The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-16
FOUND LABOR THERE NOT ILL ROSES
TELLS or The DIFFICULTIES EN-
couNTERED THERE AND
OF THE PEOPLE.
The King and the oueen-Prosrsss of
Christian work-Four Morning
stars-sehOoI on Kusaie-under
the New Order.

Miss Emma Kane, who has just re
turned from four years spent in tn.
Caroline Islands. has many interest
ing things to tell OF her experiences
in the beautiful tropical isles that ars
TO the outside world a mere series o.
Insignificant dots on the map lost in Z
waste of Pacific waters. Miss Kane
was sent out by the Hawaiian Board
of Missions, which was acting in con
junction with the American Board Of
Missions. in July. 1897, TO act as
teacher in the Girls Boarding School,
on the island of Kusaie, and she has
been laboring there in the cause Of
education during the past few years
her only English speaking associate;
being the seven other teachers EN-.
pioyed in the Girls Boarding Schoo
and IN the two other schools which
We're established nearly forty years
ago by the Rev. Hiram Bingham 70,
pupils from the Marshal and Gilbert
Islands, the three schools being bull
near together SO that they might work
with each other.
Miss Kane is enthusiastic in he,
descriptions of the Caroline Islands
which she says are ideally beautiful
the Island of Kusaie being entirely
mountainous and the mountains beins
of the same picturesque character as
those of Waianae on this Island.
My work. though sometimes mono
tonous." said Miss Kane, in an inter.
view. was very interesting, and my
four years on the Island of Kusaie
were very pleasant indeed. In the
Girls Boarding School where / taught
there were fifty-four pupils. and after
conquering the language spoken by
them our work was easy. There were
in all the three schools seven teach
ers besides myself. and we all worked
in beautiful harmony Besides the
teachers the only white man on the
Island was trader. a Norwegian. and
this made the situation rather an iso
lated one for the American teachers
For myself. a Hawaiian, it was moi
lonely, as the people of the Carolines
are very like the Hawaiians, and
felt as If I were among my own peo
pie. Their skin. their type, and their
general appearance is that of the Ha-
waiian. and but for the difference In
the language used one might readily
mistake them for Hawaiians They
have the same affectionate. gentle
dispositions. and in manner and Gus
tom they are very much the same as
the Hawaiians. OF course at first il
seemed very isolated. went to Ku
sale just after the Islands had been
purchased from Spain by the German
Government. and at that time there
was only one regular vessel that visit
ed the Island during the year. The
time we had on the arrival of this
annual steamer can better be ina
gined than described Our schools
were so situated that the pupils Of the
schools were usually the first to see
the ships, and as soon as a vessel was
sighted great excitement reigned.
School books were out OF the question
at such a time, and we quickly ad
journed while the people hurried from
far aud wide to the landing place.
decked In their best clothes and dec
GRATED with flowers and leis. The
ship brought new supplies for us.
canned goods. dry goods. etc. and the
white trader also had supplies 8rriv-
Ing. He also did business with such
sailing vessels as happened along.
but these were very infrequent- We
had quite exciting times when we re
ceived our mail from the ship, and
from home was a great pleasure.
Later on the ships came to the Islands
with more frequency and a regular
German steamer was. put on. This
steamer now visits the Islands. COM
ing from Sydney. or from San Fran
cisco. and visiting each of the Isl
ands. II Is usuall- month or six
weeks between visits. and even now
steamer day is a great event. The
steamer brings supplies and takes
swav curios. hats, c0coanut fiber
cloth. and other things that the ma
ives manufacture. in addition to
great quantities OF copra. which Is
the dried meat Of the cocoanut. and
which Is the principle article OF com
neree The natives work very hard
gatheTing and driving this copra. for
{ IS br this work that they earn their
money or trade for the cloth stuffs
hat the ships bring The people Of
Susaie ara much more Industrious
han the Hawaiians. think. and they
vii work all dav very patiently
The festive DAYS OF the K1saie
aeenie are very similar to those OF
he Hawaiians. although think the
7swaiian luaus are much the nicer
ind more elaborate. They have roast
aig the same As we do, and thsy stew
sananas and have con0anuts and rsne
'npie prepared in many ways, besides
he fab which thew eat the same as
4awaiisus. Thev DO not hare pni
'lthonsh the. have q preparation or
srn which answers the purpose, ard
rhicsi Is dear 70 them as poi IS to-
he Hawaiian. The tsro Erows there
great deal larger than here.
no si1a az Z barrel sometimes