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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
Corn Pollen.

Every particle OF pollen is a minute
germ that is meant to fertilize the
cavity at the end of the corn silk and
thus produce kernel of corn. The
pollen is not in itself seed, but is
the germ of seed. The number of
pollen grains borne on a single corn
tassel is surprising. On the basis of
counting large part, 1t has been reck
oned that each tassel, or rather col
lection of tassels, on corn stalk, has
about so million grains. Thus ma
ture prepares to have most of her eff
fort wasted. There are probably not
more than a thousand kernels on the
ordinary ear Of corn, and this would
give $4,000 grains of pollen for each
kernel In other words nature sup
plies the pollen so abundantly that
nearly all may be wasted and vet
enough be left to do the work OF
fructifying the cavities that are to
produce seed. The necessity for this
great waste Is seen in the methods
used to pollenize the silks. The wind
is the chief carrier. But many times
the wind Is blowing the pollen away
from the silk instead of towards 1t.
1t is only the occasional breeze that
carries the pollen to the place where
it may be useful; yet so great is the
supply that single zephyr may watt
enough to the silk to fructify the
whole clump. This abundance of pol
len also helps to cross fertilize the
corn, and it is probably the rule that
most of the kernels have been devel-
oped from germs borne from other
stalks rather than from the stalks on
which the particular ear grew. This
is the more likely to be the case for
the reason that the wind is generally
blowing the pollen away from the
stalk on which it is borne and to the
silk of some neighboring stalk. Thus
nature provides against self-fertiliZa
ton, which seems to be abhorrent to
the general plan of life production
Pollen is blown to considerable dis
tances, If we may judge of the re-
suits obtained. Some time ago we
heard of a man that had a very fine
strain OF sweet corn, which brought
him a good price when sold green in
the market. He would not sell the
seed, and as it had been bred up by
himself, no other person could get it.,
To be sure that his seed did not get
into the hands of anyone else, he
planted his corn on an island in a
river. But neighbor was smart
enough to plant his corn on the river
bank opposite the sweet corn. The
sweet corn was white and the other
was the yellow field corn. He rightly
judged that some of the million of
grains of pollen would reach his field.
In the fall when he gathered his vel
low corn he found many white kernels
scattered among the ears. These he
picked out and planted the next year
with the result that he had the same
variety Of corn as his neighbor. He
had stolen the variety, but in man
ner entirely legal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
FREE TO TWENTY-FIVE LADIES'

FREE TO TWENTY-FIV: LADIES.
The Defiance Starch Co. will give
rs ladies a round trip ticket to the
st. Louis Exposition, to five ladies in
each of the following states: Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Mis-
souri, who will send in the largest
number of trade marks cut from a
ten-cent, 16-ounce package of Def
anCe cold water laundry starch. This
means from your own home, any
where in the above named states.
These trade marks must be mailed
to and received by the Defiance
Starch Co., Omaha, Nebr., before Sep
TENDER LIST, 1904. October and Novem-
Der will be the best months to visit
the Exposition. Remember that Def
ance is the only starch put up 16 OF.
"a full pound) to the package. You
get one-third more starch for the
same money than of any other kind,
and Defiance never sticks to the iron.
The tickets to the Exposition will be
sent by registered mail September
9Th. Starch for sale by all dealers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
DIGESTIVE power Of the cow.

The power of the COW to take and
digest large quantities of food regu-
lates to a considerable degree her
value in the dairy. The small eater
is of little value, as it is impossible
for her to make milk, and force ener-
gy and milk out of food that con-
talns too little of the elements for
force and milk making. In all cases
a large eater is wanted. The large
eater will have depth of body not
seen in the small eaters. The breadth
of the body will also be more than
that OF cows that are small producers
OF milk. In the same connection, we
may say that the body must also be
long. 1t is not enough that the cow
have deep and wide paunch If it IL
short. With these go the strong jaws,
which must be strong to masticate the
amount of food the animals require
to fill the large cavity of the stom-
ach! The greatest number of good
feeders have marked depth of body,
and the ribs are what we call we'll
sprung. This means that the ribs
are not bent down in such a way as
to decrease the size of the abdominal
cavity. No matter what the temper.
ament of COW may be-, if she have
not the power to digest easily great
quantity of food, she will be of little
use as milk producer. One of the
best milk COWS the writer ever knew
had this great power of digesting
feed to a remarkable degree. She
had powerful jaws and a big paunch.
Nothing seemed to be able to put her
off her feed. She could fill up with
anything and digest it without trou-
bic. One night she broke loose in the
stable and got to the place where the
different feeds were kept. She sam
pied everything in sight and filled
up on corn meal, bran, gluten feed
and middlings. When the owner
opened the door in the morning the
COW was standing facing him, with
sides bulged out too far to allow her
to pass through the door. He said,
You're dead cow" for he thought
that a cow stuffed so full of dry
ground feed as she was would GER
tainly die. But the COW seemed to
think otherwise and proceeded to di-
gest her midnight meal as if it had
been a common ration for her. The
same amount of overfeed would have
put most cows out of business, for
some time at least. That digestive
ability in COW is valuable, and where
found it should be carefully transmit
ted by breeding.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
Dajry-Breed Steers.

The attempt that is frequently made
to make beef out of dairy steers
should be abandoned, except where an
animal has passed his usefulness and
has to be turned off, or where COW
or calf is Improbable to keep for
some reason. A good many farmers
have been fooled by their own expert
ments in this matter. They have fed
such steers and have kept an account
of the gains made and have seen that
in many instances a dairy animal will
make as rapid gains as beef animal
If that were the only test to be made
we would have nothing to say against
trying to make beef with dairy blood.
At some of our stations dairy steers
and beef steers have been fed side
by side and the dairy steer has COM
pared favorably with the animal at
his side. The difference came when
the animal was marketed. Then the
dairy steer was found to have put an
immense amount of fat on the intes
mercial value, and to have great
abundance of low priced cuts. The
beef steer, on the other hand, was
found to have put much of his added
fat into the highpriced cuts, and at
time of being cut up for meat fur
nished very large proportion of
these high-priced cuts. This differ.
ence was so great that it amounted to
a considerable sum of money. The
buyers OF cattle understand this and
make due allowance. Sometimes they
make more than a fair deduction, as
they do not seem to care to encourage
the making of beef from dairy blood
1t will not in the main pay any farmer
to try to raise beeves from dairy cows
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
The Silk of Corn.

Corn silk has received considerable
attention from our corn scientists. 1t
is a somewhat unusual manifestation
of nature, the cavity to be fortified
by the pollen sending out this long
silky messenger to guide the pollen
grain to it's goal. The growth and
development of the silk bears an i'm
portant relationship to the crop Of
corn that is to be harvested. The silk
at the butt of the ear appears first
and Is the longest, as it must grow
the whole length of the cob to get to
the light at all. Yet 1t does this and
is waving in the air catching the pol
len before the tip silks have appeared.
The butt cavities or ovaries are there
fore the first to be fertilized. 1t is
generally believed that the shorter the
ear the more likely it Is to be Gov
cred with kernels, as the longer the
ear the later will the tip silks be in
getting out to the light where they
can be of service. For this reason
the tips of long ears are frequently
found with no kernels on them. The
silks did not get out till after the
stalks had ceased shedding pollen. II
an ear Of corn that is sending out
silk be covered with long paper fun
mel, the silk will continue to grow In
length till it has attained length of
twenty inches or more. At the Iowa
station an ear of corn treated in this
way seemed to despair of getting pol
len and sent out two new ears near
it's base; and these two new ears de-
veloped a good mass of silk. The
falling of the pollen on the silk is fol
lowed by the grains being conveyed
to the ovaries, after the completion
of which work the silk dies.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

The color of butter is too high for
the best good of the butter making in
dustry, If vegetable coloring matter is
to be used. We are trying to get back
to vegetable coloring matter, as the
analine dyes are now being prohibited
in different states and are likely to
be in all states where butter-making
is largely carried on. The use of
these coal tar dyes has led to the
higher coloring Of the butter than for.
merly, and the vegetable colors being
weaker have to be used in too large
quantities il the same color is to be
kept up. The large use Of these veg.
etable colors does not injure the food
value of the butter, but does some.
times affect the flavor. according to
the testimony of experts. The RENE.
dy would seem to be- to lower the
standard of color.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

There 10 Catarrh in this section of the country
than all other diseases put together and until the last
few years was supposed TO be incurabe. For great
many years doctors pronounced It local disease and
prescribed local remedies. and by constantly failing
to with local treatment pronounced It incurable
Science has proven Catarrh be constitutional dis
ease and therefore requires constitutional treatment
Hairs Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f. j Cheney
Co.. Toledo, Ohio is the only constitutional on
the market 1t is taken internally In doses from 10
drops a teaspOOnfu 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any 1t fails cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials.
Address; +. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
& Take Halls Family Pills for consultation,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

Potatoes that are allowed to lie In
the sun become green, as all of our
readers that have grown potatoes
know. II has been thought by some
that these potatoes are not fit for
planting any more than they are fit
for food. But this is mistake. They
are not fit for food for the reason
that they are both strong and bitter
and for the additional reason that
there have been elaborated in them
some kinds of compounds that are
thought not to be good for the health.
But the green matter in the potato is
not what makes it bad for the stom-
ach, as it is only the chlorophyll that
is found in all green leaves. The po-
tato is even better for planting than
before, and some potato planters ex-
pose their tubers to the sun to have
them turn green, as this hastens
growth of the shoots from the potato.
They can thus be planted to advan-
tage ...
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
RAILROAD LANDS.

The Union Pacific offers a fine
body of choice wheat lands in. Kansas,
Sc to $11 per acre. Immense wheat
crop in sight. We own large tract
of fine stock raising lands in Nc
braska, $1.75 to $3.50 per acre-One-
tenth cash. Excursion dates first and
third Tuesdays. Union Pacifice Land
Agency, 228 Fifth St, Des Moines, la.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
Catarrh Of the Kidneys Common
Disease - Kidney Trouble often
Fails to Be Regarded as Catarrh by
phvaiciana

Catarrh of the kidneys is very com
mon indeed. 1t is II pity this fact is not
better known to the physicians as well
as the people.
People have kidney disease. They
take some diuretic, hoping to get better.
They never once think of catarrh. Kid
ney disease and catarrh are seldom as
ISOLATED in the minds of the people,
and, alas, it is not very often associated
in the minds of the physicians. Too
few physicians recognize catarrh of the
kidneys. They doctor for something
else. They try this remedy and that
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
CATARRH IS THE CAUSE
OF MOST KIDNEY DISEASES.
PE-RU-NA CURES CATARRH.

Captain James L. Dempsey, Captain 2nd Precinct
Troy Police Force, writes from l9s Ferry St. Troy
N. ". as follows: ."
"FronI my personal experience with Per1na am
satisfied IL Is a very fine remedy for catarrhal af-
ACTIONS, whether of the head, lungs, stomach or
pelvic organs. II cures colds quickly, and few
"Son,e of the pafroinIen under have also
found great relief from Peruna. IL has cured
chronic cases of kidney and bladder troubles, re-
stored men suffering from Indigestion and rheu-
nlsfisnI, and am fully persuaded that IL Is an
honest, reliable medicine, hence fully endorse
and recommend IT," JAMES L. DEMPSEY. #
Officer A. c. Swanson writes from 6O7 Harrison
St, Council Bluffs Ia, as follows:
''As my duties compelled me to be out in all kinds
of weather / contracted severe cold from time to
time, which settled in the kidneys, causing severe
pains and trouble in the pelvic organs.
II am now like new man, am in splendid health
and give all praise to Pcruna. "A C. Swanson.
s. - \ -- --- NV ~
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Swollen, Hot, Sweating Feet, Corns and
Bunions. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
Pe.ru.na Cures Kidney Disease.

Peruna cures kidney disease. Tho
reason it cures kidney disease is because
it cures catarrh. Catarrh of the kidneys
is the cause of most kidney disease.
Peruna cures catarrh wherever 1t hap
pens TO be located. 1t rarely fails.
II you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use OF Peruna,
write at once TO DIR. Hartman, giving II
full statement OF your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable add
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

The man who looks too far ahead
is apt to miss some good things of the
present
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

Try me just once and l am sure to
come again. Defiance Starch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

stefan are received by DIR. Hartman
every year, giving Pcruna the whole
praise for marvellous cures.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

The selfish mans friends are gen.
orally limited to the people he can
make use Of.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

The we'll earned reputation and increas.
ing popularity of the Lewis "Single
Binder" straight sc cigar, is due to the
maintained high quality and appreciation
of the smoker. Lewis Factory Peoria IL
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

It's always difficult to make a tool
of sharp man.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

81 Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces In
dammation allays pain wind colo. 25c bottla
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

TO be a successful bookkeeper II is
necessary to first be successful
book borrower.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

A woman's idea of supreme happi.
ness is a good husband and enough
money for clothes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
, Halrs Family Pills for constipation.

1t takes a woman to weep to show
her happiness and to laugh to hide
her grief.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

A woman can't feel comfortable
and also feel dressed up.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

Laplanders have been known to
skate q distance Of $50 miles In one
day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
Thousands of Testimonials.

who have had kidney disease which had
gone beyond the control of the ply
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

In Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

A woman's idea Of n mean, spite.
full thing" Is another woman who has
new dress made just like hers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

HO! FOR ROSEBUD RESERVATION,
South Dakota 40 900 acres land open under U g. draw
ing Registration begins July 81 ends e. Fifteen ears
experience IN oklahoma land Openings My Northwest.
ONCE Will DO at Homestead y. Dak. Send ~ cts for
my Land Manual, containing proclamation and com.
plete Information, Soldiers desiring agent should
write me. DlCk 7. MORGAN, Homestead south Dakota.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

A girl always has an idea her feet
would be much smaller if she could
afford to wear made-to-Order boots
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

Tb-IU-Hd NeHIUVob VH0 OuuSo UI VHo
Kidney Trouble.
Peruna strikes at the very centre of
the difficulty by eradicating the catarrh
from the kidneys. Catarrh is the cause
of kidney difficulty. Remove the cause
and you remove the effect. With un-
erring accuracy Peruna goes right to
the spot. The kidneys are soon doing
their work with perfect regularity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
Important 20 Mothers.

Examine carefully every bottle OF CASToR1A,
a safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and see that It ..
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

Out for the dust-The sprinkling
cart.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

remedy. The trouble may be catarrh
all the time. A few bottles OF Peruna
would cure them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

bEkcInNc to Civil War Veterans. Honorably
ESmSiouS discharged with 90 days service: &c, at
60 years of age ; at s. 40 at IS el2 at TO- New ap
plfcatons required 10 medical examination. Bying-
ton Wilson, 7s 18th ST.. WashngtOn ID C. Est.1s66
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

Miss M. Cartledge gives some
helpful advice to young girls.
Her letter is but one of thou
sands which prove that nothing
is so helpful to young girls who
are just arriving at the period of
womanhoOd as Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.
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table Compound too highly, for 10
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cured me. / suffered much from my
first menstrual period, felt SO weak
and dizzy at times could not pursue
my studies with the usual interest.
Ny thoughts became sluggish, / had
headaches, backaches and sinking
spells, also pains in the back and lower
limbs. In fact, was sick all over.
Finally, after many other remedies
had been tried, we We're advised to get
Lydia IL. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and am pleased to say
that after taking it only two weeks, a
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perfect health. felt buoyant,, full of
/. life, and found all work a pastime. 1
am indeed glad to tell my experience
with Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegc-
table Compound, for it made diff
ferent girl of me. Yours very truly,
Miss M. CARTRIDGE, 1913 Whitehall ST.,
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
po Your Eeet Ache and Rurn7

A diet of dry bread is apt to make
man feel crusty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

If . ssS ssa. wit" 1t. Thompson'e Eye Water
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

Complete Humor Cure, consisting Of CUTTcURA
Kesovent Soc. lin form Of Chocolate Coated Pa, Csc.
Der Vial Of co., Ointment !oc Soap, 25c Depots London,
b Chsrsrhouss 81 Paris Rus de Ia Pain Boston, 10
~ send for SHOW to Cure Every Humor."
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-09-03
Good Advertising.

Through the efforts of an Off
Ger Of the National Irrigation
Congress the opportunities for
settlement and homes in the new
lands under the government can
al in Nevada are being extensive
" advertised in the East, and
the opportunities for homes for
settlers only are shown III q col
umn advertisement in a weekly
magazine published at EIgin
HI This was aided by the col
onization companies OF the East,
who informed themselves Of the
superior advantages of Nevada
for homes. and will no doubt
aid greatly in starting emigra-
iion This way from the over
crowded cities and settlements
OF the East aud Middle West.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-09-03
Famous Jockey From Nevada.

Hiidebrand, the famousjockey,
VINO has made a wonder full re
cord Oh the San Francisco
tracks and is now pulling down
the larg st salary OF any Jockey
II the United States, is from THIS
state and until two and a half
years ago lived in the Orphans
Home at Carson. After he was
old enough to leave home he
came to Keno and under the di-
reelioa o. Vic Gilbert rode Lode
star.
The littje Nevada boy was
ia en- to San Francisco by Gil
btru and Won several races the
hrSt season on the California
tracks He then went 10 New
York, where he made { phcnnm
en- ! res3rd riding Pagct's horses
Il is sad 80 now be drawing .
salary Of $4,000 a year iron!
Paget for first call.
iO5eph losephs, the Supfr1n.
tenient Of the 0rpans' IIoae at
Carson, has stated tha Hide
brand has II lnl'le bro her and
sister in the home at present and
Tire famous Jockey i ou'y W,it-
i nt'ii he gets home. when he
will take them from hi are and
educate tiicH.
He never torgets hi brother
and sister after a big race, but
on each occasion III little ones
re eve a goo 5 zed check from
hjm, He is always sending hls
infant sister valuable presents
in the way of clothes and al
though she is only a tot. 4hehas
SO ne costly and beautiful dress
es and coats Journal.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-09-03
TIE CAM Law.

For tht eniencc Of our
readers we give a brief summary
Of the game laws Of Nevada rs
revised in 1903. The open SEA
SonS are H. follows:
Male deer and antelope, Sep-
tcmber Is TO November 10.
(One person limited to three for
any one seaSOn.)
Grouse, quail, duck, sandhill
crane, plover, curieW, snlpe,
Voodcock. prairc chicken, Sep
t mber 15 to March l.
Sage chicken, July 10 l. Febu-
rarN 10.
Pheasants protected until ep-
terher |, 1906.
1t Is unlawful for any person
10 kill or have Ill his possession
a greater number than twenty
ducks, twenty sa%ehen, NlH
grouse. twcntv valley vnail, five
plover or fifteen suipe III one
day.
ANY person en- sell game Law
fully killed by himself. but II Is
unlawful to purchase such game
for the purpose OF barter or
trade.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-09-03

SUNDAY school will be held
in the hall on Sunday afternoon
at . p. m. All are cordia ~ in
vited.