Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-19
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THE THIRD COMET !!

two o'clock on the morning OF May ist,
"A 1881. Prof. Lewis Swift. OF Rochester, N.
T.. discovered bright comet In the constella-
ton of Andfomedd moving South For thi
discovery he had $500 from the Safe Kidney
Cure man. Right asceusion0 hours, Q minutes,
declination 81 degrees North.
On the 18th May, Prof. Ed e. Barnard, or
Nashville, Tenn, discovered a small comet
slowly moving 10 the Northwest. Right as
cension % hours SO minutes, IL seconds; de-
clination, North, IA degrees. "a minutes, ~
seconds Nei her of these is supposed to be
the famous war comet OF 1917, now hourly
looked for.
The third was discovered on the I'd day of
MAY by several citizens Of Savannah, Ga. at
the same time, only few OF them using ordi.
nary spectacle glasses. 1t IS small, but very
bright 1t is in the constellation OF the great
bull (bulls have an upward tencencyl and It's
right ascension is considerable and growing
more so. Its declination is nothing. and 1t has
no mean time as the Southern heavens have
nothing DleGa about them.
Viewed through pebbles OF moderate power
tours are Flint's). one will be struck with the
palm tree and the harp, shining at its head,
and like other comets, locomotive as they are,
keeping its head light clear and bright. Poetic
fancy long ago promised to paint the sky gay
in the morning. but it is new to ind this
comet of the skies of Georgia. adorned in front
with frst-class advertisements The finest
sewing machine makers in the world, the very
best merchants and traders, have discovered
that the only way to get up In the world is
to tie to the comet. and business Is Influenced
stellar conjunction, and the flow in cash is a
real Niagara Looking closer and little
deeper into the nucleus of the orb, it is discov-
cred that comets are vegetarianS. or at lesSt
florists Some "Withered Flowers" in high
state of preservation, quite fresh in fact, and
having evidently been Through the press"
are easily discernioJe. Another fact next
StartleS US. Hercules, Orion. he Twins. Per-
seus, as we all know, got into the heavens long
ago on the wings of Greek fancy. but the map
of the sky seemed complete. New cons' ella
hrnu
Sternberg has got among the stars. and is as
plain ION page 81 as the dipper, OF the first
comet ever discovered, 1t was remarked that
"hereunto hangs tail" tail-by some
called Tale-hangs to this, while this han to
the Tale. and is as effective as the famous
salve, which, when applied to the cur-tailed
dog, new Tale grew out, and when applied
to the cut-Tale. a new dog grew out
(spelling slightly mixed also). This comets
Tale is intimately connected with the late
FLOODS, and other meteorological phe-
nomena.
AS this is the season OF Church Fairs, the
''Touch of Nature (p 81 will be appreciated
Annie Louise Carey and the Irish Harp" can
also be seen as stellar objects. This comet is
like fiddle and comet 1t has ,'Harmonics "
We are not surprised (p 81 to find that The thin
and spiritueIe Sarah Bernhardt has found her
heavenly home at last, III theft ter absence of
gravitalion. But on looking closer, it is only
her diamonds " As the comet moves, it
strikes some Minor Chords in the harp of
space, but only of brier vibration. A touching
thing about 'Mendelsshon and Fanny" is a
little hurt by the compositor getting wrong
proof at its close. bur it can DO understood.
Miss Matte q. Seward shines for the last time
as st Ernln nds, and we lead her TO the foot
ligh and introduce her as the daughter of
HIN. j. L. Seward, for many years the beloved
Congressman of the First District Of Georgia
poem recited at Trinity proves that our
comet is sound on Temperance. Nobody sup
posed that Rev. Editors ever got high" but
one is at work in the Comet. talking about the
Blessings of Music" Booth and His Mary"
Resurrection, !" and FLOWERS for the Gray j." as
if Sheet Music, Theatres Easter and 'Confeder-
ate Decoration Day. were themes among these
long taile(d) wanderers. 'Music in Savannah"
is favorite, as it brings in the children. and
the owners OF this Comet can't get the Chill
dren's own Reporter to curtail them one bit
Says he will teach Sunday School first!
1t has long been known that there is a Music
of the Spheres, not made by billiard balls.