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The Washington herald., 1913-03-02

Chinese astronomers recorded . comet
In March and Aprii-the time computed
for Halley's comet. The coming of the
comet at this time was followed by
violent outbreak of the plague In China
and the far East, which spread all over
the known world. Again in 2s the Chi
nese record the appearance OF the comet
when the civil war broke out In China.
In 2s5 the appearance of the comet was
followed by a rebellion of the ancient
Britains against the Romans, and an
other rebellion against Rome by the
Egyptians. Again in 373 the Chinese re-
cord a comet which must have been Hal
ley's comet. This year marks the be-
ginning OF the tremendous migration OF
people. which started in Mongolia and
Tartary and crossing the Volga gradually
overfiowed all the known world like
deluge. In 45l a great battle between the
Romans and the .Goths took place. And
so 1t goes down through all history. Aft
er every appearance Of the comet there
is record of some great calmity.
On November II, 1852. Haley found mat
the comet had come within a semi-dia-
meter Of the path of our earth. This
startling discovery caused him to reflect
what might have happened IL the earth
and the comet had arrived at the same
time at the spot in space where these two
orbits intersect. Assuming as he did,
that the mass Of the comet was larger
than our earth. he declared: IL SO large
body with so rapid a motion were TO
strike the earth-a thing by no means
impossible-the shock might reduce this
beautiful world to its original chaos.
The scientific dictum. however. regard
ing any damage to the earth by comet
is that should one cross the path Of the
earth's orbit. its tail might envelope
certain portions Of the earth. This IS
where the danger lies. The tail of
comet is said to be made up of the
deadly cynogen gas. This gas would
burn up all the atmosphere in the sec
ton touched, and the people living any
where near would die of sunocation- II
was the, only thing feared on the last
approach Of the HALEY comet in 1910.
But even admitting this as a possibility.
scientists say the chances for its happen
ing are a bout the ratio of ! to 10 .o00, 0G.
The study of comets and their wonder
full actions in space Is but one of the
many things carried on by Uncle Sam =
Naval Observatory. The Nautical Alma
nae. which is Of great help to navigators
all over the world is published by this
observatory. In addition to this work.
the institution engages IN astronomical
researches of all kinds. The work Is not
of a sensational chara cter. but Is rather
q work that will be Of value long after
the other Is forgotten
Copyright. 1871 by William L. Al.dosSn.)
The Washington herald., 1913-03-02
'UNCLE Sam" HAS SEAL MAKER
IN THE Library OF Congress
Mr. Gaard Hunt Tells About the Reverse Side Of the "Great
Sea" and Explains Why 1t Is Not i
Seen.

States When his article was finished
people who read il knew whole lot
more about the seal than any one had
before. He found all kinds of interesting
little sidclights ON it. and put them into
his article
Among them. for instance is the fact
that the bald-headed eagle. with the e
Pluribus Cnum' in his beak is only a
part of our seal. There is also a re-
verse side that nobody knows much about
that is Just as important and official as
the side with the eagle on il.
On this reverse side is a picture of a
pyramid-shaped pile of masonry termin-
ating in a sleepy looking eye gazing out
through a mass of sun rays. Above the
eye in field of azure intended to repre-
sent blue sky are the words "Annult
Coeptis." Across the base of the pyra-
mid is the date 1716 in Roman numerals
Beneath this is a scraggy looking field.
with punches of grass growing in a dis
couraged sort of way. Over the field
winds a golden scroll on which is the
inscription "Novus Ordo SecIorum"
Mr.. Hunt, when he started in to find
out things about this part of the seal
had to go way back, and dig up a lot of
musty archives At last he found a let
ter written by Charles Thomson. who
designed the seal, telling all about it. The
letter said:
THE uncompleted pyramid signifies
growing strength and duration. The eye
over il and the motto allude to the sig
nal interpositions of Providence in favor
of the American cause. The date under
meath is that of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, and the words under 1t signify
the beginning of the new American era
which commences from that date
Mr. Hunt also fouBd out why it is that
the reverse side of the shield is so little
known. 1t appears that Immediately
after Congress adopted it the official
seal an avalanche of adverse criticism
began to pour in from artists and public
men I'm the States.
The dismal looking eye and field. In
fact the whole design. they asserted.
was mot like that of a great nation"
So Congress, in Its wcll-known manner.
simply pieeonhoied the reverse side of
the shield. as 1t were. and bye and bye
everybody forgot about It.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-02

The newly-rich and others attempting
N climb the social ladder are not the
only ones who need a designer of coats
of-arms. Witness the fact that Uncle
Sam needs one himself. and needs him
so bad that he pays him a great big
salary and gives him an office in the
magnificent s7.HNI)0 marble and gold
Library of Congress. Uncle Sans Of
fetal heraldist is GaiIlard. Hunt. and he
is one of the best heraldists extant. He
has an International reputation as a his
torian, and has written lots of books on
all kinds of historical subjects that STU
dents of history buy when they want to
find out just how some important his
torical event happened.
Whenever the government wants a new
seal for one of its bureaus or for some
new territorial possession. an official calls
Hunt up over the telephone and tells
him its a rush job. Whereupon Heraldist
Hunt buckles right down to work and
turns out a new-fangled seal that ev-
erybody gazes at admiringly. and tells
about its history and how 1t happened
to be that way.
The coat-of-arms of Porto Rico was
designed by Mr.. Hunt. He also designed
the coat t-of-arms of the Philippine ISL
ands: Again, he Is the one who designed
the seal of the Department of Com
merce and Labor. said by experts to be
at once the most simple and most SYM
bolically striking of all those used by
the government And finally, 1t was he
who designed the gorgeous combined seal
and coat-of-arms of the new Panama
Canal Zone. All of which goes to show
that he earns his salary.
Besides the seals mentioned. Mr.. Hunt
has designed innumerabe other seals
during his twenty-five years devotion to
this subject. And he has spent a great
part of those TWENTY-FIVE years prosecut-
ing a search for the Great Seal of the
Confederacy. which disappeared during
the siege of Richmond. Only short
time ago the search ended. and the great
seal now is one of the most priced pos
sessions of the Confederate Museum at
Richmond.
Mr.. Hunt has devoted forty years to a
study OF his work. A few years ago
Uncle Sam detailed him to write an ar
ticle about the Great Seal OF the United
The Washington herald., 1913-03-02

having one remarkably pretty daughter
entertained a good deal She Wlshed 10
marry q Young lawyer of very MODERATE
means. who loved her, but the rather
would not hear Of the match. The mate
he had chosen for her was a wealthE
friend Of his own. not very youthful.
whom he brought home constantly ana
encouraged 10 consider himself a future
son-in-law This did not please the girl.
who dIsliked the mar intensely. ana
there were Quarrels. AS for marrying
him. she declared point blank that she
would not
Image In Window.
One evening. when the dispute on the
subject had been renewed, the father
was exasperated to the point of using
violent language and threats. so that at
length the young lady bade him good
night suddenly, left the room. and start
ed up the stairs to bed. Unfortunately.
the old gentleman. who had lost his
temper entirely. followed after her to
have his say out. and even pursued her
up ,the steps. What she then said so
angered him that he either struck or
pushed her with some violence. She lost
her balance. and stepped with ali her
The Washington herald., 1913-03-02
FIVE COMETS HEADED TOWARD VICINITY OF THE EARTH

attraction of our atmosphere and be-
come showers or meteors. Some of them
drop upon the earth. while others con-
tnue on through space. until the end Of
time.
In 1893 a comet was actually seen to
burst into millions of parts by an astron-
omer who happened to be studying the
heavens at the time with a comet-seeker.
1t was one OF the most brilliant displays
ever seen by human being. The entire
heavens were lit up and for a time II
appeared as though some plant was liter
ally on fire. Afterward ii was learned
that it was only a comet which happened
to get too near the sun and was burned
up in the terrific heat of that body. This
comet was known as Biela's comet. 1t
was first seen at New Haven. Conn, in
1sS3 and exactly thirty-three years later.
in 1866. appeared again. Just eighty
years ago 1t began to break up and this
process will continue for a long time.
When the earth gets In a certain posi-
ton every thirty-three years we see
shower from this same comet. Parts of
this shower may appear year before
or a year after. but the principal shower
or parts of the comet will be seen everU
thirty-three years until the whole
comet is consumed II was seen the last
time in 1899
Among all the stars known in astron-
omy the periodically returning comet.
now known as Halley's comet. is the
principal, and has the most baleful rec
ord. In this comets wake. after every
one of its recorded appearances. there
have aiways followed terrible disasters.
Not only war and battles. or other deeds
of bloodshed. such massacres and
murders. but each OF the dread disasters
that are held to go with comets have
followed along one after the other. in
this comets train. The record OF great
events connected with Haley's comet
have been traced hack nearly 2,0o0 years.
So many appalling disasters have fol-
lowed the appearance of this comet that
II now has the distinction of being the
bloodiest OF all stars of ill-omen.
Halley's comet was noted in the
summer of 1895. and continued in sight
until the spring of the following year.
1t was discovered by Edmund HALEY, an
English astronomer of the old days. He
was the first man to predict its return
about seVenty-six years afterward in
1873. II appeared on schedule time. and
again exactly seventy-five years later. in
1910 Its first appearance was described
as like that of a blazing rocket, the
flame from which WAS driven aside as by
2 strong gale, as the stream of fire
from the discharge of a cannon. when
the sparks and smoke is carried back
ward by the wind"
Plague Follows Halley's Comet.
Immediately after this comet appeared
in 1895 in the Old World, the bubonic
plague. known as the black death. broke
out in Egypt. In the city OF Alexandra
alone 600 people died from this disease.
All the Moslems attributed this calamity
TO the evil influence of the comet.
In America the comet became visible
to the naked eve only late in the year.
Then. on its aRpr"ach to the sun, 1t was
lost to view and PASSED over the South
ern IIcmisnher". shortly after its first
appearance over North America. the great
New York fire laid waste the entire bust
The Washington herald., 1913-03-02
Wars, Plaques, Fires, and Famines Usually
Follow in the Wake of Sky Dcrelicts
Many Theories of Shooting Stars
and Comets Exploded.

Of the Alamo, when all of Jim Bowie's
and David Crockets American followers
were killed, and out Of 200 Americans
every man fell at his post. One month
before the final disappearance OF the
comet the Texas war came TO an end
When the comet had passed to the
Southern Hemisphere, it was seen at It's
brightest in South Africa. The pious
Boer, of Cape Colony understood II to
be a sign from heaven. and forthwith
set out on their great trek across the
Orange and Vaal Rivers. where they
founded the Orange Free State and the
TransvaaI Republic. Thus the comet was
the signal for the first blood drawn In
the long fight between the British and
Beers
In 1853 the comet became visible TO the
naked eye. 1t passed around the sun on
March l. of that Year After that II was
seen throughout Europe during April and
May, appearing at its brightest during
the first week in May In Germany.
where it was seen at its fercest. the
bloody seven Years war began between
Frederick the Great and his enemies on
all sides TIN ominous comet had scarce
ly passed from view when all Germany
was overrun by marching armies tron
France, Austria. and from Russia. Al
together during this years campaign sew
eral hundred thousand soldiers lost the'r
lives 1t was the worst year OF the seven
years war.
In 1910. when the comet appeared the
la st time, disaster followed, as usual IN
its wake The year after, in 1911, there
was the outbreak OF bubonic plague in
China. India. and some parts OF south
America. Then followed the great MIS-
sIssippi foods in 1872, which caused MIL
lions Of dollars of damage and severe
loss OF human life. Immediately follow
ing this came the Paris floods. the war
in Mexico, and the war in the Balkans
which threatened at one time TO involve
all Europe in a frightful massacre.
These peculiar condolences could be null
sIplied many times. but for the sake OF
brevity it will suffice to say the comet
maintained its omInouS reputation as
most people will remember.
The comet which put HALEY on the
right track can be traced back 10 H. u
II In that wear it was dcsCribed as a
comet which hung suspended over the
ci,v Of Rome, lust before the death OF
Agrippa who ruled over the Roman En-
pire during the absence of Augustus in
Greece and Asia"
Early Record. of Chinese.
The Chinese have recorded two comets
on. In G., and the other ir ID This WIS
the comet which ST. Peter and Josephus
xsw over the city OF jerusalem before
the fall OF the holy city. In lfl me
The Washington herald., 1913-03-02

forty-eight hours came another Indian
fight on the banks of the Big Withla-
COO Chee
With the passing Of the comet TO the
Southern Hemisphere, wars broke out one
after another in Mexico. Cuba, Central
America, Ecuador. Bolivia. Peru. and
Argentina. At the same time Texas de-
clared its independence and declared war
upon Mexico Next came the massacre
The Washington herald., 1913-03-02

ness section of that city. All the com
mercial center was laid in ashes. and al
together 80 houses We're burned down
and SlS.c0Oo00 of property consumed
Down in Florida. at tho same time. tn"
Seminole Indians went on the war path.
The Indians called the comet Big knife
in thr Sky Tn. war began with
massacre Of American soldiers at Fort
King All were slaughtered. Within
The Washington herald., 1913-03-02

Early Records Of Chinese.
Tho Chinese have recorded two comets.
on. In G.. and the other iE ID This was
~. .o,,e, which St Peter and Josephus
xaw over the city OF jerusalem before
the fall OF the holy city. In 1h The
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-08-05
WlllIna 20 DO AnMkhInn

A little girl, now n famous artist.
long ago was caught using her orayons
on Sunday. AS tho forbidden lows
were taken from her she sobbed out:
Mamma, do let me have them. III
draw church Rn'--a--a-Rraveyar
II you will"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-08-05
HOWS THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot he cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure
F j Cheney & Co.. Toledo, OhioI
We the undersigned. have known
F. j Cheney for the last Is years
and believe him perfectly honor.
able in all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
National Bank of Commerce, To-
ledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
telnally acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Testimonials sent fres
Price rs cents per bottle Sold by
all druggists. Take Halls Family
Pills for constipation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-08-05
why ne GrIeo.

1t was n mixed party, and when the
lights were lowered for the old-fash.
Toned "snapdragon" young Blinks
managed to edge closer to the golden
haired maiden he adored.
There was a three-minute scramble,
and when the lights went up there
arose howl Of disappointment from
the young lads who happened to be
near our friend Blinks.
Whats the matter, Willie?" In.
CURED the hostess. Didn't you get
any?"
"Did-didn't get the chance" bawl
ed the boy. "Soon as It st-started
that fellow with the eyeglasses c-cok
Jared hold Of my hand, and d-didn't
leave off kiss-kissing 1t till the g.gas
was on again!"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-08-05
or Doubtful Status.

"Have you much OF q friendship
with Wombat? see you going home
with him occasionally" THE status
OF our friendship In a puzzle to me.
He never takes me to his house except
whom he has been drinkinE."--Louis.
vile Courier Journal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
BURGLAR KILLS A WOMAN:
ESCAPES THROUGH WINDOW
Hour Later Two Neighbors Shot and
Wounded at South Attleboro.
Mass.-Suspect Is Held.

ATTLEBORO, Mass, April 21-Mrs.
lanes Colbert of South Attleboro was
killed by burglar early yesterday. and
an hour later Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pow
ers, neighbors, were shot and severely
wounded. The same robber is believed
to have figured in both affairs. Last
night poorly dressed man, who was I'M
able to- give a satisfactory account of
himself, was taken into Gust ody as a sus-
picious person.
Mrs. Colbert according to the police.
was awakened by a strange man in her
room, and screamed to her husband who
was IN another part OF the house With
out word OF warning, the intruder shot
the woman III the breast, and disappeared
through n window. Mrs. Colbert was
barely able to gasp out her story to her
husband before she died
Colbert notified the police who had lust
begun an investigation when word came
OF the shooting at the Powers residence
Mr.. and Mrs. Powers said they had
been aroused by some one in their room,
and. when they called out, both were
shot They are expected to recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
CHARGED TO HIS ENEMIES
Unidentified Parties Nearly
Wreck Club Building Where
Tammany Man Presides.

NEW YORK, April 21.-A bomb throw
ing which nearly wrecked the four-story
brownstone building of The Pocassett
Club, a Tammany organization, early to-
day, is charged by the police against I'M
known political enemies Of Nicholas j.
Hayes. for twenty years the Tammany
leader of the twenty-eighth assembly
district Hayes, a former sheriff, is presi-
dent of the Pocassett Club which is To-
cated on 116th street, in the heart of
Little Italy, of the upper east side.
Windows All Broken.
The bomb. heavily charged with dyna-
mite and tightly wound with wire, was
thrown into a basement hallway where
il exploded with such force that every
window in that and some adjoining
buildings was brokne, part of one floor
torn up and the plaster of all four cell
ings of the clubhouse shaken down. The
only persons in the place at the time
were four men playing cards and stew
ard none of whom was more than slight
~ injured The thickly settled neigh
borhood, however, was reused almost to
a state of panic. The prepetrator of the
outrage escaped without leaving any
clues behind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Picked Up on Street: Dies.

Picked up Unconscious at 9TH and III
streets northwest shortly after midnight
last night, an unidentified colorad man
WAS removed to Emergency Hospital,
where he died. The man is about forty
years old, has full growth beard, and
wore an old reddish coat and pants, old
broken shoes and a black derby hat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
St. Louis Summer Garden Burns

ST. LOUIS, No. April 21.-West End
Heights, one Of st. Louis best known
summer gardens, was destroyed by fire
last night. causing loss estimated at
$4,000. One man, Dan Slattery, the
Waterman, who was i'll of pneumonia in
his bed in the hotel, is missing and it
is feared he persisted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
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Bisbee daily review., 1913-08-31
MOTOR PARTY

Mir. and Mrs C. M Lincoln, we'll known residents of Tucson, with a party Of a,out a dczen friends passed through B.sbce on WedncE. cay enrcute to Tombstone They are touring Arizona by automobile and have already visited Phoenix, the Grand Canyon and Douglas. There are several machines in the party and they report no accidents to date and Q most satisfactory and pieasurab,e trip. While here. the party had din ner al the Copper Queen hotel and afterwards visited the famous Shat tuck cave, which they pronounced even more wonderful than the Grand Canyon Ehey sad nothing they had seen compared with tho ShattGcE cave in the wonder Of natures work While here the members Of the par ty were called apon by fr.enJs in the city.
Bisbee daily review., 1913-08-31
QUIET HOME WEDDING.

! Al the home of her parents, Mir, and Mrs. W. J. Arndt, on Opera Drive,
 Miss Erna Arndt was married on Wednesday morning atHl0 o'clock ,o John Pierce, of hmadOr, Cas. Rev. J. '. Fry, of the Prssby1tersan church officiating. There were in attend ance only immediate members cf the family and a few intimate friends. The bride, appearing very lOyey n wedding gown of white crepe du. chine, was attended by her sister. Miss Clara Arndt. as bridesma.t. James ovens attended the groom as best man. Following thte wedding ceremony an elaborate wedding breakfast was served following which the young couple made their prep arations for departure quietly Oh their honeymoon trip. In the auto mobile of Mir Ovens tEey slipped out of the city quietly to take the west lound afternoon train for Los An geles, but were not permitted to do so at Osborn except w.th atttndance Of much rice and many old sh hOes, numerous of their friends having gone down to Osborn on the stub tran .n expectation Of iinding them there when they failed to appear at the depot. For her trip the bride was attired in a very pretty gray tailored travelling costume From Les An. geles the young couple will travel north to San Francisco aHd later go to Sacramento, where the groom will enter upon a responsible position, and where they will be at home after October Mir Pierce for three year3 had been in tne employ Of the Cop De Queen Mining Co, ho-dng a po- siticn of responsibility in the me chanicaI department. Iiis bTile is a young lady who was reared in Bis
 bee ans has the love and esteem Of 8 very wide circle Of friends. At the wedding were received a very large number of Beautiful and yala- able wedding presents, these number ing many pieces of cut glass, silver ware and hand painted china and beautiful linen.