The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-12

know what he was talking about. We
have an illustration i'll point Accord
ing to statement in the Philmelphia
Ledger, large number of springs
have been discovered i'll western Pen
nyslvania, which, by a process Of eva
poratlon ED distillation, yield an oil
equal in parity to the best sperm oil.
1t is represented as furnishing a brilli-
ant light, and as not being effected by
the cold with the thermometer four
teen degrees below zero.
The above is something of dis
coyery. but v9haysa one down here at
least equal to it w. If the Pennsyl-
vanians have found ont how to manu-
facture water into oil, we have lear
ned process whereby swamp mud can
he transformed into passible coal =
Fac& pom honor. The" tirnamentum
has been tested, and makes a very
hot fire Crescent. O
CANGoS AND JACKSON RAILROAD.
The Eaksburg Wing, of Thursday
last, says: O.
WGare glad to learn that one mile
of the tack of the Canton and Jackson
RailAad has been laid doSss, and that
it is lhe most beautiful road in the
South. Wenre also informed that
the contractors say that they can lay
down eight miles s5track per month.
The road is about twentyfour miles in
length. and according to this statement
we will be in railroad communication
with Canton by the first of November
next.
Be GAy-A little mirth mixes
well with both business and philan-
thropy. How stupid life, both in labor
ana in leisure, would be without that
gaiety within us which responds to the
cheersllness and beauty around us
Nay its main currents run all the dee
per, %all as fresher and purer, for the
light ills that laughing and flashing
flow into them. The rivers would stag
nate into pools, if the rivulets ceased
their play. Philosophers and men of
business, save their souls alive,
and keep their intellect fresh and heal
thy by mingling the mirthfulness of
youth with the soberness and even
fun and philanthropy are often found
in the same character.
T. Red River is lower at this
time than it has been for many years.
Mitigation above the falls has been
almost entirely suspended Two or
three small steamers are enabled
to ascend as far as Alexandria, with
small cargoes. Travellers wishing to
visit that section of country are com
PEELED to stop at the mouth of Red
River and take the line of stage
coaches.
~- The boundaries of Kansas are
fixed dy the Nebraska law, and can
not be changed without the action of
Congress, That Congress would con
sent to annex Platte country to Kan
sas under existing circumstances is
very improbable, even if it should be
desired, both by Kansas and Missouri.
Platte county had an area Of 40
square miles, and its population in
1850 was 1886, of whom $3.50
were slaves.
Mortality IN New Jersy,-There
were 1858 deaths in New Jersy last
year, Of which over 1000 were by
consumption, The number of those
who died sader five years of age was
1861 and there were 355 between
70 and 80, 20S between 80 and 100,
and 3 over 100. O Q
A READY w1TrED MApMAN.-A
man Ivy the name of Man, residing
near private madbouse, met one of its
poor inmates who had broken from his
keeper. The maniac suddenly stop
ped, and resting upon a large stick,
exclaim9, " who arc yon, sir ~ TAs
gentlemen was rather alarmed, bat
thinking to divert his attention by a
pun, he replied, Il am double man;
| am Man by name and a ,rasa by
nature "Arc you so e. rcjoined
the other; why am man beside
myself-so pe two will fight you two"