Show TWO LONG LIVES A woman d ed at the age of 117 m one of the Jewish homes for the aged n iew York the other day She is sa d -to have retained her f acult es al most to the very last and could relate many of the ch ef events of her long life with remarkable clearness Many cases of longevity have been reported m recent years but in most of them there was some doubt as to whether the' man or woman had act ally 1 ved the number of years claimed for them There was ho such doiibt regarding the mother n Israel who d ed at the age of 117 m Aew York for there was a record ofher b rth in her nat ve land There is another spry old lady down at Iew Orleans vho celebrated her 100th birthday on Chr stmas day by giving a dance and taking her place upon the floor w th her descendants of I several generat ons She also baked her own birthday cake on wh ch she placed 100 candles She still has seventeen years m which to travel the vale of life before reaching the mark set by the woman in Isew York but t would not be surpr s ng if Bhe equalled or even excelled it n v ew of her re markable mental and physical act v ty upon her 100th birthday |