The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-02

mass of molten silver. Turning and looking back over the route along which we had travelled we got view. of the whole valley, with Honolulu closing its mouth and the bay lying glorious In the background. I shall carry the picture of 1t with me forever. laying 1t up among the treasures of my brain as a source of delight in the years to come.
 Coming back to town by o'clock, we were hungry enough to devour any de- 1 cent meal with avidlty, and went by direction to Young's hotel. It is newly built. far more imposing than the New Hermitage in Nashville, or any other hotel in Tennessee. I really felt a little hesitancy about entering it. much as a countryman does about going to the Waldorf-Astoria. But once in we or dered substantial repast, including a filet of fried sole, a tenderloin steak a pot of as good coffee, made from the native bean. as I ever drank, pineapple sherbert and alligator pears. To my sur prise the bill was not much more than half of what 1t would have been at any similar establishment In the states. When go that way again I shall repeat my experiment. After one full week of ships fare, no matter how good it may be, change is great relish.
 In the afternoon we drove in a dif- ferent direction, passing through the best
 
 the churches, very handsome ones; the experiment station, the Chinese vegetable and fruit gardens, where no inch of soil goes untitled and no drop of water Is wasted, and on to Naikiki. One of our objects was to see the surf-riding, and we were amply repaid for our pains. never witnessed such grand sport in my life. The beach is sandy and firm for a great way, and the surfs beat on 1t magnificently. But there is no under tow, and sharks rarely venture within the enclosure of the outside reef. So there is little danger to an expert waterman. The game consists in lying flat down on smooth board, six feet long, two broad. and rounded at the ends, and padding with the hands alone out for a quarter of half mile. Arrived at that distance. the next thing Is to wait and watch for a big incoming wave. turn swiftly about, mount 1t. and be carried by 1t to the shore. I watched the whole performance with curious eyes, and was amazed to see mere boys stand straight up on their boards with folded arms, and go flying landward like an express train, the spray dashing all over their naked bodies. If were 20 instead of 60, I should like be- yond measure to have at least one ride of that sort. As a means of physical ex- citement and test of muscular strength and skill, 1t beats football by at least a mile, and then 1t isn't half so danger ous.
 At the farther end of Naikilsi the Aquar- ium is situated. I had heard it spoken of as containing a remarkable collection of fishes, and was prepared to find some thing good. But was not prepared for all that I actually saw. The similar es- tablishment at Naples in Italy, which is patronized by several European govern ments, and is counted the finest in the world, does not, in my judgment, begin to compare with this. especially in the variety of colored fish. The seas here about are simply swarming with all sorts of marine animals. They constitute one of the staple articles of the peoples food,