Arizona republican., 1898-01-30
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ddWalldn scenery, It IS SuDJecJ dDOut which literature can never be exhaust ed. People of all nations and all eli mates are still continuous in their praise of the tropical verdure and scenery that can befound in the midst of the Pacific ocean. There has been resident in the island for some time a Scofchman-Mr. Charles H. Ewart, of Dalbeattie, Scotland-whose soul was moved by the beautiful vision which he describes in the following poetic language: 'We are in an amphitheater of mountains rising to an altitude of 5000 and 4,000 feet, with a glowing raiment of leaf and blossom from base to summit, save in spots, where the red earth peeps through the radiant cur tain, as foil to the flames of iridescent greens, and the fire of the blossoms that have enfolded the hills in their shining embrace. Here and there a pinnacle, where no plant has found grace to grow. stands out purple sil- houette against the soft blue of a topaz tinted sky. Caves and Assures are cleft in the steeps of these mountain walls, and torn from the nearly perpendicular cliffs which surround it, alone and apart. stands a pillar of stone 20 yards wide at the base, nearly 1000 feet high, and pointing 'Godward through the blue like the spire of some mighty cathedral. This monolith, carved and fashioned by some bygone convulsion of nature when the hills 'glared at heaven through folds of fiery hair,' is in, or1< .f and gold, chequered with the rose and the azure of the bells of the convolvoli, that dangle from the cordon of vines that engird it."
 The valley in the early morning may be clear of mists, and a soft mountain breeze murmuring above the foliage, but at times it is filled with the noise less ebbing and flowing of white vapor borne in from the sea, and out of this shimmering sea of mist the towers and ninarets of the mountains arise clothed with mosses and ferns, and draped with garlands of eddying vines, that cover the faces of the cliffs, and droop over the. edges of giddy precipices in 'cat- s-afacts of bloom," till they are swal- lowed up in the "white mists that choke the vale, and blot the sides of the bewildered hills"
 Although sugar cane is indigenous in Hawaii, little attempt was made to- ward its cultivation until 1885, when a plantation was started at Kauai, and several sugar mills were built. These mills were worked by the aid of mules nd hn c1o 6borious. What a contrast to the mills Of the present day. where the cane is taken and made into crystals of sugar. There is no royal road to wealth in Hawaii. and anyone who anticipates such a condition had better stay away No man can go blindfolded and pick up dollars in the streets, but no coun- try offers better opportunity and final reward for honest, earnest and constant labor. Especially is this true in the coffee industry. The pretty homes and coffee areas of Olaa are an evidence of this.
 Butter is selling in Hilo at one dollar a roll. It is quoted in San Francisco at 16 cents to 24 cents a pound. There every field is as dry as bone. In Ha- waii every field is perpetually green. The dairy business offers a much bet ter opening than any line of merchan- dising- And as by-product to the dairy, hogs will pay magnificently Pork is retailing at 25 cents a pound. The advertising columns of the local papers tell a curious story of the strangely backward condition of some of the smaller industries. EX-Australia: Peaches. piums. oranges, apples, grapes, nectariEes, lemons, celery, caulifow- CTS, potatoes. cheese, roll butter, crab apples. quinces, onions" These are imported from a country over 2,000 miles distant.
 The Hawaiian inspector general of schools, MT. Henry Schiller Townsend speaking of the educational system of the islands. says that the population of the Hawaiian islands is small and the school system is necessarily small The total population exceeds 100000 slightly. of which 14.O0O were attend ing school at the end of last year. Ter tkansand were in the public schools Eifty-six per cent. of all the childrer attending school at that time were O. native Hawaiian descent, and 25 pel cent. were Portuguese. The remain ing 19 per cent. represent large mum Der Of nationalities.
 The English language is practically the only language as a means of com munication or instruction in the Ha waiian schools. And here lies the diff fculty of the work. Just imagine tn teachers of California trying to teacl the children of that state through tn Arabic language. Yet English is prob ably as difficult for the children o Hawaii as Arabic for those of Cali fornia. History, literature. natura science and even arithmetic must b taught under great difficulties. Edu cative instruction under these condi tions is well-nigh unsolved problem But conditions are rapidly changing The English language is coming int