Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-19
In THE YEAR 5000.

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residence family and the chronological
classification and when state that I
have reached the mature age Of 10, any
ono must realize that have something
worth telling, or would never risk the
penalty imposed by law upon the purpose
| less author.
| l am clerk in the bureau of carpet
| tacks, department. Of house furn' shing OF
| d continent formerly North America),
| Although my labor Is credited to Guthrie
| (the governmental center Of ID continent),
! prefer to reside on G continent formerly
| Afroa) by reason Of Its superior climatic
| advantages, as we'll as the greater select
| ness Of It's single tax areas. l have the
| reputation Of being honest and industrious,
| and, although 1t takes me nine minutes TO
| reach my office from my home via the
| Electric Flash system Of governmental
transit, yet am as regular In my hours OF
attendance as those living within q few
| hundred miles.
Having recently finished my proportion
| Of individual labor for the common good
| during the current year and received gov.
| eminent tickets for the same, determined
20 devote my vacation to making slow
journey throughout the world.
My first destination ] had determined
should be the newest continent Of all
continent II formerly Antartlcana) land
the slow passage thlther on nm airship
freighter was novel sensation indeed.
Under the most favorable conditions a
speed of over 100 miles IN hour was i'm.
possible and the voyage, although emily
oned by humorous well told legends Of
ships That sailed on tho water, seemed in
terminable. When we flow over the gigan-
tic system of mirrors that by DETECTING
the rays Of the sun have made n semitrop
ical country out of this crstwhile iccbound
coast the air became rather oppressive,
but In u very few minutes we had reached
tho elevated landings. Rapidly spreading
my wing planes, / jumped outward from
tho deck and soon reached the ground In
safety.
Tho moving sidewalk carried mo rapidly
to u place Of amusement where u man In
formed mo that company would give n
faithful reproduction Of tho wonderful
American ullogory entitled "Unole Toms
Cabin. IIe then stated that In the days
of Mark Antony Cor Mark Twain, as he
was sometimes enormously calledD and
Mckinley BIZ immense audiences gather
ed to witness this pagan spectacle, and
that thousands of negroes were torn to-
pieces by savage bloodhounds for tho do.
lectation OF the assembled populnoe In
accordance with the rudely drawn pictures
TO ho found In the extant copies Of "a curl.
Gus publication called comic or comic
weekly the part Of Little Eva was played
by u woman of advanced years and the
cakes Of ice were represented by specially
constructed and labeled soapboxos.
On leaving the public theater kept on
tho moving sidewalk for u fow miles and
thon stepped off and walked for fully 20
minutes on the roadway This unaocus.
toned cxertion was rather fatigulng, and
as night was drawing near made haste TO
find place of shelter
On my right hand noticed what looked
like human habitatlon, although 1t was
not constructed OF cut glass with inside
shades, rs Is our universal custom. The
house, II such 1t could DO called was
seemingly built Of painted wood, with
square holes In which n few small pieces OF
glass were set Attracted by tho POSSIBLE.
ity OF an adventure, which OF course IL
very rare nowadays, l walked at once ia
the door and entortd Almost ut the thresh.
old | met the owner and greeting him
Choerfully announced my intention OF
making u brief stay with him. Much to
my surprise, he seemed to domur but soon
recovering his self possession ushered mo
Into room and introduced me to his
daughter, ! wns rather embarrassed To
perceive that she WINS dressed In the pic.
tured costume of antiquity. but presumed
that IL was merely done In sportivo mood.
Yot, truly, sho looked u vision of lowell
ness. There was something almost Pic
turcsquo In tho braided hair, full skirt and
jnunty. hugo sloovcd waist with c2arina col.
lar, and although for practical purposes our
present universal dress Is much bottcr
adapted for both sexes l cannot but wish
that, In tho bosoms of THOR families nv
least, women might deign to wear tho
beautiful costume that historians ascribs
to the parkhurstian period
On engaging the young person In con.
yersntion was astounded to find that her
nnme was Gladys. Who could believe thai
this name OF tho past WINS worn by ma.
tive of tho thirtteth century,
But my wonder was further Increased
when, still! wearing the ancient garb. sho
| spread u white cloth upon table and
placed thereon several vessels OF tho china.
ware similar to that now IN our school
| museums, Instead Of receiving their por-
| tions OF the CONDENSED food In gluten cap.
sulos from the public food factories, this
| family had evidently returned TO the old
time custom OF preparing thoir food them.
| selves In primitive style,
Much as | marvcled ut this, took my
| place Mt the table with the twain aud
| Joined IN thclr unique repast, Strange ns
| It may sound, the roast slices of meat and
vegetables boiled in water tasted extreme.
| ~ we'll but the trouble and time required
| to prepare and eat them must become OK.
ceedingly monotonuus
After the strange meal was over Gladys
| father lett MS autll engaged the maiden
| III conversation
She was entirely dissimilar To all tho
| women of my acquaintance. Aside from
tho wearing of such strange drapcry, her
voice was low and oven, instead Of having
| the usual womanly harShncss, and her
| gliding walk aud composed manner bore
no resemblance to the manners of the
| brusQuc. rNcltahle women who lead tho
van of advanced Thought III our world
| councils
Whom yCntured 10 ask his reasons for
| returning ~ harharism In eating and
| dressing he turned on mo flCrrcly and