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Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-11
BANGLE IN DUCKS GIZZARD
Gold Heart, Engraved With "E," in a
Black-Head's Interior When
It Is Opened
Special to Tho Herald.

BALTIMORE. Md, March 10.-In a
blackhead duck killed by Captain Will
lam Crockett at Harnass Creek. South
River, Md, yesterday, he found small
gold heart probably the bangle of a
lady's bracelet in it's gizzard. The
heart was engraved with the letter
"E." Captain Crockett is caretaker of
a ducl1ing shore belonging to a group
of naval officers stationed at Annap-
oils.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18
Poorly Keeping Apples.

Poorly keeping apples are of little
value unless they be summer and fall
apples grown near a market that will
take them all. The winter apple that
is hardly fit for eating in the fall and
yet will not keep in an ordinary cellar
is of little use on the farm, and 1t
should be avoided. No matter how
good It is, If 1t must be kept in cold
storage house to remain eatable 1t Is
an impracticable apple for the farmer
to grow.
I bought barrel Of apples short
time ago from neighbor. They were
very fine in appearance when | pur-
chased them, but in short time they
began to rot badly. We tried to eat
them up to save them from the rot,
and succeeded partially, but 1t is an
expensive method of furnishing the
family with fruit. | think 1t is just
here that we have so much to be
thankful for in the Ben Davis, Baldwin,
Greening, Russell and other old stand
bys. When we put barrel of these
apples in tho cellar we do not feel
that we must hurry and use them up
and exclude the use of all other fruit
during the time they are being eaten.
1t has been my observation that
much of the poorly keeping fruit ON
the farm is due to farmers buying and
planting the varieties recommended
by the travelling agents. Many a farm
er is soft-hearted and when the agent
comes to him and talks to him about
his particular variety-his novelty
which is always high priced, he does
not like to refuse to buy 1t OF, him. II
he suggests that he would prefer the
standard varieties. he is discouraged
by the agent, whose motive Is to sell
high-priced trees rather than low
priced trees.
The novelties are generally poor.
keepers, because most of the apples
that have been tried are poor-keepers.
Only now and then does an apple have
the combination of good quality in
flavor and texture and good quality as
to keeping. There are young orchards
on some of our farms that never will
amount to anything even If they bear
heavily, because the fruit Is of varie-
ties that will not keep In cellars
Milton knight, Cherry Co., Neb.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

restore the family fortune. They
argued that the medicine which was
SO good for their woman friends and
neighbors was equally good for the
women of the whole world.
The Pinlhams had no money, and
little credit. Their first laboratory
was the kitchen, where roots and
herbs were stepped on the stove,
gradually filling "a gross of bottles.
Then came the question OF selling
it, for always before they had given
IL away freely. They hired Job
printer TO run off some pamphlets
setting forth the merits OF the medi-
cine, now called Lydia IL. Piukham's
Vegetable Compound, and these wero
distributed by the PinlSham sons In
Boston, New York, and Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties of
the medicine were, TO n great extent,
self-adyertising, for whoever used il
recommended II TO others, and the de-
mand gradually increased.
In 1877, by combined efforts the fam
| lily had saved enough money to com
mence newspaper advertising and from
that time the growth and success OF
the enterprise were assured, until to-
day Lydia II pinkham and her Vege.
table Compound have become house.
hold words everywhere, and many
tons OF roots and herbs are used annu.
ally In Its manufacture.
Lydia r.. Pinkham herself did not
| live TO see the great success of this
work. She passed 20 her reward years
ago, but not till she had provided
means for continuing her work as
effectively rs she could have done 1t
herself.
During her long and eventful expo
rience she was ever methodical in her
work and she was always careful topre-
serve a record of every case that came to
her attention. The case OF every sick
woman who applied TO her for advice
and there were Thousands received
careful study. and the "details, includ-
ing symptoms, treatment and results
were recorded for future reference, and
to-day these records, together with
hundreds OF thousands made since, are
available TO sick women the world
over, and represent q vast collabora-
ton OF information regarding tho
treatment OF woman's Ills, which for
authenticity and accuracy can hardly
be equaled in any library in tho
world.
With Lydia Il. PinlShnm worked her
daughter in law, the present Mrs.
PinlSham. She was carefully instructed
in all her hard-won knowledge and
for years she assisted her In her vast
correspondence.
To her hands naturally fell the
direction of the work when It's origina-
tor passed away. For nearly twenty
FIVE years she has continued IL, and
nothing In the work shows when tho
first Lydia Il. Pinlsham dropped her
pen, and the present Mrs. Pinkham,
now the mother Of a large family, took
IL up With woman assistants, some as
capable MS herself, the present Mrs,
pinkham continues this great work and
probably from the office OF no other
person have SO many women been adj
vlsed how TO regain health. Sick wo-
men, this advice Is yours for Health"
freely given II you only write TO ask
for e.
Such Is the history OF Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound made
from simple roots and herbs; the one
great medicine for women's ailments,
and the fitting monument 10 the noble
woman whose name IL bears.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18
HORTICULTURE
17>,2S9sSgsrEP
~.
The kiener Pear.

d. j. Hartzler of LAGRANGE County
Ind, in a letter to the Farmers Review
says:
'Will you kindly give your opinion
on the Kieffer pear, which is not
valued very much by most farmersI
While the tree Is young the fruit Is
not so good, but as the tree gets older
the fruit gets better"
The Kieffer pear Is considered
rather poor pear, but is extensively
produced. We cannot expect to have
all the good qualities In any particu'
lar variety. Generally II a variety
has high quality 1t lacks something
else of great importance. The Kiener
pear is only cooking pear. In no
sense can 1t be called dessert pear
Its flavor Is generally lacking. one
thing against 1t also is its tough skin,
which must be removed before the
pear can be enjoyed. The things IN
favor OF the pear are, the productive
ness Of the tree and its ability 10
withstand adverse conditions. In spite
of its lack of flavor the Kieffer sells
quite we'll in the markets OF large
cities. We believe the quality OF the
Kieffer pear can be much improved
by thinning the pears and producing
larger and therefore better pears.
Small Kieffer pears affected with
scab are a very poor fruit. Spraying
is often necessary TO keep the scab
under control. We have said above
that the Kieffer tree is very produc-
tive, this is with the understanding
that it Is grown in the same locality
with pears of other varieties that can
act as pollenizers for the Kieffer. On
many soils and In many localities the
Kieffer pear does not respond to lts
own pollen; probably it needs more
than any other variety to be crossed
pollenated. 1t is therefore never wise
OF safe to plant Kieffer pears In large
blocks. More than one such orchard
has remained unfruitful; Its owner did
not understand the cause of II, and
the orchard has been finally cut down:
| When grown In the vicinity of the
Garbar or other pear blooming at
about the same season the Kieffer
| tree produces enormous crops.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18
Original Type Of Corn.

The corn plant, as now known to
nan, is an artificial product, 1t was,
doubtless, developed gradually through
ong generations of selection, by the
tborigines of Mexico, Central and
South America, who evidently made
heir selection instinctively, choosing
he best ears for seed. It is believed
hat the original corn plant produced
almost no seed, and, in fact. was with
,ut seed when grown in the lowlands
n the tropical regions. 1t is sup.
oosed that c1ly on the highlands did
t first produce fruit occasionally. Bar
'en stocks were then the rule rather
han the exception. The barren stocks
n the fields to-day are perhaps illus.
rative of the law of atavism, that is,
he tendency Of varieties to revert
lack to an original type.
On the high lands In the tropical
'eEions, where the temperature was
comparatively low, some of these
,lants doubtless produced grain quite
RELY, and this grain was found by
he Indians good for food. The orig
nal type of corn was very inferior to
he present and required an immense
mount OF work to prepare it for hui
nan food. 1t was not enough to shell
he kernels from the cob, it was also
Necessary to dig out the kernels from
ZACH little husk in which 1t was in
.ased; for at that time not only was
he ear incased in husk, but each
,ernel was tightly incased in a husk
In time some of these varieties OF
,orn produced ears on which the ker.
iels were free of husks, and these
we're extensively planted by the alb
,rigines. Even to-day, after thou,
lands of years of evolution, we find
certain varieties of the corn plant re
Ierting back to the original type, and
lere and there the varieties, If allowed
o deteriorate, produce ears with each
Kernel incased in husk. Some years
igo at the Illinois State Fair a mar
lad an exhibit of a large number Of
varieties Of corn that he had pro
iuced by aiding reversion. He had sc
ected ear by ear the poorest corr
and that most inclined to revert, anC
oy so doing had worked back, as he be
ieved, to near the original type. A
continuation Of such process SHOULD
bring the scientist back, at last, to tn,
original form growing luxuriantIy il
The low lands and producing no seed
We can not see what value Their,
would be to such a proof, and yet sci
snce has been able to utilize man.
such proofs and make them valuabl,
20 man in ways that could not be fore
Seen.-Amos Dibble, Clinton Co., la.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

and investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above
all, possessed of wonderfully sympa
thetic nature.
In 1913 she married Isaac PinlSham
a builder and real estate operator, and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They hac
four children, three sons and q
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days II
was common for mothers 20 make
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs, natures own remedies
calling In physician only In specially
urgent cases. BY tradition and eX-
perience many of them gained won
derful knowledge OF the curative prop
critics OF the various roots and herbs.
Mrs. Pinlsham took great interest
In the study of roots and herbs, their
characteristics and power over disease.
She maintained that just as nature so
bountifully provides in the harvest
fields and orchards vegetable foods OF
all kinds; so, IL we but take the pains
TO find them, in the roots and herbs
of the field there are remedies ex-
pressly designed to cure the various
ills and weaknesses of the body, and
1t was her pleasure to search these out,
and prepare simple and effective medi
cines for her own family md friends
Chief of these was rare combina.
ton of the choicest medicinal roots
and herbs found best adapted for Tho
cure of the ills and weaknesses pacu
liar To the female sex, and Lydia II. Pink
hams friends and neighbors Learned
that her compound relieved and curct
and IL became quite popular among
them.
All this so far was done freely, with
out money and without price, a. {
labor OF love.
But in 1873 the financial crisis strucl
Lynn. It's length and severity were toe
much for the large real estate interests
of the Pinkham family, AZ this class
OF business suffered most from
fearful depression, so when the Centen,
NAL year dawned IL found their prop
erty swept away. Some other source
of income had TO be found.
At this point Lydia Il. Pinkham'f
Vegetable Compound was made known
TO the world.
The three sons and the daughter,
with their mother, combined forces TO
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18
Permanent Fences.

The farmer should avoid building
temporary fences. unless 1t is his in.
tention to remove them occasionally
to make way for his rotation of crops.
Most farmers, however, do not do this;
but expect always to keep one fence in
place. One cause of loss on American
farms is the lack of permanency in the
t-nces. A man should build fence
that will last lifetime. He should
select posts that will not decay and
have them so long that he can set
them deeply in the ground. In fact
they should be set so that neither the
frosts nor gales nor floods can shake
them. 1t takes little longer to build
= fence OF this kind, but in the years
10 come the extra labor at the begin
ming will be found to be economy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18
Cleaner Seed, Bigger Yield.

II there is any one question in par
hcular that should interest grain grow.
ers, 1t is the selection and grading OF
seed grain of all kinds. The writer
saw, during his travels the past crop
season, thousands upon thousands OF
acres Of oats that would hardly pay for
cutting. The trouble In every case
which ! investigated was lack of any
care in the selection of the seed AS
one grower put it, ''the seed oats
looked bright, and apparently did not
contain many weed Seeds" In the
first place that seed oats was light,
weighing scarcely 80 pounds to the
bushel. On this account the ground
was not well covered, and this gave
the weed seeds fine chance 20 grow.
Now the remedy: 1t never pays to
SOW light, chaffy oats. Unless you
have good heavy seed, better get your
supply from some reliable scotsman.
If you have seed good enough to SOW,
then be sure to clean and grade 1t until
1t is absolutely free of all foreign
seeds, and you have left only the heav-
lest, plumpest, grains. If your land
is already foul, it will call for heroic
measures to get it clean again, but the
first step in the job is to sow only
clean heavy seed, and seed of suffi-
cient vitality to push its way along
and help you eradicate the weeds.
What has been said of oats, will ap-
ply with equal force to wheat. Unless
you have variety that Is giving you
the maximum yield that your land will
produce, better start fresh by getting
new seed. Look up the work Of your
state experiment station and see which
varieties are doing the best. You can
always buy these varieties from reli-
able seedsmen. II you are saving your
own seed wheat make sure that 1t is
clean, and grade 1t over and over un-
til you have supply of only the heav-
lest grains. This will insure good
stand, and the seed will sprout quick
ly and push itself rapidly forward.
OF all grain crops, and in spite Of
the constant suggestions of expert
ment stations and farm papers. corn
lie treated the most shabbily. II has
been proved by repeated field tests
that yields may be increased from
10 to % bushels per acre, by planting
uniform size grain, so as to insure an
even stand in the hills. All good
planters will drop mechanically, but
one can hardly expect the machine to
discriminate between small and large
kernels. The way to overcome that is
to plant grains of as near the same
size as possible. This Is more i'm
portant than any other thing In grow
ing corn. There is no profit In tend
ing a half-stand of corn. Get good
seed; pay any reasonable price for 1t,
but insist upon its being good. Then
grade it until your planter will drop
two and three kernels. Then you
have started right for big corn crop.
Il. C. Brown, Cook County, H., in
Farmers Review.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18
Decentralization Of Cereals.


Within recent years new varieties
of wheat have been produced by cross
fertilizing. Most of the varieties of
wheat produced by Nature have been
produced by cross-fertilization acct
IDENTIFY obtained. 1t has taken Nature
a long time to produce a few good
varieties. Our scientists who have
taken hold of the matter by polleniz-
ing varieties with pollen from other
strong varieties, have been able to
outstrip Nature In the work of produc-
ing good varieties. The evolution OF
the wheat plant Is thus taken out of
the domain of chance and introduced
into the domain Of science. Under the
old regime q good variety was more
likely to be pollenized by poor vari.
ETY. than otherwise, because poor vari.
cites are more numerous than good
varieties. Man, however, Is able to
combine the good qualities OF the
strongest cereals and by selecting the
best of their progeny get immediate
results. There are to-day forty or
fifty varieties of wheat that have been
thus created. Such varieties have
longer heads, heavier grain and pro-
duce larger yields per acre than the
old varieties and are at the same time
better able to stand adverse condition.
Within the next twenty-five years we
shall see the science of wheat-growing
develop greatly, with the result Of
more fully using the land devoted to
wheat growing. Hard wheats will be
evolved for use on the semi-arid lands,
while softer wheats resistant to fun
gous diseases will be produced for
humid localities.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

Denmark has an average OF one
COW for every two Inhabitants, and
is noted for the excellence Of its but
ter, which finds ready market in
various countries of Europe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18
The Turkish Turban.

Did you ever see Turkish turban?
II not. you have surely seen the Pic
ture of Turk with his turban on his
head. To make one of these turbans
Of the largest size 1t takes about TWEEN.
ty yards Of the finest and softest mus
lin.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

He--"Do you think blondes have
more admirers than brunettes?" She
~ don't know. You might ask Miss
Turner. She has had experiences in
both capacities. New Yorker.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18
WHO SHE WAS.
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PINKHAM
And True Story of How the Vegetable Compound
Hadlt Birth and How the "Panic of '73" Caused
it to be Offered for Public Sale I'm Drug Stores.

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born in
Lynn, Mass, February 9th, 1919, com
Ing from good old Quaker family.
For some years she taught scho !, and
became known as n woman OF an alert
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

Never before has there been such an enor-
nous Tomato grown the one herewith illus
trated. This wonder being grown by Mr.. W. H:
Richards of Wiiburtou, Ind. Ter, who raised
numerous other tomatoes in the same patch,
weighing 3, and pounds each. This new
Co., 705-7l7 North Fourth Street St Louis Mo-,
who are giving away FREE packets of the seeds
TO all who write them for It. Their beautiful
new enlarged Catalogue also describes and
illustrates the worlds largest cucumber length
az inches. Their wonderful new corn, that they
offer cash prize of S. 90 per ear for. Their new
mammoth yielding oats, which has a record Of
lS3 bushels per acre and ar endless variety of
other new offerings that cannot be found else
where. We urge our readers to write them
to-day, for their handsome new Seed Catalogue,
also the FREE packet of Tomato Seed, kindly
mentioning this paner. Address them as above.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18
The Race Question

Is a problem that has puzzled the
profoundest minds, for many years.
The best thing for the human race to
do Is to eat Pillsbury's Vitos for
breakfast.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18
More Flexible and Lasting,

won't shake out or blow out: by using
Defiance Starch you obta'v better re-
suits than possible with my other
brand and one-third more for same
money.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18
Those VINO Have TrIed Il.

will use no other. Defiance Cold Wa
ter Starch has no equal in Quantity
or Quality--16 or. for 10 cents. Other
brands contain only IL OF.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18
Beware of Ointments for catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

a. mercury viii surely destroy the senfe Of smell
and completely derange the whole system when
entering IL through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on prescrlp.
lions from reputable physicians NJ the damage they
will do is ten fold 20 the good you can possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by I. j, Chesey Co, Toledo, o.. contains no mer.
curry, and Is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood aud mucous surfaces OF the system, In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. lt is taken Internally and made In Toledo,
Ohio, BY =. j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
sold ~ Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

No chromos or cheap premiums, but
a better quality and one-third more
of Defiance Starch for the same price
OF other starches.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18
The Government Of Canada

Land adjoining this can be purchased
from railway and land companies at from
So to $40 per acre.
On this land this year has been produced
upwards of twenty-five bushels of wheat to
the acre.
1t is also the best of grazing land and for
mixed farming it has no superior on the
continent.
Splendid climate, low taxes, railways
convenient, schools and churches close at
hand
Write for "Twentieth Century Canada"
and low railway rates to Superintendent Of
immigration, Ottawa, Canada; or to
authorized Canadian Government Agent
y. Z. Holmes, 315 Jackson Street, st Paul,
Minnesota; or w. " Bennett, sol New
York Life Building, Omaha, Nebraska.
(Mention this paperl
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

You always get full value in Lewis
Single Binder straight DC cigar. Your
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing syrup.
For children eethnR, softena the gums reduces In.
uammaton. allays palm cures wind collie 2oc bottle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

Piso's Cure for Consumption is On infallibe
medicine for coughs and colds-N. w. SAMUEL
Ocean Grove, N. j., Feb. II. 1900.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

A practical joker is one who pos
sesses the ability to turn his jokes
into cash.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

II is easier for man to stop run.
away horse than IL is for him to stop
a woman's tongue or n baby's tears.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

etc permanently cured No fits nervousness after
IL y first day n OF DR. Kne's treat Nerve ReatOr
or. Send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatlse.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

Fortunately the child doesn't rea
lie that he is the father to the man.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

Many mans winning ways are
due to the way he deals the cards.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

Be sure of the foundation before at
tempting to put up bluff,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

Flattery should always be diluted
with tact.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18
DON'T FORGET

It's easy going when your stomach
works all right.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

When fattery is applied to friend
ship it's case of make or break.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

A girl with a pretty foot never OBJ
jects TO short skirts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18

A kiss on the lips IS In Finland,
even from husband, deadly insult