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Show It seems now from the way things are going in Cuba that the patriots will win. A leader seems to be demanded 6ince Marti's death. There ie a fair chance in Cuba for a man of brains and principle, but the whole revolution revolu-tion will prove a gmnd failure if the man doesn't put in an appearance soon. If it all results in the formation forma-tion of anotner of those half. cooked and illy formed Spanish republics, we cannot see where humanity or the cause of the people is to be benefited. Liberty is not all that men require to make them happy. Common sense, good principles and patriotism are all required. A separate republic wiil not do Cuba any crood. Hpr mrrf i on - nexation to the United Salts. Bill Gla6mann brags of the very efficient way in which he repesented both Utah and Nevada at the clubs convention at Cleveland. Should think Bill would be glad to forget that con vention just as soon bb possible. A national convention which was afraid to mention silver ought not to ba recalled re-called by either a Utah oraNavada man. Chaeles C. Crank of Kanosh is just now a very Luay man, perhaps the busiest in Utah. The general republican re-publican fence needs lepair and j V Crane's own proper private fences are dreadfully out of fix. This gives that Kanosh patriot a deal to do and Charles isdoic git. Just ho successfully remains re-mains to be pppp. We fully appreciate the kindly sympathy sym-pathy of the Standard in our coining live yei.rs of Bliativ defeat. Bat Bill, counting the chickens ere they are ttatched, was over a hazardous piece of business and in thii cabe it will not be found to be betler than the old, than tatthe philosophers of old practiced prac-ticed or spoki of. Dr Buchanan's lawyers are of the right sort. Even death cannot beat then). They are determined to show up iris innocense even if he has been exe ;u'ed. How much better it would have been bad this been done before he took his seat in that fatal chair. It would have been mors sutisiactcry to the doctor. The Devine verdict is -a-mixed one. There is triumph and defeat both, in it. The result is that the fire chief must, in the future, stay severely out ot politics. This is worth the trouble and if the rule applied to all officers and all men in the public service, ii would be an excellent thing indeed. Kansas has a tremendous crop of grasshoppers. Eight thousand bushels a day was the latest yield reported. Kansas is a leading state and while there is little utility in grasshoppers the crop is always a large one, The Argus gives Col. Trumbc a benefit bene-fit at som9 length. The colonel comes rapidly to p,the front, but if he will be able to effect such foothold as he can maintain long enough to reach the senate sen-ate remains to be s-en. Humanitarians all over the world will regret to hear that the grasshoppers grasshop-pers of Colorado are dying up at a fearful fear-ful rate with the consumption. They should import those hoppers to Kansas. Kan-sas. Frank Warner is waking them up in Colorado with his Rifle Reveille, and he will neyer permit them to go to eleep again. Frank is one of the jewels of western journalism. The Timpanogos meeting Saturday night was very largely attended, very harmonious, and gnod work was done. The campaign in Utah county commences com-mences under fair auB pices. Adultery is getting to be about as dangerous a pastime for the wayward gentile as it has been in the past for the pious Mormon. Slop it Is the only way to keep out of trouble. The Herald doubts the accuracy of |