The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-30
Anew Citizen Of Kansas


Reclining in an invalid's chair at the
Polk street depot last night. with PIPE
IL her mouth. Mrs. Aceneth HaoshsAt'
lei years cid. told stories OF the last CEN
fury 10 a crowd Of interested listeners
says the Chicago TimeS-Herald- MS
YaGShsar was accompanied by her son
John Iaughgar. Of Walton. Harvey coun-
~, Kansas he was taking her 70 MS
western home from her old home IN Huh~-
ington county. Indiana. where she has
lived for more than sixty years.
This was the old iady's FIRST trip on
railroad She enjoyed The sensation Tnuch
the same as child who leases its mother
for a ride OF the "choo-choo cars.
Mrs. YaughgAr Is remarkably hale FOR
q person OF her extreme age. and she re-
tains all her faculties but that OF hearing
When asked her name she spelled II in q
voice nSrvello0Sly strong. and then ad-
6ed: Il was born in l7Ss, in New Jersey.
and that makes me l04 years old, COINS
on lo5."
Mrs. Yaughgar has distinct recoliec-
ton OF the death OF George Washington.
which occurred in I7s9- The war OF lSl2
IS sin fresh in her memory, for that was
the year she was married in Cincinnati.
She has a better recollection OF events
eighty or ninety years ago than OF recent
happenings.
The old lady says that people who say
that tobacco is injurious 10 health don
know what they are talking about. And
she is competent TO talk on that subject
having used the weed for about sixty
years
It began 20 smoke about the time John
was born she said and that's mighty
close 10 sixty years ago. I had severe
stomach trouble being unable 10 retain
my food. and the doctor advised me 20
smoke. At first l was able TO take only
a couple of draws. but in a short time !
! got so that ] could smoke q pipcful, and
| I've been smoking ever since. At the re-
| union the other night they figured up that
| l had smoked about 1000 pounds OF to-
| beccc. or a pound a week l have never
| felt any bad effects from smoking. but,
| on the contrary. it has done me lots OF.
| good.
II wish to say right here however. that
| I never smoked one of them little cigar
! cites rolled up In paper. They amt NJ Tor
| a dog. If l had a boy who smoked them
| things I'd skin him alive ] can't bear
| the smell OF them
| Reverting 70 the death Of Washington.
| Mrs Youghgar said: Il was A small girl
| at the time. about years old. think
! but I remember hearing my father say
| Now the country will go TO ruin. few
| years after Washington's death my faith
er's family moved TO Cleveland, Ohio We
/ came in wagons, and I remember how We
/ had to get out and walk going over the
| mountains. We stayed a few years ~
! Cleveland and then moved 10 Cincinnati
| There were only a few houses in Gin
| cinnati at that time. ] was married there
when | was only l6 years old. About
sixty years ago my husband and / moved
| 10 Huntington county. Indiana, and
have lived there ever since. The towr
used to be called Antioch. but the ramt
has been changed to Andrews At thai
| early day Huntington county was vii
| derness. The Indians were our only neigh
| bors and for months at a time we Gle
| not see a white man. All kinds OF wild
| animals roamed through the county, anc
| I can remember how my husband uset
TO bring them down with his old-fashionet
| gun.
I'VE reared our sixteen children dowr
| there in Huntington county and al
| though none of them ever got 10 be pres
| ident we enjoyed the respect OF all wh'
| knew us Those were happy days, ava,
back in the '40s. when we lived In los
house and used to have quiltin bees ant
such things. Most Of the children hav'
followed their father TO the grave. bu
1t seems my time to go hasn't come yet
| 1 never wronged person out of PENN
in all my life. and never told lie abou
| a neIghbor. I've read the good book an'
| smoked my pipe for sixty years, and I
| there's such thing as heaven | thini
| my chances of getting there are pretty
| good
| Mrs. Youghgar has made her home fol
several years with a daughter. Mrs. VIII
| lam CARPENTER at Andrews. Tuesda,
night a family reunion was held In tn
| old lady's honor, at which five genera
tions were present.
She and her son left for Kansas Owe
the Santa Fe at O'Clock last night.