The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-24
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kki, which the distinguished writer
ming and bathing he had ever seen.
The scarcity of crime in Hawaii is
attributed to the calming and Ian
guorous effects Of this tropical climate.
Here are over 100000 people of all ma
tionalities, and there are less than 100
prisoners, and these, when not re-
quired OH public works, are leased as
servants to private families. At 5
o'clock in the afternoon the prison bell
rings and the convicts hurry to their
bars. If one is late he finds the gates
locked and he cannot enter except by
going through the keepers office.
where, unless he can make a good ex-
cuse. he Will lose his credit marks. No
prisoner ever thinks of running away.
MOSQUITOES.
OF course Hawaii has her characteris-
tic annoyances, the same as other
lands. they are insects. The mosquitoes
name is legion. In the old times there
was no mosquitoes here. In fact, the
name of them, except variation of
the English word, can not be found
in the Hawaiian language. The whal-
ing ships brought the pests in their
stagnant water butts. Oddly enough,
the mosquitoes are of two kinds, those
that trouble by day and those that
ravage by night The two species are
quite distinct as to size and shape as
well as in habits. People say the day
watch seeks a quiet place on the wall
| after o'clock in the afternoon when
the night watch turns out and swarms
| down upon the human pasture. Great
| spiders, like the tarantula, the famil-
lar centipede and the barbed scorpion
infest the islands, but they are no more
| poisonous than the honey bee. Perhaps
| this is due to what they eat or the
nature of their habits, but whatever
the reason is the fact remains that they
are not even dreaded by the children,
who go among them with bare feet.
Strange as 1t may seem, there are no
snakes in the tropical island.
NATURAL WEALTH.
! The manufacturing interests of Ha-
waii may be disposed of almost as
sweepingly as the Irish essay told
about the snakes in Ireland. Beyond
four sugar mills there Is no manufac-
turing on the islands. There are some
II, 900 acres of sugar cane plantations,
owned largely by Claus Spreckles, OF
San Francisco. The richest men on the
islands, men like Dole, Bishop. Alex
ander and Smith, are American and
English, and have made their fortunes
in growing sugar cane during the days
| of the reciprocity treaty with the
| United States. Mr.. Bishop is popularly
supposed to be worth upward of $1,000
900, and is the wealthiest man here
Since President Dole went into Office
the government has done all possible tc
encourage coffee growing in Hawaii
In 1893 the exports of coffee from Homo
lulu were $1,000. In 1896 they were
$270, 900. Most of what is eaten in Ha.
waii, comes from over the sea, some
from the East and the remainder from
the West Canned goods, groceries, car
riages, hats, shoes, furniture crockery
household effects, nearly everything ex
cept coffee, taro, strawberries, poultry
grass mats and sugar is imported
Even hay is brought from California.
A growing and prime factor in tn,
wealth production of Honolulu, beyond
what it derives from retail merchandis
ing, politics and tilling of its tributar.
soil, is the oDulent tourist. He is
continual contributor of largess. T.
J make him disgorge, the hotelkeepe
lies in ambush and the hackman Pile
the brigand's trade. For the tourist tn
price of everything he wants that whit
men can supply scars on high. TIL
Chinese sell him curios and clothing
cheaply. but his Christian brothe
feeces him until he has no WOOL
Most strangers who visit the island
are given a chance to see the survivin
forms of primitive life in the Sout
Seas. The hula dance is one of these
and it is the most complete display O
barbarism which this quarter of tn
world affords. The motive of the dane
: is grossly sensual A dozen young wo
men, all partially nude, perform tn
dance just as they learned it from thei
ancestors. Sometimes 1t is performe
I ! to the music of an orchestra. but tn
primitive accompaniment is the thumr
: ing of calabashes and a song.
GREAT EATERS.
The Hawaiians are extraordinar
5 eaters. Their luau, a monthly feast,
eagerly anticipated days, ahead, a
= children reckon Christmas. 1t is