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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12
THINGS BEGINNERS
MUST LEARN FIRST
Explanation of Terms Used in
Radio and Of Its Basic
Principles.

Due TO the great interest taken In ra.
dio since broadcasting stations have
Deen started, many radio terms are
seen and heard that may be unfamiliar
10 the novice. Some of the most COM
monty used terms are explained and
defined below. =
Like light, heat and sound. radio
energy is propagated in the form of a
wave motion. Every one is familiar
with the wave motion set up on the
surface of a still body of water bv the
cropping Of a stone into it.
Every time point on the surface
OF the waves goes through complete
set of motions and starts to repeat
those motions the wave is said to have
gone through a cycle.
Inc number of complete cycles gone
through per second Is the frequency.
The human ear Is responsive to
sound frequencies up to few thousand
cycles per second but is not capable of
responding to the higher frequencies
encountered In radio. Arbitrarily a
frequency of less than 10000 cycles
has been called an audible frequency
One which can be heard-and FREE
quencies above 10000 cycles, radio or
inaudible Observation-Disclosures they
cannot be heard by the human ear.
The particular type of wave which
propagates radio energy is an electro
magnetic wave. All of us have seen
bits of iron and steel attracted by the
little toy magnets made up in the form
of horseshoes. This attraction of the
magnet for the bits Of iron and steel
showed the existence of q magnetic
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12
His Great Mistake.

Joseph Levenson, head of New
York's motion picture censorship, said
at a luncheon: Z
1.-THE movies do lot of good. But
they do harm, too, sometimes. Think
of the love affairs they break OFF |"
Its all over young man groaned
one day. Its all over now between
Mabel and me-
Sorry to hear that. old chap said
second young man. What caused
the split, may / askP
81 took Mabel to the movies last
night, and she said that the heroine
of the serial called THE Pact of
Death" was a beautiful GIRL
"'WeIlg
"Well, I agreed with her."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12
HOW one Editor usss Radio.

The editor of paper in all iso-
lated town in the northwest is using
the radio in a most ingenious and eff
fective way. An aamateur radio friend
In big city so miles away buys the
latest editions of the city papers as
soon as they are Off the press, reads
the bese news into his transmitter, and
a typist in the country office copies the
news as it comes In over the office re-
ceiver. The editor, through this in
genious plan, is ALWAYS First With
the Latest In his home town.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12
Ard the Discussion Endad

Two little boys. living In different
towns, one day were visiting an aunt
In distant city. A discussion arose
between them as to the merits of their
home towns. The heights of their re-
spective churches became part Of
the discussions.
"Our church reaches above the tree
tops" snid one.
"Our church reaches TO the sky"
retorted the other.
ooh, but the steeple of our church
reached clear above the sky and
punched hole through heaven" ex-
. claimed the first boy, and this closed
the argument.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12
amateur RADIO operators Erecting Aerial on the Roof

field about the tips of the magnet and
this same kind of a field prOpagates
the electromagnetic force, except that
unlike the toy magnet, its power comes
off in the form of wavy motions. This
electromagnetic force propagates ra-
dio energy in all directions.
The medium that transmits the cleo
tro-magnetic waves is the same me
dunn that transmits light-the ether.
This medium is supposed to fill all
space, even that occupied by fluids and
solids. Little is known about its prop
critics.
In radio 1t is more common to speak
of wave length than frequency. The
wave length of any wave motion is the
distance between any two successive
crests in the same direction. The
wave length depends upon the fire.
auency. If the frequency Is high the
wave length Is short. On the other
hand If the frequency is low the wave
length Is long. Numerically the wave
length Is equal to the distance trav-
eled by the wave in one second divided
by the frequency. Suppose, for ex-
ample. that It were desired to know
the wave length of an electro magnetic
wave having a frequency of 835,o0o
cycles. Electromagnetic waves travel
at the same speed as do light waves,
that is. 10000 miles per second. d.
yiding the 10000 by $4,000 the wave
length would be .223 miles or 396
wards. In radio work 1t Is measured
In meters. A meter is equal to APP
proxfmatelv IL yards. Converting 5So
wards into meters the wave length
would be 396 divided by IL or 300
meters. This is the wave length on
which KDKA operates. 1t also means
that the electromagnetic waves sent
ont from this station have frequency
of 5000 cycles.
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
In radiephone transmitter there
are two requirements that must be
fulfilled. First, there must be source
of high-frequency current, say, between
1900 and 100000 cycles SO con-
nected To an antenna and ground sys-
tenn that energy in the form of electro
magnetic waves will be radiated- sec
ond. there must be some method Oh
controlling this high-frequency current
or modulating II so that the variations
in the amplitude of the high-frequency
current will be directly proportional
to the voice or music to he transmitted.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12
Daily Thouqht.

Truly there is tide in the affairs
of men but there is no Gulf Stream
setting forever in one direction
Lowell.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12
Increases In Fact.

Wifey-"Marriage soon ceases TO
be matter of billing and cooling"
Hub-"Oh, the billing part continues
all right"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12

What would woman rather be:
Beautiful or intellectually brilliant2
Both.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12

A mans will sometimes weakens
because of his broad-minded view that
so often nothing matters.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12
Quite True.

Howell you think the wrist
watch has come to stay? POWELL
hope not. l want mine to CO."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12

Some girls grow up and become
credits to their parents and some 9th
ers become lady eiocutfonists.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12

A wise man Is never sure when his
wisdom will be found wanting.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12
An Elaborate Menu.

II understand the Laplanders eat
candles" Must be big to do over
birthday cake"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12

A man who has no sense of humor
is naturally short or sense.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12

If bass drum doesn't make good
music II browns lot Of bad.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12
Why Castoria?

YEARS ago Castor OIL Pego Drops and Soothing Syrups the remedies
IN common use for Infants and Children; Castor Oil nauseahng be
almost impossible and the others all containing Opium form another
but 50 disguised make them pleasant ta yet really Supply the
child and give the appearance Of relief from pain.
1t required years purely vegetable combination
would take the place of these geeab and vicious remedies that
from habit had become almost universal This the inception Of and the
for the introduction of Eles 80
worth received the praise Of Physicians everywhere and become household word
among mothers
remedy ESPECIALLY prepared Children
would think Of giving her baby remedy that she would for herself
without consulting physician
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-03

Quinn, W. w. Whitesides.
Tirzah-Smith's Store; w. II.
Oates, Walter Shillinglax, j. A.
Campbell.
York No. 1--COurt House; f..
M. Dixon, r. l.. Wilkerson, II. &.
smith; w. Is. Keller. Cork.
York No. City Hall; r. Il.
Beamguard, }. {. PARROT, II. j.
Mackorell. -.
Beersheba - Bersheeba School
House; w. A. Carroll, j. l..
licmpheill, Hugh j. Love.
Polls will open at 9 A. NJ. and
close at A p. Nj. All clubs which
have an enrolment of sover SO
must use the Australian Ballot
System in the said election, and
rules governing same must be OBJ,
tanned from the chairman, secre,
tury or managers of election. In
order to vote at the sail primary
all voters must have been regu
larly enrolled on tht club rolls O
their respective precincts.
! JOHN A. MARION,
County Chairman
Attest
j. H. SAVE, Secretary.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-03
How q. Noted Vet. Gets Rid OF
Rats-Farmers Heed.

DIR. II. II. Butler says, "I use
RAT-SNAP around my hospitals
every three months, whether /
see rats or not. 1t does the work
.--RAT-SNAP gets Them every
time. | recommend it to every
body having rats" Don't wait
until there is a brood of rats, act
Immediately you see the first one.
Three sizes, &c.,. Csc, $1.25. Sold
by Lytle Drug Co. and Moore's
Drug Store. As
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-03
NOTICE or SALE.

The undersigned will sell Al
the household and kitchen furn-
|iture and some tools belonging to
the estate Of Sailie a. Niyens, de-
ceased, ct the late homerof the
deceased on Tnesdsy, August 8th.
1872 at 10 . selovk yeynls cash.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-03
NOTICE


various offices, to wit: House OF
Representatives, $25; County Su-
perslsOr, S4U; treasurer, $4u;
Auditor, sou; Probate Judge, $4O /;
superintendent of Education,
POI; County Commissioners, $15;
magistrates: Bethel Township.
$lu; Bethesda, $40; Broad River,
$40; bullock Greek, $lU; Cataw-
pa, $25; Ebenezer, SIS; Kings
Mountain, $3.50; Fort Mill, sis;
York, $40; Township Supervis-
ors, IS.
The foregoing assessments must
be paid to either the Chairman
or Secretary of the Committee OH
or before II, o'clock noon OF
ruseday, August 9Th, 1922, and
pledges must be signed and filed
at the same time. The following
schedule for campaign meetings
n-the County was also adopted,
to wit:
McConnellsvilfe - Wednesday,
August 9th.
Ogden-Thursday, August 10.
Rock Hill-Saturday, August
18th.
Fort Mill-Wednesday, August
10th.
Forest Hill-Friday, August
18th.
Clover-Saturday, August 18th
Bethany-Tuesday, August %.
Hickory Grove - Wednesday,
August 23rd.
Blairsvillc - Thursday, August
oath.
York-Saturday, August Goth.
The following managers of elec-
lions and polling places for the
various precincts were fixed for
the first Primary election to be
ncld Tuesday, August 29th, 1922 ::
Aragon Polling Place - Joe
Howe's Store; Managers, II. o..
Blackburn, h. NJ. Sutton, Il. G..
AfaSi dSitSh.
Bethel - Ford's Store; II. E.
Sifford, III. X. Davis, w. l.. Ad-
ans; Clerk, Mrs. ii. &. Barnett.
Bethany-McGill Bros. Store
]. n. Pursley, w. b. McGill, Lee
Gcttys.
Blairsville - Blairsville School
House 5. l.. Blair, G.. E.McGur-
XIII, Z. 5. Russell.
Buliock,~t reek--P.. ~GoOde 5
Store; +. n. Bankhead; l.. L.
Dowdle, Il. Il. Blair.
Catawba-Simpson Store; w
II. Spencer, ii. NJ. Lineberger, Il
:. Patton.
Cannon Mill Odd Fellows
Hall; Preston 5. ThOmassOn, Rob
ert r. Lee, VIM. II, Chambers.
Clover-Town Hall or Presby
lerian Church; Fred Ii. jackson
Il. A. jackson, Sam j. Matthews
| Fort Mi,l-rown Hall; w. NJ
Wilson, A. l.. Parks, Fred Minis
Jr.
| Forest lIill-Forest Hill Schoo
House; w. p. Boyd; ID. +. Whis
onant, +. l.. Beard.
Ebenezer - Matthew'S Store
r. Nj. Anderson, j. l.. Currence
}. Nj. Taylor.
Filbert-Land's Mill; F. {
Walker, j. Roy Ferguson, w. w
Jackson.
Hickory Grove--Office of r. l
A. Smith; j. X. Allison, j. Il
Hood, Jet. Smith.
Hopewell - Hopewell Schoc
House; j. w. Smarr, b. r. Jone.
V. ID. Howell. -
Lesslie-Lesslie School House
j. F. .Shillmglaw, j. #. Spencer
. d. g. Leslie. ~.
McConnellsville Store BuilC
ling of Mcconnell; j. A. Harshav
Z. G.. Moore, James M. Lindsay.
MitchelPs Store At Mitcl
:. ellis Store; II. +. Reid, j. E. Calt
well, Thos. Mitchell. -.
!, Newport-Jackson's Store Jill
Faris, Frank Glenn, George Ma
4 tin. .,... ......
New Zion-New Zion Scho,
: House; A. L. Burns, N. F. Robil
J. son, f. B. McCarter. E-
Ogden-Ogden School House;
n Ii. Simpson, l. S. Kidd, H. Mile
p Dunlap.
Rock Hill No. City Hal
Hiram Hutchinson, Paul Wor
IS man IL @ Nnnn ~ -
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-03
THURSDAY, AUGUST, 3 1922.

guest IN the magnificent home ne
formerly owned in Los Angeles.
His manager owns the place. All
the money that Arbuckle has
made since his fatal booze party
last September was small sum
for writing a scenario. He is now
directing an obscure actor while
waiting for Will Hays to let him
come back in the movies. The
way of the transgressor is hard
and most people will agree that
it ought to be.
Notwithstanding the talk about
the poisonous liquor that the boot
leggers and blind tigers are sell
ing, the doctors report that there
are four-fifths fewer deaths iii
New York city than in the olu
saloon days. The same ratio
holds good throughout the coun-
try. New York police add tha.
arrests for drunkenness now are
ore-third less than in 1919. TEr
national situation is similar. Blu
still there are people who claim,
that there is more drunkenness
now than ever before.
George Carmack, one Of til,
party whose gold strike openeo
up the klondike, has just died il
Vancouver. The telegraph wire,
announced his death in just y
words. We are too busy hunting
gold in our own way, to pa.
much attention to Carmack
J death. With the perspective o
time, we now see that the Yukol
gold rush did not amount /,
much after all; but it led TO tn
Industrial and commercial open
ing up of the far north, who's
timber, coal, fish, meat and graz
will be its real gold, and in tina
respect the gold rush was yer
big thing. ...
All England is talking abou
the feat of Thomas Hamilton &
Sundudy. He built house u
by himself. The building, SO b
100 feet, will be used for mo,
ing picture theater. Hamilto
dug the foundations, laid all tn
brick, put on the roof, installe
all the fixtures and put OH a
+, the finishing touches, witho,
help of any kind. He was on IL
job not quite two years. Englis
people think Hamilton did bj
thing. But Americans will thin
he did a foolish thing. An Anne
lean would have hired half a do
Ell men to help him and the j
would have been completed in
couple of months and by tn
time he would have been collee
ing rent for more than IL month
/. T ~ ,
A third of the farm land
Sweden now uses electricity f
power. Farmers over there "a
beginning to make inquiri
about electric propelled plo,
and harrows. Many of them u
electric saws to Scut their fiji
8, wood and lumber. Some. ey
have electric elevators that i
whole wagonloads Of hay al
So grain Where does the pow
n oae froms umslly from lar
& plsntss But many Swedi
- mil ssrssnsss =
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-03

j. II. SAVE, Secretary.
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-15
LEACocK HAD OTHER PLANS
Distinct Reason Why In Death no
Could Not Lie Beside Lord
Strathcona.

@. B. Burgin, in his recently pub
lished Memoirs" relates the follow
ing anecdote: A short time ago Ste-
phen Leacock was the guest of q lit
erary club to which belong, and
when I was called on to speak I ex-
planned how that morning ! had been
walking In Highgate cemetery and
paused by the tomb Of Lord Strath-
coma. One of the cemetery custOdians
Joined me, and said, regretfully, Lord
Strathcona's the only distinguished
Canadian we have here" Then he
frightened up little. "But there's
vacant lot beside his lOrdship."
Whereupon I explained to him curl
ously enough that was going to meet
another distinguished Canadian that
evening, and would try to induce him
to make the necessary arrangements
for occupying the vacant space by
Lord Strathcona. LeacOck listened to
this with strained attention. On rising
to reply, he disregarded the points
made by the other speakers, and said:
whilst / am deeply grateful to Mr..
Burgin for his thoughtful arrange
,ments regarding my Obsequles, ] re-
gret to inform him that they will have
to be Cancelled, as I have already de-
cided to be buried In Westminster ab.
bey."
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-15
"TELEpHoNITIs.1

All America is smiling at the
yermonter who, when unable to get
Central" tore the telephone from
its moorings, got into his auto and,
after driving two miles, hurled the
instrument through the glass door
of the operator Everybody realizes
how dreadfully rude he was to let
his temper get the better of him, and
yet, how many will sympathize with
his evaporation OF course, it was
wrong to suppose that the operator
was to blame. There may have been
something the matter with the me-
chanical end of the trouble. But
can man swear at an instrument
when in such difficulty? He must
work it off on somebody, and If
there is nobody around the Office.
what is he to do? This particular
victim of telephonitis was fined S25
for his outburst, but If the truth
were known, he was probably satis-
fed to pay the money. Provided he
apologies to the operator no one
will think any the. worse of him,
At least, he was human.
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-15

for Is years in three connecting mines
are being smothered under 100000
tons of mud.
At the end Of 1922 100000 tons of
metalliferous ore, containing, accord
Ing expert estimates, at least co.
600 tons Of copper, once more will be
accessible.
Sand, decomposed rock and other
materials which came originally from
the slopes and were discarded as tail
ings in the process Of copper extrac-
tlon, simply have been turned back
into the fire area. Water, which in
many cases has proved It's uselessness
as an extinguisher of underground
fires, is used for transportation. 1t
conveys the tailings down to the fire
regions, 1900. to 2,2OO feet under
ground, where the soupllke slime fills
the abandoned drifts, cross-cuts and
slopes and literally smothers the fire.
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-15

gion caused by the drainage from the
city. 1t was not cultivated and cat
tie would not Craze on the fine grass
as the mosquitoes drove them wild
and many died. DR.. Campbell knew
that one bat would devour five hun
dred mosquitoes from twilight 10
dawn He installed bat roost in
the middle of the swamp. In few
weeks the mosquitoes disappeared
and now it is prosperous farming
community. There has not been a
case of malaria there since.
Malaria has held back the devel-
opment of this State more than any
thing else. But the great progress
made in the last few years in drain
ing the land, and the spreading of
the knowledge of malaria and it's
causes, and how to prevent it will
indeed make Arkansas the wonder
State of the Union.
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-15
Interesting to Archeolo ogI sts.

A Roman.British grave has just
been discovered on Ham hill, Somer-
set, England. On the east side Of the
Roman encampment was unearthed
the complete skeleton of young
adult, probably male. The grave
was about two feet in depth, lying due
north and south, the head and shoul-
ders being inclosed by slabs of Ham
stone. On the right Of the head lay a
shallow dish of Roman-British black
pottery. This was broken in three
places, probably by the super-encum-
bent earth, but with the exception Of
a small portion of the rim 1t was pos
sible to restore 1t. Near the head lay
a crude and barbarous copy of Third
or Fourth century A. ID. Roman brass
coin. This had probably been placed
In the mouth to enable the dead man
to pay his fare to .Charon, the ferry
man, for taking him across the Styx.
Near the right hand of the skeleton
lay an oval hammer stone or FOUNDER.
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-15
FIGHT MINE FIRES WITH MUD
Experience Has Shown That Is as
Practical Method as Any
Known.

Fighting fires In mines Is a slow,
tedious job and since the dawning of
mining has been considered almost q
hopeless undertaking. R.2h mines in
many parts of the world have been
burning for generations. Underground
fires no longer are considered un-
Qnenchable. In the Butte district a
process of fire fighting has been de-
veloped by mining company which Is
salvaging an ore body of tremendous
extent. Fires that have been burning
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-15
Do They Turn Il or

A little girl from Indianapolis with
two older sisters visited Niagara
Falls. After watching the volume OF
water pour over the American side
OF the falls several minutes she in
Quired: "Do they turn 1t off at night ?"
The girl probably had In mind the
water at the indiana Soldiers and
Sailors monument at Indianapolis,
which pours over the stone work
there and is turned off late each night.
indianapolis News.
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-15
GIRL TAKES AWARD
FROM COTTON BELT
Patty Seooy, Junior High Student
Prize Winner in Easy Contest.

Blytheville. Ark, Herald-News:
The malaria essay contest which |
was promoted by the Cotton Belt
System in cooperation with the
State Board of Health closed No
vember the first.
Patty Secoy will be awarded a
cash prize of ten dollars and fifty
cents by the railroad company for
having the best paper in the local
schools. The original paper has
been sent to Little Rock, where 1T
will be considered by the superin-
tendent Of public instruction as a
possible winner of the five dollar
county prize and the twenty-five
dollar prize offered by the Cotton
Belt for the best essay in the State.
The essay is given herewith:
Malaria.
Long ago it was noticed that peo-
pie exposed to night air became sick
with a certain kind of disease which
was called malaria, word meaE-
ing bad air." But scientists, many
who sacrificed their lives, have found
that both malaria and yellow fever
are caused by mosquitoes. In spite
of this there are actually people liv-
| ing today who. believe that eating
ater-melons and bad food and
drinking bad drinking water will
| cause malaria.
| The female of the Anopheles spe-
cies is the malaria carrying mos
quito. 1t can be distinguished from
the ordinary mosquito by its posi-
tion when still, the head being low
er than the rest Of the body, while
the ordinary mosquito has leve!
body The Anopheles usually bites
at night and does not sing.
When the Anophele bites per-
son having malaria, along with the
blood it sucks the malaria germ in
to it's body There they multiply
and spread. Some gather in the
poison glands and when the mos
quito bites healthy person it
forces the germs into the wound.
There they form poison and anoth-
err person falls victim to malaria.
Mosquitoes live from the Arctic
to the Equator. They have killed
as many as five million people in a
year in India. Although they have
never been so numerous in this
country, they are found in great
numbers in the low lands of the
South Marquette found the Arkan-
sas Indians building smudge fires to
! drive them away and De Soto was
lowered into the Mississippi, killed
by the bite of malaria carrying
mosquito.
Three attempts to dig the Panama
canal, one of the worlds greatest
water ways. was held back by the
mosquito, as men could not live in
the Canal zone. Then Colonel Cor
gas came and cleaned up the filth
and stagnant water and enforced
health laws and the malaria menace
disappeared.
4 rs mosquitoes breed in the larg-
est and smallest bodies of water we
must keep 1t from standing under
weeds and trash and in tin cans
bitches may be drained and oil
poured upon standing water. All
houses should be screened and the
mosquitoes inside killed.
The latest method for killing mos
quitoes has been tried and proved by
DR.. Campbell near San Antonio
Texas. There was q swampy re-
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-15
No Harm In sklpplna a Meal.

Almost anyone can fast fortnight
with no bad effects except losing
weight and becoming weak. The body
has stored up In 1t big supply Of re-
serve fuel. When feeling punk" skip
q meal and fall back on your reserve
energy. Oyereating, insufficient exer-
else and lack Of sleep cause most bad
health.--Exchange.
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-15
homespun Jeans.

A suit of clothes made from Ken
lucky homespun jeans now is rari-
ty but the cloth still Is produced In
a small way In remote sections Of the
mountain country. There the old
time methods Of carding the wool,
spinning and looming are practiced In
the production Of the finished cloth