The Messenger. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1858-18??, 1859-09-22
MISCELLANEOUS
WONDERFUL PROGRESS AND
IMPROVEMENT ONE HUN
DRED YEARS HENCE

DRED YEARS HENCE.
From q paper purporting to be
published in London, for the year
1950--about one hundred years a.
head Of our time, we extract some
very curious speculations. -tendiae
TO show what the editor believes will
be the advancement in the sciences
and arts at that time. The sheet
before us is called the London Times,
and bears the date of May 1st., 1850.
The following is the only editori-
al in the paper;- ,sr.
In these days Of progress let us
sneer at nothing because it is new;
we may smile and doubt, but still
let ,us-think! Nearly two centu.
ries have passed since our journal
first started into existence; and du-
ring that brief. period, we have
chronicled changes, and improve
ments, which have shaken the earth
to its very centre. We now print
off more than one million copies of
the Times newspaper per day, and
are enabled to effect this great desi-
deratum by means Of air pressure,
which has completely superseded
the use and power of steam. We
nov blow off fifty times the number
ofimpressions we were formerly en-
abled TODD by the then all-pDwerful
use of steam. But even this is
nothing, compared to what we are
preparing to effect for our readers
in future. Within one little week
from the present date we shall, des-
patch our broad-sheet to the reno
test corner Of the habitable world,
within fifteen minutes from the time
ofits leaving Printing-House Square.
The number of impressions required
to be worked for the supply of all
rfre eartb, will be, as our readers
are aware, almost incalculable; but
we have entered into an arrange
ment for the construction of cylen-
der, which is to throw off 100000
copies per hour. The sceptical may
perhaps deem this an exaggerated
statement. Let them do SO. We
say that we are about to achieve
this miracle; and what the Times
promises it always performs. But
it may be said that the thing is
impossible. The same observation
has been made from time to time
upon any advnnce-i in art or science.
Little progress is made without per-
severance. The man who invented
printing was burned for wizard;
the first applier of gas was neglec
ted and starved on a durghill; and
the first English maker Of steam
packet was treated as mere vision
airy, although lie happily lived to see
his model cross the Atlantic! Again
we say, Readers, smile if you will,
and dou6t-but think. AS sure as
the sun rises in the east, and sinks
in the west, We will perform what
we promise. Every day is sugges-
tive of some important improvement
in our present wonderful machinery;
and we will not rest upon our oars
until we have annihilated both time
and spaces. 24tie 's.1'.t'
So much for the progress in the
newspaper trade. The travelling
public, and particularly the pedes-
trians of 1850, are referred to the
following advertisement
COMFORT IN TRAVELLING. Messrs.
Walker. and Flight beg to invite the
attention of pedestrians to their
portable walking sticks, which con
tain Conveniently slowed away in
their interior tubes, bed, bolster
and pillow, ready for initiation; also
a bedstead,. linen sheets, Whitney
blankets, soap, ink, sealing wax,
paper, boot,jack, fire, knives, forks,
spoons, Milton, Shakespeare, Byron,
easy-chair, and a comfortable velo-
cipede.h At prices varying from.
&c. Cd. to an Albert. Budge Row.
Copy the Address. i.
In the clothing line we have the
following :.
THE New PATENT CHAMELEON
CoAT.-This coat is constructed of
cloth, the color Of which will imme-
diately change at the wish Of the
wearerto any that may please his
fancy. 1t will never wear out, and
is SO perfectly elastic that.it will
fit any member Of the family, FROM
the fathersdowp to the intent iR tie.
arms. FroHssls;es ,Is, sSastEpctse y & 1 Of, @0f,
the same sn ssssls 2S1sa and Sonp