| Show UNCLE JERRYS DEATH the wire brings us news of the death at his hie home in wisconsin ot of gentral general jeremiah M rusk busk a rugged manly figure on tire ehfe stage of american caland the hero of many a victory both of war and peace not only upon the tented field furrow furrowed td uy by the he bursting shells and leveled by the tramp ot steed and serried ranks of men but also upon another field bold torn up by husbandry husban drys Is great weapon the plow and smoothed again preparatory to its carpet of green and later its billows or at golden grald grain was this bluff cheery whole man at home he was wan made of that stuff that ehrl shrinks i ks not to light fight for the be right his love cf country was never called in d and he was not the less noble in bis bin struggle with and subjection of at the he elements aud and his love for the soil oil his life has bus been full of vicissitude and change an ardent republican and at times strongly it if nut not bitterly part ban he be was nevertheless elees popular with opponents as an well as an with friends he was in congress during the famous Haye sTilden controversy and the writer well remembers his bis admonition to the republican side of the house galleries tor to retrain refrain from noisy applause when the final act lu in the counting in of hayes was about to be consummated a result however which he had not spared any antagonist feelings feel logs to achieve but his legislative and military tAry career will not long abide comparison with his bin administration of the agricultural department part ment here he gave proof that a man manis macs Is office to Is largely what he makes it he magnified his calling in a most admirable way he be caused his hie department to assume it prominence and an importance that low lew had expected at so early a stage of its existence and it is sate safe to say that long after wavy many of his bis cabinet confreres contreres con freres will have been foft forgotten otten the memory ol of uncle cancle jerry will still be green no man bab held beld a higher place in the hearts of the agricultural class clan the bone and bulwark of the nation and he has been many times limes mentioned as a presidential possibility if not indeed having actually received votes ina in a nominating convention he was not yet so BO old as to have expected the inevitable call of death but he has lived a good long life iffe and was waa busy energetic and clearheaded clear headed to the last las he will be truly missed and in bis own state elate especially sincerely mourned |
