A Fine Description Of Honolulu

The fallowlng, taken from tne Howell Republican, is au interview with Miss Jessie Axtell, wlio resides in this city on Forest ave., aud %vho has but recently returned írom a rhree year's stay in the Sandwich Ialands. Wliat Miss Axtell says Is of peculiar interest jusfc now, when the aJinexatiöu questiom is belng bo thorouglily discussed : AVhat class of people predominato in the Islands ? Of the foreign population the Amerleaa are most numerous, the Germans come next. The English langnage is spaken most imang 'the foreign population. The Americana have the largest financlal lnterests. "Wliat about annexation ? I am thorouglily in favor of ;uinexation. althoutch there are many serious and grave questions connected with the problem. It would be a good thiiig lor the States as well as lor the Islands. The forelgn popalatioa are nearly all in favor oí lt. The government voted for it unanimously. The natives are cunnlng and It is a. little hard to teil Just what they really want. Wii at do y ou think oí l'resident Dolo ? I un acquainted with both Mr. Dole and his excellent vire. Mr. Dole ie an American, but was born ou the Islands. He is a nuble, patriot :■ man aiid is wo.rkins1 lor the ;'ood of tlie people. llow is the eliinate there ? The elimate is most deligiitiiil. It l.s mild and tropical all the year. We live out ai aoors most of the time. It is so hard for me to think of a wra.p wlien 1 step out of doors here. But the mosqu3toes, oh, ïny ! There are two breeds, a n%ht kind and a day kind. The night variety are lai'ge ajid fat. The day kind ar smaller. They are pretty lilttle iellows with stripes like the zebra. They are active, always active. Get into a diïficult spot in music, and jone will ligh't oa your ear, aaother on jour cheek and thea a swara will settle about your feet and ankles until f orbearance ceases to be a virtue. There are no frosts to kill them, and the rice swamps, half covered with water, are excellent breeding grounds. I allowed a faniüy or two oï lizards, several big spiders and cockroaches to stay m my room. They all eat mosquitoes. Stramge as it may appear tliere are no ioads, frogs or suakes cm tlie islands. The people are very careful thut uo snakes shall be iniported, as they would niultiiily bo f ast and becorne so largo and veuemouu in the mild elanate. Tlie scenery is doubtless fine in the islands '.' , Yes, i.t is picturesque and beautiful. Tliere are m;uiy things.O'i interest to Been. Horses aro used Lu sight seeing, as tliey can climb the mountaiii.s, ett. And, by the way, tlie ladies all rulo man fasinon - astricto the horse. The animal can cliinb and keep his balance so mach better, and the rider can keep her place in the saddle far better. But, the looks '. Yes, but they look all rlght. 'With a nicely fitting habit the lady rider presenta a graceful anti fine appearance. I kepta nice little horse luid enjuyed riding him, even over the rough and mountainous roads. How about Queen Lil's poi ? Poi is a leading dish on the Ialande. Ie is made froan a yelloiw root tliat grows in black soil. It It is dug,d ried, grouad and cooked. WheM fornientation beging it is ï-eady to serve. The aatiyes eab ib wlth ihe fioger, foreigners with a . fork. There are two kinds, according to thickness- one flnger poi a,nd two finger poi. I learned to Hke poi even better tlwxn potatoes, and once a i a native festivaj ate at a aative table in regular native style. Then you could learu in time to be a first-class heathen V Doubtless. Miss Axtell, it will be remembered, was called home a short time ago by t he death of her mother.