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Show Halley's Comet. A number of our citizens have arisen early every morning this week to got a squint at Halley's comet that has appeared in the eastern horizon at about 8:JJ0 a. m. It is quite a sight and the comet begins to look like the real thing. Thers are a number of opinions concerning the comot. Somo astronomors predict pre-dict that harm will como to the earth about May 18th, while others are of tho opinion that it will do but littlo, if any,dani-age. any,dani-age. Tho earth and tho comet will be 12,000,000 apart on the above date, but as the tail is over 14,000,000 in longth, ovor 2,000,000 miles of its tail will envelop tho earth. We wait developments. |