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Milford chronicle., 1922-03-17
a Remarkable .Hen

Poultry readers will be interested TO
learn that H. 3. James Leghorn
hen Lady Constant, which in 1917-1S
created stir in poultry circles by win
ming the Bendigo, New Zealand, single
test competition with a record of 3S2
eggs for the year, has put up the re-
markable feat of laying more than 1000
eggs. Her first egg was laid April !,
1917, and her 1OOOth October 20, 1921, an,
elapsed period Of four years 2OS days.
Her yearly. aggregates were as follows:
First year, SS2 eggs; second year. ST.;
third year, 762; fourth year, 981. Up
to date this bird, which has always
been single penned, has laid 1887 eggs,
and judging from appearances her days
Of laying Will extend over many years
yet to come. In some scientific circles
it has been contended by experts that
the maximum number of eggs that
hen could lay was we'll under 1000, but
this authentic record settles beyond all
question that the number Of eggs that
a fowl can lay is a matter Of consti-
tuition, stamina and scientific breeding.
Queen Caroline, sister to Lady Eglan-
tine, the first Leghorn in the world to
lay 314 eggs in one year, laid 1888 eggs
in five years. Shortly afterward this
bird died, but her five-year record still
stands.
Milford chronicle., 1922-03-17
By F. Y. I. Turner
tseeretary Laying cOmDetition)

(Seeretary Laying ComDetition)
In actual value as an Indicator Of
what may be expected from the 500
layers in the Eleventh Philadelphia
North American International Egg
Laying Competition at Melford, Del,
the eighteenth week, with its yield of
1871 eggs. is the greatest so far this
year. Pen increases in weekly output
ran up very much higher than for
many preceding weeks, one pen yield
ing twenty-eight eggs and one twenty
seven eggs.
All of the lighter varieties felt the
warm weather urge and this section
came up in yield to such an extent
that the major portion of the increase
was made by the Mediterraneans.
Of course. the present warm spell
may be discounted later by freezing
weather and the birds may drop in
output in consequence, but every warm
week helps to fix fecundity to a higher
degree, and therefore yields will be
higher in weekly average from now
until the peak is reached.
Penn 2S, high pen. gained three eggs
over its follower; second pen, No. 2,
gained ten eggs over it's follower pen
40; first pen has total of 1853 eggs;
second scores 32O and third pen has a
total of a17, the gain of ten eggs made
by pen 50 putting it in second place.
Pen 3 made a score of twenty-four
ao-ers for fba xveaLr NTH q to+o1 30 o1e
eggs; another week may see this pen
Milford chronicle., 1922-03-17
WARM WEATHER CAUSES BIG YIELD OF
EGGS IN EIGHTEENTH WEEK OF N. A. CONTES'
All of Birds Show Greater Activity With Springe Tenn
peratures and Sunshiny Days

in third place; likewise pen 80 may
take fourth place.
All the way down the line changes
are due, some small. others of real
moment. The race is nowhere near de-
termined-several changes. as they have
every year, will take place before the
year is finished, some seesawing will
be done, and the finish. no matter how
interesting it will be. cannot be pre-
dicted now.
This is also true Of high birds-while
bird 8 in pen % leads by twenty-one
eggs, this fact may or may not be
guarantee that It will finish first. This
bird leads with a total of LOG eggs in
eighteen weeks: second bird. No. 1 in
pen 50. with eighty-flve eggs. and bird
2 in pen 40 registering a total of eighty
four eggs. Bird in Den % scores
eighty-tWo eggs. These totals were laid
in 126 days. therefore high bird failed
to lay on twenty-five days.
One individual out of the 800 laid seven,
eggs in the competition week, bird in
pen n.
Only one bird has gone over the 100
mark; sixteen birds register between
Milford chronicle., 1922-03-17

that figure and seventy eggs in the
eighteen weeks.
All birds are out of molt but one in
the hen pen. and this one is expected
TO resume laying shortly.
Five pens exceed 800 eggs, and thirty
three pens are 200 eggs or better.
Honor Pens for February
Highest monthly production was
made by Pen 50, Joseph Thomas, Eng
land, Buff Orpingtons, with ninety three
eggs in twenty-eight days. Second
honor went to Pen 49. Rhode Island
Whites, o. G. l.. Lewis, Paoli, Pa,
eggs, and third honor was
taken by Pen 3, S. S. Chamberlain, New
Egypt, N. j., ninety-one eggs.
All of these scores are very fair for
the unreasonable weather with which
February was disturbed; they compare
favorably with other years.
characteristics of Birds
Each week the subioined table will
set forth such superficial character
istics as indicate productiveness of
each individual in certain pens. The
characteristics indicating productive
ness are:
1. Color of face. comb and wattles.
2. Length OF body.
Milford chronicle., 1922-03-17
Progress and Profit in Poultry T:' r'f &oRs Rst
/ Condition of feathers
\ Condition OF pelvic bone,

9. Condition Of feathers.
a. Condition OF pelvic bone.
s Distance between pelvic bones.
8. Distance between pelvic bones
and end OF keel.
These oharactaFIstics will be num-
bered, respectively, from / to in the
table. When the expression '2F'' ap-
pears Il means that two fingers can
bP placed between the edges Of the
pelvic or laying bones as they appear
thru slight pressure made by the nm
gers. Thin OF thick pelvic bones are
recognizable as indicative OF high or
low capacity, coupled with the dis
tance between the pelvic bones and
the end Of the keel. or breast bone,
which is also expressed "SF" or
"4hF," etc.
Milford chronicle., 1922-03-17
'IIIIIIIIIIIIIINIIII.

everything you can think of, now want
you to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound So let him get it,
and / soon felt better and he told me I
want you to take about six bottles So
l did and / keep house and do all my
own work and work out by the day and
feel fine now. / tell every one about
the Vegetable Compound, for so many
of my friends thought / would not get
well. MRS. R. J. LINTON, 1850 West
33d Avenue, Denver, Colorado.
After reading letters like the above,
and we are constantly publishing them,
why should any woman hesitate to take
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound if she is in needof help It brings
relief where other medicines fail.
Milford chronicle., 1922-03-17

pOunQIOrSeVenyearS
and l cannot tell you
the good it has done
me. 1t is good for
young and old and /
always keep a bottle
of it in the house,
for / am at that time
of life when it calls
for Lydia E. Pink
hams help. My hus-
band saw your ad. in
the papers and said
GXO11 hava faron
Milford chronicle., 1922-03-17
Comparative Yield by Years

by grand totals
to date the Philadelphia North American
Conn
9th 10th nth
2i488 1855 17sSs 1888 aosS a @
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AILING women
OF MIDDLE AGE
Mrs. Linton Tells How Helpful
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is at This Period

Denver. Colorado.-"I have taken
Lydia E. Pnkham's Vegetable Com
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the tuned circuit, between the points
and Y, and both are increasing and
decreasing together, that Is in phase
the oscillations I'm the tuned circuit
will be sustained or undamped.
The amplitude Of the oscillations will
neither Increase nor decrease. should
the potential variations In the plate
circuit be greater than the potential
operating In the tuned circuit, between
the points Y and Y, then the oscll.
latiOns In the tuned circuit will in.
crease In amplitude until the tube be
comes saturated. At this point the
upper and lower bends OF the charac-
teristic curve keep the amplitude OF
the plate circuit oscillations from
further increasing as the amplitude Of
the grid circuit oscillations are in.
creased.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-09-28
PROPER CARE OF
MOTOR BATTERY
Corroded Terminals Are FIRE.
quently Source Of Trouble,
Says Prof. Brokaw.
FLOW OF CURRENT RETARDED
After Corrosion Has Formed Best Way
to Get Rid OF II 10 to serape the
Terminals Until There 10
Bright Lead Finish.

Corroded terminals are the chief
source OF battery trouble, according
TO II. clifford Brokaw, technical dlrec-
tor OF the West Side Y. NJ. @. A. Auto
mobile schools. He explains that
occasionally the self-starter will not
work while the lights, horn and lgni
tion operate smoothly.
"This condition may be traced" he
adds, "to corroded or poorly fitting
battery terminals which will only al
low n sufficient amount Of current to
pass to operate the lights and horn.
As the starting motor takes larger
amount Of current, the resistance may
be great enough to prevent II from
operating.
To Remove Corrosion.
"Corrosion is formed by the action
Of the electrolyte or acid In the bat
terry. After II has formed, the most
satisfactory way to get rid of II Is to
scrape the terminals until there Is a
bright lead finish. Washing the ter
mlnals with ammonia or some other
alkaline solution viii neutralize any
acid that may be present and prevent
corrosion. When such washing Is
done. care should be taken that none
OF this solution gets into the battery.
after the terminals have been
scraped and the parts assembled, care
should be taken TO see that the ter
mlnals make contact for the full area
of their surface. A firm and full con-
tact Is required TO supply the amount
OF current for the starting motor.
/ Some motorists coat the terminals
with vaselne or other grease to pre-
vent the acid from coming In contact
with the joint
Lights Burn Out Entirely.
"If the corroslon becomes too great,
or II the contact from any other rea-
son becomes poor, the lights are apt
TO flare up to excessive brightness, and
II the contact is so poor that no cur
rent can pass or II the wire should
become disconnected from the bat
terry, the lights viii burn out entirely
In most systems. This is because the
generator which charges the battery
is designed to deliver sufficient cur
rent to charge the battery at low
speed, and when the engine Is speed
ed up II will deliver more than Is nee
essary. The system of regulating
the voltage in most cases is such that
the battery plays an important part
In keeping the voltage from rising to
point where II will burn out the
lights and damage other parts.
Usually about the only attention a
battery requires is TO keep the plates
covered with an electrolyte by adding
distilled water. Water containing
minerals might damage the battery or
at least interfere with Its proper ac-
| tion."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-09-28
LESSON IN GENTLE BRAKING
No Quicker or Certain Way Of Sending
Tire to Junkmsn Than TO Stop
With Jerk.

Apply the brakes considerably and
the car will soon show Its gratitude,
because gentle brake application re-
duces the strain on tires, wheels
springs and other parts. II the
brakes are applied with full force at
least one. II not both rear wheels are
likely 20 lock, and In sliding along the
ground a noticeable amount of rubber
is scraped from the tire at the point
where /, contacts with the ground.
There is no quicker nor more certain
way OF sending tires quickly to rub
bish heap or the junkman. Harsh
brake application wears the brake lin
Ing unduly and pulls and racks the
whole car. Much greater economy VIII
be obtained and much less trouble will
be experienced II the brakes are used
40 sparingly as possible.
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thunder rolls. AS there is usually
more lightning in the hot months than
in the cold ones, we are likely to have
a little more static In warm weather
"The reduction of static is a process
which has its own technique and is rs
much a part of the game as the meet
ing of storm conditions is an essential
factor in navigation. By making more
use of the three electrode bulb, by tun.
ing receiving instruments more sharp
ly, by employing directional receiving
antennae so that the loop is turned
toward the point from which the mes
sage is coming, static may be, and is,
reduced and even eliminated. The
amateur knows II thoroughly well, and
the dealer knows It. 1t has merely be-
come the custom to speak in awe
struck tones about this condition as
though everybody would be deeply Of
Tended, If It we're not regarded as
something to be dreaded and feared"
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I ts;S.Nk ! Y'!-!?'ijl'1 SY'!-!?'i9jl'1
wS1s.Xs e - = EemasxM
VACUUM TUBE USED
AS AN 0SClLLAT0R
Transforms Direct Current Ener-
gy Into Undamped Alternating
Current Of Any Frequency.

AS an oscillator, a three-electrode
vacuum tube has the property Of
transforming the direct current ener-
gy supplied to the plate circuit into
an undamped alternating current Of
any desired frequency. By connect.
Ing the tube functioning as an oscil-
lator in the proper electrical circuit,
alternating currents have been OBJ
tanned ranging in frequency from one
half cycle per second to 150,OO0OO0
cycles per second. In fact, vacuum
tube used as an oscillator is about the
only source of undamped alternating
current at radio frequency available
for the amateur.
Undamped or continuous wave tel
egraphy and radio telephony are made
possible only by use of the vacuum
tubes.
When the three-electrode vacuum
} tube was functioning as an amplifer
It was explained just how operating
the grid at a midpoint Of the char
acteristic curve caused the plate cur
rent to vary spontaneously with the
grid potential. Not only did the plate
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current vary spontaneously with the
grid potential, but If the plate circuit
were tuned the potential variation
in the external plate circuit was an
Rmplified reproduction OF the change
in grid circuit potential.
In Fig. XXXVI is shown three
electrode vacuum tube with an alter
nator furnishing an alternating diff
ference of potential to the grid cir
cult at TT. The plate circuit Of
the tube Is connected TO a circuit con-
tanning an inductance L and capac.
ity @, which together form a tuned
circuit, between the points y and Y.
BY adjusting the value of the variable
condenser, @, the natural period Of
the tuned circuit between y and Y
can be made the same as the fire.
quency of the alternator furnishing
the alternating grid potential applied
to the grid circuit at TT. When this
condition is reached, the tuned circuit
between X and Y becomes an infinite
Impotence In the external plate cir
cult. The potential variations be-
tween X and are now maximum and
are exact amplifed reproductions Of
the potential variations applied to the
grid circuit by the alternator.
When three-electr0de vacuum
tube is used as a source of undamped
alternating current, 1t is not excited
by an alternator connected to the grid
circuit. Instead some of the output
of the plate circuit is coupled back
10 the grid circuit, thus making the
tube self-excltlng. Fig. XXXVII shows
how this is accomplished.
In place of the alternator that was
connected across the grid circuit at
TT to externally excite the tube by
applying an alternating current to the
grid circuit, there is an inductance l.
The two coils forming the lnductance
! and L are placed close together so
that the potential variations that ex'
list between Y and Y will be trans
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-09-28
FOUGHT IN THE WAR OF 1912
Graves Of 2ts Americans, Enemies Of
England, Decorated at Princeton
for First Time.

A half century after the orlgination
Of memorial. or decoration day, on
which tribute is paid to those who
have died in the nations wars, the
graves Of 21S Americans who fought
In the War of 1912 were decorated for
the first time last Memorial day.
At Princeton, England, there are the
graves of 2lS Americans who died
while held prisoners of war In Dart
moor prison. The parish church in
the little village of Princeton was built
by the labor Of these and a number of
French prisoners.
For many years the sod which COW
cred the remains of these sons of
America was unmarked. Finally one
of the governors of the prison had a
calrn and monument erected To mark
the resting place Of England's worthy
enemies. Their graves, however, had
never been decorated in the manner In
which the graves of other American
heroes are decorated until the London
post Of the American Legion placed q
large wreath over their resting place
on last Memorial day.
On the same day that the graves Of
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SOME TRUTHS ABOUT STATIC
Il Exists In All Seasons and Can Be
Reduced by Several Known
Processes.

In an exceedingly interesting article
In Radio Merchandising, John Walker
Harrington discusses the question OF
summer static. what are the facts
Of staticf" he asks. "Static consists of
strays or Of certain electrical disturb
ances which must be counteracted II
we would have perfect transmission.
1t furnishes a means Of relieving the
tedium of success, just as engine
troubles keep the automobillst from
drifting into the calm of SNUG COM
placency. 1t is not well for a radiolst
to be too sure Of himself, and static is
an antldote to imitation, which is just
as good in winter as Il is in summer.
There Is static when there is snow
and raIn-and plenty Of It when the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-09-28

and to commanders-in-chlef OF armies
In the field. No officer in between is
eligible TO receive the medal. Yet
Lange was awarded two. One Marshal
Petaln pinned on his o. ID. Several
months after the armlstice Lange
opened a registered package with o
French stamp on II and found another
Medaille Mllitaire.
The highest honor Nebraska could
give one OF its World war heroes went
to Lange also. He was chosen by the
state commander of the American Le-
gion to officially represent Nebraska
at the burial In Arlington cemetery OF
the unknown Soldier" The Distln-
guished Service cross, bestowed person
ally by General Pershlng, the Croix de
Guerre with palms and the knowledge
that he carried Merle Hay from the
trenches are other things that remind
Lange of his war service. Hay was
the first Iowa boy killed in the war
and one of the first three American
boys to die in action.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-09-28
The Priyate,s Dilemma.

I'd like to be a corprl and with the cor
prils stand,
A chevron on my coat sleeve and a war
rant In my hand
But when ! think II over all my hope TO
gloom descends,
I'd like TO be a corpril-but ia rather
have my friends.
The private marches dumbly-this way,
that way. what's the odds?
While the corpril Joins the shouting when
the orders Right by squadsi"
But when the drill is over then the cor
pril's glory ends
oh, I'd like TO be a corpril-but ia rather
have my friends.
The extra pay comes handy and the chew
ron makes one proud.
But it's tough TO be a noncom when your
heart is with the crowd,
To persecute your buddies with command
the captain sends.
Yes. I'd like TO be a corpril-but I'd rather
have my friendsi
Gleason Pease. in American Legion
Weekly.
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ferreu from l. 10 tne griu circuit
through the medium Of the coll l.
which has replaced the alternator.
Any disturbance In the circuits
electrically-such as the tuning OF
either the A or b battery will cause
a change between the points y and
Y. This change will be transferred
from the plate circuit to the grid cir
cult by the magnetic coupling exist
ing between the two coils L and l.
The frequency at which the tube VIII
oscIllate will depend on the values or
L and |, while the amplitude Of the
oscillator will be determined by the
degree of coupling that exists between
the two coils l. and !.
The grid potential variations I'M
pressed across the terminals TT oy
the coil have the same effect In the
plate circuit as potential X (when
X is the amplihcation factor Of the
tube) times as great applied directly
to the plate circuit When the plate
circuit potential variations are Just
equal to the potential variations In
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second, $500 and third, $3.50 The
bands will be judged on the following
basis: Playing, 10 points; appearance
10 points; marching, 10 points; M m
Der of instruments, points
The winner of the drum corps con.
test will receive $3.50, with a prize Of
500 for second place. Playing will
count for 80 points; appearance 20
points; marching, 20 points; nur iber
Of instruments, 10 points.
Mr.. Boehler is a former president
of the New Orleans branch Of the
American Federation OF Musicians. lie
served as band leader in the Span
ish-American and World wars and on
the Mexican border During the
World war he was senior band mas
ter of the Thirty-hrst division.
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whaddys Mean, Hard Luekf

The colonel had heard Of two recent
disasters in the family OF his colored
orderly and was surprised to find him
apparently as cheerful as ever when
he returned to duty after a brief fur.
Tough home.
"Well. Sam" said the colonel sym.
pathetically, II hear you have had
some hard luck"
"What, me, suhi Nossuh, All ain
had no hahd luck"
"Why, wasn't that your brother who
was killed in railroad wreck recent
ly and wasn't that your wife that was
hurt in an automobile accident?"
"oh, yassuh, yassuh-but dat's DER
hahd luck-not mine."-American lie.
gion Weekly.
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TIPS TO RADIOISTS

The Buffalo News says: "By
throwing a kiss by wireless a
Buffalo girl will christen the
new broadcastlng apparatus"
Who wants to be kissed in the
ear?
A Freehold IN. J1 paper sug-
gests that some genius arrange
radio set for the farmers plow
handles, so he may be enter
talned while covering the many
weary miles of burrows.
The radio presents great pos
sibilities in the way Of travelless
honeymoons. In their little nests
the newlyweds can hear the roar
Of Niagara, the waves beating
on the seashore or the clerk in
$40 day hotel quoting rates.
An appropriation Of $6S,0O0
has been asked of the city of
Chicago to purchase further
supply of radio apparatus for
its police department. Chicago
claims to be the first city to ap.
ply radio to police purposes, and
1t has found tlss crime-detecting
utility great success.
Recognizing the popular de-
mand for radio outfits, plans for
the construction Of a new apart
ment house I'm st. Louis, Mo,
call for the installation of a
large receiving set on the roof,
which will be connected with
each turn on a switch and hear
radio concerts and programs.
An estimate based on mann.
facturers' reports show that
more than $5,OOO.OO0 a week is
being spent on radio equipment
in the United States. Since the
new art became popular In Can
ada the increase in sales has In
creased 100 per cent each month
since December. the month OF
April showing an estimated in.
crease Of several thousand per
cent in sales over December.
1919.
The unemployment problem
OF engineers and electrical tech
nlclans has been solved by the
radio boom. according TO a re
port issued by the Federated
American Engineericg Societies.
Since January the society has
placed In employment more than
900 engineers. and is continuing
its placement at the rate Of 20
a day. Electrical and mechani-
cal engineers benefit mostly by
the growth of the new industry