Show 4 is TE E pt from islands in T the it e south pacific balits and customs of natives graphically described by W V A see miller editor reabel on oct 30 in company compan with elder isiac ac hunt I 1 tool lia age on a j ran atio Echo owned enned all abul nal gated by the katics ol of the island of tapuai the clew consi consisted Aed al 01 cap tain fain jn alte te sailous and cook one incite alite passenger besides our selves art an about fifteen natie men two women omen and one girl the accommodations food and sleeping apartments on oil one of these native schooner differs materially from whit what 41 ao 20 get on oil out oui large ocean liners that plow the atlantic and prone this natine essel on oil winch which v ve sailed is I 1 i two to m cahoone cho i of 43 46 ton tois c op ip lei iriti ta cot cost fa 5 ind is owned lit b the Ii mines atINe of the illard ot tupin the cipta ill is a 1 niame and is paid 20 2 month th in mite ate 17 tile the 1 lot s and cook as 5 each their lood food also alo bein furnished them bl 1 tile the owners of the lilt hip our late cost costus lous 1 I 1 each and we furnished out oui own lond the provisions on oil board such a vessel ei consists of hird hard sea biscuits tanned lanned beef baor a natty native vegetable the staff of life in many ot the islands made from the taro and coffee as that is grown gron here in abundance bun danee and costs very cry little NN e had not been out half 1 I daa da when we commenced thinking thin liing ot of home home borne and the landmanis land mans song sone on land on land ill take my tand stand forever more on solid land but the fi fishes hes of the mi mighty gitl deep nere rejoicing to think that missionaries were cre aboard as their feast had come unasked and un unsolicited we lre re avo awfully fully sick ind those thoe who hae undergone seal seasickness illness can ap pre pr CLiate Liate to the full e detent tent the tell ible ordeal that it is our torn cut short hort is tins this we were nvere sick all tile the time during siN ilas at sei sea ind and when e I 1 landed our pur erase blasej store of proM wis was still intact with nith the ec exception eption of a ten cent cn of dines and half loaf of 0 bread so hat N as about the cheapest six sit daas board lull bill I 1 paid slid A nd ahn we voe went a ashore hore we love vere v ere about as hard a a looking pair of missionaries as on 7 out care to see but I 1 am sure we ve never looked an ani worse thin we felt this island ot tapuai is iq a feiy pretty island llian some miles south of tahitian 23 icis 24 south latitude and des 54 west from I 1 greenwich oer which passe the Tf 1 capricorn 1 it bels to th taj 11 atral fal group still is but 1 anere irpeel in the nast ast geean oi can being not more than 20 miles mile in like all tin till other inda of this group croup it is of Mil Nole caniL artil formation and is surrounded by b bainee reels ind and lit in some places by a 1 fringing reef of lots coial its oil is of a 1 13 dark ark color and ell prod actie its ite highest buntain n la I 1 and teaches an el elevation tit ot 1 00 fet feet it his in an almost ide adeil il dimita being bem much cooler thin tahiti 1111 i hi lopuh tion of the is anin goon bomi with prefer methods of cultivation it rould bazil casi support people ahe established religions harl are tre tie church of imbus carlst cl of latter dal saints the reorganized church and the protestant Prole stant hutch chuich the Cit hoh bane made aeral at tempts in but have n neer e ner been successful lit in trailing maling any ally converts ton verts here this illard is of peculiar fistori eal cal interest to thi tha litter latter day saints leine being the first island in the pacific on not aich the gospel gopel as taught by the latter day saints jb as preached and th island in the pacing upon which converts Lon verts were made ind and branches of the ali church organized elders eders addien pratt noah r benjamin Is broward bronard Gr oNard ani F hanks were boer set apart may 23 1843 in nauvoo ill i 9 missionaries to the ads in they land cd licie mi mia 1 1811 on oil the arrin arn it il of the eld elders rs on this idland thc jhc I 1 found severi several white men hero here at work building a ship thebe lie eie all converted and were the first fruits of the gopel go pel on tapuai with vi ith tie assist ince of these newly neily b baptized members as interpreters interpret erb president pratt pr att commenced to ton lon vert tile natives who bo vere v ere all pro te stints stants S binl werl liap tizol on oil july 29 1814 1914 A branch bri nih of ti tic c laurch on of 11 rs w or is organized being the first fira fir a brinch organize d on the Pi ifie A was vasi I 1 lil bi these early missionaries eon virts N ere madl on oil the v vinous island inda of this group about this time the old religions religion could bre bee here their sheep here going religious persecution nor vib is heaped ul U on adl s r t the white elders ware inere en ilin and am the native were ei and some irv brimi 1 boned ind and ceci ell put to lo feath teath I 1 the e flock was nas leu ICIL without i ill t those lose 40 idie ma el t ind lidei jos W amron were cut lit ilar here 1 ir 1192 li S motto reopen thi mission and LOn LO mence the mew there hive ive been elders labor labok in in ill this mission 11 tro iro it thon alii n until tile time this island inland his h is a cly fletty white daiil band oi ca leach lint is skirted ill all a aund by a beautiful lul glowth 01 ot the hie iron wood tree this tree resen bles ely much our bcd eldir in aice ai ce oil crowing much larger like our it is 1 hard and so acin he i it binks in water IL ii a very nery hot hie anil and is etc 11 13 the alie nii tica in burning their lino lin o an is made in the ground pro unil t tre iron wood logs loch put in the coial roel rock from the ocean reef is piled upon these 1 bird ird wood logs hiese 1 hebe are then set on tire fire and when the wood is consumed tons umed alcy hae bae as ai beautiful a product as comes out of our kilns kalns at home ibis lime is used by the natives in building their bouses the maies of this are there is in an abundance ot fresh witia the island also hiis has thou anda of vert of marshy ground annich is usei foi ti tie the e ultiNa tion of tiro taro the stiff of life among the batiles this is the los s lit bacil c I 1 I 1 and if ile he on ell get ome fall to go w with ith it 11 lie ho I 1 is happy anis tro somewhat lesem resembles bles out oui beets it is groi in the bamps amps ind the mathild ld ill lilt is pulled up ind the top is 31 lot ut oil oft it tile the cion and stuck balk back into the mud and it grows again it takes horn si months to one lea eai to mature ac coidin to tile the fertility of the oil loil the taio laic is 19 put into it fi gotten gallon cans and cooked oner oer a ire fire similar to our method m thod 0 of boiling potatoes no with ith the skins skills on oil when done it Is eaten either cirni arm or cold the ni manes tiNes also aio make hopoi out of it by beating it up with a stone in th hand until it resembles resemble emble I 1 bitch batch of bread tint that is mixed and left to raise when beaten sufficient sufficiently 13 it is put on cle clein cleill ill green grcen acae ind tied up in bound bundles al to 25 ab ibs each and put away annay to be eaten as needa d ahey usually mike enough of this on saturday tu to do until the next nent saturday Sat it will 1 k lit p for i 1 I month or tio when it gets too sour in 1 ill smelling jhc thc take I 1 we bananas banan them up in their hards and till mi in it sweetening it ind and railing a I 1 deiy much desired dih di h tor for ill this hopoi anh waln n about lono wo las old OIL eaten with oranges or honey is one of the be bet best t dishes it has i ner er been bee i my gond fortune to lot eat when a luierener luie iener gets accustomed t t to taro and hopoi if lie he can call get cithey chicker chicken or n 1 i to et with it hp he dont i hi eer ces bread again as ain or not my experience here is that two meals of tl ti native lood is equal to three at home we have bae little variety of food but we neier neer seem to tire of what we hive have till this is I 1 land of oranges and the fruit produced ori on this inland challenges the world there aro are taw eind nd of oj bushels of these voiad beate balters rs which which go to wast acry near ear fhe will biange gerocs are foai d on oil all parts ot of the me maianu so I 1 extend an to the readers of tin ri 11 iper alier to come dov it eat drin ind lic be merr fill voul alks ai ks anil aar return at houi oui own pleasure dont dent ILL li canoe ana c ie think that orinal or ore are all lou ou will get because fleas and mosquitoes moqui toes are quite is nU tIlLIOUS ious as oranges and of about the same quality the natine ruse soure some lew few sweet potatoes coffee danilli Na bananas arrow acot tobacco pine apples ind and grains the island is it il 3 adapted to the cultivation of the coio coLo anut and this product is a source of much revenue to the people there has licen a J wonderful Nond erful inci case in the cultivation of the cocoanut cocoi coco nut anut on oil tins this inland since iv in lat lal la t visit 13 1 5 icara 1 ears ago 30 tit tin naties also leo baic pigs turkeys dulis and some row peacocks houses hoses cattle and sheep ale aie also found here in I 1 num nuin bers in a social vay tay thele thee is very little doing weddings and lu lumerl lun crI nerl are 3 for flints one of oui eldera was in a village vil laic a short ago whery a wadding took pla c ISO IN i jigs IRB wore were and uther other food in i lo portion but that was w ib the ec exception eption than the rule the natie hous is is a low thatch roofed building with wilh a door in each side and am no windows Ilo furniture fui fuin ill lure iture is beirle usually illy consisting of a bid bi d some mats and I 1 trunk or two the carpet I 1 is ren renewed eNed or twice I 1 month bung a 1 coure arsi that is iq if read doimi over oler tile the old thus 3 fur furm hing an excellent abode for the lieis fleas aej an thea ahrie in it the in their borne life are bimble and nd eimil morning orning ni til lill beening elnen I 1 ng dr ar d it in practically ill the home ho of the natives usually hie it IN e tw two 0 me its i I 1 dd dan thel liivi it tl a jiw table loth cloth fur for deiv meal tins this consists of a alnie iii e b inin imn 1 icia dow dorn n i it ohp y r i iss s brict iri Ct and all alt jawn dinan on oil the flood cios lei lebed ged around in ill no klics k nic 01 folks ire are ucal is I 1 bands were made airet it if the h hac c tiro taro ina in gitlit cit lit fi h OL 01 pit tint that is 11 then alic cire care for duall usually them the hive haxe i 1 few culls i till 1 ali nater later which jhc thc their hands lit ill after a m mil mal al the throw out the table cloth aidi the I 1 t ible ble I 1 i clelice ira natives ire N chiv ci y partle ulai ulal about tl ti en ell irions lr ira ons CI cutsin it n when they orl ork thel the baths bath eely ao retiring for ane ahey ale aia it kind and lilt hospitable ho ihly if left to them elvis elv ILS i will hiie their list bite with then own people or the sit ingar when a pi DIK is killed or liah ale aio all the neighbors got eel I 1 puce picco in some regard regards jhc thc live near the golden lule iule and I 1 sometimes think boic enlightened nations would ja da well to pattern after them in the obeisance obe ivance of love thy neigh neighbor bol as thy belt ahey have their crowds that worl work together if any one of the crowd wants want to build a houie he makes his hb desire known to the people oi 01 his its biond and till all tinn lit in and help ile he is expected expect Ld to furnish food until the is completed another custom that to us seems strange is the custom of giving away the chil children dit dien en A bamily having child ten len and some relative or friend has none they will ask their fiield nho 1110 his childley chil dien dlen tor lor a child and that child is given binen to him hamoi oi tier her it is taken flora aiom the home and with tile pelson to hom it hi ino acen given until it is brwn and tarts start out in life fol foi itself the gaii nt hive hane gocr cf little control onel then children and the children flom IS to aj j must line those airs lor for the sowing of lid ild 0 oils its vcr aco few antics of tint that are aee can call be done anything anS thing with in fit tile the aty altay of religion the natie likes tobacco tobie eo whick ind ann an nito cotant and is bimal a child of nature tat es cs no thought of the morrow ali ah I 1 tits this is one of the gran grandest Jest missions in thi world orld foi the ot those blessed gifts of the spirit pint faith hope and eb chanty arit I 1 have found some of the most de deputed faithful charitable anil and lie ho bitable people in the midst ot these simple children of out rather that it has ever been till m good fortune to inert dont ho however NeNer think ill all is ro rocs docs cs there art arc ind thistle thi ales in thi th brathw pi thay ay we taste the I 1 titter itter a as well ell as ab the sweet often when till my pit p it lenec is arlel almost beyond mth ith so lie of the child childish rh vas N aa s of the niti muncs tc I 1 think ohl oh rither for give them the know knon not hat the do ily illy visit isit to this thia island after an ali absence ence of heiteen lears liaa has been one of gibat ic tc but many of the old it hive ave died and a tie new generation his grown up I 1 tind many of our faints tile the sime same faithful den an I 1 I 1 I 1 ind hearted people that they were when I 1 labored anong among them on m first mission I 1 nave received a roval roal welcome from all the natives it resPective of their religious faith this visit will long ions be re li me as one ut ot the pleasant memories of my missionary life these kind hearted children of nature hae hei a little world of their own no one oie to molest or make afraid the music that greets their cars is the music of the never acner tiling ding ocean becan breakers that spend strength on the beautiful coral reef and the sighing of the wind as it moans through the olange 13 seems to rosiy say sicco sleep on mv mo children as lly ill fathers hive have slet alet t bifora thee take no thought of thu morrow the great creaton has anticipated ill thin things gs foi iou only re mains 1 i I lite of light and hade and contented ease i a ini mory of the past 1 i I slight vision of the future and thi hi same bame thing over again until life hill hall be tit no mote moie WILLIAM A SEEG dee dec 6 1909 timitia Timi Tima toa tapuai BIDS FOP LEASE 01 LANDS tile the Lon contract tract between the forest root set ice cof 0 f the united states and the state otate board of land Commissi commissioners oneas will ill terminate on the first day of jai january uary 1910 1010 mi and all slite elite lands landa in the rorert reserves Ke seres will ill be opened for lease cabe to the highest bidder after baid daar t fl I 1 min price being ten cent lit hii I 1 act aci all leases cases will bo be subject to the I 1 i il ili and regulations of f the font t ier eric eri ice c bids bid w will ill be ol 01 encil enci alb 2 1310 1011 all applications roust must be made to state board of L anil nd commissioners ili by bv heck for first ficai s ind and fee of five FIL callais ii W |