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Astronomer Caoille Rwmum Says it is Now Trareliig WITH ENORMOUS SPEED Just Now the Path of the Erratic Visitor is Directed Both Towards the Earth and the Son, But it Will Soon Draw Away From th-? Earth. Camilla Flamarlmon, the distin guished French astronomer, writes of Halley'8 comet to The New York Herald as follows: Halley's comet, the arrival of which I was permit te-J to witness by quite a celestial favq?r . on the photographio plates of Heidelberg University, on Sep tember 12, is advancing rapidly to ward the earth. At that time it was 522: million kilometers from us; this distance has been reduced to 226 million, which is about the distance of the orbit of Mars to the sun. The, comet then has come about three . hundred million kilometers closer to us In seventy-six days, which gives it an average speed of 3,890,000 kilometers, or very nearly four mil lion kilometers a day. Truly a pret ty taJx speed!- That speed, too, will go on increasing according as the comet draws nearer to the sun. Just now the comet's path is di rected toward both the sun and the earth. After the middle of Decem ber, while - still speeding onward toward the dun. It will draw away from our planet. Later on, how ever,-it will.again move toward the earth through the combination of its elliptic orbit with the almost circular path which the terrestrial globe describes every year around the radiant heat center of the solar system. As a pale nebula, invisible even by moans of the most powerful in struments, perceptible only by the photographic eye, the comet pass ed, in the middle of September, from the 17th to the 16th magnitude. By ? the middle of October it had reach ed the. 15th, and at the beginning Of November the 14th. It has now e reached the 13th magnitude, and its! movements are followed punctually by the powerful Instruments of the) ' WbsoF*3teries. Even 4ts spectral j analysis already has been commenc ed. The comet should on April 20 \ -teaeh the point of its nearest ap proach to {he sun, its perihelion 90, 000,000 kilometers from the solar i sphere. Its speed is then 54.000 dieters a second, 3,240 kilometers a minute, or 194,444 kilometers an hour. Bathing in the effluvia of the electric, calorific, luminous radia tion of the sun, it becomes impreg nated with*-its" rays,-? undergoing in Its whole being fantastic transfor rmations which lend it prodigious glory, develop it by multiplying, ten times, a hundred times, its volume lengthening it to millions and mil lions of kilometers by a kind of phosphorescence which always is ex tended away from the sun and gives -rise to the formidable tails which filled with terror the souls of our ancestors. Thenceforth the wanderer's path t^fc<f?? >t cwny from tH? ardent cen ter to sink into the deserts of -Immensity, gradually diminishing in si*^, b^omint; a sort of invisible bubble, and finally to find again the night of its -aphelion La which for years and years it Jjr ;lp?fc to. the eyes of astronomers.-an the earth. It goes away to a distance of five thou sand million kilometers, into the ultra Neptunian night, In which its speed is gradually decreased to 1*S9 than a kilometer per second The total duration of its circuit Is sixty ?five years. After leaving Us perihelion tha comet, traveling away from the sun again approaches the. terrestrial or bit Up to the time it reaches i s perihelion?that is.until April 20 ? It will be a morning star, visible in .the east before the sun rises. It becomes an evening star after the perihelion and will be visible In the west after sunset. Quite probably it will be then very remarkable, as it was in the spring of 1966, at the time of the Conquest of Eng land, and !D the spr'ng of 1456, ar. the poriod of the wars of the Turks and the Christians directed by Ma homet II and Pope Caliztus III Th.- tirao possibly It is L> gite us a surprise on the after effects of which it is difficult to theorize. According to the calculations of sev eral astronomers who are now oc cupied by the special orbit of. the comet during Its present opposition, it may pass before the sun about May !S. Mr. Croramelin, in England, and Mr. Searle, in America, agree with the calculations of others on this position. At thai date the head ;if the comet will !)?> twenty-six mil lion kilometers away from us. Now, the comet's tails are often thirty, forty or fifty million kilo meters in length and tl.i-y are al ways extended away from the sun. This Immense appendix then might reach us, might envelope us for sev eral hours. What will be the result of this meeting Oi such an immer sion? Without going again over tlv> ground I covered in my work on the subject, 'T,a Fiu due Monde," or discussing the various forms which a cometary encounter with our wan doting visitor might present from the mechanical, physical, chemical and thermodynamic viewpoints, we may at once ocknewledge that we know nothing of the fate reserved for us next May. The poisoning of humanity by deleterious gases is improbable. Doubtless of tho oxygon, of the atmosphere combined with the hy drogen of the comet's tail it would mean universal death with short shrift. If, on th<i contrary, there resulted a diminution In the supply of nitrogen the brain of every one of us would experience an unexpect ed sensation of physical activity and the human race would come to a sudden end in a paroxysm of joy. universal delirum and madnesa, at bottom, probabiy, overjoyed at Its fate, Carbonic oxide, on the con trary, would cause universal pois oning of the lungs. Spectral analys is has not yet shown ns what are the chief elements in the tail of the comet. Hydrocarbonic combinations of nitrogen are frequent. From photographs and analyses made last year at my Juvlsy obser vatory, by Messrs. Quenlsset, de la Baume-PIuvlnel and Baldet of the Morehouse comet electricity seems to- play an important part in the strange dislocations observed. There exists there a formidable electro static field, and electro-magnetic forces have added their influence to the repulsive force of the sun. Anxious minds have, however, no reason to be tormented?uselessly, too?by these prognostications. Comet tails, it ia true, are immense, but they are so light, as rarified, that the terrestrial atmosphere ts like lead in comparison. Even were our 'globe completely plunged into such a tall we would, without doubt, be saved from a cataclysm by the atmospheric curtain which surrounds us. The comet might be compared to a fog through which a locomotive was dashing at full speed. A shower of shooting stars might, perhaps, fall silently in the high regions of our sky, or we might be treated to the illumination of an im mense aurora borelais. Besides, the earth has twice within the last hundred years passed through the j tail of a comet without being troub led thereby. This was in 1819 and in 1861. Let us hope .that it win be the same this time. For Americans the passing of the comet before the sun will take place during the day. If will be night in France. In both conditions the phenomenon will be interesting to observe. It is not. however, cer tain that this phenomenon will be produced. The calculations are not yet finished. Let us live in peace. Heip Along the Town. Where ->one lives, makes his do mestic home, rears his family and follows his calling?there is his civic home. It is his duty to be true to that home even as he ie to his do mestic home. He is in duty bound (,-to promote its Interests, to cheer fully perform the duties of citizen ship, and to rejoice in seeing it grow and prosper. What are you doing to help along your home town? THE NEW FERTILIZER, A discovery of far-peachiag trnpcr tanoe to the farmers of the South''It the new fertilizer whleh has bees perfected on one of the islands nea> Charleston. S. C. It has long beer known that lime is an essential food tor plants of all kinds and that they cannot live when it has been exhaust ed from the soil. It has also been known that old worn-out lands are extremely deficient in lime, and thai sour, badly-drained lands have tbel> lime is a- for mthat is not usable b> growing crops. Farmers' Bulletin No. 124, D. S Dept. of Agriculture, says: "Ali the applications of lime increased the yields ? ? The best yields werv obtained with the lime in the form of carbonate, the finely ground oys ter shells standing first * * Limt with fertilizer was more profitable than depending upon fertilize: alone" This new fertilizer which present lime in its most usable form is mad* by a new process of burning oyster shells and using a burner that can supply potash. The result Is a Wgh grade fertilizer costing the consum er only $7.00 per ton. It reclaim* worn-ont lands in & marvelous man ner if applied broadcast two month? ahead of auimonlated goods. It't sweetening effects on sour lands 1; almost magical. Charleston freigb: rates apply on this new fertilise! The factory is located on Young's Island, S. C, but all letters should be addressed to E. L. Commins. Sale* Agent, Meggetts, S. C. Free descrip tive circulars will be sent to any oBt on request. CAN TCBEROL* LOSIS BK CURED" According to Statement Issued b? the Michigan Department e Health, It Can Be Cured and Pr* vented. I, the undersigned, hereby certl fy that I havA suffered slightly fo: several years, and endured pains an? spitting of blood from tuberculosl' for the past year. Having taken th' Saastamoinen Remedy for thre* months. I feel myself perfectly well Two doctors, after careful examinn tlons, have pronounced me fully r* covered. (Signed) - For testimonials and term.fi, writ .The SnaKtamoinen Remedy Co?. South Range. Mich. L. M. Power. M. D.. In charge. Give the man who is Inclined to smoke In the barn a kindly invita tion to do his smoking somewhere else. In half an hour one spark of fire can undo th?> work of years. Mrs. S. Joyce Claremont, N. H.. writes: "About a year ago I bought two bottles of Foley's Kidney Rem edy. It cured me of a severe case of kidney trouble of several years standing. It certainly is a grand, good medicine, and I heartily recom mend it." Lowman Drug Co.; A. C. Dukes. Seems so it would bo appropriate for the society bud to get muted with a blooming swell. j As the Fathers WiM Kcw skt hate* hin! Why ha* her Gather ]Blo*s<wJ her to this das "act because he iru fond ef Ms tether. Be had te r2?*t to do it wh?a ste was *? yen?g ?*d iro* that eke had Ve cenxe ef age this naa was hehtisg ker to It His father. William Bovsard. had premised Pratau atadthewqlt* that whea Myrtle was ?1 bis sets Gil* bert should spend et least * month with bor. after which time. If they agreed to merry each ether, they should both receive $l?,erjQ. Mr. Hew. ard had provide* for this ta h? will, and if they failed to marry, the mosey was to go to certain charities. Gilbert was new fulfilling bin fa ther's promise. Bver since he had come to visit hta .promised fiancee he bad bean bathed In every way by her. She only appeared et the breakfast table when he specially asked it the same at lunch, end he knew that she came to dinner only because she most treat her father's guest with com mon courtesy. With Gilbert without thought of the money, It bad bees love at first sight The thought that bo had come te try to win her made Myrtle hate htm before he got there. If be mentioned a drive, walk, tennis, or even just to sit and read or talk she always had a ready excuse, let ters to write, orders to give te the ser vants, or some equally unnecessary thing. He had almost given up in des* pair. . I Myrtle bad net appeared at break fast and be had gone for a walk by himself to try and make up hire ndsd whether to give tn now or wait a little longer. She. too. ra* cJT riding by herself trying to moke plans. Either be must go away or she would. She had dreamed of him all night. Why was he so good looking anyway? Why couldn't she get bim out of her mind? The more she snubbed him the more pleasantly be smiled. Oh. how she hated him for It! Just that morning she had found some beautiful orchid* on her desk because at dinner the night before she had said she wax fond of them. Her first thought then had been to crush the*., but they were too beautiful. She was so engrossed is her thoughts that she did not see Gilbert sitting by the roadside until the spir ited horse started and rose an her bauncbes. He Jumped up ?oickly and caught the bridle. . "Sorry to have startled you." he said. "Are you going for a ride? Why didn't you ask me?" "Simply because I wasted to *e alone." "Very well." be Raid and touched his hat Myrtle bit her lip and astonsoions ly touched the horse with her spur. Ho reared and striking out wildly caught Gilbert on the shoulder, knock ing him down. Myrtle thought he had been struck on the head. The blood rushed to her brain, her heart leaped as if It would leave ber body. She sbd from her saddle and woe beside him is a moment, "Gilbert are you hnrtf Tell me ok ?peak to bk!~ Her whole frame was trembling. her eye? were wet. He sprang to his feet and caosjbt.her by the.arm. -I'm not hurt?Myrtle?" They were looking Into each other's eyes; his breath was coming fast painfully; her heart bad seemed to stop beating. "Myrtle." he said again. "Ton sared! You cared if I were hurt! We are not?not friends, yet you cared I Myrtle, look at me; I k>ve you." She drew away from him with * feeling akin to fear, but that fear wus mingled with a strange joy. She bad shrunk from his grasp, yet she longed for him to take her again. "Do you hear?" be said. "1 love you. My little girl, can't you love me?" He caught her and drew her toward aim. Her pride fought bard, but her heart was the victor. His arms cloar.d more tighly around her, he bent bis bead and kitted her. But for that kin she might have reslf-ted. but It seemed to take all her strength and half unconsciously she whispered "I love you." lie crushed her to him again. There was a pause. No sound reached them bat the twittering of the birds, overhead. "Yon love a:e." he said, with a catch in his voice. "It I? too great to be lieve." "It seems so strange, so impossi ble," she murmured from his shoul der. "Why only last evening we quar reled. In fact I have quarreled with you ever since you came. I don't r?e how you ever could love tue after the way I have treated you. I thought I hated you. but it was Just my pride. I had to love you and I know why. You are so Btrottg, so self-willed, so much of a man and?I loveja msu." So they set In the silence of their great happiness, until be whispered te her: "Darling what rlever men our fathers were." Beetle Hunting In Queensland. A reward of Is. 2d. a pound was re cently offered by the Queensland pugar planters, writes s Brisbane (Australia) correspondent for beetles of the destructive BUgar cane grub. Hundreds of n:en and boys have now taken up beetle hunting as a profes sion. One nun earns ?0 a week throughout the "beetle season," and the boys make from ?2 a week up. Work Means Growth. Work Is the only means of growth. Not to work is to keep always an un developed hand, or heart, or brain The things which work may achieve are not hall so important a< thai which work does in its. Turner. Give This a Trial. One effective way to keep boys and girls on' the streets these long winter evenings Is to provide them some harmless and pleasant attrnc tlons at home. Attractions they! must and will have, and if parents are so unwise as not to gratify that I natural demand In soim- rational j way at home, their children will seek them elsewhere, where, probably, the! character of the amusements and associations Is frivolous or positive ly evil. J Bs BO? ii an aa um gg ' The Queer Little Girl i n i im ? mini.?! m-iiii i? ? a^j Tee Quer Little Girl mad* herself a wroam ef apple blocaema and pinfe ed a willow wand and sat as the bank by the little strttt*? and cried. "New 1 sue Qsee% ?/ tee May." Overhead tko birds sang sad the little fishes swan like brows shadows in the depth* of the pool, bat none ef them paid aay ettentton te the Qoeer Little Girl sad at last the Qceer Little Girl stood op and satd. "I want somebody to play with. I want aestebody to ph*y with." Bat only the sigbisg of the winds ans-! wered her. Then the Queer Little Girl trotted I dcwa the path through the weesp, and stepped at the leer of a little cot^fse, sud m]4 to ber aether, ?Mother. I'm the Queen of the- May." And her mother looked at the wreath oj Dioesoms and at the willow wand and she made a deep bow and said: ?W?1 your majesty taste of my apple tarts which I have Jost bakedV And the Queer Little Girl clapped her hands, sad said. "Oh. mother, may I really have one?" And her mother gave her twe on a tittle bine plate with a glara of milk ia a blue cap. And the Queer Little Girl drank all of the milk but a little bit ia the bot, torn of the cup. sad that she gave to her black cat. And the blade cat dri nk the milk, and then he sat up and curled bis tail about his legs and sang to the Queer Girl, and the Bong he Bang sounded something like this "Pwrr-ur-up. pnrr-ur-up." And presently along the roue* came a great red ear, and la the cur was a man with round ?necraeles over his eyes that made hiai look like a frog. And the Frog Men stopped the ear right in front of the lilac bosh and said. "Can I buy a bunch of Ulacn?" And the Queer Little Girl said, "No. Bot I can give you some.** And the Frog Man said, "I want te take them te my little boy. He has a bad cold and oaat cosie eut. sad be loves li mes." "Oh." aaid the Queer Lttfis Girl, "does he love apple tarts, too?" The Frog Man looked surprised. "Why I g?nn? he does," be said. "What makes you ask?" "My mother ha? just baked some lovely ones," said the Queer Little GlxL And ?Ke ran up to the cottage ! and brought back twe tarts ob a '-lue plate, covered with a white- napkin. I **If you are very careful," she ?old the Frog Mau. "you caa take them to year little boy Without 'squashing them." The Frog Mas smiled and took off hie goggled aad showed his Bice blue eyes. "You must be very happy here," he said, "with your Sewers and the ire? and your btack pussy eat." The Queer Little Girl nodded. "I would be happier." she told him, "if I had some use to play with." The Frog Mas smiled down at her. "Do yon really want a playmate?" he asked. ?Tea." said the Queer Little Girl. T want somebody to play Mar Queen with me, and f think 0 boy wonld be nicest, because then he could be the King of the Msy and wear a crown like mine." . And the Frog Mao said "Well. If my little boy's cough is better. I'D bring him here to-morrow morning, and he can be the King of the May." Aad all the next morning the Queer Little Girl and the. black cat watched at the gate, but the big red car did not come: and the morning after that they watched, and still the big car didn't come. But on the third day, they saw It flashing In the eunllsbt, and they ran out to meet It, and there beside the Frog Msb was a little boy In a white Mneo suit, and he had a big box In his arm?. And the Frog Man lifted him out of the car and said to the Queer Utflo Girt. "This is the King of the May." And the Queer Little Girl clapped her bands and langbed. and the black cat rubbed against the little boy's legs, and the little boy said. "My father told me about the blossom wreath and the willow wand, and I want to pee the little fisbe* in the running brook." But the Frog Vlan said: "Don't yon want to open your box first?" And the little boy said. "Oh. yes!" And when he had opened the box there was a wonderful set of pink diphea with gold UaDdH. and the Frog Man said. "You can serve the banquet on them for the King and Queen of May." And the Queer Little Girl daneed for joy. and then she said. "We'll have little round white rolls and milk and strawberries out of tho garden Come and help me pick them." And the little boy Bald, with his face shining. "This Is the nicest place in the world, rather. I am go ing to help her pick straw berries." And the Frog Man suld, "Would yon like to come every day?" And the little boy said. "Oh. yea!" Bo the Frog Man went up to the cottage und talked to the mother u! the Queer Little Girl; Then he went down by the little running brook and found the Kins and Queen of Ma? with pink blossom wreaths and wll'o* I s'snds, sitting on the throne of hd o'd piny free trunk, und In front of them was a banquet table, set with the pick dishes, on which wore white rolls and berried and more ros.i hp pie blOSHOTOR. /od the Frog Man said: "You are It) ootne every day and play with the little girl." And tbe Qi.-eer Little Olrl. whose eyes shone like stars, clasped the bia<.-k pussy rat in her arms and ffbis p< red. "Ob. pussy eat. pussy cat. new we shall have Homebody to play with everyday!"? Brooklyn Bagle. Up Before the Bar. N. H. Brown, an attorney, of PIttsfleld, Vt., writes: "We have used Dr. King's New Life Pills for years and find them such a good fan:- j lly medicine we wouldn't be without them." For Chills, Constipation. Biliousness or Sick Headache they work wonders. 2f>c at tho J. G. 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