National Republican., 1883-01-13
on TIE AVENUE.

Small Talk About Men and Measures.
The very base insinuation against some Of
Mr.. Commissioner Prices Indian agents,
which crept into this colamn in disguise dur
ing the absence of the managing editor the
other day, reminds far-wcsterner of story.
" was in New Mexican agency once upon
a time" he said, "and CHANGED TO witness
the opening Ofa consignment of about hum
dred barrels of sugar. In the middle of every
barrel was big chunk OF red sandstone,
occupying almost half Of the space which was
supposed to be full of the saCcharine mcr-
chandse. ! do not know how the
was put in by, whether by the
shipper or people at the agency who had
grudge against the agent, truly good man,
of abounding piety, and wanted to ruin
his reputation; but the stone looked to me
very much like some | saw right there in the
neghborhood. When poor Lo asked for sugar
they gave him stone-a rock cleft expressly
for his untutored stomach"
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The difference between tho negative and
positive is as deep as well and wide as a barn
door, and when one Is used for the other it
makes writer feel as mad as Ill and fat as
u barn floor. For instance: The avenue man
tri cd to say: Mr.. Willis makes no secret of
his friendship for Mr.. Carlisle" The printer
tried to say: 81 Mr.. Willis makes a secret of
his friendship" &c. The printer won easily,
and created u general misunderstanding but
it is true, all the same, that Mr.. Willis makes
no secret Of his friendship for Mr., Carlisle,
L. ,.1 L.
to would have opened up the secret.
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"I must have been on the right side on this
question:" said Mr.. Crapo of Massachusetts,,
in talking about the shipping bill last even
ing, L" for have been voting for and against
pretty nearly every proposition that was pre-
scented. ! have voted for free ships and against
free ships, for subsidies and against subsidies,
for everything and against everything. 1
couldn't have been consistently wrong"
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4 am very glad to see Senator Plumb back
in his seat" observed one Of his confrercs
yesterday; che must have slipped in on Com
missioner Prices blind side. l understood
that the commissioner was seated ON q cold
ircplug with n shotgun waiting for Plumb
for a straight week. Plumb was always lucky,
though"
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Mr. John Martin, member of the national
republican committee from Kansas, is in town.
Mr.. Martin has views on many subjects. He
says that prohibition in that state is practi-
cally played out, and has been, for that mat
ter, ever since the iron clad law went into
effect. In many of the smaller towns there
are no Saloons but in cities saloons are run
ming with open DOORS, They pay no
license, but in lieu thereof they
are fined once month. The
authorities sometimes save themselves the
trouble and the saloon keepers the annoy
ance of arrest and prosecution by sending a
man around to collect the amount ut stated
intervals Saloons and breweries in Kansas
are known as laboratories. Mr.. Martin is big
with his plan for securing an equitable repre-
sentation at the next national republican
convention, and will urge its adoption at the
meeting of the committee next week.
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On their way to the capitol in street cor
yesterday, an oldish gentleman, in kindly,
patroni2ng manner, looked up as Representa-
tive Smalls, of South Carolina, got in, and said,
Mr.. Smalls, never saw so good order in the
house as when you sat in the speakers chair
yesterday. / think everybody recognized
that you were an able speaker
"No," said Smalls, "they kept quiet for q
greater reason than that"
"What was it?"
"White men don't like to be ordered by q
colored man to be quiet That is why they
! kent auietn