The New Ulm Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1928 Page: 2 of 8
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NEW ULM ENTERPRISE, NEW ULM. TEXAS
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Events in the Lives of Little Men
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FINNEY OF THE FORCE
Mac Is Staying Late
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THE FEATHERHEADS
All in the Point of View
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injuries to
being taken
of the mandarin’s descend-
financial troubles compelled
farm
Pigs
that both his
middle finger
of Los Aii-
badge of the
in the Samples
was six weeks
six years old,
in the family
from the
were vaca-
Minn., 500
cash prizes
agricultural
CLEANS UP
FARMERS’ HOMES
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RARE GLASS GLOBE
IN CAPITAL MUSEUM
pecans and
walnuts.
Red Paint as Blot on
Landscape.
twisted wire not
18 should be used.
16 or even No.
the
ball
To do
Washington.—Through the ministra-
tions of the home demonstration
agents of the Department of Agricul-
ture, farm women have put the ban
on unsightly homes.
The lavish use of red paint, associ-
ated in the past with farms, Is
frowned upon by her field agents, says
Miss Grace Frysinger, head of the
home demonstration work in the Cen-
tral states.
Federal employees are trying to
point out to the farmers’ wives that
even the slightly lower price of red
paint cannot make up for the land-
scape-blotting qualities it has when
daubed informally upon all buildings1
on the property.
Classes are being conducted In all
the states, with the co-operation of
county agents, state universities, and
their departments of agriculture, in
methods of beautifying the farm home,
both internally and externally.
“This present campaign, we hope,”
Miss Frysinger says, •‘will result in a
unity of color in the buildings, and
also the clearing up of the front
yards.
“Women are being shown demonstra-
tion homes, where the yard is free
from the plowshare; the clothesline
and the garbage pail. The model
homes have neat, clean front yards,
shrubbery covering unsightly outbuild-
ings, and plenty of trees for shade.
The buildings are all painted one color
or at least in colors that have some
relation to one another. The fences
are mended and upstanding, and chick-
ens and live stock are kept behind
pens or wire fences, and are not al-
lowed to roam generally through all
parts of the yard and house.”
peres, while that drawn by the
C-327 tubes will be 3.5 amperes.
No. 20 wire used in most hook-up
battery cables is not large enough for
use with A. C. tubes.
Rubber-covered
smaller than No.
If obtainable, No.
Is to be preferred.
World’s Largest /Crystal At-
tracts Lawmakers
Many Things That Cause
Buzzing in Radio Sets
When buzzing sounds are heard
about the set, the condition may be
due to something being loose. There
may be a screw loose in the speaker
itself which rattles when a sound of a
certain pitch is struck. There may be
a bit of paper about the cone which
has shaken loose. There may be a
little button lying somewhere near the
speaker. There may be a loose lamina
in the core of one of the transformers
or chokes in the receiver. Another
source of the buzzing is striking of the
pole pieces by the armature in the
loud speaker. This occurs when there
is1 audio regeneration on certain notes.
These regenerative (leaks in the ampli-
fication may occur at any point in
scale.
Jones, Okla.—Although
nineteen years old, Ed
champion farmer.
He has won $1,150 in
in the last seven years at
exhibitions, and has received 460 rib-
bons. His exhibits included 37
crops, three breeds of chickens,
and sheep.
Competing against adults, Ed
third place for two successive years
in a corn growing contest sponsored
by the Oklahoma City Chamber of
Commerce, and last year he crowned
his efforts by taking the grand prize.
The youth enjoys an income of $700
a year from only two of his ventures
—egg and honey production.
He now is attempting to graft pa-
per-shell pecans on native
English walnuts on black
Crippled Boy Gains
Eagle Scout Honors
Los Angeles, Calif.—Despite the
fact that he has one artificial leg and
walks with a crutch and
hands are crippled, with
missing, Lester Plunket
geles has won the Eagle
Boy Scouts of America. The record of
his accomplishments is one of the
most unusual and heroic in the history
of the boy scout movement.
The scouts have provided achieve-
ment badges for handicapped boys
who cannot meet the exacting require-
ments of the first-class scout. Young
Plunkett, however, undertook to pass
the tests set for robust boys. A first-
class scout must earn 21 merit badges
to become an Eagle scout, which
means he must also have a working
knowledge of 21 different vocational
or Scientific subjects. Eleven of the
merit badges which he earns are re-
quired, while the other Len may be
chosen from a list of 88 subjects for
which standards have been prepared
by experts.
Several of the requirements seemed
impossible for him to meet, but he
took them over and over again until
he passed with a perfect score.
Lester hiked 21 miles at a stretch,
although his test required but 14. He
tried and failed 29 times in what is
known as the scout’s pace test, but he
won on the thirtieth attempt. He has
taken honors as a life saver and
swimmer, although he can use but one
hand in such an endeavor.
Heavy Wire Is Required
for A. C. Tube Circuits
One of the most important things to
watch in using the new A. C. tubes,
such as the CX-326 and C-327, is to
make sure that the wire used for mak-
ing the connections to the filaments
is heavy enough to carry the required
current.
I In using tubes such as the CX-301A,
CX-112A, CX-371A and even the CX-
310 type tubes the ordinary type of
flexible hook-up wires is sufficient to
carry the currents in the filament cir-
cuit.
In the average 5-tube receiver using
two CX-326 tubes as- radio frequency
amplifiers, a CX-326 tube in the first
audio stage, a C-327 tube as a de-
tector and a CX-371 or CX-310 in the
last stage, the three CX-326 tubes
draw over three amperes while the
C-327 tube draws 1.75 amperes. If a
C-327 tube is also used in the first
audio stage, the current drawn by the
two R. F. tubes will be over two am-
two
The
and
Important Thing to
Know About Batteries
Batteries are the direct cause of
many of the noises in a receiver. Run-
down cells or poor contacts will cause
much the same noise as static, which
often gets the misplaced blame.
Charge the A battery when it reads
much below 1,225. The B batteries
should be replaced when they show
15 per cent below their rated voltage.
The top of the A battery should be
kept clean, especially around the con-
tacts. It is a good plan to scrub the
top thoroughly with a stiff brush and
water. Keep the ceil covers on tight-
ly to prevent any of the wash water
from entering the cells. Unless spe-
cial binding posts are provided, con-
tact to the terminals should be made
with heavy clips made for the pur-
pose. When the battery is cleaned
and the clips are in place, a coating
of. grease will effectually prevent
corrosion. This will keep the battery
clean. If the A battery is kept near
the set, a glass baking dish under it
will save the floor or rug from damage
by acid leakage. The B batteries now
on the market are a very satisfactory
and economical source of high volt-
age. The larger batteries, while more
expensive at first are the most eco-
nomical in the long run. Their longer
life soon makes up for their greater
initial cost. Keep the B batteries in
a cool, dry place. Their life is great-
ly reduced when they are exposed to
the sun or when placed near a stove
or radiator. Never use one dead bat-
tery along with fresh ones, as this
will lessen the life of the better bat-
teries. The A and B batteries are the
power plants of the set. Keep them
in good condition at all times.
Washington.—Resting on its circu-
lar base, the world’s most perfect crys-
tal stands ready to ' reveal whatever
secrets of the future may be desired.
Appropriately enough, this rare globe
of glass, nearly 14 inches in diameter
and weighing 110 pounds, is in Wash-
ington’s National museum.
To this perfect orb come thousands
Jo gaze, and, If possible, obtain a mes-
^age from the mystic future or a
warning based on events of the past.
Here, too, might be found the an-
swer to political hopes and legisla-
tive ambitions.
It is known that the capital has
several senators and representatives
who regularly visit, on certain days
of each week, the oracle of the crystal
gazers.
The largest crystal ball in the world,
guarded closely, came originally from
China, where it was said to possess
mystic powers and unusual accuracy
in foretelling the future.
Two hundred years ago Emperor
Chieng Lung received a massive block
of crystal, mined in ancient Burma.
It must have weighed a thousand
pounds, and been at least four
square.
Orders Big Crystal.
The emperor gave orders that
mass be used to make a crystal
of the largest possible size,
this the most skillful craftsman of
the old empire was chosen. This took
more than a year of effort. It was
then taken to Japan for repolishing.
This work consumed about six months
under Japanese artisans, the most
Skillful known in this work. The
crystal, then in all its luster and scin-
tillating brilliance, was given to the
emperor, and It was one of his most
valued possessions.
It Is said that, for special service, a
mandarin was told that he might have
any wish fulfilled and the reward
chosen was the great crystal. For al-
most two centuries it remained in the
possession
ants, until
its sale.
It is not
both wrinkled and smooth, that have
caressed this polished surface. What
hands have drawn back, as eyes have
seer, mirrored the events of the future I
AH the mysticism and hypnotic power
ascribed to crystals in all ages and all
countries leaps to the imagination as
one gazes on this perfect specimen.
Abode of Ancestors.
Long, long ago, in China, it is said,
the crystal ball was found in a drag-
on’s lair. The emperor of that early
period, gazing into the ball, saw re-
flected the spirits of his bygone an-
cestors, praising and glorifying him
for releasing them from control of the
dreaded dragon.
Thus, it is believed in the Orient
that the crystal ball is the abiding
place of one’s ancestors. It is be-
lieved to possess the power of fore-
telling evil, since any evil spirit en-
tering the house will first attempt to
hide in the ball. When trouble im-
pends, the ball is placed at night out-
side the home. The cold morning dew
clouds and dulls the luster. Care-
fully, then, and gently the surface is
rubbed, and, if the dew vanishes and
the ball is restored to perfect purity,
the evil- has been vanquished; if not
—woe betide.
Crystal gazing has long appealed to
humanity. Congressmen are not the
only illustrious persons who find sol-
ace and comfort in its visions. Roger
Bacon has told in his writings of the
crystals possessed by the friars in
which events happening at far
tant places were mirrored.
19-Year-Old Oklahoman
Is Champion Farmer
he is only
Loop is a
Curators Battle for
Heart of Queen
Nantes, France.—Disputed posses-
sion of a queen’s heart has started
a feud between the scholarly curators
of the museums of the city of Nante
and the Loire Inferieur.
It is a heart of gold, containing sup-
posedly, the vital organ of Anne of
Brittany, queen of France, born in
Nantes in 1477. She willed it to the
city of her birth in medieval fashion.
The quarrel arises over which mu-
seum most truly represents Nantes, the
capital city of the department of Loire
Inferieur.
There are many examples of great
and near great French men and wom-
en who are separated from their hearts
in their last rest. Often, as in Anne’s
case, the heart was returned to the
city of childhood. Sometimes, as in
the case of St. Louis, king of France,
the heart is buried in holy ground.
The heart of Richard the Lion Hearted
is buried at Rouen.
Antenna Joints May Be
Cause of That Static
Scratching sounds heard in the
midst of radio reception during a
storm should not always be attributed
to static. Where the lead-in consists
of more than one piece of wire the
joints should be periodically examined
for mechanical and electrical weak-
ness, and places where the lead-in is
fastened to the antenna must not be
overlooked, for when the y*ires are
strained and vibrated in a Ireavy wind,
noises will be heard if Jh^ joints are
not firm. /
Sharpness Depends on
Choice of Loud Speaker
Sharpness depends largely on the
choice of the loud speaker. One can
be obtained which will be more re-
sponsive to the higher notes, since
these are easier to reproduce. The
use of typical transformers, or of re-
sistance coupling or impedance coup-
ling with high amplification tubes, will
generally result in sharp rendition.
When it. comes to mellowness, a va-
riable high resistance, such as the
rheostat, with 0 to 5,006,000 ohm
range, in series of % mfd., placed
across the loud-speaker terminals, is
found especially desirable. Or a con-
denser of .01 mfd. may be tried, fol-
lowed by two, three or four, until the
desired “muting” or “soft pedal” ef-
fect is obtained.
Rival Nurses Strive to
Please Till It Hurts!
Mexico City.—Fights between am-
bulance crews of the Red Cross of
Mexico City and the “Green Cross,”
rival charitable organization, each
striving to outdo the other in the
number of accident cases handled,
have resulted in further
patients already hurt and
to hospitals.
The Red Cross chapter
to police that Green Cross ambulance
men have attacked Red Cross ambu-
lances bound for a hospital with ac-
cident victims. It was alleged that in
some cases the injured -had been for-
cibly removed from a Red Cross am-
bulance by the staff of a Green Cross
car.
Police plan to assign zones to each
ambulance service to prevent further
trouble.
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Lost Dog Comes Home
After 500 Mile Trip
Minden, Neb.—Lasi summer
Tony, Airdale dog belonging to
Dixie Virginia Samples, eight,
and Marjorie Ann Samples, four,
of Minden, strayed
family car while they
tioning at Bricelyn,
miles from home.
The girls and their parents
mourned the flog as dead or
hopelessly lost until recently he
trotted up to the door whining
and barking joyously. It had
taken the dog nine months, and
and it was estimated he must
have traveled thousands of miles
getting home.
Tony’s feet were sore and his
claws worn off.
and hungry.
Tony has been
family since he
old. Now he is
and will remain
until he dies a natural death, al]
members agree.
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The New Ulm Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1928, newspaper, May 31, 1928; New Ulm, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1205428/m1/2/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nesbitt Memorial Library.