The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-31

Gladstone, the great English statesman,
has Just celebrated his eighty-fourth birth
day. He is the active leader of his great
party today: he can still participate IN de-
bate with q power aud keenness that
makes him not only the Nestor. but the
Achilles Of the battle for home rule.
Both Tories and Liberals chesred him
heartily on his birthday, for all English
men are proud of his astonishing intel
lectual powers. preserved and actively ex-
ercissd at sn age when the vast majority
OF men ars glad to 60 on the retired list
whether OF peace or war.
The most wonderful thing about Mr..
Gladstone 10 not that ne has lived to cole
bra,e his eiEhty-fourth birthday, but that
at ~ he Is warrior still, not the veteran
inmate OF some public or private asylum
for aged and decayed statesmen.
A week ago = distinguished graduate OF
West Point. William C. Young. died in
New York city, aged o. years, and another
Gen. George g. Greene, survives, aged o.
years Gen. Greene was 90 years old when
the war broke ont. but he went to the front
as colonel Of the sixtieth New York regi-
ment; served during the whole war. COM
manding a brigade at Gettysburg and in
Grants Chattanooga campaign. Gen.
Greene WA twice wounded during the
war, and has just been placed on
the retired list Of the army as
FIRST lieutenant of artillery. Up TO
q year ago Gen. Greene attended
the banquets of the Loyal Legion. spoke
with ability and vigorous utterance. and
did not leave the practice of his profession
as a civil engineer until he was consider
ably past 80.
Gladstone surpasses all the grand old
men, of both Europe and America in the
quality. vigor and versatility of his intel
iectual performances at 81. Earl Russell
died at So and Lord Palmerston at 81.
Lord Brougham lived to be 80 and Lord
Lyndhurst 20 be oil. but they had long
ceased to be political warriors OF the Glad
stonian quality.
Taiieyrand died At 81. Guizot at % and
Theirs at 50. Prince Mettcrnich died at
81. Humboldt at o.; Count Nesseirods
died st 81, Prince Gortchakof at IS; Peter
Cooper died O: o., Winfield Scott at So
Adam Black. the Edinburgh publisher,
was %; Sir Henry Holland. SC: Macready.
the actor, so; Manzoni. the poet. 50; DIR.
Gardiner Spring. SIS; Prof Morse. 81;
Auber. the composer, so; Thomas Ewing,
first secretary of the interior. 81: the Duke
de Rroelie. IS: Ranke. the German his
torian. 90; Mark Hopkins. s.; A. II. Al
colt, 81, ". ". Coroorsn. So; Bonamy
Price, 81; William l.. Of Germany. 90;
Simon Cameron, 80. Chevreul. the French
chemist, ioa; John Ericsson, SIS: DR..
Wooisey. s.: DIR. Dol!inger. 50: Cardinal
Newman, 81; George Bancroft, %: T. r.
Bagnam, ST; Baron Haussmann, 50;
Alexander kInElake. 50; Gen. Moltke. OF;
Noah Porter. 81: Cardinal Manning. 81;
John q. Whittier, 81; Tennyson, 81; Mar.
shall MseMshon. S.
Prince Bismarck viii be 30 next April
Louis kossuth will be "a in the same
month: David Dudley Field is SIS: Pope
Leo IL 81
An article published In a leading news
paper OF Milan. Italy, argues that intel.
ieetaal men generally live TO good old
age. According to the Eagish insurance
standard. 20 per cent. OF the authors and
statesmen. e. rer cent of the elergymen.
- per cent. OF the lawyers. - per cent OF
the teachers, and "a per cent Of the doctor.
reach the age Of 10 years The French in.
saranee standard puts officers in the mill.
tary service higher on the lis, of lon g-iivei
raoF,als. statesmen and scientists being.
however. at the head.
The English soldiers and sailors who
entered service during the Napoleonic
wars fgoIa Iss5 30 1915 have been more re.
msrkahls for longevity than anv other
class Of English men unless Ii be English
judges Who have, like English generals.
been losg.lived and harsi-hesaed.
In explanation OF the longevity Of I'm.
sslGsctaal saen the New York Sas say.:
Having experiences ~ well As fn,sil,.
geace Easy understand tAe science of tare-
serving health by the avoidance OF those
ASS Of csFe.essness and nerlect which
st~AN~~. stt~s 1s AZ ANscas1NNns
diversity 81 pursuits. By taking. At apnre.
pirate times. nec3sai rest. nv ahsosuis
N4tadra~ai from tlnae TO time from all
business cares. aaa ey careful regimen, the
ess5y mas es sSpt IN good condition and
ksse TAI esnc0,s % fruitful mental ACTIVITY
sS5eyef- Is T2se, these who live best
Avs taaEsst snd knowledge how 20 i've
vel - aeTgyed from al~rtnexs Of mira
nsoFs shan from pAwsseai prowess LISA
facs i1ss prVsessl1a a. ath .st@s. and notaelv
pFtEsasatsFs and professional runners are
sasEe@t.Nsss. saere@s womea. sAsuxh de-
f~t&AS Utt-s SAfEse 10 eAIlsEhenic. i've. On
the average. lcaSes thSa raen."
2Ais explanation "a plausible. ba; Il aoe.
nos r1sks Gear $ BY Aard-ssrsnkiaS Easll.A
soldiers aaa sailors aud hasssSssr5asfnr En.