The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-07-26
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no right to grant TO- corporations tn,
right to tax any kind Of mechanica
indastry. They have no more righ'
b say that ths Baker shall give *
much" bread for = dime, than they
have to az the price Of newspapers
Or any thing else. It is the last YES
tege Of the ''ancient French Regeme,
and right glad are we,-more for the
peoples sake than for our own, that il
has been abolishedin this city. Now,
there il fair field open for competi.
ton, and three or four new Bakeries
have sprung into existence under the
new order. Now, the man who makes
the best bread, gives most. and is most
punctual in it's delivery commands the
trade, and it is such only who should
have the lead. Heretofore, there has
been a league-a unity, 'the result Of
persecution" and the people have had
to take about "three" cents worth of
bread for "ten," or do without. Yes
terday morning We saw several loaves
from different bakers weighed. and
found difference in the weight of all
Of them thing not known under the
old law. It is due Mr.. Phillip Burg
to say that his bread carried off the
palm, both in quality and weights
five cent loaf weighing nearly as much
as . dime loaf Of some Of the others
There is evidently an improvement in
this line of business, and We believe
every citizen Of the place discovers it
already. Now, instead Of having a
Bakers association" to keep down the
weight, the scales have been kicked"
the association dissolved and every
man stands on his own merit in fair
field Of competition. Will our neigh
Dor in Lafayette. be pleased now to
take back some Of the hard things he
said about us, for opposing this ancient
law Of the French. dynasty and the
Spanish alcades?
% The most conclusive evidence
of . small mind" is found in the
common propensity to leave autographs
every where. There is not public
building, a tomb. or monument in this
nation that does not bear evidence that
Jones" has been there, and with his
own hand inscribed his name in some
conspicuous place. A recent visit to
one Of the front towers of our own
Capitol. called us to speculate on the
amount Of egctistical narrow minded
that has from time to time
been there, to scratch and mark in all
Of scrawling autographs. the
very valuable information for posterity
hat Jones living breathing
Jones, did actually upon time stand
here, and with his own hand write his
ovn name. The. State House not only
bears the evidence above, but also be-
low Of the fact that here, as elsewhere
fellows have been to leave their names
10 stare people in the face perpetually.
Such fellows are certainly entitled to
Immortality. Another thing
IN reference to the Gothic structure"
It was wafered and pasted all over last
session by such notices as this-"The
caucus will meet-"The Democratic
caucus will meet in the caucus room
It 2 O'Clock" "a punctual meeting of
he members Of the caucus is desired.
A gentleman having occasion to call
upon a physician in Cincinnati the
other day. stopped at the door and
rung the bell. The summons was
bya Dutch servant girl Of
whom he inquired, if the doctor was
n? mo" Was his lady in ??
Yes" Was she engaged The