The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-05-17
THE COMET
IS PLAINLY
VISIBLE NOW
ORANGEBURGERS CAN SEE 1T IF
SKY IS CLEAR.
seen SHORTLY AFTER IA M
CORRESPONDENT Says That Those Who
Get Up at This Time Will Be Amply
Repaid For Their Time And
Trouble.
Orangeburg Evening News.

Orangeburg Evening News.
Editor Evening News: Halley's
comet having been looked for, and
so generally discussed for several
weeks past, excuse me for saying that
I had a good view Of this celestial
wanderer this morning from 4 to AIS
o'clock. It could be seen some min
utes earlier and later, but not so dis
tinctly. Doubtless on tomorrow morn
ing about the time mentioned above,
should the skies be clear,
those who venture out Of COM
Portable beds, for which they will be
we'll repaid, can see the comet by first
looking for the bright star in the
east (morning starr. Having found
this star (Venus), then look to the
north of said star and the comet will
be e at about the sam height
above the horizon, it's long tail point
ing upward and across towards a
southerly direction and above the
morning star.
Perhaps the following lines, taken
from the Pacific Mutual News" is
sued monthly by the Pacific Mutual
Life Insurance company Of Califor-
MA, will be of interest IN the subject
of Halley's comet:
CAS- to what's going to happen when
Halley's comet sweeps between US
and the sun on May IS, and swishes
it's caudal ~appendage in the face of
old mother earth, seems to be a sub
ject Of debate among the astronomers.
the eminent French astronomer, Ca
mile Flammarion, announces that IT
cyanogen gas is there in appreciate
/ quantity it will mingle with our at
mosphere and instantly snuff out ali
life on the planet The moral of
which, says the News, is Now is the
I time to insure We might inquire,
what's the use of ~insuring against a
catastrophe that in one fell swoop
twill wipe out the insurer, the insured
the beneficiary"
beN News also gives an interesting
pf history of Halley's comet, to
"HThe periodicity of Halley's COM
IS not a fixed quantity, las the time
tween every two appearances va
rs. This is because the larger plan
Is, like Jupiter and Saturn, have
pull on the comet when it>comes in
to our system, this pull accelerating
or retarding it's velocity and depend
ing on the position Of the planets in
our system when the comet enters.
That is why some have said the comet
appears every "a years, others every
Is years and others every II years. All
are in a sense correct It's appearance
es have been traced back, as far as
240 B. c., and the average interval in
that time has been Is and ~three-quar-
ter years. The comet will be in in
ferior conjunction, that is in line with
and between the earth and the sun on
the Afternoon Of May 18. We will be
in the comets tail for above four
hours that afternoon, that is if its
tail is long enough to reach the earth.
To do this it will have to be something
more than thirteen millions miles
long"
Mr.. Editor, pardon me for saying in
&enclusion, that I do not expect to be
to write up life insurance for
Who expect to take it when Hal
met comes again, but respect
fun licit all those who desire, and
ought<3 have, a specially attractive
life insurance policy in an absolutely
safe old line company, to call on Or
write me NOW!
Yours truly,
L. K. Sturkie,
Agent Pacific Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company.
O~rangeburg, S. c., May II, 1910.
Mr.. Robert Norris, General Agent
of the Pacific Mutual Life is located
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