The times., 1899-05-21

| possible disease germs and fitted with clean
cots and other conyeniences. Meanwhile
the young ladies of the town, aroused by
good example from their apathy of grief,
banded themselves into club to carry
on the work begun by los Americanos.
They brought two or three sickly sewing
machines owned in the neighborhood and
came every day TO work under intelligent
direction. They made clothes for the chill
dreD, assisted in the simple cooking, gave
the little ones their daily bath, and under
took the task of teaching them to read and
sew. DR.. Auerlio de Flores, young ply
sician of Catalina, took charge of the medi-
cal department and came every day to
treat the sick, cleanse the sores, and anont
the eruptive diseases; and in due course
the clean, well-appointed orphanage was
turned over to native hands, equipped with
stores and medicines for some time to
come and the Red Cross went on to other
fields. ! give you this perhaps, too lengthy
description of the Catalina work, because
it is typical, with slight variations of
what is done in every other place As TO
the fortune of these children, who cannot
always be kept in an asylum, DR.. Hubbells
idea is to fit them for useful lives by hav-
ing each taught some trade or occupation.
To this end meeting of the citizens was
called one evening in the alcaldes house.
The bare but clean parlor of whitewashed
boards was filled with sadfaced but ear
nest-looking men, most of them ;Sray-
bearded and many still wearing the dang
ling machete and cotton uniform of the Gu
ban soldier. The English language is not
spoken in Catalina, and Dr. Hubbell Is no
spanish scholar, but he manages to make
himself clearly understood. Through his
/ interpreter-the eloquent young Cuban.
Dr. Carbonell-he assured the people that
the purpose of the Red Cross is never TO
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Z resentatives had come to Catalina merely
as neighbors, 10 lend a helping hand in
time of trouble, as all good neighbors
should, whether nations or individuals. He
explained the folly OF bringing destitute
children up TO pauperage in idle city asy-
lums, and the wisdom of training them to
useful occupations particularly farming, so
that they may become self-supporting. as
soon as arrived at suitable age, and called
upon Cataiinians for help in this direction.
They responded gladly and with extreme
liberality, considering their impoverished
condition. DR.. Flores rendered the use Of
an untitled tract of land; one offered to
fence ii. another to lend the mule and plow
for its cultivation. a poor but benevolent
farmer started the stocking of the ranch
with three hens, and others gave in vary
ing numbers. until dozen fowls were Sc
cured.
her litter, another donated a pair OF goats,
another kid, and DR.. Hubbell prom sed
the necessary plants and seeds. Thus was
uneonsciously inaugurated the first Or
phanage farm in Cuba; and from it the
very best results are expected-not only
for the children, but for their elders as
well. When the time came to leave Cata-
lima, the entire population turned out en-
masse to escort us to the station. ard
amid tears, flowers, and blessings we de-
parted for other fields, promising 20 !e-
turn at no distant day to see how they
were carrying on the good work we had
begun.
A Ride Amid Grewsomc Scenes.
The hfteen-mile railway ride from Cata-
lima to Guines. made on a May afternoon,
is pleasure enough in itself to pay FOR a
journey TO Cuba, although the beautiful
landscape has been sadly marred by the
relentless hand OF war and every house
along the line is in ruins. Midway be
tween the two towns is a startling remind
er OF Spanish methods. From the car
window you see little of 1t but a black
hole In the ground, but should you take
the trouble TO visit the spot ft,m either
village, as some of our party did, yoI
would hnd that the narrow gorge slopes
down into deep, cave-like ravine, whose
reeesses are filed with human bones.
People living in the vicinity tell us that
during the war Cuban men, women, and
children, sometimes whole families to-
gether, mysteriously disappeared and no
trace OF them could be found Finally,
guided by the vultures, 1t was discovered