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Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20
Killed at the Age of 40.

A speclaI 20 the st. louis Globe from
San Mareial, n. M, says: Poor old
'Cinco Contavos,n the Socorro beggar,
an account OF whom was printed in the
Globe Democrat of April 10, met with
a sad and tragic death in Socorro "a few
days ago. She was killed by a railroad
train. The accident happened in this
manner: A rock train was at work a
few miles above Socorro, at a small
station called Clemmow. From Socorro
to Clemmow is one steep grade down
being loaded with rock, started from
Clemmowou Socorro, and after running
for a mile or SO became unmanageabls,
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20
OTered PRAYER Mt 1O4.

An Associated press dispatch from
indianapolis, Ind, says: At the opening
session Of the African general con
ference a prayer was offered by the Rev.
EDadid Smith, of Xenia, o., who is 104
years old. He is the Oldest Methodist
minister in the world, and doubtless the
oldest preacher of any denomination.
He is older than the African Methodist
Episcopal church itself, which was or
ganized in l7SS. He was born in Mary
land, March 10, 1854, and joined the
church when he was ten years old. He
began preaching four years later, and
has continued at il more or less regu-
larly ever since. Preaching the gospel
for ninety years is something that has
scarcely been heard of. Mr.. Smith
came alone from his home in Xenia,
and is the guest of Rev. j. w. GAIA
way, the pastor of Bethel church, where
the conference is being held. HIS face
does not bear testimony of his five-scOre
years, hut his body in a measure does.
The lower portion Of his limbs are more
or less dwarfed and bent, and he moves
about slowly, yet those who are ac-
qnainted with him declare he still re-
tains considerable vigor. Mr.. Smith,
in a short address, said he thanked God
that he had lived to see the church
grow IRON eight travelling preachers to
1880.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20
An Aged

Royal Prescott Hubbard, of Chamber
lain, OAK, is eighty-three years old.
He is descended on his mothers side
from the Prescotts OF the revolutionary
period, at and the battle of Bunker Hill
two brothers of his grandfather were
killed. While living in Macon, Ca, he
was given fifteen minutes to leave the
city because he was bitterly opposed to
slavery. This occurred before the war.
Mr.. Hubbard is in good health, and last
winter enjoyed himself by taking a to-
boggan slide along with the young peo-
pie of Chamberlain. He mas been a
widower for seven years, his wife hav-
ing been killed by falling down stairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20
Bridegroom Oh, Bride 81.

A wedding occurred at Westbury
a few days ago which has created no lit
tie amusement and talk in the commu-
nifty. Henry Green, a well-to-do colored
resident, ninety-three years of age,
to Mrs. Henry Tanlier, also colored who
is in her eighty-seventh year. Both
the parties have been married before.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20

now you see how narrow my escape was, and II
it had gone Til now, l believe 1t would have
eaten way out in'o my cheeks. ] cannot speak too
highly Of the successful way in which the doc
tor treated me, and of what l hear of the
opinion of his other patients his success Is
general.
Nh. JEFF Reynolds, now resides at Menlo, Ia,
ana will willingly and cheerfully coroborate
the above statement.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20
A Venerable Lady ut Rest.

Mrs. Elizabeth Mclaughlin, of Win
chester, H., vas the wife of Daniel Nc
Laughlin, who is still we'll and active at
ninety-one. His wife was two years
younger, having been born October 10,
1899, near Portsmouth, o., and whose
maiden mans was UT.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20

consented. and he
took II piece out of
my right check, but
kept one end of 1t
attached to the skin
to keep it alive,
then he made the
flesh around the
scar raw again, and
set the piece in 1t
and stitched 1t TO
the sides, 1t healed
thei O with the eS-
ception of one little
place, but / was
satisfied with 1t as
it a and didn't
ask for any more. !
nave read about
such diseases, and
have talked about
it to others. and the
general conclu-
o has been that
IL nrnS innnrnhlA-
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20

and said it would take very active treatment
to prevent its spreading more. ltold him to go
ahead on 1t If there was any hopes. He made
several applications of chemical. and after
such treatment, the sore place grew less untilit
was healed. but it had destroyed a part of my
nnt OF my check and putting II on my nose. |
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20
Eloped at Seyenty-six.

AT Newberne, N. c., Thursday, JUS
tice Crimson was in his Office when an
able woman stepped briskly in. They
appeared to be in haste, and the man
astonished Justice Crimson by request
ing that they be married at once. Brin-
sol looked at the license, and found
that the groom was Henry Chadwick,
aged rs, and the bride exactly the same
age. They had eloped from Jones
county. The bride actually has a
mother living, who objected to the
match, hence it was necessarily a run
away affair. Justice Crimson, who
found it impossible to restrain his
laughter, or that of two score of specta-
tors, soon made them man and wife. 1t
is the most venerable clipping couple on
record in North Carolina.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20
DOCTOR
J.. CRESAP MCCOY.
Late Of Bellevue H0sMtab New York,
Has omces No. 80 and 3li

RANGE BUILDING, OMAHA. III
Where all durable cases are treated with sue
cess.
Medical diseases treated skilltully. ConsunIp-
tion, Bright's disease. Dyspepsia, hheuInatisli.
and all NERVOUS DISEASES. All diseases Re.
oulisr 70 the sexes a specially.
CURED.
CONSTELLATION at oniee or by mail o..
Many diseases are treated successfully by Dr.
NcCoy through tho mails, and it IL
thus possible for those unable 20 make the jour
tey 10 obtain successful hospital treatment at
their homes.
once hours . 10 II u. IN . to y. m; 1tosp.
m. SUNDAY HOURS FROM "a, N. 10 PM
Correspondence receives prompt atteution.
no letters answered unless accompanied 10y q
cents In slamlss.
Address ali mail 70 DIR. j.. AeCoy.. Rssrss
SO and si Range building. OMAHA. Nss.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20
Sick Twice in HIS LiJe.

Seadock Wharton, who died in Scho-
harie Prairie, H., ON the 8th inst, was,
at the time of his death, the oldest man
in Williamson county, having been born
near Indian River Inlet, Sussex county,
Del, April /, 1898. He removed to Gin
%cinnati, o., in 1915, when the old block
house stood there, and was a merchant
in that city thirty days. He came to
Williamson county, H., in 1850.
A Remarkable Woman Dead at 1O1
Mrs. Margaret Marshall died a few
days ago in Allegheny county, Pa. She
wa born a little over 10l years ago in
County Tyrone, Ireland. Her father
was a Dickson. That family was very
numerous in the north of Ireland and
the Dicksons were either doctors, law
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20
MIR, JEFF REYNOLDS,
W
The Mining Prospestor From th
Famous Black Hills.
He Discounts an Old Trappers story
of Danger-An Indian Crippled
for Life-Both stories I
Detail.

A few nights since, while the rain was pouring
down thick and fast, a notable group OF men sal
inent hotels. They had met by chance and were
renewing old acquaintances and telling their on,
pertences, OF narrow escapes in the western
two mining prospectors and cowboy. Theyksd
just settled down after a hearty supper, and the
~ that I set Oh on snow-shoes, companie by
an indian, to small lake in northern part OF
autumn, which lay frozen in aios cabin on the
shore of the lake some ten miles of. Wetooka
train Of dogs and calculated TO return before
dark. We had proceeded about six miles, when
the Indian who was in advances, paused and
appeared to see some footprints in the snow.
that a : bear had passed not i long uyS before. and
could not be far, of, and he wanted 60 follow It.
| told him to follow, and l would bring the dogs
ton of the lake. The Indian started away with
his gun, and was soon lost in the woods. For a
stopping to listen for some sound from the In,
dian; At last heard the discharge Of his gun.
Then all became silent, and / concluded that he
had killed the bear, and that I would soon
come up and find him skinning 1t; just then
ana lo sSaa1iP PSar my from nlhs the 5 bSse's as. f Ss ssg
my snow shoe caught at something, and pitched
forward, accidentally discharging my rifle as I
r ELL; a ! sBBfpa1ds ! 70 waited my ffe for ag ahe c snei wit Of my siys
bearship, who had left the poor Indian almost
dead and was rushing TO meet me. As he rearod
himself on his hind legs for a friendly embrace,
my eyes fell on on the Indians axe, that
had been dropped In the struggle. Selling
1t l brought ii down with all my strength
on the grizzley's head, he fell on me and
Treating myself i found. that the blow from
the axe had killed his bearship, and that 1
was uniniured. but the poor Indian was terribly
torn and today hobbies around the fort cutting
firewood or some such thing"
"Yes,t that was a narrow escape" said one of
the mining prospectors, a Mr.. Reynolds. who
has prospected extensively through Colorado
and the black Hills, and is the owner of several
gold and tin claims in the Black Hills. but 1t Is
not a circumstance to q narrow escape 1 had
not long ago. About one year ago ! noticed
thss my nose was sweilng anu getting quite
my nose, but didn't grow much larger. until one
day 1t broke, then u little scab formed over Il:
1t bothered me and | picked 1t of, when a larger
one came. this ! picked of, and a larger sore
was under it; this commenced to spread. until
the whole end of my nose was a raw sore. l
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20

yers or army officers. Margaret Dick
sons father was prominent in h
''Unlted Irishmeno movement, and be-
came n high officer In their army. Mrs.
Marshall belonged TO q remarkable
family. They were sixteen in number,
the youngest of whom was Margaret.
They were nearly all boys, every one OF
whom was a giant, none being under
six feet four inches in height. Mar
garet, who was born n short time after
her fathers death, grew TO be a very
large woman. She was five feet ten
inches in height and weighed nearly
two hundred pounds. Until the day of
her death she could read q newspaper
without glasses. The bible was her con
slant companion, and she could repeat
commercially nearly the whole OF both old
and new testaments.
Three Old People OF Illinois.
An account OF three old Illinois peo-
pie was recently given in the Chicago
Tribune. James Mccormick, who lives
on q farm near barrow, was born in
1888, and is consequently 106 years old.
He was sixteen ear old when WASH
ington died, and well remembers many
important moves made by the first
president. He fought in the battle Of
Tippecanoe with William Henry Harri-
son. His memory concerning men and
events in the early history Of the coun-
try is excellent.
In Union Grove township, Monroe
county, lives Mrs, Phoebe Vennum, who
is 10 104 years old. Mrs. Vennums
parents were of the old Puritan stock.
Her father was a major all through the
revolutionary war, and drew a majors
pension from the government up to the
time of his death. Mrs. Vennum well
remembers the funeral of George
Washington.
Mrs. Jonathan Drake, of Rockford, is
n~inety-siX years old, and she has las
living descendants. She is a descend
ant of Sir Francis Drake, the greatest
of all English sailors. She was the
mother OF fourteen children, has forty
eight grandchildren, and is the head of
a family of over eighty. She has seven
Observation-Disclosures. One of her
daughters was the mother of fourteen
children. Ten of Mrs. brakes children
are now living.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20
Had Passed the Century Post.

Pittsburg Commercial: AT Browns
Vile, Pa, Mrs. Hanna Minnie died re-
Gently, aged 100 years and thirty days.
The record of her birth has been lost,
but Captain Woodward says Mrs. Min
ME was chambermaid on the steamer
Elk, when he was a boy, running from
Brownsville to Texas. Captain Wood
ward is now eighty. Early in life she
was bound to Mr.. Kountze, nea Green's
Her daughter, Hester, still. lives in
Brownsville, and is sixty-tive years of
age. Deceased had been a member of
the A. M. r.. church in Brownsville for
the past forty-five years. Mrs. Minnie
was housekeeper for William Clark for
twelve years, and at his death he left
her $500, all of which she had at her
death, except $50.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20

commenced TO get
scared, then, and
looked around for
some doctor. l
went to several
doctors in h Q
Black Hills. Some
didn't know what
1t was and told
me IL was a can
Ger. / had seen
some of The adj
vertisements In
the ON a II a pa
pers of Dr.. Nc
Coy's cures, aud
made up my mind
y would go and
see him. j got in
Omaha the 3Oth Of
March, and went
up to his office.
He examined my
s carefully
II pronounced
the disease Lupus
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20

through the airbrakes failing TO work.
Il plunged down the mountain side at a
terrific speed, and, upon entering
Socorro encountered and u over
the unfortunate old lady who
was walking down the railroad
track unconscious Of the will. The
poor old lady was frightfully mangled,
scarcely enough of her remains being
gathered together to identify her. She
was we'll known as the old woman who
begged about town for many years past,
and went by the name Of "Cinco Cen
tavos" among the Americans. She was
said TO be about l20 years old, was still
hearty and active, and yesterday morn
ing started off to gather herbs to mix a
remedy for her sick grand daughter
when she met her sad fate.
Aer hair was Of snowy whiteness, her
face was much wrinkled and she was
somewhat bowed by her great age.
Otherwise she bore her years we'll, and
as her general health was excellent
there is no doubt that, but for the sad
accident which terminated her life, she
would have lived TO ever a greater age.
She was buried two days after death, a
large concourse Of native people follow
ing the remains to the grave.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20
Smoked for 9S Years.

Thomas Eggleston, aged Ill years, 10
months and 20 days, recently died at
Griffithsville, w. Va. He had lived in
West Virginia for eighty years, being
one of the first white settlers in the
mountain state. He outlived his wife,
his children and most Of his grandchil-
dreu. He never took a dose of medi-
cine until he was 108 years old, and it
was always his boast that he had never
been sick or had the headache OF tooth
ache. Most of his life had been spent
on a farm, though for the last few years
he lived in Grifithsville. He retained
his memory to the last. The old man
was fond of pointing to himself as an ex-
ample of n man thot tobacco could not
kill, as he had smoked the weed from
the time he was thirteen years old.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-27

You don't need a ten-cent stamp
on that letter, young man" said the
postoffice official, lit will go for two
cents"
This letter won't go for two cents
replied the young man TREMENDOUSLY.
Its to my best girl, an she amt one
of your two-cent kind. Gimme ten
cent stamp, ane I'll slip her in before
the mail closes"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-27
DON'T

let that cold of yours run on. You
think it is light thing. But it may
run into catarrh. Or into pneumonia.
Or consumption.
Catarrh is disgusting. Pneumonia
is dangerous. Consumption is death
itself
That breathing apparatus must be
kept healthy and clear of all obstruc-
tions and offensive matter Otherwise
there is trouble ahead.
All the diseases of these parts, head
nose, throat, bronchial tubes and
lungs, can be delightfully."- and entirely
cured by the use of Boschee's German
Syrup. Ifyou don't know this already,
thousands and thousands of people
can tell you. They have been cured
by it, and know how it is them
selve." Bottle only IS cents. Ask any
druggist.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-27

Yes" said Miss Breezy, of Chicago,
lit is pleasure to dine at the Wa
bashes. Mrs. Wabash is naturally hos
pitable, and, aside from the general
excellence, everything is served in a
way that is positively delightful to a
person of cultured tastes. And her
soups are delicious. Why, do you
know" went on the young lady, that
last evening was served to soup three
tunes, and could easily have gone one
more"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-27

Already several measures have been
introduced into Congress affecting the
Interstate Commerce law, and in a
matter of such great importancemem
bers Of the Grange and farmers gen
orally should be up and doing; be
vigilant and watchful, or much of the
good already gained may be lost.
Surely all will be safe by standing
squarely upon the platform and policy
OF the Nationa Grange, asannounced
above. Keep it before your Congress
men and United States Senators, that
you sanction only" such amendment
as these referred to.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-27

Thousands OF people are building up fine
business 10y pulling down their health. For
su, h as pursue the course OF over-work ana
induce thereby liver disease and dyspepsia,
Laxador il actually blessing. Price only %
cents a package.
IL your baby il suffering with those troubles
that nearly always attend teethfng, don't de-
lay. but use at once. DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup.
Price p cents.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-27

Governor Frederick ROBBIE was
reelected for the fourth term as Mas
ter Of the Maine State Grange, and,
writing of the late annual session and
OF hi, co-laborers, says: The new
board of officers are all representative
farmers, and popular with the Order,
and viii ill their several places with
great credit. Many Were initiated
into the fifth degree. and over one
hundred took the Sixth degree, which
was vel given on account Of the ad-
van ages OF a suitable hall. The sew
eral reports Of the committees were
admirable, well written and contained
valuable suggestions, many earnest
and eloquent speeches were made.
On the whole, it was the largest and
the besv meeting ever held III the
State, and the Iaine State Grange
starts of with the best evidences of
progress and prosperity for the new
YEAR
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-27
Farm AND HOUSEHOLD.

How TO PLANT AN ORCHARD.-The
first thing you want is a southern
slope. Then cultivate the ground one
year in corn, blowing the ground in
the fall, giving the ground a light
dressing of manure. In the spring,
work the ground well before you plant
your corn, then mark your ground
four feet each way and cultivate it
four times. In the fall, cut the corn
and haul it off, then harrow the
ground both ways or until you get it
level
3. Then take two-horse pillow and
run the furrow where you want the
first row of trees, coming back in the
same furrow, throwing the ground the
other way. Plow for each row of
trees this way until you finish, giving
each row the distance of thirty feet,
if you have a good sized plot it would
be better forty feet. Then run sin
gle furrow the other way the same
distance part.
8. Plant your trees where each check
is, using nothing but the shovel; clean
out the hole no deeper than the pillow
went. Take your trees as soon as you
get them and dip the roots in thick
mud made for the purpose, then set
them, covering the roots as deep as
they were in the nursery and pressing
the ground with the feet.
4. The next spring take the top OF
the tree in your hand and cut the
longest branches, giving your tree
fiat top, and then put manure around
the trees. being sure that none gets
against the tree, and when the ground
is in good working order get your
two-horse pillow and trusty hand and
commence by blowing row at a time
throwing the furrow toward the trees,
then harrow well. This time drill the
corn and leave four feet on each side
OF the trees; the space that the trees
occupy can be planted with potatoes.
5. Cultivate this crop deep with the
single-shovel pillow, then i'll the fall re
move the corn and harrow the ground
we'll. then drill or SOW in wheat. BE
sure TO use no grass seed until the
next spring, hen SOW in clover and
leave il alone until it dies our, then
taGo u >pring-too.h harrow aid "ar-
row it anil nae, ,.leH 80" down q"
clover. Keep he cree i'll shape the hrs
year-it Will ave trouble afterwards.
GHIFF.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-27
A young lady of Philadelphia re

A young lady of Philadelphia re-
ceived special delivery letter. The
messenger handed her the book to
sign for it. She took the book, and
instead of writing her signature she
wrote: Dear John, glad to hear from
you. Come up Sunday night" She
had answered the letter!
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-27
Cop.ump,iou surely Cured,

To THE EDIToR-Please inform your readers
that have a positive remedy for the above
named disease. BY It's timely Use thousands
OF hopeless cases have been permanently
cured. shall be glad I, send two bottles of
my remedy FREE to any OF your readers who
have consump tion II they will send me their
express and post Office address. Respectfully,
7. A. SLOCUA, II. g., Isl Pearl ST., New York.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-27
One Fact

Is worth a column of rhetoric, said an Amer
lean statesman. II is Il fact, established by
the testimony OF thousands OF people, that
Hoods Sarsaparilla does cure scrofula, salt
rheum, and other diseases or affections aris-
ing from impure state or low condition OF the
blood. Ii also overcomes that tired feeling,
Great ties a good appetite. and gives strength TO
every part OF the system. Try 1t.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-27

Invite the experimentation OF all persons
in need OF COOKING STOVES to the follow
ing list OF necessary Furniture which give
with each stove, and which | guarantee. TO
be first class in every respect: ! wash .oileI
coffee boiler, sauce pan and lid, iron
tea-kettie, iron pots, pot lids, Ions grid
die, | skillet, sheet-irOn pans, lid liftel /
poker, stove scraper, joints OF pipe alu.
elbow; large tin bucket, bread pan, Gull
lender, wash basin, pudding pans, patty
pans, u pie plates, milk strainer, ] milk
skinner, plain ladle, pierced ladle, soup
ladle / iron spoon, cake turner, egg whip,
| pie crimper and trimmer, fancy teapot, ,
sad-irons, teapot stand, sad-iron sfIud, ]
pepper box, nutmeg CRATER, cand.' TEX,
cake mould, o tin cups, dipper, biz r"lI ut
ter. rOlling-pin, potato masher, IHiSher
knife, u knives and d forks worth ST. r.. set,
albata tablespoons, d albata teas Jons, |
coal-shOvel, flesh fork, jelly-cake ans /
pound o. stove polish.
| sell the celebrated Excelsior Co king
Stoves At the following prices. will : liver
stoves and furniture free OF freight in / ge-
port, Md, at any station on the =. '. e. T.,
also al any station on the Il. e.. O. X. X. 1- tr
west as Cumberland or south 10 Stauutua.
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Prices quoted on application and repairs
furnished orall patterns of stoves
Returning thanks for the liberal patronage
of the past, hope 10 merit continuance.
H. G. MARrEN.