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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-07
COLLECTS FOR UNCLE SAM

Mckenzie Moss of Kentucky, as
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-07

Mrs. Malcolm Mckenzie, formerly
Miss Guinevere Robinson, student of
psychology at the University Of Cali
fornia and her husband, a senior medi-
cal student at the university, who were
married only after taking and passing
100 per cent a psychological test to
insure a happy marriage.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16

| lows the operator to tune out unwanted
signals completely, and bring in those
desired with a maximum volume.
Selectivity is a great principle. 1t
| 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 rea-
son for the radio amateur to look down
with contempt upon the beginner who
chooses to buy a single-circuit tuner
nor for the user of the aforesaid tuner
to look down upon the man who likes
to specialize on long-distance messages.
It 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 nuisance Of
himself and accomplish nothing. 1t IL
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
tut lOuuudllOu ldlu ny SuCu LucA d5
Hertz, Marconi, Fleming, DeForest,
Armstrong, Dubilier, Sarnof, Weagant,
Pupin and Steinmetz, apparatus and
organizations that will advance civil
ization a hundred years inside Of
decade.
Selectivity, If 1t is to be intelligently
accomplished, must depend upon a
knowledge of the things from which
the selection is made. The beginner
who selects a radio receiver, no 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, sermons 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.
e Science and Inventory
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16
Easy to Lead Sheep If
You Know Proper Method

Most sheep lead well If properly
handled, old shepherds say. Even the
stubborn, fine-wool breeds will come
along If they are started right. No
real shepherd tries to drag a sheep
by the neck or wool. From the sleeps
left side he guides it, with his left arm
around its neck, tickling the base Of
the tail with his right hand. The
sheep moves-sometimes faster than
Is expected-but 1t moves.
In catching a sheep, too. there is a
right way to hold the strongest ram,
and wrong one; the wrong one may
let him go and will cause a bruise that
takes two months to heal. Wise shep-
herds know that the skin is only light
ly attached to the flesh, and that hold
ing by the wool tears this tender skin
loose from the flesh even farther than
the hands grip; the resulting bruise
not only is painful to the sheep, but
damages the carcass for market until
It heals.
The best Of practical tips that old
shepherds pass among themselves
make up a large part of the CORE
spondence course in sheep and wool
production recently included in the e1-
tension service of the state agricul-
tural college at Ithaca.
The course is free, the only re-
quirements being residence in New
York state and a chance to work with
sheep while taking 1t.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16

tuners and that a single-circuit, using
fewer inductance coils, condensers and
other parts than a two or three-circuit
tuner, cannot be tuned as sharply as
the one using more parts.
Then perhaps he decides to do some
reading on the subject If he chances
to buy a copy of the official organ of
the technical radio amateurs organiza-
ton, he quickly discovers from the
tenor of the intimate chat which it
contains that, If he uses a single-circuit
tuner, he is unfit to associate with the
radio elite; he Is as unwelcome as a
discharge Of static; he has no right to
call himself an amateur, though all
dictionaries seem to grant him that
privilege. Why?
There Is good cause for this. A
single-circuit tuner using electron
tubes (any form of detector that lights
up when in operation) transmits radio
waves at the same time 1t Is receiving
them and interferes with the reception
of others in the same neighborhood.
Selectivity means the ability to pick
Out TIE sldlOH you WANT TO near, TO
receive one station without being both
cred by others. 1t can be obtained
only at the expense of high-class en-
cheering, aud the use of many parts.
1t costs money to build a selective set.
Whether 1t is worth it or not depends
upon the point of view.
The person of unselective tempera-
ment enjoys having lot of things 60
ing on at the same time He will get
enjoyment and profit out of a radio re-
ceiver that will not narrow itself down
to 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 1t
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
here. Figure 1 shows a
fairly selective tuner for use with a
crystal detector. Greater selectivity Is
obtained by shunting the tuning coil
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16
FARM
LIVE STOCK
Young Cocklebur Plants
Are Poisonous to Stock

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
The cocklebur, variously thought to
have been troublesome only as q weed
and because of its stiffiy armed burs
has been demonstrated definitely to be
poisonous Of live stock In the early
stages Of Its growth, as was reported
by other observers. The report on
this demonstration Is made by G. D.
Marsh, G.. G. Roe, and A. B. Clawson
Of the United States Department Of
Agriculture, and the results published
In department circular 283, Livestock
Poisoning by Cocklebur. Only the
very young plants, before leaves have
formed, produce poisoning, and the
dose which produces sickness or death
Is about IN pounds to a 1OO-pound
animal. This means that young pigs
up to 30 pounds in weight, which have
been found the most susceptible, are
poisoned by II ounces or less of the
small cocklebur plants. Cattle or
sheep also may be poisoned If they eat
enough Of the plants in proportion to
thCi Weight.
Little can be said so far about med
lcal treatment for this kind of poison
Ing. Feeding of whole milk was found
to prevent pigs feeding on the cookie
bur plants from being poisoned. Salt
ed bacon grease, lard, and raw lin
seed oil also gave good results. The
best method. says the circular, is to
keep pigs off pastures infested with
cockleburs until the plants are large
enough to be harmless; or to kill out
the plants by moving them before
they seed. 1t must be remembered in
this connection that each bur contains
two seeds and that ordinarily only one
Of them will grow the first year after
ripening, consequently it is not pos
sible to kill out a patch Of the plants
the first year.
Copies of the circular may be OBJ
tanned from the Department Of Agri-
culture Washington, D. c., as long as
the supply lasts.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16
Hogs Get Little Benefit
From Undigested Grain

Some people argue that hogs will get
the benefit from unmoistened and I'M
digested grain which passes through
animals. 1t would appear that this
logic is no better than to contend that
the threshing machine needs no special
adjusting because, after all, the flock
of hens will get the grain which passes
out the wind stacker Everyone knows
that when grain becomes wet and al
lowed to become stale, In case of hogs
following stock, the quality Of the
grain for feeding is much reduced.
1t is true that calves several months
old do not masticate their feed thor
oughly, thus grinding oats and corn
will be profitable.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16
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 filament. In order to safeguard
the tube from this accidental turnout
suitable resistance should be con-
nected in one of the leads from the
"B" battery. This resistance will sue
cessfully prevent, for example, 100
volt 'B" battery from blowing out
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 several laws of
electricity, but this calculating must
be done every time tube of different
amperage is used or when more volt
age is added to the "B" battery. In
order to save time and trouble in these
calculations the writer devised a for
mula that is not only extremely SIM
pie to use but Is absolutely accurate.
Now, before going any further, sup
pose 1t is known what resistance to
use, 1t would then be a question of
where to get II 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 110-volt bulb
such as is used in the regular lighting
OF the home with 40 volts alternating
current. These bulbs have resist
ance depending on the wattage they
are rated at For example, 50-watt |
bulb has resistance higher than that
Of q 75-watt bulb. These resistances |
can be figured out by Ohm's law.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16

| The formula devised and used will
give, directly, the wattage of the no
volt A G. bulb to use when a given
vacuum tube and given "B" battery
| is used. This formula thus reduces
all figuring down to one simple calcu-
| lation.
The formula is: A equals 1900
times I divided by E, where A equals
wattage of the HOY. bulb which is to
act as the resistance; equals current
in amperes of the vacuum tube used;
E equals voltage of the '.B" battery.
Suppose that you have WD-11
tube, which is rated at rs amps. and
"B" battery of 40 volts. then A equals
1900 times % divided by As, which
equals 81 approximately. Thus a e.
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 case a
6O-watt bulb will be o. K.
If a UV-199, rated at .06 amp. and
a 22h-volt "B" battery Is used, then
A equals 80 approximately. In this
case a 30-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 higher resistance
In the plate circuit of your set than Is
absolutely necessary.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16
Greek Cynics.

The Cynics were a sect of Grecian
philosophers, founded by Antisthenes
about 396 B. c. The Cynics were noted
for their morose and gloomy views of
life; for their disregard Of all sciences,
save that of morality; and for their
contempt for the ordinary convention
alities of life The word cynic is de-
rived either from Cynosarges, the
place where Artisthenes taught; or
from Navinos (Gr., doglike), In allu-
sion to the snarling or surly manner
affected by the philosophers of this
school. To Diogenes Of Sinope, the
most distinguished disciple Of Ants
themes, the Athenians erected a COL
umn of Parian marble surmounted by
a dog.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16
Mineral Mixtures Quite
Necessary for Hog Herd

Swine growers who are puzzled
about mineral mixtures will find their
questions answered in the following
formulas which include the essential
ingredients combined in the right pro-
portions. A careful survey of expert
mental work with minerals suggests
the following mixtures:
Four parts acid phosphate, or two
parts rock phosphate, or one part
bone meal with four parts ground
limestone, or six parts unleached
wood ashes, or one part air-slacked or
hydrated lime with one part salt.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16
Apipe-smoker's
challenge to
other smokers
Is there a smoker in the
audience who can
answer this one?

Nearly every smoker is particular
about the kind of tobacco that goes
into his pipe. While he may smoke q
pipeful from a friends pouch for the
sake of companionship, for day-in-and-
day-out smoking he prefers his own
brand.
And yet if you ask the average
smoker what it is he likes about his
tobacco, he may have difficulty in
answering you Immediately.
Mr.. Joe Rivers, whose letter fol-
lows, is a confirmed Edgeworth
smoker. In attempting to describe
what he likes about Edgeworth, he
coins the word Responsibilities"
But as this does not entirely satisfy
him, he puts the question up to Other
Edgeworth smokers.
Larus & Brother Company,
Richmond. Va.
Gentlemen:
Being pipe smoker Of no mean expert
ence (having tried most pipes and pipe to-
baccos) I've watched your smokers let
tiers in the magazines for some explanation
of taste that for me applies only to
Edgeworth.
It extremely difficult to describe this,
because it seems to come as the smoke
filters through the mouth and nostrils at
the end of draw from the pipe-a sort Of
combined Observation-Disclosures" that most
satisfies the smoke appetite.
Why don't you get some OF your smok-
ers who can write, to describe this?
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) Joe Rivers
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16
Portueaps National Epic.

The national epic of Portugal is the
'Lusiad," written by Luis Vaz de
Camoens (152415sO) and published In
1872, says the Detroit News The great
poem which has been translated into
many languages, was begun by
Camoens while he was In exile in In
dia and was completed shortly after he
was allowed to return to Portugal.
Before 100, So editions of the @Iusiad"
were printed In Lisbon. Although the
a tremendous success, it netted its au-
thor little financial. gain, for, as his
epitaph, destroyed in ITS, read, He
lived poor and neglected and so died"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16
SELECTTVTTY AND HOW ATTAINED
lido Merchandising.)

with a 43-plate variable condenser.
Figure 2 shows a single-circuit tuner
hookup that will give fair selectivity.
particularly II 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 shows
how to obtain greater selectiyity than
can be had from the set shown In Fig
ure 2. Two variometers may be added
as shown. The .OO05 variable condenser
is not absolutely necessary, but is ad-
vantageous for sharp tuning. Figure 4
shows how a sEper-selective tuner may
be made by connecting two vario-cou-
piers and q variometer. This set al
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16
Pigs Fed Standing Corn
VIII Do Little Roofing

Pigs fed standing corn with all the
tankage that they would eat did no
roofing. The pigs fed corn, only, die
the most roofing. Pigs fed four-tenths
pound per day of tankage with access
to third crop alfalfa did a small
amount Of roofing Each lot also re-
ceived coal and salt. The above re-
cults were secured in experiments
conducted by Prof. ]. II. Shepperd al
the North Dakota Agricultural col
lege experiment station.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16
You Can't Dodge II.

The captain entered the officers
mess kitchen
do you understand that there will
be no dessert tonight" he demanded
sternly.
"Yes," replied the new and careless
private.
"Yes-whatw roared the captain
"Yes-we have no bananas Amer.
lean Legion Weekly.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16

its uniformity. Year after year, smok-
ers can be sure of getting the same
high-grade quality of tobacco.
There are no changes in the blend
no variations in the flavor or fra
GRANGE. 1t is always good smoke.
If you have not tried Edgeworth
send your name and address to Larus
& Brother Company, IA South 21st
Street, Richmond, Va.
They will be glad to mail to you
some free samples, generous helpings
of both Edgeworth Plug Slice and
Ready-Rubbed. Then you can smoke
a few pipefuls and see if Edgeworth
agrees with your smoking tempera-
ment.
If you will also include the name
and address of your regular tobacco
dealer, your courtesy will be appse-
ciated.
To Retail Tobacco Merchants: If
your jobber cannot supply you with
Edgeworth, Larus & Brother Com
pany will gladly send you prepaid by
parcel post a one OF. two-dozen carton
of any size of Edgeworth Plug Slice or
Ready-Rubbed for the same price you
would pay the iobber.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16

BY ARMSTRONG PERRY

One of the first words a beginner
hears, when he starts to shop around,
Is "selectivity."
He may be attracted by the simple
lty and price of cabinet ON which are
only two or three knobs to adjust, and
inquire II 1t 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 1t, 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 one. The dealer explains
that the simpler ones are single-circuit
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16
Gas From Wood Waste.

Utilizing wood waste for general
ing gas is claimed by a Swedish saw
mill operator to save 70 per cent Of
the fuel used when the chips and saw
dust are burned directly under the
boiler. Added to this economy is a
large production of valuable by-prod-
ucts, including acids, wood alcohol, aud
tar.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16

May Learn Yet.
Proprietor-What good does your
college education do you, II you can't
serve a plate of soup to a customer
without getting your thumb In 1t?
ent-Waiter-Oh, well, you must
remember 1 have two years more In
college.-Boston Transcript.
When q boy makes a hero Of a
man he expresses 1t by services, but
his worship Is dumb.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16
: viii Save Tubes.

Always turn down the rheostats
when you first connect up new set
that you have just completed. and try
out a single tube In the sockets be-
fore putting in all the tubes Thia
win save two or three tubs8
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16
Marked.

"When I hears q man quarrelin'
over de telephone" said Uncle Eben,
Il picks him fob one o. desc safety
first fighters. Star.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16
An Easily Effected Loan.

81 wonder why some people are al
ways borrowing trouble"
Probably because it isn't necessary
to put up any collateral Boston
Transcript.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16

pens some people are greatly disap-
pointed.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16

Cleverness is only of worth when
under the control of kindness and
wisdom.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16

CADX'S G. G. R.-For Asthma, Hay Fever
Bronchitis, Catnrrh. Coughs. Colds Group
Whoo ping Cough; Tonic Body Builder. 13-oA
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-16
Probably there

Probably there
are any number of
reasons why men
smoke Edgeworth.
One friend actually
admitted he smoked
it because his wife
liked the shape Of
\ the Edgeworth
n glass jars to fit on
81 her pantry shelf.
4 However, the
one outstanding
feature of Edge
worth, as seen by
most smokers, is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-22
Sardine Factories
At Lubec to Be
Under New Head

Lubec, Me-, May 21.-Seven sar-
dine factories, including two in Lu-
bee, four in Eastport, and one in
Robbinston, with mustard mill,
shock mill, fertilizer plant. machine
shop. Tug, Mary Arnold and several
hundred thousand dollars worth of
stock, all comprising the property
of the Seacoast Canning Company
with value of more than $1,0OO,000,
are to be taken over by a new COM
pany headed by Robert J. Peacock
and comprised of local sardine men
and capitalists.
1t is the fourth time in the his
tory of the business that the shops
have been turned back to local peo-
pie by outside syndicates. The new
company will elect officers next
Monday. The head Office will be in
Lubec.
About 1900 persons will be en-
ployed by the company as soon as
fish become plentiful.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-22
MAINE EP|SCOPALS I
URGE J., s, ENTRY
INTO WORLD COURT

Portland, Me-, May 21.-A resolution
was unanimously adopted at the clos
ing business session of the convention
of the Episcopal churches Of the do
cese Of Maine this afternoon urging
the Senate Of the United States to ac-
cept the membership of the United
States In the permanent court Of inter-
national justice on the terms of the
presidents message now before the
Senate.
The convention also voted to de-
crease its budget by $4,000, which will
enable the diocese of Maino to live
within its means. Delegates were
elected to the provincial synod which
will be held in Worcester in the fall.
Dean Edmund r. Lane, the Rev. w.
d. Patterson, r. H. Gardiner and H. V.
p. Nash were reelected to the dioce-
san council, and the Rev. Arthur T.
Stray and Kenneth C. M. Stills were re-
appointed by the bishop to the do
cesar council.
The examining chaplains' committee
recommends E. o. Kennon, Charles
Goodfellow and H. Temple for holy or
ders, and Richard Palmer Presley for
ordinatioIgto the diaconate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-22
MethOdists Voting
For Bishop at
Springfield Meet

Springfield, Mass, May 21-With
the third ballot for Bishops being
counted, the delegates to the Metho-
dist Episcopal conference were still
at sea tonight as to who the new
Episcopal leaders would be. 1t was
freely predicted that Ralph A. Ward
of the Foochow delegation, associate
secretary of the China board of for
eign missions, would be revealed a
victor at the reporting of the ballot
tomorrow morning.
Except for the voting, most Of the
days action was confined to the
committees. The committee on state
of the church took what was inter-
preted as a step toward liberaliza-
ton of the divorce laws. It recon-
mended a resolution forbidding min
listers to marry the guilty parties in
divorce suits for infidelity. or any
persons, mentally, morally or ply
sically unfit"
Restricted by specific prohibitions
in certain cases. it was thought that
ministers would be free to marry
persons divorced on grounds other
than infidenlity--now forbidden by
the church discipline.