The Eddy current., 1897-04-03

day night WAS entertained by its presl.
dent. Mr A. N. Pratt, by a discourse
on the sandwich Islands, IN which Tar
away land he spent seven years as
manager Of q sugar plantation. Mr.
Pratt who IN fully competent 10 talk
upon the subject, started out by i'm
pressing upun the minds Of his hearers
the extremely small area Of the islands,
saying that the whole original king
dom Of Queen lii might be placed IN
Chayes county aud leave room for a
border all around the edge. The ques.
tlon of annexation. he said was by
some considered of great moment,
while the facts are we would annex
less territory than county In New
Mexico. while the control ing element
of the population Is more thorou. hly
American than that of the United
states. The Fourth Of July and
| Memorial day are observed there more
generally than In the United States.
The islands. though containing much
waste land, are extremely rich In
places, the land producing from sixty
/ ID eighty tons Of sugar cane per acre
tOa ngle crop, which cane yields
| from six % eight tons OF sugar. The
land therefore produces from $500 70
$500 per acre each crop, with no sign
of wearing out. The cost Of harvest.
ing q crop ~ about alOO per acre. Mr
Pratt paid high compliment 10 the
missionaries, saying that the natives
we're educated and civilized and the
islands made habitebs ~ the eivlllz-
ed world through their efforts and that
no disease OF any consequence prevail
ed there previous 20 the lechernua and
immoral element among the whites
from ali countries going TO the ISLANDS
When discovered in 1913 by Capt Cook
the population numbered about 300,
loo, which had dwindled through
leprOsy and other diseases 90 about
10000 last year. Mr.. Pratt spoke feel
ingly Of the work done among the
lepefs by Father Damien, who was the
lirst 20 give his life for the poor atllict.
ed ones and who himself died on
Molokai of leprosy. The following
describes the leper colony at present
and is from the Colorado Catholic:
Molokm Is an island In the Pacific
Bleak, rugged, unpiciuresque " stands oul
naked iandmarl, m the ring OF water
II Is the home of the iepers, the 0utrasl
Oi the world, the uufufiunates upon whOu
the hand Of the Lord has fallen most
heavily. Yet this sppt barren Of every
tuing except Gods sunlight, Is the abode
OF heroes, heruines-men ana wOm,p a.
hrs ~ surely, completely won their liiies
~ those who have amid the shriek ana
roar Of shot aud she'll aud smoke and nl
the hellisnness Of war, rushed ~ the can
nIn's mouth in defense Of hume Hud
country.
Two priests and hyo sisters have given
their lives 90 alleyiation Of the horn ",
iri.eries Of the lepeSs Ia the two yill, e,
on the island. Around such sarrihc, iui
dssuredll such Il - must hover a per :
ual halo OF heroism. The worlds history
tails 10 chrOnicle such magnificent de ~
ion as this. Ia the ages yet unborn, & %
ute viii 20 IN unmeasuTed words o gh,s,
who today la the lrprr villages Oi Moloha
are giving their lives TO diseased IN
manity.
A writer In the New York World h hs'
TINS " say Of work now being done I'd
hUiUkai:
There are tao leper villages ~ Moi
kali The hrst, Kalaupapi Is In char,
OF the Superior OF The Leper Nlsshn
Father Wedlin Mocllers. There is d.
Bishop iiumv' tor lht leper girls.
There reside the fye sisters 0i char
who ramr 0ul from syracuse, Nrw i0t
10 carry on the work
The second leprr village, kalnWa
where the saiutcd Father Damien tJosel.
dc yeuslyr dledi isinenotgcoihis plo,h'
falher psn.phhe tAugusto de Vvns erl
Their rehde four brothers whp ca''
Tor iuprr men ANA boys.
AZ this village Is Father Damien O.
church, there also iS he buried. Eyvrtnin
goes un quietly aud by rule. there ace p'
senantiuns ana all Is done that cnu be- don't
fur the afflicted. Bolh the priests resldrn
are members OF the congregation of lh
Sacred Heart whose missionaries ar mos
zualous in ali paris oi Oceanica. u Is go
righi that misleading statements should *
cite the sympathNs OF the charitable
aud that gifts should be sent 10 person
who have no eXlslance ai MolUkA..
Molokal as II Is very unrlmauti
place whose stricken population ure nap
pity insensible to much ui the nf the nor
ror uf the situation. Father Wehdtlin
doing all that is pu sible TO upliit the lep
ers The sisters are labonng win ia
girls. Romance can east no glamour ogs
si0iukaL the sacrifice ui Father y inile
Will make Il ever memorable, and u is b.
Ing sanctihcd daily by the un4eliish an
I, uunlnching devotion 10 duty ui those ssh
, are following In his steps, Whose lives IN,
, nuinnuus and lahnfiOus lhOuru hey aT
1 | slurlfY the Face,
/, Washington, March ~ Represents
! tive Spaldlng OF Michigan to-day Ia
= trOduced iOint resolution p.ovldin
! for the annexation of llawali 70 th
United States. Under tho provisi0
Ot the resolution congress sail COT
sent that the Sandwich islands may
. erected into new state 40 be- know