The Washington herald., 1907-02-11
INDIANA'S PRIZE TRIPLEIS
Set Of Boys in One Town and BeVy
Of Girls in Another.
Their Growth watched with Inter
est and Pride-Are Especially
Attractive Children.

Trom the Indianapolis star
An unusual feat Of the stork IS the
/ cause OF no small degree of pride i'm two
Hoosier ies-Rensselaer and Cambridge
City. II was just four years ago to-day
( ,hat the popular bird left triple blessing
/ in the form of three bouncing boy babies
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred r.
/ Bachman. az Rensselaer,. II was just
1 twenty-one years ago yesterday Jhat the
iedthcred messenger called at the home
+ OF Mr.. and Mrs Peter Scott, al Cam
1 bridge City, and bestowed JhTcefOld
/ happiness. a trio Of pretty little girl
( babies.
IripletS are very scarce in Indiana, and
/ ia other States. for that matter That
accounts 10 an extent FOR the pride which
I Rensselaer, and Cambridge City feel over
/ their trIplets. Even when a triple birth
/ occurs II is seldom that all three of the
I children live 10 attain much growth.
/ Usually one. and often tw5, of the trio
/ is lacking in health and strength ard
/ soon succumbs.
/ The progress of the Bachman triplets.
who are now sturdy lads of four. is being
watched with interest by all Rensselaer,.
Their father IS an Industrious German
I who owns a farm near Rensselaer, The
news of the birth of these triDlets on
/ February 3, 1868, attracted much attention
/ throughout tbe State. Shortly afterward
/ Rensselaer,. gave evidence of its Satisfac-
/ tioa by a public reception, which was
more in the nature of q celebration. in the
/ Jasper County courthouse in honor of the
| triplets Masters Chester Webster.
! George Amel. and Frederick Allen, with
/ their parents, were present and. of course.
! were the center of attraction. The story
! of the receptiou-celebratioH and It's unique
/ cause was spread far and wide and Rens-
| selaer's pride expanded accordingly
/ The boys are healthy and strong and
very bright for their years. Their great
est delight is TO go with their father
/ about the farm. and he takes them as
I much as he can, for he believes in Civ
/ ing them plenty of good air and exer-
else When Chester and George and
! Freddie start to school they will be well
prepared, for their mother IS teaching
them to read and write both English and
/ German, and they are apt pupils.
/ NJ. and Mrs. Bachman are fond and
I proud Of TIE trio of boys. The youngsters
much resemble each other. yet they can
readily be told apart by one who has
! seen them a few times
The Scott triplets often called the
| Cleveland triplets" because Of the prom
! inence given them by ex-President Cleve-
! land, Were born at Cambridge City on
/ February ., 1885. Their father. Peter
Scott, died some years ago. So proud
were the parents of their little girls that
! they wrote to eX-President Cleveland
who was then in the White House. ask
| ing him TO suggest names for the trip
! let's The President replied at length.
! congratulatiHg the parents but declining
to suggest names for the reason. he said,
t that he was inexperienced in that line
/ Then the parents chose the names. Ma
/ bel, Minnie. and Maud. MIR Cleveland s
real reason for not naming the triplets
/ it WIS supposed, was because he feared
/ to set a precedent which might keep him
/ busy thereafter. However. in his letter
| he inclosed so, which he asked the
parents TO eXpend for the children. The
much valued letter was lost by Mr. and
| Mrs. Scott several years ago. At the age
/ of five the girls received a prize of S100
| offered by a Cincinnati paper for the
/ pTettiest triplets in this section.
| The girls are seldom separated. Where
ono goes the other two go They usually
dress alike. and so strong is their re-
sembIance in form and feature that one
/ is frequently mistaken for either Of her
sisters. The three pretty misses because
Of their winsOme disposition and the I'M
usual incident Of their triple birth. are
popular and attract much attention in
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