The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-08-12
FRANKFORT, KY. SATURDAY, AUG. H. 1899

The same daily routine was gone
through with each day--the same
trackless expaDse OF water--the same
splash of the waves--the same rigor
OF the ship as she plows her iron
sides through the Kissing brine, until
the mOnOtony is marked with only
sea gull or flying. fish to attract
ones attention from his novel or his
duties.
After having lived through seven
days of this get-up-in-the-mOrning-
and-go-to bed-at-night. business, our
eyes were made glad by the sight Of
land--the Hawaiian Islands, distant
about 1900 miles south by west from
San Francisco.
Never before had 1, in any way,
appreciated how dear this sight must
have been to those ancient marines
who, for weeks and months sailed on
God alone knew where--nO won
der their first act was that of prayer,
1t mattered not to them whether 1t
was to Neptune or to God, who had
safely guided them to harbOr. To
their untutOred minds the effect WIS
the same-they realized that it was
not to their own weak and human
actions that guided them safely over
an ocean hitherto unmarked by any
keel.
The first appearance that greets one
through pair of binoculars, as he
raises them to his eyes to view these
islands, is that of a rough, mountain
Gus country, volcanic in origin, and
little does he dream that in the val
leys and along the rivers beyond
grow the finest fruits, the loveh-
est flowers that ever ripened or bios
sOmed for the use Of pleasure of man
kind. Why our political fathers hes
itated one moment when il was in
their power to annex this wonder
fully strategic and productive group
of islands is beyond my conception,
unless it was in their case, like that
of many other of our citizens, a total
ignorance of their worth. On the
other hand, is there any wonder that
the ll.starved Lilioukalani (prO-
nounced Lil.ee-wo-ka-law-ny) held
to her rightful possessions with a ten
acity second only to that of life, sur
rounded as she was by a confiding
people, a productive soil and a balmy
climate.
These islands were first discovered
by Captain Cook, of the English
navy, in 1778, who had just turned
back from the Behring Straits, after
an unsuccessful attempt to find the
north passage. He named them the
Islands. in honor of Lord
the English First Lord Of
theAdmiralty. He twice visited these
islands, the second time losing his
life in manner yet unsatisfactory
The group contain 8 in number,
ranging in size and name as follows:
Hawaii, Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Molokai,
Lanai, Nihau and Kahulani. Their
area contains about 5000
square miles. The chief city of the
group Is Honolulu, and permit me to
remark, in passing, that the most
beautiful spot 1t has been my pleas
ure, so far in life to see, is this same
far distant city of Honolulu. New !
port, Rhode Island, with the lavish
of millions, has made it
a place of wonderful beauty, but
here, in this gem OF city, nature /
seemed to unbosom herself and spill
to earth the choicest plants. fruits,
lowers and climate that the craving
of man could wish for.
It has a population of $4,000, COM
posed of natives, Japanese, Chinese,
Portuguese, Americans and English.
It has all the modern cOnveniences
hat 20 to make place habitable, or
'ather more than comfortable, such,
or instance, as we'll paved thorough
ares, electric lights, street railway,
Ire department, well organized pO-
ice, etc.
The natives are copper cOl0red and
in general appearance like
'ur North American Indians. They
ire above the average size, the wO-
nen being as fine specimens of the
air sex as 1t Is possible to find.
While they are not so 1.-THE and del
cately turned AZ their sisters in the {
states, they are far better developed. ,
All of large size, with large waists ,
md enormous development of bust,
unhampered growth from
hildhoOd. They are very intelli- |
ent, kind, industrious and sober,
nd / was told that, prior to a few +,
ears since, they did not know the [
Meaning of drunkenness or immor- [
followed so-called civili- Z
alton. During our short stay here l
id not see single case of intOxica-
on, except in our own men, nor a
eggar. {
AS we came intothe harbor, feeling
ur way through the narrow channel Z
nat leads to the docks, we saw a
lumber of the native boys dive from
ne pier and start for the vessel.
lone OF them were over ten or '
welve years of age. They seemed {