The Van Buren press., 1897-12-04

producing, generation after generation.
| The best of fish can be had In abund.
anee, and the woods are filled with deer
and wild turkeys Thousands Of them
are within reach of the hunter. The
fattest cattle TO be seen in the world are
In Hawaii. The grass is oaccharine,
and the beef is delicious.
.The inhabitants are muscular. fine
sailors In the world They are good
tempered, and fun. loving people, and
did not hear of disturbance during
the month | was In the islands. The
native women are fond of dress, and all
of them wear mother hubbard. These
dresses are In bright colors-pink red
blue and yellow w-and the wearers are
fond of wearing head dresses of flowers.
AS may be imagined. they present n
picturesque sight to the visitor, but n
more eleanly lot of people could not be
found Physically. the inhabitants of
these islands are the finest in the
Pacific
'tThere are many Americans in
Hawaii, and the opportunities for
living comfortably aud happily cannot
be surpassed in any country in the
world | would not hesitate to advise
any Industrious, deserving man TO go
there and make his home. So great is
the fertility of the soil and SO mild the
climate that existence is easy and
delightful, Crops are raised with little
effort, and there is no demand for the
drudgery which the farmer finds
necessary in the rigorous so'called
temperate zone,
EASY TO SECURE TURKEYS.
To show yeu how plentiful the
game is there, will tell You of = little
dinner attended. In company with
the American minister | visited a
gentleman who is engaged in coffee
raising, His farm consists of 100 acres.
and from this small holding Though
rated large one therel, he is doing n
large business. The coffee trees are
set out in light growth Of woods.
which Is partially cleared. Enough Of
the original forest is left to afford shade
10 the growing coffee trees. and they
thrive best when SO protected. At
dinner our table was supplied with the
finest Of fish, beef and Wild turkey. |
asked about the turkey. praising its
aaver. Yes, il is wild turkey, said
the ee8ee planter Did you shoot
thems' | asked. How far do You have
10 se 10 hunt such fine gameg
Il didn + exactly shoot these, he
replied. 'You would be a little amused
at ear method Of cunning for birds.
We got these in the usual way. Last
night we went ont about 10 0 clock and
sat Down in n thieket, where the turkeys
are in the habit Of roostins for the
night, One Of US had pole with 4
torch fixed in the end, and the other had
n lons stick with 4 wire moose attached.
One hunter holds up the burning torch
near the limb where the birds are, aud
a turkey sticks ont his head to see what
is the matter. Then the other hunter
slips the wire moose over his head and
yanks him down 10 the ground, We
can get n dozen any evening, and that
is where these birds came from, 10
tallow deer which are wild and easily
shot near any Of the villages, Of the
abundance and variety Of the fish,
which the natives sell for u triflle. His
story Of Hawaii is one Of nature 5
bounty in varied forms, climate of
endless summer and land where man
works little and gets much in return,
The senator says that not reptile has
been found in the islands. with the
single exception II a harmless scorpion,
and there are no beasts Of prey in the
forests.
The senator is enthusiastic over the |
prospect ot this garden spo, becoming =
possession II the American people. and
be predicts for il glorious future when
fully developed by Yankee enterprise,
In discussing Hawaii = historical fact 4
ShoaM not he overlooked, This is not 4
a stssemen; by Senator Morgan. but
matter ~ rec0ri, The nS;ive BSwaiiAns
Sre dying o8 rapidly, When Captain
Cook discovered these Islands he
estimAted the population 81 80 600, In
1898 the American missionaries oAlcz-
lSssi the nayahe- Il Inhabitants 81
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