The National tribune., 1891-10-01
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Some rather queer things happen at the
White House Recently Capt Dinsmore, the
popular guardian at the front door Of the man
sion, was somewhat startled by some Western
ladies who inquired, sis 'I.ige Halford imp"
IL turned out that the ladies were old friends
OF Secretary Halford's, whom he was much
pleased to meet. on another occasion Tho Cap
tain was sstonished when a neatly-dressed man
wanted 10 know "ir Ben was at home' II
was the Presidents brother who was making
the inquiry, but the Captain did not know this
at the lime.
Con. Nathan ". GoG has n host Of warm
friends and no man deserves them better.
One Of tho Inconvenience Of such a circle is
that they constantly on the look ont 10 help
him. and whenever there is prominent Office
to be filed, there is no lack Of urging that IL
be given 10 Gen. COT. To many men this
would be very pleasant, but Gen. Gof has an
independent fortune, a fine social position, has
already held a cabinet place and is not anx-
ious for any further political honors unless
they should be Of the exceptional kind, which
no man can be indifferent 10. lie would I'M
doubted'y like to be a Senator or Nice-Prcsi-
dent but he has no fancy for Judgcships or
minor offices. and the zeal Of his friends keeps
him constantly coming to tho front to remark
that be does not desire and will not accept such
or such place
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Last week the New York Board Of Health
seized about 1000 pounds of Hudson River
grapes on the plea that they were dangerous
4 10 health because they had been dosea too
/ literally with the new germicide-" Bordeaux
mixture which is recommended by the
Agricultural Department Prof j. p. Gallo
way the Chief OF the Division Of Vegetable
/ Pathology, Immediately went over TO New
/ York and succeeded in convincing tho Board
Of Health that the grapes were entirely ft for
! human food lie said thu. the winners had
been entirely too liberal with the vcrmicide,
/ but that a child would have 70 eat about ton
and a half before il got enough copper into IFS
/ system 10 hurt it.
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Ex-Roprosentative J.. Z. McCamas, Of Mary
I land, has no ambition to succeed Capt. Lyman
/ on the Civil Service Commission, and the
ofice-1iicrs are putting az representative
I Mark Dgunell, Of Minnesota through news
/ paper paragraphs as 10 his fitness Tor the place
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The business of raising seeds Cor tbe farmers
4 Of this country is bigger than the whole agri-
cultural product IN the earlier wears Of Its his
tory. Tho census shows chat last year there
/ were 5aG farms having altseeih- IGl. 81 acres
f devoted exclusively 20 seed growing These
Z farms with implements aud improvements. arc
I valued at 3l-a25 sg3 Sc and employ 1850
mon and 1871 women. OF the 1885 acres,
7 1906 are devoted 10 beans, l.255 to cabbage,
4 81" 20 heots, I02I9 20 cncumbers. Il 10 celery.
+ lT,09l 10 sweet corn, 1922 10 Geld corn. 4CG3
I 10 squashcs, 7s9l 10 peas, . lf9 10 muskmelons.
/ GG2 10 mdishrs aud 1856 10 tomatoes. The
I North Atlantic States have 25s Of these farms,
averaging IS5 acres each; the North Central
4 States have l57, with average Of 555 acres
each. There are important farms in Iowa aud
] Nebraska, some Of which have 1900 acres each,
and the average Is Cos acres.
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Still the sphere Of woman's work enlarges.
Women arc found 10 be much better Meat In
spectors than men. Any married man who
has had any experience marketing could have
told them that.
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want 70 say once for all, and desire the
readers Of TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE TO make
a note Of il in their books to score against me
If prove a false prophet, that Secretary Noble
Is not going 10 resign. 1t is absurd 10 suppose
that he would exchange the great Interior De-
paT.mcnt, with is duties aud interests. for The
comparatively Insignificant Attorney Generals
Office, aud be is entirely too active and enter.
4 prislug 20 want 10 be shclycd az a Circuit or
even Supreme Judge. The Interior Depart.
menti with its wide-reaching functions and
/ great interests. just suits his active. command
ing mind. lie is deeply interested in its work.
and very DESTROYS Of carrying many important
schemes which he has inauruTated 10 comrle.
ton. This ENSURES that ho viii stay until the
end Of The present Administration.
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So Ear The President has not given the slight.
est iutimation as 70 the next Secretary of War.
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Ex-senator Blair, Of New Hampshire. whose
appointment CAS- Minister 10 China is stiIl hang
ing on the State Department hooks Is being
talked Of - successor % Minister Egan, at
Chile aud ior Commissioner Of Pensions. As
the Administration has given no hint Of dis
satisfaction with Gen. Raum this talk Is pre-.
mature 10 say The least with regard 10 the
Pension Bureau.
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We have All heard much Of the BONANZA
Farms Of Dakota, but nobody seems 10 know
that there ARE farms Of equal. or even greater,
extent iu Texas. Capt j. s. Mckee. Superin-
icndoHt Of The Railway Mail Service for the
Southwest, told me last week Of some Of them.
There is Dan Wagner, plain, common old fell
low, with but limited education. who has man
aged 10 pick up over $4,000 acres Of excellent
farming land, and this year has 10000 acres IN
wheat, and 10000 IN oats. Morgan Jones, the
railroad President has, near Fort Worth. 600
acres IN wheat aud corn aud oats ia the same
proportion,
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Tho Commissioner Of the Land Office reports
that during The last two years he issued 23I. COZ
agricultural patents, against total Of la,4s3
for the years 1856 and 1857. Last year he sold
2,l43099 acres Of which ] 1891, ll3 acres were
pre- -ompiion cash entries, 259,9l3 acres were
timber and stone land entries, 400 432 acres