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Dr. DamasoT. Laine's handsome dwelling is situated at a stone's throw from Santa Cata- 

 lina Battery, on O Street, corner of 23d, Vedado. Its resemblance to the "Longfellow Man- 

 sion" in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is remarkable, for the architecture is partly colonial and 

 partly of a style to suit the tropics. High studded rooms, marble floors, hygienic improve- 

 ments and up-to-date attachments, are the chief characteristics. A wing of the house recently 

 built on, is screened. with wire netting, and might serve for rooms to sleep in the open air. 

 Spacious grounds, outlined with a border or variegated crimson and green leaves of tropical 

 plants, a smooth lawn, offset the stately white mansion on the hill. 



Dr. Laine's practice is principally among Americans in Cuba, and he is a skillful surgeon as 

 well as distinguished plu'sician. He has fitted up part of his house as a private hospital and 

 also has an office at 98 Prado St., Havana. American nurses are in attendance on his 

 patients at his residence. 



Dr. Laine volunteered at the time of the Spanish-American War and served until its end. 

 He is a personal friend of Gen. Leonard Wood. Dr. Laine was elected commander of the Span- 

 ish War Veterans, Havana Camp 1, and served the usual term. 



BEE CULTURE IN CUBA 



The Department of Agriculture is consider- 

 ing the establishment of departments in all 

 of the agricultural schools of Cuba whereby 

 bee culture could be properly studied. It is 

 considered that the possibilities of the pro- 

 duction of honey in Cuba offer great oppor- 

 tunities for development by the Cuban 

 farmers. 



CATTLE DISEASE 



An infectious cattle disease has made its 

 appearance at Mayari, Oriente Province, and 

 it is reported that there has been great loss 

 of cattle in that district. 



IMPORTS FROM CUBA 



Durban, British South Africa, year 1914, 



528,377. 



