The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18

been a mo account" sort of fellow, turn
over a new leaf and try to do something,
not merely to get enough to eat, drink and
wear but to honor the God who has made
you and to adorn the nation in which he
has placed you -Phrepologicut Journal.
A Modern Peter the Great.
/ The ST Louis Democrat has the follow
ing Last faH, one of our wealthy ciri-
zens, who has made a fortune as baker
took his family to New York, and put up
at the Metropolitan Hotel While looking
at the sights of the metropolis he heard OF
a wonderful patent bake-oven, which was
/ the envy Of all the bakers Of Gotham. Our
baker paid visit to the house where this
oven was IN operation, but was not allowed
. to see it, and could learn nothing of the
principle upon which it WIS constructed.
He felt his Gallo pride wounded at this
rebuff, aud resolved to fathom the mystery
Of the oven at all hazards. Going into
Chatham street, be purchased a suit Of old
clothes, and returned 10 the bakery and ap-
pIie4 for situation as journeyman baker
The proprietor was in want of good
French baker, and gave our friend employ
ment at SIS a week. 10 about three
weeks our res lutte baker had learned al
about the oven, and satisfied himself that
it was great invention, AMI worth a mint
of money. He saw the patentee aud pur,
chased the exclusive right to use the oven
in the State OF Missouri He then return
ed to the bake>hop and told the boss he
must leave him
Don't cave" said the boss, "you are a
good baker, and suit me exactly, and viii
increase your wages to $50 week rather
than have You q"it "
That is not enough to pay the expenses
of my family" said the iourneymau, "and
| must 90 out West and seek other EN-
P!oymvnt."
"Why, how much does it cost to keep
your fami!yi'
Il am paving $50 day at the MatropoI
itan, aud / don't think you would be viii
ling to increase my wages to that amount"
"Why, who the deuce are you?"
Il am j c.. of St. Louis and
| have bought the right to ure your patent
oven there, and | intend to put up a dozen
or two of them, and | would ike 10 EN-
pIoy you as a foreman"
The New York baker bad nothing more
to say, and the two friends went to the
Metropolitan and had long talk over a
bottle or two Of champagne.
A LEGAL QUEsTIoN.-A farmer called
at the house OF lawyer to consu him pro
fessionaIly. "Is the s4uecr at home r be
inquired of the lawyers wife, who opened
the door at bis summons. He was ans
wered negatively. disappointment shone
IN his face; after moments consideration
a thought revived him. "Mebby yourself
can tell me as We'll as the squeer seem a
yer his wife The lady promised to do .
50, if on learning the nature of the ditficu
ty, Sue found 1t in her power, and the
farmer proceeded to state The case as fol /
lows: "Spose you war an old white mar,
an | should borry YOU to 90 to mill, with
a grst on Yer back, an We should 90 no
further than Stair Hill, when all at once We
should back up an pitch and ia down and
break your neck, who'd pay for ye| This
was a question which the astOnlshed lady .
WAS unable to answer.
EE A young lady IN Detroit has dis 7
covered a cure for cold feet 1t NAV be n
vogue here for aught we know. The De- .
trolt miss gives her receipt for It as follows:
Il troubled with c id feet, but | man .
age to keep them warm by lying in bed
every morning until my mother has built
a fire and prepared breakfast. | then get
up, place my feet on the front OF the stove,
eat my morning meal, read the news, aud
after warming some fanneIs, and wrapping
them about my poor feet return 10 bed,
where remain untiI nearly noon | re-
peat this every twenty-four hours, and find
it very comfortable. [ think l shall sur
yiye." a
The New STATE Loan Upon an ex- ,
OF the bids, for the new State {
loan, on Monday, April lst, it appeared /
that the bids were nine millions IN excess {
Of the sum required-thirty-one million !
being offered at SIX per cent. interest rang {
inc from par to one half per cent premium :
Decker Il Co, E. w. Clark d CO., and Jay I
Cook Il Co, well known banking firms of i
Philadelphia, have obtained majority of |
the bids at premium, and the remainder, i
about seven millions, has been taken in ,
other parts of the State. Of this 1923, /
3l2.05 were at 3 per cent. per annuln, and
s 2,O86,686.95 at 6 per cent. per aunum. T
Of the 5 per cent cent. loan, S92,85O were
for the shortest term; $9O,479.88 for the
fifteen year loan, and S729,983l7 for the 5
long, or twenty-five year loan. OF the
per cent. loan, $4907,I5O were for the
short loan; $1,000, ,52Ol2 for the medium
loan and $9,z7OOl6 So for the long loan.
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