2 ' THE CHEM
FROM HONOLULU.
We are pleased to print the following
delightful letter from Fortunato Jay me
to Supt. Chalcraft. Fortunato left Che
mavva on Sept. 28 for his old home in
the Philippines and the letter which fol
lows was written in Honolulu, Oct. 13:
Under separate cover I am sending
you a picture book of the Hawaiian Is
lands and a sofa pillow. The pillow
was made by a native and it consists of
lauhalla leaves, the main body; bamboo,
the white center; ekalan, the brown lines
and it is stuffed with cocoanut leaves.
The inscription, "Aloha" has many
meanings, all according !o how it is used.
In letter-writing it is used as a saluta
tion, and also as a closing term. It is a
term used in greeting friends and extend
ing good wishes, etc.
This morning, after breakfast, 1 tooK a
streetcar ride to most of the places reach
ed by car-line and I saw many beau
tiful things on the way. In the resi
dence districts of the city the houses are
surrounded by gardens. They are all
beautiful and picturesque. Palms and
big shade trees dot the lawns so that the
suns rays may not pierce their leaves
but at few places. The lawns are car
peted with fine green grass, and beds of
flowers are so arranged that the whole
presents a perfect picture of beauty.
On the way I saw hundreds of acres of
sugar cane, fields of rice, and banana
plantations. Sugar cane culture is the
chief industry of the islands, and pine
apple growing comes next in import
ance. Pineapples sell here for 25 cents
per dozen.
All of the streets of Honolulu are
paved like those of Salem and the entire
city is very clean. Honolulu is like -an
American city; the majority of the
Ik AMERICAN
buildings are modern and are well kept
The climate is ideal throughout the year.
Honolulu is the largest city of the is
lands and has a population of about 60,
000. The population consists of one
third Japanese and Chinese; one-third
Caucasians, and the remaining third is
of the native element. Most of the stores
are conducted by the Japanese and
Chinese, and a few by the American
people.
At this season of the year the city is
crowded with American tourists, es
pecially now on account of the Kilaneau
volcano being active. Perhaps this is
the most ideal spot in the world for
scenery, for grandeur, and for climate,
and I think that is why so many Ameri
can vacationists come over this far.
Yesterday I visited the central gram
mar school. The principal teacher is a
graduate" of Harvard who very kindly
showed me through the building I
found the pupils made up of all kinds
of nationalities, all striving to secure an
English education. Some of the pupils
bear considerable resemblance to our
boys and girls at Chemawa. I was told
that the school building used to be the
palace of the Hawaiian princess. The
building is constructed of stone, with
expensive hardwood trimmings. Inside
were many beautiful hand-carved panels
adorning the walls and ceilings
I wish I were able to tell you of all
the thirgs I have seen at this wonderful
place,' but there are too many of them,
and I fear I have made a failure of my
attempt thus far
Best regards to all.
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