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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-06-12
THE WoRID's ENp.--It is the con-

The WoRLD's END.--It is the con-
yiction Of very intelligent and per-
fectly sane Philosopher, who visits our
sanctum. occasionally, that the world is
getting ready for its end" Never
before was this part Of it so completely
stewed up with the melting sunbeams,
and the earth so perfectly void of the
liquid gases necessary to keep it TO-
gether. The deepest wells are going
dry, and the streets are taking up like
chaff and blown away in dust clouds.
The Mississippi floats lauguid1y along
as though it were tired Of running
and the Catfish, and shrimps have
quit biting for the reason that the wa
ter has become SO thick, and melted
lead-like, that they can't open their
mouths. "Roastia-eers" need no
roasting, the sun has baked the corn
fields brown Is it not therefore a
fair presumption that our philosophic
friend is right Z? We think so--each
moment brings lis nearer the hour
when the lighted match will be applied
and the whole fabric desolye like a
vision. The only salvation is in IL
"slamander safe apply to Isaac
Bridge & Go.
To- From the Orienion we pre-
ceivc that our friend, Doct. Plough, |
has got into lengthy controversy |
with Dir. Macaulay, about the Indus
trial Fair Exhibition which was to
have been. DR. Macaulay says that
Doct. Plough has no connection with
HE Industrial Fair Company. We
had been thinking all along TINT the
project originated with our Doctor
Plough--that it was one of the annual
products his fertile misunderstanding
and we are not little
to hear, now that the affair
$ about to come off, that our Doctor
las no connection with it. Speaking
# fairs what has become of the GreatA
4 gricultnral and Mechanics Associ-
tion and State Fair--that flourished
few years ago. I!
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o. The left side of that rcmarka.
bic paper, The Minden Herald is be.
fore us. The Herald learns that Mr.
John Slidell has been elected q. S.
Senate makes a quotion from that
Copper fastened democrat, the LA. Dem
oerat, and talking ABOUT the candidates
for the Office says that, Il p
and S. are no more fit for q scat
in Congress, than HI is for a powder
house. This we take it as rather a
severe remark to make about three
in the front rank f tue Democratic
phalanx.
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SLIGHT ANAcHRoN1sM-One of
the Spiritual papers publishes a CON-
munication FROM Absolom, in which
the departed Prince regrets his rebel
lions against David, and quotes Shds-
speare to the effect that be { Absolom)
has now to bide the pelting of the
pitiless storm on the outer confines Of
chaos, as a punishment for his offence.
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Table-moving is the topic Of the
day in Paris as well as in Germany.
The Constitutional relates an cxper-
iment made by Messrs. Emile Angler,
the dramatist, Baroche, Guessard, and
Rizza-bey, upon an ordinary hat,
which revolved rapidly under the
hands Of the operators. The phenom-
enon was repeated twenty times, to
satisfy iDcredulous friends, and always
successfully. These gentleman re-
marked that by changing the position
of their fingers, the hat could be made
to turn to the right or left, which led
them to infer the action Of magnetic
current They also noticed, that if
person not in the circle, laid his band
upon the shoulder of any one of the
operators, the hat instantly stopped,
and Immediately RECOMMENDED its
when the hand was with
drawn.
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Fg~ In the year 1856 the ancien,

EE" In The year 1856 the ancient
comet which has caused so much CON
sternation at different periods of the
worlds history should again visit The So
lar system. Its period of revolution is
about 300 years, and according to the
figures Of Astronomers it should have
returned for the sixth time since the
Christian Era in 1913 but 1t did not,
and it is looked for, by the learned in
1855. IN the reign Of the Emperor
Trajan, 4. u. 9s, the first record Of this
erratic traveller, was noted, it appear
ed again ia 3o2, 6s3, 975, 1904 and
the last time in 1926 when it il said
to have been the cause of tho ablica-
ton of the Emperor Charles V.
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EE We heard the following dialo-
que the other day, says the "Valve
Trumpet Of Liberty, Newspaper las
it illustrates a page in our social his
tory we give it.)
FashiouaMs gent on s,ae-walh
10 black d,iuer.--My boy whose cab
is that?
Black Drluey.-aMissuses."
Fashionabie geAt.-Whose your
mistress y
Blarh D11uer.-Mrs. sweetmore.
Gent-Sweetinofe, eh! Who do
yon belong TO.
Dftpt9 "Missuses.
GeRt.---W What's become of Sweet
more-is he dead
Dyapet.--Not subzactly-- nkssus
win new suit in the supreme Judi
eieum Court, and masser quit business
drives the bol-tails now.
''ge lang thar--talk about fast hoses
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10 Fortune telling by cards and
otherwise is becoming very fashion,
able again. We Sc it stated in the
New York papers that there are reular
establishments in that city, not Pat
ronized by the weak and illeterate
only, but by same Of the first people
amongst the Gothamites The Cres-
cent City is not free from these abonl-
nations; every now and then, we find
a regular advertisement from some far
famed Sybal, who perbapse after all
is not known by the neighborhood
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U~The picayune's correspondent
at Now York says
The anniversary of the General
Presbyterian Assembly IS now being
held in Buffalo. The assembly yester-
day and to-day have been engaged
in the discussion ofthe slavery ques-
ton. Much excitement is manifested
in the debates on both sides, and
while the Southern members desire
all further agitation Of the subject to
cease, those from the North energeti-
cally insist upon settlement of the
question ut once. The Southern del
egates are equally resolute in their de-
mands, end unless they are complied
with, nd'their established rights and
privilege let alone, they will be com
PEELED to secede entirely and form an
Independent organization.
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55#9 ---------H-<o--S --.44--4--
WHRr HAS BECOME OF THE BAL.
LOON ?-This is the questioa written
on the dountenance Of every man, wo-
man and child we meet. when will
it he here 2 There is no answer for
this la4 question. It has been propoz-
cd to stall an extra meeting Of the
Town Counsel, to appoint committee
to wait on Maj DurRoco, and request
him IN the name Of his fellow citizens
not to 60 up in the Bolloon, for it is
looket upon as an act of bold daring
and bravery, without parallel any
where in the history of the country.
Mons. Petin is regarded by the sober
and sedate portion Of mankind as little
better thar an Insane experimentcr, haz-
ardlag not only lis own, but the lives
of invaluable citizens in a machine that
will"Colapsc from mere pin hole
and tumble all oht into eternity with
out the benefit Of prayer. At Eve,
yesterday, the machine had not left the
Pldcc 1'aynss. The matter resolves
itself into this-Has the town Of Bat.
on Rouge a Chief Magistrate Who
answers ,azy to this9 We say yea.
It has. Unless at this present writing |
he stands suspended midway 'twixt
Heaven and earth. The town has
Magistrate, and either the Mayor
belongs TO the town, or the town to
he Mayor. THIS is a question Of
,urc and unauthorized claw and we
cave it to the Philistines. Whilst it
! being discussed we take the affirma-
i've and say. most positively and un.
tuivocally that the Maj has no right
jeapardise his life on Mons. Petin' g
srial machine.
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( q o M nj ~ ~ 4 cateH

ED. COMET. = The Presbyterian
General Assembly (old school, with
which the the Presbyterian churches
in Louisiana are eonnected) has four
Theological seninaries in the United
States, two North Of Mason Il Dixon's
line. viz !: at Princeton N. J. and AL
legheny, Pa, two South, Wis Column
bia, s. G., and Danville, Ky. These
institutions are solely for the Theologi-
cal instruction Of the cletgvmeu Of
the Church, though some q the other
denominations have availed thernsel
yes ofthe facilities they offer. The
capital Of all Of them put together, in
GLIDING libaries, buildings, 6c., is not
twice as much as would run the engine
of Louisiana Legislation a single SEES
sion of the General Assembly. If any
body has reported, that eeclesiasties
from Scotland, and Holland, have
been invited over to lobby about our
Legislatures to get share Of the funds
Of the State to support these institu-
tons it is an error: they have not
asked or received public money, nor
will they, for that purpose or any
other.
The LIST Art form Of Government Of
the Presbyterian Church is as follows:
"God alone is Lord Of the conscience,
and hath left it free from the doctrines
and commandments Of men, which
are in any way contrary, or beside it,
in matters Of faith or worship" There
fore they consider the right Of private
Judgement, in all matters that respect
religion, as universal and unalienable.
they do not even wish to see any re-
|igious constitution aided by the civil
power, further than may be necessary
|or protection and security, and at the
same time common to all others"
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-03-11
OBEEss.KN.
A CITIZEN.

4 travelling correspondent of the Bcloit Jo,9n-
al, writes from Oberlin, Ohio, giving description
of the town. Oberlin has a population of almost
two thousand, and its college has larger number
of students, than any other in America. OF the
College the correspondent says:
"The object ofprincipal interest at Obcrlin, for
vour readers, is the College. At present there is
vacation of the regular course, but between four
and five hundred students attend during vacation.
Oberlin is about one half the size Of Bcloit, and
a majority of the population are students The
College catalogue shows one thousand and TWEEN
" students to have attended during the last col
legiatc year and one of the professors informed
me that as many as eight hundred were present at
time, A popularity of this Institution is that
male and female, whites and blacks, congregate
together promiscuously, and eat, walk and study
together. "a white student is as good as black
one, if he behaves hims elf said one of the jun
Tors very bitterly TO me- but it is treason to say
a word against them" The sexes in this College
are equally divided. At Latin recitation which
attended ont of twenty scholars, nine were young
ladies' two of them black and four were gentle
men of color. The professors tell me that the
young ladies prove by far the rcadiest and bright
est scholars in the languages, mat the College
boasts of The great familiarity of the sexes here
would seem to many frosty old moralists Danger
Gus, and several animadvcrsionE have been heap
ed upon the worthy Faculty for pormittingit it. But
they say experience has justified the course they
have pursued, and entities them TO say a thing Of
! two in favor of it.
There is but one church in Oberlin, and every
body goes thar. 1t is large enough to accommo
date the whole population. It is called Congre
! gationalist but Jews and Gentles, Episcopal and
Presbyterian, Baptist and Anti-Bap;lst, and in 6
word, every shade of religious belief forgetful Of
the petty squabbes and chickering's that Ga; up thC
piety of prcist and people in nearly ali christian
communities, assemble together in exemplary har
mony under one roof, and worship one common
Father and God. Let the scribes and pharsee:
of christendom take note by the unassuming re
lgious code of the secluded little spot, Oberlin.-
" The Church" there has stretched out its creed &c
wide that it admits every one. No one needs sta!
away from seruples of conscience.
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For the Telegraph.
KENosHH, Feb. "a, 1853.

MEssRs. EDIToRs -
| have in my possession very ancient
and curious account of the first discovery Of
America. The book is about one hundred
and eighty years old. I will copy one short
account for the amusement of your readers,
if you are disposed to publish it;
"The next remark in this voyage, was the
discovery Of an is land not far from the for
n1er, where he found the footsteps of gi-
gantic people, upon which nine SpanlardS
went a league to search the country, where
they saw five great huts standing in a spa
cious valley, in them two old, and three young
women, each of them being twice as tall as
any ordinary man. The old ones invited the
Spaniards to eat, who, when they were set
down, consulting how they might take and
carry one of these giantesseS to Spain, there
to show her for money, thirty-six giants came
in to them, (neyer did the sun shine on a
more terrible people, which so amazed the
Spauiards, that their hair seemed to stand on
end, at the fear thereof Every giant was
armed with a bow and arrows, and a club.
They, wondering at the nine strangers stood
talking very earnestly one to another, which
gave the Spanards time to think of making
their escape. Some Judged it eypedient to
I Il Il ! l.,
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LIGHT AND SHADOW.
By FANNY FERN.

1t is only ht''a pauper? Never mind
her. You see she knows her place and keeps
close to the wall as if she expected an oath
or a blow. The cold winds are making mer-
ry with those thin rags. You sec nothing of
chiidhood's rounded symmetry in those shrun-
ken limbs and wasted features Push her on
one side, she is used to it; she won't com
plain; she can'tremember that she ever heard
kind word in her life. Shed think you
hooking if You tried it,
She passed into the warm Kitchen savory
with odorous dainties, and is ordered out
with a threat 10y portly cook. In the shop
windows she sees nice fresh loaves of bread
and tempting little cakes Rosy little chill
i en- pass her on theirway toschooI, well-ted
wen-clad and joyous, with a mothers parting
kiss vet warm on their sweet lips.
There seems to be happiness enough in
the world, but it never comes to her Her
little basket is quite empty; and now, faint
with hunger, she leans YEARLY against that
shop window. There is lovely lady who
has just passed in She is buying cakes and
bon bons for her little girl as if she had the
purse of a Fortunatas. How nice it must
be to be warm and have enough to eat :
Poor Meta, she has tasted nothing since she
was sent forth with a curse in the morning
to beg or-steal, and the tears will come
there is happiness and plenty in the world
But NONE FOR META
Not so fast little one. Warm hearts beat
sometimes under silk and velvet That lady
has caught sight of your little woe-begonc
face and shiyering form. Oh. what if it
were her child and obeying a sweet ma
ternal impulse, she passed out the door, takes
those little bennmbed fingers in her daintily
gloved hands, and leads the child, wondering,
shy, and bcwildercd into fairy land
A delightful and novel sensation of warmth
creeps over those frozen limbs--a faint col
or tinees those pale cheeks, and the eyes
grow liquid and lovely as Meta raises them
thankfully to her bcnetactres~, The lady's
little girl looked on with innocent Joy, and
learns for the first time How blessed are the
mercItul."
And then Meta passed out with heavy
basket and light heart. Surely the street
has grown wider, and the sky brighter =
This can scarcely be the same world, Me
ta's form is erect now-her step is light as
child's should be- The sunshine of human
love has frightened her pathway. All Me
ia earth is not all darkncss-brght angels
vet walk the earth. Sweet-voiced Pity, and
heayen-eyed Charity sometimes stoop tc
bless. Gods image is only marred, not de
stroyed, He who feeds the ravens, bends to
listen. Look upward, little Meta
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-03-11
IL d VI Il.

One of the editors of the New York Indcpend-
cnt, now travelling in Italy, writes from the
city of Rome, under date Of January lst, as fol
lows
The political cauldron in Rome is simmering.
The French are thoroughly hated. y few days be
fore Christmas some SCribbling on the wall OF a
toy shop intimatcd that the penny soldiers SC, ex-
posed for sale Representatives ofthe French
The houses Of the city were searched TO discover
the author of this satire on the French and forty
young men were imprisoned on suspicion! foer
thousand young mon IN Rome are Forbidden 10 BE- out ~
night, ana their homes nightly visited by the
police. About thirty men were suddenly seized
the other night and imprisoned for nobody knows
what Almost every family has some member in
prison \ Cardinal remarked to the French Gen
cral that if the French army should leave Rome,
he would leave he day after. 4 advise you,
said the general, " to leave the day before"
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JOHN ELRHNS,
fN1nrE md witch RLnkoY.

wuTOUID respectfully inform the citizens Of Keno
Wv esha and its vicinity, that he has just received
very uoodnnd well selected assortment OH EWELRf con
t.tntns the following articles: All kiudaof
bracelets Brcas, Pins, Finger Rings L"cEetS Thimh9s
E,yRlng. told and Fens and Pencils, 'od Guard
Foh and vest chains Gold and silver Lever, epne and
yart,cnl Watches Cold Silver and Steel Spectaclese ce
Reads Clasp. and Tasels, Razor and Razor STnp' Pen
49,, snd Scissors silver ShoIl and u Combs, oliver
- G"rm,r silver spoons. Plated al. Britannia Ware,
.-o,drop. cloth Tooth and Hair Brushea, Fans Purscs
Poekct Books, Violin and Violin Strings hgnt-bay ann
rSrty hour clocks Toys aud many other things to nune-
rous 10 mcuton.
Clocks, watches Jcwelry, &C.,
C,.rIv repaired and warranted. Cash paid for old Gold
S9Io , Gy,vnr ma. l5l9 no ar
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POETRY.
THE DIM OLD WOOns.

The dim old woods in the wintery time!
How solemn and said their tone
When the winds sweep through with moaning
The isles of the forest lone Ichime.
When the root its wonted thirst hath lost,
For the flow of the hidden rill-
And the fragile shoot is stiff with frost,
And the sap in its cell is still
When each gay leaf that threw so soft
Its shade DER summers brow,
Hath flown from its wavy sphere aloft,
To rest meath the starry snow
When each sweet, flower with scented cup,
Frail, whitening where it grew,
Hath closed its faded petals up,
No more to drink the dew;
And when each trembling note hath gushed,
In soft and silyery song,
And the insect hmm, are silent hushed,
The eafess boughs among!
All sorrowing seem those woods so dim,
As they lift their branches bare
The shivering twig and the rigid limb,
To the claspof the frosty air;
And they seem to mourn, mid the wintery storm,
For the flush Of the greenwood Dough;
And sigh for the sere and ruined bloom
That sleeps on the earth below.
And yet those dark, sad sotud IS
love their music we'll
When whispering echo fills the woods
With tones of her murmuring she'll
For though the wind no voice doth own,
As II sleeps id tile silent tree,
Yet the forest breaths with hollow moan,
Like the sound of the ceaseless sea
As the spirit forms of leaves and flowers
That grace warm sumItiet smile,
Were rustling still among the bowers;
Were es they shone the while
And the spangled frost-work, cold and bright,
That CLEANS on twig and stem,
Seems a throne for each of frozen light,
With diamond diadem
Oh love those gems by the sunbeam kissed
As they swing in the sparkling air,
And love in the dim old woods TO list
To the voices stirring there
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-03-11

as well as the practice of their art; they
should put books into their hands to be stu
died; they should, in fact, be carried through
a regular apprenticeship. When they have
gone through with this preliminary study of
theoretical and practical farming, such as can
be given them at home or with some respec-
table farmer, they are prepared for the higher
school studies. Every county should have
at least one high Agricultural School, estab-
lished and supported by the farmers, both
in the science or theory, and practice of ag-
riculture. Until the farmers adopt system
Of this sort it is impossible that they can
ever attain to that high professional stand
ing that is enjoyed by other professions
What, let us ask, is the system at present
in vogue? The boy grows up On the farm,
and sees as little Of the farm work as he pos
sibly can. No one explains to him the why
and because of any operation. If his pa
rents are able, he is sent to some neighbor-
ing school, where he learns to read and write
and possibly to "cipher'' some; but he learns
to envy the condition of the school master,
| the clerk in the store, the doctors students,
and the LAYERS young men, and to hate the
mer. Here is the root of the evil, and | do
not see how it is to be eradicated, except by
radical change in the school system, and in
minds of the farmers themselves, rs to the
standing and character of the farmers pro-
fession. If the young be induced to consid-
er the profession of farmer as dignifed and
"genteeI" as that of any other class, they
would not so readily imbibe dislike for it.
This can be accomplished by proper and
systematic course of instruction at home, and
by schools properly instituted and managed.
As q general rule, every class of people
enjoy precisely the character and standingin
society that they themselves select. If the
members of any profession, as body, select
a high grade Of standing, and use the means
for attaining it,thcy must and will occupy it.
But if they merely look upon this high grade
with an envious eye, and take no measures
for securing it to themselves, they will most
assuredly not attain to it. There is very
prevalent idea among practical working peo-
pie, that other people look upon them as a
degraded class. In all my experience have
found this idea to have originated with them
selves, and that the other classes without their
suggestion, would never have thought ofsuch
a thing. Sef-respect should induce every
man to put proper estimate upon his own
claims to the respect of others, and preclude
the idea that any one else CAN, much less
DOES, underrate them.
BALTIMORE. G. B. SMITH.
We hope our readers will "rcad, mark and
lnwardly digest the above remarks. The
Suggestions are important, and worthy the
consideration of all who desire the elevation
of agriculture to the rank of profession"
I-EDs.
GOVERNORS OF STATEs.--The names Of
the present Governors Of the different States
in the Union are as follows: Wings with
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-03-11

They are hnilding splendid Episcopal church
at Cleveland which is to TO have a-chime of bells
the gift of the ladies of the congregation. II
is 10 be called Trinity, and is designed to be the
most beautiful and magnificent church in northern
Ohio
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-03-11

Gen. Scott and his wife and Gen. Pierce and
his wife have been made life members of the Mis-
sionary Society of Washington, by contributions
among the Methodists Of that city.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-03-11
eLANKS OF AL KINDS;

Ball Tickets, Cards, Hand Bills, &C.,
In Plain oorcd Inks, WILDE done
0ses Tast SIDE Main Styseto fer doors North Of the
RwnaIs House.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-03-11
JOB PRINTING!!

wehsveIustadded to This Estnbshnent'a c3mpiete
Nav Jon rrt,F.aud arcnow prepared TO 90 3"o PRINT
Inr OF equaltouny Hita0lishlheh'"oe'
4. Al,cLi
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-03-11

UNIVERSITIES UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY. A
w Hcwcopies oTthi siuv ablewoTk for sale at
d0c20 KING BophNiRith.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-03-11

"RAss KEITH .ES, Flat Irons, Coffee Mills. Shovpl
80 and Tnnss, Wire Selves Timed Ircn Fry Pans To-
,sIs cheap 81 30. 70 Main street, by ~
Ars IL J. K. PHELPS.