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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17

that year 1t was 40,oOO, 900 miles from the
earth. In August it's tail could be seen,
but family, but by October the tail was
distinct enough to be measured 1t was
50,000,000 miles in length. This comet was
| the wonder of the world. so brilliant was
| it and so graceful its tall. The tail
seemed to part something like the tail
of a fish. You may recognize it 1000 years
from now (for it will come back at that
time) by the part in the fiery linglets.
The comet in which the world is now
most interested is called Halleys comet.
After reading accounts of the comets of
1881, 1901 DR.. HALEY believed that they
were one and the same. He therefore
fixed its orbital period at IS years, and
figured that it would return in 1859. Hal
ley died in TIP, but the comet came at
the time designated. This comet can be
traced back through a long period of
centuries. 1t was seen in England In the
year of the battle of Hastings In 1855 1t
appeared again, this time having an enor-
nous tail that stretched from the hor-'
lion to the zenith
| suppose that the earth will pass
through the subtle, gaseous cometary
streams flowing from the head of others
No harm can come to u.s. however from
encountering a comets tall There may
be sense of moving about in a slight
mist of gas, due TO hydrocarbons and
tiny soot-particles, such as we in Bir-
mingham are accustomed to. may be dis
covered, but ! think that nothing more
serious need be anticipated. Pray. do
not think of going out of town In order
to escape the tail of the comet. How
old are you? do not mean, dear madam,
that you are to tell me; / know you
would not. But were you on the earth
before the war between the states?" If
So you have in all probability, passed
through the tail of one comet, that of
1851. and here you are yet,
Comets have always been associated In
some minds with terrible portents. Sem
eca, Nero's tutor, said of comet. that
1T was anxously observed because of
some great catastrophe which It pro-
duced." Josephus says that the de-
structon of Jerusalem by Titus was an
nounced by sword-shaped comet, which
fingered above Jerusalem for year. Even
| Pliney the polished Roman writer, said,
| "A comet is ordinarily a fearful star; 1t
announces no small effusion of blood"
| When the comet of 1856 appeared the
| Pope recommended that the faithful offer
| prayers against the possible disasters of
the comet. One of the prayers OF that
| time was, Lord, save us from the devil,
| the Turk and the comet" No one now
prays to be delivered from the Turk
and the comet" but it is to be hoped
that we will all pray to be delivered
from the devil"
when | consider Thy heavens, the sun
and the moon and the stars, the work
of THY fingers, what is man that Thou
art mindful of him."
1.-The heavens declare the glory of God
and he armament showeth His handi-,
| work
| BY the word of the Lord were the
heavens made, and all. the host of them
| by the breath of His mouth
worship Him that made heaven and
EARTH
I'm the beginning God created the
heavens and the EARTH
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17

some have a less velocity of forward
movement. The North Star makes an an
nual journey of some millions of miles
time when Polaris will cease to be tht
North Star If the reader should by
any chance be on earth about 1900 year:
from now, he will see new star in thu
north by which sailors will take theii
ocean courses That new star will be II
the constellation Lyra. The stars com
posing the "Dipper" are suns, mucl
larger, perhaps. than ours. They are
Fastening through space with an incon-
ceivable velocity. Some of them are re-
ceding from our system, others are NOV
ing in another direction. Thirty-six thou
sand years from now the "Dipper' may
be looked for in vain, certainly as we
see it.
But while all the stars are crossing the
heavens at the same time we must not
think of their moving in the same direc-
tion nor with the regularity of well
drilled army, composing one great, or
derby body. So far as we can see, there
are different professions, vast streams OF
stars that intersect one another.
Sometimes when these starry streams
intersect, they form shape something
like a st. Andrews Cross, at an angle OF
about lis degrees. Our sun and the
planets are nearly through one of the
points of intersection or lines of cross
ing, but we are not yet out of the con-
gested mass on the Broadway of the stel-
Ter thoroughfares.
II this statement be true. Is there not
danger of collision? I answer, Yes. Fol-
worlds have collided. The authority
whom quoted above says of this subject
This has been the fate of many stars
of several within the period of human
history, and of one-Nova Persei-withir
a few years and witnessed in all its de-
structive detail by astronomers still liv
ing
ASTOUNDING FIGURES.
It is difficult for us to appreciate as
Economical measurements Indeed 1t is
not only difficult but impossible. Dis
tances are so vast and magnitudes sc
enormous as to require long trains of fig
ures to express them. With such COM
binations of figures and ciphers as are
essential we are unfamiliar. Hence, a
sfoot-rule has been provided by astron-
omers in order that the results of theli
scientific labors might become more rea
| TO us. The foot-rule with which we are
best acquainted is II inches long; but the
| foot-rule of astronomy Tin round num-
| bers) Is 100000 miles ions. Ihe average
bow can carry in his pocket more things
| than a grown man can Imagine; but ht
w6uld have difficulty of the worst kline
should he try to Gram this "foot-rule'
| into the expansive pouch below his waist
band.
| The astronomer rule expresses the dis
| lance of the earth from the sum- and II
the unit employed in celestial measure
ments Where we say, $50 many inches
or feet" the astronomer says, so man,
times the distance between the sun ant
the EARTH. But even this expedient a'd'
us but little. Therefore, homely Illus
trations are used for the benefit of lay
people by some astronomers, such al
these: In trying to illustrate the dis
lance Of the sun from the earth. we vii
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17

"Sit, Jessica; Look how the floor of
heaven
ts thick inlaid with patens of bright
goldv Merchant of Venice.
ITO the eyes of night the shining
planets and twinkling stars in the
Il quiet heavens above us, I devote
this essay 1 shall avoid as much as
possible the technicalities of astronomy
md the mathematical processes by which
pertain results are determined. for the
reason that l am writing for a class of
readers who have but scant time to give
10 a study of the more abstruse phases
IF the subject.
STARRY MOTION
There is so much said of the fixed
stars" that the unscientifc are apt to
Believe that there are motioness stars
In the heavens; that while the planets
Are constantly moving there are worlds
beyond our planetary family which are
10 fixed" as to remain at absolute reat.
But this is an error. 1t is the distance
from us that makes some stars seem
motionless. All stars, planets, satellites.
consultations, zones and belts of fire,
and all comets, of course, that sparkle
Or blaze in the skies have their own
motion.
In the first place, all heavenly bodies
have a rotative motion, just as the earth
has. The earth revolving upon its axis
from west to east gives us day ana dark
hess. The earths satellite, the moon
turns likewise upon its axis; but the
moons relation to the earth Is or such
character as to prevent its turning but
Dne side of its surface to us at any time.
But constantly it turns through the ages
The sun and all others turn upon their
axis.
In the. second place, there is never
Il eeasing revolution OF the heavenly bodies
around their center of gravity. Our solar
system gives an illustration of all the
others. Every member of the planetary
system revolves around the sun, following
4 trackless path, called its orbit. The
great central star, the sun, (for the sun
u starr holds them in place But the
sun himself Is not independent of this
law, for he is sustained in his position
bv the gravitation of some other great
star, and has his own vast and unreck-
oned orbital track.
But the sun is only one of millions of
stars. In the Milky Way" there have
been counted. by the use of telescope
photographs, 140,ooo,ooo Of stars like our
sun No doubt, each one of them ha s
It's planetary system These are all in
motion and revolving about some I'M
known and far distant central star, whose
bulk outweighs, them all combined. 1t
has been held that the unseen star around
which all the sidereal worlds revolve is
the metropolis of the skies, the heaven
for which the soul longs and prays.
Then, there is a third motion of the
stars and their planets They are all
sweeping across the heavens. as If aim
ing to reach some distant point in the
immensely of space. The star that we
call the sun is rushing across the sky,
< with his planets at the rate, according
the astronomer Kaempffert, of IL miles
n second, which by the process of null
plication will disclose flight of over
100000 of miles per annum. The rush OF
some other worlds is still greater. while
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17

NURING my passionate in Richmond,
Va, l lived next door to an intel
~ ligent gentleman, member of the
city council. One day we were discussing
the subject OF Socialism, and in the
course of the discussion | said "One of
the strongest arguments against it is the
fact that one Of the earliest words that
children learn is the word mine This
word is learned very soon after father
and mother are learned" Soon after
this conversation my view was amusing
ly illustrated in my neighbours home.
was in his parlor, when his lovely little
2-year-old daughter came in barefooted-
My pocket happened to contain a store OF
little candy drops of divers colors.
said to the little girl: Now. daughter
put your feet close together, and stand as
still as a mouse With eyes full OF
wondering curiosity, she obeyed, when
/ took handful of the candy drops
from my pocket and placed them care
fully, one by one. upon her toes count
ing them. one two. three etc Before
] finished counting ten she looked up
with intense interest and said, Are they
miner"
The whole science of political economy
rests upon the basis set forth in this
homely story. The desire of proprietor
ship-the disposition to own and to con-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-06-19
BASEBALL GAME
IS POSTPONED
FOR ONE WEEK
GOLDFIE.l.n EAGLES WILL Not
ARRIVE 81 GAME ~ or
UNTIL SUNDAY.

Word vas received in Tonopah
Yesterday announcing that the
Eagles % the southern camp soala
be unable 90 bring their ball team
here to-day for the purpose of cross
ms bats with thp local fe4thsssd
team Tals move resulted from ths
eaneellIng OF a special sraia hy chs
knights Of Columbus whe we're TO
have aided the membcTs - Tono.
pah coaneil in ialtlasinx a larxc
huneh of candidates
rhs kam~ Is not 81 exactly aud
there are hopes that she twe ssams
all meet uext SUNDAY attsvmeoe
\, that slme the X. c.s wlli arrive
Ia forve and Il b prehahle tha, shg
Eagles win BE- IN the baash Fyvp.
aRatlona here had heea soa,els,ri
TOE the waHae aud no~ that Il b
ealled % a the last mlnut. shers u
aorruv In the loeal samp feg ,hsrs
was No chance % IosiaK tbs xams
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-06-19
LAST APPEARANCE
Of juvenile AT
BUTLER THEATRE
BABY MILLER WILL CONCLUDE
HER ENGAGEMENT IN
TONOPAH TODAY.

The Butler theater program last
evening was one that brought forth
much applause from the audience.
The two war dramas appealed to
the sentiments of everyone. Miss
Ruth Miller also came in for her
share of applause. 1t IS with gen.
eral regret that we learn that to-
morrow will conclude Miss Miller's
engagement in Tonopah. She goes
back to Goldfield where she will be
employed at the Goldfield theater
by Mr.. Goodfriend. The pictures
for today's matinee and evening per-
formances are "Davy Crockett" this
story being graphically portrayed
by the Selig company's high class
artists and will not fail to please
the most critical. Dorothy and
| the Scarecrow in o." is story OF
the fairyland order in which some
of the situations are extremely
funny. "a Romance of Western
Hills is another of the Biograpf
company's feature films. Miss Rutf
Miller will appear in both the even
ing and afternoon performances.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-06-19
MAKES OFFER
To TAKE Fight
TO GOLDFIEiD
BOOSTERS WILL LEAVE TODAY
FOR RENO TO CONFER
WITH RICHARD.

Goldfield is making strenuous
effort to land the big match and
the railway officials of the Tonopah
and Tidewater and Las Vegas and
Tonopah routes have been in San
Francisco the past few days using
all the influence they can gather
to have Richard and Gleason name
the southern city as the designated
place for the mill. The Goldfield
boosters have wired that six thou
sand tickets at $40 a ticket would
be guaranteed and this morning a
crowd will journey on to Reno to
confer with Richard over the stu
alton.
Yesterday C. E. Redmond, the
Goldfield agent for the L. V. &
T. received the following dispatch
from J. H. Brown, traffic manager
of the same road, who is at pres
ent in San Francisco:
lHulCdtiOnS are SOou lol pOiu-
field and if they land it there 1t
will increase interest in Nevada II
one man trains in Goldfield and
the other in Tonopah. If the COM
mittee approves l would suggest
that wires be sent to Jeffries and
Johnson accordingly"
]. II. Minnick of the Big Casino,
who has the backing of the Tono-
pah business men. sent a dispatch
to Tex Richard at San Francisco
Friday night In an attempt TO locate
the fight for this city The sub
stance of his dispatch was US fol-
lows:
"Tonopah wants the fight TO be
held here. District Attorney ap-
proves. VIII YOU consider a prop
osition from Tonopah Answer Inn
medIately."
A response Is expected today
when Richard arrives In Reno and
n the nTht promoter viii consider
proposition. one viii bc made that
- likely to eclipse the offers all
ready made BY Goldneld and Reno
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-06-19
Receives SAD
INFORMATION OF
SISTERS DEATH
SISTER OF CAPT. GEORGE W.
THATCHER PASSES AWAY
AT DENVER.

Captain George w. Thatcher yes
terday received a telegram announc-
ing the death of his sister, Mrs.
Anna ID. Butler, wife of the Hon.
Hugh Butler of Denver, who passed
away Friday night. Another dis
patch conveyed the information
that a brother-in-law, W. F. Madi-
gan, was seriously i'll with pneu-
monia. Mr.. Madigan is well known
in Tonopah, having at one time
leased on the Daisy ground at
Round Mountain where he acquired
a comfortable fortune. This is the
second time he has been i'll with
pneumonia and his condition is re-
garded as being extremely criti-
cal.
Captain Thatcher and his son,
Hugh Thatcher. will leave this
morning for Denver to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Butler. Mrs.
Thatcher is now at Aspen but will
join her husband and son at Den
yer.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-06-19

that for years Mr.. Needles has been
DESTROYS of going to Alaska to To-
cate. A short time ago he and
Bruce Glidden, a former Goldfield
attorney, entered into a partner
ship and were to open law Offices
at Iditarod. In fact Mr.. Glidden
had preceded Mr.. Needles to the
new Alaska discovery. Needles, ac-
companied by his wife, left here
last Thursday and one week after
his departure he met his death.
1t was the intention of Mrs.
Needles to remain with her parents
in Seattle for several months before
joining her husband. Mrs. Glidden
was to do this also. The boat, on
which the unfortunate attorney was
to have taken passage, was sched-
uled to sail Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Needles was one of the most
prominent members of the Nye
County Bar association, and it is
highly probable that the associa-
tion will meet and adopt resolu-
lions out of respect for the de-
ceased. He formerly practiced il
San Francisco where he was raised
His father at one time was one o.
the leading attorneys of California
Immediately on receipt of thu
news yesterday many messages o
sympathy were sent to Mrs. Nee
| dies who has a large circle o
| friends here, and who has the sym
pathy of the entire community il
her sudden bereavement.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-06-19
JULY FOURTH At
ROUND MOUNTAIN
To BE OBSERVED
CITIZENS OF HYDRAULIC CAMP
NAME COMMITTEES TO
ARRANGE AFFAIR.

Round Mountain, which has
been termed the biggest feeling
camp on earth" is making prepare
tions to celebrate the glorious
Fourth in grand style. A meeting
of the residents of this camp was
held several nights ago and elab-
crate preparations started for the
big celebration. Hon. w. j.
O'Brien was selected as chairman
of the meeting and following the
preliminary matters the following
committees were appointed. The
program will be arranged within
the next few days and will be pub
lished by the Bonanza in full. The
following are the various commit
tees that will have charge of the
affair:
Committee on sports-J. A. Blu
chanan, Ben Rogers, Monte Altman
William Berg, James Cushing, FREQ
Byrne, Harlan AGREE, Fred Peter
son, Joe johnson, Ed Tieke, A. F
Cook, Tom Cahill.
Publicity committee-Bert Nc
Pherson. Judge George Foley, j. A
Buchanan, Fred Tarbell.
Financial Committee. d. Rich
ards, Martin Ganaty, F. n. Graves
Richard Earnest, Charles Miller.
Committee on barbecue-Johl
Moore, James Wood, James Oar
rough Jr.
Committee on parade-Joe Alex
ander, NJ. j. McVeigh, ]. O'Leary
J. Harrington, James Healey.
Reception Committee-Fred Tai
bell, George Washington Hatch
Chester Perrine; Ben Morrin, job
Harkin.
Literary Committee - Willia1
Gonimo, Judge George Foley, F. +
Cove, Martin Garraty, Judge Chan
Ibers, J. A. Buchanan, Willial
Hacker
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-06-19
MISS M'FADDEN
NOW LEADING IN
VOTING CONTEST
HAS A MAJORITY OF NEARLY
300 VOTES OVER NEAREST
CONTESTANT.

In the Goddess of Liberty contest
Miss saba McFadden has jumped
into the lead and now has gain
of $50 votes over her nearest COM
petitor. The remaining candidates
are all running neck and neck. The
differences between all the candi-
dates is not very great and sin
gle days polling is liable to make
great change. The following is
the official count as taken at 6
O'Clock last night by the commit
tee:
saba McFadden-2090.
Gussie Anderson-1700.
Anna Murphy-1210.
Evelyn Collins-1125.
Muriel Robb-1020.
Inza Critchfield-920.
Amelia Van Patten-90.
Miss Maltsta announced last night
that she desired to withdraw and
her name was taken from the list.
While she has only been in the con-
test two days she had 1000 votes
to her credit.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-06-19
ALFRED R. NEEDLES
MEETS SUDDEN DEATH
IN SEATTLE LAKE
Prominent Tonopah Attorney Drowned
Several hours Before He Was to De-
part for Alaska.

Alfred r. Needles, the well
known Tonopah attorney, who de-
parted on June IL for Iditarod,
Alaska, was drowned Thursday, at
Seattle, according to a dispatch re-
ceived yesterday by Judge Mark R.
Averill of the district court. The
telegram was sent by Glen L. Davis,
formerly of this place but now in
Seattle, and was worded as follows:
Needles drowned here Thurs
day. Body not found. Can do
anything?"
Last evening Attorney P. NJ. Bow
Ter received the following dispatch
from Mrs. Bruce Glidden, of Seattle,
which was in response to an inquiry
concerning additional particulars:
Needles drowned in Swan Lake
Thursday. Body dnrecovered.
Just how Mr.. Needles came to
his death would be hard to surmise.
He was exceedingly fond of boating
and fishing and usually spent his
summer vacations on the water
He was an accomplished swimmer
and was considered a person who
could always take care of himself
when in the water. 1t is probable
that he was fishing on Lake Swan
when squall, which are common
in that country, came up and cap
sized the boat and Needles, be.
coming entangled in the ropes, was
unable to extricate himself and wa:
drowned.
The saddest part of the affair i:
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-06-19

Fresh mix and cream-Tonopah
Dairy II.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS
MIZPAH HOTEL.

!. u. Akin. city; =. n. kinard.
san Francisco J. x. tiagan. Los
Angeles; w crcmers. san Francis
60. Charles A. Smith liberty.
George Sscadma8 Liberty
PALACE IIurEI.
Gus johnson. T. MotFisou. sisy
n. :. l.lsweliyu and wife and haby
Round Mountain: a Nrnalt
Manhattan ~ & Milis Ssera-
mewfa
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CARLOAD oF LEMONS
FROM PRIVATE GROVE

N. ]. 1ah. of the u. }, Hail
Liquor company. Inc, viii receive
a car load ~ lemons shls morning.
The citrus fruit Is shipped from
Mr.. uail's ranch near san h'eko
and are pronounced the eest ever
exported from southern California
They ~lll be sold Wholesale and
retail
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-06-19

to do cooking; in
quire Mrs. Cleve Baker, 157
Booker street. 6-16tf
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Fresh mllk and cream roaopaa
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rhs ~ l.agsalu sisters "a taslr
doahie taek aua ~tnx danss. also
eoaa sheatiax. ueyetyy aaaslas aaa
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MISCELLANEOUS

FOR kENT-Furnished 3 and 4
room houses. M. A. Williams.
The Marshall republican., 1910-01-14
NELSON

The smallest child born in this
vicinity was to MIR. and Mrs. John
Laytham living northwest Of here
on Dec. 28th. The child weighed
only three pounds and both moth
er and child are doing nicely
Mrs. Moulton departed for Kan
sas City Sunday where she will
make an extended visit with rela-
tives and later accompany Mr..
Moulton to Alabama where he wi
again enter the business field.---
Mrs. p. H. Koenig departed for
Billingsville Tuesday having re-
ceived word that her mother was
seriously ill.---An owl which
was flying across the Mo. Pac.
tracks Wednesday was caught be-
meath the headlight Of the east
bound passenger train between
Blackwater and Nelson about 2.45
D. m. The owl was instantly killed
and was taken off by the engineer
when the train stopped al the de
pot here.-Advance.
The Marshall republican., 1910-01-14
BLACKBURN

Mrs. Fritz Stoecker, daughter
and son went to Corder Saturday
to visit relatives.---M.ss Marga-
ret Clarkson who has been the
guest of Miss Eliza Swift has re-
turned to her home at Marshall.
Mrs. Taylor Entrekin who has
been visiting her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Frank Entrekin, and new gran
daughter at Slater for the past
two weeks, returned Friday after
noon.---Prof. and Mrs. G. r.
Watson and children who have
been the guests of her parents Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Liter during the hol
lidays left Sunday morning for
their home at Pattsburg, Mo-. -
Prof. and Mrs. ]. C, Cooley and
son returned Monday from a visit
10 her parents at Pilot Grove, Mo
The Professor was so unlucky as
to get a small shot through his
nose while hunting.--Miss Nel.a
Frizzell, Frank Pelot and James
Rollins left Monday for Marshall
to resume their studies in M. W. G.
after spending the Christmas vaca-
ton at home.Mrs. Ella Schmit
OF Blackburn, and Louis Schmidt OF
Sweet Springs We're married on