Smyrna times., 1888-10-17

IN all the In
dian Wars.
In BIapleton Indiana, lives the
oldest voter in the United States who
still gets around on his trusty old f9sh-
iOned crook handled cane and prides
himself upon having cast his ballot in
every Presidential election but the first
three. He is a sturdy old veteran of
more wars than he has fingers and toes, |
because he always had his gun handy |
to take part in every local Indian up |
rising that from time to time threaten |
| ed his frontier clearing. George Hub |
! bartt is his name and the records at |
Washington show that he was regular
ly enlisted in the Indian war of 1910
when his age was. twenty three.
At that time Mr.. Hubbartt was
thrifty famer living in a log cabin,
but now at the mature age of one hun
dred and four years he finds, as he
puts it, that he amt much account
around a farm"
The whole family of Hubbartts are
blessed with unusual longevity, and
the old gentleman's baby boy, George,
is a vigorous STRIPPING of eighty. The
average age of father and son is ninety
one years. There is an older son, how
, ever, a resident of Iowa, whose age
J with his fathers averages ninety-three.
When the World correspondent called
on the venerable gentleman, the latter
was seated in big armchair reading a
| newspaper He raised his eyes as the
} reporter approached and folding up the
1 paper laid it on the top of a sewing
! machine with the remark, Il was just
? looking up the news of the day"
Y Are you able to read the fine print
e of newspapers ?"
, "Oh, yes" he replied. Sometimes
4 have to go a little slow, but 1 can
: generally get all there is in a newspa-
|, per at one sitting"
e The old mans cOuntenance was In
+ teresting. The ravages of time haC
l. left him yet with bright blue eye, his
D, cheeks are full of lines, but not much
l. sunken, and his mouth has a capacity
d of expression unusual in men fort!
Ig years his junior. The deepest marks
s. of time are in his brown and withereC
" hands, which, despite his great age
at are steady as a clock to-day" t.
quote his expression. His voice
u clear and strong, though he keys
v. high, as most persons do who hav
IN defective hearing.
I'd 81 was blind for three years." h
n said. Cataracts grew over my eye
te but since they were removed l hav
h, had excellent sight. wear one pa
o. of glasses when 1 read and anOthC
tn pair when 1 walk, but this is not unuI
OIL ual for younger men than me-"
ITO what do you attribute yoV
ICE great age !"
a always lived as close to nature
ch l could. Exercise, good food, war
,ut clothing and sleep-and nothing eli
II. than these-have kept me in goC
ax- health. never used tobacco in n
ian life, and have had little to do wi
of stimulants. most always go to b.
ra- about 7 or o'clock and get up abo
ing or in the morning. keep pret
ZEN clear of meats on account ofindigesti
or but l always drink tea and coffee.
nal farmed it until a few years ago, b
ing lately have got so I amt much {
count on a farm"
len Being asked for a sketch of his Ii
eth he gave these data: 81 was born
arm Sussex county, Del, March 27, II
ker. When was six years old my parel
yere moved to North Carolina. I RENE
vice Der the trip well. 1 lived with
the parents until L was twenty-five ye
ear, old, and then l concluded 10 TO
by around in the West awhile. Ihat
Miss in 1906. We hadn't any steam-cars
the those days and there wasn't any DC
ad- on the river. saddled little r
G.. nag one day and set out. All the "
eca- was one great wilderness Uheh.
,om- a path had been broken through
L. &c fhic Gfofa anI W hQG
snn. guides to show us the way. 1t was
dem dive into the big WOODS, ana II
del got lost get out the best way you co
d to or make the most OF staying II yo
Com fellow who didn't like adventure s
at home those times. That was be-
the Gen. Harrison whaled the Injuns,
and the woods was full of redskins.
dress When l hrst saw ClnclhIlaIl
l., N. were rolling logs away from the ie
f the and that was the only well-cleaTed
in the town. There were logs
Will stumps everywhere about the
Bett. South Market House"
were Mr.. Hubbartt's long white hal
one of the evidences of his g
New strength. 1t gives him the appear
eased of a college professor. His fac
dent. clean-shaven, and what is remarks
which he uses the razor with his own b
natter Speaking of the steadiness Ofhis ne
d, of he expressed the belief that he cOu
ances pretty we'll at target shooting. 1
An were hunting glasses which would
Ulcers vide for the deficiencies of his vi
ed as and he had no fear that the gun "
lilies, vibrate. In his youth, Mr.. Hub
orres- weighed about 140 pounds. He IL
ge S. he will weigh that now, but he v
probably not reach 80 pounds.
NJ. d. The old gentleman is full of reu
as de- able stories of how things used
MID done a century back, and is grea
ather, remembering all sorts of queer IL
.rs. N. Two wears of life in the great fC
by an appeased the life of the young ma
les, OF roaming, and he settled down {
'inten- early ace to hard work. This is
medic he described his return after 81
Rev. out to see what it would be like Il
ehtlOH in the woods
"After that long a time went
home horseback" he said, "anC
S. tied me down to Nancy Th'
Pretty soon after that Nancy {
second bundled up little plunder and S
, Most for the West. We stopped iu Oh
aware, some time, but finally moved
ng OFF, into the Territory, settling in '
! year now Dearborn county of Indians
}, Will 1910 had a little patch of 6
or, Nc cleared up and was a pretty
i; Sen farmer. Then the war with Il
:. Bar dians broke out and l entered tn
sretary, vice under Capt. Spencer. We b
sasurer, block-house down on a branch
flowing Maumee River, into which o
} Grand women were collected, Then W
Q Rev. sent away into the woods to kee
ington Indians from getting help fro
Book, South or escaping across the
n, John River. / was in that service VIII
Grand battle of Tippecanoe was tougl
y, Will the treaty signed which closed o
Iard, s. Indians"
junior The venerable voter takes
ler' Del pride in the fact that he knew
orge ~ Harrison, of Tippecanoe fame.
this he said;
"When / first moved into DE
,a,ro~ county nv house was the furthe
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