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Show AMEP.ICANS WHO LIVE LONOEST. Uceupalloas Tl.l Ala tnnuuclte la '-' ur Miiitt Lltrs. "What occupation tends most to prolong pro-long lifer" uikcl a njiorter of tho chief nintlicuintkiimforuiiouf tlio gnat llfo lumr inca cutupnuks. "Ihat Is u tlltllcutt question," ho ro-plleil. ro-plleil. "lean only unsMer It by referring refer-ring to thu occupations of imrsous u lioao lives lira mid 1ml a locn lusurt-d b ui. Inaimuch as they number son rnl hundreds hun-dreds of tbnnsatids they -will nllord a pretty good luuls from which to draw coucluilous on tho subject. According to this (i idento it upie irs Unit coiuincr-thl coiuincr-thl travelers and ngents llio longir tlmn men in nny other kind uf business tiotttlthstaudinrftlio Imznrds which nt tend tranipurtatlou by rnll ntnl Mater, Next to them como dcntlttts. touchers and j rufeuors, including music teaoli- era" "And who nftcr them!" "Nut to thorn In jwlntof longeiltj nre hatters, clorgyinennnd lui-sion iriea, Tho last inoy oecasionally furnish food for tho lurder of untuton d m iiges, but the) aro a lint clan rl.lt nevertheless. Next eouio UinUra and c ipitaliits, who stem to Iho Jurt a trlflo longer than butchers uud inarUtmcu. Law ) era aud Jen elers follow, and tin y tiro succcodi d on tho list hj uerelmnts, peddlers, milk-men milk-men and pawnbrokers. Then corse gardeners, 1 ilwrors, civil engineers mid canvassers, Perhaps tho trentnicut which cantassors uro apt toreccivoiif tlio urdiniry courso ot their business shortens their lives." "Whcrodonewsiapermcn come In1' ' Oh, they don't live ns lon- lis nny of tho people 1 hav o uientluned. i', en buok l.ieir and bank cabhlcra, u well iu artists mid arc'iltccts, uro nhend uf them Thoycono lu next, with tho prlutcrn, ph)lclBni aud gmlUnipn wlianranvt i ilk-aged In rui) nctlvo cmplo) incut. Then follow Ikii opotliecirlcs und plio-to-raphcrs, uud after them Inorder bak irs, cigar inalcis, roal estate n.-in's army ofliccrs and soldtora, liquor deal era, inarinors aud naval officers, hhoitcal lived of all seem to be the auctioneer) boirding house Lcepers, barbers ni.4 drivers " "Do j oil tike Into consideration tl o question of n customer a occupation In granting a policy" "Not unless it Is more hazardous- tier miy of thoio I havo mentioned, though If wo wcro in doubt about occoptlng the, man as a risk for other roasuus, such a point mliht turn tho Ecalo, .' 7 - f |