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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
What Causes Frying
Noises In Your Set

Two years ago there were few re-
ceivers In use using more than i've
tubes. Today, however, the six or
nine tube sets are In very general
use and naturally use up considerable
battery current. Take a regular six
to nine tube receiver using storage
battery tubes and you have drain
of from Is to 40 milliamperes Of ''B"
battery current and from Ia to 2
amperes on your "A" battery. The nat
ural result is that batteries do not
have very long life and If they are
allowed to get very low will cause all
kinds of noises and very poor recep-
ton.
On all receivers of Ave tubes or
more voltmeter that will give read
ing of both "A" and "B' batteries is
valuable. This enables you to check
up the condition of the batteries in a
few seconds, giving you positive In
formation of their condition. II you
use dry cells for both "A" and ''B"
batteries, a voltmeter is needed more
than ever.
Sometimes one or two OF the cells
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
CHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
BY H. IRWIN g KING
TWO SPOONS In A CUP

1.-TWO spoons in cup is sign of
i wedding. II, inadvertently, you put
two spoons in your cup-or saucer
you will be married before the year is
out. This widespread superstition is
a remnant of the tree-worship of our
far-off ancestors Among uncivilized
tribes the world over tree-worship
flourishes today; and today 1t exists
among the civilized races in the form
Of current superstitions.
Spoons were evolved from the chips
of wood which our ancestors used for
what might be termed spoon pur-
poses" The very word spoon" is from
the Anglo-Saxon ''spon"-pronounced
"spone"-meaning chip or splinter
of wood. A spoon was part of tree
and several trees in the different my
thologies were supposed to have a pc
culiar influence upon matters of love,
marriage and birth.
Elworthy says: "This ancient faith
is still shown in the common custom in
many parts of Europe of placing a
green bough on May day before the
house of a sweetheart"
1t was probably from the pine that
our ancestors first fashioned their
spoons and the pine was the tree-god
particularly the patron of virgins.
Diana, the Greek Artemis, patroness of
adolescent youth of both sexes, wore
chaplet of pine. Even If the mate
rial used was not always of the pine
the chances were that 1t would be a
tree god of kindred significance. Natur-
ally when the young tree-worshiper
saw two chips In his dish where only
one should be it was held as an omen
of coming marriage.
Though the material out Of which
spoons are made has changed, the
word itself has not. Nor has the SUI
perstition; it has descended to us along
with the word.
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23

cornmeal Have ready hot pan with
two or three tablespoonfuls of hot fat.
Lay In the tripe and cook until lightly
Drowned ON one side, then turn and
brown en- the other side. Serve with
boiled buttered onions.
Apricot Sponge.--Soften a table
spoonful of gelatin in one-fourth of
a cupful of water and dissolve in one
cupful of apricot juice and pulp, heat
ed hot Add one-fourth of cupful
Of sugar, stir until dissolved, then
when the mixture begins to thicken,
add two stifiy beaten egg whites.
Serve in glass cups with sweetened
whipped cream. Prunes may be used
in place of apricots for variety.
Baked Ham.-Take two-inch slice
Of ham from the center of the ham.
Place in a baking pan and parboil with
water to cover. Drain, spread with
brown sugar and mustard, using tea
spoonful of mustard to two table
spoonfuls of brown sugar. Cover with
the mixture, add the water from the
pan and bake, basting often until the
ham is tender
ScaIIoped Potatoes With Meat
Prepare dish Of scalloped potatoes,
using plenty of butter and milk, cover
with layer of chopped meat, any left
over, and bake for an hour or more
until the potatoes are thoroughly done.
Serve from the baking dish.
Another way of using such leftover
meat is to slice the potatoes, adding
a fine sprinkling of onion; add a cup
full of tomato and the meat, either
ground or left in neat pieces. Have
the tomatoes on top to keep the mois-
ture In the meat. With seasonings and
slow baking this is very tasty dish.
Serve sprinkled with few cooked
peas for a garnish. Serve from the
baking DISH. Such dishes are nice for
busy day, as they form the main
dish.
Good Things.
The following cakes and cookies are
good as long as they last Doughnuts
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT
By F. "A. WALK E r
INDIFFERENT READING

Pleading In a half-hearted way,
going nervously and hurriedly
through the pages of book, or skim
ming the editorial and news columns
of the newspapers, is becoming in the
larger cities and towns a lamentable
habit.
Memories that were formerly re-
tentive, have become, under the spell
of laxity. mere shells of their former
selves, unable to hold with certainty
what was read only an hour or so ago.
To know thing implies the remem-
brance Of it.
II you do not peruse an article. an
essay orr stick of news with deter
mination Of recalling it, or read mere
ly in listless fashion to while away
time, you will find to your regret that
your power Of memory is on the wane.
Such reading is of no material bene-
fit, for you leave it without retaining a
single idea or useful thought which
some day may be Of great value to
you In conversation or In your work.
Can you with clarity discuss with
others what you read yesterday, or de-
scribe with. fair accuracy the charm
ingly told story of last nights opera,
which you casually read In this morn
ings paper7
When you sit at your desk writing
to a musical friend, does the narrative
come clearly, Or is 1t so blurred that
you cannot quote single brilliant
passage?
'Oh, memoryi" you exclaim, show
you are failingl"
AS matter Of fact, your memory
Is doing nothing of the kind.
II is just as good. just as capable
as ever, but through abuse it has be-
come fiabby and inert from want of
exercise.
Reading as you do. you fail to give
memory a chance.
If you will watch yourself the next
time you make pretense of reading,
you may find that you do not read at
all.
You rush along, quite regardless of
punctuation marks, skip unfamiliar
words, tumble names and dates, and
as likely as not, before you are half
way through the story you started with
so much haste, you turn feverishly to
another page, glance at headline or
two. and toss the paper on the floor.
And this Is what you call reading
Is 1t any wonder that memory re-
bells and leaves you In the lurch?
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
FOREFATHERS
OF RADIO
By GEORGE LEWIS
of The Crosley Radio Corporation.

While wireless telegraphy soon be-
came quite well established, commune
cation across the Atlantic ocean being
proved practical as early as 1901, 1t
remained for an American to make the
developments which made radio tele-
phony possible. Zee DeFOrest was that
American. He developed the "audion"
radio tube, now In almost universal
use as detector and amplifier of
radio signals, and as generator of
oscillations at the transmitting station.
Due to certain technical difficulties,
it was impossible to send voice by
radio from transmitting stations using
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
q7He TALE oNA
KIDDIE MTYDD - /
91Artftur Scott Bailey wEgo

the full moon without catching sight
of Benjamin Bats dusky shape fit
ting jerkily across the great, round,
yellow disk.
When Benjamin was astir In the
neighborhood, Riddle Katydid lay low
or high-in his favorite tree-top. At
least, he kept very still until the night
was nearly gone. to give Benjamin Bat
plenty of time to satisfy his hunger.
For Riddle found Benjamin Bat a
much more agreeable companion when
he had eaten his fill. Early in the eve
ming, soon after he had walked up,
Benjamin was positively ferocious. But
grew. And by the time faint streaks
of light began to show in the east he
could smile and crack joke as easily
as anybody else.
Well, late one night-or early one
morning-Kiddie Katydld and Benja-
min Bat were enjoying chat in the
tree-tops, when Benjamin put new
idea into Riddles head.
ave ought to have some sports right
here in Farmer Green's yard" he sug-
gested. "You're such fine jumper
that you could try your skill against
Mr.. Frog. And you're such fine flier
that you and Freddie Firefly ought to
have race. I'd suggest" he
added-"Pd suggest that the sports
take place after dark. almost any eve
ming"
But Kiddie Katydid spoke up quick
, ly and said that he wouldn't care to
join in the fun until the night was al
most gone. He said he was sure he
could jump and fly better at that time.
And that was quite true, because he
knew that If Mr.. Bat swallowed him
early in the evening he wouldn't be
able to take any part in the sports.
Very well, then!" Benjamin Bat re-
Piled "But 1t will be the worst pos
sible time for me-"
"What do you mean?" Riddle Katy
did inquired. 'Do you expect to enter
any of the contests|
''Oh, yes!" said Benjamin. I'm go
ing to hang by my heels from the limb
of a tree And since I'm never so
heavy early in the evening. before I've
had a chance to eat much, I'd prefer
to have the sports begin after dark. :"
| But Kfddie Katydid said that there
was no doubt Benjamin Bat would win
in the sport Of hanging head down
ward by his heels. And he told Ben
| jamin not to worry.
g by Grosset Dunlap)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
How to Tell Whether
Receiver Is at Fault

Noise and distortion are inexcusable
faults, but it is well to remember 1t
isn't always the fault Of the receiving
set Background noise which can be
heard under the voice, as well as GER
tain classes Of distortion, are some
times actually transmitted and there
is little you can do to get away from
1t. This can be checked up by listen
ing In to one or two other stations.
If the signals come through clean-cut
and free from noise, rest assured your
set is o. K. and the broadcasting sta
ton at fault.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23

cupful of sour milk, three tablespoon
fuls of melted butter, one teaspoonful
Of soda, two teaspoonfuls of cream Of
tartar, and add little salt. Roll as
soft as possible and fry in deep fat.
Spice Cookies-Cream one-third of
a cupful of butter, add one-half cup
full Of sugar, and one cupful Of mo-
lasses In which one teaspoonful of
soda has been dissolved. Add three
and one-half cupfuls of -four, cloves,
cinnamon and nutmeg to taste, with
one-half to a whole cupful Of chopped
raisins. Add few chopped nuts ii
liked. When well mixed drop by spoon
fuls on creased baking sheets. Sprin-
kle with sugar and bake.
Orange cake.-Beat well the yolks
Of FIVE eggs, add half Of cupful of
water, two cupfuls Of sugar, beating
until well blended. Add two and one
half cupfuls Of -four sifted with two
teaspoonfuls Of baking powder, add the
juice and grated rind of one orange
and fold In the well beaten whites Of
three eggs. Bake In layers. and ice
with the following: To the two re-
naming whites, beaten stiff, add pow
dered sugar together with orange juice
and the grated rind until the icing Is
Of the right consistency to spread. -
Chocolate Potato cake.-Blend two
thirds of cupful of shortening with
two cupfuls of sugar; add two-thirds
Of cupful of grated chocolate and
one cupful Of warm mashed potatoes,
one cupful each Of seeded raisins and
chopped nuts, one-half cupful OF milk
and two and one-half cupfuls Of -four
sifted with tive teaspoonfuls of baking
powder. Add four eggs, whites and
yolks beaten separately, one-half tea
spoonful each of cloves and nutmeg
and teaspoonful of cinnamon. II
baked in loaf In slow oven In a
paper lined pan for one hour, 1t will
keep month.
Tongue and Eggs Tartare.-Cut the
desired number of slices Of cold boiled
tongue into rounds, and on top of each
place half-inch slice of tomato. Cut
hard cooked eggs crosswise and place
a half with the yolk side down on each
round. Top the egg with one table
spoonful of sauce tartare and garnish
with watercress When tomatoes are
unavailable use tomato catsup spread
over the tongue.
Chocolate coolfes.-Take one cupfU
of sugar, one-half cupful of shortening,
one-haR cupful of sour milk, one and
one-half cupfuls of -four, one-half cup
full of walnuts, one egg, one-half tea
spoonful of soda and two squares OF
grated chocolate.
N...a No. seQ
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
WHEN l WAS
TWENTY-ONE
BY JOSEPH KAYE

At 21-cIara Doria, Famous Old
Time .Prima Donna, Got the Thrill Of
a Debut at the San Carlo.
GIT WAS at about this period that
i my teacher, Perroni, appeared
one morning at our appointment in a
state of great excitement. Some
thing unexpected has happened he
cried, something very important for
you. The San Carlo people want you.
Think what 1t means to sing at the
San Carlo-the opera house which
ranks highest In all Italy-and at this
early stage of your careerl'
"The San Carlo committee called
on me next day and laid their project
before me. shall never forget my
feeling of citation when first APP
peared at that splendid opera house.
The acoustical properties surpassed
anything had previously experienced.
When / sang into that vast auditorf-
UNI, instead of feeling that must ex-
ert myself to fill it, my voice seemed
to flow out itself with an ease that
was a joy to me, returning to me so
clear and commissioning to re-
double In power. was in seventh
heaven! All the circumstance of my
engagement made me feel happy. My
ambition was reused almost to the
height of my artistic inspiration
Clara Kathleen Rogers"
TODAY-Clara Kathleen Rogers Is
an old lady of nearly eighty. She was
one of the most famous prima donnas
of her time and when she retired
from active operate work she settled
In Boston and began to teach. She
achieved great success as teacher,
too, and wrote several standard text
works on singing. and composed much
music Professionally she was known
as "Clara DORA" name which will
arouse many memories in old-timers.
&c by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
Obviates Necessity of
Excessive "B" Battery

Questions are frequently asked re-
garding the use of tubes with high
application constant. These tubes
are primarily designed for use In re-
sistance and impedance amplifers. We
quote few lines from one of Keith
Henney's tube articles In the Radio
Broadcast magazine. He writes as fol-
lows: "a low-mu tube will not load
up power amplifier unless coupled
to 1t by means of transformer. For
example, the average amplifier to de-
liver .06 watts power requires at least
volts variation on its grid. A tube
with mu of coupled by means of
resistance impedance to the amplifier
cannot produce variation of voltage
greater than volts and probably not
over 6, so that the amplifier will not
deliver its rated quota of power. On
the other hand, tube with a mu of
90 or tube with mu of coupled
by means of 2:1 transformer, can
easily produce the desired change In
input voltage. High-mu tubes can be
used as detectors and hence are USE
full in vacuum tube volunteers. Their
use in resistance and impedance am
pIifiers make the latter practical with
out increasing the b battery voltage
beyond reason. 1t must be said here
that the mu of such tubes is not the
only important constant. The plate
impedance must be considered and,
like all other tubes, the usefulness of
high-mu tubes increases as their i'm
pedance decreases.
"In this question 1t must be re-
marked that tubes of 1926 differ from
those of 1925 in the fact that their
plate impedance Is less. This is due
to the use of better filament wire
which has a higher electron efficiency.
This low impedance, while 1t makes
good ampiifers, causes trouble when
the tubes are used in sets that have
been neutralized for high impedance
tubes. 1t is well known that less In
ductance is required in the plate cir
cult of low impedance tubes to make
them oscillate than is the case with
high impedance tubes. On the other
hand, once these newer tubes are neu-
tralized, the voltage application and
power output are increased
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
Dull Time

With his Advancement to direc-
torship, Jimmy Wilkinson of f.. O. B.
suddenly developed taste for an
tiques and began ransacking the Hol-
lywood prop shops for the usual line
of junk. One day he took one of the
children with him and put in several
hours in musty Easements, revealing
in the cobweb-covered furniture that
grows more and more expensive as
the years roll by.
Finally the little one, who got no
kick at all out of this form of shop
ping, tugged at Jimmy's coat sleeve
and whispered:
Daddy, please let's not buy any
more of that elderly furniture"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23

in 'B' battery will go dead, causing
your receiver to develop drying, hiss
ing and cracking sounds. If your set
has been working all right, then grad
ually begins to lose volume and get
noisy. test your batteries before you
do anything else. If 45-volt 'sB" bat
terry shows less than 81 volts, throw
1t away and use a new one.
Keep the terminals of the "a" bat
terry free from corrosion. Sometimes
the "A" battery is put away in place
where 1t is rarely seen, and in course
of time the terminals will corrode
Keep them clean and tight and your
receiver will give you better service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23

can not SPEAK too highly or your
medicine and recommend it to all my
friends"
These statements were taken from
two enthusiastic letters which tell or
the help that has been received from
using the Vegetable Compound. Both
Mrs. Shoup and Mrs. Storms were in
a rundown condition which caused
them much unhappiness. When women
are suffering from lack of strength and
from weakness, their own life and that
of their family is affected. When they
feel well and strong and are able to do
their homework easily, happy homes
are the result.
Thousands of testimonial letters have
been received from women in different
walks of life, stating that the Conf
pound has helped them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
BENJAMIN BATS PLAN

nF COURSE, Kiddie Katydid was
~ not always to be found in his ia
vorite nook among the trees in Farmer
Green's front yard. Quite often he
went skipping about from tree to tree
or from bush to bush, sometimes fly
Ing and sometimes leaping. 1t really
made little difference to him which
mode of travel he used. And he never
stopped to think how lucky he was to
be able to move so spryly with the
help of either his legs or his wings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23

The outdoor aerial Is conceded to be
the most efficient In that 1t transmits
to the set stronger signal than either
an indoor aerial or loop under equal
conditions.
The ideal outdoor aerial for receiv-
Ing is single wire from so to $50
feet long, including lead-in, installed
10 to 20 feet higher than surrounding
buildings. The aerial should be erect
ed SO that one end comes near win
dow, to provide short, direct lead-in.
The aerial should not be near trees,
telephone wires or high-tension wires.
When necessary to pass telephone
wire the aerial wire should cross as
near at right angles as possible. The
aerial wire should never cross either
above or beneath power line. When
near power line erect the aerial at
right angles to avoid inductance
noises.
Supporting wires for the aerial
should extend several feet from the
supports.
Large porcelain insulators, prefer
ably of the corrugated type, should be
used. The lead-in should be as direct
as possible, but should be kept from
the building a distance of several
inches up to the point where it enters
the window
The important features of the out
door aerial as shown in the diagram
are:
Aerial wire.
B-Tension insulator.
C-Tension insulator.
disappearing wire.
E+Supporting wire.
F-Screw eye.
G-Screw eye.
denomination of A.
I-Lead-in bushing.
lightning arrester.
K-Ground wire
L-Ground clamp.
At distance greater than so miles
from the nearest powerful broadcast
ing station an aerial of $50 feet, in
Guiding lead-in, will be found to give
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23

the greatest volume and satisfactory
selectivity. In congested areas an
aerial as short as so or rs feet, includ-
Ing lead-in, gives better selectivity and
ample volume from local stations.
Many radio fans have two aerials,
a long one for distance stations and a
short one for tuning out troublesome
nearby stations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23

He took his good fortune as a matter
of course.
There was Mr.. Frogl He was fa-
nous jumper; but he couldn't fly. And
there was Mr. Nighthawk! He was
skillful flier, but he couldn't jump.
Such thoughts, however, never en-
tered Kiddie Katydid's head. He went
cheerfully about his business-which
was eating, principally-and jumped
or flew as the mood seized him. In
deed, If it hadn't been for that queer
fellow, Benjamin Bat, probably Riddle
never would have realized just what
be could-or couldn't-do
Since Benjamin was another night
prowler like himself, Kiddie Katydid
saw him often. 1t seemed to Kfddie
that he could scarcely ever gaze at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23

nlduC ILL hohCy
keep well and are
moist much longer
than those pr e
pared with sugar.
Honey Dough-
nuts.-Take t W o
eggs, one and one.
half cup ( III 9 Of
strained honey, one
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
TWO HOMES
MADE HAPPY
ByWomen Who UsedLydia
e. Pinkham,s Vegetable
Compound
IT have taken Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and think it is

the most wonderful
m e d i lei n Q / ever
tried" is the state
ment made by Mrs.
Goldie Shoup of
May View, Illinois.
She declares that
after taking the
Compound she is in
better health than
before.
Mrs. J. Storms OF
20 Lane Street, Pat
erson, N. j., writes:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23

sonable In price.
When selecting,
take the tender
pic K ! e d trip e,
wash in cold wa
ter and cut into
uniform Ii C e 5.
Dry In a cloth,
then put In sifted
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
STOMACH TROUBLES

quickly leave. Green's August Flower
is stomachic corrective, has been
used for 60 years and has given re-
lief to thousands suffering with indi-
gestion, dyspepsia, constipation, etc.
At all druggists. 30c and 90c. If
you cannot get it, write
G. G. GREEN, INC. Woodbury., N. J.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
A Suggestion

To prevent a wire bulge. o. back
lash, when unwinding a spool of wire,
slip small ratchet screwdriver In the
spool and 1t can turn only in one d.
rection.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
An Invisible Search

The ship. the Silver Wave, long over
due, and thought to be lost in the
North Pacific, was recently located by
a radio search and found to be safe
and sound In an Alaskan port.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
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90 TAHINETR g
20. 1923. Western Newspaper unlon.l

10. 1926. Western Newspaper Union.)
Go forth this day with the
smallest expectations, but with the
largest patience, with a keen rel
ish for. and appreciation of every
thing beautiful. great and good,
but with a temper so genial that
the friction of the world shall not
bear upon your sensibilities."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
Disappointed

"We can cure some of this unrest"
Howl"
by curbing extravaganza"
"Bahi l thought you had remedy"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
9 1 Q 4

Radio Tubes That Are Used In the
Modern Sets.
signal. Thus the typical radio set Of
today employs detector tube. together
with one or more additional tubes as
amplifiers.
1t is customary to distinguish be-
tween tubes used to amplify the cur
rent before it passes through the de-
tector and those used to amplify 1t
after 1t passes through the detector by
calling the former "radio-frequency
amplifiers" and the latter "audio-fre-
quency amplifiers."