The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-09

tor Morrilrs Bread and Milk-Maj.
Martin Makes Calls
From the Nel0 York Tribune
WASHINGTON. May. 3.-1he most strik-
;,o figure in the blue room, at the Presi-
dant's reception to the public on Tuesday
ovening, was "Uncle Jerry" Rusk, the
.scretary of agriculture. Very tall and
biph shouldered, he doomed up above all the
men in the rooms. His long white beard
and fair rudy complexion gave him dis
,incrion. and, after Mr.. Blaine, he attracts
more attention than any other man in the
cabinet. "Uncle Jerry"is not enamored of
formal administration ceremonies, and his
friends get much amusement out of his lack
If endowment of state occasions. He con-
fesses privately that he "fdgetsn under
their restraint.
"Now, don't you go 70 giving me away
he said that evening in the Blue room, "but
lean tell you it's great bore for me to be g
dignifed cabinet officer" Then, adjusting
his glasses, he turned to study the passing
line of people, who were being shaken
through pretty rapidly by the President.
"You see" he added, ''this is what like
"a public reception. It's fine. Just look
st them. There's dandy nodding to-
ward an elderly, but spruce man, with
vroman ON his arm, who were smiling and
bowling to Mrs. Harrison and her assist
ants.
(which one is the dandyg" was asked by
an amused listener.
"Oh, both. He is dandy, and so is she.
They are having a good time in the white
house. There, just see the girls, with their
hats covered with posies, sweet as the flow
Whxr - bo
test sights to see these people here. Now,
you just hold on with your talk awhile, for
don't want to lose a bit of a show like
this"
You are right, Gen. Rusk." said lady
near him. "But it's pity the show is not
more frequent Then with little dash of
patriotic enthusiasm, she added: "If the
time ever comes when we cannot have pub
lie receptions in the white house. think l
shall want to live under some other flag"
"Well, don't think anything about it.
governor of Wisconsin, do you suppose
had any of your invited partless Not
much, just sent out word to the people
10 come-co1ne one, come all-you're all
welcome. And they did. And they enjoyed
it. So did |"
The Secretary of Agriculture is essentially
man of the people. He proves it wherever
he is placed. Other cabinet officers sat
back on the blue room sofas, where they
were formally approached by those who
engaged them in conversation. But ~ ncle
Jerry" Rusk was close to the front, watch
ing and enjoying the crowds as they said,
the center of a group, having, as they said,
''the best kind of a time" One after
another was added to his admirers, and
among them two young women, who had
been talking about him in truly American
fashion,
One said he was practical farmer, and
the other said he knew nothing about it,
lust like all these men who write about
farming, and never planted even potato"
They walked across the room, and the
one possessing the most assurance said:
"Mr. Secretary, we have been disputing
about you. | say you are a practical
farmer. Miss B says you are like all
the rest who write about farming. She
says you sit over there among the con-
servatories and write beautiful letters of
advice to farmers who dig away on stony
hills, or fight grasshoppers, or work in some
other discouraging way to live. But she
doesn't believe you know pumpkins from
squashes, or cucumber vines from potato
vlnes.n
The audacity of such an attack would
officers on the Blue Room sofas. But it
amused "Uncle Jerry" Ruslz immensely.
His face beamed as he answered:
Not know a squash when see it? Well
just you listen. There was a big squash
sent down here from New York. There
WASN'T a man in the agricultural depart
ment who kew what sort of a squash it was.
Igot them all in. They looked the squash
over, but not one could tell anything about
II thou11 oil bod ai Of
squash told them what kind of a squash it
was. was the only man there who could
do 1t. Not know anything about farming?
Why, it's fact that when / was boy
raised squashes SO big l could get into one
of them and be lost clean out of sight" The
young woman said they were perfectly
satisfied and required no further evidence
that our Secretary of agricultural was q
practical farmer.
The following little story is told of Secre-
tary Rusk and a young ''man of society"
The young man, in the courfe of a converse
ton on certain table dishes, expressed a
great preference for beefsteak and onions:
But, don't you know, Mr.. Secretary
ne said, II seldom enjoy my favorite dish.
fellow can't eat onions and go into So
Getty His breath, you know-well, it's not
quite what he wants for the drawing
The girls, you see'-
MY young friend" interrupted Secretery
Rusk, let me tell you how you can have
your beefsteak and unions. and go to see the
girls, too. You go up to Chamberlins and
order your beefsteak and onions. They
know how to cook them there. When you
get your bill it will just take your breath
away"
little group of members of the Senate
and House sat in the Senate restaurant one
DAY this week, when Senator Morrill, came
IN to get his daily allowance of bread and
milk.
There" said member from western
State, lis an evidence of what careful
attention to hygiene, and particularly an
avoidance of the Incorporate use Of wine
aud tobacco, will do for a man. There is
Senator Morrill,, who has just celebrated his
oOth birthday, and don't believe he ever
touched liquor or tobacco in his life."
~, that proves nothing" said another
member of the group. "Men die every day
az an extremely unripe and early age who
possess all of the virtues, while the most
Incorporate live TO good old age"
. Which reminds me-" said a member