The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-07

Ey uu;,r rsal consent Eubcns is ON" oil
! IT.. greatest painters Of history. me
. ,..np,r Of Erlgium hold that Two OF his
r;.nva.vs. the "A%""nt I" the CFoss' a,'"
, ,l. -, scent from the Cross should DC
accorded place among 'hc "o' !"
, ,.r.,t,.., r,...,crl,.ccr@ At the zenith uf
| his career. l;Ub"ns b"C"ih" d'ePi! 'ht'
: ..-,.d IN old Or. l'arr. Going 10 London
h" sent tor this aged man. an" '''''''N
! ms pur,rair. Th"rc L. glorious ''Ch'hs
) rf The portrait. believed To nave Oc'.'
! made by The painter. !'Gh'hs' "''''7''''
, II, rur Ijr- u" record - Kept al p!i 'HH'
.,,r,i.ns ,,trnucc to the college. blt'h
! at ones children but III Ruben "aS t"c
. Fat. kent the most 'lah0rat" records.
.rLcr,ro-. TN. city II Loni"n celebrated
I'm, lind nrIhaay ut lIr. larr. 'hc 81
,t. rrsulis Of tn. banquet i'll III: Man
s,,, IIous,. WIS uycr-cNCitrmcIi. and an
iudigrstinn that Killed tho old man ~
Thomas Harvey. vino discovered III" CIR
culatiun ul ;hr blood. Was present an"
Li, report comments upon Inc S'''hcSs
IF tn, artrrI"s and tn" singular hhS'''''
of any lInc IL "a" bones Or STIFFNESS !"
! TN. Joints rh, cid man had MINDS a.
unrcntly a. flexible al l62 as IN" "r"'-
nary man has nj -. Scores Of scientists
therefore. have explained cNtrcm" o.
u,,r hv the ahsrnr" Of linn" IN the walls
Of TN. arteries and IN" veins.
Over AGAINST this view stands inc
Judgment Of 4 host of scientists all OF
whom affirm that longevity is csSeh''a'-
" n thin. If the mind. and is the results
IF - noseiunltc interest in life. ana Il
tIt fn
lived t. H.. ninety as did Leo OF the LIN.
and Rismarrk But every on" of th"S"
men WAS IN love litr. The NOR" pleasur"
If existence brought 0uthrCaking express
sions. Each morning Gladston" wakrn-
-. with An "nE"r ~" ard hungry h''"",
%ow he studied the ruins Of Troy. ana
now blue China. and now the t"h"ry OF
insanity in IIn,nI't Hnd now HON" Kan"
for IT. land. Every morning br""Eh' Il
nr,y and fascinating subject for tnN"SN-
CATION. ia his late eighties. he had al
the enthusiasm and kirdling ard"r thel
belong ordinarily to youth. t'ach nc"
fact increased IN" hear Of his MIND, until
his intellect glow"d ard sparklcd with
brilliant cfirls. with immcasurable cN-
liberation hr.rrrct"d each rising sui.
M boy ever looked forward to his game
Of football IN the afternoon, or 10
tramp!nE excursion over the hills. or
night Of winter skating. with more eager
ness than Glad"Stnnr looked forward To
tho different subjects in which he was
Interested. In his great library IT lIa'
warden w"rr four different tables, and
when his mind wvaricd Of on" subject
he turned with increasing cXhilcration to
another. 1t vas this chang" OF occupa-
ton that characterized TCnnyson's old
Ggr In short. the new theory Of Ion
Ecvity is interest in life. As soon as Il
mans life loses it, fascination. ii only
remains TO buy 4 lot in the cemetery
and order ones funeral robe. The zcst
Of life is n Stimulant to the heart. rrof. |
John Stuart BlaCkir could he seen NJ
eighty years Of age with his arms spread
wide. his white hair uncovered. his
shoulders thrown back. and. rushing
forward. tn" old scholar lifted his fac" !
to receive III" driving rain. md often |
times brrk" into run. and shouted /
aloud with tn" mere joy of living. When |
a young man becomes n pcsSimist. luscs
faith i'll his fellows. finds that life Is
stale. and tn" spring Of joy dead. and
goes toward his task like n slavs driven !
to his stonc-pilc. that man is old. even
though his years be- two score. and not !
four score. Witness Robert Colly"r. !
who passed from the hlaCkslnith's anvil |
to the pulpit, Witness Wordsworth. |
with his eager, passionate enthusiasm
Tor tn" fields. over which hc wandered /
I'll day long. l have recently known Of |
80 old friend celebrating his centennial
49,. hat man can scarcely wait for the