The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-11-26
A ham Of Fire Expected for the
Night Of nov. "a.

Dir. Louis Swift says: III predic
!, thai on the pvcilil,g oi thes27 Of Til
h month, as soon as dirk ness falls, fher
will commence a rain ~ ERE wl,iel, " il
be remembered f5r Years. Isilis dis
: play is not one OF the periodic one
! alluded 10 before, but is counpcict
$ with the appearance ofIhis new come,
! as The whole matter is OF great im
) lpoftance in astronomy, viii exlasul
r the connection. Meieoric shower,
i used t0tc cause terror4an all siies. A,
!. recently ms 1888 lie lower classes i.
this country confidently expected Tho
end of ihe<world had come or the ap,
pearance of violent disturbance 81
this sort. Now il is known thai
nieieors are clesely connected With
: comets. and il is believed that they
may be parts OF cnmefs.r
Il Dr.. Swift prnaueed The following
telegram "Bcrberich cables comet.
linlines' possibly I,lela's. John
Richie, Jr." That would be a puzzle
To al ordinary mortal, but Dir. Swift
read and re-read i. with evident relish.
DIR. Swift examined Holmes ce,net on
Thursday night with care and was
struck with several strange qualities
possessed by il. Ga Friday afternoon
| The telegram came. The interpreted
ton of the message is this: -Jobn
Richie. Jr.. observer AT Harvard Uni
tersity, sends this notice 10 DR.. Swift
To inform him that cahlegraiD from
the German astronomer, Berberich.
has been received al Harvard stating
that Holmes comet may be found to
be The famous Bieia Comet"
IL believe that is The true solution,
said DIR. Swift. s.This is certainly the
most remarkable come, have ever
seen. In its clean outline aud position
there is something familiar. Biela's
comet is. perhaps the most interesting
Of the heavenly bodies. We know
| that il should he seen at certain peri
DDS. Sometimes when its season comes
blazes tiercely, ut others there is not
trace Of il, and again il appears in
Two divisions. separated from each
ether. Ii. 1772 Montague discovered
a comet /; Ihirty-ihree Years later Pond
found another, and in 1925 Blela gave
his name 10 new conner Imagine
the surprise iotlIe astronomical world
when IL was learned, few years later,
that these three comets were one and !
the same Calculators AT once began |
70 search out the paih of this heavcnl
tramp and IL was proved thai il should
appear once in sixteen aud six-tenths |
years. The figuring was correct and
sometimes The comet appeared when
The glasses were ready. At other /
times il would not evei, show tail I
feather. 1t Was noticed, however. that |
Biela's Conner came IN sight only on
mnliiples of the time calculated for its
regular appearance"
does the comet look The same at i
one visit rs al anoiherr was asked
.No, indeed" was the reply. s.In
1916 Biela's comet Was seen 10 be d. t
vided into Two paris; in 1852 the divi-
sion was more prominent When n |
detective is on tie Track Of crook /
who has hitherto succeeded in going
Into secure hiding places when hard /
pressed, any Chew is seized eagerly. /
The phenomena of 1916 aud 1852 !,
gave us n clew 10 the tricks of Biela's I
comet Gould il be possible {? asked I
some one, that Biea's conner al certain
times breaks mp into pieces, remains
for u period in chaotic state. aud I
that, after n time, the parts are again
drawn together by some strange force
and the comet formed again p Then
II was remembered thai The appear
ances of this comet had often been
connected with msteoric showers.
Biela's comet was due in 1866. and
that year marked The most wonderful
nieieoric showers ever seen in Europe
or Asia. We had only remnant of
il here and gel cvunied $50 nefeors
during The night. flied my pockets
with keys and pennies, and 50 forth,
aud dropped one into NY right pocket
fpr each meteor. On reaching 100 1
/ put penny IN The left pocket.
Snch a mcilod wonld have ;,rnspd
vain in Europe, where 100000 could
be seen fran, one point.n
'.The Inference is plain.. continued
The astronomer. "If this is Bipla's
comet. ms | firmly believe, on The
nigh, OF Nos. 81 A few sparks NAV
fly on the night of The 25th. but the
main interest will centre on The first
named date A siar-shower * always
a fine sight. but If my prophecy comes
true we shall learn mere aboui this,
III enost mysterious and nearest Of all
which has not been seen since
1852, although expected ouce in six
Years"
"How far away is this comet p was
asked. L
.'ln one fits visits" was the answer,
. I}iela's comet came so close Ia the
earth that if the hitter had been delay !
ed or advanced, have forgot which.
one month in lis course there have !
been collision. Il is quite within
The boun Is OF probability that this |
romet will strike the earth sometime. {
Indeed, il may be moving directly to-
wards us now. On Thursday night
my slide was so heavily weighted with |
NOW could not move il, and only !.
.anght Il glimpse of the newcomer I
through shutter. FRIDAY nighs was g
90 foggy to give a view. In clear |