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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25
TRYING TO CUT OUT THE
CLICK

Scores of engineers have been
working for years to eliminate the
perpetual click that accompanies
fast passenger trains on their
journeys.
Rails expand in summer and
contract in winter. Allowance is
made at the joints for this change.
The ends of the rails are also the
first 10 deteriorate. Heavy, fast
trains hammer the joints. AS a
result the passengers hear the
continual click and the railroads
spend fortunes each year replac-
ing the rails.
There are twelve file boxes in
the patent Office each containing
an average of seventy patents that
hive been granted for a new and
useful device to eliminate the
hammering of rail joints and the
removal of the click when the
wheels strike the joints"
Drawings accompanying these
patents look like the pictures we
see of all the knots made by sail
ors. The rails are sphced together
in every conceivable manner
Many of these devices have been
tried but nome apparently has
proved practicable.
Naval officers tell about a mid
shipman who was bright but in
clined to be flippant. In an i'm
portant examination he wrote this
answer to a question: 1.-THE action
resulting under the circumstances
was due to the inherent cussed-
ness OF inanimate objects"
If you are ambitious to remove
the click from the railroad train,
therefore, don't forget the cussed-
ness of 1nanimate objects, and,
also, don't forget the soc patents
already buried in the patent Office.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25
clunn - scholl

Adeen f. Clump of Ferrill, Iowa.
and Pearl Scholl of Spring Green
drove to Freeport, Illinois, and
weree married by Rev. Father Wait
kamp recently.
The bride was attired in a gown
OF blue brocaded canton crepe
trimmed in grey The groom wore
a tailored suit of pencil striped
serge. They were accompanied by
the brides father and sister Marie.
Mrs. Clump is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Scholl.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25

At Christmas-tide the open hand
Seatters its bounty o'er~sea and
land,
And none is left to grieve alone,
For love is heaven and claims its
own.
Margaret e. Sangster.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25
AND HE WANTS MORE REG
ULATION

A shoe dealer, an intelligent
thinking man in a middle-west
city, writes to the Nations Bust
ness that the curse of his indus
try is sudden style changes. With
this diagnosis we have no desire
to quarrel. He probably knows
what he's talking about.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25

But with this cure for the disease
we cannot agree. Here's his rem
edy:
Do not permit any shoe manu-
lecturer selling to. shoe retailers
to have more than four selling sea.
sons per year.
Designate the selling seasons to
begin FEBRUARY Is, May Is, August
Is and November Is.
Do not permit more than fifty
styles to be shown in any line of
shoes or oxfords or slippers for
men,. women or children.
Do not permit the addition Of
any samples to any line, during
or between any selling season,
neither permit any changes made
in any sample or pattern shown
az beginning CT each selling sea-
son. (This is the all important
part to bring about the adjust
ment desired)
Demand that full details and
description of every sample be
forwarded to the proper depart
ment in Washington the first day
of every selling season.
Make it heavy penalty for any
manufacturer to violate; or better
still, make it a penalty for both
buyer and seller to violate this
law.
Have the Government employ
several well experienced shoe men
as auditors, whose duty it would
lie to check up the manufacturers
the same as a bank examiner.
If legislation to comply with
this plan can be enacted, it will
place the entire shoe industry
back on safe and sane basis and
will create fair and unprejudfc-
ed competition among all manu-
facturers and retailers.
Call upon Congress to pass a
law! That's the ever-ready rem
edy for every form of business
Ill. In the name of common sense,
can't shoe manufacturers and shoe
sellers get together and agree on
limiting styles il that's what's
wrong with the shoe business.
And think of another govern
ment commission to limit styles
|
and Of government inspectors to
watch for violations Of their reg
ulations! And haven't we enough
trouble with law-evaders now
At addison the assessor has plac-
ed the Y.MC.A. and Y.W.C.A,
buildings on the tax roll because
there are eafeterias there for
commercial purposes.
Madison officials intimate that
the legislature will be asked to
change the tax law so that
portion of such a building used
for commercial purposes may be
taxed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25
CHRISTMAS


Christmas is here again. Col
ored lights, blazing trees, happy
songs and smiling faces proclaim
the happiest time of all the year.
Let the bells ring and let joy be
unconfned.
Nearly all great movements,
nearly all great leaders or deliv-
erers have come from lowly be-
ginnings. These leaders in law,
medicine, science, literature, re-
'hgion, coming from humble sta
tiens realize what Joy there is in
extending helping hand. This
season of the year should instill
a greater love for those who are
not so fortunate.
For boys and girls this is the
shining season of all the year.
Let Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, or
Kris Kringle or whoever. he is
have full sway at Yuletide time.
With Scott, let the spirit be:
Heap on more wood! the wind
is chill;
But let it whistle as 1t will,
Wen keep our Christmas merry
still
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25
BETHLEHEM

On, little town of Bethlehem!
How still we see thee lie;
Above thy deep and dreamless
sleep,
The silent stars go by.
Vet, in thy dark street shineth
The everlasting light:
The hopes and fears OF all the
years,
Are met in thee. tonight.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25

Isadora Duncan had her say and
way and now she is at the end of
her rope in Berlin. Penniless,
friendless, with bolsheviki tend
cncies and her husband a bandit,
the movie star exclaims, God, I
wish l were back in America"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25
BACK AGAIN

We ring the bells. and, we raise
the strain
We hang up garlands everywhere
And bid the tapers. twinkle fair
And feast and frolic- and then we
20 QjnpE
Back to the same old lives again.
Susan Coolidge.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25
WHEN THE ROSES BLOOM

A favorite of the late John M.
DIN. @
In the time of roses, hope thou
weary heart, waa
Spring a balm discloses for the
keenest smart, 7H<"'
Though my grief o'eftake thee
through the winters Gloom,
Thou shalt thrust it from thee
when the roses bloom.
~ HE
In the time of roses weary heart
rejoice A>
Ere the summer closes. comes the
longed for voice
Let not death appalla thsa, for be-
yond the tomb -
God himself shall cali thee, when
the roses bloon3S h a
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25

To those persons who are
troubled with chilblains, itching
arms, chapped hands and the like
should avoid geoting dirty as
much as possible, and wash or
bathe in cold water as infrequent,
ly as sanitation permits, and
with sparing use OF soap, says DR..
Charles M. Williams Of New York.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25
MINCE PIE SUPERSTITION

There is an old superstition
which claims that in as many
different houses as you eat mince
pie during Christmas, that that
many happy months you will have
during the ensuing year.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25
johnson - Messer

At 2 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon
Dec. II, a. st. Johns German Luth-
eran church, Portage Miss Meta
Messer and Carl Alfred Johnson
were united in marriage by Rev.
VIM. Uffenbeck. The bride was
attended by her sister, Margaret
and a brother of the groom acted
as best man.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25

There is only one way to be
happy, and that is to make some
body else SO, and you can't be
happy cross-lots; you have got to
go to the regular turnpike road.
Robert. G. 1ngersoll.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25

Mayor E. s.. Baker of Portage
has appointed the following Of
that city as park board: Miss
IONA Gale, j. 6. Leisch, Mrs Musa
Burbach, DR.. G. w. Hanney,. and
H. Y. grenant. q
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25
Reedsburg Times
Has Anniversary

The 25th anniversary of the
Reedsburg Times was celebrated
this week with. a special edition Of
the paper.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25
Witwen - Gonzlin..

Newton G. Witwens manager OF
the Troy and Honey Creek tele
phone company, and Miss Myrtle
.Gonzolin, daughter of Mr., and Mrs
w. Gonzolin, were married in Mil
waukee on Thursday afternoon al
three o'clock. The couple was at
tended by Chester Elsffmeyer and
Miss Lillian Collenburg.
After weeks stay in Milwaukee
Mr.. and Mrs. Witwen will go to
WitWen, Wis.,. to make their home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25

The Dawes plan, successfully
working out, has brought the
world to the threshold of a new
day of peace and development,
said owen D. Young in a speech
in New York City.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25
MEN WITH MONEY

The United States census bureau
has figured at nearly five thousand
dollars the average Investment of
capital per worker in industry in
this country. In other words,
there must be half a million dol
lars in plant machinery, material
and money for every hundred men
employed. Here are the figures in
detail:
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25
Stanton r tiottmann

Edward Stanton of Reedsburg and
Miss Emma Hoffman,, Prairie du
Sac, were married on Nov 26 and
are making their home i'm Madison.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25

The influx Of tourists into st.
Petersburg, Florida, is said to be
heavier than last year.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25

An eastern paper says that
Chauncey M. Depew,. now 80, is the
G. o. M. of the G. o. p.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25

Madison officials should see
that every criminal arrested who
is not citizen OF the United
States should be. deported. v
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25

automobiles constitute in this re-
spect the average industry, but it
is not easy at first thought to TN
derstand why iron and steel should
take SO much more money per man
than textiles.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25
cadx - PuttkanIner

The marriage Of Miss Augusta
Puttkammer, daughter OF Al
bert Puttkammer Of Fair
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25

have resulted from this oversight !"
4. ~
In sending his Christmas greet
ings, Guy o. Glazier of Ell Caion.
Calf, writes this.
According to the darkey, de hen
am he most useful animal what dey
am, you can. eat him before he's
BON and he's powerful good after
he's daid. and in the grav-ee."
Mr.. Glazier concludes with the
admonition, But don't eat too
much.
):
Fifty years ago this month the
Pioneer am Wisconsin published at
Sank City reported the death at
Trey, Kansas, of Mrs. Sarah Lee
land, aged 55, mother of Mrs. j. r.
Ouimby Of Sank City and also
formerly a resident of Sank County.
According to our county historian,
w. H. Garfield, Mrs Quimby was
the. first white child born in Sank
County. She died at her home at
Prairie Gu Sac, a few years ago.
** 81
No doubt there are many peo-
pie who breathe easier every year
after Christmas is over. A Bara-
boo woman was observed going
down the street with packages
stacked in her arms almost to the
top of her head. When she met
a friend, she was heard to exclainl,
'"Oh, I have. so many nieces and
nephews and rclatiyesi" After a
brief conversation she hurried on
to the postoffice to get the packages
and bundles on their way.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-12-25
By The Way

The Rev. Harris from Baraboo
surely has a great hold on the citi-
zens of the East Side, says Ticks
O. the Times in the Capital Times.
Folks came in large numbers to
hear him. at Pilgrim church. He
is a layman's preacher with a mes,
sage and the personality to drive it
home
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-18

through the switch to the negative
filament lead
BY cutting out the OO2 and short
enfng the .0O6 by means of the
switches. the set is plain regener-
alive set; when the .OO2 is placed in
the circuit we have the super with
the one exception, that the ticker coll
is not tapped. This circuit gives good
results with an untapped ticker, so
the Flewelling fans will not need to
make any other change In their SETS.
Cutting the .002 out and the .OOe. the
circuit is again straight FleweIling.
This method provides an easy and
economical method of changing from
one set to another so that the action
of the three circuits may be studied.
1t should be noted that with the
switching arrangement used no DAM
age can be done to the set by careless
manipulation of the switches IL the
precaution of separating the two
points on 81 is observed-Radio d.
gest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-18
A FEELING OF SECURITY
WHEN YOU USE
SWAMP-ROOT

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 medicine is DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder medicine.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every
bottle of Swamp-Root.
1t is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
It is not stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for everything.
1t 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 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 a
sample bottle. When writing, be sure
and mention this paper.-Advertiseme
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-18
An Excellent and Exceedingly Simple
Crystal Detector. Easy and uni
versaI Control Is Afforded.

space Is easily ascertained and should
be marked on the base for drilling.
Hardwood, fiber, bakelite, rubber or
other good insulating material may be
used for the base, the size of which
will depend upon the type of compass
employed. Secure a heavy piece and
after the stand is assembled, it would
be well to glue a thick layer of soft
felt to the under surface The felt
will serve the dual purpose of prevent
ing harm to polished tables and will
allow the absorption of slight shocks
and jars. l have used a piece of old
storage battery jar for the base and
after shining it up, was very pleased
with it.
To assemble the instrument, it is
necessary to drill two holes at one end
for binding posts and two holes for the
detector cup and adjusting arm. Use
a good grade of well-insulated wire for
connections and be sure that all points
are soldered. For the cat-whisker, a
No. % bare copper wire will give as
gOOu results as any. In actual use,
the end of the wire touching the
mineral should always be clean.
1t is not necessary, contrary to opin-
ion, to wash the crystal every week or
so, or to wash it every day as advised
by some. The daily tub in no way
adds to the efficiency of the detector,
as trial will conclusively prove. If
the dust is blown from the mineral
surface every day, the unit will func-
ton satisfactorily.
If 1t appears as though the sensitiv-
ity of the mineral has faded, a new
surface may be scratched with a knife.
Either unmounted or mounted crystals
give satisfaction with this stand. In
general, keep the mineral as small as
possible to allow only a short sep
aration between ,the point of cat
whisker contact and the holder. This
is said after the fact has been
learned that most large crystals are
sensitive" near the edge The sta
tionary contact should be made to
cover as large portion of the unused
surfaces as possible.-Radio News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-18
Poor Aerial May Cause
Good Set to Work Badly

One of the most frequent topics on
which radio users write is that their
set works well at the home of a friend,
but is dead failure in their own
homes. This circumstance is not, in
most cases, any fault of the set, al
though it has resulted in the discard
ing Of more than one SET Length,
height, direction, insulation, material,
number of wires and other factors in
an aerial affect the operation of set.
All these factors also apply to the
ground lead. One operator may be
able to get wonderful distance with a
set and another operator may not be
able to reach more than 100 miles
with the same set. A set in frame
dwelling in the suburbs will operate
differently than the same set In steel
building In congested city area.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-18
Fixed Condensers Are
Not Always in Order

When building reflex sets there is
one thing that the fan should realize.
That is that though fixed conden-
ser is rated by the manufactures at a
certain capacity it is impossible to test
each one and make 1t correct to the
dot at the price they are sold for.
Therefore try different condensers
that are rated the same. If the article
on the set refers to one condenser
as being particularly important use
variable condenser in place of it..
If the condenser is given value of
more than .001 in the circuit then use
a fixed condenser across variable
condenser. The correct value for the
fixed condenser is found easily be-
cause the sum of the capacities of the
two condensers will equal the total
capacity of the two when connected
together.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-18
edited by O. Douglas

station as England" Australia OF
"Honolulu" (the sky is the limit.
The effect on the audience will be
startling, to say the least.
AS precautionary measure, how
ever, first make sure that there are
no 'hard-boiled hams" among the
guests; otherwise you may start riot.
Getting back again to the actual APP
plication: If the audlo amplifier is a
separate unit the connections are
very simple, as seen by the accom-
panying sketch. If, however, the am
plifier is In the same cabinet with the
receiver 1t will be necessary to con-
meet two wires to the primary of the
first simplifying transformer and bring
them out to the phone which is to be
used as a transmitter.
A telephone jack and plug will SIM
plify cutting the "transmitter" in and
out of the circuit. Use a double pole,
open circuit jack. This can be left
permanently connected to the set, as
1t will not affect its operation in any
way, except when the head phone Is
plugged in.
If broadcast program is being re-
ceived and 1t Is desired to interject
little homemade" announcing, first
cut off the detector circuit by turn
ing the detector rheostat to the
''off" position and then plug in the head
phone "transmitter."
Another similar experiment which
produces rather unexpected results
consists of connecting the loud speak
err to the input side of the amplifier
and listening with pair of head
phones plugged into the second stage.
The loud speaker will act as micro
phone and pick up any sounds pro-
duced near It, These will be ampli-
fed and reproduced in the head phones
with tremendous volume. If the loud
speaker is located in some other part
Of the house 1t will pick up voices
from the same room and reproduce
them in the head phones as clearly
as though the listener were in the
room where the person was speaking.
This last experiment may prove
highly entertaining, IL conducted on
a Wednesday evening when sisters
beau is calling.-Radio News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-18
201-A Tubes Use Less
Current Than Old Style

Thousands Of broadcast listeners
who have radio receivers consisting of
detector and two stages of audio-fre-
quency amplification are still using the
original UV-201 tubes purchased when
they installed their sets. These tubes
have been superseded by the UV-201-A's
which consume much less current than
the old-style tubes. Consequently,
when the inevitable change is made to
the new tubes, greater resistance
must be provided in the rheostats. If
the simplifying unit has a rheostat for
each tube. as is usually the case, there
is simple way to do this without sub
shutting new rheostats, adding outside
resistances, or changing the appear
ance of the set.
Audio-frequency simplifying tubes
are not critical; one control Will, there
fore, do for both tubes.
Remove all connecting wires from
both rheostats except the current sup
ply wire to the first rheostat. Con-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-18
Crystal Detector
Stand Is Novelty
Compass or Divider Is Used
as Movable Arm and Pres
sure Regulator.
BY r. z. oERHARpT

present, In this article. an interest
Ing wrinkle which has proved salts
factory in actual use. Essentially de-
signed for galena or silicon, this stand
provides close regulation of the de-
gree of pressure on the crystal. The
Importance of this feature is not to be
overlooked If maximum efficiency is
desired. When completed, the stand Is
placed on a solid base out of the way
so that when once adjusted, movement
of the receiver or accidental jars will
not affect the adjustment. 1t would be
well In building a crystal receiver. to
keep this point In mind
AS may be, seen in the diagram, a
compass or divider is used as the
movable arm and pressure regulator.
Secure a good compass; cut off one
leg at the point indicated and bore
two holes for the insertion of the
pivot-contact. The arm may be cut off
with good hacksaw or sharp file and
should be rounded off to avoid acct
dentally scratching oneself. The holes
are to be cut with sufficient diameter
to pass an 8-83 round-headed nickel
machine screw. For crystal cup I
have used an old battery carbon
terminal, although a purchased cup
will not cost much and presents a
neater appearance. If desired, the
holder may be made after the build
er's own ideas. A clip is sometimes
employed with good results. AS the
size of the compass will vary from
that which I am using, the exact dis
lance between the swivel and cup can
not be given; however. the correct
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-18
BY c. E. HAMANN

BY c. e. HAMANN
The following experiments, while In
volving no new principles or theories,
may nevertheless prove interesting to
the broadcast listener, particularly
when little variety In the evening
program is desired.
All the apparatus required is two
stage audio amplifier, single head
phone and loud speaker Ga single
phone with horn attached to it will
do for loud speaker).
For experiment No. L: Connect the
head phone to the input terminals of
the amplifier, |. e., across the primary
OF the first audio transformer. Light
the tubes and plug In the loud speak
er on the second stage in the usual
manner. (See sketch.) Hold the
head phone with hands cupped around
1t to form mouthpiece and talk into
1t In low voice The voice will be
reproduced in the loud speaker with
greatly increased volume.
The reader can easily think Of a
dozen different ways of amusing him.
self with this at his next party. Set
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-18
Practical Connecting
Lug Has Proved Useful

1t is usually difficult proposition to
solder a joint formed by two wires
meeting at an angle. Utmost care is
necessary and even then the job is apt
to turn out poor one.
A very simple connecting lug can
be made from small piece of sheet
brass or tim In the manner shown In
the accompanying Illustration. BY the
use of pair of pliers. these snall