The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-02-14
A Modern Peter the G.eat,

G a. g.. A Modern Peter the Great.
\ The ST. Louis Democrat, hss the fol
4 Owing Last fall one of our wealth,
citizens, who had made fortune as
baker, took his family to New York an,
put up at the Metropolitan Hotel
b While looking at the rights Of the met
ropolis, he heard Of wonderful paten
bake-oven, which was the envy Of III
the bakers Of Gotham. Our lnker paie
avfsit to the house where this oven wa.
in operation, but was not allowed to se,
It, and could learn nothing of. the prin
ciple upon which it was constructed
He felt his Gallic pride wounded at this
rebuff, and resolved f., fathom the mys.
terry OF the oven at all hazsrds. Going
into Chatham street, he purchased a suit
ofold clothes, and returned to the bakery
and applied fora situation as a Journey
man baker, The proprietor was in want
OF good French baker, and gave our
friend employment at sl5 week. In
about three weeks learned al about the
ovsn, and satisfied himself that it was a
great invention and worth mint of
money. He saw the patentee, and pur-
chased the exclusive right to use the
oven in the State Of Missouri. He thef,
returned to the bake-shop and told the
boss he must leave him.
Don't leave" said the boss; ,'you
are good baker, and suit me exactly,
and l will increase your wages to $40
week rather than have youquit. y
That IS not enough to pay the ex-
penses Of my family" said the journey
man, "and must go out West and seek
other employment"
why, how much does /, cost to keep
your family?'
II am pay ing $50 day at the Metro
politan, and don't think you would be
willing to increase my wages to that
amount"
why, who the due. are you?,'
u am J--G-, of St Louis, and have
bought the right, u use your patent
oven there, and I intend to put up
dozen Or two of them, and would like to
employ You as foreman." .ss@, !
The New. York baker had. nothing
more to say, and tbe two friends went to
the nf,1ropolitsn and had a long talk
W nnnn - nns..e 4 es9ff6sE ST 6si CouLp BE THROWN.
The characteristics of Denver, Black
Hawk and Salt Lake are thus teisely
tated by their representative papers:
"From the corner of Blake and Front
treets, in this city, stone could be
asily thrown into Ave billiard saloons,
altogether twenty-five of the
,cst modern tables, and costing not less
han 4O,0 600 dollars to bring them here
rom the States and place then in posi- {
ion. ."-Denvcr -Nstcs. +
"From the corner of Clear Creek and
chase streets, in this city, a stone can /
EASILY be thrown into five quartz mills
fifty stamps and two desul-
pI,uizers and costing not less than four
hundred thousand dollars to bling them
here from the States and beplaccd in
."-Black Haauk Jourldi.
"From the corner Of Main ard Temple
streets, in this city,aa stone could be
into five old fellers' haems, con-
tanning altogether ono hunlred and
twenty wives and two hundred and |
sixty children, and costing notless than
three millions Of 'tithing. firm their
poor, priest-rfdden people, to ftten 'em |
every year and sustain 'em in p,sition.'
Salt Lake Vldettc. a'
JUSTICE ACCORDING TO LAVA
clock pedlar, by the name Of Johnson,
travelled through Tema County, Iowa,
several years ago, selling worthless clock.
Quite number Of the Tamians got "bit,'
among them an old gentleman, who
had subsequently been elected 8 Justice
of the Peace. Not long since some suit
was up before his Honor for adjustment.
The lawyers fought fiercely. Al last,
however, one Of them oitrd \ case in
Johnson's New rorh Reports, wnicn
fitted tho matter in hand to dot
The Supreme Court had decided in favor
Of the Plaintiff. The attorney for .the
defense admitted that the law was read
correctly. But said he, "does your
honor recollect that Johnson who was
selling clocks in this county, and swind
ling the people?" ayes, ",replied the
Squire, firing up instantly. "Well,'.
returned the wiley counsel, this same
man, johnson went right ffom here to
New York, and wrote that book. -
"That's enough cried the old man !;
4" that fellow, johnson, wass the d-dest
liar I ever saw In my life. The case Is
decided In favor Of the defendant. Ma
ren1o Citizen. Hsa az
An article on Capt. John Smith, in
tho new number Of the North american
Aevie,k undertakes 70 prove him to be a
sort Of Munchausenish adventurer, and
produces testimoney to show that his
story OF Pooahpntas' ipterposition to save
his life is mere fiction. AS to what sort
OH oleture Anoahoptas Was, the writer
quotes tho following from m old Col
onial history: "PocahontAs, . wsll-fea-
'tnred but wanton young girl, P0whAsan's s
.dansh<es, soms tmAs rasortsd 70 our