The times., 1901-03-10
NOTABLE OLD PERSONAGES
Queen VictOria's Death an Epoch in
Longevity's History.
The Pope of Rome Richer in Years
Than Engiand's Late Sovereign.
List of Several Now Active In Life
Who Have Passed Allotted Span.

The death of Queen Victoria removes
one of the two most illustrious old people
Of the close of the nineteenth century.
Pope Leo XIII still lives at the age Of
niuety-one years. Three years ago the
list included two others-GladstOne and
Bismarck These four stood in a group
by themselves in age and reputation.
Gladstone had done mores perhaps, than
any other man in Europe to promote po-
litical ideals and to give the common peo-
pie of the old world a share In the Gov
ernment. Bismarck had been the great
unifying force that welded a powerful
empire out of scores of petty states. Vic
tOria was the embodiment of domestic
virtues and a strong factor in preserving
the peace of the world. Pope Leo is the
religious ideal of more than go, 800, 600
souls The English statesman, then the
oldest of the four, died in May 1888. at
the age of eighty eight. The man of blood
and iron, live years his Junior, survived
him only ten weeks. The death of Vic
tOrid comes less than three years after
that of her famous contemporaries only
the Pope is left, and he is so, feeble that
the announcement Of the end a any time
could occasion no surprise
The list Of men and women above sew
enty includes many well known names.
In America CassiuS NJ. Clay is living in
retirement at his home in Kentucky, a
year Older than the Pope. He was ten
years Old when Victoria was born, and al
most in middle life when she came to the
throne. Before the memory of the present
generation he had served as minister TO
the Court of St. Petersburg. Samuel
Smiles, the biographer; Bishop Clark of
Rhode Island and G. l. Tiffany, the jew
eler, were born lightweight years ago.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton is still vigorous
of GFg b,
3. Anthony, five years her Junior, con-
tinues to work for the cause of woman.
Julia Ward Howe, author of the "Battle
Hymn OF the Republic is eighty,
Russell Sage, although he is eighty-four
years old, is still in active business life.
Ex-senator Dawes of Massachusetts,
whose name is borne by the Commission
now at work among the nations of the
Indian Territory was born the same year
with Mr Sage The Rev. Dr. Newman
Hall the British clergyman and writer Of
devotional books and poetry, is the same
age.
King Christian of Denmark is a year
Younger He is the Oldest monarch of
| Europe. although Francis Joseph has
| reigned longer Christian came to the
! throne In 1863. His wife, Queen Louise,
| who died three years ago, was known as
| the royal matchmaker. one of his ddugh-
teis shares the throne Of England an
| other is DOwager CZarina of Russia and
| a son is King of Greece. Other royal per
| sOnages who are seventy or over are Eu-
| genie. ex-Empress Of the French who is
| seventy; King Oscar of Sweden and Nor
| way three years her junior. Emperor
! Francis Joseph Of Austria. eX-Queen Isa-
| bella of Spain. and President DiaZ OF
| Mexico. who are of the same age, seven
Among the aged public men Of the world
| are . ex-SecretaTy Boutwell,, Grant S
| secretary Of the Treasury, of Mr.. EvaTt S
| age; eX-Premier Crispi Of Italy, who was
! born the same year with NictoI>@: eX-
| LIIhTEIghr ~ n
| nine; Abram ;. Hewitt, a year his junior;
| eX-Speaker Grow Of the House of Repre-
| sentatives, and Ii Hung Chang of China,
| seyCuty-SeVen. eX-NiCe President Morton
| and Senator Morgan. both seventy-siX
| Senator Hoar, Seyenty-Iour; Senior Sa-
| gasta and Sir William Vernon HarcOurt
| seventy-three; Justice Gray of the Su-
premc Court. and Lord Pauncefote. both
scyenty-tWO, Senator Allison Senator
| Cullom, and ex-senator SchurZ, a year
| Younger, and Lord Salisbury, eX-SeCreta-
| ~ Tracy and Senators Vest, Teller, and
| Jones, all OF whom are seventy. The list
| of aged soldiers would include Genera
! Longstreet, who is Of Victoria S age; Cen
| eral Sigel SeVenty-siN; Lew Wallace, scV-
entN-three and General Howard. seventy
| Florence Nightingale to whom the Eng
lish people gave $250,00O in recogni
tion Of her services IN the Cri
mea, is living In London at th'
age of eighty. Herbert Spencer. the sci
entist and philosopher il year younger
Prof Virchow. the German pathoIogist, il
seventy-nine. and Prof. Wallace, Oar
wins most famous exponent in England
sc1 cnty-eight Among men Of letters
| Donald g. Mitchell ok MARVEL Is seven
weight, Thomas Wentworth Higginsol
and Prof Goldwin Smith a year young
! ar George Macdonald IS Seventy-siX
| eichard r. Stoddard is seventy-dve, an,
Ibsen. Jules Verne and Count Tolstoy ar
seventy-tWo. General Booth. OF the Sal
! vation Army and Joseph Jefferson ar
| Scventy-One.
Five years will make p marked chang
in the list A survey of this aged com
pany coupled with remembrance o
| tht changes of the last half decade, re
calls the words of Moses: I've spend ou
years is Il tale that Is told. The days @
our years are three score years and ten
| and if by reason of strength they be fUu
score. vet is their strength labor and soT
row: for il is soon cut off and we Il
| aMaN. -kansas civ star.