Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-04-10
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~. Ruck and Tho Bugs.

Beck, Buck and The Bugs.
EeuatOr Beck, of Kentucky, is one Of
thooe extremely practical men, whose
friends would scarcely suspect him OF an in
tezztion TO turn purely sentimental ques-
tion into 4 great national issue. Some time
ago the SENATOR was asked to sign the petit
ton Of Kentuckian who wanted to go as |
minister to Peru. Although born in for
cien land, the Senator has long since as
sontod to the proposition that there is
Kentucky man for every office. He there
fore signed the petition in favor of Mr..
Buck, In order to show his unwavering con-
fidence In the truth Of this assumption, and
not because he knew anything about the
candidate, or really wanted him TO have the
place.
In the meantime another Kentucky man,
. close personal and political friend of the
:6enator, who, like himself, has an enthu-
uianm for racing and fishing, concluded to
become candidate for the same office, and
the Senator not only signed his paper, but
wett to the White House to urge the APP
pointment To his great surprise the name
IL Buck was sent to the Senate one day
and he Immediately took occasion TO assert
that he never heard of Buck, that nobody
else knew him and that he ought not to be
charged to the account of Kentucky when
the books were finally posted. But Buck
was confirmed on general principles, Beck
being consistent in the belief that although
i he himself might not have secured the Ken
\tucky man whom he wanted, yet the very
kact that Kentucky man was under con-
liberation estopped him from opposing con-
nation.
now tulus ont tlas. Buck, whom Beck
dis0wned, is bug hunter, who, conceiving
the idea that there was q peculiar kind of
nasty black bug in Peru, which he had
never stuck pin through, thought that he
could not go to his grave in peace until he
had secured commission authorizing him
to hunt down this strange but elusive in
sect. 1t is not alleged that Buck had any
special fitness for the duties attached to his
once, but as these are not very arduous
they can easily be made an incident to the
noble science of bug-hunting. Still the
Kentucky senator is not content. He Il
going about the country growing because
his written recommendation was honored
and 1t is not unlikely that "Beck, Buck and
the bug" may become great rallying cry
at the next session of Congress.
The incident has, however, produced
much surprise throughout the country. II
has long been thought that Kentucky had
no products except politics, pistols, hand,
some women, a century or 30 old, running
horses and Bourbon whisky. 1t is now dis
covered that it has bugs, and men not only
sober enough to catch them and puncture
them with pins, but with sufficient enthu.
siasm to lead them to seek public Office fol
the purpose Of pursuing the South Ameri.
can bug to his lair and putting him upon a
cardboard for the benefit Of the scientists
Of his native land.
It's gratifying to know this it is als6
surprising to know that any man SO useful
as even Kentucky entomOlogist can bt
found to take South American mission
Heretofore the men who have been sent to
that torrid region have been unfit for any
known human purpose except the draw.
4 ing Of their salaries Now the heretofore
hidden resources of South America in the
matter of bugs viii certainly be brought to
light, and in the name of Buck future gen.
srations will recognize another of those
able and fearless discoverers who have
brought honor and distinction to the Amer
lean name. 1t must be plain to all thought.
full persons that this country is entering
upon new and more glorious history when
ftisable to have Beck In the Senate, Buck
IN the diplomatic service, and the South
American bug in every museum.