The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-20
WORLD IN 500 YEARS
The Philosopher Tells What the Future Will Bring
 Forth.
AN END OF ALL WARS THEN
No Railways. No Motor Cars. No Tcl- cgraph, No Police. No Butchers,
 No Taking of Animal Life.

Five hundred years hence" said the philosopher-and paused to throw pebble Into the sea,
 "Yes?" said I. oncouragngly-- thinking that man who could look 500 years ahead ought to have some- thing interesting to say,
 This mighty power Of the sea waves" said the philosopher in the Baltimore American, will blow the field and scatter tho grain, light the parlor lamps and fill the saltwater swimming pond which will be attach. ed to every citizens house"
 "Yes?" said l, for more encourage ment.
 Five hundred years hence" went on this wise one. we shall be able tp see in the dark--llke the cats and the owls, We shall have fngertips to feel with as sensitive as leopard's whskers We shall he able to see to any distances, to speak and hear from any distances. We shall he able to record our thoughts in permanent form as swiftly and easily as we think them. And every one of Us will he able to fly"
 With what result2" I inquired.
 That we shall seldom do anything of the sort Mans great object will he to discover the simplest possible mode of life, that mode from which he can draw most happiness. We skates, for an example, or railways, or telegraphs have added anything to tho progress of happiness-rather the contrary. and SO In the future, though man can fly to Jericho if he wishes, or make himself invisible at will. or argue In Baltimore with friend in Pelsin, he will prefer in ;he ordinary way to take quiet country walk on his two legs. The great triumphs of science" said the philosopher, "de- | rived from an understanding of na- ture will hc employed for the simpli- fcatlon of life.
 No Ono In Hurry.
 There will bc no railways 800 years i hence. There will be no telegraph l lines, no motor cars. no 1raft horses. There will he no things of leather. things of wool. fur coats. or feather adornments. No coal will he employ 1 ed, or coal miners coal seuttles, or l coal gas. There will he 10 gallows 1 for hanging men. no policemen, m prisons Since meat or fish never will he eaten, there will be no butchers ar fish mongers. Brutal instincts will have been eliminated. with the con sequence that there will be no fox hunting. fishing. or shooting: no 1 blood sports. in q word. and no one will dream of taking conscious animal 1 life for food or clothing.
 "What, then. shall we eat. and what woar?"
 Very little food will suffice us in those days. We shall have fruits all i tho year round; peaches will he as plentiful in January as are hlackher- vies now in July: and re shall live chiefly on fruit and milk. Lobster salad, pate-de- fois-gras. ortolan on toast, dcviled crabs--they will he re- garded as we now regard ,he ancient l emperor's dish of nightingales' tongues, At the same time. 1t is quite likely that we shall go back to Rome or Athens for some ldeas-such aa clothing. There will be no fashions. but the simplest garments. allowing free access of sun and air. will be worn-no petticoats. no trousers.
 And this reminds me. When an American meets Greek 500 years hence he will be able to speak to him as though he were a brother: all the people who count in the world will be able to speak common Ian guage Writing, hy tho way, will he a form of phonetic shorthand
 An End to All Wars.
 'Of course. there will be no wars or rumors of wars"
 "Tho lion will lie down with the lamh?" l hazarded
 Natures great law of preying, " Sanl the phllosopner. will remain unaltered. Five hundred years hence as now, there will be masters and servants, leaders and led, superiors and interiors alike among nations and among individuals. There will bt rich men and poor, wise men ant foolish strong men and weak. SC much for equality
 As to liberty, do you suppose tha 500 years hence man will be ire, to smoke or drink whiskey or bet or horse race"
 "If not" said r. "how shall w amuse ourselves?"
 "In the old, old ways" said tn, philosopher. Not by going to musica comedies or acting like peacocks We shall prefer to find contentmen by digging in our gardens, or walking on the hills, or, above all, in philoso phy.
 An Era of Simplicity.
 We shall be a. leisurely people 5Ot years hence. but not lazy. We shal not allow the best hours of the day tc ,1, h,, ,,,l,iIa u-o 1ia i,, had r., ,,,,,,