Show AT the recent session of alie society of american florists in new york city a committee was appointed to select a might bu adopted the floal emblem of ilic american republic it ia aurely hh h timo that a selection of alis kind was made ebie land has iier roe scotland iier ireland iier franco her lily and why not america have iier floral rep ret tentative alo is surely no ak of duwors native to the soil from which i choice may be made several humiliations lia c the var oilia ofir lilice ia in favor of goldenrod golden rod thin flou cr by itself in pastures and by the roadsides and it can stand by itself on our ticket it is i true emblem of democracy it is sturdy it is independent it is free it is not n sectional flower it knows no east no west no orelli no south it is at home everywhere as happy and radiant when it lifts above the sod of a southern plain as when it nods in the breezes of a northern valley neither is it particular in such matters as soil end surroundings roun dings it can accommodate itself to almost any circumstance be just as sweet and beautiful in one place as another in the pasture in the meadow on tho hillside hill side by the stream it is everywhere the same coble and glorious flower unpretentious and simple in its attire yet rich and strong in its beancy and unobtrusive in its habits yet not tco shy and retiring while it is not above growing anywhere it never grows where it is not wanted if is any one baut that the goldenrod golden rod loves more than another it is a country roadside road side herein it shows its democratic instincts it is alic peoples flower and it prefer to place itself eliere alie people can find it not in obscure or behind jealously guarded fences and walls but outa by tho highway where the rich and the po and those alio walk the weary thu bialt and alie blind ma rejoice in its loveliness and be gladdened by its fragrance ADVANCE proofs ot the volume gilr cral resources of alie united states to bo issued by tho division of mining statistics of alie geological survey show that the mineral output of the united states in biad an aggregate value 0 is the largest total ever reached by the mineral of any country it is nearly more than alie product of alie ui leu states in asso nd more alian in excess of the year ISS or many items have contributed tri buted to thid result it is noted that all alic metals increased in quantity escel gold and the minor metal nickel and nearly all increased in price alic significance ance of this is seen in the increase in production of alie fuels necessary for reducing metals ami preparing for allot these fuels including natural gas show a marked increase THE passing of the retaliatory bill by 3 gics president cleveland all the pow er to preserve alie lionor of hie slates fiam the insults ol 01 canadian fishermen the bill while ov its pa provoked a great of plain talking eliut none more so than those uttered by representative rock veil of massachusetts last friday win said daring thu recent negotiation united states and great Crit aiu currency biad leen gh cai to thi unfortunate idea that this country should go to war over a few fish while tin united states should avoid war as lon is possible oos sible as a nation holding in it hands alic liapes of the world aliis great republic always stand firm for rights and for the protection of its citizens BY alic death of gen horace S eldredge the community ia deprived of one of its most solid businessmen and one of its bei citizens associated with this people as lie has ever been since alic pioneer days of utah and bein prominent in matters eliat have affected interests liis name has become a general household word above ah bilings he was known for liis honesty in and starlin business qualities qua litie 1 As one of the first seven presidents 0 seventies lie will ever be remembered for liis wise counsel and esam plary life true to liis convictions in th midst of peculiar ps culiar surrounding lie died as hs biad lived a firm believer in alie principles of Mormon hm house of representatives committee on accounts aas found hat 11 envelopes have been used in dia alie speeches of the member of that branch of congress during alie present session lias been expended in furnishing these most of the spec chei have been on alio subject by an examination of the record it was found that previous f UK present session the number oi envelopes used for this purpose aaa during alic campaign of 1876 when envelopes were required lequir ed A scare was caused in the war department last week over tho anfor mation to effect eliat a young british officer who lias been in aliis country lias penetrated the secret of alic of our torpedoes on which we mailly depend for coast defenses aal eliat he lias secured completo drawings and forwarded them to england blaike is a great howler for the rights of alic laboring men in aliis connect it n it might bo well to that when the alund faight returned from europe lie biad thirty two trunks filled with the products of the pauper labor of europe alie best information obtainable there is a shortage of bushok of wheat in europe thia year and thai is why utah farmers should keep their it ia bafo to say eliat wheat will brin a dollar n bushel in turc THE exclusion bill hrs passed the senate by a vote of 27 toa MAJOR expedition for tin rescue of stanley lias ben heard fromal n point several hundred miles inland from st paul de loanda tiie expedition ia strong in numbers thoroughly equipped and under aalt and experienced leadership wt arc confident therefore eliat befus c anany months the mystery that sur tho fate of alic gallant african explorer will be unravelled ane flow sra that great britain will require bushed of imported wheat and france bushels with all the reported in mind it becomes an important question whence this great aup kiy is to come oy thursday judge aey of the iowa supreme court decided under the prohibitory hibi tory law of that fhate that n man cannot lawfully cider for use til his own family the was aaen opened for ahe purpose of x citizens entitled t to register aim will remain so durina tho balance of ohp arck registrar hills may be fouad nt alio renly to attend to ba ra of fernl |