THE IJjLUST HATED BEE.
September 30, 1000.
Vast Indigo Farms---
How Crop is Grown
"IikIIkOi Hio moHt bi'iiiillful ami dxpuiihIvu
of all (lyuH in common line, Iiiih ever burn
rlosuly ri'latuil to liullu, :n ItH iinino Im
IiIIoh," Hliy M. V. Mui'Donalil In tliu Oc
tober Ihhiic of I'carMon'M Mna.lin'.
' I'rom India dm iiiicltm (iii'il8 anil Ito
maiiH dri'W hiiijjI Ick of the bltiu dyu, anil
alllioiiKli It wan loHt to I0iiron; ilurliif? this
Kiciitt'r pari of tlic inlilillu hki'H, I'liormotiH
iinaiilltlt'H liavu been Importi'il for roiiiiner
cltil purpoHi'M ilurliiK tin; liiHt W) ymirH
"IiiiIIko In cultivated all over liullu, k'v
Imi; (imployini'iil to inIIIU.iih of natlvi'H ami
tlmiiHamlH of fotclKiiciH. In tlin'u illHtrlrtH
alono In llcliar, wlit-ft; hoiuo of tliu lliii'sl
IihIIko Ik ki'owii, 1 i i r i j i i i l i ctipllul Ih Iii
vi'Mti'il to lbi extent of no Ii'hh tban
UOO.OOO. Komi' :i"'i,iH)0 mreH tiro under cul
tivation. Tliero uro 700 KiiKllHlimeii innn
ai;liiK anil working on tliu 'conerriiH'--tin
tliu I'uutorlcH anil plaiitatloiiH uru ahvayH
culled anil I.MJO.OOO natlvi'H.
"An IiiiIIk" coiift'iii may occupy anywhere
between 1,000 and in.iou acreH, each cul
tivated aero prodiieliiK. on an ttveruKf,
about llfteeli to twenty puutlilx of InillK".
"Tlio plant nrovH to a height of between
three mid live feet. It Ih in the leaven that
tliu color-yleldliiK matter clilelly reHlilcH,
tliey beliiK at their fulleHt at the lluio
when the tlower IiiiiIh are about to bloom;
Int t the leaf, of a yellow InIi Krcen color.
Klvi'H no Indication of contaluliiK anything
which will yield a blue coloring matter.
"Town id the end of June, or iih hooii as
'.lie iiioiihiioii Iiiih net In, the crop Ih cut
uiid tliu work of muniifuctiiiiUK coinmeuccB.
Tin; llrnt mauufacturiUK. called 'morhuin
ma Ini I ,' laHtH Kt'iierally to tliu middle, of
AiiKUHt. Ily thiH tlmu tliu HteniH which
liavu been cut have Hhot lit iiKiiln and In
September a hccoiiiI crop Ih taken from the
hiiiiiu plantH- HonietlmeH threu crops aru
taken in one hcuhoii.
"In in oh t concerns tho simple, prlmltlvo
picccuHiH of manufacture, aru atlll adhered
to, for planters and old hands aru strong
U'l levers In tliu original truu bluu and
will liavu nolhliiK to do with now-fungled
Ideas and chemical admixtures.
"Uvury ilny tliu vats In which tho plants
uro steeped tliu llrst process of inaiiu
fncturu uru cleaned out by coolies. Tliu
plant Is stacked upright, to allow air to
i hi ape, and Is kept In position by long
pliTes of bamboo. Then water Is run Into
I ho vat, which, however. Is not qulto lUled,
since tho plant expands, exerting an enor
mous pressure that might easily crack tho
vat's sides.
"Tho plants take a long while to soak.
The leuves aru not enHlly wetted.
"When tliu plantH liavu been steeped for
about ten hours tliu color-yielding matter
will liavu been extracted. Tliu liquid Is
now run off Into lower or 'bentltiK1 vats
ami the extracted plant, or 'sect,' is taken
out, to bu HUhsciiiif utly employed to fer
tilize new crops. Tho running liquid varies
In color from bright orange to ollvo green.
It Is necessary that It shall now bu kept
In a alato of violent agitation.
"Tho froth Is at llrst blue, then white,
and soon disappears. The liquid, after
ptiKHing through various color changes,
I urns from green to dark, rich Indigo bluo
Tho overseer, to test whether tliu beating
process Is Hiltllelent, takes a Utile liquid
and pours It, onto u plate If tho grain, or
'feeula,' readily settles, leaving a clear
lluld, tho beaters Jump from tho vat, or tho
wheel Is stopped,
"After beating tho froth Is allowed to
scttlu for two or thrco hours, and then tho
water Is run off. Tho Bruin in collected,
passed through various Btralnors, whenco
It Hows to n well and Is clovatcd by a
stitini Injector to an Iron tank. It Is now
boiled, to prevent any further furmonta
Hon, nnd then tho hot concentrated stuff
Is run through strainers to a filter tablo.
"Tho resulting pulpy paste, not unlike
colored whipped cream, Is pressed nnd cut
InU small cakes, each stamped with tho
murk of tliu factory, tho date nnd tho
number of days boiling. Tho cakes nro
put away to dry on bamboo shelves, being
rarefully dusted nnd turned every few days
until ready for packing."
Dog Stopped the Train
.Somebody In the vicinity of Ilnzlcton, ro
ports tho Denver Republican, Is lamenting
the loss of a largo and valuable blood
hound. Tliu a til ma 1 engaged In a fight
Tuesday morning with tliu locomotive which
hauls the No. 3 llyer from Denver to
Cheyenne and was literally bumped off the
earth. Desplto Ills share In tho tragedy
Knglncer Mlko White, who handles tho
llyer, Is not to bo counted among tho dead
bloodhound's mourners. On his return from
Cheyenne, replying to tin expression of
regret for tliu fate of the dog, Engineer
White vented a grin of deep satisfaction
and said:
"What could tho blamed brute expect
when he went so far out of his class?"
For some tlmu before tho unequal combat
took place the latu Hazlcton bloodhound
hud Indicated a decided and violent an
tipathy toward Mlko White's engine. As
the llyer slipped slowly out of Hazlcton In
tho early morning, with a clear track
ahead, the ears of Knglncer Whlto and
Fireman Ilolthoff suddenly would bo as
sailed by n deep and hoarse "Woof, woof,
woor-r-r; wow, wow, wow!"
Then from some covert by tho side of tho
railroad there shot n streak of slate-colored
dog nnd tho bloodhound came bounding
down tho track, right between tho rails on
which the wheels of the train wero turn
ing. Neither tho weird howllngs of tho
locomotive whistle nor tho physical demon
stratlons made from his cab window by
Knglncer White suffered to check tho dog's
career or turn him off the flyer's right of
way. The regular result of this obstinacy
was that tho nlr brakes had to be applied
and the train stopped.
Prior to Tuesday morning s. shovelful of
hot cinders, followed by a combined on
slaught on the port of the train crew, sent
the hostile bloodhound off howling to such
a distance Hint a fair start could bo given
the train before tho brute returned to
attack it On this last and fatal occasion,
howover, he changed his tnctlcs and tho
sequel was deplorable.
The llyer already had been In trouble
Tuesday morning, on nccount of live ob
structions. 1'nsslng n woyslde ranch house
a stop was nindo to avoid slaughtering a
llock of moribund turtle doves that crowded
the rails and tracks. This Incident did not
sweeten the temper of Knglncer White,
and he was gloomily anticipating the slnte
colored bloodhound as the train ran Into
llazli'tcn In his uneasiness he even
whistled a fow friendly dog calls, In tho
hopo that tho bloodhound might make n
premature nppcaraneo and bo disposed of
before tho train started. Hut, no, the blood
hound showed up In his own time and usual
mood,
Tho train was stopped again, but Instead
of barking at tho engine until ho was at
tacked, as ha had been doing, the dog this
time retreated as tho engine slowed up, nnd
from a safo vantage point ahead continued
to bark furiously at his elected enemy. An
other start wns made, and ns tho whcols
began to spin, down catno tho bloodhound,
apparently fully Intent on charging tho en
gine. Tho cow catcher almost brushed the
noso of tho brute before the train w'ns
brought to a standstill. Hut he wns fur
up the road by tho time tho train crow
had swarmed out to attack him.
Tho second delay was filled up with a
serious consultation between the cunductor,
engineer nnd flremnn. Mlko White was
heard to sny: "I bcllovu tho cuss Imagines
that my machine Is n quitter; full of yellow,
you know; won't como to the scratch. But
I'll show him."
"Well, do as you think best," said tho
conductor.
All hands crowded aboard again Kngl
ncer Whlto briskly, and with a bodeful look
In his eye. The whistle tooted vigorously,
tho cars Jarred and No. 3 renewed her ef
forts to get to Cheyenne. Everybody leaned
out, wondering how ninny more stops would
result from the attentions of the belligerent
bloodhound. There were no more.
With tnll erect and hair all nbristlo the
misguided dog bore down for tho InBt time
upon his strange antagonist. Put there was
no slackening of the engine's speed.
"Mike, you're going to kill that dog," said
Fireman Ilolthoff to his chief. Tho tone of
the statement conveyed more of appeal and
Interrogation than mere declaration of evi
dent fact. Hut the heart of Knglncer White
was barred against any soft sentiment to
ward the approaching bloodhound.
"Ilolthoff," said thu engineer, "this train
Is going to Cheyenne today, whatever be
comes of that dog. Stoko up."
Tho fireman shook his head nnd looked
out In time to see the object of his com
miseration collide with tho cow catcher,
head first. Then, ns the triumphant locomo
tive sped past the scene of the brief en
counter. Fireman Bolthoff watched a slate
colored mass describo a parabola through
the nlr and land on tho prairie, qulto a dis
tance from tho railroad track.
At the next stopping place Engineer Mike
Whlto caused the blood of the dog to be
washed from the cow catcher "for tho sako
of appearnnces."
A Bachelor's Reflections
New York Press: There aro somo men
who would" bu worth n lot more to the
world If they weren't In It.
Ananias was a great man, because there
weren't any elections then for men to
practice on.
Every woman has a certain tlmo In the
day when she quits work nnd thinks a lot
of fancy thoughts.
If n woman ever really did have a neck
llko a swan's all the men would run when
ever they saw her.
When n woman titarts out to "mold" her
husband she generally mnkcH nbout as use
lens a thing out of him ns a child that has
got the Idea that It Is being educated.
Every city man knows thnt a country girl
knows more than she looks like.
Nothing makes a woman sicker of life
than to buy two brand new hats and then
have the other women get up a fad for
going around tmreheiuled.
LABOR STRIKE PROBLEMS
Pan American Exposition Q. View NORTH-WEST FROM fbRE COURT
FROM PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AUOUST lCpPOpi
Workingmen and Capitalists May Not Agree
Upon Wages and Privileges, but
THEY AGREE UPON ONE THING
When Thty Seelt Wluit They Neeil,
They Prefer , I n j- n to Ural
tvlth PrrptiiiN mill ItiNlitu
lloiiM Tlie- Know.
A labor strike In the anthrnelte mines In
directly affects millions, while directly
affecting thousands. Labor and capital dis
agreeing Induce the social upheaval which
modern men denominate a strike, it is un
fortunate that man's genius for orderly gov
ernment nnd fnlr dealings has not yet de
vised a satisfactory method of meeting nnd
determining differences between wage earn
ers and wage payors since they necessarily
hold so much in common.
IT IS A HAD BUSINESS.
As a biiftiess proposition n strike Is bad;
bad for the wage payers and wnge earners;
bad for the consumer and the producer nnd
had for society. Hut there are worse things
for a community than a bad strike, and one
of these Ib wnnt of loyalty to Its legitimate
enterprises and Indifference to the common
welfare. When men of sense, with com
mon Interests, withhold their support from
worthy homo Institutions and by their pa
tronage aid In building up foreign concerns
they exhibit a culpable
WANT OF FOKKSIC.IIT.
Are you aware that Nebraska every year
sends away to eastern money centers moro
than $1, .100,000 In cash for life Insurance
premiums? Are you nwnre that more than
$1,000,000 of this enormous sum remains in
enstern coffers nnd never again returns to
tho channels of commerce here? Do you
wnnt this exhausting drain upon the re
sources of our commonwealth stopped?
WORSE THAN A STRIKE.
The cost of conducting a great strike
may be larger In amount, hut tho money
consumed does not go absolutely Into hiding
so far as the community Is concerned.
Somebody In the community gets the uso of
It, but the cash contributed to alien life
companies Is gone never to return. Why
not wake up and nsslst
B. II. ROBISON. PRESIDENT
of the Hankers Reserve Life Association,
and other Insurance men to build up here
nt homo great life companies which shall
not only protect your families, hut Invest
your surplus at home where it enn
stimulate trade and aid in developing the
great west. Write H. II. Robison, Omaha,
for particulars. Home life companies can
write the business, the Hankers Reserve
has written
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