The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-30

glass. set in patchwork patterns which
form such a distinctive and highly orna-
mental feature Of Cuban casos OF the bet
ter class-beautiful TO look upon. but
much too frail. one would think, for every
day hard usage IN public places.
Catalina shows the ravages OF war much
more plainly than the larger cities. hav-
ing had until now no outside assistance.
It is a typical interior town and one OF
the cleanest ever saw. Its low houses
OF unplaned boards. set close together n
struggling rows. are whitewashed inside
and out, and each is faced by a rude va
randa The streets, with grass and weeds
growing thickly among the stones. have
a broad. deep ditch along the side. The
verandas como up even with the bitches
and each house door Is reached by large
fat stone. or plank, which answers 70 the
dra wbridge across a moat. Streets and
verandas are swept scrupulously clean.
though chickens wander IA and out az
will. and occasionally n fat. black mother
pig leads her interesting family across the
bridge to pay a social visit. The terra
cotta-oolored earth Is a brighter ged than
even the sacred soiI'' Of Virginia. and the
mind one Of down-at-heel old Alexandra.
near Washington. D. c. Three years ago
Catalina had something over 5000 inhah.-
tants. and today has barely 1.sP0. THIS
calculation does not include TIC recon
centrado influx. but reckons only the nor
nal population. Where are the rest. 60
YOU ask2 Gone 70 glory, my friend. hy
the slow but sure route ~ starvation,
assisted for time By smallpox. during
the latter acourge the authorize tAouEt7
to stay its rsvsRes by compulsory inocu-
lation. with the result that hundreds Of
the moor creatures died q it. being TOO
feeble 10 endure vaccination.
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