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The Democrat-herald., 1922-11-10
Tips TO THE RAoIoIsT

A talk given recently at Sche-
nectady by DIR. Mnrconi was en-.
Joyed by crowd OF 5000 per
sons who had assembled In
Washington park. Albany. for
the purpose.
On the Pacific coast prefer.
cncc In time for broadcasting IL
to be given to the stations hay
ing the greatest efficiency and
therefore able to serve the great,
est number Of people.
Rubber Is very useful nSa,erlal
in radio work. You will rnd
rubber shoppers to bottles make
excellent knobs or tips to
electrodes. adjusting rods. etc,
ana that block OF Sheet rubber
Is very useful rs an insulator
in many places; but II you have
ever tried to cut rubber with u
knife you will know how hard
1t is 10 make neat. smooth,
straight cut. But II you use q
sharp knife and keep the rub
Der wet with cold water. or aM{
1t under water. you will nnd
TINT 1t cuts like cheese,
A radio university placing
higher education within the
reach Of all, ia now considered
but n matter OF time. The fu-
t"rc educational possibilities Of
radio seem to be limited only
~ the cooperation Of the pss-
pie.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-11-10

and n circuit of the general arrange.
ments of that shown in the diagram.
an amateur can get excellent results.
Any of the standard vnriometers on
the market can be used for the grid
and plate vnrlomcters "a" and h
For those who wish to build n set
OF this type, more detailed diagram
Of connections Is shown in Figure T..
The nntenna series condenser Is one
of the 2l-plate size. An "A" battery
potcntiometer Is shown In the circuit
for those who wish to use soft de-
tector tube.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-11-10
HONEYCOMB COILS IN
CONVERTING RECEIVER
Third Regenerative Circuit Ar
rangement Is by Electro
static Coupling.

In making n receiving set over into
a regeneratlve circuit, the DeFOrest
honeycomb coils are very we'll adapted
TO n circuit arrangement as shown In
Figure N. One coil Is used rs II pri-
mary, a second coil as secondary
and Il third MS a ticker or plate In
ductnnce.
When mounted in II set the second
nry is placed in the center and the
primary and ticker coils on the out
side In such Il manner that the coup
ling between the primary and the
secondary can be varied.
The greatest advantage derived from
the use of huneycomb coils Is the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-21
Makes Water Do Ditch Digging.

Digging drainage bitches with water
at a cost that is but a fraction Of the
usual amount has been accomplished
near Vale, Ore. This feat was made
possible by the use of a sluicing ma
chine, shown in Popular Mechanics,
and invented by one of the farmers Of
the community, working at the sugges-
ton of the Oregon experiment station.
To dig a large main drain by the
method, a few burrows are plowed
along the line of the proposed ditch,
turned in at the upper end, and the
sluicing machine Is dragged back and
forth along the bottom of the ditch by
means of a horse at either end Of a
cross pole.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-21

"And this. too" "And this" added
the owner Of the sardines and the
owner Of the baked beans; and then
Sheriff Dobson pushed before them
and slipped something bright and
heavy into the hand which held the
jumping-iack.
"It's a nest-egg for the KID" he said
gravely. snow you better go home an
fill up his stockin'; an tO-morrer you
can tell him Merry Christmas from US
ALL"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-21
,sortment Of that popular article,
.'aThey has pictures on EN-"

,sortment Of that popular article.
s'aThey has pictures On 'em."
wouldn't do at ALL" answered Dob
son decidedly. "They amt moral; an
the first kid who patronizes us has
got to be brought up moral. Say,
you," to the w~atery-eyed man, who
was edging towards the bar at the far
end Of the store-"none o. that!"
"None o'swhat?" asked the man quer-
ulously. II amt steppin' on your
toes"
"No, but you are on the kids. See
here" His voice had an incisive ring
which had made many stronger men
tremble. "You amt walkin' the same
line you was ~twentS-four hours ago.
Then you was a poor. %no-'count drunk
ard, who'd a right to dig his grave
without opposition from nobody; now
you're markin' out a trail for that kid
TO foller. See? Me an my friends
here amt no call to interfere between
father an son." dropping his voice to
an easy, familiar tone. and placing 9
hand encouragingly upon the tremu
olus shoulder, $50 long as the father
makes a good deal; but when ne
slumps,"-his voice was still soft, but
the steely CLINT returned to his eyes
sthen me an my friends step in. Sabe?
Bein' the first kid in camp, we've con-
stitooted ourselves his guardian-1ust
like every man in the place will DO
soon's they hear Of his bein' here"
He turned back to his companions.
The watery-eyed man, after one long,
wistful, farewell glance toward the bar,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-21

There were no dry and fancy goods
and notions upon the shelves, no show
cases upon the counter, no display In
the one dingy window. Such things
would begin to make their appearance
only with the coming Of the first WON
an, and that was not yet.
Rather a slim show for ~playthings,
.Dobson," said the owner of the cram
berries, after a fruitless search with
his eyes from one end Of the store to
the other. Don't s'pose a pack O.
'playin' cards would do?" as his gaze
paused hopefully on an extensive as:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-21

- NAOAA AA AAA0
they said. But there was little nov
eltv in the fOrlOrn remnant of cans
upon the shelves, o. in the half-empty
barrels and boxes understhe counter
and massed in the corners Of the room.
One man found a stray box Of sar-
dimes. and took possession of it with
the remark that, while 1t was not
"Christmasy," he could have the sat
Iisfaction of knowing he was eating
the only sardines in camp; another
drew out a can of Boston baked beans
from behind a squadron Of tomatoes ;
while a third, of more investigating
and determined turn Of mind, hunted
among the boxes and barrels until ne
Iactually discovered a can of Cape Cod
|cranberries.
This brought the entire group OF
christmas hunters into a compact,
envying circle; and while they were
anxiously debating the pro and con-
Especially the con-Of a division OF
IGroiIs. the door opened quietly and a
stoop-shouldered, watery-eyed man en-
i1ered.
"Have you got any toys?' he asked.
hesitatingly.
The s~torekeeper stared, and unani.
mOusly, as though by preconcerted ar
arrangement, the group around the
canned representatives from Cape Cod
turned and stared also.
"Any-what?" the storekeeper asked
iblankly.
tTOys," the man repeated looking at
the encircling faces with abashed en-
lbarrassment-"things to play with, /
mean, like children have at Christ
mas. You see," with a curious
mingling Of apology and pride in his
voice, my little ~ten-year-old boy came
in on the stage just now-clean from
his grandma's, back to Missouri. I've
been sendin' for him these two years,
but couldn't seem to get to it till
struck a veiE last month"
He lurched heavily against the coun-
ter. His watery eyes began to I'LL,
partly through his condition and partly
from some long dormant tenderness
which was beginning to reawaken.
'"The boys considerable childish he
went On, rousing himself a little at
the consciousness of being listened to
by men who usually passed him with
out recognition, IAN likes things to
play with. So, bein' it's Christmas,
an he Jest COMM. why, ! thought
mebbe I'd better hunt some toys"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-21

y -sUf course cried Dobson, the
sheriff, heartily /; and "Of course" "Of
course" came promptly from others
of the group.
And then they looked about the store
inquiringly, eagerly, in search of some
thing that would please a ten-year-old
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-21

How our mothers and grandmothers
would have appreciated the wonder
fully efficient electrical appliances OF
the present day. Probably most Of all
the electric washer and ironer, be-
cause, If the proper machines are Sc
lected, they represent the greatest
economy. Not only do they a money.
time and b~ackbreaking drudgery, but
the very clothes themselves.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-21

boy who a 8
childish. But there
a 8 little they
saw; only huge
miners boots, py.
ramids Of picks
and shovels and
blankets, barrels
of -four and beans
and pork; and on
the shelves, tobac-
co and m e d
goods, and a small
a S m e t Of
earthen and tim
ware; and then,
at the far end of
the store, a bar
for the accommO-
dalton Of those
xLi~rAu
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-21


whats that on the top shelf" he
asked suddenly.
"That? Oh, that isl dunno" hesi-
tated the storekeeper, as he took down
the object In question and examined it
critically. ut got in with some goods
q year ago. an has been up there ever
SINCE"
"Why, you chumpl" cried the cram
berry owner derisively, mot to know
a jumpin' jack when you see one |
I've bought lots of 'em to home for the
children. Seel" and he pulled a string
which sent the acrobat tumbling up
tover the top Of his red pole. "Just the
thing for a kid"
"Just the thing" repeated the
w~atery-eyed man, drawing a small bag
of gold dust from his pocket: 'it'n
make the boy laugh"
AS he was going out, the owner Of
the cranberries stepped to his side.
"Here, take this along with YOU" he
said, relinquishing the can to which
he had been clinging so fondly. It'll
help to make out q Christmas for the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-21
New Method Of plant Feeding.

German experimenters are trying to
increase plant growth by the use Of
waste carbon dioxide from motors and
furnaces, fed to the soil as a fertilizer
through perforated pipes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-21
GIqas. VEsTERN NEVsFAPtk UNION

ALT a dozen unshaven. red
shirted miners were gath
cred about the dingy cOun-
ter of Bilger's, the one store
in camp. 1t was Christmas
eve, and they wanted some
thing extra for their dinner
on the morrow-just to keep
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-21

resumed his fruit
less search Of the
goods. There was
nothing now to
divide his q t.
tention ; he knew
{ h e m g n with
whom he had to
d e a l, and real
lied that hence
forth the bar was
to be as far re-
moved from him
as though q wall
of granite inter-
vened. But, to his
credit he IL said.
over with b e
realization came
b new frmness to
hic ovoc
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-21
Merry Christmas
A Happy. 1923

We desire to extend our sincerest Christmas Greetings
to our many friends and customers at this time.
Most of us remember the words of Charles Dickens,
'HOnor Christmas and keep it all the year" but the usual
pressure of American business life often makes it prone to
forget our better selves. Because there is a lot of good
ness stored up within the human mass of flesh, bone and.
muscle and the spirit of Christmas time will bring this
goodness into real play, it would almost seem that the plea
sure derived from making other people happy should make
an impression SO lasting as to remain with us for a long
time.
The average individual should be practically happy and
in high spirits this year as it has been practically free from
epidemics, depressed business, unemployment and many
other disagreeable things that tend to lower the morale.
We hope it has been your good fortune to have escap-
ed these unpleasant things and that you may enjoy the
Christmas spirit to its fullest measure.
That 1923 may bring forth prosperity, health and
many days of genuine pleasure. This is our sincerest,
pleasure. This is our sincerest greeting to you and yours.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-15
How FIeas Are Put to Use.

The next time you are worried by a
tlea. do not be impatient with 1t. II
has its uses.
Glasgow, which justly prideS Itself
on its musical efficiency has lately dis
covered that even small insects may
be utilized in the interest of empire.
The filters at its sewage publication
works become periodically choked
with a gelatinous matter. the clearing
away of which was very costly. The
local authorities have now enlisted
large numbers of insects of the flea
tribe and the results are remarkable.
Each of these Insects absorbS foui
pounds per week OF this disturbing
gelatin. and allows the sewage to be
converted into water that possesses
crystal clearness.
Acharutes, as they are called. have
hitherto been regarded merely a.
pests.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-15
How Food for Navy Is Protc ted.

. COmmissary supplies for tie United
States navy are inspected by the Uni
ted States Department Of Agriculture,
which is strictly observing that our
sailor boys obtain good food. During
the last year It's inspectors Stationed
It the various navy yards. bases of
supplies and naval hospitals examined
total of 29,sSO,S76 pounds of fruits
and vegetables for the navy. OF the
amounts inspected. 2,032,359 pounds
we're rejected, cuts amounting to ia,
bS2 pounds were made, and 35,014
pounds were found to he Of short
weight. In addition to this work, l.
332, 472 pounds of fruits and vegeta-
HES were inspected for the marine
corps in Boston, New York, Philadel-
phia and San Diego.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-15
Why Bridal Orange 7,ojsoms.

xsE!2gs theories h; 2ecu given
Regarding the Use Of craze bios
SONS as bridal ornaments The Gus
tom is supposed to have been rC.oh.
70 Europe by the crusaders from
the East, the Saraccn brides be n:
accustomed to wear orange wreAtiIs
at their marriage. TO this objection
was raised that, although the olillgt
tree was brought to Lngand as
carly as 1900, it was long before
there was any real cultivation Of it
even in greenhouses. A second the
CRY Is that orange blossoms came to
te worn by brides on their marriage
because they were not only scented,
but also were rare and costly and so
within the reach Of only the noble
and rich, that indicating the bride to-
he of high rank A third is that
orange bridal wreaths had~ their
origin in Spain, where oranges have
been cultivated for centuries. Thence
the fashion passed to France, and
by means of French millinery was
spread to other lands.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-15
SUMS EFFECT ON MANS WORK
the Days Grow Longer-Less
Production in Winter.

1t has been found that there is dis
tinct relation between ones capacity
for work and the intensity of the light
ia which that work is performed, says
a writer In the London Answers
. After the sun turns northward for
instance, at the close of the year the
gradual increase of the natural light
leads to a rise in the average mans
working powers. This rise continues
throughout the spring, and Is arrested
only when the summer heat begins to
have it's effect.
During the hot months the favorable
Influence of the light is good deal
counteracted by the enervating temper
allure; but when, in the late summer
and early autumn. the temperature has
fallen, the capacity for work again in
Creeses.
Then when the dark days return,
the effect is seen in the diminished
output of the worker. This apparent
ly becomes more noticeable IT, the
weather is unusually cold with the
darkness.
A dark, cold winter, therefore. Is
mueh more likely to affect ones work
ing capacity adversely than a dark.
warm one. There is an additional ad-
vantage with the latter it seems to
the writer, namely, that a dark, warm
winter would mean lower air pres
sure than If the winter were cold This
lower air pressure would most proba-
bly be good for the health of both the
manual and brain worker.
A warm winter would no doubt be
fairly dark one, as it would mean
winds from a southerly quarter. Such
winds, coming from the warm ocean,
would be cloud-laden, and the result
would be darker days. This would APP
ply especially to large cities and
towns, whose air In the winter time is
so full of smoke and otl'"r liyht I
screening Impurities. yAy, 1xrr"~
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-15
WEAR 0VERCOATS ON SCALES
Why Some ThoughtIess Persons Never
Really Know Just What Is
Their Exact Weight. ..

The Amateur Observer Of things
metropolitan rises to demand why
people get on weighing machine
wearing overcoat or furs.
How many persons know how much
their overcoat weighs?" he asked. ac-
cording to the New York Sun. Ger
tainly not one in a thousand. And yet
every day one is sure to see many per
sons get on the public scales on the
elevated stations and elsewhere wear
ing a heavy coat. Maybe they always
figure their winter weight with coat
on, but 1t gives them no line on their
usual weight. We're a funny bunch,
we humans, and there are a thousand
little ways Of finding out that we do
mighty little thinking for ourselves"
"You just got on the scales with
your overcoat on" his listener sug-
geSted mildly.
Il know | did" was the quick re-
Spouse, but know wear twelve
pount coat. After all. perhaps most
other people know the weight of their
hvcrcoats."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-15
LEGAL NOTICES
ESTATE OF MARY CADY MoRGA
STATE OF VERMONT. District of Lamoille

STATE OF VERMONT. District of Lamoille,
The Honorable Probate Court for the dis
trict aforesaid:
To the heirs and all persons interested
in the estate of Mary Cady Morgan late of
johnson, in said district, deceased,
GREETING:
WHEREAS, application hath been made
to this court in writing, by the executor.
praying for license and authority to sell all
of real estate of said deceased to wit: Dwell
ling house and lot in Johnson village repre-
senting to said court that it would be bene-
in the estate of said deceased, to sell said
real estate and convert the same into money
And bringing into court the consent and
appreciation in writing, of all the heirs to
said estate residing in this state, and set
ting forth the situation of the real estate
WHEREUPON, the said court appointed
and assigned the Goth day of March 1922,
at the probate office in Hyde Park, in said
district, to hear and decide upon said appli-
cation and petition, and ordered public
notice thereof to be given to all persons in
terested therein, by publishing said order,
together with the time and place of hearing,
three weeks successfully in the News and
Citizen, newspaper which circulates in the
neghborhood of those persons interested in
said estate. all of which publications shall
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified to
appear before said court, at the time and
place assigned then and there in said court
to make your objections to the granting of
such license, If you cause.
Given under my hand at Hyde Park, in
said district, this 2Sth day of February 1922.
.... MOVES G. WOOD Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-15
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
Ellen F, Wells VS.. Lee f. Wells

Ellen +. Wells VS.. Lee Z. Wells
WHEREAS, Ellen +. Wells of Morristown,
Vermont, has this day filed in the office of
the clerk of the county court, for said county,
her libel for divorce against Lee E. Wells,
setting forth in substance that she was on
the 18th day of February, 1920, lawfully mar
ried to the said Lee E. Wells, and that she
and said libellee lived together as husband
and wife in the County of Lamoille until on
about May l.. 1920; that the libeIlant
has resided in the County of Lamoille for
the past year; and has faithfully performed
all the marriage obligations incumbent upon
her; that on or about the LIST day of May,
1920. the said lbellee, Lee E. Wells, did at
divers times commit adultery: at divers times
did treat the libellant with intolerable sever
ity did wilfully desert the said libeant, for
three consecutive years. Being of sufficient
able maintenance for the said libellant with
out cause, grossly. wantonly. and cruelty re-
fused and neglected so to do. And praying
that the bonds of matrimony between her
self and the said libellee be dissolved. and
that she be granted bill of divorce. And
it appearing that the said libellee is without
this state, and that no summons can be served
on him.
1T is ORDERED, that the libellant notify
the libellee of the tendency of said petition
the county court, to be held at Hyde Park,
within and for the County of Lamoille on
the first Tuesday in June, 1922, on the first
day thereof. and answer to the same. by
causing the substance of said petition and
this order to be published three weeks sue
cessively in the News and Citizen, a news
paper printed at Hyde Park. in said county,
the last publication to be at least six weeks
previous to the commencement of said term.
Dated at Hyde Park, in said county, this
9th day of February, 1922.
SMITH B. WAITE. Clerk.
r. W. HULBURD, Attorney
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-15
WHY
Were Great Cities of Central
America Depopulated?

! These Indians (the Mayas of the
iucatan and adjacent territory
tamed the wet tropics and developed
one of the great civilizations of the
world, Herbert j. Spinden writes in
the Worlds Work. In the area of the
: first empire of the Mayas there were
greater cities than any in Central
America today-there were millions of
people in regions where now there are
only thousands. This area was Jne of
the most densely populated parts ,f
the world between 200 and 600 A. ID.
Then a calamity came and swept these
cities clean. Was it yellow fever?
Imagine a people whose lives de-
pended on water kept in cisterns
and on agriculture developed to meet
the demands of a tremendously cen
traIized population. An invisible death
like yellow fever would strike them
only to read the annals of fear when
our own southern states felt the dread
FIJI vsitations-the fleeing multitudes,
the paralyzed commerce, death from
hunger and exposure, picket lines
where men shot to kill.
The wCrld was recently startled by
a story of disOrdered migrations In
hunger-stricken Russia. In 900 A. D.
the Maya empire may have witnessed
this thing in still more intense form.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-15
How Collectors Are swIndI.d.

Wealthy collectors searching H.
Egypt for treasures and relics arr
often imposed on by crafty Arabs.
who manufacture mummieS. using the
bodies Of their own dead. which they
swathe in the mummy windings and
en;a,e in stolen or spurious mummy
cases. The duped collector, after sec
reilly negotiating with a mysterious
Arab, is led to an abandoned pyramid.
where the fake mummy Is discovered.
Then the Arab aids the collector in
smuggling the mummy out of Egypt
so the Egyptian authorities. who ex-
anime all relics taken out of the
country. may not reveal his swindle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-15
Thrice -a.Week Edition
New York World
Io22 AND 1928
Practically Dali, at the Price If
Weekly. 80 Other Newspaper in
the w rid gives 81 much at
SO ! ). pr &c.
'o22 aNO 1928

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Imt"ftau, aud It's Cal changes IN the
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con "ill b. # over ~ heltniny iu,r,est
and we are deeply and v'tt.,y cnnc.r ned
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year tor W 50 ~ tue safe anu So IS out
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