Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-20

up.ln.front straw hats that distin-
qrilshcd the Cuban soldiers. "Othelio's
occupation's gone." and he handles his
beloved bennington or Mnuaef-prob-
ably stolen from some dead Spaniard--
az ii longing for another Job OF the
same nature. bach station " ai.o tne
residence Of Its "Jefe" and AFFORDS
gllmpses Of family life to the panslng
travclor-focking chairs and sewing
machines and bcrunled beds, and renor-
itnr idling behind the window bars.
Another odd thing u thnt the shabby
little drpots are provided with the low.
swinging doors Of stained glass. set IN
patchwork patterns which form nuch
distinctive and highly ornamental
feature " cuban casas u the better
ciaHa-teautifui 10 look. but much too
fraii. one would think. Tor cvtry-day
hard usage In public places.
Catalina shows the ra'ngcs Of war
much more plainly than the larger
cities having had. until now.
no outside assistance. II II a
typical Interior town. and ono of the
cleanrat / ever saw. IT, low houses
81 unpaned boards. oct clogc together
In atrnggllng fuwH. are whitcwaHhed
inside and out. ana each u faced BY a
rude Nrfnndn. The streets. with gross
and weeds growing thlckiy among the
stones. have "A broad. deep ditch along
each side. The yefandns come w
even with the bitches. and each house,
door IL reached BY a large, fiat stone,
or plank. which answers to the draw
bridge across moat. Streets and
ycfnndna are swept fCrupuiouHly clean.
though chickens wander In ana out nt
viii and occasionally fat. black
mothcr-pig leads her interesting FAINT
BY across the bridge to pay q social
visit The terra Gotta culurpi earth
10 % brighter nd than even the sacred
rnii" % Virginia. an dthc empty.
GRAss.GRowN STREETS
somehow remind ona 81 down-at-hcci
old Alexandria, near Washington. u.
e. Thrive years nro Catalina had zone.
thing over 800 Inhabitants and today
has barely 1850. This calculation
does not include the fcconccntrndo In
lux. but fcckons only the normal popu-
lation. Where are the rcat. do you
ask Gone to glory, my friends. ~
the SLOW but SURF route u starvation.
Assisted Tor time by smallpox. Dur
INK the latter Hcourgc the authorities
thought 10 stay its ravagcs BY COM
puiuory incubation. with the result
that hundreds Of the poor creatures
died OF II. being too feeble 90 endure
vaccination.
The qunint old village church. with
itH stone stairs outside leading M h.
doihpidatrd tower full OF nfty bells,
u In more dcpiufahle state than most
Of it, neiEhburr. having longer stabbed
the Spanish hofHcH. The interior Is
total wrvk. iiunfn entirely Eung and
affairs broken Into kindlinE wood. OF
all iin sacred belongings hut one thing
u icfi--n painting ~ the virgin and
child placed too hlgh upon the wall to
b. easily reached. aud as We entered
the dfcnry ruin. a ray Of sunlight from
the open door iilumined the Infant
Christ as with o hnio-an omen. let ~
hope. ~ blessings TO come. From
among the debris ~ human bones. hits
of harness aud broken horre shoes
scattered under foot.l picked ~ Hkuii
evidently that ~ haif.Frown youth.
one side gone. cut smoothly on by a
naLer or inachete stroke.
Later We walked down tho wccdy
road 10 the Campo fantu, az the edge
OF the village. II iHa tiny Gods ncrc.
with walls % piuHtnred stone aud
inrrccr and later annex feneci with
split palm trunks oct upright IN tho
~ doafth \ ROW of black yuiturca.
porchcd above the archcd gateway
saEod ~ "a with speculative eye. but
dld not allr-havlng probably made TOO
many hearty meals on the human
species not 60 regard them with favor.
The Fntc 10 this poor lutte "f'ieli ~
Saints was tied with Bit ~ fupr.
and IL red soil. without biad, 81 grass
on GREEN THING GROWING.
has been rounded up Into regular