Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1894, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1894—SIXTEEN PAGES. PIANOS AND ORG ANS AN “ORGAN, ‘BON NEW ENGLAND “St 15. $30. FARRAND & V Fey PSTEY PELOUBET — & $25. S50. $40. E.F. Droop & < Sons, Steins Piano. Warerooms, att WD st $10.00 Cash And $10.00 Per Ponth Will Buy a SOHMER PIANO. HUGO WORCH, Sole Agent, 925 7th St. PIANOS For RENT 13-42-15 & hie Ox a A gram! $63. We have a beantiful finisived « kor w that we have Feduced £ to $68, ash and $2 per menth : as 2 full sete of reeds, is guaranteed for 5 years, and stool and cover goes it second-hand Clongh & W: HUGO We with en organ, $23. H & CO., hh ste Don’t b buy a Piano Uptit you have on us and as- certained what we can offer you. It'll be » your while to defer giving ty conugh to walk Don’t t wD. G. rreirret i ST. N.W. as 2nd } We are golng to drive trade from now until 1, and to do so we offering any Plano ta tore at 9 re duetion of $50 all goods etzerott ic Co. | Mu —you feel so much /3You Ought :/better when you send your laundry to an establish- ment responsible for all losses by fire or otherwise— just as if your mo= ther or somebody in the house were doing it. Amd we guarantee mot to fade those colored shirts—that’s amn- other point tothink about. Small or- ders of collars and cuffs a specialty. Drop a postal and our wagons will call. F. H. WALKER & CO., YALE Steam Laundry, MAIN BRANCH, 514 10TH ST. N.W. "Phone 1092. Plant, 43 G st. ow. dl3-2t URS make the most substantial Xmas gifts—here are a few hints—24-inch As- trakhan Capes, $15—24 to 36-inch Pulled Coney and Electric Coney Capes, $20 to $75—Sealskins, latest style, full sleeves, large lapels, $275 up. Novelty neck boas and muffs to atch. Umbrellas—best her re, cheapest. Don’t fail to call and see for yourself. 1 Stinemetz.«, 1237 Pa. Ave. iz Do you see? r & Son, ical Taste and talent ta MUSICAL INS1 In the best place to buy anything im muste, be- , the most varied oxes, to $250. STATE GUITARS and BAY MANDOLINS, RAN IC BANJOS. AND COVE! {USIC and BOUND MUSIC for all instrut BOOKS. Sanders & Stayman, 934 F St. N. W. ment of New, Artistic Styles ights, finished ‘in all kinds of Grane From fullest conviction, I the best instruments "of We I declare them the r them the best es with great vol- ame of t Je and noble tone Solor and perfect, actior os, yt eilahtly used. nw. NO TUNING. J. BECKER, Professional Piano Tuner. Highest references. Terms moderate. - se24- Sm Great Red uction In Say So! IF YOU WANT SOMF FURNITURE OR A CARE COME UP HERE AND SAY SO— WE WON'T ASK TO SEE THE SIZB OF YOUR POCKET BOOK—ALL WE WANT Is YOUR PROMISE TO PAY FOR WHAT YOU GET-A LITTLE MONEY WEEKLY OR MONTHLY. WE WILL DUPLICATE THE LOWEST CASH PRICES YOU CAN FIND On Credit! WE WILL MAKE AND LAY EVERY YARD OF CARPET FOR YOU FREE OF ST-NO CHARGE FOR WASTE IN ATCHE ) & FIGUT MONEY FOR CHRIS RNITU OR HAIRCLOTH PARLOR CHOICE, $22.50. D OAK BED ROOM SUITE, $13. DID BRUSSELS CARPET, 0c. PER YARD. RELIABLE INGRAIN CARPET, 35c. PER YARD. MADE AND LAD) FREE OF CosT. D HAIR MATTRESS, $7. $1.75. SIZES-STANDARD MAKES. ‘YOURS FOR A PROMISE TO PAY. GROGAN’S MAMMOTH GREDIT NHOUSE, S19-821-823 7TH STREET NORTHWEST, Between HM and I streets. 11-844 December Clearance List 1894. Second-Hand and Shop- worn Wheels. a PRICES. NET CASH. S, Nos. 4227 and + $65.00 WELL," No. tires, 2630, G. de J. "04 t poe. + 50.00 Perfumes & Druggists’ Sundries. now until Christn r our entire stock of of umes and Druggists’ Sundries at greatly reduced price * we do not wish to carry @ single Xmas novelty over into Janu- ay an these ett on Quadruple Ex- tracts “not the kind to be found at be get ‘Basta 's Extracts. 40 Best Quadrap te, Hepat bet. tle, aks * Feduced to zu r efaines = in Washington. Christ: Ogram’ S, Pa. Who Does Your Mending ? Don't throw away a garment because it ts f@ little the worse for wear. Bring it to us to repair, WE MEND EVERYTHING FOR BUSY MEN AND WOMEN. Gloves and stockings 5 cents per pair. Universal Mending Co., BOUM 4, 1114-1116 F ST. 229-2 (Brand 1 Ladies’ Safety, G. & J. tires, en- tirely new and guaranteed every way; shop- worn; price reduced from $110 to. 1 PRINCE, 26-in. pneumatic tires, 2d- band, lst, - 50.00 2 COMBINATION 30-in., used some, but in good riding con- dition; Nos. 2175 and 4493; each. 2 CENTURY COLUMBIAS, "98 pattern, "94 Nos. 9989 and 15068; newly G. & J. tires, fine shape CUSHION TIRES. 1 PSYCHO, very strong and durable wheel; formerly $140; now cut to 1 GIRLS IDEAL RAMBL most new B,D SOLID TIRES. 2 JUNOS, Ladies’ wheels, cut from $65 to (OMCD) «eee ee cee ce ececcenecceceeeeee sees 25.00 @rop frame, ball bearing and in good condition.) Gormully & Jeffery Mfg. Co., 1325 14th St. N.W., Washington, D. C. 48-TSd TAPEWORM Removed, with elton a im two hours. Fae i ets: ten guarantee. ‘ane "sr uctien a mee ae To Be Thankful for any plan that will help you to possess what you need—without pulling your purse all out of shape. It costs money to buy FURNITURE, CARPETS—DRAPERIES — STOVES, ete.—yet they are the necessaries But through our Equitable Credit System it don’t take much cash at a time— We cut the payments up in time and arount to just sult you. It paves the way to possitility. No extra charges. No notes. No indorsements, A free privilege. House & Herrmann, 917, 919, 921 and 923 7th St. 636 Mass. Ave. Qesesrententtesoestontontoetoatoendondeasoedoeteaoedoncen sesso Football Is IN DISGRACE. Baseball 18 OUT OF SEASON. Racing 18 IN BAD ODOR— Fence we must rely upon the Represeatatives of the nation, in CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, For oar WINTER SPORT. And as their antics are an unknewn quantity, you must put yourselves in proper shape to meet any emergency. We can furnish you with an All-wool Cheviot Suit of any size from 34 to 42, inclusive, A TOP COAT AT.. A Single or Double-breasted Sack S medium or extra length Frock Sult, An All-wool Homespun Overcd&t at An Oxford Mixture, a Tiger Silk Mixture, a Daisy Diagonal, an rge, a Black Cheviot, a Gray Tweed, a Gray or Brown Melton Overcoat at....... A Campbell's Kersey, a Blue or Bl Cloth, a Blue or Black Cheviot Overc with silk and satin facings and sleeve 1 ings, at Men's Suits of Clothes that were $18.70, $17.50, $16, $15.50, $15 and $14.50 at. Boys’ Long Panws Suits, all wool. Boys’ Short Pants Sulti Men's Pantaloons.... Men's Pantaloons that were $7.50, now Boys’ Shert Pant -15e. The, “Shriekers’ . Pay tribute to them “if you will. is your privilege. But if you want the value of a dollar for every hundred cents expended it would be wise to investigate. You cat. begin with us, if yon will, In that event the strong probability is that you will end with us. “The prophets of Baal are not ‘in it.’ “Truth and righteousness must prevail.’ Tictor B. ke er's|g 10 Per Cent Clothing House, | 927 and 929 7th st. n corner Massachusetts Strictly One Price. During the whole month of December this store will be open evenings until 9 o'clock. Saturday until 11 pm d4-1000 upward SHOHOSSOOCESON DOGS nee + n $3.50 Sale.3|@ 3 3 2 $ ny 2 For a few days $3.50 will pur. chase a palr of either of the follow- ing priced shoes, via: Men's $6.00 French Patent Calf Bhoes, Men's $6.00 Cordovan Congress Shoes. Men's $5.00 Calf Shoes, several styles. Men's $5.00 Sample Shoes, numer- ous styles. Ladies’ $5.00 Button and Lace Shoes. These goods are all hacd-sewed and the finest qualities. THE WARREN SHOE HOUSE, Geo. W. Rich, 919 F St. oe soecccooooooooooooeooosoocoeones POS PSCSSHSOO GHGS HTHTEDHTEOSOSSODOOOS PHOS OHS OSHS GHOSE S SSS HOESD ‘“‘Mannish’’ Shoes For LADIES. Fave you seen our new line of Ladies’ Hand-made Calfskin “HEALTH” Shoes? Made Uke a man's shoe—yet replete with all the graces of a woman's shoe. A stout ehoe for winter wear—waterpreof—can be worn without ri bbers—will Everyt will wear them this winter, Siar Newest novelties in Slippers for holiday gift giving. made or inad« to order. Our $3.50 Shoes are the most comfortable Shoes tn America. Tots of people know it, EF Those $5 Made-t-order Shocs for mea are still kings in shoedom, o WILSON, “Shoemaker for Tender Feet,’* 929 F St. Notice! HAVING DECIDED TO CLOSE BUSINESS AT MY Avenue Store, The Entire Stock of Boots, Shoes and Rubbers Is now on sale at a GREAT SACRIFICE. 20 Per Cent Off HH. _ Walker Tucker, 18 EA ava, WAVES YOU CANNOT SEE. Neither Can Yoa Hear Them, but You Find the Wrecks They Make Every- where. a ‘The gas exhaled from your lungs is much heavier than the ir, ard, as you know, perfectly color- less. If thie g 4 the least color you would see it fall to the floor, obscure the figures of the carpet, and rise along the wainscoting at a rate depending upon the nitmber of persons in the room. By the time thy waves rolled over the table you would cease to wondap, why people who live in ill- Yentilated houses are almost always sick, particu- larly in cold weathgs, when doors and windows are shut. A dull headache, bad taste in the mouth, fatigue after exertion and failing, capricious appetite are among the evidences that bad alr has weakened the system. So far, clearly marked disease has Appeared, but the body fs at the mercy: of the first attack, asa crippled-ship is helpless in a storm. A stimulant of irreproachable quality, will set things right, as all who have used Dufty’s Pure Malt Whisky know to their Joy. They find in it a means of quickening the torpid blood, assisting di- gestion, allaying’ any nervous irritation, and so stirring the energies of the body as to turn aside the consequences of chill and sudden exposure, Unceasing care is exercised im the selection of materials and at every stage of manufacture. Wufty's Malt is distinguished from other whisky by its medicinal virtues and by the purity that has suggested a comparison between it and the lim- Pid water of a mountain spring. Geeeeseecerorrvegeceressoee Sif You are Suffering from any irritating, disfiguring humor or eruption, such as Pimples, Biotches, Blackheads, Ring Worm, Tetter, Eczema, Salt Rheum, Prickly Heat oF Itching Piles, you can be speedily and per “manently cured by using Foster’s German Army and Navy Cure. ‘A positive remedy for all skin diseases, ‘and insuring a bright, clear, healthy com plexton. 50 CENTS PER BOX AT DRUG STORES. Foster Medicine Co., Baltimore, Md. A2d12r-2 009000000000900000 9000 | OO OOS SOSS OES Hibbert’s Glove Emporium, 606 11th St. N.W. If You Bought Xmas Gloves Of Us ast Don't make the mistake of looking for us on the avenr when you buy this tine. We've moved to our much more con- venient and a located pla on th st lov e gs Ar Probably In Your List This Year. If not—they: onght to he. Nothing surer oft pleasing the receiver—nothing that'll so show goal taste on the part of the giver. See Us When You’re Looking For ift Gloves.; No house in town 1s so well Prepared to supply your wants. Our stork is made up of the lntest glove creations. All the newest shades—best makes. We'll Exchange, Gift Gloves % After the Holidays If they're wrong in size or not of the shade desired. Gloves = $1 up. All warranted and tried on, except during Christmas week. 3 Hi bbert’s® e 3 Glove Emporium, @ 606 11th St.2 geo 0ec0e0ee9 @ @ o & & 4 SSSSSSOOS 3 & i) @ ee Onpontte @wooawara & Lothrop’s. ¢ Gy as-arza O8SSSSSN90 es FOFOGe 06900900060000000008 Our Great Christmas Sale of FURS. Electric seal Caper ‘Zenuine Mink Scarfs. 300 Muff at. Children’s Sets. Mountea Rugs, Carriage Kobes. Baby Carriage Robes. Gents’ Sealskin Caps. Gents’ Driving Gloves. Gents’ Driving Collars. Coachmen’s Capes.... Quality Guaranteed. Old Fure Nemodeled at Small Cost. Open until 9 p.m, ap to Christmas, THE HUDSON BAY FUR CO., ras StS uth St. N.W. PPOCIOVO DOSS S OF OHO OO OOOO 09680008: iButterine 8 leas; tt 1s sweet, pure and never fails to give fatistattion; providing you “get hoe right kind. We are the iginstors of strictly HIGH better GitADE BUTTERINE In Wash- ington, snd never a pt ot ‘ind but the best have we 3 gevvere $0040 OOSESSS OOS IOSSS for shoddy that don't Piece tite Butter one can- Butter, |= = P output of ‘the Best Wilkins & Company, SQUAKE MAKBLE AND GLASS STANDS, : etter Market. 3 POSSE FIST ISD CPOPES FOO OOOO LAND IN HAWAII The Homestead System Will Proba- bly Be Applied. TRACTS OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT An Extensive Irrigation Scheme for Coffee and Sugar Plantations, AN ALLEGED CONSPIRACY —_—__>_—___. Special Correspondence of The Fvening Star. HONOLULU, November 19, 1894. President Dole returned to his post of duty last week. He looks browned and robust. He has been away for nearly two months upon the large Island of Hawaii, not simply rusticating for health, which was much needed. He has also devoted much attention to the public interests on that island, particularly matters of public lands and of roads. By far the larger part of the public lands) which can be made available for small settlers are situated on the Island of Hawaii. On the other is- lands are considerable tracts of crown lands, and some government jands still un- sold; but being fairly accessible from the coast, they are all held on leases of con- siderable length. The lessees are either sugar planters or stock raisers. Some of these leased lands will undoubtedly be cut up for small settlers, upon the expiration of the leases. In many cases, however, there would be serious disaster to well es- tablished business were the lessees not to be continued in use of the land. When by the wise liberality of the then king a permanent division of lands was made in 1850, one portion was assigned to the great and small chiefs, another portion to the government, to be leased and sold, and a third portion was devoted to the support of the sovereign, and called crown lands. The common people all received small allotments of from one to twenty acres apiece, which were scattered around in the middle of the other and larger tracts, often in positions very inconvenient to the owners of the latter. As a natural consequence, when a foreigner bought a large tract, say from 500 to 5,000 acres, either from the government, or from a@ private chief, he would be at much pains to buy up or crowd out the small owners in the middle of his land. The improvi- dence of the natives facilitated this pro- cess, making them ready to mortgage their allotments, never to be released by any in- dustry, which they wofully lacked. As a consequence, large numbers of the natives are now destitute of land. Yet, as they have dwindled to one-third of their num- bers at the time the allotments wer® grant- ed, quite a fair amount of land is still averaged among them. Proposed Homestead Law. The crown lands are now the chief ob- ject of public interest in the land system. Under the monarchy the king had exclu- sive control of them through “crown com- missioners” of his own appointment, who reported only to himself. The manage- ment of these lands was very unbusiness- income was recelved like. Not half the from them that kaua got about $50,000 a year, all of which he squandered, He had only a life interest in these lands, but by law could grant leases for thirty years. Reing constantly in want of money, through gambling hab- its, it was a common practice of his, to give long leases of valuable tracts of crown land for an absurdly low rent, in considera- tion of a large sum in hand. 1 know of one sugar planter who pays $1,000 a year for 1,500 acres of choice bettom land, for which his neighbors would gladly give a rent of $15 an acre. He probably paid Ka- lakaua, $20,000 in hand. Kalakaua was in one sense a good hus- band. He very kindly provided for his queen, .Kapiolani, out of the crown land. Nearly in the heart of this city is a tract of this land, named Anwaiolinau. Much of it lies on the slopes of the Punch Bowl crater hill. He gave to her a thirty years’ lease of this land for perhaps $100 a year. She has cut it up into small lots and let them to Portugucse, who must be paying her about $500 a month. So she and her nephews are well provided for, and the high slopes of Punch Bowl are thickly dotted with the whitewashed cottages of the Portuguese. They keep their little door yards very neatly, and fill them with ishes and grape vines. The govern- ater pipes branch all through their tlements, up to an elevation of 200 feet, and keep their gardcns green. With the abolition of the monarchy, the crown lands become government property, and the legislature at its coming session will undoubtedly authorize their sale, like other government lands. When this is done, it will be of very great importance that all suitable provision shall be made for a homestead system, by which bona fide settlers may obtain moderate allot- ments without expense. This is especially important in the case of considerable num- bers of natives who need to be provided with such homes. It may be deemed best to make special provisions by which their allotments shall be inalienable, on account of their improvidence. This whole subject of homestead provisions is one about which President Dole’s mind has been greatly exercised. During his recent visit to Ha- walt he has personally visited numbers of small homesteads, taken up of late years under an existing homestead law. They are occupied chiefly by Portuguese and na- tives. Much has been learned by him from these personal inspections, which will un- doubtedly bear fruit at the coming ses- n. siQWwing to the vastly greater size of tha Island of Hawail, there are large tracts of fertile land so far from the coast, and so covered with forest or jungle, as to be practically inaccessible without — costly roads being built through them. On the other islands no tillable tract is more than six or eight miles from the shore, save one or two open plains perfectly accessible. enerally at four miles from the sea the interlor is occupied by impracticable ridges and precipices. On Hawail are several gentle slopes of forest land, from 500 to 3,000 feet above the sea, and distant from the coast from five to thirty miles. The in- tervening country consists mostly of old lava flows, more or less clothed with jungle and forest. No access can be gained to these valuable interior lands, except by rough horse trails, or by roads built at heavy expense. The excellent carriage road recently completed to the voleano, thirty-one miles from the seaport of Hil cost $3,000 a mile. No good interior roads can be built on most parts of that island for much less, owing to the extremely rocky and uneven character of the ground. Fine Coffee Districts. Along this volcano road, for a mile in depth, and twelve miles in length,the crown lands have recently been leased on each side, and most promising coffee plantations have been started. Six hundred acres of coffee trees have been planted during the past year and a half, and are growing splendidly. As many more will be set out amediately, and the work of clearing and planting will go on at the rate of thou. sands of acres per annum. Many Japane: are employed as laborers. It is the inten- tion of the government to build side roads into the forest from the main road as fast as may be, So as to open the whole of that region of, say, 60,000 acres for settlement. ‘This tract is thoroughly protected by the lay of the land from invasion by the lava torrents of Mauna Loa, which occasionally come down some ten or fifteen miles to the northward Many thousand years ago it was subject to fiery floods from the Kil- auea center. That volcano has long since worked over down the southwest slope, und cannot now possibly disturb the Olaa coffee region. Another noble coffee district, as yet un- occupied, lies southeast of Olaa, in south- ern Puna, The government intends very shortly to run a good wagon road some fifteen miles into the heart of this district. Throughout all these tracts the rainfall is copious and droughts are unknown. ‘There are no streams, the rain being speedily ab- sorbed by the porous substratum of lava. Settlers could catch rain water from corru- guted iron roofs. ‘The natives used to col- lect it from hollows in the rocks. An- ciently there was pound eu in numberless hamlets, —just as well as not. for other necessities. Furniture, that isn’t excelled in Solid Oak 3 Chnmber ida, ee S12 bevel glass, |= Solid Oak Side- |= boards, beveled =| glass,2 topdraw= ers, auras == S10 ‘$25 | ionen: Ta | Parlor Suite - = Buy The Gift On Credit to “pinch”? your pocketbook to its last penny—just topay cash. Save it to pay weekly or monthly littles—just as much as you can afford to pay without ‘‘cramp- ing” and inconveniencing yourself. : Here’s a Stock of Carpets and Upholstery Goods and your dollar goes as far as at the cash stores—because we don’t charge for the credit accommodation. Rudden’s Credit House, _ §13 7th St. Not a bit of need We'll take ours in this city in variety— Mexican Onyx- top Tables,gold piated - = = = Ladies’ Wht.Ma- ple Writ. Desks, Pigeon-holed—drop leat. $10 Oak and Birch g 3 $7 up. seat, all colors « « Large-Arm Rattan Rudden’s Credit House, 513 7th St. Rockers, plush $2 Reckers= === s on which soil gathered slowly, and forests did net readily grow. An Interior Desert. Next in importance to these tracts of Olaa and Puma is the long Kona upland, on the western slope of the great Island. Here is a belt of forest thirty miles in length and six in breadth, Its lower edge averages four miles from the sea, and 2,000 feet above its level. A belt of moist, fertile land, two miles wide, lies below the forest, down to an altitude of 1,000 feet. Below that it is too dry for agriculture, until at the sea nearly absolute aridity is found. ‘This Kona district is entirely cut off by the lofty domes of Mauna Kei and Mauna Loa from the prevailing trade winds, which unload such cargoes of moisture upon the Hilo and Puna side of those mountains. Hence, this western shore is absolutely without rain during all except the winter months, when southwest storms occasion- elly deluge them. But inland there are daily showers unloaded by the faithful sea breeze. In the interior of the island is a vast desert tract upon which beats the fervent heat of the tropical sun like a furnace. This creates a mighty draft of air from the ocean. Every day from an early hour, a fresh breeze frum the ocean pours up the western slope to fill the vacu- um produced by the ascent of the heated columns of air from the desert interior. This breeze is moderately loaded with vapor from the evaporation of the ocean water. By the time it has reached an alti- tude of from 1,000 feet and upward the rarefaction of the air makes it more or Jess incapable of carrying its load of vapor, which it begins to precipitate. At 2,000 feet the precipitation is copious, and ‘the clouds hang dense and dark every after- noon at the edge of the forest belt. This belt of forest, nourished by the rain of the sea breeze, reaches up to the edge of the interior plateau, which is 4,000 feet up. Beyond the brow of the plateau the rain diminishes, and the forest dwindles, until the hot open interior plain is reached. But for one peculiarity this open belt of sixty square miles below the forest would long since have been taken up for sugar plantaticns. It is too rocky. There is hardly a square yard where a plough could be used, although the soil is extremely fer- tile. It is nearly all composed of ciinker lava flows and quite as uneven as the sur- face of the sea in a stiff breeze. These clinker heaps are indescribably ragged. Yet even when newly piled, they are tull of fertile material. They rapidly decom- pose in a wet climate, and soon become the home of the most luxuriant vegetation. In the old times when Cook landed here this was one of the most productive and populous districts of Hawail, and held from 30,000 to 50,000 of population. The whole country side is interlaced with the lines of walls piled up to give ag for their little plots of potatoes, taro, iow nine-tenths is unused, except for cattle’ An Irrigation Scheme. Most of that ancient population had their homes on the arid seashore, where they loved the fishing and the warmth, and drank the brackish water in the lava caves. There are still a few thousand ni tives along the coast. Many foreigners, in- cluding Portuguese and Japanese, raise coffee on the inland belt. The “Kona cof- fee” is celebrated for its superior fra- grance. Since sugar became king, the Kona coffee trees have largely been al- lowed to dic out. Most of the small crop has been carelessly gathered from groves run wild. Of late, a new start has been taken. Some tea has also begun to be pro- duced with success. A tolerable cart road has long existed through the length of this upland. Occa- sional cross roads come up to it from the various steamer landings. None of these Toads are such as to meet the growing needs of the district. Here also are some tracts of crown lands, which President Dole has inspected, with a view to home- stead provisions, while he has studied the necessities for roads. There is every pros- pect of a considerable development of this Kona district in the culture of coffee at an early period. A grand new plantation scheme with rather a startling feature is now being prone in our neighboring district of ‘wa. About fourteen miles from Honolulu, on the line of the Oahu railway, is a noble tract of gently sloping, smooth, and very fertile land, which gets an average of twenty inches of rain a year, not half of the Pearl lagoons, great quantities of fresh water gush out into the sea from copious springs, more than enough to irri- gate the entire 6,000 acres, What ts more, there is an unlimited supply to be had from artesian wells, bored to a depth of 350 feet, and flowing at a height of thirty or more feet. It is the rather bold scheme to lift this water as high as the 400-foot level, and perhaps as high as 600 feet, so as to sup- ply 100 inches per annum to the Proposed cane fields. After examination of plans, I am pretty well satisfied that, * may pay up to 400 feet, and possibly as high as 600. This judgment is based upon the work of the pumps at the large Ewa plantation, three miles farther west. They now have 3,000 acres of growing cane, en- tirely irrigated by steam pumps from twenty ten-inch artesian wells, One pair of Blake pumps lifts the water to an avery age height of 140 feet above the flow of the wells. The cost is less than $20 per acre for single crop of fifteen months’ wa- tering. On this basis it will cost only $50 to water a crop of cane 400 feet above the sea. Ewa plantation averaged e! of sugar per acre last year. The new land in view may be depended on for at least six tons with similar irrigation, $50 @ ton being the lowest figure realized. and the standing cane veing worth hal amount, the irrigation will cost two tons out of the six per acre. The other four tons will pay, wel This ts probably a bigger lift than has ever before been applied to irrigatiop. It will need very heavy piping to stand the pressure of from 400 to 600 feet of water. Such a plantation will give over 50,000 tons of freighting to the railway. This railway is now being extended Bity-siz miles beyond Ewa plantation to Kahuku, On the line is a tract of some 2,000 acres o: rich land, where a lift of from 50 to feet from artesian wells will create @ large plantation. An Alleged Consptracy. It 1s our hope that as the country de- velops, many other profitable industries may be found more suited than sugar for the individual cultivator. As ocean com- merce increases there will grow up a de- mand for supplies for shipping. Small far- mers along the line of the railway may, produce much for such a profitable market, It is also very highly probable that indi« vidual farmers will be able to engage ih the co-operative production of cane uj the large plantations. Altogether, thi outlook for profitable farming for whit settlers is increasingly bright. The climat is one in which white men labor outdoord through the day nearly as well as in the United States. Just now we are ha’ @ renewal of government, year. It is detailed account of a of that nature has probably ere this United States. The writer cient credence for his a i Hs whether re A ve quarter of story. there is truth in it, there is little doubt. Not un- likely, the combination was a somewhat formidable one. If the royalists were ever to attempt anything to @ lost cause it should be done now. govern- pources “of more or lees of & it is doubtful whether the ing fully make it entirely that any actual attempt will ma\ Ze. It might be of public service to have the disposed ‘characters ‘might be wiped is} characters. oul But the revolution has far to a happy com jon without loss of life or bl ed. We do in the program. Rupture, A Cure For