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Show Depew and the Century Mark " ' ' ' ' It was ono of his best birthdays, j , according to Chuuncey M. Depew'. -.. v eighty-seven, und ho vowed ho would jf ' "-i 7v reach tho century murk. Aftor u day j&jp "- v3 - ut his olllces ns chairman of the .New IE& f f -M Vork Central bounl of directors. Mr. fflv f5, ' Iw Depew hud "tho regular birthday din- SiBt !&&.! Wi nor," nnd there were u "few friends ! UWS Jri about tho table to he"p me make nier- $kT4 ' VT , '& At his ofllce, Interrupted by n if M X ' fc ' rush of telegrams, telephone calls and rK5i '' pereonnl visits of friends and assoei- . Mte-C - J ates. Mr. Depew gave a few observu- V ?" JK. tlons on llfo nnd things In general. ( S . and, lu particular, explained how he : -d Jffiinfc Is going to live to bo 100 jears old. "bVTO" .tPrOi "In tho first place," he said, "if dpTV7 dflfixSi&MMm I ever hud any eccentrlcltloo I've shed wy A -jlgBIBraa them. A man dwsirt have vccentrlii- jJBBW Jxsf&l tics when he reneliOH my time of lift.. ((toBwfiS!sy He litis habits and they ought to be IT .lHMTr fTOTCjirfej gool ones. As for today, save for US3m the fort Hint I tun so surrounded by - "j!"r1 a veritable garden of flowers. It Is like all the ft!ii- i ..-m w (mm . tfcltk UDI1I tm. W S iC 'at wort. "' "" |