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COTION C°OPS ARE SHORTER
Corn and Forage Shortest in Year*
Because of Weather; Cotton Crop
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Short.
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Anderson.—S. li. Byars, county
farm agent, has issued the following
statement on the condition of crops
in this county:
"The farihers of Anderson county
are not so optimistic over the outlook
as they have been for the last several
years. The cotton crop is shorter
than it has, been for many years. This
is due to too much rain in the early
spring, which caused the cotton plants
to develop weed largely instead of
fruit. Then followed nine weeks of
drought, which caused heavy shedding,
leaving only a few scattered bolls and
a middle crop. This drought ^was
broken by 17 days of continuous rain,
which has caused serious damage. Afl
of the cotton that is opened and out
on the ground is sprouted and a large
number of the open bolls are ro,tten.
^ Boll weevils have punctured the top
bolls and many of them are rv)tted. due
to the water reaching the inside of fjjt*
boll through the punctures.
t'The corn crop is the shortest we
have had in many years. The early-
planted corn hftd sufficient water to
produce a good crop, but the late plant
ed corn was caught by the drought
and will not produce more than a half
crop. Most of the corn in this county
is planted in May and this was serious
ly damaged by the drought
* "Forage crops are hard hit by the
drought. Early cutting of alfalfa were
good but the late ^ tittihg^wefe'short,
while pea vineiHfhd other forage crops
are almost a failure.
All of this indicates that the farm
but face next year with short food
and feed crops. However, there is
every indication that a large acreage
will be planted to oats and vetch and
other winter crops whic hwill go a long
way toward relieving the feed short-
agir.
"Crimson clover and hairy vetch
(Edited by G. Douglas Wardrop, Editor of Radio Merchandising.)
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
By F. H. ARMSTRONG
A vibrating wire has mechanical
properties almost ahalcgous to the
electrical properties of a radio receiv-
thg circuit. If a wire is placed be
tween two points and plucked it will
vibrate at a particular rate, no matter
how vigorously it is plucked. If the
resistance is small, due to friction both
How the Tuner Is Connected to Aerial
and Ground.
Inside and outside the wire, then the
wire will respond most energetically
to an Impinging sound vibration of a
frequency whicb is the same as the
frequency at which the stretched wire
vibrates when plucked and then, left
to Itself. ~ v
Suppose that we have a tuner con
nected to an aerial and ground, as
shewn in the accompanying diagram.
Suppose further that this tuner is ad
justed to a w/ive length of 370 meters,
or, in other words, that it will respond
very similar to that of the behavior of
the vibrating wire. To be sure, the
ammeter would have to be a sensitive
device, so let us suppose that we have
such a one on hand. Then for a given
signal strength, If we measure the
current produced in the Incoming cir
cuit for various frequencies, we will
obtain a curve.
Detector Connection Important.
In a receiving set the two wires con
nected across the condenser C marked
Lesson *
(By RKV. P B FITZW’ATER, D.D., noa»
of the Evenlnir School. Moody Bible In-
Itltute of ChlmKo.)
<(f>. 1924. Wentern Newepeper I'nlon )
Lesson for October 19
THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER
LESSON TEXT—Mark 4:1-20.
GOLDEN TEXT—The aower soweth
! ihe word.—Mark 4:14,
PRIMARY TOPIC—The Garden of
the Heart.
A and B are led to the detector, and ji nior TOPIG*—Good Soil for Good
the effect of the detector depends upon Seed.
the difference in electric pressure he- iNTERMEiyiATE AND senior
tween the wire A and B. Further, for a T °FIC How to Receive and Lae God*
given setting of the variable condenser " yen’NG
C at a given wave length jthe pressure topic
Is dependent upon the amount of cur
rent flowing through the condenser.
It Is of advantage then to make this
current as large as possible in a given
circuit, and It is accomplished by mak
ing the resistance as small as possible.
A tuner having a low r resistance at
radio frequency will give a very sharp
or very peaked curve when it is tuned
to the particular wave length wanted.
If the resistance is high the tuning is
PEOPLE AND ADULT
How May I improve the Soil
ers are not only hard hit this year„4° this " aVe length - 0ur dosire theri
is to see-whether this is a good tuner
or a poor one.
" One of the Tuned Type.
Suppose thfit.the condenser “C” and
the variometer "L” are so- adjusted
that the instrument is tuned for the
wave length of 370 meters, as men
tioned. Then suppose that we could
seed are cheaper than they have been H ' (M -' indicating device
’n the circuit, say an ammeter as
in years. One of the largest acreages
of thees crops that has ever been
planted in the county is being put in
The valne of these crops has been
forcibly brought to the attention of
our farmers this summer. Corn and
other rrops following cdover and vetch
have stood up wonderfully well under
a long continued drought and are pro
ducing good yields.
Jury Exoronrates Member of Crew.
Newberry. A coroner's jury recom
mended that no criminal action be
taken regarding the death of the five
members of the section crew, whe
were killed about one mile north of
Peak Monday afternoon when their
railway motor car crashed into the
engine of No. 66, freight train of the
Southern Ralhvay roffipany.
an
shown in “I.” This ammeter reads in
units of electrical current. Then, by
causing the antenna to be struck by
radio waves of lengths both short and
long, we have a chance to observe the
effect on the ammeter in what may be
called a tuned circuit, as represented
by the condenser, variometer and the
connected wires. This tuned circuit Is
of My Heart?
The method of teaching by parable*
was not employed by Jesus until the
rulers had set their hearts against
Him. When, In the light of His w’on-
derful works, They turned against Him
and attributed Ills works to the Devil
(Mark 3:22) He denounced them In
scathing terms and began to teach
them by parables in fulfillment of
not: at all sbaFpT iFtTiPfr^Oericy I Isniah 6:10 ' The pnr8holl ° nu,thod 01
varies by 2:, or 50 meters on each side toaol ! ,n P tni,,,kes * ]enr the truth t0
| those who love it and conceals It from
those who dislike It.
A great multitude gathered to Him
at the seaside (v. 1), so that, In order
to escape the pressure of the crowd,
He was obliged to enter a boat. From
the boat ns a pulpit He taught many
things In parables. In this parable the
: aower and the seed are the same In all
instances, but the results are entirely
different. The difference lies In the
condition of the soil. The central pur-
j pose of the teaching of this parable Is
to show that the results of preaching
the Word depend upon the condition
of the human heart.
I. The Wayside (vv. 4; 15).
The wayside rneifns the track beaten
down by the hoofs of animals and the
feet of men. Because the soli was un
broken and uncultivated the seed
could not get beneath the surface,
therefore was devoured by the fowls
^ torkwefr, oc(/<gfrKa/
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t&nohrsar orf/vs/men/.
Showing the Variometer and Condenser
Adjustment
of resonance very little change Is pro
duced.
Tuning Not Sharp.
First, the tuning is not sharp, and
second, the effect on the detector cir
cuit is greatly reduced.* It would not
he so undesirable If It were only the
decrease in the signal strength, be
cause w r e could probably hear signals
in the phones even though they were
not strong, but it would be extremely ] < ' nme n l° n 8 ( v - *)• great
bothersome to hear a great variety of taught here Is that the heart un
signals produced by waves of differ-
broken and hard Is not fit soli for the
Drink Coffee Hidden Years Ago.
York Coffee that was a relie of
Confederate war days, it having beer
packed in a tin box and hidden away
during that time of stern privation,
whe nanything in the way of edibles
beyond bare necessities was deemed
a downright luxury, was the patriotic
drink that stimulated those who at
tended a meeting of the Winnie Davis
chapter. IT. !). C . held at the home of
Mrs. G. W. S. Hart here The his
tofie coffee was presented Mrs. Hart
24 years ago by the late N I). Bratton.
' “* one of York county's gallant soldiers
^ I Slhn tdit--drawa-of the '60s. whose devo-
Hion to the Star saiid Bars was so uu
failing that for him everything con
nected with the great (onflict possess
ed an abiding charm.
Simple and Efficient
Switch Stops Easily Made
Switch stops arc mighty cheap, but
they ran, however, be considerably im
proved, as there are' several faults
with the ones now on the market.
Herein is described a system of con
structing switch points which will
prove extremely simple and efficient as
stops. They can be made of thin sheet
brass, copper or tin and it requires
but a few mopients to make them;
when made properly they will not de
em lengths which the circuit is in- | ^'°spel. Such a heart It penetrates
capable of eliminating, and which no ** * )Ut ** es l 0o8 **ly upon the surface,
could be eliminated by a better tuner. ^ * s n °t recognized as Gods means
New Y'ork Sun. f° r restoring them unto Himself.
While in this condition the evil one
* finds some way to snatch away the
Your Amplifiers Would truth - The fowls thflt devour the seed
_ _ » ... . represent the agents of Satan (v. 15).
Do Better Work It ||. The Stony Ground (vv. 5, 0; 16,
You would use the proper trans- In
former on a certain tube. i This means not stones mixed with
You would ground the cores of the Roll, but stones with a thin layer of
transformers, even if they arc shield- s*>H °n them. With such conditions a
cd, separate the transformers about *w*d springs up quickly and likewise
3 or 4 inches and place the cores at scorches quickly, as It has not much
right angles to each other. depth.. The great lesson Is that hearts
You would not apply more than the superficially impressed receive the
specified voltage on the plates of the Word with joy, but when affliction or
tubes. persecution arises for the Word's sake,
You would use a lower ratio trans- Immediately they are offended. They
former for the second stage, If the wither away and die.
second stage amplifying tube is the III. The Thorny Ground (vv. 7; 18,
same as the first. 19).
Y'ou would use a five-watt tube for In this ease the ground Is good, but
the second stage, increase the R hat- has thorns In It. It is mellow enough
| tery voltage and use the proper C and has sufficient depth, but has not
battery voltage for this tube. been cleaned of the thorns. Such
You would see to it that the proper really hear the Word, but “the cares
voltage was being applied to filaments of this world, and the deceitfulness-of
of the tube. riches, and the lusts of other things
You would make all the connections entering In, choke the Word, and it
perfect joints, and well soldered. | beeometh unfruitful” (v. 10). The
1 ou would see to it that all the con- thorny ground hearers of this age are
nections between the tube prongs and those*:
Carolina Student Killed in Wreck.
Anderson. —C- C. Owen. I niversity
of South Carolina student, died within
a half hour after he was brought to
the University sanitarium, from in
juries he sustained in^an automobile
accident, which occurred on the high
way leading to Hartwell. Oa.. about
l/> miles southwest of Anderson renter, bulging up in the shape of a
Young Owen received a crushed skull semi-circle. The piece of brass-should
and several frartures of the right leg j now bo bent tightly around the switch
Neat Switch Stop Is Made From Piece
of Sheet Metal.
■*
tract from the appearance of any set.
The Idea is (as may best he seen by
the diliwings) to cut a tliiu.4uece of
metal so that it is as wide ns the head
of the switch points are high, and as
long as the circumference^ of the
points. A place should he left in the
as a result of the mishap.
According to reports, Owen and two | switch stops will be found very neat
other young men. also Student scf in appearance, can be put on without
Carolina, were hiking to Athens. Ga„ ! drilling holes in the panel and ean be
to see the football game ietweeii tKe l inn'io'din any time so that the switch
t-i.
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Gamecocks and the University of Geo
gia, when they caught a ride with Du ^ ^
hois P.oylston, Charlie Cate. Benny!*, '''. ,
Smith and Pinckney I>. Gain." who |
were en route to Athens in a larfj.* Water Pipes Better for
::T; Grounds for Radio Sets
,—. - -- ■— -i,.. . ~h* \ f 'or ' (ijis pipes hnvo •iji-on forhiipicn for
use as grounds for radio sets by the
underwriters. If the pipe should hap-
point where the stop is required. These! P nm>r of t,1P h:it tery by shortcircult-
ing the terminals and showing the
heavy spark you can thus obtain?
You would make perfect connections
between the filament leads and the
battery terminals?
point may be cleaned or the tension of
the switch lever adjusted.—Kadio
the car had gone about a fourth of &
ur.iio:* i>s excessive load, the'machine
cwerved into an embankment, lighted
itself and then overturned, p nning
Owen beneath it.
the socket contacts are perfect.
Y'ou connect Hie grid and plate to
the proper leads of the transformer,
1. e., when the outside lend of the
primary is connected to the plate the
outside lead of the secondary should
he connected to the grid.
Y'ou shunted the. primary of the first
stage wPh a fixed condenser of about
.001 mfd.
Y’ou shunted both the A and B bat
teries with a large fixed capacity,
say, .5 mfd. ■ .
Have you ever considered how much
longer you could use, the storage bat
tery before recharging if—
Y'ou would not demonstrate the
Way to Make Grid Leak
That Will Give Results
1. Who are so Immersed in worldli
ness, business and anxious cares that
the good seed cannot mature.
2. Who are rich. Anxious cure In
business brings riches and the eflect
of riches is to blunt the spiritual per
ception of men and women, thereby
rendering them unsusceptible to th*
call of God, to higher things In life.
3. Who are running after the pleas
ures of life. All these things choke
the Word. Many of the enjoyments
of the,world may be innocent in them
selves, hut they attract so much atten
tion and consume so much energy and
time that one has not time for Bible
reading, meditation and prayer.
IV. The Good Ground (vv. S; 20).
'I’liis ground differs from all the rest.
It is soft and mellow, deep and moist.;
therefore, is capable of bringing forth
fruit-, some an hundred, some sixty
, and some thirty-fold, indicating differ
ent degrees of fruitfulness-even of the
good ground. In the measure that
the heart is kept free from worldll-
ness, ridhes and'pleasure, the good
spikiN
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A poor man’s faults parallel with
a rich man’e eccentricities.
It seems Impossible to give you!
word and keep it--but it is.
MOTHER:- * Fletcher’s Cas-
toria is a pleasant, harmless Sub
stitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric,
Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups, especially prepared for
Infants in arms and Children all ages.
To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of
Proven directions on each package. Physicians everywhere recommend it.
A wise man says what he has to
say—and he always shuts up after
saying It.
A sensible girl draws the line at
the poetic youth who deals in unkissed
kisses.
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in building good ranges.
To-day, daughters buy
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have seen their cooking
qualities proven by long
years of service in their
mothers’ kitchens.
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A very satisfactory home-made grid seed matures.
leak may he made by s -raping off the
wax between the terminals of a Dubi-
lier micadon condenser and tilling this
space with a light coat of India Ink.
pen to leak an,] if a spark should | TIie resistance of a grid leak of this
type Any be varied by applying a
-Ifu
Approve Bond Issues.
Spartanburg. — Spartanburg voters
have approved of a bond issue of 51,-
350,000, which 1 will enable the city to
; /expand its water supply system.
The legal steps necessary to arrange
? for the issuance of the bonds will be
instituted at once and plans for future
development of the local water supply
system will be pushed as rapidly as
possible. Superintendent R B. Sims
announced that the projected- new
plant on South Pacolet river will prob
ably be in operation by January, 1926.
happen to jump at that point, then...
It would very likely ignite the gas,
with perhaps disastrous results.
Water pipes make far better grounds
than gas pipes, for the reason that
they carry water and there is always,
a certain amount of leakage and moist
ure around them in the ground, which
Is ideal for a radio set. It is always
best to connect the ground on the
pipe before it enters the water meter
from the street mains.
For Clear Reception
A .001, fixed condenser from the
grid leak on the secondary of the
second nudio-frequrticy transformer
to the negative side of the filament
of the first tube will give clearer and
sometimes lodcior reception. -
thicke^fcwt of ink or by scraping off
the mr. The grid leak has the cor
rect (resistance when the tube goes
o ap oscillating state with a hiss sight of what is natural while they do
rather than with a whistle or squeal. s 0 -—Dickens.
Blaming Nature
You fall into the very common mis
take of charging upon nature mat-
ters \v4tb which she has not the small
est connection, and for which she Is
In no way responsiblje. .Men talk of
nature as an ubstractffmng, and lose
Aerial for Crystal Set
Opportunity; Responsibility
If God writes “opportunity” on one
A crystal detector depends upon the s|ll „ He writes "re.
strength «f the received signal volt- lblMt on the side.-J. T.
age for Its operation. If the voltage ^ rP( . v p, j>
is weak the received audio frequency \ ' ’
sounds are cither weak or not heard. if A
For this reason the aerial for a
crystal set should be as long as Is pos- !
slble. Because the long aerial will
pick up a signal more-ettieieBtly. than
a shorter one and will consequently
Impress a greater voltage upon the
1 crystal detector.
"The Lord uses all the forces of na
ture In building His Kingdom.—Evan
gelical Teacher. ^
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