Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-14

mules, and frequently carried through
swamps by men; consequently, the matter
Of packing must command special atten-
tion to insure the articles arriving at their
destination intact. Not long ago several
boxes OF merchandise toppled overheard
from one of the lighters. Part OF these
boxes we're from Europe and the others
from the United States. When the goods
were recovered II was found that those
pieces which had been packed in Europe
were lined with oil paper and the contents
were not damaged, while those which were
packed in the United States we're rendered
valueless from the mishap. 1t may be
argued that this was an unusual occasion,
but almost every mule train that makes
its way into the interior encounters heavy
rains, and merchandise cannot be packed
too securely to warrant its safe arrival
Although the smallest Of the Central
American republics, Salvador spends more
money for governments purposes than any
o. the others. In a recent year II spent
A,49O,O0O for such purposes, while Guate-
mala, next In order. spent $3,662,OW. Much
of this goes to internal Improvements. The
people are industrious, progressive and en-
terprising, and these qualities are reflected
In the state of the government.
AhSIb " III AItdb hdSAcAuoSt VI hShS
in Salvador as there are in Mexico and
Guatemala. The land is thoroughly sub
divided, so that nearly every rural family
owns and tlls its own little farm. The
soil is very fertile, and the heavy rains
make things grow incredibly fast. The
coast Of Salvador is almost the only place
In the world where the balsam tree grows
uncultivated. Here 1t flourishes so pro-
fusely that the territory is known as the
Balsam coast. The balsam sap, which is
gathered by Indians, is used in making
perfume and several kinds Of medicine.
Salvadorean coffee sells for about nine
cents a pound, and some Of the larger
coffee plantations yield several million
pounds a season.
Indigo is one of the principal exports.
1t is made from a plant which grows where
the ground is high and rocky. The crop
is planted in May and is ready for harvest
in September, at which time the flower
buds are richest in indigo. The plants are
cut off a few inches from the ground, tied
in bundles and placed in big waterfilled
watts. Heavy pressure is placed upon them,
not by the hydraulic process familiar to
us, but by piling on heavy stones. When
all the juice has been pressed out of the
plants a kind OF shrub is placed in the
water, WHICH causes the SOllQ matter &c
settle to the bottom, like grounds in q
coffee pot. Then the water is drawn off
and the residue is a sort Of blue mud
ready to be dried and powdered into in.
digo.
In closing this series it may be we'll tc
quote from an editorial printed recently In
a Central American paper commenting on
the trouble in Nicaragua and the interyen.
ton Of the United States:
We are soon to witness the sight of the
eagle swooping down on it's defenseles,
victim to tear out its vitals with talons OF
steel, robbing it9of life as well as liberty
There is to be written one chapter more
of those shameful and reproachful page,
of which history is already full. a chapter
In which an Indifferent world will heai
vibrating the cry Of a Poland, Of a Trans
vaal, of a Korea. We have wished for an.
other government in Nicaragua, but we
have feared the Intervention of America,
which we consider an act worthy only OF
naughty Rome, which fell at last, ruined
by the leprosy OF Its corruption. We hav,
wished that Zelaya would fall, but not b!
the blow Of a foreign invader. Therefore
If necessary, we would gladly see toda!
the tyranny, which yesterday we execrated
reuniting in its turn all N-icaraguans an
hurting itself against the hosts of tn
? modern Xerxes, leaving on the field o
battle written in blood the record Of tn
last struggle for freedom"
If the fiery philippe Of this writer reall
is a true reflection of the conception hi
people have Of the United States attitud
. toward Latin America, then indeed, GU
= southern %neighbors do not possess the in
, telligence with which they have been &C
1 credited. DO they not know that withou
. the protection of the Monroe doctrin
I every acre of their territory would hav
| gone the way of British Honduras? DO the,
l not know that instead of tearing out tn
I vitals of defenseless victims" the Amer
= cans have helped Cuba to its feet and the
sailed away-not only once, but twice? d
I they not know that If the Americans ha
n any intention Of gripping them wit
: 'talons of STEEL and doing all the othe
= awful things which they charge, that tn
E Job would have been completed long ago
4 The best answer to such an outbreak a
: the one quoted above is, Forgive then
) they know not what they do"
ny FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.
( Tomorrow-Haley and His Comet.