Show HalleY Cornet Comet Omen of War and Death Approaches Earth ALLEYS comet that immense heavenly heavenly heavenly H enly body which Is rushing earth earthward earthward earthward ward at the rate of af many million miles a day will soon soan be visible to the naked eye It Is now visible to telescopes In the early morning but about May 1 will have reached a point from fram which it itcan itcan itcan can be distinguished without the aid of lenses The comet camet Is very low In the eastern sky sk Astronomers state that It will probably be bright enough to be seen without a telescope by the 1st of af May ilay and from that time until May 18 it will be briliant as a morning star After Atter May 18 iS iSit It will be an evening luminary The comet can be looked for directly In Inthe Inthe inthe the east e st and will rise about an hour or two before the sun BUn At the present time the comet is miles away It will willbe willbe be miles distant from the earth May 18 Its tall tail is always directed from the sun and here lies the only element of danger as the magnitude of af the tail tall has not yet et been determined It will reach its closest proximity to the earth May 18 and at that time will be closer than any other solar body except the moon which is miles distant After that time too the comet will be plainly visible to the naked eye early in 10 the evening The coming coining of af Baileys comet camet has al always always always ways been marked by in incidents incidents in the worlds Mahomet aspired to be a prophet at the time it ap the earth narth In A D The death of the apostles Peter and Paul the death of Agrippa grippa the rupture between Henry VIII and the pope the storming of Quebec by b Wolfe the discovery of the north pole and many other ather historic events that have lasting effects in the worlds progress and civilization have Immediate ly preceded the comets arrival |