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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

secret of the fascination of these wonderful
flowers Is not by any means explained by the
mere fact that they are SO expensive which
has SO often been advanced in explanation of
why SO many people are eager for these
flowers.
orchid family was virtually undiscovered.
Only a few varieties were known. and they
were by no means in general cultivation. Now
there Is Q mad quest In all quarters OF the
globe for these fashionable flowers. che ut
termost parts Of the earth are being rsnsack.
ed for new varieties. under the spur of the
enormous prices which collectors will pay for
rare finds" and expensive greenhouses have
been installed to permit the cultivation of the
more delicate members Of the orchid family
under the same conditions as to light and tenn
perature which obtain ip Its ancestral home
In the tropics.
The orchids In their native haunts are
found growing in all sorts Of strange ways.
and naturally when they are transplanted they
are hard plants to grow. Moreover there are
no rules for the cultivation Of orchids. In 9TH
or branches Of the floral kingdom all the men,
bers of q given floral family may be expected
to yield to the same general method Of cul-
tivation. varied only In minor detail to permit
adaptation to the needs Of each member of
the family. Not SO with the eccentric orchids
however. Every plant IL seemingly law unto
itself. and likely to require methods OF cult
walton distinct in themselves. and perhaps the
exact opposite Of those which obtain in the
case Of other members Of this fascinating fam
lily.
The rarest Of the Orchids and. of course.
the ones most sought and tho ones which
command the highest prices, do not grow
after the fashion of the general community
Of self-respecting plants which bury their roots
In the soil. Instead these orchids are, In ef
feet. parasites. fastening themselves to tree
trunks or tree limbs. It is these species which
have their native home deep In the jungles of
the tropics and the hotter and damper Che at
mosphere Of these unhealthy tropical forests
tor instance. those of Brazil-the more the
orchids seem to thrive. Now when the de-
scendants OF such tropical captives are to be
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
Use Flattery for Health

she looks younger than she has for
years. and that she never was az
GEAR to you. and that you are hardly
able to pull through your daily tasks
because you are so distracted by
thoughts of her.
The remedy at least is cheap. It
costs nothing but effort, but. alas!
more effort than some men are Will
Ing to put forth. 1t y not because a
man Is too truthful to tell lies to his
wife about her appearance, bur be-
cause he hasn't the willing mind. 1t
Is too common for men to presume
that simply because thty are married
they need not bestow courtesy or SEN
timent upon their wives. Some men
reserve their stories Of hattery for
other mems wives. which makes par
ticularly interesting reading In the
divorce courts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
ODD JOBS ABOUT THE FARM
Some Practical Hints as to r Farm
or Can Use Time \.
Advantage.
BY wRoE COMPTON.

Now Is the time to plan the seasons
work. After next month your brain
viii be kept fully occupied working
out your plans. s sa.
Does the seeder need repair and do
the plows need sharpeningf Tho
blacksmith has plenty Of time now to
do the Job. and you will need the time
that will be wasted II you wait until
the teams should be In the field In The
spring.
Few farmers are 90 foolish AZ to bet
their money on Q prize Tight Yet
many seem willing to stake their prof
It's on the growth Of seed corn whose
outcome 10 more uncertain. Use tho
tester and you are betting on . req
sonably sure thing. !
The satisfied grunt Of an overfat
SOW Is not the prelude to chorus Of
lusty pig squeals. Plenty Of exercise
following the cattle and less corn with
more protein foods. such a. oats.
shorts. or skim milk, viii keep the SOW
In good condition for narrowing.
Climbing over high sill into tho
hog house may be good exercise for
the SOW. but Is likely to cause dead
pigs.
Have good. dry. warm quarters
ready for the little pigs when they
arrive. A good healthy start is great
help in the race for greatest profits In
pork production.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

article are of cockerels Matched from
eggs that were fortified by the same
male. but from different hens. Mum
Der S84 and number 8S2 were half
brothers Matched In the same incuba-
tor, reared In the same brooder and
fed the same food. yet number $50
never dared crow when In the pres
ence of the other bird.
In this case It was weakness on tho
part Of the hen that made the differ
ence. Strength. vigor and vitality are
necessary on both sides II the on
spring are to be of the best type. The
entire flock may show signs OF extra
ordinary constitution and vigor. but
there are always some birds that are
stronger than others. Let us select
those hens that are better than the
rest and make breeding pen from
which to get our eggs for Matching. In
this way the strength. vigor and vital
ity of a flock may be gradually I'm
creased.
the breeding flock the same general
things are looked for as In the males.
The short, broad beak with wide deep
head, prominent eye and bright red
face all indicate strength and vigor.
The broad, thickly fieshed breast
wide back. long. deep. widely sprung
ribs. all help to give space for tho
vital organs and add to the vigor Of
the bird.-Iowa Agriculturist.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

ture and moisture although such are the peculiar
tiles OF these erratic flowers that every now and
then an experienced grower will lose number
of plants for no apparent reason.
These flowers. some of which said to have
the ability to kill with their fragrance are in
reality distant cousins Of our familiar blooms,
the snow drop and the ady's slipper. There are.
all told more than 5000 varieties OF orchids. but
the ones which have been most priced are the
strangely beautiful forms which have come from
bllstering deserts. fever swamps the tops OF
mountains or other localities where 1t seems as
though Dame Nature had done her best to hide
them away from prying human eyes. To per-
sons who have not learned to love them there
is often suggestion almost of the uncanny
about a fanciful orchid. and such persons will
not be surprised to hear that one of the choicest
of orchids was first found clinging to tomb
stone in New Guinea.
Orchid growers would, most OF them. be in
no end of difficulty in classifying and Identifying
their specimens, we're 1t not for the Orchid
Studbook, which is issued every years just as Is
the studbook OF horses which lists all of the
domestic varieties of orchids with Information
as to their respective lines Of descent from the
original wild kinds. There have been many ia
nous orchid collectors. Mrs. Roosevelt was
very fond OF the flower and 1t was due to her eff
forts that a respectablesized collection Of or
chids has been formed at the White House con-
servatorieA Perhaps the most enthusiastic OF
all orchid collectors. however has been Joseph
Chamberlain, and the name Of the English states
man will live forever In the domain the or
child as a devotee who devoted his leisure and
thousands OF dollars of his wealth to the induL
gence of his hobby for the gentlest and frailest
Of flowers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
Origin Of tho plano.

The piano.orte was directly evolved
from the clavichord and the harpsi.
chord. In I'LL Scipione Mattel gave
detailed account of the first four
instruments, which were constructed
by Bartholomew Chrustofori 1t was
named by him the pianoforte and was
first exhibited in 1903. Marius. in
France. exhibited harpsichords. with
hammer action. In 1716. and Schroter.
in Germany. claimed to have invent
ed the pianoforte between 1717 and
1870.
Marius was at first generally cred
tied with the invention. Pianos Of that
period were shaped much like the
modern grand variety. The first square
piano was constructed by Frederick,
an organ manufacturer of Saxony, in
1853. The first genuine upright pi.
ano was invented In England and the
United States by John Isaac Hawkins.
an Englishman. In 1880.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

Now, this learned man Is right In
his fundamentals. We do not know
whether or not a case OF appendicitis
or Of cerebrospinal meningitis may
be cured. by fiattery, but II more men
went home to their wives with cheer
full faces. with loving words, with
the most tender courtesy and box
OF candy or a bunch Of yiolets. lot
of heart trouble wousd be cured In
stanter. The principal fact about a
woman is that she Is woman. She
lives on love- She Is made for 1t and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

since the constitution was announced
as forthcoming.
It does not go into effect until this
coming summer, but its provisions
were made known in advance-and
they promptly and emphatically dis
satisfied the>waiting Alsatians. Dem
onstrations were made in Metz. in
Strasburg, in other cities Of the prov
ince by people who proved them
selves outspoken in criticism as they
we're in appeal Very evidently the
kaiser and his advisers we're not suf-
iciently assured OF the loyalty OF their
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
People Without Country

out a country. Detached from France.
they held no statehood with the other
components of the German empire.
They have stood the ordeal fairly well
until within year, when the desire
for autonomy and equal rights with
the other German states took the point
o1a direct appeal A year or more
30 a systematic agitation for "A con-
titution was begun. and few weeks
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

new subjects and stone Of consti-
tuition was handed where bread was
asked. And that Alsatian loyalty has
not been intensified these demonstra-
tons well showed. English common
tators on world affairs held the opin-
ion that II Germany had been frank
and generous with the new population
their loyalty would have been sponta-
neous and lasting. The mistake was
In this grudging and suspicious half
granting of fiattering wish for politi-
ca. standing. The Germans seem to
feel that they were not half grudging
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
VITALITY AND WGoR is IMPORTANT IN FOWLS
Feathers Make Beauty But Constitutional vgo Should Not Be
Sacrificed to Under Color Deep BarrngPoor Stock Due
to Lack Of System.

The head. while q part that is not
edible. is an excellent Indicator Of tho
health and strength Of the cockerel
There is direct correlation between
the shape Of the head and the shape OF
the body. A long. narrow head. with
long narrow beak, 10 always accom-
panied by long legs. q narrow back
and hollow chest A full face. bright
red In color and a large prominent eye
Is always found In the largest strong.
est bird.
The two cuts accompanying this
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

normally cannot exist in good spirits
without 1t. The greatest injury that
can come to a woman Is the feeling
that she awakens no romantic ipspi-
ration In her husband. II every hus-
band would tell his wife once q day
that he loved her, as well as show
1t. the world would be much happier.
1t is not alone necessary to love your
wife; you must show 1t by thousand
things that seem meaningless tribes
to the men, but are the larger part OF
life to a woman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

tractive when warm weather comes.
Manure Is much more valuable out
in the field than II Is when scattered
about in the barn yard.
II you see something wrong in .
farmers organization. get into IT and
help straighten 1t out
A good farmer Is public benefac-
tor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
Hints That Iowa Farmer VIII % Well
to Give Serious Con-
sIderation.
BY N. &. roLsTRuP.

A grade COW is often a good produ.
Ger, but the trouble with her Is, that
she does not very often transmit her
own abilities to her offspring.
II the Iowa farmer would spend his
leisure time in figuring out some suit
able rations for his dairy cows, and.
after having figured them out. make
use Of them. he would make enough
money to hire somebody to help do
the work.
The dairy farmer who has to work
night and day In order to make liv.
ing could profit greatly by taking a
trip to some well managed dairy farm,
where the day is used for labor and
the night for rest and recreation.
Every dog has his day" and every
farmer has his method. Some meth
DDS are bad. others are good. II you
see your neighbor using some methods
that you could use to advantage. do
not hesitate to initiate him. But do
not do It for the sake of imitation
alone: sec that you get some pront
from It.
One hours reading will often save
two hours of hard labor In the field.
Some people are so busy talking
about what they ought to do. that they
do not get time to do it.
Fresh air Is good feed for any
kind Of animal. providing 1t Is given
In connection with plenty Of other
food materials. containing lots Of nu.
trients in proper proportion. Fed
alone, fresh air means starvation.
n 10 poor economy to plant good
corn In poorly prepared seed-bed
Likewise It 10 folly to prepare q fine
seed-bed and then plant It with poor
seed.
Testing and grading the seed-corn
In the spring often results in more
work when the picking of the corn
comes in tie fall. It is. however. work
which pays well.
Money invested In good agricultural
literature pays high rate Of inter
est
The farmer, who keeps records OF
the income as we'll as Of the expendi
ture on his farm. stands a pretty good
show against his fellow farmer who
does not keep records.
It is poor economy to keep the boy
away from school In order to have
him work on the farm.
A well filled ice house on the farm
makes housekeeping much more at
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
Ought to Have 1t

councillor Of the Paris Prefecture who has
not reached the age at which he is entitled to q
pension. has applied for his psnsion on the
ground that attendance at state banquets has
ruined his digestion and made him so much Of
an invalid that he is no longer able to perform
the duties OF his ONCE.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
What Women Need 10 Not 90 Much
Medicine But Lot Of White
Lles.

And now comes a very learned man.
. psychologist. physicist and phil
osopher. who seems to have investi-
gated the whole subject to his own
satisfaction. and finds that the world
10 cursed with truth. or. rather. with
. lack Of lies. Human beings. par
ticularly those Of the feminine gender,
suffer physical torrents. 1t appears,
because they are not buoyed up by
sufficient f1attery. What women need
is not so much quinine and ipecac as
. lot of white lies. When you go
home 70 the wife Of your bosom you
are not to tell her that she looks bad
and ought to have doctor at once.
BY no means. You must tell her that
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
A Reprint.

Overheard at 1880 o'clock at night
on a street car, between perfect
stranger and a young man whose
shoulder was covered with the out.
lines OF human face In white:
Stranger-Been totin' sack o. -four.
kid?
The Young Man.--Great guns! Say.
conductor. you got whisk broom?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
0RcHI0s5- NzE Rz2<Jw mn.
GSsZZXLsJY GF<ZONERS

just as do the collectors of coins or
postage stamps
The raising OF orchids from seed Is
very slow operation. and one re-
quiring an infinite amount OF patience.
Orchid growers who are in the busi-
ness either for profit or pleasure, pre-
fer. as rule, to simply buy the bulbs
brown and withered and unpromising
and by watchful care nurture the
latent spark of life until in time the
plant blooms. One ticklish task In
connection with the raising of orchids
is the keeping up of the successive pc
RODS of rest and activity natural to
each species of this floral family. AS
an orchid plant is passing into what Is
known as the dormant state II re-
quires a gradually slackening supply
OF water, whereas when II is revived
from this and returned to active
growth there must be continual in
crease in the amount of moisture sup
piled to the plant arousing from its
drowsiness.
Orchids newly arrived from foreign
parts must have an exceptional
amount Of attention after their long
sea voyage. First. all the old leaves
are removed and then the plants are
allowed to repose for time in cool
building where they have shade. After
two or three days Of preparation the
new arrivals are put In pots and
"nursed" until they give evidence OF
active growth. After this 1t is large
iy a question of regulating tempera-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
No Involvement.

Stranger-Hadn't you better put .
danger" sign on the thin ice? The
girls from the college are coming here
10 skate this afternoon.
Pondkeeper-No danger Of them
falling in this this afternoon. There
are no handsome young men around
TO rescue them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
Debate on Reciprocity.

The question Of reciprocity with
Canada was recently debated By
Ames. Drake and Grinnell. Each
school was represented by two teams.
The Ames teams won on both sides Of
the question. The negative team de-
feated Drake. while the Affirmative
team won over Grinnell.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
! inhabitants Of the Blue AIsatlan Noun
tains Have Been Without Ono
for 40 Years.

The blue Alsatian mountains have
of late days held a large measure OF
discontent in their shadow. says the
Boston Transcript. For 40 years the
Inhabitants of the conquered province
have seen population Of men wits<
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

Hats-
What is the average woman's idea
Of spring poetry"
"oh. something in millinery way.
guess"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
Per simmons.

How do Jack and jeanne ever man
age to scrape livingf"
why, he makes the money first
and she makes It last"-Harvard Lam
poon-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

When He FlourIshed.
used to be waiter. you say?"
"Yes; those were his palmy days"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
Excellent Practice.

We have to work hard. but try to
be thankful and happy. Health Is
wealth and happiness is good thing
to think and talk about.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
BY n. A. slTTENBENDER, Iowa Az
rIcuIturai College.

riculturai College.
In poultry yard. strength. vitality
and vigor should have place over
feathers. Feathers make the beauty
and dress of bird but under no cir
cumstancas can we sacrifice constitu-
tional vigor to under color or deep
barring. Uniformity 10 what we are
seeking for but It must not be uni
form mediocrity. The farmer ought
70 be developing a strain and variety
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
When ,ha reached RIushed.

When the Teacher siusneo.
What is It," asked the teacher,
that binds US together and makes US
better than we are by nature?
"Corsets, sir" piped wise little girl
of eight.-Red Hen. tsNf
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

Never Anything Else.
is your toothache bad?"
well. 1t doesn't look particularly
good to me-"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
The Reason.

How did you ever happen to cali
your little daughter Dagmar?"
my wife found after careful In,
CURRY that It was about the only thing
we could call the little one without
running the risk Of naming her after
some relative of mine"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

enough. No doubt the demonstrations
In Metz convinced the Germans that
their suspicious were well founded.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
Can't Be More Than One.

stt Cant De more man Ohc.
"He likes to be thought odd"
"How do you know?"
"ie hasn't announced his candidacy
for city commissioner"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

OF orchids an atmosphere OF mystery
such as no longer obtains in the case of any
other Of milady's standard trinkets-not even
In the case of the diamond
No wonder. then, that as these facts have
become more generally known and as the pc
culiar history and characteristics of the or
chids have become common knowledge there
have swept in upon us great wave OF senti-
ment In behalf Of the orchid-an almost uni
versal feminine longing to possess and wear
these strange flowers with their peculiar tints.
soft velvety petals that look 80 artificial that
more limitations of the orchid pass muster
than OF any other flower. and their subtle fas-
cinatien. TheSe is no question. too. that the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

since the CONSTITUTION was announced
The Washington times., 1911-09-24
Synopsis Of Chapters Already Published

Through q whim Theodore Raeksole,
American multimillionaire, buys the
Grsnd Babylon Hotel in London. Only a
few days later he took the house IN which
reginald Dimmock, uncle to Grand Duke
Eugen OF Posen, was murdered.
MI Racksole dism.sses Jules, the head
waiter; OF whom he has suspicious.
Meantime Miss Spencer the head bureau
clerk, leaves abruptly, and NelIa, from a
Whim, takes her place. To cap all, Reg
inald Dimmock is found dead and before
the case can be investigated the body
mystertously disappears.
NellR's interest in Prince Aribert grows
eaily, and he,,. reciprocating, conhdes In
her before leaving that Prince Eugen, VINO
should have Joined him four days ago at
the Babylon, has disappeared and no trace
can DC found. Nella next becomes inter
ssted IN d baroness who turns out to be
miss Spencer disguised, and the impul-
siVe girl follows her to Ostend. where she
Eolver Nella forces Miss Spencer to con-
Tess that Jules-or Tom Jackson-is her
huFoapd, and that he has very strong
reasons for keeping Prince Engen out Of
To the CONSERVATION Of the prince he
nhos' when he returns to London, 1t
Is too late TO borrow the million pounds
he needed.
Meanwhile Racksols is planning a fur
tner campaign TO clear up the mystery.
~hle walking along the London streets
ne meets Felix Babylon, the man from
whom he bought the hotel To Racksoe's
London.
After Jules is discovered in a wine eel
lar by Nella Mr.. Rscksole pursues him.
ana finding reason TO believe he had
taken refuge in a launch on the Thames
the millionaire hires a yacht and starts
In pursuit He finds the vessel and cap
lures Jules,
The Washington times., 1911-09-24

AcCoUNTANCY INSTRUCTION. Preparing
for C p. A. degree or higher office posi-
tons. Washington School Of Accountancy
conducted by Y. NJ. c. A. INSTITUTE. Class
sessions begin Sept. Is Catalogue.
The Washington times., 1911-09-24
FOUR YEAR MEDICAL COURSE
THREE YEAR DENTAL COURSE

Evening Classes)
This department offers uneIcelled IA
cilities and aims to equip for actual
practice.
A feature OF the course Is the method
of practical instruction in the recently
enlarged Dental Inf1rmary, where the
student is required to administer treat
ment under Compa-ent supervision.
For detailed information address the
Dean, DR. W. N. COGAN. 800 H Street
Northwest.
The Washington times., 1911-09-24
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Reopens Wednesday. October
Tuition, $4,000
consultation. &C.. from 10 a. m. to $50
D. m.
Further information or catalogues
may be obtained by addressing
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