The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-17
EYEUIUGCOMEHSHOW ATHAND
ItRTSN on SATURDAY MIGHT
UST IFTER SUNSET.

q corner Tor inc next lew days. Or NJ
,,p arc M. other sort of person YOU
,.s4r think YOU have any excuse for
.,syins 1890 until after . O'Clock. The
.uy,arn rss gone dOuu Tor Tho intermis-
.,rp 10 N, comet show and the date ~
-.opsnlng depends upon your eyesight
mere !. no immediate fear Of nesting
IA, pers1n whose matinal salute IL:
md v,I get up OF stay up to see the
comet
II he avs that he did ons or the other
and thar no vas rewarded by a glimpse
cfNfr Hsley's comet you can come right
s,ck with .omething regarding his crsdi-
s,l-y He didn't zee Il this morning and
he son -ee il tomorrow morning or
rsursdav or Friday morning. n he Ia
an astronomer he may see Il on Friday
.vening but the common herd. thoss of
re APARTMENT house. roofs and the park
sps.ss won't he able 10 see the wonder
again until saturday.
ma, is when you will have several
laughs A. the man VINO has tossed on a
lsw clothes In tho chill hours before
dawn ust 20 that he will be able 20 tell
hs grandchildren Yes. | cav Hallsy's
s1usf
T. Won't be any trouble at all 70 see
ths comet on Saturday. and on many days
hereafter Right after slnsst on Satur-
dav and Sunday evenings the comet will
appsar in the ssy Just a little south Of
where the sun has gone down. Il will be
brlzhtsst on these evening". and then
each night II will grow DINNER and dim
nsr until a young moon happens along
n June :. The first evening. and per-
haps the second, after tho crescent has
been hung up in the sky il won't cast
enough light to make the conet faint
r.vond discemment But by June 10 the
Illumination ~ tho new moon viii have
increased and then Good night. comet
SO take the very small Kids some
place where they oa7 see Il and then
tel them to wait around for something
lie ssventy-hve wears. and then perhaps
n they are good children they may be
able 10 totter ont and stroke their boards
- they look a. u a second time.
Il must not be thought. however. that
even during the few days that the comet
70 out Of sight 10 thuse Of 10 who have
mail addresses on the earth the comet u
omitting entirely its part Of being q
hing Of interest On the contrary u Il
doing several things which might affect
% intimately. Ono % these IL 10 whisk
. tail around ua.
But there Il not the slightest danger.
Il YOU want an authority you can take
P-of s. A. Mitchell u Columbia. who has
fsursd Il oIt that the atmosphere We
reg the is several thousand times the
density q the material from which the
AL u constructed. n II were possible
D. condsnse a cubic mile Of is tail.
10 says. II would be possible to put IL
q very small capsule. Ne also saws that
there prohablv isn't more than one
~olsclle In every cubic yard.
These statements will doubtless be
Welcomed with open arms by the faint
hearts who have listened with aonas
trembling 10 tho Cyanogen Gas that has
Nsen injected into comet converts ton
Gently Much foreboding has been felt
"a regard ~ the deadly character ~ this
sibstance When taken IN large quantities
NJ Wednesday night - about ii7O
-v Gun time in New YOrk the cumet will
81 "A across the face N Tire sun Right
> "a the tail viii stretch away straight at
n nd is length. which Prof Mitchell
oruputes az about 100000 miles. h
.nonRh 10 envelop US N the assurance
aat We will not he obliged % hold our
lreath for the two hours hat this IN going
n will come a. something II a surprise
N certain persons.
For example. tire cyanogen idea has
truck the press agent % one Of the local
heatTss a. . good thing. and he announces
nat he will blow ian atmosphere %
,ure onygen- into his theatre on Weires-
iay evening and have medical advis-
~ present II he DOES the MEDICAL adj
sers will b. busy and the police also
h N BE- present See Doctor o.
Perhaps an easier way 81 attracting
ratronags was opea 10 him u he Rad real
ed II. A Eruhber IN encyclOpedias
,as disoovered that alcohol and water
re solvents Of cyanogen. a. they are
Z many thing. Nov N the press agent
we're 20 have walters instead % medical
,tvisers IN attendance the chances are
i- would not be- Obliged 10 blow In his
money or his Oxygen. Men must respi-
ate Why couldn't he Vet the water
ragon contingent and the souss bril-
gads combine 70 do his work? The
ESQ., % be drawn from this important
1scoy sry - that whether you 90 10 the
..earrs or Lot tomorrow night, don't 90
h.ust,
A. ne very moment that you are slak-
~ your thirst according 20 your lights.
rs-,s1 that you follow this advice, the
-oret Will he passing across the sun.
- generally known the sun y not
10 in tbs city az ii.2O 7. VI. So you
fol d ave 20 content yourself with cables
--r Japan and places Vast IN regard TO
r1u he sky wonder viii look as Il goes
iHr1ss
-r.. there u little Gauss 10 regret that
ron didn't think about it In time %
'lgzgs psssAgs 70 the ORIENT some time
,go Tho chances are. cay the scientists.
ts' u won't be a very satisfactory sight |
Nv wav. The comets head Il not solid |
v3ry or solid anything else. Il is a col !
scti0n 81 meteoTites. and they are not |
,.ose together. Owing 30 this lingerie !
'ha-actsr Of the business end u the |
omsf the stm will b. abie 10 shine through |
10 holes and getting any idea Of what |
. net and what u sun will Be- something |
Z q job still the passing viii begin u |
'spzn about $40 10 che afternoon. and Il !
De rfle astronomers over there are quick |
,DIn' % they may b. able 20 get sons |
% -pgraphs Of a great white disk, from |
5t.r. u may BE- possible % pick out |
ar5Is PARTICLES thst have the looks Of
! comet
Although wsaren' Z going 10 be poisoned
-T ~yaTogsn we shall probably Be made
~ re that the tail IN around ~ IN other 4
-aHs The psrticlss from which this
"a ing ,tr-amer is made up are electri-
~ nd Tho chances are there will DO