Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-01-21
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MaxfIeldd Barter. Who las iass esa~
brasaa the leoth anniversary N has
birth. In exer heeA obtained. but %
placlng together the scraps d iafor'
NATION that h. has dropped from
time 10 time . fairly accurate idea "'
saua u The greats that marked his
career en- DE- presented
Barber In the sOn II English par
snts who went 10 Canada from phiia'
aelphla after the evolution. lilo vas
sfolea By Indians In bis infancy and
kept In captivity until be vas u
years old, when he vas rescued by
white men. For = long time he sas
the companion at n medicine maj"
and from him learned all the arts of
healing with natures remedies. A
family friend. who knew the elrcum'
stances u his disappearance. finally
learned Of his identity and vas sue
esssSfui I'm restoring him to elviiaxa'
ton.
The young savage had never heard
a word of English. but he soon mas
tered his native tongue. and. inauen-
eed by his association with the In
dian medicine man." he turned his
attention To the study Of medicine.
After graduating from a medical
school In this country he continued
his studies At the University Of Gen
eva. where he fell In lore with an
American girl. who gave him no en-
couragement. ~whereupon he turned
his back ON the civilization which
had been opened to him and plunged
into the depths Of the Canadian for.
ests and rejoined the Indians.
The next fifty years Of his life are
. closed book. for he has never told
anybody what TRANSFERRED during that
tIre- u was az the end Of these fifty
years that he appeared ut Independ.
en"". Iowa. clad In Indian garments,
but speaking pure and excellent Eng.
lish and possessed of wealth which
no u today knows how he acquir.
cd. He was a mystery to the inhab-
itants OF the town. who were amazed
Mt the manner in which no spent his
money. buying property and making
loans on every hand.
by an odd coincidence. a nephew.
one of BARRIERS few surviving rela.
tives. dropped into the little town
one day and by the merest chance
discovered and established his rela.
tionship, He easily gained his un.
ele's confidence and later his rela.
tive got a large part OF his fortune.
At independence. Barber, who was
then "a years OF age, mel and fell In
love with Ellen Case. a widow, and
they agreed TO wed. His relatives en-.
deavored TO prevent the marriage
and notified all nearby recorders not
TO issue a license. declaring that the
aged lover was insane. Barber was
equal to the occasion. however, and
he and his brideto-be eioped. going
20 Manchester. Iowa. where they
were married.
Shortly after his marriage, Barber
was again overcome by the rowing
spirit. and In spite OF the fact that he
was then more than Is years old.
he started on a tour of exploration.
walking from Iowa 10 Eureka
Springs. and thence 10 Hot Springs,
across the O2arks and the Boston
mountains. the widest and most
rugged OF the mountain ranges In
Northeast Arkansas. Though he was
unarmed and alone, the wilderness
had no terrors for the aged wan.
derer.
Until recently he has made period
ical trips to Huntsville, the county
seat. walking the distance of twenty
five miles from Eureka Springs. At
the age Of 9S he walked to Berry.
vile, transacted his business and re,
turned home a distance of twenty.
four miles. all on the same day. He
has never o spectacles and his
eye is as clear as 1t was fifty years
ago. lie does not use tobacco or cot.
fee.
! drink whiskey-and trust In the
Lord" he declared when asked for
an explanation of his unusual
vitality.
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