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SUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK;, Feb. 26.--An easier Feeling developed in the local raw sugar market today under increased offerings. Prices declined # to the basis of, 7.2sc, duty paid, for Cubas. The sales in- cluded 5000 bags of Cubas at 7.41c, duty paid; 21.000 at 7.34c, and 1000 at 7.28c, alto New Orleans. =.
 Raw sugar futures were weak, under heavy general liquidation, largely due to- the easier tone in the spot. market and the decline abroad. The settlement of the Cuban railway strike and private cables stating that Germany will prob ably authorize the exportation of an- other 100000 tons of sugar. also had some effect. Final prices were at the lowest and from 15 toS17 points below the previous day. March and May closed at 5.51c; July, 5,54c; September, 5.52c.
 Business in refined was checked by the unsettled feeling in the spot mar ket. Prices were unchanged at s soc to 915c for fine granulated.
 Refined futures nominal.
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Receipts, 300; slow. Heavy steers $s@ s.75;I beef steers, $5@S.5o; heifers, $5@8; cows, $3.50@6; feeders, $4.50@6 50; stockers,. $2.50@b.75. ,sF
 Hogs--Receipts, 200; steady to 10c higher; 1855 pounds up, $7,50; 120 to l65 pounds, s6.s5; pigs. $4.5oa5.25; throwa outs, $5.40 down. i.&s
 sheep--Receipts, 50; steady; lambs, SIP; choice, $13@14. Y :,
 CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 26.-Hogs-Re- ceipts. 4,500; steady to 1oc higher. Heavy, $7@7.65; packers and butchers, fat sows, s5@5.75.S .e.ls, '1
 cattle-Receipts. soe; steady. Calves, steady. 4y,,
 Sheep-Receipts, 1o0; strong, $1@6. Lambs, steady, $5015.
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STORM MOVES NORTHEAST

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-The weather
 bureau today issued the following ad-
 fisory storm warning: southeast storm warning ordered
 Florida coast between Jacksonville and tedar Keys 9:30 a. m, and northeast <torm warnings north of Virginia Capes Io Boston 10 a. m. Storm of marked i'm
 fensity central immediately south of Alabama coast will move northeastward kith further increase in intensity This till probably be severe storm along Hhe Atlantic seaboard." f'tf
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FOREIGN EXCHANGES

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Foreign ex- change easy; quotations in cents: Great Britain demand, 4.29E; cables, A29N; 60-day bills on banks, 4.27ss. France demand, ,4.25h; cables, 4.26; Italy, 4.s2; cables, 4.32h Belgium de- niand, 3661a; cables. 3.67; Germany (per trillion), .22; Holland, SIPS; Norway, 13.1f: Sweden, 26.12; Denmark, 15.s4; Switzerland, 17.s1; Spain. 12.67; Greece, ITO; Poland, .000012; Czechoslovakia, 2.90s; Jugoslavia, 1.26; Austria, .00014 i; Rumania, .5s; Argentine, 34.50; Brazil, 12.10; Tokio, .45h < Montreal, ee 2-1s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-27
RAIN IS OVER

DIminghams long seige of rainy eathei- probably is broken. according to 5 z Horton of the weather bureau, y ye.iuesday. he predicted. will be slightly older. but probably dry. Continued koudy. however. was the forecast
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NAVAL. sT0RES

SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. 2s.-Turpen- shipments, 1o6; stock. s,925. Rosin steady; sales. s25; receipts, 1,405; ship ments, 330; stock, s1 ,956 Quote: B, D, E, $4.65; F. G. H, $4671a; I, $4.T0; K, $4.S0; M, s4.S5; N, $5.20; VIC, $6.30;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-27

An envelope that can be used as book marker after it has once been through the mail is new invention of Californian.
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SNOW STORM. IN DALLl

DALLAS. Tex. Feb. 2e.-Texas shiv- cred today in the wake of its biggest snow storm in six years, when tempera- lures went to record low levels in many sections.
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LOCAL DATA

For the 24 hours ending at ?, m., February 36. 1894:
 Highest temperature .............. 46 Lowest temperature /. ............... '4i Mean telnperature r. '.'....'... ..'.. 4 Deficiency in temperature since Jan.1. 1sS hhlnIul ,f...,.! s.. .s... .,-s 2. 0S Total rainful since January ....y1 Il s6 Excess in rainfall since January |. l @ Relative humidity. 2 a. m. s...s:.. 94
 12 noon ....... .i...... .,..s s,.. 99
 p, m. ....,.. ..-....s .i.... yZ Dry thefemometer, a. m. ........ A
 lS noon z........ -......s... 40 EZs [ p. m. .....s..s.sssss.. 42 Wet thermometer, a. m. .......... 43
 12 noon ,.....,............ A
 : D. m. ................... q
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb.t 26.- Turpentine, steady; 96c. sSales, 62; re- ceipts, PAP; shipments, 233; stock, 22,- 159.
 Rosin-steady. Sales. IFS; receipts, 2.323; shipments, 65; stock, 1s5,os6.
 Quote: B to E, $4.65; F to H, $4.671s; I, $4.70; K, $4.s0; M, $4.90; N, $52O; VIC. S6.25; WY, S6271a 6635
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RAW SILK

NEW YORK. Feb. 2s-Raw silk easy. Prices per pound: Kansas City double extra contracts, $7.a507.45; Kansas best No. I, s7.0505.1 shin- shun, 7G7.10; Canton extrAs, 14-16, $6.65Q6.75; Shanghai, China, steam i'll, gold double deer, &70790 FsS
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The moon coming fro1i behind a. mass of clouds above England recently, ormed lunar rainbow in the form If complete arc. ,.s
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0uGITYREpnR1

OIL. CITY, Pa, Feb. 2e.-Credit bal ances, N. Runs. Ss,A12; average, 4s,S72 Shipments. 70;4Ss; average, 5s,63i. K :,
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. =. Official weather bureau record of temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours ending at p. m in the principal cotton -growinHt
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Loi WILLIE. Ky, Feb. 2S.-Cai i,-
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And one man, still living, used to
 have his COW and his pigs and his
 chickens foraging around on land and
 bots on which now stand giant sky |scrapers. ot
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-25
Battery Cutoff.

and little time was all that was nee
essary, and I can now change tubes
or make adjustments without fear Of
endangering the tubes, for the act of
opening the cabinet lid automatically
disconnects the "B" battery, while
upon closing it the set is again ready
for action The diagram should be
self-eXplanatory. Two small brass
plates are screwed to the back Of the
cabinet. They are spaced about Il
inch apart, the one being connected
to the "B" battery, while the other is
wired to the ''B" battery binding post
of the set. A spring brass strip of the
shape shown is fastened to the hinged
lid in such a position that when the
lid is closed 1t will close the circuit
between the two brass strips. All of
the parts may be small and neat, and
when mounted near the corner of the
cabinet are not in the way. The own
er of a set so equipped need no longer
be in fear of burned-out Undesirable
News
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Not Difficult to Change
Capacity of Condensers

Experimenters, especially those writ
ing about circuits, seem to have no
conception of the amount of money
that it costs the amateur to build the
various receivers They specify AZ
plate condensers, 23-plate condensers,
11-plate condensers and 7-plate con-
densers. expecting the fan who reads
it, evidently, TO have all this appar-
atus on hand.
1t is this factor that holds back a
good many amateurs from construct
ing some particular receivers. They
have, for instance, a 23-plate conden-
ser, or two, and are Ieath TO spend
more money just to experiment, but
have been warned so many times TO
follow the constants given in the cir
cult that they just naturally throw it
aside
This procedure is all unnecessary
and the experimental fan can for the
expenditure of no more than 81 make
his 23-plate condenser equal to any.
capacity that is called for. To do this.
buy several good mica fixed condensers
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plate Of the r. r. tube and the grid
condenser of the detector tube. The
grid condenser is connected in the
usual way; the grid leak, however, is
connected between grid and positive
filament for a hard tube, which we
prefer to a soft detector. We may
then use the full voltage on the de-
teetor plate.
A midget variable condenser is con-
nected across the variometer. This
condenser is not used for tuning, but
is set permanently. 1t is therefore
mounted inside the cabinet and not on
the panel.
In mounting the parts leave suffi-
cient distance between the two vari-
ometers to avoid back coupling 1t
will be well to mount them at OPP
posite ends of the panel and to leave
the middle for the audio amplifier.
In selecting. the parts for your re-
ceiver keep in mind that the amplifica-
ton in this circuit is extremely high.
Therefore select all component parts
from the best available and do not be
too niggardly as to space. Midget
radio frequency receivers do not work
well. To tune this receiver begin by
setting the aerial condenser at its min
imum, then tune the r. F. variometer
until you hear either the broadcast of
station or its beat note. Tune the
aerial variometer until signals or
whistles come In loudeSt
If the set is still oscillating turn
the aerial condenser few degrees and
turn the variometer back until the
aerial circuit Is again in tune. If the
set is still oscillating turn the aerial
condenser ahead bit more and the
variometer back corresponding
amount Repeat this until you find a
setting that will keep the receiver from
oscillating. You will then have the
maximum of sensitivity. At its best.
one stage in this circuit will be equiv
alent to two In many others. So far
we have said nothing about the midget
condenser in parallel with r. F. vari-
ometer.
If the receiver covers the entire
wave length range with the midget
condenser all out. leave it there. If
you find, however, that you cannot
tune in WIP or KYW, for instance,
turn the midget until these stations
come In at near the maximum set
ting of the r. F. variometer. 1t will
be well to lock the midget in that po-
sition. Then you may calfbrate the
r. E. variometer for stations. You
will find that this celebration holds
true regardless of changes in the
aerial. This receiver will give you
coast TO coast reception on an outside
aerial in good location.
In cramped quarters you may use
2O-foot wire and expect loud speak
er reception of all local stations and
also some powerful distant stations
New York Sun.
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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 a medicine is Dr. Kilmers 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 a stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
It 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 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 e
sample bottle. When writing, be sure
and mention this paper.-Advertieemen
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be seen that an untuned primary is
used and that the ticker coil is wound
directly over the secondary coil. This
placement of the ticker coil reduces
the number of turns necessary.
The tuning coil for this set may be
built according to the following in
structions:
The tube upon which the coils are
wound may be either cardboard or
composition. The diameter of this
coil is 2B inches, the length is 3D.
inches. At one end of the tube the
primary coil is wound This consists
of six turns of No. "a d. C. C. wire.
This same wire is used throughout the
coil construction. At the other end of
the tube coil of nine turns is wound.
This coil is tapped at the sixth turn.
A layer of light paper should be
placed over these two coils and then
the secondary coil can be wound on
the tube. The secondary consists of
sixty turns of wire. This coil is start
ed at the end Of the tube upon which
the primary coil was wound. 1t is
wound over the primary coil at the
start and over the ticker at the 9TH
er end.
The tuning condenser has a ca
pacity of .0005 mid. 1t is advisable
to use a low loss condenser In this
set-New York Herald.
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Some Punkins!

Western Exchange-The letter "P"
is the most important in the alphabet;
because it leads all others in perfec-
ton. 1t is likewise first in peace and
prosperity and gives pleasure its
proper form. 1t is found in every en-
terprise and aspiration and without
its valuable Office the anchor of hope
would be but commonplace hoe Be
sides being foremost in philosophy, it
is at. the front in patriotism, patience
and piety. Purpose has no meaning
without it and the pyramids are built
upon its base.-Boston Transcript.
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Care of Ground Clamps

1t is a good plan to look at the
ground clamp about this time of the
year. Ground clamps fastened to
steam radiators have habit of get
ting loose after being subject to the
heat of the steam or hot water pipes
all during the winter months. Take
the clamp of and serape the inside
until the surface is bright and clean.
Then take an old piece of emery paper
of coarse grain and clean the iron
pipe before pulling Put back the
ground clamp. Be sure to clean the
end of the copper wire with a knife
before placing it back under the bind
ing post of the clamp nut
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New Automatic "B"
Battery Cutoff
Short Circuit May Cost Ow n
er Several New Tubes
Precaution Is Best.

With vacuum tubes at So each. IL
would seem worth while that the own
er of multitude set take precaution
to see thar the "B" battery voltage is
not accidentally applied to the fla
ment circuit. When the modern bare
bus-bar wiring is used in a set ii is
highly important that the "B" battery
be disconnected while changing tubes
or making adjustments, for the slip
of a screwdriver or pliers can cause
short circuit that may cost the own
er several new tubes. No protective
method was followed by the writer,
until one day it was forgotten, with
the result that two tubes went. My
set is now equipped with the auto
matte "B" battery cutoff, as Illus
trated. A few pieces of spring brass
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-25
PROFESSIONAL NURSE SAYS
TANLAC HAS NO EQUAL

BY reason of the fact that she
speaks from her long experience as
professional nurse, the statement of
Mrs. j. Clark OF 415 Walsworth ave-
nue., Oakland, Calf, will be of In
terest to all who are In need Of an
upbuilding tonic.
I'm all my fifteen years. experience
as a trained nurse" says Mrs. CIark's
statement, II never found the equal
of Tanlac as stomach medicine and
tonic. Two years ago an attack of
Influenza left me without appetite and
my stomach in such a bad fix that the
little did eat seemed to do me harm
instead of good.
stomach pains would make me so
weak I would feel right faint. The
least exertion would completely ex-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-25
Made Apology Hard

A young man, springing into an
overcrowded train, trod on the toes
Of an old man in a corner seat.
"Tm sorry" he apOlogized.
Old Man (hand behind ear)-Eh?
Young Man (more loudly)-I beg
your pardon.
Old Man-Eh-h-h?
Young Man (shouting)-I trod on
your foot. 1t was an accident-an ac-
cident.
Old Man Catching his last words
only)-An accident? You don't say
sol Anybody hurt ?-Pittsburgh Post.
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No Whistles Received
if Set Is Properly Wired

The neutrodyne does not use regen-
Grafton In fact, regeneration is pre-
vented by the use Of the neutralizing
condensers. What is lost by not using
regeneration Is made up for by the
step-up ratio that is obtained in the
radio-frequency transformers. Ordinar-
lily this set should give better distance
results than the regular regS serafive
receiver. If the set is wired ind neu-
tralized correctly there should be no
whistles received from the broadcast
ing stations Whistles caused by re-
generatiye sets heterodyning upon the
broadcasting wave viii be reproduced.
as there is no way of eliminating this
type or interference.
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BY PAUL c. WELLER

In most radio frequency circuits in
use at present the tuning Is done by
varying the capacity, in parallel with
coil, by q variable condenser. This
method is ideal from a manufacturing
standpoint The variable condenser of
today is pretty good piece of ap-
paratus, in spite of being called a mon
strosity by some writer's. Straight
coils are easy to wind and can be made
with accuracy.
If the tuning is done by varying in
ductances, the variometer is practical
ly the only means of accomplishing
this. The variometer was in great
has pretty nearly disappeared. This
Is very unjust While the variometer
is rather undesirable piece of work
for the manufacturer, it has few draw
backs for the fan.
In multistage radio frequency re-
ceivers capacity tuning has one draw
back. If the receiver Is balanced for
long waves it will have tendency to
osciIlate at short waves If il is bal
anced for short waves it will lose much
of its sensitivity at long waves.
The receiver described in this ar
ticle provides capacity and inductance
tuning in the aerial circuit and in
ductance tuning between r. f. tube
and detector. This permits an excel
lent balance.
In the diagram, Figure 1, we have
a 23-plate variable condenser (.0O05)
In the aerial and a small variometer
in the grid circuit. The grid is con-
nected in approved fashion between
the condenser and variometer. The
ground and filament are connected to
the other terminal of the variometer.
For tuning purposes a variometer
alone would be sufficient. AS too
much inductance would make the set
oscillate, the variable condenser is
provided. By balancing one against
the other the set may be prevented
from oscillating quite effectively.
The coupling device is a choke coil
combined with variometer in a very
unusual way. Follow instructions care
fully for this part of the receiver.
The most convenient choke is the
secondary of some small and mex
pensive audio transformer.
If you want to use very efficient
choke use 1000 turn honeycomb coil,
or wind a spider web with LOCO turns
of No. SO silk covered wire If you
have the patience necessary for such
work. The choke is connected as in
Dictated, between the plate of the r.
F. tube and the positive terminal of
the "B" battery, which should be of
approximately go volts for best re-
suits. The variometer should be one
of the largest types available to cover
the entire broadcasting range. This
variometer is connected between the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-25
Selective Two-Circuit
Tuner With One Control

Many radio fans, after having vain
ly tried to master the mystery of tun-
ing three-circuit tuner, have wished
for some selective two or three-circuit
tuner that would only require one
tuning control. Up until the present
time this ideal has not been realized,
but 1t is now possible to build good
selective two-circuit tuner that has
only one control.
The diagram for this receiver Is Civ
en- in Fig. 1. From the diagram it will
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-25
Reminders of Past Glory

A naval officer staying in the old
inn, Lord Nelson, situated on the quay
at Poole, England, recently discovered
some curious scratchings on the
wainscot of his room. Investigation
revealed these to be plans of naval
battles drawn by Lord Nelson, who
stayed In that inn with Lady Hamil
ton. Other marks and scratchings
have been identified as dating back to
the days of the seadogs of the Eliza
bethan age.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-25
Comfort for "Redtops'

Science has come TO the rescue OF
the red haired-the science of patient
observation, comparison and psyche
logical correlation. It's decree should
forever silence the fiouters. The pos
SCISSOR of brilliant locks also possesses
above the average Of those not so
blessed the following qualities: phys
ical well-being, conscientiousness and
intelligence. That's the trinity for
this life of ours. and the .'nonreds."
instead of deriding their better en-
dowed fellow mortals, ought to prefer
that their own topknots might acquire
a firelike luster-Reading Tribune.
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&MNzza
To Suit His Fad

A canvasser was selling tickets for
rattle, the proceeds of which were
to be devoted to a charitable object.
He went all round the village. and
at last called at the shop of Mr. Mark
Time, butcher.
The old man asked what the prize
was
1T is a magnificent encyclopedia"
replied the canvasser. Every useful,
indeed, and absolutely the finest On
the market
"Oh." said Mark. 81 must have
couple Of tick ITS for my son, Sam.
He's a great cyclist",London Tit.
Bits.
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Back of Panel Switch.

holes of the correct size drilled
through the rheostat form at regular
intervals for the switch points. These
switch points should be of the kind
that are almost-f1ush with the surface.
The usual rheostat shaft is not long
enough, so bar of the same diameter
and three inches long should be OBJ
tanned. The regular rheostat contact
lever is slipped on the shaft to about
the center and fastened by means of
the set screw. The shaft should now
be inserted so that the lever is on the
same side as the switch points. A
spring is placed on the end of the
shaft protruding on the opposite side
and compressed by the shaft collar,
as shown in the sketch. This collar
Is secured by Tightening the set screw
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of values from .O0025 to .0o1 MID. A
good selection would be the following:
-OOO25. 2 COOS. 001. Now as the
z5-plate condensers are generally
rated at COOS or Whereabouts, it is an
easy matter to get any stated or de-
sired capacity out of them, by simply
connecting the fixed condensers In
either series or parallel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-25
Simple Selector Coil
Stops Harmful Radiation

A simple seIector coil TO stop harm
full amount of radiation from regen-
erative receiving sets is shown by
Figure L. 1t Is made by winding two
separate coils on a tube % inches In
diameter by 81 inches long with No.
% d. C. c. wire. Two fixed mica con-
densers .002 mid. capacity are used for
coupling to regular aerial and ground
posts of set. The aerial and ground
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-25
DANTE WROTE
SCIENTIFIC POETRY

Dante wrote parts of the Divine
Comedy" with map spread out be
fore him. So think scholars who have
found brief descriptions of regions in
that great poem extremely incisive and
accurate. Certain passages in the
DE yulgari Eloquenia." a work In
which the great poet lays down the
rules of poetic composition. could
hardly have been written without ref
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-25
Transformer Cares

Every amateur knows that bad Iron
In the cores of simplifying transform
ers will make trouble If the mag
netic properties of the cores are IN
even or variable the transformers will
not behave properly and distortior
will result. 1t is well TO choose
transformer with a reputation for Civ
ing good results rather than to buy
very cheap transformer with a poo.
iron core.
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erence to a map. Though Dante wrote
no treatise devoted specifically to
geography. he had clear understand
ing of the relative positions of places
in Italy and its neighboring lands. and
his greatest poem Is based on the or
thodox geographical theories Of his
time.-Kansas City Star.