The Arizona sentinel., 1896-04-04

shadows of ti,~ rock Overhang tn
 clear, cold pool of water which lie
 beneath. From this pool the planta- tion Hume starts, carving the wale
 at fall of only one foot to the thous
 and, t" irrigate tine valley below.
 Among the most beautiful scenery
 in Kauai is the valley of Houalei
 which we visiten two days later. The
 journey was enc continuous picnic It was made by the same party ill
 carriage aud on horseback. The cross
 ing the ferry at Houalei was made all
 the more romantic by the tradi ion
 that our ferryman had been Chimes c
 pirate; he certainly looked enough
 ike one.
 One of the wonders of Kauai is the
 mirage. This wonderful optical de-
 fusion will occasionally greet the
 traveller three miles beyond Waiwea.
 The sandy tract that stretches along
 tie road seems transformed into d
 lake of water, where the images of
 cattle are reflected as they appear to iced upon submerged vegetation,
 while the trunks Of trees seem to rise out ol tue water The natives have d
 tradition that at certain seasons, just b@ioie dawn, the old giant, Kama lim"loa, once n powerful chief of Maua is seen rising from he ground, armed with his spear, and with his helmet on hi, head.
 Another natural curiosity is the Barking Sands ,f Mana. A long line of low sand hills is thrown up along the beach, and as the traveller walks over these mounds, or strikes the sand, a growing, barking sound ia produced. This sound seems to be a pr perty peculiar to these sands They only bark when dry, and if large quantity is removed and put in a lag, the same barking will be pro- ducs,i iE letting the sand suddenly fall from one end of the lag 10 the other. I witnessed an exhibition of ihis at the home of Fir. Turner, the manager of the ostrich farm.
 Tie ostrich farm is situated on a sandy beach ahout three miles from Aolon, shut ln on all sljeS, save one, by nlountain ranges. On that side is the ocean. Accompanied by Dr Crane, mounted on spirited horses and at tended by a Portuguese guide, I set ent, January l7th, for the farm. We reached 1t in time for lunch. Mir. l Turner the manager, showed us about | the place and told us of the habits of | the ostrich. According to Mir Turner this giant bird has very little sense He never looks to step over or crawl | under a fence, but will fall over it He is such a fool" said the manager, "thnt if the fence around his paddock Was removed, he wonli be three days in making the discovery, and chen he would fall over the path"
 Mir. Turner says the old theory that the sun hatches the eggs of an ostrich is absurd. The ostrich is 3 faithful | setter. The females sit ny day and i ;he males by night They lay three times during the year, fifteen or six teen eggs at a tine. A bird has bepn known to weld two hundred dollars worth of feathers at Il single plucking, and they are pIucked every seven 
 OstricheS may not be one of the wonders of Kauai, but they bid fair to become one of the industries of the Ha- waiian Islands.
 THE OVERTHROW OF soNARcHY-THE
 PovIsIONAL GOVERNMENT.
 The feeling is still too bitter be- tween the Republicans or T. G.'5 as they are contemptuously called by their enemIes, and tho Royalists for the exact truth as to the overthrow of the monarchy to be obtained. The political feeling here Is at about the some heat it was in the United States in l866 The Royalists still call the government "Pruvisional," and refuse to recognize it.
 To understand the cause of the overthrow of monarchy one must have me knowledge of the history of Hawaii. In the latter part of the 18th century d powerful chief Of Hawaii, known as Kamehameha. captured two American sailors named Davis and Young. The latter was hoatswain on the Boston frigate Eleanor, the former on little sloop, tue Fair Amer: :an. The latter vessel was seized, it's captain and crew, with the exception of Davis, killed, and its ramon taken on shore. Young and Davis, being expert gamers, were spared to manage the artillery for Namchamella, who at once began the Of the whole g,oup ot