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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22
POVERTY IN BRITISH CAPITAL
Returned Traveller Tells Of Pathetic
Cases to Be Seen on the Streets
of London.

1--WE may have unemployment,
strikes and dull tines" said man
just returned from Europe the other
day, but we know nothing Of the
poverty common In European cities.
have noticed Il curious practice in
London, even In the hest streets,
W hich is significant. II you step into
taxi In London and the door slips
out of your hand and swings open,
there will always be someone to dart
out OF the crowd on the pavement and
close II for you. In America one
would merely say Thanks or nod his
head for this favor. The Londoner
will instantly throw n penny to the
man who shuts the door. The penny
will be accepted and the recipient
touches his cap In acknowledgment.
THE point is that in my street
crowd in London, even in the best
streets, there always seems to he some
one on the lookout to earn penny
often n man who shows signs OF hay
Ing known better days"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22
RADIO
DO NOT DESPISE
CRYSTAL DETECTOR
II Is Dependable and Cheap and
Every Amateur Receiving Set
Should Have One.

There Is considerable to know about
the crystal, and little knowledge will
enable the operator to get better re-
suits and bring increased respect for
this instrument. There are many rea-
sons for the longing Of the owner of Q
crystal receiving set for the vacuum
tube outfit. However, he has a great
many advantages which the owner Of
the more expensive outfit does not pos
sess.
For instance, the crystal reproduc-
ton Of the radiophone broadcasting is
Of the best possible quality. The &C
uon being only rectifying there is no
chance Of distortion. The tube re-
ceiver nearly always dlstorts to some
extent II maximum regeneration Is
used, even though the tube is not al
lowed to oscillate. distortion is bound
to result. Transformer or choke coil
coupling between ampllfiers, no gri(
bias or wrong grid bias, poorly
matched tubes and transformers or ba,
loud talker will all cause distortion
A combination of several Of these ofte.
causes very great distortion.
When the crystal receiver Is out O
commission 1t does not take q geniu
to locate the trouble. The circuit an,
the adjustments are simple. burne,
out tube means $500 or more for an
other. A bad crystal means littl
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number of turns between slider 2 and
ground should be kept less than a
third Of the number between slider
and ground This will allow the an
tenna circuit to oscillate much more
freely ut Its natural period. If using a
single variometer better tuning may
be had by tapping Off the detector cir
cult, as In Fig 2. about three-fourths
of the stationary coll of the variometer,
instead of hooking 1t across the entire
yariometer.
The loose coupler Is very much to be
preferred over either of these two tun-
Ing schemes. The two circuits are
loosely coupled to each other by Undue.
ton and both circuits will have
higher resistance to any but the wave
length to which they are tuned. each
tending to damp out the undeslred
signal. The crystal is causing rather
broad tuning In the secondary circuit,
but the antenna circuit with II Is
rather broad In low resistance, Is left
to oscillate freely, and will be sharply
tuned. This will exclude to y great
extent signals on any but the desired
wave length. These signals. II In
duced into the secondary ct all, will
be greatly weakened. The secondary
though broadly tuned, will still have q
greater resistance to any signals not
on Its own natural wave length.
The secondary circuit can be made
still more selective by carrying out the
same scheme as In the first two figures
that is, by connecting the crysta
across only q part Of the circuit.
Sharp tuning cannot be obtaine,
with any ordinary outfit between loca
station even with vacuum tube deteC
tor; 1t is almost impossible with
crystal, but can be done with a tub
outfit by using very loose coupling I
: the antenna circuit or by using loo
; to pick up the signals.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22
Hair Cuts In Automobile.

Automobile barber chairs have re-
Gently been installed by n large
Brooklyn department store to interest
youngsters in having their hair cut.
This chair IL miniature OF n gen
uine automobile even to the lever on
the inside to open the door. There Is a
brake to regulate the mechanism In
lifting or lowering the chair to the
desired height, and an adjustable steer
ing wheel. 1t contains foot rests that
may he extended or contracted for
short or long legs and seats gorgeously
upholstered In bright leather
The body of the car bears a name
plate, and the youngster has oIify t.
express his or her choice TO be led tt
n Rolls Royce, Paige, Hudson or even {
fivver.
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trouble to clean II up or ut the worst ~
dime for u new one. The crystal set
does not 20 out of commission period
ically as the tube set does, due to
worn out battery.
The crystal set Is quiet in action,
adding no noise Of itself. as do many
Of the detector tubes. Reception
easily accomplished with crystal.
The atmospherics seem to be brought
In all out Of proportion to the signal
by the tube detectors, while the crystal
seems to damp out the high voltage
peaks Of the static or strays to some
extent, leaving the signals, which are
strong enough for II to rectify audlbly.
very clear.
The crystal set has numerous dis
advantages, Of course, but SO has the
vacuum tube. and the good points Of
the former greatly overbalance it's
faults.
1t Is not very stable, slight jar
often being sufficient to KNOCK out" a
good point. There is no way in which
y crystal may be made to amplify and
II does not give sufficient signal
strength to use with a loud talker,
1t usually causes broad tuning, which
makes It difficult to tune out inter
ference. II is not as sensitive to faint
signals as the vacuum tube, although
It is surprisingly sensitive when prop
erly adjusted. Adjusting the crystal Il
tedious task, and 1t has become espe
cially so since the labor-saving vacuum
tubes have become 80 numerous.
A crystal detector should he included
in every receiving set. 1t is depend
able cheap, and takes up little space
Even though you have twostep am
plifier md loud tnlker with all tn
TRAININGS, you will admit that Their
are numerous times when your re
ceiver Is out Of commission because o
q bad A or II battery, dead tube
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ne uoup'e ~ one VI ooLen pieces
VI youi appa, AUS curing 'hese peri
ouAe iApses unere II usuaiiy some taik
uh, you "ouiu nAe 70 nave nearu OF
P.iucuiar coheeTt. a crystal ueteetor
VIII III IA ehese piAnAs very wei, anu
sou VIII oe sufPr'seo AT the quaiiy OF
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VI 'iie r!s'Ai ue'ee'oi can oe par'iaiis
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Nfs stan receivers usually tune oroau-
" INA. Is sl'ah ehange IN tuning
uoes not cause very great ehange IN
sienai s'renstn, anu stauon can De
nearu over quite range OF tuning
inis MEANS .nat II TWO s'ations are
sehuins anu 'heir wave iehs'hs are moi
very ihr apart IL VIII oe hipossipie ~
'une one ~ aho eAeiuue tne olher'
whereas IL 'ie receiver tunes Sharply
s'n'ion wiz oe hearu over 'ery
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ed away and left but two receding |
images before him, ne looked once !
more upon one who had gone to some
unknown land. the son who had so
mysteriously disappeared from the
home fellowship and ken, and he saw
again the form of her who had set out
for the land that is beyond the stars,
but not before she had placed in his
hand the precious vase with the pic
tured flute player upon its side.
At the time he had not fully noted
the significance of the happy urchin
in the red robe as he held his flute to
his lips. Pleasures and pursuits
pressed upon him and left the must.
clan unnoticed through the days and
nights. But the boy had never ceased
his playing, and now with some re
membered melody, then with some new
adventure In the world Of harmony,
he seemed to be waiting for the recog.
milton and appreciation that he knew
would come. A Seadfast and invet
crate optlmist. he played on; to weari-
ness and loneliness he played a hope
full song; forbiddlng detection and de-
spair, he became prophet Of better
days to come In solitude and useless.
ness he was as an only but changeless
friend. To him the old man turned as
to an oracle. Poverty had taken one
after the other Of his possessions, but
had never been able to separate him
from this merry genius, this incorrigi.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22
RADIO SYSTEM FOR JAPAN
Power Company Of Nagoya Seeks Gov
eminent Permission for
Plant.

Application 70. government sanction
to establish wireless telephone sys-
TEN has been made by the Daido Elec-
tric Power company Of Nagoya, Japan.
according to advices received by the
Department of Commerce.
The company proposes to operate
CHS wireless system primarily for Its
swn convenience In connecting the
various stations with its electric light
and power system, but Its use may be
extended eventually to the general
public II sufficient demand should
ariSa.
As at present planned the system
viii start from Okuwa in Nagano pre-
lecture on the Central Japan railway
line, from which point communication
win be established through Nagoys
and as far as Osaka, distance OF
about $50 miles.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22
John D.

A sophomore, suspected of being
radical, remarked while dining Cdin-
Ing is used euphemistically) at the
cafeteria at the University Of Chicago
that 1t was funny having bust OF
John d. Rockefeller, the worlds most
famous dyspeptic, watch proceedings
from mantel there. maybe it's to
pour oil on troubled waters" he said
1t Is reported that the young upstart
was ordered confined to his room pend
Ing arralgnment on charge Of trea
son.-Chicago American.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22
RADIO FLASHES

Nontclair, N. j., has Installed
on its high school an aerial
equal in size to some Of the
broadcasting stations. The re-
ceiving set Is In the physics de-
partment and many Of the pupils
are licensed operators
High-powered radio stations
Will be in operation in 1928 at
Bogota bay. Cuba, and Buenos
Aires. This will make possible
relaying messages to Buenos
Aires By way Of Cuba and 30
gotta.
Commander Tosi Of Italy.
noted inventor In the radio field,
states that the land of Maroon
10 far behind In installing radio
broadcnsting and that future
prospects are far from promis-
ing.
One hundred thousand person.,
heard the bride and groom max,
their nuptial VOWS In q recent
ly broadcast marriage service
Quite an impressive number o
witnesses II 4 divorce SHOULD
ever be sought.
It required the erection of II
aerials before radio could be sue
cessfully operated at Camp Cur
ry, In the Yosemite valley. Rock
walls rear thousands Of feet
above the valley In which thu
camp Is situated.
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out int all the neighborhood. He has
played the old schoolmaster young
again and fixed his thought upon life
that never grows old.
Indeed, the flute player has even en-
couraged the schoolmaster to begin
teaching again. The scholars are his
grandchildren. They are not having
hard time, for they sing on their way
to lessons. They are not unhappy
scholars, for one Of them threw a kiss
to the last Christmas moon. Last
summer another Of them became a
poetess and composed the following
appreciation of nature:
Above the Argonne Forest
A Star Ii shining fair:
Its gentle beams awaken
The young men sleeping there
Again In songs OF angels
The birth OF Christ 10 told:
The young men 90 to greet Him
With richer gifts than gold
The flute player Is setting this to
music. This scholar has already
learned to write. She has proved TINT
by producing an invitation to one of
the school sessions in this form:
Dear Aunt Fanny:
Please come Friday. II you can and
II you can't come. don't come.
She is not flatterer however, whesi
she said one day, Grandpa, you don't
look bit over tw enty."
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22
An Unnecessary Question,

The negro couple obtained the neces-
sary license and hunted up the justice
to perform the ceremony. The justice
stood them up in front Of him and pro.
ceeded with great dignity into the cere.
mony.
"John, do You take this woman
etc?" the justice asked.
"Couse All does was the negroes
unexpected reply. "Ah came heah foai
jes' dat purpose! G'wan an MARI,
us !".-Kansas City Star.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22

Of his memory
visions OF home
cheer and glad
ness were upon
the walls. Faces
looked out from
their frames with
old Ian ces OF
love, and figures
passed before him
full Of the beauty
Of young life.
Again he was In
the midst Of joy
Gus and success
full ctivitie S,
companioned and
en- t h Il $ | a $ .
tic. Then, as mem.
ory's mirage fad.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22
The
Flute Player
By Christopher c. Hazard
q. lsss. Weslera Newspaper UHisa.l

49, A1--s hrsAet1 NeNhfAFeH NA4A--f
OF ALL the Christmas gifts of past
~ years but one remained. 1t seemed
surrounded by a charm that was all
Its own and that was as unaffected
by the atmosphere Of the bare and
dingy room as light in dark place.
The old schoolmaster took II up, looked
lovingly upon it and replaced II upon
the shelf. Then, advancing to the
window. he looked out upon the lighted
star in the church steeple that was
prociaiming Christ's birthday and lis
tened TO the shouts OF the merrymak-
ers In the streets as they rose upon
the snowy wind.
The old mans mind was busy witt
happier days. In the picture gallery
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22
Value Of Good Receivers.

Because the energy that 4 receiver
set picks up Is extremely small and
every possible means must be used to
convert this energy. the best results
are obtained when receivers Of high
quality are employed. A great mis-
take is made by spending much time
upon the construction of tuner. de-
tector, ETC., but giving thought only to
the price, ard not the quality Of the
receivers.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22

Christmas pipe. II he doesn't get
Christmas pipe, he'll enjoy the tobacco
Just as much in his old pipe.
The 16-ounce jar sells for $1.65 at
any tobacco store.
Ifyour regular dealer hasn't enough
glass jars to supply the Christmas
trade, let us play Santa Claus for you.
Send us 81 .65 for each jar, list OF
the Friends you want to remember, and
yosr, personal greetings cards. Well
do the rest.
Well pack the glass jars in appro-
pirate Christmas boxes, enclose your
cards and send them off in plenty Of
time to reach your friends before
Christmas. Meanwhile, if you are not
personally acquainted with Edge
worth, we will be glad to send you free
samples-generous helpings both Of
Edgeworth Ready-Rubbed and Plug
Slice.
Just send us your name and address
on a postal and we will forward the
samples promptly. If you will also
include the name and address Of your
tobacco dealer, we will appreciate your
courtesy.
Edgeworth is sold in various sizes to
suit the needs and means Of all pur-
chasers. Both Edgeworth Plug Slice
and Ready-Rubbed are packed in
small pocket-size packages, in hand
some tin humidors and in various
handy in-between sizes.
For the Christmas packages or the
free samples, address Larus & Brother
Company, b. South 21st Street, Rich
mond, Va.
To Retail Tobacco Merchants: II
your jobber cannot supply you with
Edgeworth, Larus & Brother Com
pany will gladly send you prepaid by
parcel post one or two-dozen carton
! of any size of Edgeworth Plug Slice OF
Ready-Rubbed for the same price you
would pay the jobber.
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to be unable to
get out Of 1t. A
face can get so
used to smiling ms
to have no night
there. A boy can
become so com
mitted to f1utlng
as to be unable
to stop. 1t was
so with the flute
player: to t h | s
day ne plays ana
does nothing else.
He sits upon an
other and a bet
ter shelf, but not
idly. He Is among
happy people, but
busy sending 10Y
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22

Flint docking at picture)--"I won,
der what made the tower OF Pisa
leanT" Fatleigh--"If ! knew I'd IT,,
It."
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22

The more money a man has In III,
hank the more interest he takes II
life.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22
Dubious Compliment.

Wife-"Whenever / sing the dog
hoHls." Hub-"The instinct Of imita-
tion, my dear"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22

Laughter Is the sweetest music in
the world.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22

one active virtue Is worth len alb
sent vices.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22

Hope and strive If you would thrive
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22

A Compound Fracture.
$50 her heart was broken"
"Yes; In two places Southampton
and Newport"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22

a 16-ounce
glass jar 81
Z dgew orth
r e a d y =
Rubbed.
You'll have
to hunt far
and wide to
find the snok-
er who won't
be tickled to
pieces to find
a glass jar Of
E dgewo rth
beside his
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-22
A thought on
Yuletide giving
And a few hints on how
to Gil Fathers stocking

Another Christmas is rapidlyrolling
around.
Another year when you have to sit
down and think-and think hard
what TO give Uncle Arthur, Father.
Cousin Edward, Grandfather and the
rest.
Every maxwell, nearly every man
likes nothing bettert hana goodpipe.
And the chances are that he will find
atleast one hanging on the Christmas
tree and be Tremendously pleased.
Right there is your opportunity to
step in and give him something to go
with the pipe.
Not an ash tray. Heprobably has
dozens of them.) Not a metal con-
tainer for safety matches. Hell
never carry the darn thing.) Send
him some tobacco. Chats what men
usually smoke in pipes.) So to Edge
worth smokers, to the friends Of
Edgeworth smokers, and to all otheys
who may be interested, we respect
fully offer this Christmas suggestion
Evening star., 1922-06-06
White Crepe Gown Popular
BY ANNE RITTENHOUsE.

Here Is a letter from Paris which
has certain points of interest to every
American. Therefore. 1t may not be
amiss to repeat it. 1t concerns the
frocks that women of society, not
only French, but those of other ma
tions. who are in Paris have chosen
to wear during May, which is the
height of the season:
After showing sumptuous modes
Tor evening wear in the FeDruary
collections. the wise dressmaker has
put them aside to be shown only to a
lady of the court. She has accepted
the inevitable in making more ana
more crepe frocks. If she has an oc-
casional client who might suggest
something more elaborate she en-
broider the plain model in crystal
beads. calls il a robe of ceremony,
and the client is satisfied. The dress
maker who is making speciality OF
these frocks to the exclusion of all
others is the one who is doing the
greatest amount of business.
There seems to be absolutely no
way of psrsuading women to discard
their youthful little crepe frocks for
the evening. They are more comfort
able to dance in, and so long as the
simplicity of a frock eNaggerates its
youthful appearance. that feature
alone. regardless of comfort, Will
cause women to cling to that type of
gown.
Many of these white crepe dancing
frocks are embroidered in tiny crys-
tai beads. but they are smart without
embroidery. One sees them at the
Hotel Ritz at the Sunday night din
nerS, where all smart Americans fore
gather. and at Ciro's on Saturday
night. sometimes in red with a black
jet belt"
The sketch shows one of the gowns
which has had unusual success
abroad 1t is of white crepe. the skirt
cut in two tiers and the girdle made
of crystal and jet beads. 1t hangs in
two long ends at one side. The bodice
is sleeveless and the very low waist
line is omitted
The TERED skirt is much in evil
GcnCe. 1t is the newest rival of the
draped skirt. There are three fiounces
put on tailored suits or afternoon
frocks. These tiers are supposed to
give youth. and they do prevent an
exaEgeratiop of the curves of the
figure given by a tightly draped
gown over an elastic girdle. They
may have been invented for this pur-
pose or they may have been invented
To emphasize the new movement for
Evening star., 1922-06-06
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
By William Brady, NJ. D.
Noted Physician and Auahor
By William Brady, NJ. d.
Noted Physician and Author.

to know" how his own vital ma
chinery is bearing up. 1t is natural
enough to wish to escape the "cold
gradations of decay" to keep peEging
along somehow until death breaks a,
once the vital chain and the little
story ends like the deacons wonder
full one-hoss shay. But 1t isn't good
economy or good business to go that
way. after all. You can't afford a new
machine and you can't trade the old
one in advantageously. 1t pays. there
fore, to take some care of the old
you understand.
After thirty it is an excellent habit
to submit to an anual physical ex-
animation at the hands of good
physician. Such examination should
rather measure how much health you
have than determine whether YOU
have any organic" trouble.
Let US indulge in an orgy of NOR
bid imagination and suppose your an
nual examination forces upon your
attention some such facts as these
You have taken on some pounds of
superf1uous weight: your vital ca
pacity is several cubic inches less
action is excited for longer period
by moderate eXertion than it was a
year ago: you blood pressure is on
the border line or a trifle beyond
what coldly practical insurance
company would consider heaIthful;
now that you consent to think of II.
your general capacity Is not so good
as II was. your endurance is appre-
ciably less. your memory is less de-
pendable, you find yourself a little
more short of breath when you en-
gage in any muscular exertion-well.
1t is a sad story and l hate to tell
it. but 1t is high time to take care
of your cardio-vescular system.
Evening star., 1922-06-06
A Moving Picture of CVD.

Before presenting this film let me
clarity the situa tion for the uniniti-
s-ed reader by giving a definition
generation. the heart artery wearing
out process which so frequently cul-
inmates in BrightS disease. slow
heart muscle failure, arteriosclerosiS
Ihardened arterieS). or apoplexy
tstroke of paralysis. cerebral hemor-
rhage) around middle life. Although
this condition is on the increase. ac-
cording to mortality statistics and in
surance records. and now vies with
tuberculosis. pneumonia and cancer
for the championship position In the
death league. the medical books give
only still pictures of it. taken after
the wreck. as uninteresting and tire
some as the red-stained films of fire
scenes taken the next morning
l am going to SHOW you as true
a picture as | can possibly present of
the heart artery wearing-out process
in the years before the wreck. A pic
tUre of CVD long before the relatives
are summoned to the bedside must
necessarily be constructed out of
fraEmentary views. since it covers a
period of years during which the hero
Of the piece has very insidiouSly
progressed from his former excellent
health to his present Indifferent
health. | have considerably deleted
all Close-upS showing piles or stacks
of empty bottles, disappointing health
resort literature. freak treatments.
and the like. which the hero has dis
carded along the way
1t seems that in the universal dread
of growing old and maybe dependent
in some degree. everybody strives to
hide from himself his state and shun