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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
To Prevent Blowouts
of Your Vacuum Tubes

There are times when a vacuum
tube is burned out by the accidental
shorting of the "B" battery across
the flament. In order. to safeguard
the tube from this accidental turnout
a suitable resistance should be con-
nected in one of the leads from the
"B" battery. This resistance will sue
cessfully prevent, for example, a 100
volt "B" battery from blowing out a
WD-11. Having this resistance in the
'B" battery circuit detracts in no way
from the efficiency of the set, as the
resistance is not sufficiently high to
cut down the signal strength.
The value of this resistance can be
readily calculated by severai laws OF
electricity, but this calculating must
be done every time a tube Of different
amperage is used or when more volt
age is added to the ]" battery. In
order to save time and trouble in these
calculations the writer devised a for
mula that is not only extremely SIM
ple To use but Is absolutely accurate.
Now, before going any further, sup
pose 1t is known what resistance to
use. it would then be a question of
where to get 1t or how to make the
resistance. One of the cheapest and
most efficient resistances that can be
used for the purpose outlined in this
article is an ordinary 11O-volt bulb
such as is used in the regular lighting
Of the home with no volts alternating
current. These bulbs have a resist
ance depending on the wattage they
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
Internal Freezing Does
Much Harm to Potatoes

Internal freezing injury, or frost ne
crosis, occurs when potatoes are ex-
posed to severe frosts, temperatures
heit. The tubers show dark blotches
in the flesh when they are cut open
and allowed to stand a short time.
The spots are usually most marked at
the stem end, but they are scattered
irregularly through the outer flesh or
in a fine network or ring. Ordinarily
the injury is detected only upon cut
ting, although the affected tubers wilt
more than the normal ones in storage.
Potatoes may actually be frozen
solid throughout, becoming soft and
mushy on thawing. AS a result of
coming in contact with a cold wall in
storage, or being left above the ground
before digging, potatoes may freeze on
one side. Tubers injured in this way
are easily sorted out.
Turning sweet is due TO prolonged
storage at low temperatures, twenty
nine to thirty-four degrees Fahrenheit,
not to real freezing. Tubers that have
never been frost bitten may show this
injury.
Have a good thermometer in the
room where potatoes are stored and
keep the temperature above twenty
eight degrees Fahrenheit.
When shipping potatoes during cold
weather in a heated car, provide for
some circulation of air from the stove
to prevent black heart in the pota-
toes near the heat and frost injury in
those in the outer parts of the car.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
Many Injurious Insect
Pests Nav Be DESTROYED

Since many troublesome insects hi
bernate in dead plants and trash and
in grass and weeds along the borders
of cultivated land, H. A. Gossard, en-
tomologis. of the Ohio experiment
station, states that large numbers of
them may be destroyed in late fau or
very early spring by burning the col
lected trash and dead grass.
Tarnished plant bugs, squash bugs.
and slugs are cited as examples.
These pests pass the winter in weedy
borders, among refuse, under stones
and other objects. They could be al
most entirely eliminated if entire COM
munities would cooperate in remov.
ing all means for their protection dur
ing winter.
Potato stalks, squash vines, onion
tops, asparagus plants, bean and pea
vines, and the like furnish shelter
during the winter for many insects
that feed upon these plants.
Fall blowing, where soil conditions
permit the practice, will result in the
destruction of many cutworms, white
grubs, corn a worms, army worms.
and eggs of the grasshopper, where
these pests are numerous.-Weeklv
Press Bulletin, Ohio experiment STA.
ton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

nor for the user of the aforesaid tuner
TO look down upon the man who likes
to specialize on long-distance messages.
1t is unfortunate for the boy who has
shown that he has no special aptitude
in technical paStimes to follow the
lead of the technical radio amateur,
for he will only make a nuisance of
himself and accomplish nothing. 1t is
equally unfortunate for folks who
merely listen-in with a radio set for
the sake of amusement to complain of
a boy who has earned his money for
the parts, built his radio set, and who,
if he is encouraged, may build upon
the foundation laid by such men as
Hertz, Marconi, Fleming, DeFOrest.
Armstrong, Dubilier, Sarnoff, Weagant,
Pupin and Steinmetz, apparatus and
organizations that will advance civil
ization a hundred years inside of a
decade.
accomplished, must depend upon a
knowledge of the things from which
the selection is made. The beginner
who selects a radio receiver, nc matter
how simple, SO long as it will bring in
something, and who listens carefully
and thoughtfully day after day with a
view to learning something and max.
ing progress, may become either a tech
nical radio amateur or merely one of
the majority who use radio with in
creasing efficiency to bring to their
home music, lectures, rmo and
other food for. the mind and soul. In
either case, If he is fair-minded and
generous, he will never lack a sympa.
thetic understanding of the other anna
tours ambitions and problems.
% Science and Inventory
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

are rated at. For example, a 50-watt
bulb has a resistance higher than that
of a 75-watt bulb. These resistances
can be figured out by Ohm's law.
The formula devised and used will
give, directly, the wattage of the no
volt A. G. bulb to use when a given
tube and a given "B" battery
is used. This formula thus reduces
all figuring down to one simple calcu-
lation.
The formula is: A equals 121OO
times | divided by e, where A equals
wattage of the 11O-v. bulb which is to
act as the resistance; 1 equals current
in amperes of the u tube used;
e equals voltage of the "B" battery.
Suppose that you have a WD-11
tube, which is rated at .25 amps. and
a "B" battery of 45 volts, then A equals
1900 times % divided by 40. which
equals 81 approximately. Thus a 81
watt 110-volt bulb should be used. AS
a 67-watt bulb cannot be procured the
next lowest wattage bulb that is avail
able should be used. IN this Ease a
60-watt bulb will be o. X.
If a UV-199, rated at .O6 amp, and
a 22h-volt "B" battery is used, then
A equals 80 approximately. In this
case a 3O-watt or a 25-watt bulb will
be the correct one to use.
If you want to use one resistance
for all purposes a Swat 110-volt bulb
will take care of all vacuum tubes
with amperages of .06 up and all 'B''
battery voltages to $50 volts, but this
method will put a higher resistance
in the plate circuit of your set than is
absolutely necessary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
In Making Change Physical
Factors Such as Soil and
Climate Are Important.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
To stick to cotton or TO change 10
corn and hogs, to grow wheat and oats
or to go into d~airying, or to change 10
any other type Of farming which may
at the time seem to offer more proht-
able returns than the prevailing type,
is a question ever present in great
farming regions, and n which is
often keenly considered in time OF ag-
ricultural depression. In attempting
to make such changes serious errors
are almost certain to be made, says
the United States Department of Agri-
culture, unless those who are direct
ing the movement have q thorough I'M
derstanding Of the forces which control
the types of farming adapted to the
different regions.
Enterprises Best Adapted.
1t is possible, at least in a general
way, says the department, to deter
mine what farm enterprises are adapt
ed to a region by studying the physi-
cal, biological, and economic conditions
prevailing there, and the adaptabillty
of various enterprises to these condi-
tons. An analysis of The types of
farming in the United States has been
made on this basis and the discussion
is presented in Farmers Bulletin No.
1889, Distribution of Types of Farm
ing in the United States, just issued by
the United States Department of Agri-
culture.
Physical factors such as soil and
climatic conditions play an Important
part in the type of farming adaptable
to a given region. Temperature limits
the northern distribution of cotton,
southern distribution of wheat, and
northern distribution of corn. Rainfall
and length of growing season are other
important factors the effects of which
are very apparent in u agriculture.
Factors of Second Glass.
The second class of factors discussed
in the bulletin is called biological fac
tors. The effect of the boil weevil in
reducing cotton acreage near the Gulf
and Atlantic coasts is an example. The
chinch bug has reduced the acreage OF
corn in southern Illinois, and the Hes.
sian fly has changed the date of seed
ing winter wheat and has probably re,
duced the acreage Of this crop in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
MAKE BATTLE ON. CANE BORERS

tie like the wheat plant itself grows in
the soil, and this parasite destroys tine
parts Of the wheat plant in which 1t
grows.
The same parasite also grows on
corn, and naturally wheat following
Q may be seriously affected by scab.
In order to control the disease the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture recommends that the farmer
Q) Avoid sowing wheat after corr
unless h cornstalks are removed and
the stubble completely plowed under.
(2) Plow under all crop refuse and
clean up the old straw and grasses
along the fence rows and in nearby
waste places.
(3) Use clean seed of adapted va
rieties. Seed should be thoroughly
cleaned, graded and treated.
(4) Sow wheat when the ground is
cool, winter wheat on the latest date
in the fall, and spring wheat on the
earliest safe date in the spring.
If you are interested in making a
more thorough study of the scab prob
lem write to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington, D.
c., and ask for Farmers Bulletin 1924.
Wheat Scab and Its Control.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

A switch was thrown and presently the
room was filled with melody in con-
trast to their sporty din came through
the horn a grand old hymn.
Now Bill and Jim and Sam and Hen
were all good fellows, average men /;
when boys they'd learned the Golden
Rule, had gone to church and Sunday
school. And so they sat there hushed
and still, with reverent mien thew
listened til they heard, it seemed by
act of fate. some coins dropped in the
offering plate.
Then said Bill, Boys, it's plain to
see, this is a tip for you and me; our
lessons come in through the air; it's
up TO us to do our share. And soon
they Clipped in all around and in the
church's mail was found a note and
fastened with a pin the ''antes' of
the listeners-in.-Science and Inven-
ton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
Farming Adapted
to Given Regions

some localities. Many other cases are
cited in which insect pests and fungous
diseases are determining factors.
In the third class are economic fac
tors, such as cost Of transportation and
distance from market. Another inn
portant one is competition with regions
which can produce more cheaply. This
last is a factor in limiting the acreage
Of corn, oats, wheat, barley, and rye
in those parts of New England where
these crops thrive.
The bulletin aims to make clear the
part these fundamental factors play
in determining the possibility of estab-
fishing on a profitable basis a new or
different type of farming. and to show
that the kind of farming which pre-
walls is based on them, rather than on
the desires or whims of the farmers.
A copy of the bulletin may be secured
from the United States Department OF
Agriculture, Washington, d. c., as long
as the supply lasts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

tuners and that a single-circuit, using
fewer i%nductance coils, condensers and
other parts than a two or three-circuit
tuner, cannot be tuned as sharply as
the n using more parts.
Selectivity means the ability to pick
out the station you want to hear; to
receive one station without being both
only at the expense of high-class en-
cheering, and the use of many parts.
1t costs money to build a selective set.
The person of unselective tempera-
ment enjoys having a lot of things 60
ing on at the same time. He will get
enjoyment and profit out of a radio re-
ceiver hat will not narrow itself down
to a single station. The higher grade
amateur, on the other hand, wants to
be able to bring in the weakest, most
distant station, and he is impatient
over the slightest interference. SO it
is up to the beginner to decide just
what he will expect of the receiving
set he wants.
Some of the circuits and general
makeup of selective receiving sets are
illustrated here. Figure 1 shows a
fairly selective tuner for use with a
crystal detector. Greater selectivity is
obtained by shunting the tuning coil
with a 43-plate variable condenser.
Figure 2 shows a single-circuit tuner
hookup that will give fair se~lectivity,
particularly if the two variable con
densers shown are used. A vernier
will assist greatly if used in connec-
ton with the variable condenser shunt.
ed across the ticker. Figure 3 shows
how to obtain greater selectivity than
can be had from the set shown in Fig.
ure 2. Two variometers may be added
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
Radio Rhymes
Their Edge.
By ROBERT STEWART sUTLIFFE

'sMany letters were received from
people who listened in to the broad
cast service at st. ThOmas's church
last Sunday. One letter said four
poker players had listened 10 the serv-
ice and had heard the clinks of the
coins falling in the collection plate.
A check was enclosed for the work of
the church."-News item.
Bill Sweet, Hen Jones, Jim White,
Sam Horn sat round a board n Sum
day morn; they weren't there to eat
their food, though frequently was
heard "that's good" Though doubt
may fill the readers mind, If he but
tried he soon could find that these
chaps versed in poker lore had played
there since the eve before.
AS hours wore on the game grew
slow and Bill turned to his radio
I'm just played out" he said, "for
fair, let's listen to what's on the air."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
MAYOR THOMASON
PRAISES TANLAC

Judge George Washington Thorn
ason, Mayor Of Tarrant City, Ala, and
one of the most highly respected citi-
zens of the state, Is still another man
of prominence and unimpeachable in
tegrity to give his unqualified en-
dorsement to Tanlac.
"Chronic Indigestion brought me to
the verge of a general breakdown
three years ago and nothing seemed
to afford much relief" said Judge
Thomson. 81 could hardly eat
enough to keep going, and became SO
weak and nervous / could hardly at
tend to my duties.
"Finally I started on Tanlac and six
bottles fixed me up SO fine that l felt
ten years younger, and my good health
still remains with me-"
Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
Take no substitute. Over 40 million
bottles sOld.-Advertisement.
Words resemble sunbeams; the
more they are condensed the deeper
they burn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
BY PERRY

One of the first words u beginner
hears, when he starts to shop around,
is "selectivity."
He may be attracted by the simple
ity and price of a cabinet on which are
only two or three knobs to adjust, and
inquire If it will bring in the concerts
and lectures from distant stations. He
is told that it will, but that the cabinet
with five or six knobs on it, which
costs so or 100 per cent more, has
greater selectivity.
If he is inquisitive. he asks why the
more complicated tuner is better than
the simpler me-. The dealer explains
that the simpler ones are single-circuit
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such a medicine is DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every bot
tie of Swamp-Root.
1t is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
1t is not a stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for everything.
It is natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and bladder
troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
If you need a medicine, you should
have the best. On sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large,
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DR.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure
and mention this Observation-Disclosures
To pay compliments is much easier
than TO paw debts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
Keeping Silage Knives
Sharp Is Correct Plan

On most silage cutters there are two
knives-one on the f1ywheel and the
other on the extreme inner edge of the
mouthpiece or throat. A point to bear
in mind is that this mouthpiece cutting
edge must also be kept sharp. Many
farmers are careful enough about keep
ing the fywheel knives sharp, but do
not realize the need of sharpening the
other cutting edge. 1t is also a distinct
advantage to have the fiywheel knife
cutting edge close to the ~mouthpiece.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
Easy Way to Make Home Improvement,

Easy Way to Make Home improvements
Almost every man likes to dc little
jobs of building, particularly when by
doing them he can make permanent,
i~abor-saving improvements around his
home.
If you have been wishing for a side
walk that will keep the house clean
and the feet dry-non-rot steps and
porch floors, ornamental gateposts-
any one of dozens of Improvements,
you will be interested to know that
you can now obtain complete direc-
lions free of cost. /.
The best concrete construction e0.
perience has been drawn upon to pro-
vide these directions. You will find
everything you need to know about
small jobs-how much cement to use,
how to mix the concrete, what tools
TO use, and all the rest.
A request to the Portland Cement
Association, Ill West Washington
Street, Chicago, will bring this free
booklet, Concrete Around the Home"
by return NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
Ducks Kept on Average
Farms of Mixed Breed!

There are eleven standard breeds
of ducks which have been admitted to
the American standard Of perfection.
These breeds may be divided into
three classes: ID The meat class, in
Guiding the Pekin. Aylesbury, Muscovy,
Rouen, Cayuga, Buff and Swedish; 20
the egg class, represented by the Run
ner; and (3) the ornamental class.
composed of the Call, the Crested
White and the Black East India. The
ducks commonly kept on many farms
are of mixed breeding. and are gen.
erally of small size, poor layers, and
undesirable types of market duck. Tx
cept the Muscovy, all our
breeds of ducks are said to have origi-
mated from the mallard or wild duck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
Too Much Moisture Will
Cause Potatoes to Decay

An excess Of moisture will cause
the growth of decay in the potato
storage. Some growers make a
tice of curing" their potatoes before
storing. This is done by piling them
in piles of 80 bushels or more, and COW
ering them with the potato vines. AT
ter the potatoes are well dried so there
is no excess moisture, and are free
from dirt, they may be placed in stor.
age. Sometimes the ventilators OF
the storage are left open for several
days after storage to facilitate dry
ing. Care should be used, however,
that potatoes in storage do not be-
come too dry, as they may wilt or
shrivel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
SELECTTVTTY AND HOW ATTAINED

as shown. The .OO05 variable condenser
is not absolutely necessary, but is adj
v%antageous for sharp tuning. Figure 4
shows how a super-selective tuner may
be made by connecting two vario-cou-
piers and a variometer. This set al
lows the operator to tune u unwanted
signals completely, and bring in those
desired with a maximum volume.
Selectivity is a great principle. It
applies not only to radio but to all
human relationships. We are all diff
ferent and we select different things.
That is fundamental and is not a rea-
son for the radio amateur to look down
with contempt upon the beginner who
chooses to buy a single-circuit tuner
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
CHILDREN CRY
FOR "CASTOR|A'
Especially Prepared for Infants
and Children of All Ages

Mother! Fletcher's Castoria has
been in use for over 80 years to relieve
babies and children of Constipation,
Flatulency, Wind Collie and D%iarrhea;
allaying Feverishness arising there
from, and, by regulating the Stomach
and Bowels, aids the assimilation of
Food; giving natural sleep without
opiates. The genuine bears signature
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

l went right out and got me a bottle OF
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and before had taken the whole
of that bottle / knew it was helping me.
Itooks six bottles, and then In about three
months | took two more. Now / am in
perfect health. / 4 do all of my W work
and could do more. ] can truly say that
/ know Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound gave me my health. Mrs.
o. j. HINCKLEY, 316 Union Ave-, Mem
phis, Tenn.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Private Text
Book upon Ailments Peculiar to
Women Twill be sent you free upon re-
quest. Write to The Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. This book
contains valuable information.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
Scab Seriously Reduces
Yield of Wheat CrOp

Scab seriously reduces the yield of
wheat in infected fields throughout the
central states and eastward. And 1t
not only affects wheat. but other grains
and grasses as well. The cause of
this disease is a tiny fungous parasite,
which grows in the wheat plant a lit
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

e a Wreck.l cOulQ
mot sweep a o
without resting. /
not do my work
Except a little at a
time, and the doc
TORS medicine did
mot help, me. One
day some one threw
your little book on to
my porch, and in it |
Tread several estimo-
|nials of women who
had beenlike myself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
A Suggestion.

Wooden rotor balls, panels and paper
tubes should be boiled in parafin be-
fore winding, to prevent shrinkage and
to further improve their insulating
properties.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

starts the liver and bowels acting with
out gripping. Contains no narcotics or
soothing drugs. Say California" to
your druggist and avoid counterfeits |!
Insist upon genuine California Fig
Syrup which contains directions
Advertisement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
Cheapest SuccuIent Feed,

The silo is the best and cheapest
means of providing succulent feed not
only for winter but as a supplement to
short pastures during the long dry
summer months.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

If you dc not try to convince any
body of anything, you never have to
say, II told you So"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

Dignity flies as far away as Mars
when one is trying to take care Of
seven children at a picnic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19

Reciprocity is the art of exchanging
something you don't want tor some
thing that you do desire.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
MOTHER! GIVE SICK CHILD
"CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP"
Harmless Laxative. for a Bilious,
constipated Baby or Child.

Constipated, bill
ious, feverish, or
sick, collie Babies
and Children love
to take genuine
california Fig
Syrup" No other
laxative regulates
the tender little
bowels so nicely.
1t sweetens the
m a CHI a nd