Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-05-11
GLIMPSE OF FUTURITY
A MILLIONAIRE WRITES A RE-
MARkABLE BOOK.
Turns the Wheel Of Time For I'd
to 2.OOO-A Denomination, by
Fancy, That we Really Live In
an Age Of PFOUFess.

an Age OF Progress.
The first complete volume of Johl
Jacob AstOr's book, "A Journey il
Other Worlds" was turned out las
week by Appleton & Co. Its publica
ton had been kept profound secre,
and its appearance will create a pre-
founder sensation than Bellamy'
great work " Looking Backward"
The date OF the event narrated j
supposed to be 1000 A.. D.
The inhabitants of North Americ,
nave increased nightly in number
and power and knowledge. 1t is al
age OF marvellous scientific attain
ments. Flying machines have lonl
been in use, and finally a new powe
is discovered called "apergy," the re
verse of gravitation, by which people
are able to fly off into space in any di
rection and at what speed they please
1t is believed by all the govern
ments OF the earth that if the axis O
the earth could be Strengthened 81
that it should no longer incline at al
angle of 234 degrees to its elliptic
great benefits would accrue to al
lands, in the temperate zones at least
by doing away with the extremes o
winter and summer. Accordingly, ir
New York city company is formed
and called the Terrestrial Axit
Strengthening company. Its method
is to dam the outlets of the Arctic
ocean and then pump enough more
water into it just at the right period
of the year to alter the earth's center
of gravity and cause the axis gradually
to assume perpendicular position.
This having been as good as done
some Of the younger and more reck
less OF the men of science propose 9
journey to Jupiter by means of the
newly discovered power, and the bool
is an account OF their travels. One o
the characters, Ayrault, is engaged to
q pretty Vassar girl, who will not grad
uate until the year 2OO1, and he pro
poses tie journey because he cannot
endure life on earth whole year with.
out her. While discussing the posi-
bilities Of apergy the same youth sug
gests with reverence that Christ on the
waves OF Galilee and Elijah being
transferred to heaven were both supe.
rior to the laws of gravitation, and he
ventures the opinion that in these
miracles no law of nature was broken
but the "apergy" came into play.
Mr.. Astor's opinion of what New
York and the world will be in the yea,
1000 is of more interest to most peo'
pie than any other part OF the work
The appliances for the destruction ol
armies have become so perfect that
battles ceased, and the great European
war so long expected never came
The armed flying machines were the
most effective of these peace makers.
The blessings and curses of immi'
grafton to this country had continued
at an alarming ratio, owing to the diff
ficulty Of earning living in Europe.
Canada had been annexed to the
United States by the wish OF it's inhab'
itants. England practically controlled
the Old World, and the United States
the new. English was the universal
language. The area of the United
States was 1O,OOO, 900 square miles. and
the population SOC, 100000. The form
OF our government remained the same,
To those who have been looking for
q solution Of the rapid transit problem
it will be gratifying to learn that q
perfect system will be in operation in
the year 1000 A. D. New York will
extend out into all the suburbs with q
population of 15,50O.0O0. The waters
will be crossed by bridges, tunnels and
electric ferries. Tho avenues in the
newer parts of the city will be 200 feet
wide. The hollow masts of the ships
will contain folding wind mills instead
of sails, and these will store up enough
power for q voyage while discharging a
cargo. Concentrated rays of the sun
are to take the place of fuel in heating
steam boilers, and this will make des-
erts like Sahara valuable for manufac'
turing purposes, because OF the absence
of clouds to obscure the sun.
All noxious animals are to be de.
stroyed by means Of inoculation, the
inoculated individuals to be turned
loose TO SOW the seeds OF disease among
their species. All diseases are to be
prevented by incubation, and cures
will be accomplished by dieting.
The work of the world is done by
means largely of winds and tides
which store up electricity. The cleo
tricity'o thunder storms is also cap
tured and stored up on top OF the
mountains. Railroads are conducted
BY placing magnets at intervals OF q
miles, the maguet drawing cars Al
they approach, and by . simple turn
of the mechanism repelling them afte'
they pass. The railroads are all con
structed without . curve, and marvel
lous speed is attained. Ocean steamer
and "water spiders." as they are called
are also run by electricity. The lattel
are light craft that coast over the toI
of the waves. The flying machines
vary in size from q spread of 30 to 5o'
feet, and are run by electric motors o
extraordinary lightness.
Horses are, of course. rarely seen
Electric phaetons on pneumatic tre
run at the rate of 81 to 40 miles ar
hour along the country roads. bicy
cles are still popular, but the mot'v'
power is electricity. In the cities tn