Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

binnng of the pyramids is attributed. At last the
real of those piles of has been revealed 1t
was in the reign of monarch ages before Memphis
was thought of that the evil star killing the
sacred beetles and all of those things which the
worshppsd. That year mighty plague and all
the fertile plain whitening in the sun, dotted with
the bodies of the dead. Then the mighty king
that he would withstand the evil star for and
The first pyramid buded retreat from the
wrath of the gods. Then the comet gone when no
and the pyramid made the burial place
of the king, who that the evil star should
disturb his ashes This established the custom and
hence after kings buried in pyramids to protect
them from the baleful CLEAN of the comet. ('Lets
corroborate'
Marching down the corridors of time the comet
has spared people, no nation Julius Caesar came
to his death at the hand of Brutus under the influence
of the comet. For year after, Plutarch recites
the trail of disaster darkened the heavens. The
troubles which beset the empire and the misfortunes
of Marc Antony only too well known historic facts
1t bitter day for the English when, in the
year of the comet, 1866, when William of Normandy
defeated Harold at Hastings. True it was a day OF
good for the Normans, but how was it with
Kingdoms and with kings of the old line of Merrie
England? 1t was not day for the SaXons and the
Angles.
Wars have long attended the coming of the comet
Again, in 1855 and 1856, the War of the broke
the peace of the British Isles Mobiles and their fol-
lowers lost their lives in what in reality futile
struggle.
The evil star there when in 1859 the French
lost Canada to the British. The comet smiled on
serene when the hamlet of Grand Pre- burned
Thousands of pioneers deported scattered to
the corners of the world. All the good that can be
claimed was in the inspiration which led LongfeOw
to te the poetic story of Evangeline. But the evil
star Vas the cause of all her sufferings too.
The comet proved the undong of Jamestown Va,
which is now but spot the map and memory Of
history jamestown established in the comet year
of 1907 Shakespeare, the genius did not even escape
In that year, when he engaged in the production
of his greatest works, he forced to take refuge
with French family to get away from the ever-pur
suing troubles which beset his True he
pshed much, but how much more might ne have done
had he been left in peace in smoother ways of life?
Atta, the Hun despairingy gazed the comet
and there that night the tale of the defeat that
he met the at Chalone in 451 The JUS
tinian pandects the beginning OF all the litigation
legislative rows that the world has SEEN came into
being in $50. Papin the Just proclaimed king OF
the Franks and became the moral salvation of his
people at the expense of most everything else thai
they had in 100. These mile stones in history are all
marked by the coming of the comet.
May IS is at hand VIII the comet wait
scatter another century of woe, is it to end Mi
nerva's Jest now?
CDOne!" exclaimed the unrepentant writer with
a fantastic flourish he tossed the last palpating
paragraph his desk. This may be tough on the
gods. but they deserve it, and for scientstNthe
won't mind.'O ~