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Time Table
14.
JaB.
Effective commencing
1912, Mountain Time.
Etbound
Arrive Leave
No. 42 Dolly 12:13&m 12:45am
No. 44 Dally 12:60pm 1:10pm
Westbound
Arrive Leave
No. 41 Daily, Edgeniont, Black
Hills, Billings, 3:55am 4:19am
No. 43 Daily, Edgemont, Bill
ing, 12:30pm 12:50pm
Southbound
Arrive Leave
No. 301 Daily, Bridgeport,
Denver, 12:15am
No. 303-Daily, Bridgeport,
Denver; daily except
Sunday, Guernsey 1:10pm
From South
Arrive Leave
No. 302 DaDy 3:20am
No. 304 Daily 11:30am
POST OFFICE DIRECTORY
Mails close at the Alliance post
office as follows, Mountain time:
East Bound
in. for train No. 44.
m. for train No. 42.
West Bound
m. for train No. 43.
m. for train No. 41.
South Bound
m. for train No. 303.
m. for train No. 301.
On Sundays and holidays all night
mails close at 6:00 p. m. instead of
11:00 p. m. IRA E. TASH, P. M.
12:20
11:00
12:20
11:00
12:20
11:00
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Essays on the Potato at Annual
County Industrial Contest
and School Exhibit
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Bin
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IMow we Rivo tlx two esRys on
'Tho Potato" that won firm ;mk1
second prizes at the Hox Huttr Court
ty Industrial School contest hold in
MettiinRfonl, April 13. Tht first is
by MIbh Tressie Vantlervoort and
the second by Misw Alice (Ira ham,
both of the Alliance city schools:
First Prize Essay
The potato is too well known to
need detailed description, but many
people do not know the history of
this remarkable plant.
The Spaniards met with the pota
to near Quito, in South America. It
was introduced from Santa Ke, New
Mexico, into Kngland by John Haw
kins, in I5f:!. It is a question
whether the KhrIIsIi or Spanish un
entitled to the credit of the Intro
duction, but, according to the testi
mony of Sir Joaeph Hanks, the
plant introduced by Drake and Haw
kins wws the sweet potato.
The potato owes Its value to the
peculiar habit of developing slender
branches under ground. These
branches differ in character from
the true roots. The chief value of
the potato as an article of diet con
sists in the starch, potash, and oth
er smHs that it contains.
Lethe-by gives the following as
the average composition of the po
tato: nitrogenous matter, 2.1; starch,
18.8; sugar, 1.2; fat, .2; saline mat
ter, .7; water, 75.
In cultivation the potato varle
greatly, not only as to the season of
its growth, but also as to productive
ness, vigor, and luxuriance of its
foliage, the presence or absence of
hairs, the form of the leaves, and
the size and color of the flowers.
The number of acres in Great
Britain alone under cultivation for
iKjtatoes is generally half a billion;
the average weight of the produce
per acre may be taken at five tons;
the average price about twenty-fiv
dollars a ton, so that the commer
qUU value of the year's crop com
nionlv ranttt's from sixty-five to
sfventy-five million dollars.
It is not unusual in bad seasons
for a single grower to lose nve
thousand to seventy five hundred
tltrouKh - diteae; for the market
grower sometimes not only loses the
entire nroduce. or nearly no, but
loses the value of the seed, fertiliz
t rs, rent, and labor. Growers some
times lose one hundred and fifty
dollars per acre in one season, for
exclusive of the diseased produce
fiftv dollars may be put to fertiliz
ers.
The disease of the potato is caus
ed by a growth of fungus within the
tissues of the principal plant, and
this fungus has the property of
piercing antl breaking up put res
eence in the course oi its grouiu.
To the unaided eye the disease
appears as a purpnsn Drown, or
blaukish spot; at first on the tips
and edges of the leaves, and lastly
upon the larger stems and leaf
si a!ks.
Another thing that Is very tie
slru;iive to the potato vine is the
potato bug, or "Colorado beetle."
It is about three-eights of an inch
long, with longitudinal black stripes
upon its back.
The production of potatoes in the
1'nited States for the year nineteen
hundred was two hundred ten mil
lion, nine hundred thousand bushels,
valued tt ninety million, eight thous
and dollars. New York, Michigan.
Wisconsin. Illinois. Iowa, Ohio, ami
I'ennsyh ania were the most pro
ductive states.
Second Prize Essay
The wortl potato is derived from
a Spanish wortl, solatium tuberosum,
mt aning roots
The potato owes its value to the
peculiar habit of developing under
ground slender leanest shoots or
branches which differ in chain tci
from true roots, anil which gradual
ly swell at the free end anil thus
produce tubers
The chit f value of the potato con
sists in the starch it contains, and
to a less extent in the potash anil
other salts.
The following is ihe coinpo.Mi ion
of the potato as given by l.cthcby:
In 1 SSS or 1f86, potato tuber were
brought from North Carolina and
Virginia to Ireland, on the return
of the colonists sent out by Sir
Walter Raleigh, and first cultivated
on Sir Raleigh's estate near Cork.
Ry the close of the 18th century
Its culture and urc had spread over
most of Kurasia, and has since con
tinued a favorite food of all classes,
but particularly of the poorer peo
pie of Europe.
Early varieties of potatoes mature
In about three months, but the tub
ers may be utilized for rood, under
favorable conditions. In about six
weeks after planting. Some varie
ties require longer time, but this
depends somewhat upon the soil
and climate
The yield Is from LTi to :!00 bush
els per acre. The potato crop in
the I'nlted States averages annual
ly 2.:n. 500,1100 bushels, valued at
$91,500,000.
The states producing the largest
annual yield usually rank as fol
lows: New York, lows, Wisconsin,
Illinois, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, O-
hlo, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota.
Indiana, Kansas, and Maine.
It is supposed to have been first
Introduced Into Europe Iran Peru
and Spain, from which country It
passed Into Italy ami thence into
Resgiimi.
In South America the potato was
cultivated by the Incas, a civilized
tribe of Indians, long before the
discovery of America.
After the potato was taken Into
Spain, Italy and Helgitmi, it soon
spread over Germany, the Nether
lands and otliw parts of Europe antl
was first introduced into England by
Sir John Hawkins, in IMS,
It is now a question whether the
credit of first introducing it into
Europe belongs to the English or
Spanish, as many believe that Haw
kins got the plant direct from Santa
Ee, but according to Sir Joseph
Hanks the plant brought by Hawkins
was not our potato but the sweet
potato.
At the time of the discovery of
North America, the plant was culti
vated from Chile to New Granada,
but not. In Mexico.
Besides supplying a large amount
of food for man and animals, pot a
toes enter into the manufacture of
starch, spirits and sugar products.
The varieties in the United States
differ somewhat from varieties in
other countries. The varieties most
cultivated are the Early Rose, Early
Ohio, Peerless, llurbatiks. White
Star, Beauty of Hebron, and Peach
Blow.
As Nebraska is one of the landing
potato states, all her counties are
interested in the produce or pota
toes, especially is this true of Box
Butte county, of which Alliance is
the county seat.
BASE BALL ON FRIDAYS
Hemingford People to Devote Two
Hours of Week Day After
noon to National Game
GIRLS' FOUR SQUARE CLUB
The third meeting of the "Girls'
Four Square Club" was held at the
home of Miss Glenn Mounts on last
Friday evening. As well as being
a source of knowledge anil benefit,
these meetings are uVo sources of
much enjoy inent.
We are hoping for a .still greater
attendance at our nex,t meeting to
be held on Friday, May 10, at the
home of Miss Alta Young.
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I
Nitrogenous matters
Starch
Sugar
Fat
Saline matter
Water
Total
1.1
18. K
14
.7
75.11
I on
We owe this highly profitable ami
valuable product to the Spaniards of
Quito, where it was cultivated by
the natives.
Hetionymus Cardan, a monk
Why will people OOtttltttfB to suf
fer the agonies of kidney complaint,
backache, urinary disorders, lame
ness, heatlaches, languor why al
low themselves to become chronic
invalids, when a I anted remedy is
offered them?
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to use. because It gives to the kid
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If you have any, even one, of the
symptoms of kidney diseases. cure
vourself now, before gravel, dr:ps
or Bright's disease sets In. 'an
Alliance residents demand mure con
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James A. Kersey. S Main St.,
Chadrou, N. br . says I have peed
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had slight syuiptonYs of disordered
kidneys for some time antl as there
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SETS PACE FOR CLEAN SPORT
The Herald wishes to congratulate
the people of Hemingford, anil es
peeially the business men, on their
goM taste anil good sense in de id
Ing to devote two hours of a week
day afternoon to base ball. Sundav
ba.se ball is offenirive to a large
number of people Those who wish
to play the game on that day should
go to some place where their engag
ing it will not Infringe upon the
rights of others By having a part
of a week day afternoon devoted bp
the game, those who wish to engage
In the sport without doing so on
Sunday will have that privilege.
Following is from the Hemingford
Journnl of lasi Thursday:
A base ball day has been estab
lished in Hemingford. Friday after
noon of each week has been s. t a
part as a time in which the whole
community may enjoy the delights
of our national pastime. The busi
MHM men of the city have unani
mously agreed to close their places
of business during the hours from
2 until 4 o'clock dn that day. so
that the business men themselves,
their clerks and their customers may
enjoy the port, free front business
cares. Men who thus voluntarily
range themselves on the side of
clean sport and recreation may be
trusted to "keep the lid on" during
those hours.
The' school board has arranged to
close the school at I o'clock on Frl
day afternoon during that part of
this year remaining after May 1 and
that part of next year coining be
fore October I, On these days
school will convene In the afternoon
il H 2: 45 Instead of I o'clock.
The Journal, It is needless to say,
is heartily in favor of this depart
ure. A period set apart for the en
joyment of good, clean sport Is a
distinct asset to the business, intel
lectual and moral life of the com
inutility. Folks will labor more earn
estly and more intelligently, feel
better and be better, i! these Friday
afternoons are used to their full val
ue by every one In the community.
The closing of the business hous
es, will tause some confusion, and
perhaps some misunderstanding, at
first. Some will be only lukewarm
in their support; a very few will
knock; but the sentiment of the
community is behind the movement,
and it is bound to succeed. As soon
as it is fully understood, and its
value reiognized. every one in the
city and for miles around will appre
date its benefits antl become Its
loyal supporter.
A few suggestions. Might It not
be Well to expend some time antl
money In putting the base ball
ground in first class condition, mak
ing it the equal of the hesl; a com
fortable stand, which could be ere
ed at a small cost, would increase
the plea ra re of the afternoon, es
pecially for the latlies. Two perma
nent teams might be organized by
the ball club, these teams lo play a
series of games during the season
for the championship. No doubt the
business men could be Induced to
offer to the winning team a prize
worth playing for. The best from
the two teams could be picked for
the city team when playing out Qf
town games.
This movement will certainly be
permanent If every individual In 'er
ected in a bigger and better llein
Ingford gets behind it anil "booMs
Cm in line and do your part.
K I Gregg v Sou have a Urge
amount of first-class alfalfa aud wild
hay at a reasonable price.
48177! jt.
RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE
Whereas, Our beloved Heavenly
Father has seen fit in His infinite
wisdom lo remove from our midst
our sister, the wife of our pastor,
Mrs Q K. Baker; ami
Winn as. Her Christian character
as a wiiuan, a wife, a mother, and
as a member of this society tver
showed forth as a s'andard of Chris
tips life to each of OSj therefore lu
ll; Ucsolved. That Ihe Ladies' Aid
deleft) of the M. E. church extend
their heortfell sympathy to the be
reaved family in their sail afflic
tion, be it further
Kckolved, That a copy of i hee
I er.ilui ions be presented to the be
reaped fatliil, that a . o; be pn
senietl to the local papers for publi
cation, antl that these resolutions be
iu the minutes of our soci-
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