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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
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mendation of her achievement.
Her work for the present viii be
chiefly tabulating each day the results
OF each nights observations. also in
the microscopic examination of the
Photographic negatives made in the OBJ
servatory for the purpose OF locating
If possible new stars OF nebulae not
visible to the naked eye of the OBJ
server, even when aided by the pow
erfuI telescopes. but showing more
plainly on the Photographic plates.
Miss Alien was very studioUs while
in college, but not boOkworm. She
delighted in every department of out
door and social recreation and always
sailed her own sailboat.
That she is an expert in handling
her 21 foot craft is asserted by her
younger sister, who declares: Il feel
perfectly safe to go out with sister.
when / wouldn't step into the boat II
half a dozen men were at the helm
But once-but once. My We got too
far into the outer barber when a big
storm was coming up Sis said It was
all right, so I just hung on and let
her sail. Some saucy waves came
right into the boat. and once thought
we were going over sure. Didn't seem
to worry sis much. though she was very
white.
1--WE got ashore all right The life
saving captain said he had given US
up for lost Our boat was half full
of water and sis and I were drenched.
Miss Allen has delightful PERSONAL
ity. She is a typical New England
girl
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Millions of dollars spent on an elabo-
rate presentation gown fade into in
significance compared with the millions
of millions of miles of glittering gold
dust forming the comets train. This
gorgeous raiment can be worn but
once, for as the comet recedes in space
the material forming the train is scat
tered far and wide, and the comet grad
ually withdraws into the obscurity of
space, devoid of adornment of any kind.
AS 1t drifts by Neptune 1t will present
the appearance of an insignificant
fluffy ball. just as 1t will doubtless ap-
pear when we get our first glimpse of
it in the sky.
A comets photograph is absolutely
useless SO far as identifying the wan
derer on it's return is concerned. Some
times comet will blaze out with three
trains, as in the case of the comet OBJ
served by Donati in 1858, and at its
next return will appear without any
train at ALL or surprise us still more,
as in the case of Bielas comet, which
split in two and eventually went to
pieces.
Then again it is to be hoped that
Halleys comet will treat us better than
the expected shower of the sS year
roundtrip November meteors on the oc-
casion of their return in 1899. Mar
velous accounts had been given of pre-
vious displays In 1888 and 1866, when
the meteors were said to fall as thickly
as snowflakes. Consequently our ex-
pectations for the display in 1899 We're
great. but all those who watched fol
the shower one bitter cold night in
November will recall the miserly hand
ful of meteors which rewarded them
Tor their trouble. Apparently the me-
teors have been scattered far and wide
or through some celestial catastrophe
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AVyHI1N the lawyers of Harry Thaw
w made a plea a short time ago to
have the prisoner removed from one
institution to another on the ground
that he was being Kept exclusively on
a diet of bread and potatoes, they at
once sounded a note Of cheer TO the
enormous Army of the Thin. For the
argument OF counsel was that the po-
tato diet made Thaw take on weight,
which he didn't at all want to take
on. and Ii is this argument which has
caused the attentuated to make a care
full inquiry into the antecedents and
actions of the potato, with view 10
its possible adoption as cure 1or
the lean.
One physician who was asked about
the effect of potato eating upon the
system, said: Yes. undoubtedly the
eating of potatoes Will make one fat
{f ANYTHING will. But / do not believe
an exclusive diet of potatoes would long
agree with any person Not that the
potato in itself is not very valuable
foo0 product, for 1t Is. but because IL
does not contain all the elements re-
ouired by the system: A person could
not live very long on a potato diet
without harm. Many would become
prey to indigestion. But diet OF, say,
bread ard butter and potato might not
prove injurious If the person taking it
would also take great deal Of bodily
exercise. 1t is because of the starch
and water in the potato that 1t is bound
to fatten those who eat it regularly,
and it is because of the starch that the
potato should be avoided by persons
with q tendency 10 rheumatism and in
digestion. Taken with other foods, the
potato is one of the greatest fatteners
known to the medical profession
And this is how Mr.. Potato is made
up getting an analysis from many diff
ferenr potatoes examined:
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be within the distance of Jupiter's orbit
after March ], 1909. It is possible that
some one with the aid of a great tele-
scope or Photographic camera may
catch sight of the expected visitor dur
ing the winter OF 190s-19O9. We may
begin to search for it as early as Sep
tember, 1908, provided good ephemer-
ides are at hand. Almost certainly it
may be found by September or October.
1t will then be only a round nebula,
whatever tail IT has being almost di-
rectly behind ii as seen from the earth.
The date of its nearest approach to the
sun, according to H. C. Wilson, should
be March 10. 1910.
After October, 1909, the comet will
probably be visible to the unaided eye.
Even now IT is nearer to us than
Saturn and is rushing forward at the
rate of $50 miles minute. After 1t
passes Jupiter the next planet on Its
way. the speed will increase to 7SS
miles a minute. 1t will then plunge
through the zone of asteroids, or tiny
planets which wander between jupiter
and Mars. Woe to any small asteroid
II may encounter on the way. but
worse still for the comet should IT
crash head on In its mad career into
the giant planet Jupiter, the great dis
turber OF comets.
IT is we'll known fact that the
giant planet has way Of anneXing
comets and even tiny asteroids whlch
may happen to drift his way in most
unprincipled fashion. Suspicious nave
been aroused concerning two new
moons acquired of late years which
doubtless were once members OF the
asteroid family. Jupiter has been
gravely accused by some learned as
tronomers of exerting his mighty IN
auence on the helpless worldlets ana
adding them to his own family Circle
Not only that. but he has reached out
for passing comets and captured no
less than 80, which are now recognized
and spoken of as Jupiter's family OF
comets.
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unknown to us have been detected
from their path. Let us hope that
nothing has happened to detain the ex-
pected comet, or to mar its glory, and
that when it returns it will be adorned
in raiment befitting its presentation
of it's supreme ruler. the sun.
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but much to her surprise she received
the enviable appointment. When Pres
ident Wheeler OF the university sent
her appointment he added 8 very pret-
ty letter-a note of weleome-in COM
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Whence art thou, sny thou pale winged messen-
gerf
And whittier goestf What thy history?
And what thy futuref Tell a waiting world
Ere visiting again yon silent deeps.
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IN RTEFLY, the position Of Halley's
Ncomet at the return is not yet
- known with any decided accuracy.
Cowell and Cromelin CMonthly Notice,
Royal Astronomical society. Vol. 6s)
give the perihelion passage April g.,
1910 They are doubtless nearer it
than others. but there is an uncertainty
OF perhaps several weeks. The largest
field of view OF the 40 inch telescope
is less than six minutes Of arc. This
win be covered many times by the lit
tie finger nail held at arms length.
The astronomer. therefore. can see but
a small speck of space. If the position
of an object be closely known, it can
be readily picked up If bright enough
TO be seen in the 40 inch. But If the
place is uncertain by some degrees It
would be q great loss of time to hunt
for it with the 40 inch.
AT the same time. the Photographic
plate is far more sensitive than the
naked eye 10 the light OF a comet. The
field Of view OF a Photographic tele-
scope is far greater than that of the
visual telescope so that 1t can readily
take in. IN one picture. all the region
that is likely to contain the comet
There are much greater chances of the
comets being picked up with some o.
the rejecting telescopes, or with SONS
Of the portrait lenses. by aid of th'
Photographic plate. Though the Gomez
will be very faint the coming fall an'
winter ! have no doubt that it VIII b
found photographicaIly-'
The comet is now out between th'
orbits Of Jupiter and saturn. 1t vii
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Total ..-- : . : = = e : -. - l0U-Ou
When you get food containing 95
per cent of water and starch you get
something that's bound 10 put on the
pounds.
The trouble with the potato diet. in
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minute. and by the time Ii has reached
its greatest distance from the sun II
will have attained the rate OF 80 miles
a minute. an ''aphelion crawl" as 1t has
been jocosely termed by scientists.
AS another rs year cycle must pass
away before the comet will again come
within our ken. 1t behooves us to fol-
low the example of the astronomers
and be on the lookout for the arrival
of our celestial guest. The advance
guard to welcome it on its return will
be stationed at the Lick and the Yerkes
telescopes; then the owners of smaller
telescopes will get their opportunity,
until finally by October, 1909 it will be
possible for all to see the comet with
the unaided eye.
1t is impossible to say anything re-
garding the position of the comet in
the sky as observable from the earth,
until certain computations have been
made A prize has been offered by the
German astronomical society of 1000
marks for the most exact calculation,
and when it is made we shall know
As seen from the sun it's position when
nearest to that luminary will be about
four or five degrees from Theta in the
constellation of the Eagle, a distance
equivalent to that separating the Point
ers
AS to the appearance of the comet on
it's return it depends entirely upon its
position with regard to the earth and
sun. If the earth happens to be near
the comet about the time of its passage
round the sun, when the comets light
is necessarily greatest and the train
most extended, then we shall have a
splendid view of the glorious spectacle.
At It's return in 1859 the comet had a
train SO feet in length and was best
seen In the southern hemisphere. That
is, the train of the comet extended to
a distance equivalent to a little more
than half the way from the zenith to
the horizon.
At its next return, in 1885, it was
somewhat shorn of it's splendor. for its
train was but 15 degrees in length
Even so, that means a length three
times as great as that separating the
Pointers, which forms very conven-
lent scale for denoting distances of OBJ
jects observed in the sky. How the
comet will look on its next return 1t is
impossible TO conjecture, but it is to
be hoped that 1t will treat us to a dis
play worthy of its former reputation
a 4 NFORTUNATELY, comets are
made of such fiimsy material and
use it in such an extravagant
fashion in the formation of trains. in
order that they may be presentable, as
it were, when they visit the sun. that
! many such visits ultimately lead to
bankruptcy. Halleys comet has the
reputation for being specially reckless
/. in this way, adorning itself with
trains long enough to reach from the
earth to the sun and millions of miles
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-- its appearance in 1885 Halley
N comet made a fairly near ap-
\ nroach to Jupiter, which caused
the comet to hasten its return some
what. However. on its present journey
no unnecessary alarm need be felt re-
orard,ne a possible encounter with the
celestial robber, Jupiter, as the comet
will not approach that planet within
several million miles. In fact, none OF
the other large planets comes anywhere
near the comet on this trip, and In the
case of Neptune this is fortunate TOT
when the elements of the 1910 orbit
were computed Neptune had not been
discovered. Consequently no allowances
had been made for the possible enect
of a close encounter with this planet.
IT is the outermost in the solar system
and possesses no small attractive pow
ers of its own, though not to be COM
pared with that exerted by Jupiter.
At present Neptune is credited with
a family of six comets. including Hal
ley's comet, and providing all goes
well with the latter on its return trip
il will continue a member of the Nep-
tunian retinue After passing Jupiter,
the asteroids and Mars the comet will
Increase its speed to 1.2S4 miles a min
ute, dashing onward past our planet
at the increased rate OF 1,54S miles a
minute, and rushing frantically around
the sun as though to escape its In
tense heat at the rate Of 1878 miles a
minute. BY that time it viii have
reached the limit of the pace that kills
for an increase in speed of about IL
miles a minute would end disastrously
The comet would be drawn along q
path so changed in direction that we
would never see 1t again.
On May 2. 1910. or one day before
the comet makes its nearest approach
to the sun, it will pass Venus. Seer
from that planet. the comet would oc-
cupy a position within two degrees oi
the pole star. This is equivalent tc
nearly half the distance separating the
so called pointers in the Great Dipper
their distance apart being five degrees
NN June u, 1910, the comet vii
pass within five to ten million miles
of the earth's orbit and then grad
ually recede into space, after making
its obeisance to its mighty ruler, tn,
sun. AS it recedes the comets pace
, viii decrease, as though it felt wprr
out by the stupendous efforts already
, made Passing bv Neptune its speef
Will have slowed down to 60 miles {
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
By Mary Proctor

Whence art thou. say. thou pale winged messen-
And whittier coestl What thy historyS
And what thy futuref Tell a waiting world
Ere visiting again yon silent deeps
:" FTER an absence of rs years
Halley's comet $50 named after
II the astronomer who determined
its orblt) is on a return trip.
The magnihed eyes provided by sci
entists In the giant lenses Of the tele-
scopes at the Lick and Yerkes observa-
tories viii be enabled to get q glimpse
OF the returning wanderer from space
in the fan OF the present year. As the
comet approaches nearer and nearer
TO our planet the smaller telescopes
viii have their chance.
The surprising fact. however, is
noted by Prof. E. E Barnard OF the
Yerkes observatory, that the comet
viii be found BY the camera before
Il can be picked up by the greatest
telescopes
In reply TO questions regarding the
expected return Of Halley's comet
have received the following interesting
reply from Professor Barnard. He is
an eminent authority on the subject
and is well known for his remarkable
work in celestial photography. espe-
cially in the photographs he has taken
OF comets In this way we have
learned much OF the marvellous changes
these celestial visitants from the sky
undergo while 3ourneying through
space
BY means of photography a new
chapter will be added to our knowledge
Of the peculiar characteristics OF Hal
Iey's comet. and doubtless many fine
photographs of the wanderer will be
obtained before Il recedes on its return
trip through space
y think you can say with absolute
certainty" says Professor Barnard
Tthat Hslley's comet will be visible in
the 40 inch telescope in the winter OF
1908. II ought TO be a bright object
then In a good telescope. and should be
visible IN any telescope of FIVE or si1
inches aperture, because, according tC
Holetchek (Astr. Mach. for 1908, June
1s) IL viii on October 2, 1903, be OF
the fourteenth magnitude IL WILL o.
course, get brighter after that date.
''On October ?. 1908, II win be un.
usually faint, because its computed
magnitude will be lS.2m. According K
DR.. Holetchek the brightness Of th'
. comet at its best viii be ann. Thi,
would make it not very different from
the brightness Of Daniels comet o
that year. But you must bear in mint
that a comet is an uncertain quantity
so far as a prediction of its brightness
is concerned, and it may come up t.
some Of its glory Of the middle ages
though this is not probable, for tn
comet at each return must lose a grea
deal Of its tail producing material
and hence at each successive return
it must present a less brilliant aspect
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-06-12
LIN E CITY.


Mrs. Clarence Joslin left Friday for
visit with Chicago friends.
Miss Mary Norton of Dunbridge was
the guest of Mrs. Geo. Keller Satur-
day and Sunday.
Raymond Velth of Toledo is visiting
his grandparents, John WeSeman and
wife this week.
Mrs. Ed. Clegg and the Misses Esther
and Libbie Charleston spent last Thurs
day in Toledo.
Bert Cheapwood of Sugar Ridge was
the guest of his aunt, Mrs. Geo. Keller
last Sunday.
Sylvester Greiner and wife were Wis
itors of Mrs. McFall of Perrysburg
last Sunday
John Lintner and wife entertained
as their last Sunday guests John Wise
man, wife and daughter, Chris. Dauer
and wife, Erwin and Carl ReitZel and
Joe Haas and wife.
Will Swartz and family of Toledo
were guests of p. Cornelius and fam
lily last Sunday
Mrs. Hamilton Cook returned to her
home in Bowling Green after visit
with Mrs. j. w. Hitchcock and friends.
Frank SwartZ and family took Sun
day dinper with his mother, Mrs. Jake
SwartZ. .a.
Chas. Crane and family, W. A. Man
dell and family of East Toledo and
Isaac Whitson and wife visited with
Geo. Whitson and family last Sunday.
Geo. Whitson, wife and daughter,
and II. II. Tinney and wife VISITED with
friends in Swanton, Friday and Satur-
day.
Miss MYRTLE Frantz invited mum
ber of friends to her home last Tues
day afternoon from to 6 O'Clock to
help celebrate her 10th birthday ami
yersary. Light refreshments were
served Those present were. Misses
Alma and Florence Haley, Ethel and
Efiie Keller. Sylvia Maubel and Lena
Bean, Mary, Margaret and Jane Hitch
cock, Lula Weseman, Raymond Veitll
and Agnes Cornelius.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-06-12
BATES.


I BATES. !
Bob Thaiss andMiss Lillian Clausen
visited the White City Sunday after
noon.
Geo. Brossia and family spent Sun
day with their daughter Mrs. G. Hahn
of East Toledo.
VIM. Pogerman of Rossford is spend
ing few days with John Brossla.
Mrs. Katie Hahn and daughter call
ed on Mrs. Chas. Thalss Sunday even
ing.
VIM. F. Brossia and family were
the guests of Will Reitz and wife
last Sunday.
Chris. Schaller called on Miss Mable
Brossla Sunday evening.
Miss Yetta Brossia spent Sunday
with her brother f. G. Brossia of
East Toledo.
Mrs. Nellie Limmer is at the home
of her parents and is slowly improv-
ing from her operation.
Mrs. Anna Plister of Toledo spe t
Saturday with her sister, Mrs. Philip
Brossia
Mr.. Reubensaal and family, Henry
Kopp and family were the guests of
Chas. Schaller and wife Sunday.
Herman Hahn and Lydia Thaiss
spent Sunday evening with Otto Hahn
and wife
Henry Limmer and family called
on Geo. r. Hahn and family Monday
evening.
Keep your ears open boys for the
sweet chimes of wedding bells will
ring near Bates.
Fish bite fine at Bates corners, as
all the women are out trying their
luck. Everybody is invited.
Miss Mamie Brossia is spending the
week in East Toledo.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-06-12
OLDEST IN W. R. c.

Ohio's oldest member of the Relief
Corps passed away. when Mrs. E. M.
Phelps died Friday afternoon at $50
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
A. J. Walk at Jerry City, at the age
of 90 years.
Gen. Wolfe, the conqueror of Que
bee, was direct ancestor of hers, as
was old Gen. Putnam, of Revolution
ary fame, whose wild dash down the
long flight of steps in mountain side
excited the admiration of the British
horsemen who dared not follow the
fearless generals example. Her
grandfather, Samuel Stevens, was
captain of U. s. ship in the ReYolu-
tionary War. With his fourteen men
he was captured and confined in an
old hulk of ship. There he saw
eleven of his comrades die of starya
ton before the stars and stripes came
to the rescue. Mrs. Phelps father
was minute man during the war of
1912. In the Civil War her husband
and two sons with thirteen cousins
were members of the 5th New York
Cavalry and were known as the ''Pa-
triotic Family" AS mentioned above
Mrs. Phelps had the distinction of be-
ing the oldest member of the w. r. G.
in OHIO.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-06-12
A FEW DIVORCES.

Divorces were granted by Judge
Fries in the following cases:
Ethel Everett VS.. Jos. n. Everett.
Plff granted divorce, on ground of
extreme cruelty, custody of child
$500 alimony.
Mary E. Alspach VS. Alphens j.
Alspach. Divorce granted PPf on
ground of gross neglect of duty.
Manerva Conkey VS. VIM. G. Con-
key. Divorce granted PPff on ground
of gross neglect of duty, custody of
child and alimony.
Jessie E. Garfield VS. Clark A. Can
field. Divorce granted Ppf on
ground of gross neglect, custody of
children.
Hazel Foster VS. Arthur w. Foster.
Divorce granted Pl'ff. on ground of
extreme cruelty, custody of children
and alimony.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-06-12

Widows should understand that no
application and no services of an at
torney are necessary to secure the in
crease under the Widows Pension Bill
which is now law. Those who are
on the roll will have their pensions in
creased at the next payment by the
Pension Bureau without the need of
an action on their part. The only ap'
plications necessary will be from those
who haye heretofore been denied pen
sions on account of having an income
in excess OF $3.50. This qualification
having been abolished, those who have
heretofore been rejected for that rea-
son can now apply and receive their
pension. Washington National Tri-
bune.