The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-05

lovely summer homes, whore dis
;inct change OF climate can be had
within an hours time. These noun
tins make an changing picture.
at one time they are aglow with llght;
at another they are so dark as 70 re-
semblc the Black Mountains OF North
Carolina.
Their Location.
The Hawaiian Islands, the halfway
house OF the Pacific, are 2,loO miles
from san Francisco. md are between
the ,rropic of Cancer and the Equator
in fact, just south Of the Tropic. They
are in the range of the northeast
trade winds, that blow all the year
round. These, together with the noun
.ains. the surrounding waters ana the
daily showers. make for this group
mild. equable climate. much cooler
than places in the same latitude on the
mainland The temperature ranges
from as degrees to SO degrees, with an
average OF 10 degrees. TIE people arc
entirely unprepared for cold weather.
there being no provision made for fre-
pIaces or stoves. and many OF the
houses being screened from the dado
almost TO the ceiling.
The Hawaiian group consists of eight
Inhabited islands. They are oahu.
upon which Honolulu Is built; Hawai,
with it's coffee and sugar plantations;
M0lOkai, np1EA tpI IN 'Ntirt
mont. and Niihau. Kauai and Maui.
Three small islands or rocks are unin-
habitcd. Several small islands 20 the
northwest are also Included IN this
group. -. ,,.
covered in lies by Captain took, WHO
raiJod thcm tho Sandwich Islands. IN
Manor OF Lord Sandwich, of England.
wren they came under the dominion
~ Tho United States by annexation IN
1900 their native name was restore"
to them.
Bitter Against the Whites.
.nronos of annexation. ii Is salu
,bat the Older nations who can remeth-
ber the days when royalty sat upon
,ba throne and had their ceremonies
~ grent functions, and when money
was in plenty, are very bitter against
the whites who. although they no"
constitute only per cent. OF the pop
uIation. had the power even then TO
overthrow their native government
ard take the Queen from her throne.
The wealth is now largely In the col
fers of the whites, many of whom
count their fortunes by the millions.
AS a rule, where there is great
wealth, there is also great poverty and
suffering. Such, however, is not the
case in Honolulu. for 1t is land of
The golden sunshine. and in its warm
yavs the poor may bask without price.
Honolulu is n land of perpetual YER
dure. and on it's tropical plants, many
of which grow wild, and all OF winch
respond like magic to the touch OF the
agriculturist, the poor may feed
Honolulu is a land where nature relsns
supreme. and where man seems TO ac-
knowledge her right of supremacy, for
however simple his house, his yard is
nm emerald bower of beauty.
Many of the homes arc magnificent
and palatial the floors and furniture
being of koa, kind of native hard
wood. 1t is finer than mahogany, and
admits of a beautiful polish. Hand
Wanted walls and ceilings, stained
glass windows ordered from Tiffany's,
etatuary of bronze from abroad, and
embroidered screens from Japan, make
of many of these homes yeritablc
palaces.
However. not all the homes on Wal
kiki beach are of such recent and
magnificent architecture, The usual
type is a bungalow, or small vine-clnd
cottage Upon our first entrance into
the grounds OF the one in which we
make our home. we thought we W we
passing through park or con-
1erVatOry OF peautllul piLtiHs aHu
shrubs. Bananas. with clusters of
fruit young cocoanuts with their great
broad leaves. grown ones with long
klender bodies-veritahlc CRATES of
the forest: lemons, Chinese oranges
nepayas. guavas, together with n wide
variety of foliage plants, are on every
side.
Fruit Of the Islands.
oil, pno CT r. ~
tho best fruit on the Islands. lt sro"S o., on
n tree about twenty feet in height. Like
She cocoanut, the lower leaves drop or
MS it grows and full grown tree has
only m umbrella of leaves to shade It's
cluster OF fruit, which resembles canta'
loupes within and watermeions without
The flavor includes the delights or both'
They are said to be n sure cure for stoH-
nch trouble, as they contain quantities OF
pepsin. tho seed when, chewed, being MOI
and tasting like our own wild pepper
grass. The papayas are served IKE
mushmelons as breakfast fruit
Before our ship, had reached the Hon
olulu harbor by several hundred yards
we felt the foreign atmosphere. Hawaiian
lads, about twelve in number, and rang.
ing In age from ten to fourteen, swan
out to meet us to show their skill ir
diving for the coins that they felt as
gured would he tossed them by the gen.
erous tourist.
Their sleek, 1.-THE, brown bodies gide6
through the waters with the case of {
mermaid, and their skill In getting tbs
sinking coin was little short of mar
Velous.
"steamer day is great event in Hon,
olulu. Quo Of tho prettlcst Of the native