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Show , , ,v - . , - THE BINGHAM BULLETIN. BINGHAM CANYON, UTAH ' " ' " ' """ Gardener Lucky When Father Toad "Locates" If a family of load take up their res-idence In the garden It Is lime to feci Hint guoil luck has smilingly descend-- : ed upon the place. '" ; ; The toad I un asset. As a worker lie does net believe In short hours, but Is constantly on liaiid throughout the He for nothing, only that he be left ulone. And his presence menus better vegetables and lovller flowers uml richer grass. One Joy In life Is his that of eat-ing, he Is ut It so continuously It might be regarded as almost a re-ligion. 'ITie biggest eater among the field hands Is a novice coiupnred to hlia- - In 25 hours the toad will e Insect food of a volume four-fold the capacity of his stomach. Variety Is his long suit, and the ma jorlty of the things the toad loves are In their state pests of every ninn who puts seed Into the ground. With few exceptions, everything In the shape of an Insect goes where all Insects chould go lo a stomach oblivion. With the toad If It can go Into the iimuth It Is eillhle. Constant Shlfls of .t ... Land and Sea Areas How tli mountains of the eastern United States seem to have been In the hiibtt, millions of years ogo, of shutting up and opening out again, periodically, like an accordion a pro-cedure vhlch they may not entirely have given up, was described by Charles Butts, of the United State geological survey, In a communication to the Washington Academy of Sci-ences. .Studies of rocks formed In different parts of what are now the Appalach-ian mountain several hundred million yeors ogo, during what geologists call the Paleozoic age, have proved, Mr. Butts reported, that ports of these mountains were alternately under the ocean and exposed to the air. Thesr record, he said, "a constantly and gently oscillating crust or exterior shell of the earth which caused a continual shifting of the areas of land and sea." There Is no sign of sudden changes, lifting new mountains or engulfing former lands. The hand of nature worked so slowly that had men been there to see It the process might have passed unobserved. Baltimore Sun. Life ion Earth Before, . the Cambrian Period ': A picture of life as It existed on the . 'earth 600,000,000 years ago hus been jdrawn by Prof. Sir Edgeworth David, Australian scieutfst. . ;. He has found fossils of animal life In Australia dating back to before the Cambrian period In geology, , Sir Elgeworth, almost by accident, discovered In the rocks of Mount Lofty and in the Flinders ranges of South Australia . beantlfully colored fossil which, from the strain In which they were found, show that a murine fauna In the early days of the earth's forma-tlo-had covered a million square miles of what Is now Australia. The fossil life thus represented must have crossed the Pacific ocenn. Some of It consists of snndworms aud of 'forms related to crayfish and shrimps .Their limbs and shells were formed of a. horny substance, and the color were those of the rainbow, "1 could kick myself that 1 should liave overlooked this obvious discovery for so lonj?," said the professor In an nounclng ItLondon Tit-Hit- . ': Most Troubhj Feda .t When Brcjzly Faze Anticipation makes trllles loom 'i he thing that frowns, In threatening and terrltlc guise, often ceases to terrify when we draw closer to It. I saw a picture some time ago which represented a rising storm. Seen fit some little distance It appeared us though dark, black threatening s were speedily covering the entire sky and blotting out all the patches of light and hope. But when I went a little nearer to the picture I found that the artist hud subtly fash-ioned his clouds out- of arise) faces, and all these black battalions wore the winsome aspect of genlHl friend. I have had that experience more Hum once away from the realm of picture and fiction, In tiie hard ways of prac-tical life. The clouds I feared and wor-ried about, and concerning which I wasted so much precious strength, lost their frown and revealed them-selves as my friends. Other clouds never arrived they were purely Imag-inary, or they melted away before they reached my threshold. "Be noi anxious for tomorrow." Live In the Immediate moment Practice the art of omission. Leave out some things and concentrate upon the rest, The best preparation for tomorrow Is quiet attention today. J. 11. Jowett "Ancient Mariner" Had Counterpart in Li Many e literary classics wl.leh the world Hecepts CS fiction are based on solid fact. A striking example U brought out In the ISoldeu Hook, which tells how Coleridge came lo write hi immortal "Kline of the Amlem Mariner. " . The poem wus Inspired by lieorjre Shelvocke, a shipmaster who spent three years In a voyage around the world, front 1713 to 1722. Iteturulng to England, he wrote un account ol the trip, felling how the ship had been becalmed for many days near Cape Horn. The one slu of life was a black albatross, which hovered over 'the vessel, until the second officer. Hotiey, taking it for an ill oineu. shot It down. There followed six miserable weeks. In which the ship was in constant 'peril, before the coast of Chile was sighted. It was In 1"!7 that Culeridire's friend, William Wordsworth, susjjest ed to the poet that he make Sh.-- I vocke's story lnt,o a poem. Words worth Incidentally suggested such of the eerie details us the nnvlgiitlon o"f the ship by dead men, mid also fur Dished several lines of the poem It self. ; . fits --J --"f.v.TsA i ' ' . VT. 1h - " ( ' : : i 7 - "Hello, Everybody1 Milky Way The most stupendous of nil celestial objects Is the (laluxy, more commonly known us the Milky Way. In fact It l our whole universe, of which the sun with all Its attendant family of plan ets. Including asteroids and satellites as well as comets, forms a very hum ble member. Its appearance us u dim white band crossing the heavens is j merely a matter of ; that band marks simply the plane of greni est extension of the Milky Way the I direction In which the stars, in reality fairly uniformly distributed, nppeui ' congested by the effect of distance. I Many of these stars are immensely t limit the sun. Black Bedclothes Cure An unusual cure for Insomnia, sug gested by recent experiments, is black bed clothes and pillows In a black bed, within a room of the same dusky shade. In such a room ninny of the most violent patients In an Italian mental hospital became calm and soon fell Into a deep natural sleep. It Is thought that I he same cure may be useful In ordinary cases of Insomnia. BoUhevik Cruelty The animals lu the KuksIuii wo were singled out hy youthful mid mis-chievous bolshevlkl for practical bol shevlst Jokes. They burled ruzor blades In louves of bread and pitched them Into the cage of a $18,000 ele-- pliant. The poor creature died lu agony the mine day. Au ostrich dy Ing mysteriously was found to have swallowed a leather glove. Some one reported having seen a youth throw a rubber fish to a sea lion. The animal died and the rubber fish was found In Its stomach. Such diabolical tricks stirred up a hot public resentment and the guards around the zoo were doubled. ' '. " Poor Bandits Al one lime when iriiveling in I'ur key wllii Cornelius Vunderbllt, the late Chuuncey M. thought It a 'great Joke Unit the trulii uhearl ot theirs was held up by bandits ami a well-to-d- farmer captured for $5,001 ransom, while Vanderlillt's train was not Interrupted. "Brigandage In Turkey needs reor ganlzation," he wrote home. "It ouglr to be put In the hands of a New York syndicate and put on a buslries-lk- . basis.'' Lax Justice The way rich transgressors manage to keep out of Jail led Coventor Mar tlneau of Arkansas to lay in Little Hock : "It reminds me of a story. A man was traveling In New Mexico, and In a little town embowered In palms and flowers the mayor seemed (o be quite h character, lie held all Hie offices Judge, coroner, police captain and so forth and whatever turned up to be done, he wus there to do It. "After lunch, as he and his guest sat smoking In the g.irden. he tinned to his clerk and said: "lligglnson, by the way, sneak ovei to the roulette parlor and tell Hon Juan Sereda I want to try him for that murder case.'" Muteum Cei$ Early Clock The British museum has Jiisi at-- quired what Is believed to be the tlrsi clock made to go for a year with one winding. It was made by Thomas Tomplon, the "father of English walch making," In 1070. Each hour period on the dial Is ill vlded to that the 12 hours actuall) represent 24. The clock had been missing for over ' a century, and was discovered lying In a cupboard. Love of Open Inherent ? The Impulse to get Into the open is primitive In us. We lov'e the breath of the spaces not cluttered with houses and rank with the odors of civilized life. Under the stars and the moon we can think clean thoughts From the busy fields we can drink Inspirations unknown to the office and the counting house. In the song of I lie winds we may hear the cradle lullabies of our Infancy or the strange melodies which thus come, different and alone, to the Individual souH Kansas Clly Times. Throughout An Indianapolis family was moving to a new location and the father in describing the house be hail rented among oilier things, said il had "hard wood Hours throughout." Paul repealed the do scriptlon to s neighbor, but ended by saying : "I guess we will hove to wait till e move there to see what kind of floors we will have because dud etiys they had all the hardwood floors 'threw out." Indianapolis News. Seeds Long Retained Experiments made at Giant forest Sequel National park, have shown thai the California Big Tree or Sequoia glganten sometimes retains Its cones for Hi years before they drop and dls charge Ihelr seed contents. The seeds are preserved from weal her and fungi liy a powdery pig-ment which gives them a waterproof and germproof gloss. Tills pigment when dissolved lu water makes a good writing fluid or furniture stain of a rb'h muroon color. Kansas City Star's Science Service, . UjfTEIHE engine gave two gasps fa rJT and died or, should one say, m I succumbed to but that Is Bolnr; too far ahead of the narrative. The starter turned r lie en kin 3 over briskly and repeated-ly nothing happened. A girl swathed In a fur cont emerged from the driv-er's seat of the small coupe and fought her way to. the gas tank In the face of a raging blizzard that was usher-Ir.- g In the New Tear. About six Inches or snow covered the back of the car nnd when the tank was finally reached the cover was frozen on. - ' The green light at the boulevard Intersection changed to red bringing to a halt a car directly back of Ora's "Is there something we can do?" "I can't Imagine what Is the matter. The car stood out today and all eve-ning, hut It started all right, bringing Esther and me a block nnd a half, and then suddenly gave up the ghost as I slowed down for the red light.'' "Sounds like you might have flooded the carburetor," suggested one of the two young men. , ' "Better ,et It stand a few minutes, then try it again. I'll tell you, we have s girl here we have to lake home woivi fuke long then we'll come hack. It you are still here, we'll push you it wuys and get you going." Hardly had they left the car he-fo-r another young man, also naked If he might help. "Weil." concluded Ora. after these .(Torts proved futile, "I'll go over and telephone Dud to come and tow me home." Then to Esther, "I think I'll try the engine once more for luck e 1 go." Still no response. Another larger car drove up. A young man rather smallish In stature bounced up to the car. After bearing Ora's recital he said, "Sounds like the distributor. I'll take a look at It. car I have found stalled tonight. "Now you and your girl friend are sure you .lon'l want me to wait? You won't be nfruld? "You," he hesitated a lit lie embarrassed, "you are sure you have money enough?" 'You surelj are a hrick to lie so helping and considerate. Yes. I have four or five dollars Enough, don't you think? if ,he.v should not be able lo get the .cur started, I'll call a taxi.", Ora did not mil ice it, buf t he siiiiii eyes were memorizing her license Hum her, and as the young man backed his big cur out of the gur,ie he said, 'I knew this New Year's blizzard was sent for sow good a New v'ear. and the uirl of my dream the gods fur bid I forget rhe license number." !S). 192! w!ern Newxpiiper Union I j & WALTOn w A fkw YearVtory SfjY CHKATE8T wish for this C W year Is that we would hie ' jx back to some of the ways PPR&I and times of the old years. Nothing seems genuine and substantial as It used to he In the old ays of neighborly vislling. Young people now spend more In one even-ings pleasure than we used to spend In a month. There was time to be at home, time o be kind, time to what are we coming to, these days?" Mrs. Long asked despairingly as we of the , executive committee of the Missionary society weer dispersing ior our uomes. 'To our senses, we hope." Mrs. Heed broke In. 'But there are some things genuine in - these days," Mrs. tlunnis began. "1 heard such a beautiful thing yester-day, fio you know that Mrs. Phillips In Japan writes every day to her frail mother here? As the wife of a noted American teacher, statesman and mis-sionary, Mrs. Phillips has a school for girls In her own home and yet finds time to send love messages every day. Think what Joyful anticipation that mother experiences eucb day I Here Is an example of a daughter's thought-ful devotion that Is unchanged nmld the new notions of the times. We fee! sure the mother's love Is no less keen because some mothers find more pleasure In a the-ater than In caring for the children at home. Perhaps it Is the Individual who Is changing the times rather than times chang-ing the individual. We mortals are the "changers." Cour-tesy, kindness, patience, humility, meekness, gentleness, contentment, mother-love- , even happiness are as stable In themselves us the sun, the wind, the ruin, which vary as they are ' Influenced by material elements. The sun Is always In Its place; time is 'unchangeable, kindness, courtesy, etc., I repeat, are waiting to he of service to us. We lose kindness by neglect in using it; we lose the spirit of Christ-- : ft mas t he thoughtfulness of Mrs. Phil- - . lips because we are not practicing v. use," Mrs. Ilannls emphasized. "I'm going to write to my mother every day this year." "And II" "And L" various voices exclaimed. t "If we would fill our New Tear calendars with red letter days, a Time for Home day, Time for Visit-ing day, Courtesy day, Patience day, etc., before ive are aware there uilghi lie 'Perfect day,' nnd there mighi be," Mrs. Hnnnis lowered her mice "who knows but (hat some of 'ye olden time days' may be a part of the New Year." (). 1928 Western Newspaper Union.) Intelligent Dogs In the board room of King's Col-lege hospital, London, hangs a picture of two fox terriers bringing a collie there for treatment. The Incident oc-curred In 1SS7. and Is well authen-ticated. The owner of the dogs wos a Mr. 11 mil, a well known bookseller. Ills explanation of the dogs' sagaelly was that they lived so near the hospi-tal they must have seen people who had met with unideiits laken iheie for treatment, ami they their knowledge i.u I hi Ix uetll of Ihelr friend, the c !i --rr- I Sure Sign , Little Hobble wus bragging to his small chums that they had a new little 'girl at ble borne. "Why, Hobble I" exclaimed ids moth er, overhearing the conversation, "buby's not a girl, he's boy. What made you think he's a girl?" ''loo can't fool me," stoutly main-tained Hobble. "Of course It's a girl) " 'ain't you powdering It all the time?". Guess Again "Buying movement follows early nervousness." That sounds like a stock market note, but It merely re-fers to the fellow who finally bus made up his mind to huy the ring. New Orleans Times-PIcuyun- Flapper Patient The doctor stuck a clinical flier-- mometer - In the flapper patient's1 mouth. . She was evidently absent minded, when she asked: "Have you fl match?" Louisville Courier-Journa- l, Doing Well, Too "Is your son s success?" "In his line.'' "What's his line?" "Oh, he demonstrates whal the young man will wear this season." Louisville Courier-Journa- l. J ANNOUNCING I j to Our Re LighHn8, C I l 1 and Domestic Consumers under 1 ; . ; ' NEW LOW RATES Effective ; ..: ;'.:' - - ' f; I JANUARY ly 1929 ' Inline with the Company's established policy of making It will be noted that the new low rates applicable to various com- - I voluntary rate reductions whenever posible, it has filed with binations of domestic service carry a much lower minimum bill i ' i,- . , the Public Utilities Commission of Utah & Idaho reduced rates than the present schedules; also that the KWH rate shows a mater- - I r ' j affecting residential lighting, commercial lighting and domestic ial reduction over present rates. These rates will be applicable to 1 ! combination rates. They become effective January 1, 1929. various combinations of domestic service, including residential , These new rates mean a saving to our domestic, commercial light- - lighting, cooking, refrigeration, water heating and miscellaneous f , - ing and residence lighting consumers of a quarter of a million appliances. 1 . dollars annually. " ' The reduced rate shown for water heating service makes this class I Examination of these rates will show substantial reductions over available to all electric range users at prices that make this service I ' the rates now in effect for residential and commercial lighting, all economically practical. g 1 consumers served by this Company's interconnected hydroelectric I ' system, as of November 1. 1928, benefitting by these rate reduc- - So that our consumers may be fully informed as to these new low I t i tjons ; rates, they are shown in detail below. 1 ,V Rpcwfontiil TJcrritincr Meter Rate : . Domestic Combinations i '.-- Ugniing The Company has established standard combination rates applicable in 1 ifv . v j all its territory served by its Interconnected system. C - (Effective in all Territory Served by the Company) . Residential Ughting and Cooking-M- eter Rate S i - Mt ChrtrtMs Residential Lighting, Cooking and Refrigeration Meter Rate I viiarges i: Residential Lighting, Cooking and Water Heating Meter Rate I $1,00 per month (minimum bill) including 11 KWH. ' Residential Lighting, Cooking, Water Heating and J U ' " i 8c per KWH for all excess monthly consumption. ' Refrigeration Meter Rate I P j Commercial Lighting Meter Rate . j ' $1.25 per month for four rooms or less. H i .! ' , j 20c per month for each additional room. . I ' TU j (Effective in all Territory Served by the Company) j ' 2.6c per month KWH. a ' . . '"- - n' Water Heating Service: " 1 U v n lei VJTiargCS i ouc per month additional. ''K. I '. j '."'' 1.6c per KWH for all consumption in excess of 250 KWH. VI ? $1.00 per month (minimum bill) including 11 KWH. ." Residential Lighting and Refrigeration Meter Rate ,1' f 8.0c per KWH next 250 KWH of monthly consumption, j !" Residential Lighting and Stoker or Oil Burner Motor ' "I t 7.5c per KWH next 250 KWH of monthly consumption, u ffv Meter Rate ; 7.0c per KWH next 250 KWH of monthly consumption. I . - ' 6.5cper KWH next 250 KWH of monthly consumption. I XNet Lbarees . VwFT I $2.00 per month for four rooms or less, including 38 KWH. . 1 6.0c KWH next 250 KWH of monthly consumption. 1 - pet 30c month for each ,dditional room including 6 KWH per room. y: ', I ; 4.5c per KWH for all excess monthly consumption. .f 4.5c per KWH for all excess. , , J We want you to know and understand these new electric rates and to apprec-- iate them as an important factor in making electricity of greater service to you. ' ' " Who Rang the Bell for the Faithful Sexton? In the New Year for sixty years!" were his congratulations. The old sex-ton smiled but suld nothing. And It grew, to be a tale In the village of how one man had rung the bells for sixty years, und died on New Year's morning. And there was never a whis-per Unit" II was not so. Who did ring the bell? Perhaps an angel these things liclng possible when hope is stronger fluin faith. Marthan Can-ning Thomas. (SX list Western Newspaper Union.) t'.'.TIl. sin o cluck of New UPYear's ee the old sexton lie ' ileved llml he could climb- - the slalrs in the church steeple to ring the bell Itut when he found hlmsell scarcely able to pull blinseif out ol tils clnili I wh.it with the selling of his hones uml Un- - pniii In his dies!) lie knew j thai his dream of ringing out the old uml in the new for sixty veins would never come true. For fifty nine years he hud done It; on the .sixtieth lie must full. There was no one lo call; no one he could get to fill his place. lie lived alone on 'the outskirts of the I village. t He sat np waiting for twelve o'clock. Dreading It. j et faithful to Ib'S practice. As his kitchen clock struck the hour ' he heard to his urnazenieut Jbe deep tones of the chnrcb bell. One two three four five t . . . and on steadily to the hour. Who had done this .o blmt Nejti morning a caller dropped In. "How wonderfu' that you could ring The New Year A New Year to live and love In, A New Year to moke orth while, A Newt-Tea- to fill with sunshine . And to win the Old Year's smile 1 Making Resolutions -- ! :t Is foolish to make resolutions' that are entirely Impossible of achieve-ment We can at least resolve to do our best. 1 I |