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Show ' ' ; " , . ' ' A , . THE BINGHAM NEWS ' ' Moslems' Unlucky Days. The Moslemi of India believe there are seven unlucky daya In each month, on which no new enterprlie should be undertaken. Compensation. Mr. Hoyle "It's too bad that we are kept at home from the opera by the storm." Mrs. Doyle "Well, it will give ui something te talk about, when we do go." Important Research. The research for what le true and the practice of what Is good are the two moat Important objecti of philos-ophy percentage of Utah's stock On actual dividends paid during the year 1923, Kennescott's income on its Utah holdings amounted to almost $5,000,000. With productive capacity of 200 pounds of copper for each share of stock, with ore reserves at or higher than the figure of 1916 with no capital liabilities other than its shares, with no liquid debt and with net current assets estimated at $17,000,000 one need not travel for for the reason why this, a copper stock, sells on an income basis of only 5.8 per cent. I tjtah Copper Output Large The Utah Copper Company finished 1923 witn greater pro-duction and profits than in any calendar period since ltflS. Cop-per output amounted to 196,528, 802 pounds, an increase of 1U8, 495,449 pounds over 1922. Utahs record breaking year was in '17 when production totaled 204,855, 118 pounds. On its production last year, Utah made a profit of almost 6 cents a pound, or $11,526,544. This was equivalent to $7.09 a share on the 1,624,490 shares out standing before charges for de-pletion and taxes. The company nowever, in its reports for the third and fourth quarters of '23 charged to depreciation a total of $613,717. These per share profits, therefore, are after a naif-year- 's depreciation charges. In the year just closed Utah mined and concentrated 11,167, 800 tons of ore of an average of 1 1-- 4 per cent copper. While the tonnage fell short of the big war year of 1917, when 12,546,000 tons were treated, in the last 3 months of the period Utah pro-duced and milled 3,426,000 tons of ore. According to its last quarterly report, combined ca-pacity of its Arthur and Magna plants is 40,000 tons of ore daily, This is at the rate of almost 15, 000.000 tons a year. Had the Utah Copper company any kind of a normal copper market, in the last quarter of 1923, it would have shown sub-stantial profits. While increas-ed production somewhat reduced average grade of ore, cost was only a little over 9 cents, before depreciation and depletion- - The low average selling price of cop-per (12.80 cents per pound) did cause a reduction in per share earnings of $1 a share compar-ed with the preceding quarter. To pay dividends of $4 an-nually, Utah Copper needs to earn a profit on its current out-put of slightly more than three cents per pound. That this is not a difficult feat is apparent when it is seen that on an' aver-age copper price of 14 5-- 8 cents in 1923, the company earned operating profits of over 5 cetns per pound of production, or a margin over current dividend re-quirements of almost 80 per cent. Out of last year's profits of Utah Copper of $11,526,544 the Kennescott Copper corporation has an interest in 76 per cent or $8,760,172 the later owning that Disappointments. Among the great disappointments of life Is to have the conversation pass on to another topic before you can tell your apropos funny story. j. He Was M I Wooing by Proxy "t By CLARA DELAFIELD (O. '.WMiira NtwipMMr Union.) i"DUT goldurn It, Bill, you don't D nav, t0 marry the Widow Jenks If you don't want to." Bill shook his head mournfully. "You don't understand, Tom, old friend," he said. "She's a determined woman, she sure is. She set her eye on me and 1 got to marry her. "Last time I saw her she wanted to know why I hadn't been to see her for half a week, and If I was the kind that deceived innocent, trustful wom-en. No, Tom, she's sure got me onless I could find a friend who would help me out." "Well, Bill." Tom scratched his head thoughtfully. "I shore would like to help out but" "She's got twelve thousand dollars In the bank," put In Bill eagerly. "And you're a more presentable kinder man than me." "You want me to take her offen yore hands T' "Why, it's this way, Tom. I was thlnkln', suppose you was to go see the widow and make as If you'd come courtln' on my behalf. Make out as I'm too shy and narvls, and so on. Naterally she'll despise me fer that And you know how them things alius turns out. There was that feller, Miles Standlsh you heard of hlmT" "What, him that had the fancy goods emporium down on Main street? That was Jim Standlsh, warn't It?" "No, not that guy. This guy died years ago, before you and me was born. Well, he was in love with some gel or other I don't recall her name and he sent his best friend to ask her, and the gel and the friend fell in love Instead. "Now, that 's my Idea, Tom, old friend. Tou go see the Widow Jenks. and make as If you've come from me. You and her will fall in love and she's got twelve thousand in the bank. And that's no lie, because, she was thlnkln' of buyln' the Rutter farm last month." Tom meditated. "If I do It, It's Jest out of friendship, old pal," he said. "I wouldn't do as much fer every man. But 111 go see the widow and tind how the land lays." Bill wrung his hand. "You never went back on me yet, Tom," he said gratefully, "and I know you never will. And it ain't as if the Widow Jenks wasn't a fine woman, not to speak of that twelve thousand In the bank." "I'll do my best," Tom promised him. Bill spent the rest of the day In heaven. He had known the Widow Jenks for ten weeks now, ever since that unfortunate meeting at the church sociable. Tom was a widower, but Bill was sn old bachelor. He had reached the age of fifty without ex-- I posing himself to the snares of wom-en, and had considered himself Im-mune until be took the Widow Jenks home from the aforementioned socia-ble. He had presumed too far. She bad peetered him continually since that unhappy date. She wouldn't let him alone. 8he seemed to look upon them js goed as engaged. His hair stood on end when he thought of the swful possibility of be-ing married to her. How well he knew that type of woman. How he knew what would happen If he mar-ried her. He wouldn't be able to call his soul his ewm. He waited for Tom te return to his cottage that night, as he had prom-ised. It was growing late when he heard footsteps outside solid, manly footsteps. Eagerly he rushed to the door and opened It. Outside stood the Widow Jenks t She grasped him In her arms and fell upon his neck, smothering him with embraces. "Darling old Bill I" she cried. "Tour Friend Ton) told me all. I was all but engaged to be married to Mr. Harper, the machinist, but when Tom came to me In such a manly way and said how much you loved me, and how you dared not speak for fear of being refused, I hadn't the heart to resist. I knew where my love was then. And I've fixed the day. It's Tuesday week." At last she was gone, and Bill leaned groaning against the table. Ten days of freedom! There came a knock at the door. Tom stood outside. "Well. Bill, I flied it," be grinned. "Seen her yet? She sure is s One woman." "You hound, yon went back on me !" "Easy, easy, old pal. I did what you asked me, and mighty glad to do it, seeln' as she'd got me jest where she'd got you and pore old Harper. I did jest what you asked. Bill, and I'm, shore sorry fer you It worked out as it did, but when I sized her up I knew twelve thousand dollars wasn't goln' to hold me to that no, sir. And m and Harper's goln' to give you a wed-dl- n present In love and gratltood." ff Dead "Ti Beyond : Redemption By EDWARD LEV1NE (. Wwtr Nwipapr Union.) HOW long he had been dead old had no means of judging, because time had no longer any mean-ing for him. Indeed, it was with dif-ficulty that he brought himself to the realization that he was dead. Bis first thought had been that he wag ill, or even Insane. He, James Miller, the millionaire, whose word had been law and dogma, who had dominated his timid little wife until her death, and tyrannised over his daughter, Emily, and driven her from his home when she married young Fearsull against his wishes he was reduced to sorry straits. He found himself In a condition out-side space and time, a place colorless, shapeless, and above all. hideously alone. And that was the terrific part of It, that he, who had had hundreds at his beck and call, should be so utterly alone. He had only one companion. , That was remorse. Remorse, at first hardly recognizable for what It was, then slowly strengthening as the situ-ation dawned upon him, as the freed mind began to sift out the wrongs of life, the wrongs that he had commit-ted. And deepest of all was his treat-ment of his daughter, Emily. She had been the one person he had really loved. She was the one person who had really loved him, When she fell In love with young Pearsall it was ar-rogance that had Impelled him to lay down his ultimatum. She would give the fellow up or lesve his house forever. To his amazement Emily had chosen love, and left him. He had regretted his act bitterly, but had been too proud to forgive or ask forgiveness. He knew where the couple lived. He had seen their little bungalow on the outskirts of the town. Pearsall was doing well In a modest way, but they were poor, and be would never amount to anything. Old Miller had meant to change that will which left everything to charity a poor sort of charity I only he bad died. Dead, beyond redemption, and bis millions lost I That money which should have gone to Emily, In the hands of strangers. How she must hate hiinl This was the remorse that became his companion In that shadowy realm of which he was a denizen, until bis despair became so overmastering that the creative power of the soul came Into play. If only he could have the opportunity to make It up to Emily 1 If only he could see her again and ask her forgiveness! And with the exercise of that crea-tive power he seemed to overleap the conditions that bound him. He found himself within the cottage. A shadowy wraith, he crept through the poorly furnished rooms until he found the one In which his daughter was lying. She was lying In bed, her face flushed, the sweat of agony upon her brow. Beside her stood her bus-ban- d. He took her hand In his. "How do you feel, darling?" old Miller heard him saying. "Oh, so sick, dear I Stay with mel" The wraith looked down with In-finite pity and remorse upon his daugh-ter. Emily HIT He didn't understand. What was the matter with her? But he felt In some strange way drawn to her as he had never been before. He felt that she comprised everything that he needed. He want-ed her as he had never wanted any one before. It was all he could do to keep from slipping back Into that nebulous place from which he had emerged. Only with the most Intense concentration of will power. And yet he was slipping. But not to there. A sense of peace en-folded him, be felt that in this sec-ond loss of self he was passing to a greater happiness. Emily and ber husband leaned over the cradle, looking at the child. "He has father's eyes, hasn't be, dearr she said. "Dear father. Tou know, I am sure he always meant to do right by us. Tou see, I understood him. I've often wished that I could tell him so. Look, look I He seems to know me already I" The child stretched up Its tiny hands to her and smiled. Down of the Thistle. In China the down of the thistle Is gathered and mixed with raw silk so Ingeniously that experts are deceived when the fabric Is woven. Japanese Custom. The custom of wearing an amulet as a protection against evil Is com-se- a amongst all clusoe In Japan. Lead Producers Get Freight Cut A rate of $12.50 a ton on lead bullion from Utah to New York common points, which means the above rate for movement of lead bullion from Utah smelters to eastern lead refiners, has been established, effective today. The new rate is a reduction of $4 a ton and brings the rate to $2 a ton above the pre-w- ar rate. It makes the freight rate on ' shipment of lead equal to the one of copper. The copper rate reduction to $12 50 a ton was ' made over a year ago and was made to secure the all rail move ment of bullion as against the ' movement by canal which rout-- 1 ing was securing all of the cop-per business. The all rail rate now is approximately equal to the water and rail rate. The reduction is directly ben-eficial to the lead producers of Utah since most of the smelting contracts provide for the pro-ducer to pay the actual bullion freight rate charge from Sme-lter to refinery which automatic-ally, in such contracts, gives the producer the actual bullion rate reduction. The saving to Utah lead pro-ducers based on 1923 lead pro-duction will be close to a half million dollars. In 1923 Utah produced 208,272,000 pounds of lead according to estimates made in the Victor C. Heikes United States Geological Survey report on Utah metal production. The new rate of $12.50 a ton will bring the tariff within $2 of the pre-w- ar level of $10.50 at which it held for years. Fromi $10.50 by the famous McAdoo order of June 25, 1918, the rate j on lead was advanced to $16.50 a ton. In August 1920, the rate was put at $22 a ton. From this high mark, on Aug. 11, 1921 the( tariff was reduced back to $16.50 the present level. Bingham Canyon Meat Co.' 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We furnish you with pure milk that will stand state analysis Buy real cream from us HOGAN DAIRY Literary Coach Needed A lady was entertaining her daugh-ter's caller who was just back from a summer outing. The conversation had been somewhat spasmodic and finally she decided to try hira on some of the new books. "Have you read 'Freckles,' Mr. John-son T" she ventured. "No, ma'am," he stammered, blush-ing, "mine are the brown kind." N. T. U. Medley. - Device Engrave$ Namet An electrically heated machine has been Invented with which even an In-experienced person can engrave names on fountain pen barrels and similar objects. Important Point "Mr. Darling," said the dlrecto:, "In this scene a lion will pursue you for r.00 feet." "Five hundred feet?" Interrupted the net or. "Yes, and no more than that un- - ilirstiiml?" 'I'lic hero nodded. "Yes, I under-n.- , Imt does the lion?" Black and New Butter Procets A new process to retard the deterior-ation of butter by churning It In sti atmosphere of pure carbon dloilde bai been developed In Holland. |