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PROGRESS--FIN DE SIÈCLE!

1891. Vessels laid up by the Shipping Federation.

1892. The Railway Union decide to stop all traffic until labour is
cheaper.

1893. The United Cooperative Stores secure monopoly of Trade, and then
close until better times.

1894. Army and Navy disbanded, join the Burglar Association, of which
the Police are now members.

1895. Publication of newspapers throughout the civilised world,
suspended.

1896. Universal redistribution of land, and personal property.

1897. Conversion of every public building on the Four Quarters of the
Globe into a refuge for the indigent.

1898. Strike of the Butchers, the Bakers and the Candlestick-makers.

1899. Strike of the Doctors, and the Undertakers--_Fin de Siècle!_

1900. Strike of the Lawyers--_Fin du Monde!_