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The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
Fowls Should Have Plenty
of Mash and Green Feed
and Be Vermin Free.

Although the poultryman should do
some culling every month in the year,
If he can make but one culling, the
time to make it is the first of Sep
tember, say the Cornell poultrymen
who give some practical culling rules.
producers from the flock is the easiest
and the quickest way to save money.
During the culling season. the hens
must have plenty of mash and green
food and be free from mites; other
wise good layers may show all the
signs of non-layers. 1t is also well to
keep in mind that changes Of feed,
buildings, weather, and the like may
bring about the appearance of non
laying conditions. Broody hens also
have this appearance.
Signs of Good Producers.
Hens that have laid long and heavily
have a different appearance from
those that have not. These differ
ences are in physical appearance and
actions. The heavy producing bird is
worker, a good feeder, intelligent,
elusive but not f1ighty keen of eye. a
good ranger, late to bed. early TO rise.
The low producer is indolent, fiighty
and an Indifferent eater, with little
activity.
In all yellow-skinned breeds like the
Leghorns, Rocks. Reds, Wyandottes,
Brahmas, and the like. it is possible
to tell by the color of certain sec
tions of the body whether the hens are
laying or not. A heavy layer is flesh
color, or white, in the beak, eye ring,
ear lobe, vent and shanks, while non
layer is distinctly yellow. A sick hen
shows white in all sections and must
not be confused with a layer. Also
some breeds have white skin natur-
ally, and in these breeds there are no
color changes.
There are changes in form as we'll.
A laying hen has a large abdomen
and the rear end of the keel is much
deeper than the front. She also has
well spread pelvic bones, full moist
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
FARM NOTES

Spray tomatoes and melons with bor-
deaux mixture to prevent disease
Make sure to plant enough hay
crops to supply hay for next year.
AS small grain natures, look out
for chinch bugs and use barriers IL
needed to prevent migration.
Persons desiring TO start into the
growing of alfalfa for seed should Sc
cure the most hardy strains of seed.
Excellent results are being secured
with alfalfa seeded on rye and wheat
provided the ground is fairly fertile
and not in need of lime.
Cowpea hay contains 2.6 per cent
more digestible protein than soy bean
hay, but soy bean hay contains a
larger total amount of nutrients.
The price of broilers decreases rap
Idly after June /. Buyers prefer chick
ems that weigh y to ~ pounds each.
1t is to your advantage tn sell the cock
ereis as fast as they reach this weight.
Birds weighing two pounds or more
each are in less demand, and therefore
do not bring as much pc pound as
the smaller birds.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
Excellent Qualities of
Texas Honey Ball Melon

A new type of melon, called the
Texas Honey Ball, which is cross be-
tween the Texas Cannon Ball canta-
loupe and the California Honey Dew
melon, will be found in the markets
this year, reports the United States
Department of Agriculture. The melon
Is almost perfectly round in shape and
averages about five inches in diane
ter.
Approximately $500 acres of the
melons have been planted In Texas,
the department says, which should
produce, under favorable conditions,
around 1850 carloads. Only 65 acres
of the melons were planted last year,
largely for experimental purposes.
The meat of the new honey melon is
similar in texture to that of the Honey
Dew, liz inches thick, and is covered
by smooth, thin rind, fairly well net
ted. The chief merits of the melon are
its shipping qualities and flavor Ship
ments can be made without refrigera-
ton to any section of the United
States requiring ten days to two
weeks time. The melon Is not sus-
ceptible to damage from bruises
caused by ordinary handling.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
SoEdered Joints
In Radio Outfit
Rosin Core Material Found
Best for Making Connec-
tions in Set.

You do not need to be a plumber In
order to make good soldering joints in
radio set. Every radio outfit re-
quires soldering Joints which will not
pull apart or add high resistance
paths in the circuit. Making sol
dered joint is quite easy. provided you
have good, clean iron and the proper
soldering compound. The easiest way
TO keep the iron clean is to wipe 1t
thoroughly before it Is used to solder
a joint. This may be accomplished
by having an old rag handy and wip-
ing the iron off with 1t before Timing
the iron.
When the iron gets dirty or cor
roded from too much heat 1t may be
rubbed with lump of sal ammoniac
This Is a chemical which may be pur-
chased in any hardware or drug store
for few cents and should be kept In
the soldering kit. 1t will clean the
iron so that the copper shows up
brightly. An electric soldering iron Is
preferred over the gas-heated iron,
and stays hot longer. The soldering
iron should be well timed. This Is
accomplished by cleaning 1t first and
then sticking it into little powdered
rosin and soft solder wire. The market
today affords wire solder with GEN.
ter of powdered rosin. This makes a
convenient way of combining the solder
and binder.
When joining two wires together
they should first be scraped clean. II
timed bus-bar wire Is soldered the
solder will stick to 1t more readily
than TO the metal surfaces of copper
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
Lessen Number of Bots

1t is possible 10 lessen greatly the
number of bots, or larvae of the horse
bot-fy In horses stomach by clip
ping or singeing off the long hairs
upon the legs, breast and chin when
nits are seen adhering thereto. Wet
ting the affected parts with a per
cent solution of coal tar dip or car
bohc AID is also fairly effective.
Spraying with reliable fiy-repellant
will also help. To rid a horse of bots
only one drug, thus far. has given sat
isfactory results. 1t is bisulphid of
carbon.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
Loop Antenna and How
1t Should Be Pointed

The loop or coll antenna is always
pointed toward the direction in which
it is desired to receive. Stations form
ing an angle of 10 degrees with the
direction of the coil will practically
offer no interference. Therefore, this
type of aerial is decidedly directional
and, due to its size and shape, it can
not be satisfactorily used In large out
door sizes. This aerial has recently re-
ceiyed quite a boost, because it does
away with grounding. eliminating
static to a marked degree; but owing
to the fact that it is relatively small,
as compared with the outdoor types,
radio-frequency amplification will be
required. to receive long-distance sta
items. Generally a variable or fixed
condenser is placed in series with the
loop, because of the large inherent In
ductance in same.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
Culling Poultry
Big Money Saver

vedt, soft flabby skin, broad flat back,
while in non-layer the abdomen is
small, the vent dry and puckered. the
skin thick and Ivy, and the back
short, narrow ans. arched.
Hens Mott in July.
A molting hen usually stops laying,
but in some of the heavier breeds
they will molt to some extent and
still lay. Leghorns usually Kop lay
Ing when they begin to rhsSt. Molt-
Ing during the summer is one of the
best ways to distinguish the non-layer
from the layers. A good layer, well
managed, will not begin to molt until
October 1 or later. Hens that have
been well cared for and are in full
molt by the middle of July are not
worth keeping.
The eyeballs of the laying hen can
easily be seen when viewed from the
rear, the comb Is bright red and full,
the beak short and curved, the face
full and of fine texture. Non-layers
have dull, embedded eyes, long straight
beaks, hard shriveled combs and fat
faces.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
Save Small Grain Seed
for Planting This Fall

That farmers will do well to plan
for the acreage which they expect to
plant in small grain this fall and to
secure good planting seed for the fall,
is suggestion from the agronomists
of Clemson college.
s Good seed oats are very scarce this
season, and should be carefully saved
by farmers who have them. They
will bring a good price this fall, Il
properly stored and kept so that they
will be free from injury by rats, mice
and weevils.
1t is very difficult to prevent dam
age to small grain during summer
months. 1t is important to have some
place. either granary or a barrel.
where planting seed may be fumlgated.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11

rear, through A-inch hole. The
threaded washer should be screwed
on the projecting tube so that the
end is flush with the face of the wash
er. The nut on the inside is now
frightened and the tube is rigidly held
at right angles to the other end of
the tube with the primary of the
variometer or coupler between them,
but these nuts are not frightened until
the secondary is in place. To mount
the secondary, the rod is inserted In
the tube from the outside and the
secondary securely fastened on 1t be-
tween two nuts. The secondary can
be centered in the primary by NOV
ing the nuts on the tube backward or
forward When the correct position
is found, these nuts are frightened. A
bushing is made of a piece of A-inch
brass tube, 1s-inch long, to be slipped
on the rod so standard dial may be
employed. This bushing should have
a small hole drilled through one side
so the dial set screw may be fast
ened on the rod beneath.-Radio
News.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
Proper Use of Shellac
In Constructing Coils

During the last three years shellac
has obtained q bad name as q coil
binder. Constant hammering by writ
ers is the cause of this. However, if
shellac is thinned with alcohol TO one
half It's original volume it makes an
excellent binder and will not material
ly affect the electrical qualities of the
coil, il just thin coating LIS applied to
the coil.
Collodion seems to have taken the
place of the shellac binding Of the old
days. But many fans make the mis-
take of using this collodion straight
from the bottle that 1t comes In. Be
fore using collodion it should be thinned
to one-half its original volume, as with
the shellac, with ether. This ether
may be bought in any drug store In
pound cans. A very thin coating of the
collodicn should be used and 1t should
be applied quickly, as 1t dries very
fast.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
Beware of Flame

It-is not generally known that stor-
age battery on charge is giving off hy-
drogen gas, and that this gas, when
mixed with the oxygen of the air,
forms an explosive. For this reason,
says. the Scientific American, one
should keep ones face and lighted
matches away from the vent of bat
terry while 1t Is on charge. The small
vent of the battery is sufficient to per-
nit the escape of the hydrogen gas, un-
der normal conditions. In the presence
of fame, however. the hydrogen gas,
mixed with oxygen, may ignite and the
battery may very well be blown to
pieces. One should use an electric
fiashlight in looking into the charging
battery TO see the level of the cleo
trolysis in each cell.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
Mounting Easily Made
and Quite Efficient
BY w. n. GORDENIER


Herein is described combination
bearing and mounting for home
made variometer or variocoupler which
can be built very easily and will prove
quite efficient. The sketch is self-ex-
planatory, but description of the
mounting may prove helpful.
A variometer or variocoupler, light
in weight, preferably made of thin
bakelite tubing or cardboard, should
be used in conjunction with this
mounting.
The mounting consists of A-inch
brass tube about 2 inches long, with
an inside diameter large enough for
h-inch brass rod to rotate freely
inside, this rod to be about Ia inches
longer than the tube. The tube should
be threaded at both ends for about y
of an inch. A brass washer should
be threaded to fit the A-inch tube. A
nut and plain washer are now placed
on one end of the tube, and the tube
is inserted through the panel from the
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
Equipment Needed to Do a Good Job
of Soldering.


of Soldering.
or brass. Apply the hot iron against
the surfaces, at the same time fore
ing down the solder in wire form
around the joint. Do not allow too
much solder to get on the joint, as
this will make poor-looking job. If
the solder will not flow around the
joint it is because the joint is dirty
or the iron too cool.
Do not use acid or soldering pastes
around the radio set. They are sure
TO cause cracking noises in the set
after the joints start to corrode. Rosin
is good insulator and should be used
In place of other binders
Do not try to solder aluminium or
iron, as it requires special solder and
methods hard for the beginner to mas
ter. Copper and brass are very easy
to solder after one gets the knack of
doing the job. Let the joints cool
thoroughly before attempting to pull
them for testing strength.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
'sB" Batteries Affected
by Heat From Radiator

Sometimes radio sets are placed
near a radiator or right next to one,
the object being to make a short
ground lead. The idea is good fun
damentally, but practically all wrong.
the reason for this being that this
position of the set must necessarily
bring the batteries close to the radi-
ator. The heat from the radiator Is
harmful to both "a" and "B" bat
teries, especially those of the dry-celJ
type. The set should be ct least five
ieet from any heating device that Is
10 continuous operation
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
May Find Phone Plug Is
Not Properly Connected

Very often after completing a two
stage amplifier it Is found that 1t is
impossible to hear anything in either
tie detector or first stage of amplifi-
cation, but very satisfactory results
will be had in the second stage When
such a condition exists, the trouble
will usually be located in the jacks.
and an examination will probably show
that the phone plug does not make
proper connection to the prongs of the
jack.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11

know it refers TO wireless telephone,
the use OF which is forbidden by the
government.
1T Is practically impossible to im-
part to even the most intelligent the
real idea of radio" Vice Consul Leary
at Palermo writes, because it has
never been brought to their knowledge
by literature or practical demonstra-
ton" Out of population approach
ing 100000 citizens the consul found
only three Of those interviewed who
knew what he wanted when ha ssked
for tubes for radio set.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
Clover Is Helpful

The growing of clover in a three
year rotation, especially If the second
crop of clover is plowed under, would
keep many soils in splendid condi-
ton for long term of years, although
many other soils would be benefited
limestone per acre once In each ro-
tation period and also by the addition
of acid phosphate for one of the
crops in each rotation. The blowing
under of the second crop will add
considerable nitrogen.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11

There is another use for high re-
sistance unit other than as a grid
leak. This is as an absorber of low
frequency noises usually prevalent in
audjo frequency amplifisrs. The re-
sistance should have value of one
quarter of megohm, and can be used
on noisy amplifier. The unit should
be connected across the secondary OF
the transformers.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
RADIO AN UNKNOWN
QUANTITY IN SICILY

Although practically every American
from the age OF seven TO ninety-seven
knows considerable about radio, there
are still countries whose citizens do
not know what the word listening
In means, and few of them have ever
tuned in a set In Sicily, for ex-
ample, the term radio" usually means
a new kind of talking machine, al
though perhaps there are few who
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
Continuous Garden

A continuous" garden is possible
for many months of the year IL re-
planting is done. Why should all of
the lettuce or beans be planted at one
time? Why not utilize the space
left after the young onions are pull
ed. by planting late cabbage?
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
Compact Receiving Set
Using Spider-Web Coil

The accompanying illustration of a
compact receiving set employing a
spider-web coil as the tuning unit is
said to be original Tuning is done by
means of the two switch arms which
are used as sliders, the switch blades
making contact with the wire of the
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
Simple Crystal Receiving Set Can Be
Made on Spider-Web Coil.

coil. By mounting a crystal detector
i'll the center of the coil form and
binding posts on the edges, COM
splete receiving set Is had. The wiring
is shown in dotted lines which should
be followed closely.-Radlo News.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
DECLINE NOTED IN PRICES
OF AVERAGE DAIRY CATTL LE

sented were: Calves, under one year,
4,S45; bulls, over one year and under
three, 947; bulls over three years, 1856 !:
heifers and cows over one year and
under three, 2.479, and cows over
three years of age, 2,977.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
Believes in Old Saying

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is an empty
headed chap, and yet he is ambitious"
Buggins-"Yes, he realizes that there
is plenty of room at the top"
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11

Summer and Christmas were the
names of complainant and defendant
in recent court case in London.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
Not AlDoys Loud

Money isn't always mat
ter of luck" Slobbs-"Right you are.
Money talks but there Is such a thing
as dumb luck"
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11

The importation and expectation OF
narcotics and poisonous drugs have
been made q Peruvian government
monopoly.
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11
Pure Bred Aged Bulls Bring
More at Private Sale.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture.D
Average sale prices of pure bred
dairy cattle for the year ending De-
cember 81, 1923, ranged from S133 for
bulls under one year to $268 for bulls
over three years of age, according to
reports submitted by breeders to the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. The breeds included were: Ayr
shire, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey, and
Brown Swiss. More than twice as
many animals were disposed of at pri-
vate sale as were sold at auction. Auc-
tion prices, however, averaged from
$25 to $50 per head higher than those
realized In private sales. Aged bulls
were an exception, such animals bring
Ing more In private sales than at auc-
tion.
The following comparison by ages
shows that prices in 1923 were some
what lower than in 1922:
The Ely miner., 1924-07-11

Why does a Ioafer always bother a
man when he's busy?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
VETS SPLIT ON
POLITICS
Endorsements Force Breach
in EX-SOldierS' Club

Veterans in politics hrdbc Wcdues.
Say over the action Il the United
Veterans club lu refusing 10 iudoreo
candidates who are r8id 20 bo friend
ly 60 Nrtcrans
A bloc OF delegates Go Tho club bolt
ca. and under a signed statement
withdrew from thr organization
"durng che present campaign
The veterans who peunod The let
ter include supporters of W ,.
rWee'l Coyle, Col OCbrEr u lamp
Ing and Thomas Revclls an undi.
dates for goNrfnbr
"At a poorly attended and not rcp.
rcsentative meeting held In Tacoma
u May. before niinEa Tor office were
aptned. an Endorsement was rushed
thru for clifford for governor" the
letter sets forth Al che recent con.
yentlon, The proper time for making
Endorsement under an arbitrary rial,
Inns ~ the chairman. h was impos
siblr Go secure consideration
There are other veteran randi-
dates for governor and also other
eandidatcs who have loyal Yctemu
supporters. and u IS unfair 10 them
that such q manipulated Endorsement
should stand unCballenEcd.
Slgncrs Of tho statement include
G. r. Hughes. special assistant dis,
irict attorney Paul EcYellc. Thomas
~ Swaie, Matt uormley. George 10.
Hubbard Frank e Marion and l.. n.
lANroA.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
Apartment Looted
of $4,000 Jewelry

JeWelry valued az $1,000 was stolen
from tho apartment q Miss y l.
Davis az the lrslng apartments. by a
thief who "jlmmiedf his way In
Tuesday. It sas reported 20 the 20.
lice. The robber tried 10 gain IN.
trance 20 two other apartments but
was unsucccssful.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
Need Clothes for
TVo Little Bovs

Dear Hig Grey Can sou suggest
a way Tor two boys ~ 10 and ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
Cynthia Grey
"Friend" Wants Opinions From Others on
Matrimonial Mix-up
BY CYNTHIA GREY

Dear Miss Grey; would like 10 ask readers 10 lis
ten to the troubles experienced by two Of my very dear
friends here in Seattle and then let hear their opinions
second marriage when both have children by the previous
marriage.
This couple met several months after they had both d.
yorced their previous partners They married little
over two years ago She has two girls and he one boy
Now know that this couple loved another truly but
they had much trouble the children that they sep
arated short time ago suppose some people will say
that II II real love- that this trouble could seperae
them.
II shame when know that this couple love each
other that IL should deprive them Of anoher love and
companonshp but OF the children here not from
their choice This only proves then that couple with chill
dren should separate until the children grown.
I'm that this couple would have been happy II they
had met in their younger days after the children
raised
Let's hear from your readers this discussion may
other couple from such trouble II they planning
on marrying when both have children.
A FRIEND
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27

Hes tho tall youns fellow IN Tho
shit. 'Jurt out Of kulclsrs" who
boasts IN adolcscent pride of his way
with the women Hes natural. acta
sincerely and consistently. and is a
genuine hlt-but he has his eye on
something higher than vaudeville
Having chosen the stage aa HE pro.
fessional hunting ground. young Don.
AID Is studying and working with ths
aim Of some time seeing hia name
blaronsd ia white lights over broad.
way theater entrance
lie visited here mtf several yeArs
ago, when Dee had n juvenile role IN
''Poliyuuna
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
Elderly Man Wants
Home and Wori.

Dear Mis Grey You have help.
81 10 many o;herr- : wonder N YOU
can help ne find a place FOR father?
he - q years old. hut able 20 do
almoft any kind ~ work. We would
rrefsr position as caretaisr or
work on some chicken ranch near
Seattle Neither my sister nor I
con afford 10 take him into our
home ~ We have only three or
four room houses. and four children
each 10 c8re for. and cannot afford
10 bgill special home for him.
10 IA able 20 support himself n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27

70 home for my cat. u is a female
lure white and part Angora. house
trained and a good mouse catcher
The reason why want 10 give
u away Is because We are leaving
the city and cannot take It with u
Ny telephone number is MElrss
2if.
MRS. ARMSTRONG.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
1925 Kiwanis Meet
at Vancouver, B. C.,

wALf.A wALLA. wash Aug 81.
The Pacific district conference Of
tho klwania international viii 10
held al Vancouver. II. G. next year.
1; was decided ~ the closing session
OF the convention here yesterday.
Officers elected were
y 4. Neal. Walla waila. district
governor. Earl Fitzpatrick. Portland.
lieutenant governor % Oregon. Hugh
Caldwell Seattle lieutenant governor
for Western Washington. Ralph
Kaufman, EllsnshurE. Lieutenant,
governor for Eastern Washington.
and Al Foreman. Vancouver. n. g.
lieutenant governor for British Co
iunhip.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27

KITTY, Kitty
Dear Mas Grey: ] would he very
grateful " you could help me find
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-27
Pay Last Honors
to DIR. Persons

Seattle medical men aud Masonic
lodge members Tuesday paid last
honors 20 Dr John h. Persons,
kirkland specialist, who died Jt The
seattle General hospital saturday,
after a short illness, Double fu-
moral rites were held az the nonnry
Watson mortuary and at F'piS
casey.