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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1909)
TilJfl UhJ'UHLiCAiN , UUHTUU i WM'Y , NEBRASKA. FRUITS AND GROCERIES Apples Everything Peaches In The Plums Grocery Pears Line You Berries Can Wish Etc. For. Krtiits by tliccruUi or in s iitios. Just right fo 9 A e Broken Bow , Nebraska. Alcohol. Why use wood alcohol when you can buy grain al cohol denaturized , just as cheap ? Denatured alcohol has a pleasant odor and is harmless to use. Wood alcohol has been known to cause blindness. Denatured alcohol can be used for cooking , heating , etc. SD , LEb I The Busy Druggist Schedule of Broken Bow Mails. i FOR Tin : HAST ctosn AS HOLLOWS : Train No 40 6 a m Train No 12 - > :30 : a m' Train No 44 7DO ; pm rOCCIIBSPOK TUB WKST CLOSK AH I'OLLOWS ! Train No 43 RjOO am Train No 4 ! 7:30 : p m Office open Sunday from 0:30 : to I030 ; ; i. in. week ilays , CllO : ; i. in. to 7:30 : p. m. B. & M. Train Schedule HOUND EAST KOMIJI ) Uo.39 6:20 : a m No. 40 OHO a m ( No. 41 11:27 : pm No.4'i 9W ; a ra No. 43 S2Jam No. 44 11:27 pm NOB 39 a ml 40 run between Lincoln ami llrokeu Row only , ami not on Sundays Kreleht trains Nos 47 and 4S carry but are run as extras The Misses Lottie Bowman and Kllen Cane of Anselino were vis iting in Broken Bow the first of the week. BUSINESS POINTERS. fjjj C. A Norcutt , lather. Dr. Bass , Dentist. OvcrMcCouias' Drs. Farnsworth & Beck Dentists. Drink "Blue Ribbon" coffee. Roasted fresh eve y day. 24-tf. Two rooms for rent in the My ers block. E. F. MYHKS. Drink "Blue Ribbon" coffee. Roasted fresh every day. 24tf. FOR SAI.E. Four room house with 1-6 block of ground. Close in. H. Simouson 22-tf The winter term at Custer Col lege will begin January 4t27tf. . WANTKD. A man and wife to work on a ranch for the winter. Inquire at this office. 28 tf WANTED Place for young man to work for board and go to school. Telephone No. 78. Drink "Blue Ribbon" coffee. Roasted fresh every day. 24tf. The winter term at Custer Col lege will begin January 4th. 27tf " Through to grass" : Parties having stock to put out winter or summer can find good accomoda- tion for same by writing. 32-2f C. II. CASS , Loyal , Neb. Drink "Blue Ribbon" coffee. Koasted fresh every day. 24-tf. WANTKD Educated Christian man , of ability. Position per manent with good chance for announcement. Adress W. B. In care of Republican. 2t , . Two office rooms to rent in the Meyers builbing. E. F. Me3'ers. I have now arranged to take care of a general collection busi ness , having secured a competent clerk and stenographer , and all collections will receive prompt and energetic attention. 20-tf N. T. GADD TEDDY ON THE HUNTING TRIP I. Mow & . Seed Smarts to Grow By C. V. GREGORY , Agricultural "DitJisicn. lotxa .SVafc College Conyrlfllit , 1000. by American Press Association SEED Is n simple tiling to looli nt. It might ns well bo n pi'bMc or a grain ot sand foi all there sccma to bo to It. Only a beau , you say. yet there's a great deal more to thafbrau than you over circa mod of. Talsc a bran Just an ordinary while bean cut of the pantry and look at It. The smooth white outer covering Is the senl coal. It Is almost water light and la a protprtion for the purl ? that Hn within. On OIIP ( side you will notice n very conspicuous spot. This Is lht spfd JX-nr ai'd ] s the place where Iho llllle Klcm that fastened the bean to HIP pod wi8 ritfachbd ? Xca'r onr. ' end of the seed pcnr , or hllum , as ( he liotnnlsfs eall It , IH a .small round hole , the mleropyle. If you put a bean In water It will BOOM begin to swell be- Vause of Iho water which It absorbs 'through the mleropylo. , Now. lake a bean that has been wiakcd for u few hours. I'lio seed 'font will come oft' easily. The pnrt of the bean tliat IB inside is found to bs wpllt In two length- wlao. These two halves are called cotyledons , which la only another name for seed leaves. Spread t h o cotyledons apart carefully. If you look close ly you can Bee a 'little plant tuck ed snugly away between them. .luHt to one side of the middle is i small stem , the caullclc. Fasten ed 'to it Is the na. i A LITTLE ) lumnlc , a tiny MEAN hunch of leaves BO Kmall that you may have diillciilty in making them nit. farther on , at the end of the bean , Is the stubby root , or radicle. These different parts arc found in ev cry seed , no matter how small. Now that you have seen what if ? in the bean , examine a pumpkin seed in the same way. It Is much the same inside as the bean , only flatter. The hllum IH at the pointed end , and the plumule is PO Kmall that you may not lie able to see it at all. In these two needs there arc only two malil parts the seed coat and the little plant. By far the greater part of the room inside the seed coat is taken up by the fleshy seed leaves. Now let us look at a different kind of n Kcod. Take a kernel of corn that lias been soaked for several hours and cut it In two lengthwise the narrow way. The back of the grain Is made up iu ] > art of a hard , flinty substance and in part of a white , mealy layer. A largo part of the front of the kernel is taken up by the soft , oily germ. Look at the cut section of the germ carefully. The little plant can be made out very plainly. The little pointed stem which points upward am ! outward Is the cotyledon. There Is only line cotyledon in corn instead of two , n H in the other seeds you havr examined. If you will take a cotyledon of a corn plant that has been left in a warm place until it has commenced to grow and cut It In two lengthwise you will see that the inside is packed with layers of tiny leaves ready to unfold as soon as their turn comes. This is- the plumule. The other parts of the little corn plant you will be able to make out with little trouble. You have doubtless been wondering what the rest of the kernel , the part back of the germ , Is for. "While It IH not a part of the plant itself , It Is ol very great use to It , as we shall see. The little plant when it begins te grow must have food. At first it ha * ino roots to get this food from the soil , so it must get its nourishment from some other source. This source is the part of the kernel outside of the germ Itself , or the endosperm. In the pump kin seed and the bean the endosperm nnd the cotyledons are the same that is , the food material is stored in the 'large ' , llshy seed leaves. This food material consists largely of starch and oil. Neither of these can be used by the developing plant with out first being changed to a I'.iwld ' Iform. This Is ono of the reasons why weds will not germinate without wa- , ter. The other reason Is that the wa ter Is needed to soften the seed coat su the plant can get out. Jut this starch and oil will not dissolve in water without tlrst being changed to u soln- 'hie ' form. This. Is accomplished by ( means of ferments called enzymes. If /you / will put a pleeo of starch on your ( tongue for u moment you will llnd that , ! t will begin to taste sweet. This is .becanvo the ferments In the saliva are changing it to sugar. The enzymes In [ the endosperm work In much the same jway , changing the starch and oil to Isugar and other eolublo substances. These are dissolved by the water and igo to feed the growing plant. "These enzymes cannot work without jnlr and warmth. You already know that a seed will not germinate In cold ground , and if you will put some beans in a glass of water and IcaTo them for several dayjl you will find that they will not germinate , no mat ter how worm they arc kept , because they cannot gel air. The reason is that without both air and warmth the en zymes cannot prepare the food for the plant , and 1C it cannot get food of course it cannot grow. After the plant has started to grow the seed coat is no longer of any use to It. In some plants , mich as corn , the little plant ' 1111(13 Its way out very easily. The little pumpkin plant , with its heavy coat , has a harder time. In deed , were It not for a little contriv mice with which nature has provided it it could not get out at all. This is o tiny hook on the lower end of tun seed. This hook catches on the cud o ( the seed coat and peels It back as neatly as you take off your coat "Watch for this In n germinating pump kin or squash feed and sec if you can not notice it. In some seeds , like hick ory nuts , the plant Is unable to get out until the seed coat lr cracked by the frost or lu some other wayi Wo have seen that a seed cannot start to grow unless it has moisture , warmth and air. It not only needs these , but it needs them In the proper proportions. In a light , sandy soil moisture is often lacking , and the seed is slow in germinating for this reason. In such a soil growth will start more quickly if the soil is pack ed tightly around the peed. The seed will soak up moisture more rapidly tf the particles of soil are In close con tact with It on all sides. Packing down the soil in the row with the flat side of a hoc or with a board or with the broad , flat planter wheels in the field helps the seed to absorb moisture and so hastens germination. In a heavy , sticky clay soil there is usually plenty of moisture , but air la often lacking. If such a soil is pack ed down too tightly over the seed the particles are forced so closely together that very little air can get through , and hence germination Is delayed. In n soil of this kind seeds should never be planted very deeply. The most important factor of all is warmth. A cold' soil may have moisture and air In exactly the rlghl amounts , and still the seed will not start to develop. Even if it docs be gin to grow progress will be slow , and the plant will have a weak , unhealthy look. It is of the utmost importance to wait until the seed bed Is warm before planting the seed. Many seeds which would rot or produce only spindling stalks if planted In a colt soil will grow into strong plants il * planting is delayed until the soil lm < become warm. Any seed will make E stronger , better producing plant if 1 ; has a warm seed bed to start from. The rapidity with which soil wll warm up in the spring depends a grea deal upon the nature of the soil Itself A sandy soil warms up quickly be cause the air can get down into I easily , thus warming It all the way through at once. Another reason foi the higher temperature of sandy sol is Its greater dryncss. As long as wa tcr la evaporating rapidly the ground will be cold. The process of evapor.i tlon requires a great deal of heat. FIG. II HOW A SQUASH I'LANT TAKES ITS HUU1) COAT. We can help the soil to bccom warm In the spring , then , by doing a ! that we can to cheek evaporation. DI you ever notice how quickly the sui face of a wet Held became dry after I had been harrowed ? This Is becaus stirring and loosening the soil slop the water from coming up from be low , The water in the loo-so uppe layer soon evaporates , and after Ilia the heat is used in warming the BO Instead of turning the water Into va por. Of course. If wo are not going lo allow the surplus water to be given oft by evaporation we must provide tllu drains and dltehe.s to carry It away. Wo shall study moro about drainage and the movement < if water through the soil In another article. Sheppiml & Burk UKADQP. RI'RHS I'OR JUST \VH 1IAVH \ MCI ? NKW LINK Ol Dales , Imported Figs , Honey , Celery , Cranberries , Sweet Potatoes , Dill Pickles , Candied Cherries , Candied Citron Peal , Candied Lemon Peal , Orange Peal , Nut Meats , After Dinner Mints , a all kinds of Nuts. New ciop is now in. We iilso have fine fresh Oysters right from Baltimore big ones the kind YOU CAN FRY. ; * i FOR OUR Baldwin Nut and Lump m Cannon and Nigger Head Coal | WE ALSO NOW HAVE NICE PEA COAL i ® iM Go. ft RAS ANDERSON DEALER IN CRAIN AND COAL j Feed in large and small quantities at both wholesale > and retail. _ Special attention given to filling orders for coal jj in any quantity. J Broken Bow , - - Nebraska § Send your Abstract Orders to tf&e t9 A HBfc Mb JM . LEOHAED , Bonded Abstractor Office In Security State Bank'B'Id'ng ABSTR ACTING- BROKEN BOW ABSTRACT CO. BONDED Farm Loans Quickly Closed B. A. RENEAU 1908 WHITEHALL POLAND-CHINAS 1908 As good as money can buy or skill produce. IN SERVICK RPilVM BOY 42275 , , , ' . 1st and Sweepstakes nt Nebraska State Fair 1907. WHITEHALL KING 48003 , . Of well nigh faultless conformation and breeding. 7 SOWS AVERAGED 12 PIGS , SPRING ' 08. 7 , Sows Sired By : King Look 24459 , Grand Look 38305 , Chief Tec. 3rd. 20740 , Young Tec. 42406. , standard Chief 2nd etc. Stock for Sale nt Private Treaty No Public Sale This Fall. M. E. Vandenberg , - - - Sargent , Nebraska : inter Excursions Rates Winter Tourist Rates : Daily reduced rate excursions to California , Old Mexico , Southern and Cuban Kosorts. Homeseekers Excursions : First and third Tuesdays of each month , to many points west , south and southwest. Personally Conducted Excursion to Florida by Superintendent Public Instruction of Nebraska , Mr. J. LMcBrieji , leaving1 Lincoln and Omaha December 19th. Write G. W. Bonncll , C. P. A- , Lincoln , for intiuery. Government Irrigated Homesteads in the Big Horn Basin and Yel lowstone Valley : One of the last chances to secure good farms from the Government at low prices. Go with Mr. D. Clem Deaver on the next personallj conducted excursion. lie will help you securc enc ° f these farms. No charge for his ser- vices. Excursions first and third 1 uesclays. H. L. ORMSBY , Ticket Agent , Broken How , Nebr. L. W. WAKKT.KY , G. P. A. , Otnaha.