The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-19
PASSED THROUGH
WITH NO TROUBLE
THE TAIL or HAlLEYs COMET
LEFT NO TRACE OF ITS VISTA
TON.

Comet nisht has come and gone and
with ii an experience OF relief ON the \
part or many who were apprehensiye I.
OF some danger from its visitation.
At rate of speed that will soon put
it far on its way towards the unrath-
omable space through which IL will
travel for the next seyeaty-fiye years
before it again makes its appearance
TO startlc the inhabitants of the earth
the new generations into renewed ap.
prohcnsion.
Scvcnty-iye years is long time. I
most of those who are living today /
will by that time have passed beyon
the boundaries Of earthly existence /
perhaps in some other planet to view
the fiery visit and which ON earth |
caused SO much curiosity, so many |
missiyings, so fearful antic pations.
In Ardmore last night and for some
time previous the people were on tne
lookout and in many homes the occu-
pants remained up to gaze into starry
space for whatever might come.
Among the school children of the
city a report had been circulated that
the end of the world was at hand, that
/ the comet would consume in blazing
mass the people and all living things
and many parents had considerable
/ trouble to quiet the needless fears that
/ has been aroused amCug the children
/ by this baseless and untracable story.
/ Lovers took advantage of the occa.
| sion to hold spooning parties, consist
] ing of only two and with all the enthus
iasm of loves young dream watched
| the heavens for the appearance of the
monster, interspersing their vigils
with protestations of mutual loyalty
TO each other and prepared to die in
each others arms, in event of a sud
den and untimely taking off by one of
the energetic and deadly swipes of the
comets tail.
Older people whose interest had
been aroused, exhibited a more com
placent state of mind and IL they were
imbued with any apprehensions as TO
the results gave no outward appear
ances of their perturbed feelings.
The heavens were early In the even
ing overcast by clouds dense with
humidity which indicated that If we
! m hn mil lgt nf IN nj
IL was of a watery substance, such
as accompanies any storm weather
with supply of water.
Later in the night the heavens be-
came clear, and here and there in the
armament above glimmered stars of
a greater or less magnitude while
: across the sky fitted fleecy clouds
that occasionally obscured the bright
ness of the night. No trace of Mr..
Comet was visible however and those
who were watching We're doomed TO
| disappointment.
Some say that two moons were Wis
, ible. but such instances are of fire.
/ quent occurrence, especially when the
watcher is eXhiarated by the seduc
saying though that such was the case
of those who saw the double reflec
tions of Luna in all her glory last
l night
, Such reports, however, are remin
.. der of the old time story of the two
+. fellows who, having imbibed quite
5 freely attended church. On coming
out one said to the other. ''l was Sc
, full that | couldn't see the preacher
The other fellow replied, Il was al
right, | could see two of them"
r Now that the scare Is over, and We
can lie down at night with a feelinl
of immunity, II is well to rememhc
the old comet that is receding in III,
a distance only as one of the wonder
Is of nature, a part of the myster.ou
IS mechanism of the universe place,
!, there by the hand of some great crea
,e tive power infinite in wisdom, omn
ID potent in his attributes, guiding IN
IT planets by laws that are Interchangeable
;. unequivocal and absolute.
10 Tomorrow enight those who wish I
r. gaze upon our departing friend wi
Or have the opportunity around the hou
a. of eight o'clock, when 1t is stated b
an the wise men, it will be visible to a
in the western sky, provided the SIX