The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-10
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COMETS TO ORDER.
Bin Nye's Adventures In the Field
of Science,

were kind enough TO offer "A pliz
OF SlOO last year. As soon as
read your offer immediately bcga
to scan the heavens. | presnm
that there isn't a square foot of th
whole sky that | haven't been owe
during that time, in search of CON
cts.
III January on the early mornin.
OF the second, / think, while ooin,
home, after assisting in the ceTemo
ME OF ~ushering in the new year.
discovered a comet of great magni
tude, but on the following evening
when L attempted TO put my hand
on IT and classify it and draw on
you Tor the prize money, | found
that it had evaded me. | now
agree with my wife that it was an
optical Illusion of the first magni.
tude.
Last week, however, | succeeded
III running down d large red comet
which bad never been used before.
II was situated in the constellation
OF Cassabianca, about due west OF
the Methodist church as you look
out of my barn door on a clear
night.
Its appearance is that of a large
nebulons body With a central con.
densatiOn aud no tail. This is The
only drawback to my discovery. |
am sorry to come to you with a
tallless comet. After the long
nights of anxiety aud worry | come
to you, Doc, bringing "a bobtall
comet. | will therefore throw $40
of the amount you offered. Send
me- postal note for 800, Doc.
and the comet is yours. You will
ind it where l have said il YOU are f.,
careful to observe my directions.
Had this comet been a success
with a tail to it, | would have been
glad to bestow my name upon it,
never having put my name on a ,
comet, but | would prefer not to l
name a mutilated comet after my.
self. A MAJ works to hard to win
a deathIess name to calmly see it ]
put on a nebulons and skittish J
bObtail comet with no record. y
have had wild cat mining claims
named for me, and my brief but :
contiguous cognCmen Will be found d
here and there throughout the OIL
American herd book !; but when | 81
plaster 1t on a heavenly body | m
want 1t to be attached to Il good Ii
one.
l am on the eve of discovering nj
another comet, however, to which | il:
not be ashamed to attach my "
IA ne. | have only partially dis. "
covered 1t at this time, but as Her er
ichel Wonld say, there is a hen on. IN
got a bIlef view of this comet last as
but before | could secure it, wi
it and draw on you for the or
1t was gone. AS the bank
will be closed tonight at the time do
he discovery will no doubt be an
made, l have taken the liberty to an
raw on you today at sight. II | or
o not succeed in discovering the
omet in time for June delivery | DO
~ return the money to you. tn,
My first comet was dicovered in ly
ne early evening. 1t is not a bril-. ne
ant comet, but rather inferior in
$ appearances. Its motions also pvl
re cratic, and at times aimIess. la
has an elongated orbit, with a
rye hole in it. | hope that that
lis Will make no difference, how j.,
yer as it is no fault of mine. | will -
gree that it will not occur again. NC
l hope some day to discover a
with a parabola to it. | on
ave found d place where one of
lese had been the day before and lor
its parabola across the y
ilky way. What prize do you ma
Ter for a comet with a parabola Z n
lso what VIII you give me for a
nall comet in good condition, i's
lth periheliou to itf ]
l lfouud a light sorrel comet last ing
ar, but had not completed The I
scovery and fled OH it before it sho
sappeared for the night. | ard
armed the next day that 1t was a I
with a large orbit, aud that sell
would not again return for 5000 wee
airs. The discovery was a bona r
70 one, however, and if you will wh,
vance the amount OF the prize, it Ca
IL be a great pecuniary advantage =,
me, and ii it does not return ON 1
ne as | have said, | will refund Whe
9 money to you or your heirs ano
tn pleasure. I
This comet had a long, heavy som
me and tail, and seemed to be wer
ling first rate. It's tail was turn
from me when | discovered it, A
{ when l looked at it again | saw the
TIT was turned this way. When bust
next looked at it it was gone. who
ould any other astronomer find stor
S comet aud report it TO you, | him
you would tell him it belongs cash
me- Al Is ABOUT the medium buy,
ght, is a good roadster and ed 4
ars its tail at an angle of about and
degrees when in motion. aorr
{ would drive well with Lexelps truxI
net, l think as they look very cusl,
CD alike, but as Lexelrs comet with
a period of four aud \ half maid
rs aud mine returns once In in Il
w years it would he hard TO get store
% together. LexelPs comet has does
aped now, however. 1t pot
~ IN 1770, and Iflt has ever
1t has changed so that no -at