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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1910)
IWwatiBwittaSSSS iinpi li liwr ww ii l i.wiMMWiiWSHW ' ' ' - II I H- " -". II II THE TAIL OP A COMET 5 It Pays Dearly For Its Brilliant I . . Gaseous Display. FORMED BY LIGHT AND HEAT. Far Away tha Comtt li Olobular ' Matt, and at It Ntara tha Sun tha Action of That Body Untwinas tha , Tall, Which la Navtr Raeevtrad. TrnvclliiK n comet il In wry Hon paled villi!, with tlio ami In om of the foci. n the Httmctlnji (Mint railed, most of their Jourmjr I spent In alow uneTentfulnewi fur nwnj front the hearth of the urMem-luiirth l Just, whnt the word focus iihiuim. Thej nre- then small clotnilnr iiKKrepitloum Klurpl'Ii u dim n llltle romitlNh ticbuln In look. Suen they niiponr when Orat descried In the telescope curulnir lu from itui for they nre rarely teen at nil until tliey hnve en tercd within the orbit of Mnrs. Ill lance In purl, but still more their own behnrlor till then, kit'tin them hM. Within thin uebuloolty, known as the head, appears aa It 'ncara us ' bright spot, the nucleus. Suddenly there oc cur a complcto chance In the deport meut of the body, one which render It tbe ohrerrcd of all obsenrers. nml In less clTtlUed tlmea occaslonnllj Its be lnjr held the bnrblnccr of distress, dis ease and death. As soou as the comet sets near enough the heat of the sun sets up commotlou within It. Ujr Very'a deter mination of the temporaiuro of the unbtanketed sunward side of the moon we are enabled to lufcr thnt this heat la ETvat at the earth's distance from the sun in spite of the cold of spncu Thi temperature Is 353 degree K. And as the comet approaches the snu this heat must Incrvnso Inversely as the square of the distance. At half the radius of the earth orbit It U al ready four times as great nbore altso lute tcru, at a quarter slxtevn times, and so on Increasingly, tbe tempera ture rising Into thousands of degree. No wonder the comet acta as It docs. It at once becomes uneasy, waxes In light and. as the spectroscope reveals, disruptive electric discharges start In It which let out tbe Imprisoned gases. Then begins that spectacular career of perihelion passage which make the comet so superb an object and for which It pays so dear. Tho gases which are thus thrust out from the Interior of the separate meteorites, to getber with such panicles of the Iron as aro made gaseous by the beat, fall prey to another force beside gravita tion. This force Is tbe Impact of light itself, the light emitted by the sun. That so immaterial a thing ns a beam of light can bare power to inovo even a pith ball Is a conception not' eaay to grasp. et there la no doubt of the fact, theoretically calculated years ago by Clerk Maxwell from bis electro-magnetic theory of light, for the gaseous particles proceed to l repelled by tbe tun at enormous smhiL each bchiTlBff exactly as It should by math ematical analysis If socb were tbe, oc aasionlna; cause. Evidently tho light wares bare a propelling power In the direction of their own motion equal to tbelr own speed. Why. then. U It that the planets be tray no such effect In spite of their alxoj The answer Is. because of that very size. Gravity arts on tbe mass. a matter of ttireo dimensions; the light force on tbe surface of the body, a matter of two. As n body diminishes In size, therefore. Its surface bears a greater and greater ratio to Its tnnss until when small enough the second force is tbe stronger of the two. This relation is betrayed In the con duct of tbe tall The linprisoued gases, heated to expulsion ou the sun ward side of the comet, rise toward it in a series of exquisite mantling en relopes, as If tbe comet's head were reillng Itself from tbe ton ardent gaze or tho sun. Then, after rising to a certain height, tbelr Initial impetus overcome, they fall Wk. repelled by the light wares, although still attract ed by gravity, and arc driven out to form tbe tall of tbe comet, freiti en velopes taking their place. Sometime only a slugle tall is form ed, but at others two or even three are shot out, and when this happens oue la nearly straight, ono curred and one greatly bent Now, ralculallon show that tbe reittllln;: forco In the caso of the first Is fourteen time that of grav ity, in tbe M-cnnd two and two-tenths time, or something leas, and In tbe third only about ooe-Oflb of gravity. Hut these are tbe very ratios wnlcti particles of hydrogen gas. of tbe hy drocarbons and of Iron or sodium would respectively show. As tbe comet approicbas the sun tbe display becomes more violent and more spectacular. Flucr and wilder growa tho pageant, the "hairy star" loosening- Its tresses, which bad stood nedately colled about Its head amid tbe depth of apace, to stream In gorgeous gleams behind It as It pays il orbital obeisance to the ruler or Ms course. It seemingly backs away iu keeping wHb the etiquette to royal ty, turning always its face sunward as It retreat whence It came. nut It pays dearly for Its display Theraa'tter going to form tbo tall can never be recovered, but la driven far ther away. At each succctulvo return to tbe un somo of Its mass and bril liance Is tbua lost, and this Is why the periodic comets, those that liavo made saBy rWts, are such small and in ceMptcuowi object. It is only the eosMta of too ellipse and very dls tBt feaMt et which tbo perihelion pageaat la m flae, Youth's Compan- INDICTS IIANLUY OP HARNUY Accused of Cutting (lovcrnntcnt Tim her, Is Wrathy. William Hiuttcy, tho big ranch owner of Harney county, lias been indicted by the United States era ml jury for the alleged cutting of tim ber on government land, mid tins furnished bail for hit appearance in court to the amount of $3500. It scorns that in the operation of u dredging machine employed in the construction of targe drainage canals through the Dander and lllitzcn swamps, Hauley had his employees cut considerable juniper Umber 111 the adjacent vminlrv This, it is uncicrMood, vns both up on private land, nml taken with the permission of the owner, nml upon government holdings in some in stances. Special agents hunted the matter out nml pre feral charges which have led to the indictment. Hauley declares that even if the juniper cut was on government land, it hut absolutely no commer cial use and hiw been taken by the settler at his pleasure ever since the white men first came to Central Oregon T. R. WILL HELP Ut:ND BOOST Plans rirst Visit to Deschutes Valley at lind of April. T. R. is coming. No, not Theodore the Lion Killer from Africa, but Tom KichartKon of Portland, euthuser extraordinary on subjects Oregoniun and P. H, D plus in the boisterous art of boost ing. A recent letter received from the manager of the Portland Commer cial Club announces that he will make a trip to Mend probably in the last week of April, although the exact date is as yet uncertain When here the visiting Portland publicity expert will be the guest of the Ilend Commercial Club which is a member oi the Oregon Develop ment League of which Mr. Rich unison is secretary. A big meeting will he held in the afternoon 0 cat ly evening at which Mr. Rich nrdsou will talk to the twople ol llend explaining the work of stab advertising ami the oportuuitir that Ucud now tuny grasp iu the di reel ion of broader local publiclt) wotk. After which n bantinc1 probably will be nrrnnged with lu formal speaking, ami nu opportun ity a (lorded the visitor of becoming familiar with the resources and at tractions of Demi nml the adjacent country All the details of tin visit, however, will be taken up b the Commercial Club ami definite!) outlined us soou us its exact date i fixed. Win Knows Heine' Name? When Heine came to town A month or two ago, lie forthwith rustled round To accumulate some dough. At the IV II. Inn he got a room And kept it for awhile, While things forthwith began to boom Especially Heine' amllc. Now Heine' tiuuV, it never came; The loss it sore dlstresurd him, Hut Heine's friends made up the same, And with borrowed duds they dressed him. (Here elapse a trunktcts month.) Dust-covered in a near-by Iwrn I'orsoolh, the trunk Mas found, Waiting there a month or mote l'or its owner to come around. Hut no o te knew his other name Thai the long lost trunk tag bore, So none could deliver up tbe Mine, Tho Heine sorrowed sore. Notice. The Rostand Lumber Company has filed Supplementary Articles ol Incorporation changing its corpor ate name to J. N. Mastcn Lumbci Company. Dated this 36th day of March, tqto. By order of the Directors of the Roslaml Lumber Company. 38 J N. .Masthn, President. Timber Lands Wanted 320-Acre K Homesteads. List your Timber Lands with us quick. We have cus tomers waiting. We can locate you on the Choicest Homestead Lands in Central Oregon. Satisfaction guaranteed. . Irrigated Farm Lands List your Farm Lands with tic ft I li net ic trtiA nnu littf tar " , . ' "- " ""- we tiesire 10 increase 11. ve have plenty of buyers coming. City Prop erty and Acreage We have call for all kinds fr ui vuy iiujjcuy 111111 -fiuiu- age. Liet us know what you have in this line. The Home Land Company W. W. OR.CUTT, Manager. r Colonist Rates TO OREGON AND THE GREAT NORTHWEST 320Acre Homesteads In the fair land of Sunny Oregon The only and last opportunity for the Homeseeker to obtain Free Land. We own and oper ate our own automobiles to and from the land. Call on or write to The Spanton Co. 1 PORTLAND OFFICE 369 OAK ST. BEND OFFICE Pilot Iluttc Inn W. N. HKOWN, Mcr. tar tar tar tar tar The mananenif nt of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co, takes Kteat plcubrc In announcing that the low rates from Kattcrn cities, which have done o much in patseauns to stimulate travel to and cttlenent In Oregon, will prevail aaiu thii Sprint; DAII.V from March 1 to April 15 Inclusive. ' -Ml mt PEOPLE of OREGON The railroad have done their part; now It's up to wiu The colutiiit rate U the Kicatet of all home, builders. Do all yon ran to let Kastern people know alwut It, ami eiicriuraj-e them to come here, where land is cheap and honie-hiiildimj eaay and attractive. Fares Can Be Prepaid at home it desired. Any. aisent of the road named Is authorized to receive the--required deposit and. telegraph ticket to any point in the Hat. ' ' Remember The pates-jitom Chicago, f33; from St. Louis, fir. from Omaha and Kansas City, fit. This reduction is proportionate from alt other cities. Properties Wanted Preparing to extensively PUT OUT operating BULLETINS of properties FOR SALE, from Goldendale, Wash., to Bend, Or., owners and agents are asked to SUBMIT deals and complete selling DETAILS on their hest offer ings, to 0. & W. Farm & Fruit Lands Syndicate SEATTLE, WASH. OFFICIAL D1RKCTORV. UNITKtl UTATlUt rrr.Ucnl .. . . VkvlTrokltuI itftTttMyorauir. lUrttlata' ut Titamiy ftmturyuf Imrrk kfrt.HI. U' IWff rUrjr f Httf WlllUm II. T.n ,l RU.lt akffX.H 1'hll.n.tf, C. Kiwi franklin Mc'rih -Kkb.t.1 A. fellluitr . .-J. M. IxckUun (Inxir un I,. Mtt r nvtfr.fjfj vi rmwj . . . irurT fvi I.. Mf f r IWiturr ofCommcir n.l l.tlvf.Ch.iU. Nt 1 1 l-uMmaiif r llcnrral. . 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