The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14
I'LL A GUESSING MATCH
Prophets Try TO Peer Into the
Twentieth Century.


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The political condition Of the Unite
States tn i48 will he very similar 90 tha
, Of the pu~eut. It's social DEVELOPMENT y i
, evolve Il less ostentatEous display Of wealth
owing 30 Increased intelligence and e,ucs
ton Of the nt ses, who even now fr,w,
upon un-eeml. -; lays OF wealth a. eyi
deneing exceedingly I'D taste
The government, If then ia existence, vii
become more simple. both in methods q
election and in il executive branches
Railroads, telegraphs and other quas
public corporations will either be owned b,
the government or under its control.
Our monetary system viii doubtless b,
upon gold basis, solely owing TO the In
creasine output Of ailver and copper
Temperance legis :ation will doubtless ,.s
sumo the forTn Of high license aud lol a
option sumptuary prohibitory laws will
not be countenanced by any Intelligent and
independent people.
/ 4HN4S wa 10 bttiS u any tndu9C IN the
| confinement or punishment Of criminals
excepting that places of confinement will
| be conducted under more stringent super
vision and all buildings male more in con
formity with sanitary rules.
Divorce laws will still be maintained and
the marriage relations continue about as
they have for the last /, 800 years
The accumulation of wealth will increase
In the hands of individuals until some
time in the future laws will be enacted
regulating the amount of wealth which
may be inherited. In other words, laws
Will seek not To restrict the accumulation
OF wealth by the individual, but will re-
strict his leaving the same intact, SO as to
prevent the creation of a moneyed aristoe-
racy by inheritance
Inc future OF great corporations and bust,
ness aggregatlons will tend toward more
perfect Capitalization until the monop-
olles become SO obnoxious that they will be
regulated by federal and local statutes
The laboring classes will doubtless be-
conc thoroughly organized, and thereby at
tain position of more Independence as q
body. The so called laboring classes of to
day when properly organized in the future
will compose the great bulk of the con-
seryative wealth producing population and
will doubtless be so regulated by the laws
of union as to eliminate worthless cbsrae-
;ers. When this is attained the entire union
of the laboring class will compose a certain
middle class the third class being com
posed principally Of those who are untitled
by moral habits from entering the labor
.anks. | look forward to union labor as
She backbone of the republic In the next
century. twill be to posterity what the
well to do New England farmer and me-
chanlc was to the past and is to the present
age-nelther rich nor poor, but sufficiently
rich to be independent and educated
The agricultural resources of our country.
~ comparison with Europe and older civ |
ilzatlons, are such as to Justify the belief |
hat the country will be able to care for its |
opulation-no matter how CREATOR MANY |
centuries yet to come
The changes in law will keep pace with
be requirements of the people and will
row with the civilization, as in the mast
theology will doubtless liberalize and
roaden to meet the advanced thought of
hat age.
In century from this time without doubt
here will have been established a purely
american literature as distinctive as that
T any other old country of today.
Music and the drama will doubtless fol.
DIV the literature of the day.
The educational methods will advance
18th the growing intelligence of the people,
nj the standard education of TODAY will
oubtless be looked back upon with rs
luch contempt as we look back upon the
verage education of a century ago.
lJreSS Will doubtless be similar to that of |
oday, with some reform in the line of
ealth in the dress of women,
Architecture and sanitary ARRANGEMENTS
III doubtless be improved to point which
e do not as yet dream of by virtue of new
ethods and new discoveries, and trans
ortaslon In great cities will be solved by
me new genius who is yet unborn, for the ,
'oblem Is one of SO much moment that all
lnds are turned to this question. and A.
It no perfect solution has been discovered. ,
1t Is not improbable that women NAV oh I
in the right of franchise N many states 8
er social status will then, as now, be what l
lie herself makes it.
The servant problem will doubtless keen 9
ice with the rheumatism, govt and other Q
lis incidental to humanity as long as sery Y
It's exist. q,
1t Is as useless to attempt to foretelI the q
lproyements in mechanics, industrial arts n
ID modes Of travel as it would have been
years ago for any one to have anticipated O
e telephone and its now universal use. Il
The race will doubtless be handsomer n
d 1T will be more refined in its general n
akeup and manners; perhaps not So r,
althy, for it will drift more toward sed- Ii
tary habits, and perhaps not any happier
cause OF the greater struggle then than OF
W for existence by reason of a greater n,
mpetition. II
following history, which shows that the a
eau cities of every continent are inland 81
les, Chicago or some inland city will be P
largest In the United States. lie
HEMPSTEAD WASHBCRNE W
hi
alter Wellman on Future Modes of Travel n,
Thought of what our civilization will he
We and know 100 years hence Is fascinat- pr
5. In all the president horizon there ,s tb
thing that captivates so completely the lit
aglnatlon as the means of travel which tn
nslnd will invent and create and evolve he
IN neither an engineer nor an inventor br
think see that we are on the eve Of CO
provements and departures in travel an
lch Will in the space of so or at most 100 is
rs amount to revolution. improvements In
steam locomotives already made and mi
ID indicate that very soon, with cora Co
hulhg improvements in tracks and car &C
ses, speed of so to 100 miles per hour Dr.
long runs will be commonplace A tb,
speed Increases righteousness win in tn,
ase also The appointments of parlor tn,
sleeping coaches could not be much of
r imam they are, but means will he lin