The Detroit times., 1909-12-20

other planets they will see It's finish
through their telescopes.
And after the end OF the world,
what?
Prof Lowell and other astronomers,
on or about May rs next. will look
through the big rcfractor here and see
Halley's comet do just what the world
will do the day before IL comes to an
end Halley's comet then will cross
the face Of the sun.
According 20 Prof LOwell's startling
theories. the earth viii cross the saCe
Of the sun. sometime. and not only
viii cross il. but will dive. like a base
hall from a bat RIGHT INTO the sun
Itself
Somewhere back OF the feeble little
space We call our universe there are
the ghosts OF worlds like our own
moving about IA ghosts do. with no
fixed time OF appearance. Every once
in a while one Of our big planets VIII
start suddenly from its path. tremble
a little, and then start on again.
During the time II trombled one o;
these ghost-like worlds was passing
H. far out oS the range Of the strong
est telescope
Nobody knows how fast these big
worlds move and nobody knows
whittier they are bound. They are
black and colJ-tremendous cold, and
dead
Some dav one OF these dead worlds
will wander into the Hight Of the sun.
and with an eycrincreasng speed will
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Earth like IIalley's comet. will soon
feel the attraction of this dead planet
hurtling through the air with such
terrific speed. Slowly at first. but
surely under the innexible law OF grav-
ity. our globe will turn from its own
path i'm the great universe. and swing
ing in behind the stranger, VIII dart
straight for the sun.
But unlike the case OF tho comet we
all will be shot like a giants cannon
hall into the molten mass. and perhaps
clear through IT, IF the latter. We Will
come out on the other side, black and
dead. like the other ghosts OF worlds
that once tecmed with life and now
threaten us.
This. in brief, Is Prof Lowell's
theory on the end Of life He is not
yellow" astronomer and he has
science 10 back him in this new and
startling Wow.
We cannot tell tho timc OF our
planet's end. he declares. but We have
m idea Of what will happen just be
fore the earth hurtlcs into the sun. II
viii come. a the Bible foretells. In
moment. in tho twinkling Of an eye"
But II our planet ghost which finally
cuticcs MS 90 our death, Is as large aS
The Ghosts which make other planets
trcmblc men like Lowell will be able
10 see il p YEARS AWAY
Twenty.seven years Of terror will
onsue between its discovery and the
end Of time. Children will be born
into the maddened world who viii be
grown men and women with the day
OF their fate sealed TO the hour. the
minute. and almost 10 the second Di.
vine nromise will be manknds only
consolation.
There will he a reign Of fear and
terror the like OF which never has
come before, nor could II be imagined
now
This end NAV not come in this cycle,
or in 100 900 years from now, but it's
coming some time. Prof. Lowell and
many other star students are sure OF
this.
Death will bc painless. though
There will be a sight in the sky like
that of a hundred suns at midnight.
The moon will fade away. and this
great light. the treacherous burning
ehost.planet. will lead the earth on
by means Of gravity into the sun
with il.
So far there is no direct disturbance
IN the realm OF space To cause men
like Prof. Lowell TO believe our end
Is coming soon but the knowledge OF
how IL Is going 10 come will prove
an unusual and picturesque revelation.