The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-27
"MY T H 4"

ter on the road. TIL explanation was in a
letter left BY the colonel in HAWKING
hands. In it he promised to join Mrs.
Sellers later in England, and then went on
to say:
1.-The truth is, my dear Hawkins. =
mighty idea has been born to me within the
hour. and must not even stop to say good
by to my dear ones. A mans highest duty
takes precedence of all minor ones, and
must be attended to with his best prompt
ness and energy. at whatsoever cost to his
affections or his convenience. And first OF
oil a mans dutios is his duty to his own
honor; he must keep that spotless. Mine
is threatened. When ! was feeling sure OF
my imminent future solidity, l forwarded
to the czar Of Russia, perhaps pre-
maturely, an offer for the purchase OF
Siberia, naming n vast sum. Since then an
episode has warned me that the method by
which l was expecting to acquire this
Observation-Disclosures upon a scale Of
llmitlsss m~agnitude-is marred by a faint
of temporary uncertainty. His imperial
majesty may accept my offer at any mo-
ment.s If this should occur now l should
ind myself painfully embarrassed, in fact,
financially inadequate. | could not take
Siberia. This would become known, and
my credit would suffer.
Recently my, private hours lave been
dark indeed, but the sun shines again now.
| see my way. | shall be able to meet my
ooliRdtlouS, anu WlCnout having TO ASK an
extension OF the stipulated time, l think.
This grand new idea of mine-thes ublimest
| | have ever concelved-wlll save mo whole,
| am snre. | am leaving for San Francisco
this momsnt, to test it by the help of the
great Lick telescope. Like all OF my more
notable discoveries and inventions it ia
based upon hard, practical scientific laws.
Ali other bases are unsoufd. and hence I'M
trustworthy.
In brief then, I have conceived the stu
pcndous idea of reorganizing the climates
of the earch according to the desire of the
populations Interested. That is to say, |
viii furnish climates to order, for cash or
in part payment, of course, at q fair dis
count, where they are in condition to be
repaired at a small cost INK let out for hire
to poor and remote communities not
able to afford Il good climate, and
not caring for an expensive one
convinced me that the regulation of eli
mates and the breeding OF new varieties at
will from the old stock is a feasible thing.
Indeed, am convinced that it has been
done before; done i'll prehistoric times by
now forgotten and unrecorded civilizations
Everywhere | tind hoary evidences of arti-
tlclnl manipulation Of climates in hygone
times. Take the glacial period. Was that
producsd by accident? Not at all, it was
done tor money. | have Il Thousand proofs
of it and will some day reveal thom.
u will conhde to you an outline of my
idea. 1t is to utilize the spots on the sun
got control of them, you understand, and
apply the s~tupenuous energies which they
WELD to beneiicent purposes in the reorgan-
ring of our climates. At present they
merely make trouble and do harm i'll tho
cvoking of cyclones and other kinds of
e~lsctric storms; but once under humane
and Intelligent control this will cease and
they will become Ii boon to man,
II have my plan all mapped out, whereby
| hope aud expect to acquire complete md
perfect control of the sui spots. also details
of the method whereby | shall employ the
same commercially; but | will not venture to
go into particulars before tho patents shall
have been issued, 1 shall hope and expect
To sell shop rights to the minor countries at
" reasonable figure, and supply Il good bust
ness article of climlnte to the great empires
ut special rates, together with fancy brands
for coronations. battles and other great
and particular occasions. There are bill.
lions of money in this enterprise, no en-
pensive plant is required, and | shall begin
Ito realize iii n few days-in II few weeks nj
, tarthest. | shall tand ready to pay cash
for Siberia the moment il is delivered. and
thus save my honor and my credit. / an
confident of this.
II would like you to provide II prope,
outfit and start north as soon M l telegraph
you, be it night or be it day. / wish you tc
take up all the country stretching away
from the north pole on ali sides for many