Telegram-herald., 1889-10-20

All shs didnt Ike Il htt.s bi2 II Is
a5oai1zble, shs erred .lt makes him
look Ike . monkey. Tie Joke q this
AS that it does not strain ones magma
tion q see a monkey ia the pro6le II TIE
secretary, handsome though be Is. but
dilnt dare tell her 50 then. she ordered
her carriage Immediately and drove
straight 60 the photograp aphsrs. " beKe shs
put her nss down on ths showcase aud
declared she'd sue tie man for libel 10
ths name Of her outraged husband II
any more or those profile pictures were
permitted 70 70 70 the public. The good
natured photographer suppressed the
edition and destroyed the negative"
let me tell you the most sxtraoE-
cinary thing | have heard about the new
administration, volunteered a New York
correspondent; 1T Is not a thing that
YOU Democrats papers can make use Of.
but It IS certainly remarkable, and al
most Incredible. You know old Jerry
Rusk over there, the man who told Joe
Cannon, OF Illinois, that even II be was
the tail q the administration he would
try % be useful, for one OF the chief
duties II a tail was 70 keep the flies of
Well, Secretary Rusk has been lumber
man, a teaIpstsr, . stage driver. a sol
der and a politician, and he never used
tobacco Ia any form. Did you ever be-
fore hear OF anything quite SO extraor-
Jinary as = stage driver who did not
chew tooacco,"
Speaking Of Rusk and Windom.' said
another member OF The gossip circle,
''that reminds me Of the fact that they
are the two demOcratic members Of the
Cabinet. Secretary Blaine finds il neces-
sary 70 be a little exclusive. Miller is
the sort Of man who has few friends, but
good ones. Noble Is a very charming
man. bat also a very dignihed one. Proc
Tor IS little known except by officials,
and the same IS true of Tracy. Wana-
maker Is too busy 70 waste any time on
his friends, however much he may be
inclined 10 10 50. Bat it appears as if
everybody knew Window and Rusk
They are the only chatty, informal. hail
fellows in the Cabinet. / have seen them
az Chamberlins OF an evening, sitting at
a httle table, with bottle Of wine be-
tween them, and a few good friends
around, telling stories Uncle Jerry
Rusk IS the best story teller IN the Cabi-
net, and II YOU want 10 enjoy yourself
some time get the secretary Of agricul-
ture laughing. lie is a hearty, lively,
good natured, well balanced man. who
sleeps o nights and has good appetite
l am not surprised at his popularity.
Secretary Tracy IS a mild looking
sort of man." remarked a Baltimore
newspaper man; "looks like an easy GO
ing Methodist minister or a venerable
family physician, doesn't he? But it is a
great mistake 10 suppose he hasn't lots
Of force and spunk. was in his Office
the other day when he discovered that
/ certain piece OF work which he had order
/ ed pushed had been neglected for several
weeks. He sent for the derelict official.
Where are the specifications for that
I cruiser: he asked, sharply. The official
made some excuse and said it was Mr..
| S. fault. Mr. S. was holding back the
work on the cruiser in question. And
who in perdition is Mr.. So asked the
secretary. Is Mr.. S. bigger than the
navy department, bigger than congress,
bigger than the secretary 10 whom con
/ gress has given its orders? Congress ap-
prOpriated the money for this ship, and
/ when congress meets again it will want
/ 70 know why the work has not been
/ started. l cannot lay the blame at Mr..
/ :. door. If did, congress would laugh
/ az me. Congress holds me responsible
I for executing its viii, and hold you
responsible for executing my will, and
/ this Mr.. S. also. Send that gentleman
I 10 me at once.
Il should ike to have been present at
the interview between the secretary Of
the navy and Mr. S. added the CORE
/ spondent, but under the circumstances
I thought had better retire. This little
7 scene, Of which 1 was accidentally a Wit
ness, showed me who is running the
navy department, and convinced me that
the navy officers clique has been no more
successful in managing Secretary Tracy
than it was with Secretary Whitney"
While the sir knights and ladies passed
I by the presidential party in the blue
room, and this gossip continued in the
T corridor, the famous marine band was
T playing amid blaze Of electric and
calcium lights on the lawn south Of the
White House.
Hare YOU ever heard tho story-or
shall | call it the tradtiOn:-about the
origin of the marine band?" inquired an
old gentleman. a good many years
ago. perhaps sixty or seventy, a United
+ States war vessel was cruising on the
coast Of Italy. As his ordcIs would
shortly carry him % Nice, where the
ships officers were anticipating pleas.
ant social season. and, as he had no band
on board. the commander hit upon a
novel plan % secure tho much coveted
musiC. He sent ono Of his most reckless
f officers ashore in command Of q tr1Isty
. boats crew of Jack tars and marines rs
reckless as himself. with orders to inn
press rs American seamen the first stroll
ug band IF musicians they might come
across. These orders were carried out.
and the bed commander and his officers
had . splendid time in the winter resort
ports of the Mediterranean.
More than that. they brought. their
strou.ng players 70 Washington, and
these musicians were the nucleus Of the
now famous band which we hear play
ing outside. Some q the best Italian
families in Washington, rich as the
Carisis and M3sseys. are said % have
heen founded by these unwilling musical
Immigrants CaTusi's dancing hall, you
f wiz remember. was the scene Of one Of
The inaugural balls given in honor of