St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-11
SECRETARY RUsK, of the agricultur.

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SECRETARY RUSK, of the agricultural
department, is at tha
How Jerry Fifth Avenue hOtei,
says New Yor4
Rusk Made paper. One curious
thing about him IS thai
His Money. the quaint old farmer,
politician made m 81
of his money out of the purchase and
sale of hog br1stleS. 1t used to be tud
custom of the farmers up In Jerrys
neighborhood to save all their hog briS-
ties for taking to the country store as a
marketable commOdity-almosta as good
as money in payment for goods. Jerry
used to give the biggest price in the
neighborhoOd, and finally captured all
the trade.
1t is a notable commentary on the
changes in such matters that nobody
buys briStles now. since there is no
longer market for them, owing to
their not being equal in quality to Eu-
ropean bristles. All needed supplies
by bruShmakers are now imported from
the old country. They are worth their
weight in silver, and are sold that way,
the money value being put on one side
VI IllC SCd.C d1u tiG DIlSUlcS vi b10
other. But honest old Jerry RuSk did
though he may have sold them in that
way, for he made good deal of money
out of them.
He and DR.. Solomons, of Washington,
were here to inspect the cattle yards
and cattle cars of Jersey City with tho
view to prevent the expectation of sick
cattle. 1t is part OF the movement
commenced by the secretary of agria
culture some weeks ago to shut off the
spread of the cattle fever now raging In
small section of Texas. In speaking
of the matter Secretary Rusk said:
81 think from the measures already
taken to quarantine the cattle disease in
the small portions of the Southwest
where it exists, that its spread has been
pretty effectually prevented. Most rail.
roads have taken effective sanitary
measures. and think no danger what
ever need be feared; still L want to look
into the matter thoroughly and inform
myself. Should we allow any diseased
cattle to be shipped, it would materially
affect our cattle trade abroad. cam
not see but that the sanitary measures
employed in the cattle yards and cars
throughout the country are thorough
and efficient, but shall look into the
matter further.
"Senator Mcpherson, of New Jersey,
accompanies us to-day through the cat
tie yards in Jersey City, after which /
leave for my home in Wisconsin"
WE BEG to be spared one threat
ened inflictiOn. Our
American trials are many and
consultations are moi
Court plenty in these days
of the triumph OK
journalism. Floater Fund politics.
Perusal of the pub
lie news of the day brings regrets
enough to public hearts. Do not let
there be added to them the te.
dunn of the recital of the doings Of
presidential circle done up in feeble iul-
itation of the royalty bulletins OF the
London Morning Post.
A recent inspired announcement from
Deer Park tells the country that Mrs.
Mckee is suffering from Overfatlgue,
the result of rolling tenpins at the bowl
ing party" that "Mrs. Harrison passed
the morning quietly at home, and in tha
dren;" that Mrs. Secretary Window
left to join her daughter" in Ohio, and
that "Mrs. Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Clarkson, who has been the guest
of Mrs. Stephen 3. Elkins, returned to
Washington"
If the wires are to buzz with such in
telllgence whenever Mrs. Mckee gets
tired, what may we expect to happen
when Baby Mckee gets new tootha
And when we view with alarm the mup
tltude of Harrisons, SCOTS and McKeea
who have suddenly become public per-
sonages through the instrumentality OF
Quay, Dudley and Wanamaker, what
will be the fate of this long-sufferina
people when the Deer Park jenkins
broadens his activities, and administers
to the reading public full, daily dose
of the comings and goings. pains, achess
and carvings on of all of them?
If we are to have Jenkins Of the
Floater Fund and Postal Sales Agency
Court Journal, let him at least be one
who knows his business, and will fob
low with fidelity the model set by his
Anglican prototype. In England, you
know, it is only royalty that is chron-
icled in stereotype style. The move
mentS of the wives and families OF as
sistantS to cabinet officers are not Set
forth as part of the court records unlesf
those persons happen to be the guests
of the queen, or the recipients of her
special attentions. Let our Indiana
jenkins husband his energies for the
topmost elite, and refrain from mixing
with the records of the ruling family
the visitations of Mrs. Clarkson, Mrs.
Window, Mrs. Wanamaker or Mrs,
Tanner.
Mr.. Depew is contemplating a step, the
effect of which may
Chauncey De- have far-reaching con-
sequences both in polf
pew for the tics and business. 1t is
nothing else than his
Senate. REIMBURSEMENT of the
presidency of the New
York Central railroad in favor of Cor
neIius Vanderbilt, and his return to
politics with a view of election to the
United States senate. If this programme
is carried out we stand on the threshold
of very lively times. 1t is commonly
understood in political circles that L. q
Platt intends to return to the senate,
and is laying his plans for that purpose
with the industry and ShreWdnesS that
mark all his political maneuvering. de
and MIR. Depew are not on the most cor.
dial or intimate terms, and sensational
contest between them might develop
very bitter features. If MIR. Platt
has an eye on the senate, as II
is commonly supposed he has, no
doubt he has already done much to in
fuence the local machines in his favor,
and it will be up hill work for Mr.. De-
pew or anybody else to beat him.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Depew's friends are
legion, and he is one of those men
whose personal resources can never be
estimated in advance. 1t is rather curl.
Gus to observe that in all his talk no one
CONCENTRATES the possibility of the re.