Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1909 — THREE MONTHS EXCUSE FOR SPARKERS. [ARTICLE]

THREE MONTHS EXCUSE FOR SPARKERS.

The Globe-Democrat says if you live till next May, you will see one of the most magnificent sights the heavens ever disclosed, Halley’s comet, last seen in 1835. It will be brightest in May and after about July will gradually pass away to appear no more till end of present century. It is now approaching the earth at the rate of one million miles a day, which is nearly as fast as the average lie travels. Don’t get alarmed for it will not approach nearer than two twenty millions miles from the earth.