat. AS she
heard our voices she called out pleas
ant Aloha" her face beaming with
smiles. There are other married couples
among the thirty-seven inmates, in some
instances the wife being first to become
an inmate only to be followed by the
husband when time had wrought such
changes upon him that he was too feeble
to continue as a breadwinner. Some of
the rooms are especially fitted up for use
of married couples, and their lives, in
many respects, are made more comfort
able than when they were in houses of
their own.
The inmates have perfect freedom of
the grounds, and are allowed the priv
ilege of visiting friends outside the
grounds whenever they notify the Matron
of their wish to do so. On Sundays,
those who are able and wish to go, are
driven to one of the native churches in a
very comfortable wagonette. They have
an abundance of good food, and are
given meat twice each day; in fact, they
are supplied with everything which
tends to make them happy and con-
tented
The present Board of Trustees consists
of Miss Mary Parker, Mr.. Henry Water
house and Mr.. w. o. Smith, the latter
gentleman being the managing trustee.
Mr.. Smith, as we'll as mis- predecessor,
Hon. S. B. Dole, has given careful at
tention to the financial affairs Of the
estate and the management of the Home,
so that through their discreet manage
ment and prudent investments the value
of the estate has advanced from small
sum to very substantial amount.
Mr.. Smith has made some noticeable
improvements in the buildings and
grounds, not the least of which is the
erection of a sixteen-foot geared Aer-
motor, the largest on the Islands, and
which is used for pumping the water ne
cessary to supply the house and for lrrl-
CATION. There was some doubt about the
mill being capable of working the pump,
as it's size is such that heretofore it had
been successfully worked only bya steam
engine. The Aermotor has been given
a fair test, and found to do the same
work in fair wind as the steam engine !;
that is, to work the monster pump thirty
strokes per minute, and raise two thous-
and gallons of water per hour. This is
wonderful work, when it is considered
that the pump rod is ninety-three feet
long, and the well thirty-eight feet dist
ant from the wheel. Had it been pos
sible to have placed the wheel directly
over the we'll the work would have been
easier. But as it is, another triumph Is
added to the many the Aermotor has
already won. EXCHANGE.