Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-31
= PROLONGED 800 YEARS.
Eject Of Life's Elixir a. Foreseen on
Two lndianapolitans.

From the Indianapolis Nsvs.
II II the year ALAS.
Two men, apparently in the prime OF life,
meet in indianapolis on the corner Of Illinois
and Washington streets, and in the shadow OF
the great iron blocks. rising 200 feet heaven
ward, they converse bit
81 would not live always, remarks the older
OF the two. sand why shouldnt be ready 70
penetrate the mysteries beyond the veiii
Have not mine eyes seen enough Of the giories
OF this worid1 Nearly 500 years of an existence,
and yet it seems but day."
F'Ah, but what changes these years have
brought about" said the other man.
Turn back the pages of your memory to
iSos. we thought we were living in fast age
then, didn't we? We had the telegraph, teie-
phone, railroad trains that made a mile a
minute and many inventions we called great
did not prolong life and see what we have
seen.lndianapolis grow into city Of million
inhabitants and become, through the agency
OF natural gas, the greatest manufacturing city
In the world; 100 railroads from here, pointing
IN every direction OF the compass; city abso-
iuteiy free from the clutches Of monopoly, one
In which the people own the heat light and
water companies, and are able 10 have these
necessities at production cost And natural
gas, why, 1t il almost as free rs the air we
breathe"
eyes, replied the other, .sbut let M look away
from home moment What marvellous pro-
gress the world has made in our lifetime The
United States no longer means only portion
OF North America. Thanks to Blaine's decision
70 remain on earth with US awhile, the United
States now embraces all Of North and South
America, as well as numerous valuable small
islands that Great Britain used to possess.
Better stil the latest news is to the effect that
our government is almost ready to wipe the
the British government from the face of the
earth Indeed, it is already clear that before
another century has come and gone there will
pc out one government on earth, and that will
be ours. The people are one."
IT must eventually come to that" said the
first. I'VE have outstripped all competitors in
the matter of inventions. Our navy officers
now hold the secret of a compound by which
entire cities may be destroyed in an instant
Our aerial chariots are the only successful ones
ever made and no other nation is permitted 10
infringe on the patent II our army spies de-
sire to see what il going on in Great Britain OF
IN any European province, they have only to
climb into the aerial chariot and in an hour
may be gracefully sailing over London high
sir -"
STOP" cried the second, my brain becomes
dizzy in attempting to contemplate the won-
ders that have come 70 pass since science willed
that We might live on and on, and ON. Your
reference to the past coaxes back my rheuma-
tism, and believe I feel decrepit and age
creeping over me. Where is the nearest physi-
clans office? must have another injection
OF the elixir Of life Immediately, or am
gone"
II still say would not live always" said the
first, '.but am willing to take my chances here
a few days longer. 1 will take another dose OF
the elixir myself"