Arizona republican., 1920-01-25
@FH LOOKS BACK ON 1O1 YEARS OF HAPPINESS:

when I felt the need of it." said the doctor, and to which Mrs. Halstead. smiling added this change in sentence l construction:
 Say that he always took drink of whisky whenever he could get it.
 They both laughed at this sally.
 The whisky topic led to a question as to how Doctor Halstead accounts ! for his long, long life.
 There is no accounting for a long | life he said. You hear about lots oi things that shorten life, and here am 102 years old my next birthday, and I've tried about all the things that shorten life.
 Drank As Medicine
 q drank whisky, but never 10 ex- cess. I drank whisky as a medicine. and I never used more than a table spoonful There have been times when I've felt that a little whisky would do me good and. feeling that way, l toos a little whisky,
 "I have used tobacco for the last So years. l still smoke my pipe, but I quit chewing tobacco about two years ago.
 i AS a country physician, I have been i out, night and day. in all sorts O. weather. I have faced weather that was extremely warm and weather that would freeze you stiff. . T have been irregular a my meals
 
 l had tobe, yet they will tell you that irregCiarity in eating will disturb di- gestion and shorten life. T have followed certain rules. how ever. that I think have helped me Temperance in eating and drinking IS good thing for all Of us. I have al ways eaten plain food and have never overloaded my stomach. Tho man who never imposes upon his stomach has d much better chance for a long life than en- Live on plain dishes, that Is my advice to humanity Highly seasoned foods should be avoided, a nd meat is all right as food provided we don't eat too much of il. The average man will live as long as his stomach functions prop erty- It is when stomach rebels ] that illness strikes other vital parts of the body. I think it is the part of wis dom. also, for everyone to chew well Lis food Food should not he boltej The man who chews well his food i@ Helping his stomach to dispose Of it. l Not TeetotaIer
 But I am not a teetotaler in any thing. l think man should eat and drink and smoke but he should do none of them to excess. II is the eX- cesses which kill A man who drinks to drunkenness should be deprived of his property. He is violating one of natures laws and should be punished ! 1 fort-especially is it such a great com 1 fort to me nOw-that I must speak l kind words for the habit, scorned by so many.
 | Throughout a fine winters day. with a radiant sun casting it's warm rays through the window of Dr. Halstead'S 'S 1 lounging room, the fine old doctor. more than 100 years old. sat and chat ted of the days gone by. 1 Mrs. Halstead had brought out the cane given to pr. HaIstead by Mrs. Clay soon after the death of the il- 1 lustrious "millboy of the slashes" Henry Clay" he said. had great collection Of canes. They had been sent to him from all corners of the world. Missuori was admitted to the Union in 1921 and in the controversy | that had preceded the states admis- sion Henry Clay made one of his great est speeches. When congress passed l the bill admitting Missouri into the fold of the Union Senator w. H. Tiff fin presented to him this cane that you see here. An interesting history attaches to it. It was made from a branch taken from an olive tree, stand ing near the grave of Cicero. and OF the occasion of Clay's great speech foi the Missouri compromise the senator thought it fitting that the souvenir from the tomb of Cicero should be made into a cane for Kentucky's great est orator."
 Clay Was a Great Man
 Dr. Halstead's kind face beamed as he passed his fingers over the cane that he cannot see.
 "Clay was a great man" he said He was bigger than the world thought The world didn't fully appreciate the man conscience or his honesty. He was the finest orator have ever heard He pronounced every word clearly. His voice could be heard at great distance. His personal magnetism was extraordinary. Few men have lived who could sway the multitudes so com pletely."
 The day was drawing to a close. Dr. Halstead was asked if too much talk ing weakened him and he assured his visitor that it did not
 ''I don't suppose I am long for the world now" he said, but l have no fears. The world has been good to me. have lived in Missouri since the civil war My days here have been so happy as they were in Kentucky before the clash I owned a fine farm near here and lived happily upon it until 10 years ago, when we sold it and moved 10 town. There have been adVersities in life, but there must adversities if We are to fully enjoy the sweets of life
 Our neighbors have been been neighbors. Everyone has been kind 10 us and we have tried to be kind to
 
 with. The Golden Rule is the great rule
 Facing Goal Cheerfuily
 'As for Margaret. my wife. she has been the dearest of all to me. Down through the long years we have worked for each other. Now we are reaching the goal and we face it cheerfully, and with gratitude to God, who has given us so long a life
 Mrs. Halstead had entered the room and placed a hand on the arm of her life partner as he sat in his great chair, facing the west. She watched the sun as it slowly descended.
 "We never had spat in all our life did we, Joseph?" asked the angelic spouse of Joseph Halstead.
 Not one" said Doctor Halstead Thea turning to his guest he said
 T have always let Margaret have her own way. It's the better plan. If sat down to what I considered a good