Show A friend in need ta a in deed ays eys the od adage tha lib eral party have doubt leea found tho troth of at least a part of the proverb for they have found a friend in need and very desperate need too he doubtless that all he needa to nfaye him a friend indeed ia their patronage abid recognition abey probably think all tie needed to have become their friend indeed was the ordinary manhood and courage without which no person can eier bo truly respected ve think that in order to convince them or anyone else that he is a friend indeed lie will lae harder work than to show bliem that be is cimpl a friend in need aliis new found friend in need is the editor of the little semiweekly semi weekly araw which for once in its life contains in the laft dumber an original article under the heading no longer neutral alie following grandiose language occurs during alie nine months wo railed under the neutral flag while the trumpet ft as calling the patties to the battle which culminated in the liberal victory on the alth of february often would the quickened beat high butt our honor pledged we retrained from allow ing our pen to express our private opinions in the columns of alie aryus we challenge any to point to one article which violated our policy as et out in the prospectus published with the first issue in changing our policy we do it openly that the alin in oliden i not ripe to sustain a neutral journal in adopting the naval simile sailed under the neutral flag alie argus editor makes a shrewd hot transparent effort to fly away from the true metaphor which appears later on lie prefaced or followed hia reference to alie trumpet calling the parties to battle by some such figure as this daring all this time although our pulse beat high our pledged honor kept us from taking any part in the fight we did not wish to acet wounded BO we skulked among alie baggage wagons in alie rear everybody cannot bo a warrior but everybody can be frank enough to bay that he has known fear and everybody can bo modest enough to wear his honors with becoming humility asking tor no greater reward than the testimony of companions in arms demands for him As to this present naval military combatant noncombatant non wo feel certain that had the party won the victory over which IH quickened pulse beat BO high he would still hae been sailing under alie neutral flag or have hauled it blown to hoist their en sogn for such after the battle heroes as ho describes himself there is only one fitting parallel the case of the limping veteran who applied to a generous government for pecuniary aid alleging that he fit in the war and wad kicked just below the left knee by a mule give roe a pension 1 AS OTHERS SEE OS in a late issue of the boston runs crit appears the follow ing reference to some of the weal ih producing elements to be found in utah the minerals of which the choals are almost entirely overlooked at home in the presence of resources w aich appear more suited for immediate working and tor guaranteeing quicker and surer returns upon ano means devoted to their development included in alio llio mineral resources of utah apart from its precious metals are deposits of alum some recently discovered of are eighteen indies thick and several hundred feet in length of dazzling whiteness and great purity of ditre nitre are also found sufficiently pure to readily fuse them when thrown on hot coals or natural mineral wax a rarity elsewhere is found hero in large quantities it is air acid and waterproof and ran be used lor imparting these qualities to other substances As an insulator it ia said to be perfect and would doubtless be found a superior insulating material for electrical appliances it could also be adopted aa alie base for a cheap yet desirable paving material and or indurate ing piles and potta to decay A somewhat similar discovery is gil bonife found on analytis to contain about 80 per cent of carbon and asphalt in pure form of the latter a vein has heau dig covered three feet wide and over a milo in length a supply that if worked would be found almost inexhaustible As is now well known the great salt lake is an immense limitless magazine of salt that can be readily obtained in any desired quantity by the simple procesa of evaporation from thia lake baet quantities of eoda are aso secured blown on shore at certain temperatures by the winds where hund roda of tons are often piled up in a single night that can be utilized in the cheap production f sal soda and carbonate of soda pitr BE of senator kenna from west virginia gives the next senate 37 democrats and SO republicans it h expected that at least three of the buur now states will bend Ite publican representatives to increase the majority before alie incoming congress expired As ts TEEMER SAH lako contemporary beems to have forgotten the creat name now on every americans lips it speaks of one IT and one 11 II the latter aa on the way to washington by special train to be president of the united states neit monday of alie salt lake liia sincere political frienda in this city by alio llio remark liberali in ogilee all ret iichiro they will lie famosa mackerel brif fado all officers but one and bo was heal peatie AD atie peel are no of pora ons indianapolis ice deserves to class willi them for a treacherous bit upset alie president elect nith eccli force lost week that he has limped ever binco THOMAS A rD 80 cx but at present wizard of menlo park la to have cubic feet in the pam exposition for the display of his electrical inventions FARO AST round table poker are he only gambling games now licensed by the territory of montanan Mont anaa sure indication of a moral |