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Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-02-05

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-29
ZEPPELIN OR AIRPLANE; WHICH WILL FLY ACROSS
 THE ATLANTIC FIRST?
By wALDEMAR kAEIPFFERT

It is as much a matter of wind and weather, of storm and fog, this cross ing of the Atlantic. as the engines and of physical endurance. Now the craft that has proved itself beyond doubt capa- ble of battling for many hours with the maelstroms and tnps of the atmos- phere is the titanic Zeppelin. It blows through storms with something like an ocean-liner's indifference to dashing wave and bowling gale. Twenty years or scientific research has made it a we'll nigh perfect ship of the air-powerful, roomy and safe. It has every imaginable comfort-eectrioal cooking apparatus, electric lights, comfortable seats, and good berths. A Zeppelin could cross the Atlantic in 40 hours and return to her harbor in another 40 without replenishing her fuel tanks
 The British have zeppelins. One of them, it has been announced, may cross the sea before America has made prep aration of her own. It has an endurance of 2l1 hours, almost nine days, at speed of 45 miles an hour.
 If British Zeppelin is destined to be the first aerial vessel to bridge the At lantic, it must turn back after dropping
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-29

men we expected to find ,r rgo. But duplicate engines-'
 That historic journey thrf- fooa Of light on the possibility fitIs oss the Atlantic. At Salonil -ne cnf vas overhauled and prepared Tor the lt nh- dropping excursion to esnsfrrf pie. Saloniki is 320 miles dist lnce from Con stantinople Hence, $40 miles had to De covered without stop. That was accom- plshied. but without destroying the Goe- ben. On the return trip only one en- zine was running; for the machine had been hit by 26 bullets. The feat drives home the point that engine trouble need not bring a transatlantic airplane down. to wallow hopelessly in the sea until passing steamer mercifully rescues her crew.
 General Salmond. of the British army. flew from Cairo, Egypt, to Delhi, India, a distance of 3231 miles, His lying time was 47 hours and 21 minutes; but the time actually consumed in the jouprney was 13 days, an average of 250 miles a day. And yet a wonderful organization had been created to make possible a flight which cannot be compared with the cross ing of the Atlantic and which was so planned that the utmost use was made of a region dotted with British aerodromes and supply stores.
 Consider these long wartime flights and it becomes apparent that transatlantic voyage in an airplane is not to be lightly undertaken Not only must the weather be considered, but along the path of flight at least a score of vessels, loaded with spare parts-marine garages, in word-must patrol sections of the ocean, ready to help aeronauts of the air who have come to grief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-29
CAL0MEL NOW
 PURIFIED FROM
 ALL OBJECTIONS
Chemists Rid Doctors Fa- vorite Medicine of Nau- seating and Salivating Qualities - New Variety Called "Calotabs."

A triumph of modern pharmacy that is a blessing to the whole world-that is the opinion of physicians and drug gists who are familiar with the new, nausealess calomel that is wholly free from the objectionable effects Of the old style calomel.
 An occasional purifying of the system and thorough cleansing of the liver are absolutely essential to health, and, as the doctors know, calomel was the only drug that accomplished this result Now that the unpleasantness and dan ger of salivation are entirely removed, the popularity of the new calomel, Cal otabs. will be vastly increased. It's ef- feet is delightful, One tablet at bed time. with a swallow of water-thats 8 all. No salts, no nausea, no griping, nor the slightest unpleasantness You wake up next morning feeling fine, your liver .cleansed. your system puri- fled and with a hearty appetite for breakfast. Eat what you please--no danger of salvation. No restrictions of habit or diet.
 For your protection Calotabs are sold only in original, sealed packages, price thirty-five cents. Your druggist rec ommends and guarantees them by re- funding your money if you are not de- lighted with them.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-29

the usual greetings to the President of the United States without stopping.
 Why can't the captain come down? He can. But only for a brief hour or two if he is to remain in the open at the imminent risk of being dashed to pieces by a squall. He knows that the docking of a Zeppelin is even more diff cult than the docking of a Leviathan. In all Cannda and the United States there is not single shed large enough to house a 6Oo-foot dirigible. And if there were, a highly trained crew of perhanps 200 men would have to be imported to handle the huge envelope as it settles to earth.
 More Zeppelins have been wrecked in storms on the ground than in the air. Indeed, Zeppelin is never safe as when it sails 5000 or 10,000 feet above the earth. If British Zeppelin earns the glory of first crossing the Atlantic she will re- main on the ground scarcely long enough for few government officials to shake the captain by the hand.
 How far and how fast can an airplane fly? Gabrielle D'Annunzio has travelled with three passengers in a Caproni pi- plane S75 miles without a stop.
 More remarkable for it's adventurous aspect is the performance of a great Handley-Page bomber, which in June, 1917, flew 2000 miles from London to Con stantinople for the express purpose Of dropping explosives on the Goeben-but not in a single flight. Stops were made at Paris Pisa, and Saloniki, at which last place preparations were made for the raid on Constantinople.
 Thirty hours was the flying time from London to Saloniki. But what elaborate planning the journey entailedF Here was craft with n wing span of 100 feet few city streets are as wide-and with two engines of 275 horse power each, one of the largest and staunchest airplanes ever built. And yet she was freighted with complete set of engine parts, four tail skids, three spare landing wheels, three spare radiators, two four -bhded propellers, and a complete workshop. What a commentary on the frailty Of mans artificial birds* Luggage, bedding, guns, ammunition for the crew of five
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-29
Another Fatality From
 Recent Jitney Accident

Camp Merritt, N. J., April B.-Mat. H. E. Bunch, of Charleston, s. C., medical officer attached to the 16Sth in- fantry, who recently returned from serv- ice overseas, and Private Joseph Phil lips, Texan, attached to the casual bat talion here, died at the base hospital yes- terday of injuries received Friday night when two jitneys collided near the res ervation. The death list now numbers six.
 After an autopsy performed today Coun- ty Physician Ogden expressed the belief that the two drivers, arrested after the accident were going at fifty miles an hour
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-10-03
LES AMERICANS ACCEPTE-
RAIENT-ILS

New York-L'Angleterre con-
tracte envers les Etats-Unis une det-
te qui menace d'etre pour ellie, pen
dant une Tongue periodic, la source de
perturbations financieres inquietan-
tes. Les hommes d'Etat ont etudie
lie moyen de debarraser lie Royaume-
Uni de cette preoccuptaion.
Voici la solution qu'officieusement
lis ont soumis a pexamen des Ameri-
Gains: En- reimbursement dune par
tie de sa dette, IAngleterre cederait
aux Etats-Unis ses possessions des
Indies occidentales, soft: La Janaique,
les lies Camoens, St-Christophe, Mon
scrrat, Ste-Lucie, St-Vincent, la Bar
bale, Grenade, Tobago, la Trinite ct
les lies Bahama.
La population des Antilles Sc de-
compose ainsi: population negre, L.
100000 individus; indiens, 100000;
blancs, $4,000.
Les Americans accepteront-ils din
corporer dams la nation pres de deux
nouveaux millions d'hommes de cou-
leur, alors que des troubles graves
causes par la haine des blancs contre
les noirs ont jete la terreur chez les
habitants de Chicago?
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-10-03

Etats-Unis parlaient ct ecrivaient un
francais different du francais de Fran
CO.. Connaissant bien la France ct les
Canadiens-francais, il va meme plus
loin, il affirme, pour Ratification des
Americans au "Parisian french" que
les Canadiens-francais, pris en- grou-
pc, parlent un meilleur francais, quaint
a la pronunciation, que bien des coins
de la France.
Puissent les Americans redresser
lie plus tot possible, leur jugement sur
ce sujet 81 important! Puissent-ils
comprendre aussi la necessite OH lis
sont de placer dams les chaires de
francais de leurs ecoles superieures ct
de leurs universities des Francais d'A-
merique ou de France, ct non des sol
disant professeurs de toutes nationa-
lites generalement incapables d'ecri-
re ct de parler meme I'm "francais
bo1teux"! -L'UNION.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-10-03
MONTREAL

Nine FIX. Caron, mere de M.
l'abbe S. Caron ct de quatre religieu-
ses de la Congregation des SIS, mn.
de Jesus ct de Marie, est decedee der
increment, a Montreal.
Les messieurs de Saint-Sulpice
viennent d'etre plonges dams un nou-
veau deuil, par la mort de l'un de
leurs pretres, NJ. Fable Bernard-Ju-
les Pelletier, survenue lie % septem-
bre dernier a lag de 70 ans.
-Un nomme Abcndius Dagenais
demeurant au No 184 rue de Lanau-
diere, employe a la Meagher Bros,
Ltd, est tombe du troisieme etage de
Get edifce, la semaine derniere, ct
s'est fracture lc crane. II a etc trans
porte a l'hopital Notre-Dame Gu Pom
croft son etat desespere.
I'm jeune hcmme de Is ans, Jo-
seph Maloin, employe CONNIE charre-
tier la compagnie de biscuits Nc
Corn1ick, montait avec son attelage
sur lie cote gauche de la rue Papineau
lorsque la voiture frappa un tram
way LIE cheval qui roula sous la vol
ture electriquc, d1 etre abattu. LIE
charretier s'est aussi infige de gra-
yes pleasures, mais a pu sen retour
ner chez lui apres Paccident.
Un nomme H. Julien, age de As ans
habitant 1912 rue Cartier, s'est af-
faisse soudainerlent un ojur de la Sc
maine derniere, a Pangle des rues
Mason ct Dcs Erables. II await sue
combe subitemeat a une maladie de
occur.
M. Edouard Charlebois, percep-
teur de taxes, est mort subitement
ces jours derniers, dams la grande
piece de la tresorerie municipale, au
moment Oh il allait faire son rapport
hebdomadaire.
M. Charlebois etait a Temploi de
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-10-03
C. A N AID A

, la vile depuis une dizaine d'annees
c'est-a-dire depuis lannexion dc
Notre-Dame de Grace, OH il travail
lait. II etait percepteur des taxes
dams al municipoalite de Saint-Pier-
re-au-Liens, 1il demeurait.
LIE defunt etait age de IS ans ct
veuf.
St-Jean. lie "a septembre, M. Ash
de Charron, 80 ans, d'Iberville, ira
vaillait dams la cour sur les chars de
la vote d'evitement ct en- voulant pla-
Ger un wagon en- movement pres de
laiguille, il est tombe ct lie char le
frappa ct lui broya la jambe droite.
II cut aussi la colonne vertebrate bri-
see au milieu du dos.
LIE Pas, Manitoba. = Taquinee ct
blamee pour s'etre mariee avec lie
chinois w. Yuen, Mathilda Greenleaf,
une metisse de cette vile, a "pris lie
bois" ct ma pas etc revue depuis le
lendemain de ses noces. Certaines per-
sonnes croient qu'elle s'est enfuie
dams un canot vers l'embouchure de
la riviere.
Quebec-Le premiere neige de la
saison est tombee le ii septembre a
Lasarre, Vile Montel ct O'Brien dams
FAbitibi. Une couche assez epaisse
de neige a recouvert le sol, mais ma
pas tarde a disparaitre sous les
chauds rayons du soleil.
Ottawa-Le DR.. j. K. Foran traduit
actuellement en- vers anglais des poe
sizes FRANCHISES que feu lie Tres Hon.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier a composees en-
tire les annees 1868 ct 1867.
Ces pieces de literature canadien-
ne seront publiees en- francais ct en-
anglais, dams la vie de Laurier, que
le professeur Shelton, de PUniversite
Queens, ecrit en- ce moment.
Voici une nouvelle phase de la vie
d;. l'illustre homme d'Etat peu connu
par lie public du pays.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-10-03
ENCORE LA LEGENDE
DU "PARISIAN FRENCH"

Au moment Oh toute controverse
semble apaisee ct que Pon croft les
esprits eclaires sur l'absurdite de la
legende du "Canadian french" ct du
"Parisian french l'on s'apercoit quill
men est rien.
Depuis plus dun deni-siecle que
les Americans coudoient quotidien-
nement les Franco-Americains, lis ne
sont pas encore parvenus a les con-
na1tre ct les apprecier leur juste
valeur. Dams lie monde intellectual
surtout Pom continue les traiter de
haut, les regarder CONNIE etant ma
nifestement inferieurs ct le prOduit
tronque dune civilisation francaise
batarde. D'ou ce dedain dun trop
grand nombre d'Americains instruits
envers lie parler des Canadiens-fran-
Gals du Canada ct de leurs descen-
dants des Etats-Unis. Lon s'obstine
a croire qu'ils parlent un langage a
eux, une sorte de patois: lie "Cana-
dian french" tout fait stranger a la
veritable langue francaise, ct on lui
oppose, ave orgueil, lie pretendu "Pa-
risian french" enseigne, Dieu salt
comment, dams les ecoles superieures
du pays.
Nous n'avons done pas etc etonnes
d'apprendre qua Lewiston, Me-, les
disciples de ce "Parisian french que
les Francais de Paris ne peuvent COM
prendre, ont fait une nouvelle levee
de boucliers contre lie canadian
french" qui nest autre que lie verita-
BILE francais parle ct compris par tous
les Francais de France, CONNIE aussi
par tous les elements de descendance
francaise habitant PAmerique.
Jusquici l'on pouvait pardonner de
telles erreurs aux Americans. II men
est plus de meme actuellement. Leur
persistence a croire a un canadian
french" CONNIE un "Parisian french"
est desormais la marque dun esprit
borne ou trop orgueilleux pour Sc IA
miliariser avec lie Francais d'Ameri-
que quill s'obstine considerer COM
me un stranger, bien que celui-ci soft
le veritable explorateur de PAmerique
du Nord, ct quill ait pris une part
tres active dams la colonisation du
pays.
Que PAmericain descende de. son
pedestal ct il comprendra bientot
les immenses avantages que possede
lie pays en- ayant dams son sein trois
millions de Franco-Americains.
Celui qui ecrit ces lignes doit, GER
tes, avoir une autorite au moins aussi
grande que celle des professeurs ame-
ricains de francais des ecoles supe-
rieures "made in Lewiston, in Fitch
burg" ct ailleurs.
Ne en- France, il y fait ses etudes
dams divers colleges du sud, du centre
ct de l'ouest. Au cours de la guerre il
eu poccasion de visiter un grand
nombre d'autres provinces FRANCHISES,
il etc en- contact avec des Francais
venant de tous les departements, ct
jamais, il lie declare en- toute franchi-
Sc, il ne lui est venu a l'idee que les
Canadiens-francais du Canada ct des
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-10-03
CE SERA ENCORE LA BELGIQUE

New w-York-Le cardinal Mercier
est Pobjet dune reception enthousi-
aste en- Amerique.
Quand on demande au grand pre-
lat de dire ce quill pensait de la
guerre, ct sill croyait qu'elle fdt pos
sible encore, il hoche tristement la
tete, ct profere ces paroles:
Sill doit Y avoir une guerre con-
tire la France, Sc sera toujours aussi
contre la Belgique, qui Sc trouve sur
le chemin, ct vous pouvez etre GER
tains quill y aura une autre guerre
contre la France. L'Allemagne gar
de lie meme esprit ct Sc prepare a la
revanche.
Et cette prediction fut faite avec
uu serieux tel, ct proferee avec un ac-
cent de sincerite 81 emouvant, qu'elle
toucha fort les assistants.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-10-03
UN PAYS CHRETIEN

La "Croix" de Paris fait la fere re-
ponse suivante a certains groupes
americans catholiques qui soutiennent
que la France est irreligieuse:
"Oui, en- France, il y des pays
sans pratique religieuse, mais chez
vous, aux Etats- -Unis, la moitie de la
population, plus de so pour 100, au
recensement declare ne pratiquer au-
Gun cutie. En- France, il ny a pas une
moitie du pays sans religion. Attris-
tons-nous ensemble de ces d6faillan-
ces, mais ne nous meprisez pas. Nous
ne lie meritons point.
"Bien plus, nous affirmons que la
France demeure, malgre tout, un pays
chretien.
"a Pepoque des inventaires, sa re-
sistance a oblige lie gouvernement a
reculer.
"Elle subj une perte de 500 mil
lions, la Separation plutot que de
Sc laisser entrainer dams lie chisme.
"Elle a, malgre renormite du sacri-
flee, maintenu une foule d'ecoles Ii
bres, ct la population conserve a
celles-ci une sympathie qui phonore.
"Ses cimetieres sont peuples de
croix, ct la masse de ses enfants re-
colt les sacrements de Bapteme ct
d'Eucharistie.
"Avouons les faiblesses, mais re-
commissions les grandeurs. Oui, la
France demeure, Messieurs, quoi
qu'on en- disc, un pays chretien.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-10-03
La Mort dun Ecrivain Connu

Paris-On annonce lie deces d'Hen-
ri Houssaye, administrator ct ancien
d;recteur de ragence semi -officielle
franchise Havas. II etait ne le "a fe-
vrier 1848 ct etait n,embre de la legion
d'honneur ct de lacademie francaise.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-10-03
ETUDIANTS DE FRANCE

New York;. Levy Bruhl, qui doit
etre professeur de francais a Harvard,
est arrive a New York le Is septenn-
bre ecoule, sur lie paquebot "La Tou
raine". Quatorze jeunes Francais
sont arrives pour entrer en- differences
universities americaines.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-10-03
LIE BICENTENAIRE DE PIERRE POIVRE

etait deja lie "systeme d. dams toute
sa beaute. Poivre suit, en- effet, "se
debrouiller", grace a son credit per-
sonnel chez les Hollandais ,du Cap:
mais c'est tenter le sort que de met
tire trop souvent nos meilleurs hon.
mes a pareille epreuve.
G.. ALLIX
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-10-03

Douleurs d'Intestins. "Je souffrais
souvent de violentes douleurs d'intes-
tins, ecrit Madame Juliana Kittliz
de Bruederheim, Alta, ct je pensais
quils etaient ulceres". Depuis que j'ai
employe lie Novoro du DR. Pierre, je
suis enforcement guerie. Ce remede
herbeux bien connu, ne Sc vend pas
dams les pharmacies. Des agents spe-
ciaux lie distribuent. Ecrire au DR.. Pc
ter Fahrney & Sons Co., 25O1 Wash
ington Blvd, Chicago, III.
En- vente chez D. T. Malboeuf, All
University N. E., Minneapolis, MINI.
Telephone: 431 784.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-10-03
LA LIGUE DES NATIONS SERA
COMPROMISE

Paris-Pierre Renaudel, leader des
socialistes majoritaires la Chambre
franchise, a critique lie traite de paix
allemand. II declare quill ne de-
strait nullement voir les hostilites
suivies a breve echeance dun conflt
economique ct atfirme que la recon
ciliation avec Pennemi etait necessai-
re a la restauration de la vie nationa-
lie francaise.
II sera impossible a la ligue des ma
tions de faire oeuvre efficace dams lie
domaine econcnlique, a-t-il ajoute ct
les 300,00O,000 d'Allemands, d'Autri-
chiens ct de Russes du globe ne font
pas partie de cette organisation.
M. Renaudcl s'est montre particu-
ieremcnt acerbc au sujet de la con-
duite des negotiations, critiquant les
plenipotentiaires pour avoir enleve
a PAllemagne ses colonies, ce qui
aura Ieffet de la priver de ses moyens
naturels d'expansion economique ct
l'incitera a entreprendre une tentati-
We de colonisation en- Russie.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-10-03

St-Germain de Grantham, Que
M. Maxine Pivin, cultivateur bien
ccnnu de cette localite, aete victime
dun horrible accident, Pautre jour,
ct qui Went de liu coulter la vie.
II etait a battre au moulin lorsqu'a
un moment dome la courroie de la
machine Pempoigna ct lui fit faire
deux ou trois tours, lie frappant cha
que fois sur lie plancher, pour lie pro-
tier enfn avec force quelques dix
pieds plus loin.
La victime cut un bras casse, a
trois endroits differents, ainsi qu'u-
re jambe; il portait, en- outre, plu-
sieurs autres pleasures serieuses.
II a succombe apres trois jours
d'horribles souffrances.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-10-03
DEPART DES INDESIRABLES

New York.-Plus de 1900 sujets
ennemis, pour la plupart allemands,
qui etaient internes aux Etats- -Unis
pendant la guerre, ont etc embarques
lie 26 septembre destination de Rot
terdam sur lie transport "Pocahontas"
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-10-03

Dams un steele cn rien nest assis,
null nest protege par lie droit tout
seul; il faut que Testime soutienne
lie droit ct qu'un service visible Sc fas.
Sc sentir derriere les chooses les plus
sacrees en- elles memes. Lacordaire.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-10-03

Bordeaux, France-Le roi d'Espa-
gne, Alphonse XIII, qui ma pas visite
la France depuis 1914 est arrive inco-
'gnito, de San Sebastien, en- automobile
Une foule immense fait une ova-
tion au souverain espagnol devant
son hotel. LIE roi Alphonse s'est rem
du lei pour consulter lie DR.. Moure.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-10-03

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The Washington times., 1919-10-21
WARTIME PROBES
COST s2,6OO,0OO

A "hare-up" is expected in the
House as the result of the resolutions
introduced yesterday afternoon by
Congressman Aswell, Democrat, of
Louisiana, calling for reports on the
time spent and the expenditures made
by eight wartime committees since
last May. Aswell declares the COM
mittees have 'fiddled and frittered
away the time and have expended a
total of $4,000, 900, for which he wants
an accounting.
The committees are the Committee
on Military Affairs: Committee on
Expenditures in the War Department
Committee on Expenditures in the
Treasury Department: Committee on
Federal Investigating of the Shipping
Board and Emergency Fleet Corpora
tions; Committee on Expenditures in
the Navy Department; Committee on
Ways and Means; Committee on Mer-
chant Marine and Fisheries; and Com
mittee on Water Power.
What the country wants is legisla-
ton on the control and development
of the resources OF the nation" said
Congressman Aswell. "And yet the
Republican party refuses to bother
with important matters and hddlingly
fritters away time with scraping UP
material for use in the 1920 cam
paign."
The Washington times., 1919-10-21
76-YEAR WHISPERS
CLAIM AGE RECORD

Los ANGELES, Oct. 21.-The con-
troversy over who has the Oldest
whiskers in the country has been re-
vived.
A new champion has appeared in
the person of G.. W. Gilbert.
That Mr.. Gilbert has the best of
NJ. F. Skinner. Pomona's champion
and w. II. Martin, OF Dayton. Ohio,
who claims to have Skinner beaten,
appears to be a certainty.
Pomona's champion has had a mus
tache for fifty years. he declared when
he entered the contest. The Dayton
man gave the age OF his mUstache
as about flfty-nine years. He had a
full beard up to a few years ago.
when he carelessly lost it on a wager.
Mr.. Gilbert, the challenger, ac-
quired a mustache and beard when
he was eighteen years old, he said
today. That was in 1912. He is al
most ninety-four years old now and
he has retained his beard and mus
tache for seventy-six years.