The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-11
SIDEWALK PENC1LlNGS
FinIrx,n Comet nack.

Finleyss Comet Back.
 Fnley.s comet-about which there was was az one time, great deal or ques- ton as to whether 1t would ever re- swered the question by returning and is now being observed in practically all the large observatories of the country When the comet was nrst aiscovered It was found to have a pe- riod or about SITS years--that Is. It was learned that the comet took e.75 years to make one complete revolu- ton in It's orbit
 This comet belongs to that great family which. instead of having the sun as the center of it's system, re- wolves around the major planet Jupi- members of Jupiter's family or comets that throws them entirely outside the influence of the big planet. In such instances the comets are not seen their orbits are so changed that they comets.
 As yet. the comet Is not bright telescope. It is, however, setting nearer the earth all the time, and will continue to do so until September, when t reaches its perihelion-that point or Its orbit nearest the sun.
 At present, the comet does not come above the southeastern horizon until about l o'clock in the morning. It IS moving slowly northeast from the tail Of the constellation Cetus-"the whale --and Is about 10 degrees south of the equator. It comes to the meridian the line from the zenith to the point of the horizon directly south--at about 3 o'clock in the morning. From now un- til September, however. the comet will be moving toward the equator and to the east. so that it will never get to a point wbere it will be seen in the eariy evening
 It will, at best, be rather dim ob- Ject in the heavens, but 1t is in part of the sky in which the stars are not particularly brilliant and will, when visible to the naked eye, be plainiy distinguishable as faint. elongated patch of hazy light. It Is only the third comet observed this year. and ,1 has returned at the appointed time instead of having left the solar sys- tenn forever, is q particularly interest ing object to astronomers
 Eagles or to aHiIwankee.
 The Grand Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, will hold It's annual session in Milwaukee. Wis. August IA to Au- gust IS. and the Eagles of Montgom- cry will be represented by AIderman James J. Sullivan and Hon R. T. Good | wyn.
 Montgomery Aerie No. s7s, wifi leave | for Milwaukee this morning. Mir | Goodwin, as a member of the Judici- ary Committee of the Grand Aerie to to- attend meetings of that committee | in advance of the session of the main I body.
 At Birmingham this morning MT 1 Sullivan win be joined by a large party of Alabama Eagles and they will travel to Wisconsin in special sleeping cars.
 I When the Grand Aerie has compIet- | ta1 ffN C,til n q nd h- wyn will go to Waukesha, Wis, where l they will spend ten days, returning to Montgomery in time to participate in the primary election.
 Position of Professional Men. sT have observed" remarked a gen l tleman yesterday who travels over the State that nearly all the lawyers l for Lieutenant Governor R. M. Cum ningham for Governor.
 No one would claim that these I classes contain all the brains In Ala l bama, but the consensus of their judg- ment as to the fitness of the two men | is worthy sef consideration by the vo- ter wh6 has not yet decided between l theni
 Professional men do more thinking on public questions than other classes | of men and if 1t Is fact that a ma l jority Of the professional men of the 1 State are supporting pr. Cunningham
  date who ought to be nominated"
 MT. Fred Geibel has gone to schenec. tady' N Y,, to aecept, pt,aa good position l having received the appointment | through the Alabama Polytechne In stitute at Auburn. where he was s student.
 Mir. Jacob Pepperman left yesterday | evening for Weiser, Idaho. to join Mrs. Pepperman who is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Avery c. Moore in thai city. He will be absent two weeks
 Mir. w F. vandiver left yesterday 1 evening for Chicago where he will join Mrs. yandiver. He will return tc 1 Montgomery to cast his ballot at the | primary election on August 27.
 City License Inspector J. C. Cowar will leave Montgomery this morning for Blount Springs. He expects to re- turn in about week. Mir. Gus Wolf, who was injured sev. | eral days ago in an automobile acci- dent, is still confined to his home on Hull Street.
 Dr. w. L. Bloxom Of wetumpka was l in Montgomery yesterday on his way | to Monterey where he will spend two i weeks.
 Editor Joe H Adams of The Ozark 1 Star spent yesterday in Montgomery and returned to Ozark on an evening | train.
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 Mir W. B. Lolmer. a we'll -knowl
 banker of Troy, was in >towr day.
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 MT. C. C. Melvin, of Selma. spen awhile in Montgomery yesterday.
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 MT A. M. Scott, of Headland, visited Montgomery yesterday.
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