Show OLD MEN IN EUROPE the important part played Ilay crt by them lit n the political affairs of tile day the extent to 0 o which the old men of europe are ena en engaged a e 1 I in the active occupations of life is phenomenal to the american mind fer ferdinand in his ci eighty h ty second year has haa recently paid a visit to the emperor william of germany a aged aei ei ninety to talk over business connected with tile the suca and Panama canals it wilf be some years before the latter ente enterprise can bo be at best but its projector acts as is if lie would be ready to undertake another work of the same magnitude after its completion of course prime minister bismarck a comparatively young man anin of seventy four hid had to be called into consultation ind and it is fair to suppose that commander in iii chief of tile the german armies von moltke aged ei eighty lity seven who recently made such 1 stirring speech in tile rich R reichstag ich ta INUI had something to say on oil the subject do da lesseps Z does doe not appear to have gained much by his visit from a business point of view but lie he was able to ca carry ariy riy home to president of tile french republic grevy ag aged e d ci eighty expressions of friendship which it is is to be hoped were sincere while those old men were thus talking to each other on oil the lie continent on oil the th c other oilier side of tile the channel gladstone ft aged I 1 seventy seven was r girding up tip his bis loins to lead the parliamentary fight in favor of irish home rule his old friend and john bri bright lit aged seventy si six c is dakill taking 0 an 11 etive active interest in opposing appos ad 0 1 him in it requires but a g glance I 1 ance at the hie public men of tins this country to see how far wo we are arc removed front from this state of thin things the Pre president Adent of if tile F rench french republic might easily be father to a man mail ten tell years older than our president and the bergnan german emperor mi might 0 lit be a 1 t grandfather vand to him the youngest joun gest of the I men acil mentioned is old enough to be superannuated and placed on oil the pension list b by y our laws is as an ex supreme court justice it is in an extremely rare thing with us for fora a man mail of seventy to be busily bli ily occupied in political duties anil Andt thalis N hat is true of public life here is lar largely cly arne of private activity why this difference between men ilion on oil the taro two sides of tile the atlantic Is it climate parly early overwork and pressure manner of living or all combined that thus consumes energies before their time the quest question ioA is an ail interesting one and worth study A Y I 1 world |