The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-03

soy "nos Oui0 SUBSTANCE may be. 1t
is apparently metallic substance
far superior in hardness, infusibilitv
and tirmness and fneness of grain
to anything ever produced by man. D
II think, then, that we NAV be-
safe IN assuming that we have be.
fore US something that originated at
some place wholly exterior to the
earth.
Our previous examination proved
that this object has been fashioned
by beings of intelligence, evidently
with some rational object in view.
Since this globe has left the place of
Its manufacture, it is fair to sup
pose that it was the intention Of
its designers that it should be sent
on a voyage somewhere. Since it
has reached the earth, we may infer
that it was the design Of the makers
that it should reach the earth. OF
course, it may have been drawn out
Of it's course by the earth's attrac-
ton, but for the present we will
assume that it was designed to reach
this planet.
Then it follows that certain be-
ings somewhere in the universe have
projected this mass upon the earth.
IL so, it must have been done with
the intention Of communicating with
the jewellers of earth.
Where did 1t come from? Not
from the moon, because it came from
the opposite direction-the moon at
the time this fell being on the other
side of the earth; not from the sun,
for similar reason; not from Venus
or Mercury, for similar reasons. If
the body before us came from the
solar system, 1T must have been
thrown from one Of the superior
planets; that Is, from one of the
planets farther away from the sun
than the earth. We are forced to
this conclusion, since our visitor fell
on the side of the earth away from
the sun. I think we may dismiss
from mind the idea that our visitor
came from any point outside of the
solar system, because of the improb-
ability Of such an event.
"Going back, then, to the superior
planets, we will naturally consider
the nearest. Mars IS the nearest
superior planet. Mars and the earth
are now nearer to each other than
they are at any position in their Or
bits. If the MARSHES desired to
pitch a sphere on to this planet, they
would undoubtedly take advantage
of this nearness. For the present,
we need not look any further. We
are quite safe In assuming that this
500 Id. shot was thrown here from
Mars. IF so, it will contain a mes
sage"
IA messagev' cried the listeners
incredulously.
Certainly" replied the captain.
The listeners stared blankly at
each other.
Smoking Caesar {" gasped the
ranger.
cit doesn't seem possible" re-
Joined Maddox, in dazed manner.
"That depends upon how you
look at the question:" replied the
captain. "Many things are possible
now, that were supposed impossible
few decades since. Something may
appear impossible to you or me, and
yet appear very possible to a third
person.
eve sometimes hear people won
der if the planets, stars, ETC.. are in
habited. We hear them say that
this planet is too hot, or too cold, or
too something else. Very true, we
might not find it pleasant living on
any other planet, but we would not
| find it pleasant to live in the sea,
either. But there is no reason why
intelligencies cannot live on the
sun, where the heat is supposed to
be unthinkable,or on the planet Nep-
tune where it is imagined to be
rather chilly. There is no reason
why life may not exist on the other
planets. We know nothing of the
conditions that exist thereon. Pos
sibly the conditions on Mars are
more favorable for higher mental
| development than those of earth.
Possibly the MARSHES are SO far
ahead of us in intellectual endow-
ments that we are but worms 10
comparison.
It is perfectly reasonable to think
that they may have methods and
instruments that enable them to dis
tinguish our cities, railroads, ships.
etc. It is not III the mind of finite
man to imagine all that may exist
on Venus or Mars. Beings on those
two planets may communicate easily
with each other; all that happens on
Mars may be transmitted regularly
to Venus and vice versa.
Beings on these planets may long
have discussed as to whether this
planet was inhabited by sentlenl
beings or by race OF apes that
amused themselves by building muo
huts OF great size, and by floating
about in hollow tree trunks"
Ito be ContInued.)