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PHoroGRApHINe THE CortET

glasses through which astronomers Will
peer u the comet. want .i,tD tie t.rcu-
lar room with Prof. H2E and - turned 4.
Switcia OF the side wall. Presently the
dome above my head appeared 70 he clos
ing down upon Us, as If TO smother out
our lives. Then l observed Ia, in reality
We We're standing upon = great elevator
tfoor. as round as a dollar and big enough
for ten couples to dance on coinforta-
bly,.
A stand on which the big telescope was
balanced projected upward through c hole
in the center of this platform which had
10 be raised that the astronomer might get
up TO the eyepiece: for SO long is the eat
tube that when pointed horizontally to-
ward the wesI-as when focused upon the
comet-the eyapiece is a sorry higher in
the room than when the aim is toward a
star overhead Thus, instead of balancing
himself upon a stepladder, after the man
ner of his assistant ia the big camera box.
Prof. Hall takes the whole floor Of his
room up with him, for SO long does lie
study the comet on these nights that lie
must have a comfortable couch-chai4' TO
Tccine in. He watches the changes in
each detail OF the comets head and tail
and makes sketches upon paper. AT first
it appeared without any tail at the rear,
and with only little halo projecting out
in front. Then as the days went by the
tail commenced to grow.
::
Prof. Hail had his computer make for
me a special table OF the comets changes
in bri!liancy, and some CO the figures
will interest those who would know
when they can get their best view or
this Respondent body. April il was
mere speck just barely visible, hut by
April 10 it had increased TO twice this
bri.liancy: by April 2S to over three
times: May =, 10 over four times: May
10. to nearly ten times, and May L. CAST
Friday to nearly sixteen times, while
by next Tuesday it viii have grown nearly
ti!rty-eight times. and next Saturday.
May Il, hfty-one. times, after which 1t
will commence to grow DINNER again
SO you will see it at its brightest next
Saturday evening The evening Of the
day on which this article appears you
will not see il at all. as 1t will still be in
the morning twilight. as IL has been so
far It will probably not be visible to
you in the evening sky until Friday, when
It vii be too low and too much in twi-
light for Il satisfactory view, ard 1t will
set an hour after the sun goes down
When ii IS at It's brightest, at the end
OF the coming week, il viii rot go down
until more than two hours after sunset.
Unfortunately, when il will be highest
and latest in the night Sky, TWO weeks
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which now means half the population
will be interested to learn how he treats
the plates in development.
Desiring delicate negatives full OF de-
tall he uses weak hydrokinOne devel-
oper, with plenty of bromide. which holds
back the sky fog due to twilight or moon
light.
Gradually the comets head and part Of
developing is over they show up about
five times as large as seen by the naked
eye. The head, it is hoped, will show up
on the plate about the size of a pea when
it is nearest earth
AS to how large the comet will appear
at it's best, 10 astronomer can yet predict.
At its last visit, In 1885. it was described
as measuring, from head to tip of tail, Il
third Of the distance from the horizon TO
the zenith or point Of the sky directly
overhead while at the previous visitation,
in 1859. it is recorded TO have covered
more than half this distance between
horizon and zenith. This means so many
million miles through the heavens thai
astronomers hate to think of IL. Suc4i
bodies seem to have gathered more ma
terial before one visit to our neisnbor-
hood than before another and their span
Of the heavenly dome cannot be predicted
until they spread To their maximum, as
this comet Will do May u. AS 10 low it's
head will compare on that date with the
stars which We already know. it Is diftl-
cult to predict. Some Of the government
tell me that they expect it
to be brighter than Sirius. the brightest
star Of the heavens, while others merely
say it viii be brighter than the comet OF
the past winter ana stili others VIII
make no prediction whatever.
II will pe compared with all SORTS OF
ranii.ar objects within the next few
weeks Some who see it will tell you that
il is no bigger than a grain OF shot,
while others viewing it the same night
will declare it TO be as large as dime
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from -cE. K. bsiiia.ce w." be =. sal
= sixth % what & viii De rexs Salureus
Until April - Il WAS lnov us wta.S1Fers
through the SKY. Thel 81 tar ~ afu:atf
at point jus; be.ow lie irig.l scsw .
Pegasus, an started Dsc,:, ea5txafc, "a.
direction IN which il is nay. goiAf;. sui.-
!, the day this article arpears. 4
will he just shove Pisces che coiintela-
ton OF the fish, next Tuesday. II gi.t' Il
vii be underneath Aries. Then IL VII
pass along under Pleiades and nearly
across Aidebaran until by TIE I'd II Wa.
have gotten under GeEliGi anc, on the
18th. near to Cancer.
Many people are wondering how tn
comet viii look when we pass throus'r
its tail next Tuesday AS matter OF
fact il will be invisible to US on tina: da!.
the same on which It's head Is eXpecte"
to pass across the disk of the ,suT.. Tnf
comet will be on the opposite side OF tn~
earth then. and its passing VIII pe Ns-
ible-if seen at all-only in eastern ASIA
and Japan. The passing Will take place
in daylight there and the most fseen WI.
be a Gark blotch movins over the sun
:: =.
Ii the tail crows to be as conspicuous -
anticipated. Mr. Charles C.. Abbott. direo-
tor Of the United States astrophysicSl
observatory, will, from his new branc'i
observatory. on Mount Wilson. Cal,
measure the amount winch the saH wa
cut down the suns radiation. while II
is hanging like great veil between
us and our source OF heat. This he VIII
do with n remarkable electric thermonna
eter, called the bolometer, which meas
ures. in m;llionths of degrees, the heat
which, we receive from the vast solar
furnace. All of This work of the gov
eminent scientists will be i'm co-opers
ton with the comet committee If TIA.
Astronomical and AstrophysicSi Society
of America. whose chairman IL Prof. q
&. Comstock OF the University Of VIE
cousin. This committee has arranged
special comet observatory in Hcno0ili
and the French government mas sIlothss
in the distant Isle OF Tahiti All around
tie world there is chain OF cooperating
stations, from most OF which tie comet
is being studied for the first lime wifi
instruments which measure It's conpns
ton and which viii tell As whether It's
head is composed OF solo bodies o. s2Se
Gus matter and whether It's tail 60
or light RAYS. These iEs trunle;its. Called
spectroscupes, were not in existence Mfer
this heavenly Nartierer- visited ais th'
last time. back ia Andrew Jac1Son's a.
ninisiration.
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
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Tile telescope is aimed at the west
and earth is, as always. rolling us back
ward toward the east which makes the
stars in the west appear to be falling.
Thus if you look through fixed tele-
scope the heavenly bodies are seen to
pass doWnwa Il across its field in con-
tipual procession. But this telescope Is
attached to a clOckwork motor which
drops il as fast as earth raises it above a
the stars image can be kept in the cen
ter of the eyepiece. In other words. the
big tube is timed to follow the stars
BlIt She comet is G law unto itself and
no one can make a telescope which will
follow its irregular, path. So Mr. Peters
does the next best thing. He aims the
telescope at u star next TO the comet
one perhaps shining through the falkland
the instrument follows faithfully. He
away from Ire star At this particular
time ard in what direction. so by twirl
ing d couple of wheels he keeps steering
the telescope SO that 1t is aimed at the
comet. II is a very delicate operation
and one demanding sure hand.
On the wall is an odd clock which
loudly ticks seconds, but once every min
ute you note that it hesitates and Skips q
tick. Mr.. Peters listens for this gap and
Thus he keeps the comet always cover
Cd for 10 let the telescope drag would
make a blur upon the attached cameras.
There are two OF these cameras, and
with their tubes arranged side by SIDE
they Iool, like a pair OF giant opera
glasses. bolted TO the telescopes barrel
and turning with H. They have tubes
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ma usoleum of Miche De Croy. seigneur
OF Ecaussinnes, who died In 1866: the IA
nous Rubens painting DE Biandina.
and parc's Simeon" and hundreds OF
other relics of which the village is cX-
tremely proud.
The afternoon is devoted to concerts.
games and other diversions, and i'm the
evening q great oDen-air feast is held.
After tie meal those among the bache-
lors who have been fortunate enough TO
induce one OF the iassies 10 share his lot
I'm life make known the fact to the burgo-
master ard the marriage market is closed
with a dance that lasts until dawn.
Of course. hundreds OF men sign Their
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: camera box Dig a e
which many a man OF US wouia be thank
t,II to live III this day Of Grace-interesteo
ne more than any of the other devices
tla; arc being aimed At the iong-taiied
celestial race horse II stands in tire
s,ac,. ward of the United States Naval oh
eervato-x on Georgetown Heights, ai'o
Will, you are wondering at its scarcity of
windows. the peaked roof rolls slowly back
uruu "a horizontal track. III the rear,
rhus -eavinc the little house uncovered
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be notified that there were other good
housekeepers In Ecaussinnes quite willing
10 work in double harness. and advised
thar the bachelors DE extended an invita-
tion L" assemble at the town han and
look over the candidates for matrimonial
bliss. Tile result of the practical girls
inspiration was that nine other couples
announced tiirr enlargement This sue
cess led TO the formation of an organiZa-
tion one year later by the unmarried
women Of Ecaussinnes. Three hundred
rosy checked dsmsels became charter
members. and the club was chris ened
lie Coulter Matrimonial THE Marriage
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names in the Golden Book with Io oti.-
purpose in mind than to dance and
talk with pretty girl. and it Is equally
certain that MANY Of the young women
who wait at the end Of the march for the
parade OF bachelors TO arrive are SIM
ply out for lark" The records prove
this. Out OF 800 men WHO registered last
year but thirty became engaged.
The Organization. however. declares that
without the market" these men would
still be single. and say the joy brought
into the lives or sixty persons is ample
pay for the trouble and the expense of
the fireworks that are discharged during
the evening.
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lie burgomaster and other town cffi-
Gals are naturally well pleased at the
continuance of the custom. The great
crowds bring much money into Ecaus-
shines, and business Blooms.
remarkable feature OF the unique
celepration is the wonderful oroeT the;
AZ preserved. During the address of tht
burgomaster and of the president Of III,
association the visitors are packed closelA
together N tie square where the iva
Is held, but no disturbance has ever takcll.
place. The first arrest has yet 10 as
made at q marriage market" since the
celebration was inaugprated. -;
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many will be made happy this year.
The girls of Ecaussinnes are showing
the young women in the rest OF the world
how easy IL is 10 grow up without bear
ing the dreaded title Of ''oid maid
1t IL estimated that tic day before the
opening OF the market" May 81. 1o,C0'
persons will have focked into the pretty
town TO witness arid take part in the
rollick;ng gaicty that marks the celebra-
ton.
Over The entrance to the principal street
II the village will be hung huge banner
under which every one who enters the
town must pass 1t will bear these in
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HAVE just spent
some 70 ii / a ID lie
hours watching the
government astrOn-
OICerS at work at
the interesting in
tru IN e II is with
which they are
searching HALEY
comet for those
hidden secrets that
long have puzzled
the scientific world.
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ave. bS5s the da.rkeninS canopy ri ,.uSk-
Then, Ut sudden. IA long, black cylinder
rises from inside. very ke one OF the
disappearing guns of our coast ,,iefe..e
And. night having arrived. this fornli-
dablt- engine is aimed at the great COM
ct Several broaG>ide shots are taker.
the big black gun drops below the walls
of It's shelter. whose roof slides slowly
back into place. Thus Hal ey's comet
undergOes what il never suffered during
any of its previous visits to our neigllbor
hbod-the ordeal of being taken" on
the photographer pate. When it was
iast herein 1S35-Daguerre was tinker
ing with photography. but had not Yet
mastered il.
All the Naval Observatory's work upon
the comet is under the direction of Prof
Asaph Hall. the son OF that eminent
American astronomer OF the same name,
who. in 1877. became famed as the dis
coverer of the moons of Mars. The pres
cHt Prof Hall, who is a graduate of Har-
Yard and a Phi. d. of Yale, held the chair
Of astronomy at the University of Mich
gan before being called to take the
rank of professor of astronomy which his
late father held here at the Naval o.
servatOry generation ago. 1t was by
his courtesy that I ena bled to see
the various steps Of the observatory 5
study of the comet and he went to con-
siderable trouble in explaining the various
instruments to me.
Entering the big box of his comet cam
era. YOU find yourself in q room about
twenty feet in each dimension. In the
center of the floor are two square holes,
ami through these project pair of solid
piers. firmly imbedded in the earth. These
mounts of the great cannon-like camera.
nowhere touch the floor, upon which YOU
can dance a clog without jarring one bit
of the delicate apparatus save Il high
stepladder upon which is perched al as
tronon1er who works the instrument-Mr
George II. Peters, long in charge of the
Photographic department Of the observa-
tory
The pilot wheel Of a tugboat--one sup
Piled by the navy-is mounted at the side
of the room and this Mr.. Peters .revolves
There is n grating sound, he tells yolI to
look up and YOU see a narrow strip OF
violet evening sky. This widens to q big
square as he gradually uIroofs you with
the turning of the wheel. The long bar
rel of the telescope camera lies bent to
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R1R GREKr EQuAroR1A1 -TE1EscoPE

or a qiarter. The personal element
causes such comparisons to vary greatly.
Which, reminds me Of a story as
tronot0ers tell of visit which two sena-
tors made at the Naval Observatory
some years ago Prof. Edgar Frisby was
showing them planet through the big
telescope, and .onc senator declared 1t
looked as big as nickel while the other
was quite as sure that it appeared as
large as 4 dollar. Finally they appealed
to Prof Frisby. who, having this var'ab l.
ity OF human vision in mind. said: We'll.
gentlemen, a nickel would probably look
as big to one of You as dollar would
10 another
nickel appeared as big as the others dol
lar was a poor man. while the other
was a millionaire. But the astronomer
was too tactful man to make matters
worse by explaining his real meaning.
The government negatives will be filed
away. in series and will furnish CON-
plete history OF the comet from the time
or It's first appearance until its fading
completely away late in the summer. 1t
will become invisible to the naked eye
at the end OF July, but the Photographic
telescope will continue to catch il for
a number Of weeks afterward
While the comet camera Is shooting
away a. the western sky, Prof. Hall is az
work. a stones throw away. in an odd
building which looks like colossal Eski-
mo hut Of the shape of those which
Peary photographed III the frozen north.
The visitor approaching this dome ct dusk
Is surprised to see ii revolve. like the tur-
ret of a hattleship. Then vertical slit
opens toward the west and there peeps
out what appears even more like a can
mons mouth than the tube that previously
doomed up above the big camera box. This
is the great equatorial telescope one
OF the largest on earth. The eat lens at
its outer end IS twenty-siX inches across
and is one of the five largest magnifying
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A ND in Whose Box a
"A Family Might Live Has
Been Erected by Uncle Sam
to Nightly Snapshot Halley's
Celestial Wanderer, Which
Never Had It's Picture Taken
Before-O her Odd Engines
Which Will Pry Into It's
Secrets-One Will Measure
Effect on Earth's Heat When
Tail Wells the Sun-Others
Will Tell Whether Comets
Head Is Solid or Gaseous-A
Personally Conducted Tour
Among the Apparatus. =
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Nidel, known III Europe as thc Nevada
mcc g ri divorce seekers is herr.
This homDle l:tJle Belgian town is set
ting an example. In the rest of the civ
ilizeI world by fostering in the minds az
It's Young people tie right sort OF atti-
tude e. adopt AZ regards matrimony. II
TN" young Women oI America lived up u
hale ot the vows taken 10y the wiusome
.as-ies VINO take part in the curious for
ei,n festival two weeks hence Reno
wouIt have mach future business spoiled.
listen to a little DIT Of history: Eight
yvar~ ago he populace OF Ecaussinnes,
vii. whoa everybody Is at home. num-
pc.s aDp',t 2a0 persons. decided - ceie-
sra,e with more til2r accustomed splcn-
d. -" entrance ~ IRE sunny month OF
ia Tire i,ciie y The villa e was TO b,
betIot''cd.
Sous1 ga Heal you.% oman sugg ested
trF. ths yoUus Gstr OF Tie rciGhSor1ood
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Market MAY n was decided upon as
an annual meeting day.
III 1876; fourteen engagements We're an
nounced. aud In 1904 seventeen. Because
of the hard times period which was felt
in Europe as well as Americs iii 1905. but
eight pairs then pledged each other their
troth Twenty-Five pretty girls found
husbands in 1905. twentyfou. in 1907.
twenty six In 1JuS and thirty In 1909. or
course il Is impossible To prophesv how
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NOS Antilles :.
lea IsSinEes. Bel
GUM. il sending
olt posters and
invitations FOR its
eighth q n n u u !
marriage marke--
and the quaint
little village where
IN a. as e : are
made instead ~
dissolved Is rap
IdlV becoming as
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UNIQUE Organization in

UNIQUE Organization in
~ Ecaussinnes, Belgium
Succeeding Famously-May
81. 1910. Marks Eighth An
nual Marriage Market
Widely Spread Doctrine OF
Rosy-Cheeked Members of
Matrimonial Organization as
Applied to Marital Life
Makes Them Eagerly Sought
as Brides by Galiants Far
and Near Marriage Mar
ket" Attended by Thousands.
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side. on ils: mouitinss5 but presently
the astror Qruer pulls down counter
weight which raises I'll ,lieayy Instrument
directly over it's mountsn2s and unflf IT Is
about yard above the top rim of the
room. He revolves it upon a pivot and
carefully aims IL at the comet.
The Dig barrel of the apparatu round
cylinder which would hold q n,an--is a
telescope which aims at exactly the same
point in the heavens in spite OF the fact
that earth is carrying It around with her
in her hurried whirl through space This
is effected by a very c.eVer bit of mech
ansm which will interest YOU, and this is
how it works:
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The plates used are labeled ''instantan-
eous'' and are the kind which photog-
raphers use for quick snapshot work,
such as street scenes on rainy days. They
are four by five inches in size. Having
put the loaded plate holders in the cam
eras and taken out the slides. Mr.. Peters
pulls {. pair of cords which open the shut
tiers over the lenses. The comets image
then commences to burn its impression
upon the plates.
The comets speed past the lenses OF
the cameras will increase to forty miles
pe,. second VIII lie some of these expos
ures are being made. Imagine your snap
shooting an object moving past you ESQ
1ifpeg Tip speed Of u lightning express!
But inasmucli as this colossal skyrockct
will not approach nearer to earth than
1900. 600 miles. which is fifty times as TAR
as the moon. its movement is not per-
c.ntible to the eye.
The length of the exposure varies While
the comet Is seen III twilight. as now, the
shutters OF cameras are left open only
ten minutes. while later or. when it ap-
pears against dark night sky. half
hour o. more Will be given. The moon.
which will intrudc upon the scene dur
spiendor. will cut down the exposure
somewhat. This chief luminary OF night
will, however, be in the eastern. or oppo-
site, side of the sky from that in which
the great tailed star is seen.
The shutters having been closed ard
the plate holder slides puzzled back into
place Mr.. Peters takes the plates To Il
small building rear the camera house
and develops them. Amateur photographers
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Dcopyrigai, 1910, by john Elfreth Watkins.
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instead al Isiious, because all dlstan.
heavenly bct}tee ~Ravc the sar.c focus.
Fo,.~tf,a sa1ne !Eleoil there is no ground
glags* '~-sH-" .--s-ree, -
II. with his eye at the eye-piece OF the
telescope. Mr.. Peters sees to it that the
telescope is aimed straight, he knows that
the twin cameras are focused upon the
same point
The lenses of the cameras are six inches
in diameter. and each focuses the comet
back through tube little over yard
in length and having d square clamp at
the rear. Into these clamps ne puts his
pair OF plate holders. each containing
only one plate and therefore having but
4: single slide.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-03
COOK ASKS $4,000
As HEART BALM
Margaret McPhee Says Alex. McIsaac
Proposed To Her in Kitchen Of
Whitney Home.

The story OF love-making and a be-
trothal In the kitchen Of the palatial
David whitney home on Woodward
ave. was told In Judge Hosmer's
court, Monday morning, by Miss Mar
garet McPhee, plaintiff In q suit for
damages against Alexander McIsaac,
for alleged breach of promise OF mar
rage. The defendant Is truckman,
while the plaintiff Is cook In the
Whitney home.
Miss McPhee charges that McIsaac
became engaged to her on Jan. 3, 1908,
ands In the fall OF the same year mar
tied Miss Katherine Mahoney. This
action on the part OF the defendant,
Miss McPhee alleges caused her great
agony Of mind, ruined her health,
caused her nervous system TO break
down and has made her constant
sufferer. However, she did not look
like an invalid as she took the stand
to testify. She Is woman OF gen
erous proportions, possesses a good
figure and pleasant features. She was
very becomingly dressed In a tailor
suit of gray, and gives every evidence
Of refinement. She told of the visits
made to her by McIsaac, and Of the
fact that she entertained him Ia the
kitchen.
In making his proposal, the plaintiff
said, McIsaac expressed his regret
that he would have to ask her to live
with his mother, but Miss McPhee
said she promised to do that. No ex-
act date was set for the wedding, but
II was to be before Lent
MI
enoed In getting a Jury. Attorney
Thomas A. e. Weadock, for the de-
PENDENT, asked every man the ques-
ton: I'm case the evidence in this
case Is perfectly divided, whom will
you believes" and nine men answered
that In such case they would pre-
fer to believe the woman. They were
challenged for cause. Assistant Pros
ecutor Charles Crane represents the
plaintiff.
, Miss McPhee Is asking for $40 900.