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PRODUCE.
CHICAGO.

Chicago, May 21.-Trading In July
wheat was active ut the opening OF to-
days market but there was little doing
in the other options Commission houses
pccted advance In prices ~ Liverpool
and reports OF frost last night in South
Dakota. July wheat opened - 10 u
higher at 90 to Sois and sold AT sos.
The corn market was dull and prices
were steady. The May option was eN-
ceedlngly dull, the opening quotation be-
ing the only one recorded for some time
Rains In the west which are preventing
planting and interfering with the crop
movement was the bullsh influences May
corn opened unchanged At n u and held
at that figure, July corn opened UNI
changed to a shade lower Mt G6h TO
&C y fuGBSs and sold at 66H.
The oats market was quiet aud prices
steady July oats opened a shade lower
to shade higher at 46% to i6% and
sold at I.
The provisions market was firm be-
cause Of "A ] 0 advance IN live hogs.
July pork opened Z u higher at 1871
Lard was ~ higher at s.55. Ribs we're
NJ PA at 7.3iM,
close-wheat- l,os; July SS@
: c !; l'ii ~ July eseesa; sept
oats|May old 81; May 81; July old
667s July A5ls Sept 37k
G. Pork,,.aMssy 1s.57h; July lS1@Si
Lard May $50; July ssh sept s Is,
Rlbs--May 7.97h; July 7491ai Sept
z IS.
Rye-Cash S4Gs5.
Bnrley--Cash. GbmIO.
'rlmothy--S Sept 4.22.
Wheat-'rhe market held Arm all day
On dnmugc reports from southern In
diana and Kansas. July advanced 20 90 =.
The close was strong with July p nigh
or al 9OR.
Corn Proat-taking on an extensive
scale kept the market easy. The low.
est point for July was 66h aud Il clos
ed easy at that fiRure, There was 1T
tie doing IN MAY corn throughout The
day and II closed NJ 77la, the point M
which II Opencd.
BUTTER AND EGGS,
Chicago. May ?l.--Butter strong.
Creameries laG SO diaries. iTG2t.
Igss--steady, Firsts, 1875,
SUGAR AND COFFEE
New York, May 2l--Sugar raw,
steady, Fair refining, 374. centrifugal,
'sV tss, s.fsh nolas0ss ougaT as49.
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PRICES WERE
ON UP GRADE
American Smelter a Feature, Ris-
ing Three Points and on
Offerings Receding Two.
UNION PACIFIC WAS STRONG.
Wont Above 100. Giving Decisive Turn
To Upward Movement
Close Firm. Active.

Now York. May 2i.--rhe small irregu-
,or rrlce changes OF the opening of the
stocis market today offered no strikinS
feature and the trading was quiet. LIT
tie sympathy was shown by the general
list with the rise of in Missouri Pa
cinc and Colorado Fuel and ~ IN CON
solicited Gas. Large selling orders were
executed in the railroads and specialties
and prices dropped rapidly until the aN-
eraEe level of about 20 stocks was a
point or more below ycsteray's clos
ing The extreme weakness of Baltl-
more & Ohio which lost 3 points, was
n considerable factor in the decline. The
market recovered fractlonally later, but
showed little stability.
There was q substantial rally when
Erie and the FIRST preferred rose L y, but
prices reccded again to a lower level
than before. A rise of a point in Amer
lean Smelling steadied the market at
noon.
Bonds were irregular
American Smelling reached 1885
rise of 8 points, before the offerings
proved sufficient to drive ii back to t@.
The rest of the list lacked feature.
a sharp rally late In the DAY vas AZ,
tended by considerable activity and
breadth The western stocks We're the
most prominent in the movement, led by
Union Pacific. but there was strong
advance also in Wabash preferred. That
stock rose "a, Union Pacific ana 81
paul Reading. Northwestern, Wabash.
American Car American Locomotive and
North American /.
The market closed generally firm and
active Union Pacihc's rise to above 10Y
cove n more decisive turn to the upward
movement St Paul's gain reached y,
Delaware & Hudson =, Pennsylvania %
Chicago & Alton 1 Y, Reading and Sloss-
Sheffield Steel II Southern Paclnc i
and canadian Pacific, Northern Pacific.
Great Northern preferred. Atchlson pre-
ferred. Rock Island preferred, Norfolk az
Western and Southern Railway /.
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BOSTON STOCKS.

James A. Pollock e. Comn,,.
bankers and brokers. furnish tbe ~
lowing. received over their prlys,o
wire this afternoon: '"
Cop, Range. IA a; DAILY West IA,
y; CRANKY, 91M95: Nevada. co,
lea Is Old Dom. S5ia a SO. Par.
S1% a %: shannon, 1874 Oh: Ti,
ity, 1S& oil; Utah Con, i2@il.
Bingham, 10 G90: Greene Canant.
9Sa % y Mexico Con. ca al M,
hawk, So u a "a: United Con. a.
y; Victoria, 4@41h; Wolverine. IA,
@l.36; Utah Cop, S2@1s; Boston
Con. 12$ G013; us s., com. ASA
80; L. s. s., 42% @4S.
Ahmeek, 6SpT4; Cum. Ely, sax;
c.. 1i$@h; Giroux, 3B@h; HaneocE
3at GD4; Kew. 6@h: New. Utah. 7l6aiS
Raven. iBdA Troy, 4S950; G. G. &
s. 25927; G. G. & S, pr. ldi1: Yulog
46is: Corbin. 16ls@l.; Davis DAILY. n
u: Majestic 65@70; Nip esing. 1dis
Utah Apex. 31sp3s: First Nat. Copper
2Ik6L; Miami. 4!sGi5.
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ANACONDA ELECTION.
Result of Annual shareholders Meet
ing at Anaconda.

Butte Mont. May 2O.-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Ana
conda Copper Mining company held at
Anaconda today all the old directors
with the exception of William L. Bull
were reelected. Mr. Bulls place In
the beard is filled by U. IL. Broughton
of New York.
The either directors are; II, II. RoG-
ers, William Rockefeller. j. F. Judson,
e. G. Bogert. George II Church and
John ID. Ryan The report of the dl-
rectors signed by John n. Ryan, presi-
dent of the company, deals with the
calendar year of 1907.
Because of conditions which led to
the fall in the price of copper the re-
striction of the company's output ana
later 10 the shut down of the company's
properties. the profits we're less than
the year before, being S3.3IS.22O, after
making deductions for depreciation, de-
pletior and development.
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CONCENTRATES.

A telephone line has been built be-
tween Winnemucca and Gold Circle
80 the new Nevada camp has commun-
lcation with the outside WOrld
George ~. Gum and Lew Humphries
have returned from trip 10 Yerng-
ton Nevada, where they have been
looking after mining interests,
The ore and bullion settlements re-
ported late yesterday by Mccormick N
Company were Crude ore and cOneen-
trates, 100000; base bullion $4,000,
Col. j. L. Hachett OF Louisville. Ken
lucky, who is extensively interested Ina
the properties OF the Ohio Kentucky
ana Prince Consolidated Mining com
panies al Phoebe, Is expected to reach
salt Lake on an early train.
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TODAY'S MONEY MARKET.

New York, MAY 21.-Moncy on call
ti5 closing hid ! q: offered nj ts,.
Time loans quiet and steady. O.
days 215 per cent; 30 days ~ 10 }
per cent: six months 3la nj 3si pcr
cent.
Prime mercantile paper ~ at
pcr cent. Sterling exchange stcab.
with actual business in bankers hill,
at 1870 for demand and at 1859
for 90 days. Commercial bills 1SiI,.
Bar silver. J3
Mexican dollars. 81.
Government bonds steady: railroad
bonds irregular.
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Refined, steady. Crushed. G 90,
dered.. 3 so; granulatcd. S. SO. ~ pow
Santos, Sx - 40
EVAPoRATED FRUITS.
New York. May 2O.-The m,rt.
evaporated apples opened quiet 10y
fancy quoted at i0d l0is choice sWh
91s prime, 7@7la common TO fa,r
96is. ar ~!
Pruncs are firm for future dc,,,.
but no change is reported in snot Wy
ket. Quotations range from 1 Ia ua'
gon fruit. we
Apricots are unsettled on spo,
stocks are slowly claiming up. Cbolco ult
lils and fancy, 1906. i'e
Peaches arc unchanged, with cho,.
quoted at o.; extra choice. ga fancrO 'y g,
n 10h extra fancy, 11Gltia. "
Ra'sns are dull and weak with Ia.
muscatels steady at bh 06 seeded I ~.
ms. SOS: London layers, 1.s5Ti a. li''
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NEW WAGE SCALE

The mine owners of mines in the
Wood River, Ida, district. have an
nounced new wage scale which is to
be In effect so long az silver shall
be worth less than 80 cents an ounce
and lead less than Sc per 100 pounds.
New York quotations. In the event IL
the metals reaching the point named an
advance az 20 cents SHIFT over tho
present scale Is 10 be made.
The new scale gives machine men
SS,25 a day OF eight hours, helpers
So shaft machine men, Si.2b. timber
men, 81 80, blacksmiths. So top carmen
i2,75, and other positions In proportion
The companies signing the scale
are. Cruesus Gold q Copper Mining
company Wood River Zinc company.
Boston idaho Mining company, idnho
Consolidated Mines company, limited,
quincy Jr Mining company, Eureka
Development company, limited. Hid
den Treasure Mining company Mon
arch Mining company
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GET THE DIVIDEND
BENEFIT NOW.

by buying AZ once preferred stock
IN Utah Idaho Sugar Company In
six months the stock has increased
IN market value over 10 per cent
besides paying regular dividends OF
ITM cents per share per quarter.
srar value OF shares is 500. We
viii furnish what you want at the
lowest price obtainablo the day your
order reaches us. It is poor hYan-
cial policy to sell such stoc at
present prices but now is rs time
20 buy
GEORGE M CANNON co pANr,
Rooms 5l9-6ls Templeton suilding'
Phone Bell, 81.
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WOOL.
ST. LOUIS,

ST Louis, May 21.--wool, dull. Terri
tory and western mediums l2G 10; fine
mediums. 10G l3; fine, COIL.
LONDON.
London May 20.--rhe offerings at the
wool auction sales today amounted to
II 904 bales Competition was strong at
extreme rates. small supply of fine,
light greasy merinos was in keen de-
mand for American and German, and oc-
casionally per cent advance was had.
New Zealand greasy combing realized
l1jk Most offerings consisted OF cross
breds for which there was strong re-
quest from all sections and lots suitable
for America advanced
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THE HUB MINE.
Air Compressor Now in Use at This
Beaver County Mine.

Special Correspondence.
Milford. May 20.-An air compressor
is now in use al the Hub mine. and
development work is progressing rapid
ly. Nearly 100 tons of shipping ore Is
on the dump, some of which assays $500
per ton.
William A. Eaton OF Duluth is in Mil
ford this week to inspect the progress
at the mining properties In which he
Is Interested near here. Mr. Eaton and
Angus Buchanan will visit the Red
Warrior group tomorrow.
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Bullock. 30 at l21a
Colorado. 100 at 410.
Little chief, 1000 az IL,
May Day. 400 at A,
Nevada Hills. 800 at 2971a.
Seven Troughs. 500 at 80, buyer so
1000 at3lte
Sioux Con, 1000 at %; 200 at 27:
$4,000 at Pig; 500 at 27I5 buyer 80;
1000 at q, seller 60; 500 at 27h, buy
er so.
Yankee Con, 100 at 45.
Yerington Copper, 1000 at 9h 1000
at 0k
zenolI. 200 at SOh.
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HAVE YOU THE CHURCH WORKS.
No Latter-day Saints home should
be without a set Of the STANDARD
Church publications on the center taoe
or In the library. Send for the new Tree
catalogue. Deseret News Book stors'
Salt Lake City.
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NEW YORK QUOTATIONS.
REGULAR CALL SALES.

REGULAR CALL SALES.
Black Jack. 260 at So.
Bullock. 100 ut 1871.
Colorado. SEQ NJ Ills. buyer So 200 at
i07is; 400 at 4.07is, seller so: 100 at 40.
Iron Blossom, 5000 at 90, seller 60,
1000 at SO. buyer so; 800 at 80.
Lower Mammoth, 800 at 81, 100 at %.
buyer so,
May Day, 100 at 45; 600 at 44]s; 500
at a..
Mountain Lake 30 at SO.
Nevada HIS 200 at 2,27is.
Seven TToughs, 100 at 30.
Sioux Con-, $500 at 60, 500 at 25iz:
1900 az &c: LOO at 1914.
Uncle sam Con, 300 at 81 900 at So.
Ycrington Copper, 1000 at Q.
OPEN BOARD SALES.
Beck Tun.. 400 at / .t2ls.
Black Jack, 1000 at 65 100 at Sc,
Bling. Anal. Loco at 23
Colorado, 100 at 10.
Crown Point 500 at 30
Iron Blossom, 500 at 56 500 at So; L.
900 at Sc. 5. go; 100 at 81, 5. 80; 1000
at 81, s. So
Mountain Lake, 200 at &C.
Sioux Con. $500 at &c; 200 at &C. s.
SO. 500 at 26lA, b. CO.
Swansea, 1000 at 96.
Utah Con. CTintic), 200 at go.
Zenoli 1000 at 81.
REHABILITATION.
Shares. Value
Regular call ........... q, $50 sl3.S44. 90
Open board ........ ...1S600 1872 80
Forenoon totals 42,O50 s21.276 so
AFTERNOON CALL.
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go PER GENT

of the readers Of the Semi Weekly
News are Farmers. Stockmen aad
Ranchers Advertisers desiring +"
reach this class Of buyers. can find no
paper In the West that will serve theN
needs so we'll
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ON MINING EXCHANGE.
Several Tintic Stocks Actiyc--Closing
Quotations and Salcs.

There was an active market for min.
ing stocks during the forenoon calls
of the exchange with Colorado Iron
Blossom, Sioux Consolidated as the
leaders
Among the unlisteds. Mason Valley
sold at 81 .15, Standard Copper, at %;
Uintah Treasure Hill. at 1917 and
Mountain Lake Extension at 6h
The closing quotations and sales
We're:
L'OUL-NO0N t.AJJ
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LIVESTOCK.
OMAHA

Omaha. May --Cattle--Receipts, =,
900 Market for best STEADY; others ~
lower Native steers, 4 10 @ 10 COWS
and heifers, S25m6.O0 western steers
S5OfI6. 10; Texas steers, 2.75q',25;
range cows and heifers, . 5Oq 10 can
ners 25G3 so; stockers and Feeders,
3 OOn525: calves. ) 25MB. 20; ouils anu
stays. 3.00a 20. - toad,
Heavy 8 37ls Casey mixed. -$ Ssg
5.S71h light 5.25d5 40; pigs f'2Nn
5 TO- bulk of sales, 3 $50 . 40.
Sheep-Receipts, Loo Market SIGN
and weak. Yearlinss, 30 . ~ WIZ
ers. SOFAS rs; ewes, 4.25G f''oi lamps
BIS d6.5o.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas city, May 21.--Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 5000. including 800 southerns.
Market steady. Natice steers, 5.oOq ~
do. cows and heifers, : 20 90; ~ stoc N
ers and feeders. 3sS@ 9y "a puii wos tern
steers. 5 .oOd6.75; do. cows. 3.50a 20
Hogs-Recoipts, 1000 Market hlgh,
err. Bulk of sales. 3 ib@ D 90; heaNy coV
as 80; packers and butchers a0g
so; lights 5.2o@5.55; pigs 4'ooV
sheep-Receipts 1000 Market STEADY.
Muttons. 4 O004 10; lambs, . 90 a .oV'
range wethers 4Ooq465; fed ewes
3.75q4 40.
CHICAGO.
Chicago. May 2l--Cattle--R Receipts
$500. Market steady to shade higher.
Reeves, 4.75@7 80: Texans. 4.6Og so
Westerns, 4 50G 3 10; stockers and reed
ers, 3 5Oq5 80; cows and heifers 2'SV9
10; calves, 3 .00a6 90
Hogs-Receipts about $4,000. Market
10 higher. Lights, 6.35Gb.70; mixed,
5.85q575: heavy. $500 5.I2a rough,
5 3Oqi5 40 good to choice heavy, 90
d5.72h: pigs, A .OO@5. 20; bulk of sales,
sheep-Receipts about 1000. Market
steady Natives, 3 .75m5 30; westerns
as a 80; yearlinss . I5dy b .5b' lambs
5O0p7.I5; westerns, 50m f.lO.
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LEGAL BLANKS

or every character and description.
arranged from the best legal forms,
ana Drought strictly up 10 date.
A full supply always on hand at the
DeseTet News Book store
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UTAH MINE D1vIDENn

The directors OF the Utah Mine Of
Fish Springs are scheduled 10 hold "A
meeting this afternoon and II is the
intention 80 post the usual monthly
dividend OF 3 CENTS per share or $4,000.
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKET.

James n. Pollock d Co, bankers and
brokers, furnish the Following quota
tons from San Francisco on Nevada
mining stocks today:
CoMSTOCK.
Ophir. 2421a@2.45; Mexican, 1OOQ
1.O21a; Gould & Curry sales; Con. Va,
2s@3O; Savage. 80 bid Hale g. Nor
cross 27Gp30; yellow Jacket. 70 bid;
Pelcher. 22@23; Confidence, 30, sales,
Sierra Nevada, 2s@29; Exchequer, 20.
sales; Union, 21@22.
ToNoPAH.
Tonopah Nevada. 1856, sales; Mon
tana Tonopah. 1.521s bid; Tonopah Ext,
% bid; Mac Namara, % bid: Midway,
40 asked; Tonopah Belmont. 9SdlO0;
Tonopah North Star. 10G11; West End
Cons. 80 hid, Rescue, bid; Tonopah
& California, bid; Golden Anchor,
LAP, Jim Butler, 2S@29; Monarch Pitts.
E,xtn., asked Golden Crown, bid.
GoLDFIBLD.
Sandstone. % asked; Col Mt. is,
sales; Kendall l6 bid; Booth, is bid;
Blue Bull. Sa9 Adams. 4G5; Silver
Pick. 15@17; May Queen. bid: Nevada
Boy, 4 asked; Blue Bell. 5Q6. Dixie, la
.. Goldield Columbia. asked, Hiber-
mia, 2 bid; st, Ives, 1904. Conqueror, 1
bid: Black Rock, 1G2: Lone Star, 7@9;
" w pilAlris dShti N'AOs oGJs iNNiiNtAAi
Ext. 2 asked; Sandstone Ext, asked;
Mayne. 1@2; Atlanta. 20G2l; CT. Bend,
2sn29; Empire. 3 asked Red Top Ext,
900: Florence 3.45@3,47ls; D'held y.
b. Cons. 1917; Goldheld Daisy, 1.O2h
d105: Comb. Faction, 4fG4S; CIT. Bend
Ext. 8 asked CT. Bend Annex. : asked;
b. -. Bonanza. asked: Kewanos, "a
asked; Esmenlda, asked, Portland,
Q bid; Crackarjack. sac; Red Hills. rs
bid; Mohawk Ext, 2@3: l.. Dillon, 8
asked; Grandma, bid; s. +. Ext, 8
asked; Goldneld Con, 5ij@5.47hi
D'ded Triangle, 5G6,
BULLFROG.
Original. 2q8: Bullfrog Mining, 4
asked; Amethyst. 3di; Gold Bar, 4a5,
Maynower Cons. Gdt7; G. Scepter, 2Q2
Montgy. Mt, sat; Homestake Cons, 80
m3l Tramp Cons, Is asked.
MANHATTAN
Mani Cons, II asked; MANN. Min.
Co asked S. Humphrey, las Conn
bination, asked Granny. asked
Mustang, asked; Broncho, lM2, j.
Jack bid; Pineuut, l12.
OTHER DISTRICTS.
Fairview Eagle, 80 bid, Nevada Hills,
2a5 hid; p,ttsourg Sil. Peak, 1850
80: Eagles Nest. l2dl3; Balloon Hill,
-. sales; Rawhide queen, 200 asked;
Rawhide Regent, 20 bid Rawhide Bur
no. asked.
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GEO. @. CANNON ASSOCIATION.
BROKERS. "a Il. So. Temple BON
phones $40
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A. S. CAMPBELL.
stock Broker. 2l5 d. II. Walker BLOCK.
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II. X. SNOW & Co.. Stock Brokers.
22 Commercial Blk. Both Phones 1919
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BADGER Bros,
BROKERS
ifo SOUTH MAIN STREET.
MEMBERS SALT LAKE EXCHANGE.
PRIVATE WIRES.

Direct connections with all mar
kets. Perfect facilities for eNecu-
ton OF orders in New York and
Boston stocks, Chicago grains and
San Francisco stocks.
Accounts carried on conservative
margins.
Loans made on stocks.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF UNITED STATES
Earnings of Big Smelling Com
pany Last Year Did Not
Even UP With 1906.
PRIEST. SHARP'S STATEMENT.
Surplus Decrease of Nearly St.5O0. 900
Is ESDiaincd-Wha hat Manag-
ing Director Says.

inc United states Smelling, Refining
Mining company has issued it's re-
port from the executive offices in Bos-
ton covering operations during the year
1907, for which period profits amounting
to s2.OfO2lS were realized and dividends
Of S2,76s5sO We're disbursed The nm
distributed surplus on Dec. 81 last stood
at S557ooS, against s1.99o772 on Dec. 81,
1906.
duced in 1907. including metals from
custom ores, but not including the pro-
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DEsERET EVENING NEWS MONDAY MAY % 1908

money for water. They did not sue
coed in preventing the transaction al
together. But they fought II as long as
they could and on Dec %. 1906, with
out any cause whatever. tho Tribune in
simulated acknowledgement on the part Of
the City Council, as follows:
"rhe most urgent need that Mayor
Thompson will find on entering into
office will be fun and exact showing
Of this million dollar of bond money.
The attempt to show that vast sums
are yet left available for work that is
imperative. but for which there Is not
In fact sufficient money left. Is as dis
honest, tricky, and mendacious as
piece of dirty work as has been seen
this year"
This is how the Tribune favored the
bond issue OF 1905. we refer to these
well known facts. because the sheet in
vlrulent and incorporate terms de-
nounces the News for having stated
the truth. We repeat, the Church has
never opposed improvements. The
News" has always favored necessary
Improvements. 1t Is the Tribune that
has fought like maniac every meas
ure in which 1t could see no money
advantage to itself and its tools.
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STRAWBERRY DAY.

state festivals are growing in num-
ber and 1t is well that they should We
Of Salt Lake. who have learned to love
Brigham City, have long had the an
nual peach day" marked in red on
the calendar, as one to remember.
Now comes Utah county, inviting
everybody to come to Provo, June 90.
and the promise is that that shall be
strawberry day" 1t is a good idea,
this giving or county celebrations, all
lowing some section of the state to
play host for the other sections. II Is
one way of putting the get acquaint-
ed theory into practice. The opportuni-
ties OF getting away, temporarily, from
the offices and shops are too good to be
neglected by the people of the capital.
Salt Lake needs friends in Provo. Og-
dem Brigham City, in Logan, Rich
field and everywhere. and the best way
to make them is to attend literally the
festival days, and other re- unions, when
these communities parade their favor
lie fruits and flowers, or extend hos
ptality and most truly represent their
me Davis County biennial fair al
Lagoon, an institution commenced but
recently, with Brgham's Peach Day.
ana Provo's Strawberry day will find a
welcome as permanent institutions.
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ords are against the belief that unhap-
piness Is the particular part of the In
ternatlonal marriage. In the World AL
maiac a list OF 143 names of prominent
American women who have married til
tied foreigners will be found. out of
the 1856 cases of American girls who
have married foreign noblemen not
more than twenty troublous unions can
be reckoned Glance over the list OF
prominent European marriages.
however, and 1t will be noted that the
political" marriage has a far worse
record for average Of unhappiness than
the financial" marriage. In the rec
ords of European marriages of mem
bers Of royal and less noble families the
names of the Emperor Francis Joseph,
Rudolf. his second son. Archduke Otto
OF Bavaria, Princess Louise of Belgium,
Prince Philip OF Coburg, Queen Will
helmina of Holland. Vladimir of Russia,
and his son the Grand Duke Cyril,
Frederick August King OF Saxony, oc~
cur to the memory at once as unhappy
examples. The American divorce sta
tlstics for ten years up TO 1905 show 49,
3sS cases I'm Chicago, (4,706 In Phila-
delphia, 5.23i in New York and ST46 in
Boston. Perhaps with such records we
have been somewhat too hasty In point
ing the finger of scorn at the interna-
tional marriage,