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Southland Times, Volume VII, Issue 531, 1 August 1866, Page 3

A contemporary, turning hii visage to the future and the misty distance of two hundred years, seea and describes the following ; — seene — House of citizen in New York. Time— a.j>. 2065. A telegraphic message has been sent to a servant who presents himself at the window in a balloon. Master: John, go to South America and tell Mr. Johnson that I shall be happy to have him sup with me this evening. Never mind your coat go rignt away. In five minutes John returns. John : Mr. Johnson says he will come ; be is obliged to go to the North Pole for a moment, and will call here as he comes back. Master : Very well, John ; now you may wind up the machine for setting the table, and telegraph to my wife that Mr. Johnson will be here presently. After that, John, you may dust out the dalloon — I have an appointment in London at ten o'clock. John disapears to execute these orders, while his master steps down to the West Indies to get a fresh orange." The Russian army has been reduced from 1,135000 men in 1864 to 805, 000, a lower figure than that of the army after the close of the Crimean war. The military expenses have be«n reduced 36,000,000, r0ub1e5, about £5,000,000.