The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-17
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HOW LIFE aoBs IN THE PACIFIC
PARADISE.

cidc Ocean. POGO miles or more
from San Francisco, lie the sunny
. isic, or n,wai. which some day
may be part OF the United States Of
America. y
When you steam into the harb,r Of
Honolulu you begin to catch the flavor
of the island. At one side tower tie
gigantic mountain peaks Of Molokai,
where the lepcr lives.
A line OF foam. frin2ei reefs au
a stretch OF cleaning sand, where 4
single group Of sentinel palms rear their
heads in tropic beauty, make up the iir 1
glimpse OF tho island. Still bsyo,d
these palms can be seen the stccplcs and
flaystaiIs and gray cmbossc green roofs
Of honolulu, while, frowniny down upon
it in the far background, is tho dea
mapniiicsnco OF n crushed volcano.
The docks ut Honolulu. which is tho
capital city of the Island Kingdom, pre-.
sent curious spectacle. To greet the
big iron Pacht Mail steamer, says the
New York Journal, there hoc'< brown,
'coppcry colorcd natives, in their simple.
Hpwcr.dcckcd garbs, almond-cyc !
Portuguese, Ger crnans, Britons, Amcri.
cans, all coolly clad in white duct.
Honolulu has n population OF ~, 00C
souls. 1t has fifteen miles OF street rail.
way, 1900 telephones, 300 plblic hacks,
macadamizcd streets, lighted by electric.
ity, aud in its business part is well
built Of brick and stonc. It's resident
portion is almost entirely "f wood.
In Honolulu, ~ everywhere else in
the islands, ono is struck by the chWac
ter OF the population. Americans, En-
glIsh and Germans number only t)O
in all the islands. Portugal hai fur
D:shcd 5000 people, while Cnina fur.
nIshes 10000, the Iaboriny classes in the
island beng nearly all Chnamcn.
OF tho pure native that once upon
time ate up Captain Cook, there are les,
than -, 900, and they are dying at the
rate "i two per cent. n year. But the
native had married with the alien races
before dying, and the result is tho half
caste race, which numbers about 80 ~
and is very influential socially and polit.
icully.
AS you drive through the streets in the
hush of the carly morning, you soon
learn what is meant by the luxuriaut re.
pose Of the tropic. The bloom OF un.
wontcd flowers, the FURNISHED sheen of
the leaves, the lancc.likc foliage Of the
palms, all tell you that you arc far away
from battling New York.
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The lower rooms OF the house arc all
planned for coolncss, for we are in the
tropics, mind you. Thc windows are
shaded by blinds and curtains, the floors
are matted, with easy, light and grace
full furniture. The sleeping rooms above
are planned Tor comfort, too, for icc is
II manufactured luxury in Honolulu,
and "kccp cool is the motto OF its citi-
zen.
Still, there are many more prctcntiouS
home. than the one describe in Hon.
olulu, built after the American and Eng.
lish styles. Claus Sprcckcls, the ".SuIar
King of Hawaii, owns a splendid bric't
palace, while the Government House, or
tho palace OF the recently dcthroncd
Queen, aud the Queens Hospital are
modern brick houses ot elegance. In
fact, Honolulu is a town where civilizt.
ton is at high tide.
In no city in the world is there 80
much businrss ,l,nc Inv tc,,rhon, No in
Honolulu. Nearly every house in the
ritv can br communicated with Ono
fairly lives IN a network, of wires. Th,
shor, the market the h'"'"r' the dent
ist, the undertaken, all rcSp'nd To TINS
long distance talk, and n" small amount
"l gossip wings It's way over 'hc sensitive
wires. IL l" SO easy [" ia"' away inc Gay
ON your lahAl, with 'c'cph"hc ~ your
elbow, through which you can chat WIN
your friends.
'ln the 'anai we take no note oil timc,
Is lnVor''c ilawa'iah Sayih2.
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