Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-28
HAVE FoU SEEN THE COMET?
Beautiful Phenomena Visible in
the Evenings After the Sun
Has Disappeared.

I A beautiful comet is seen in the
gheavens each evening just after
the sun disappears. The comet is
between the sun and Venus. the
evening star, and has tail many
degrees III length and pointed up
ward. The strange visitor is tray
cling toward the sun at rapid
pace and is not visible for great
length of time The comet is seen
from many points on the Pacific
coast and is believed to be a new
comet and not Mr.. Ialley'S just
| ly celebrated" comet of the vint-
lge of 1898. This is the first comet
many of our younger people have
over seen, and to them it is a rare
sight.
This is believed to be the third
comet discovered since the first of
the year and is the first that is
visible to the naked eve. From the
'arly start the comet crop has ia
ken there seems a strong likeli-
hood that there will be a record
weld of these visitors this year.
HALEY comet, which is said to
appear every Is years. is now near
ing the earth at rate which
would make a streak of lightning
look like an o. r.. & n. passenger
ram ON the Moscow branch. 1t
will be visible to the naked eye in
May. Many persons are fearful
that some Of these comets may
strike the earth and that all polti-
al fights would end before the
people have an opportunity to
thoroughly appreciate President
Taft S downward - revised tariff.
~ the price of meat gets down
o where newspaper men and other
Door people can afford to eat it.
MI of those who suffer from such
fears are advised to read Long
elbow S poem. published when Mr..
HALEY s comet was first discover
ed. 70 years ago, and when the
superstitious grew frantic with
fear of a collision between the
.omet and the earth. LongfelloW s
poem is here given to relieve the
minds Of the fearful:
The Comet, he is on his way, and
singing as he flies.
The whizzing planets shrink be-
fore this specter Of the
skies.
All well may regal orbs burn blue
and Satellites turn pale
Ten million cubic miles of head
ten billion leagues if tail.
On, on. through darkness and
through light
He flashes and he flames,
He turns not to the left nor right,
He asks them not their names.
One spurn from his demoniac heel.
Away, away they fly,
Where darkness might be bottled
up
And sold for Tyrian dye.
And what would happen to the
earth?
And how would look the sea?
If in the bearded devils path,
Our world should chance to be?
Full hot and high the sea would
boil,
Full red the forest CLEAN.
Me thought me saw it all one
night,
In dyspeptic dream.
| saw the scalding pitch roll down
the cracking, sweating
pines,
And streaks Of smoke, light water
spouts, burst from the rum
bling mines.
! asked the firemen why they made
such noise about the town.
They answered not, but all the
while. the breaks went up
and down.
| saw nme geese upon the wing
toward the frozen pole
And every mothers gosling fell,
crisped to a cracking coal.
| saw the faithful, patient OK.
browse on the bright green
grass,
And streaks of flame burst from
his mouth, he was consumed,
alas.
| saw huge fishes boiled to rags,
bob through the bubbling
brine.
And thoughts of supper crossed
my soul, | had been rash at
mine.
Stranger, if through thy Keeling
brain, such midnight visions
sweep,
L Al