National Republican., 1883-05-25
THE MAN ON THE AVENUE.
Small raIE About Men and Measure.


sisted in the operation, DIR. r. II. Ripley of
Philadelphia, writes 1.-THE operation was
very severe one; the cut reaches from the
corner Of the mouth to the base Of the ear on
the right side Five doctors and your huui-
BILE servant were in attendance upon him
through the operation, which occupied two
hours, he being under the influence of
ether all that time. At present, although
not out Of bed, he is doing splendidly
aud is recovering with remarkable rapidity,
aud DIR. Thomas G.. Morton said yesterday
that he felt confident he would be we'll
enough to sail on the second of june for
which day his passage is engaged for Liver
pool on the Nevada, of the Williams and
Guion line"
The judge had narrow escape, and moth
ing but his nerve to stand the ordeal Of ter
rible operation saved his life. Mrs. Kelley
sailed for Europe about month ago.
ass
Talk about the profits of running
gambling house." philosophical retired
sport with plethoric bank account, but
that is as nothing compared to the winnings
Of the commission business. Some pretty
tough stories are told through the country of
the operations of some Of tho produce hand
ling establishments of New York, Baltimore,
and other large cities, and the truth has not
boen half told. knew of an old farmer in
Ohio who shipped n lot of potatoes and produce
of different kinds TO the market to be disposed
of. The commission firm to whom he con-
signed the goods made several reports and
| then sent him in bill for $500, which they
discovered to be due them over and above
| the proceeds of the sale. Tho whole amount
had been absorbed in freight and warehouse
charges, comission, insurance, shrinkage, &C.,
and the consignor never even got back the bags
he had shipped his truck to market in. That
| will serve as a specimen transaction. Tho rake
in the stock exchange brokerage business is
big thing, and the hole in the table
eventually gets all the money that is poured
into tho street by tho lambs who dabble in
the fascinating pastimo Of buying some-
thing thoy never expect TO take and
wouldn't know what to do with if they got it,
and Of selling something they do not own and
never expect to deliver. The brokers and
the commission men constitute the most sue
cessful typo Of middle men in tho world.
They get everything for next to nothing.
They have the cream of the best business in
the whole universe"
"The excessive quiet that pervades the ad-
ministration of the Indian bureau at this
juncture is something astonishing" observed
tho ex-Indian trader, "and do not know
what to make Of it, The calm is heavenly,
almost. 1t was only few months ago that
the air was freighted with rumors of OK
travaganco in the bureau management, and
several agents were mentioned by name and
| asked to stand up and be counted. Suddenly
the gossip ceased, and for weeks nothing
whatever on the subject has been said. The
publication and reformation seems to be
complete How long this delightful state of
affairs is going to continue no one can tell,
but everything is SO exceedingly lovely that
il would be sad to cause disturbance. Let
peace prevail always"
Said iaipatent lawyer the other day: TN
ventors are secretive aud suspicious to de-
gree that is little less than amazing. They
will not trust their best friends, and it fire.
quently happens that in applying for patents
they deliberately go to work to fool their at
| torneys and the patent Office about their in
vcntions, obscuring the truth SO that when
they do get patent it is practically worth
less for the reason that it docs not
cover the real points of the invention. Then
an application for a new patent or reissue is
the only thing to do. By this time the
wolves have guessed what the inventor is
after and they file applications covering the
same points, throw the cases into interference,
and begin long course of litigation with a
view of tiring the real inventor out process
that Is too often successful. The patent
agents life is full of queer and quaint expert
ences."
"Have you heard the latestP" asked dealer
in local securities of friend last evening.
"No. What is the latest?"
"The gas company is going to declare an
other dividend, and split up its remaining
surplus Of something like three-quarters of a
million dollars among its stockholders.p
"What is the matter?"
"The company is getting ratified, and its
management has about decided to change its
policy from open, barefaced, brazen hoggish-
ness, and contemptuous disregard of the
rights of the public to assumed honesty and
self imposed poverty. The controlling spirits
of the organization think they can read the
handwriting on the wall, and they are now
satisfied that there is genuine, earnest
determination on the part Of the
people to carry their grievances to
| congress and demand redress. They know
that if this Is done their goose will be cooked.
They have about concluded to accept the sit
uation and make the best of it. Their first
move will be to divide everything in sight,
and reduce the price of gas. They will
then go before congress, wave their skele-
ton arm, and say, Here we are! Look at us
Wehave put down the price of gas to the
lowest possible figure and are sailing close to
shore. We haven't a dollar, and you can't
got a. dollar from us. We are sternly honest
and poor Now do what you want to with
us. Go ahead and give charters to everybody
you dan find, and open the whole field to
composition. We have done all that has
been demanded of us. What better can
new Company doP
- This will be plausible argument to ad-
| vance. The company will not be a pauper,
however, by considerable. 1t will be able to
grind the people as much as ever through its
wonderful and awful system of meter measure
ment, which is little worse than the most
approved schemes of brigandage ever con-
ceived. The company will take care to lay up
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