Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 186, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1912 — RECORD OF JERSEY FARMER [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF JERSEY FARMER

Never Word With Wife—Father to Twenty-Six Children, All Adopted. Philadelphia.—Father to 26 children, and never a word with his wife, is the enviable record of Joseph Hinchman, 87 years of age, who resides on his farm at Merchantvllle, N. J. Mr. Hinchman told how he bad raised 26 children, all of whom he had adopted, and who grew up to be valuable citizens. Mr.- Hinchman said he adopted the first of these children when he was only 26 yean old. At that time he was driving his milk wagon. . He became associated with Mrs. Nancy As-

drews, who was doing much work among the poor. From time to time she would tell Mr. Hinchman of her work. He became interested and offered to take some of the children. At times be had as many as five or six children under his roof. “She sent them so fast that I thought there would be too many for me to take care of,” said the old man, “but I never turned one away, and adopted them aIL” Of the 26, 20 were boys and 6 of them girls. Two-thirds of them are now in business for themselves and the others are good citizens who are doing their part of the world’s work, stated Mr. Hinchman.