Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 251, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1912 — ILL FOR FIRST TIME; IS 104 [ARTICLE]

ILL FOR FIRST TIME; IS 104

V Woman Celebrates Anniversary, How- . ever, Following Out Her Custom of Not Worrying. Philadelphia.—Mrs. Rebecca Klssickof 635 North Forty-seventh street has been forced to take to her bfd with real illness for the first time in the 104 years of her life. Mrs. Kissick celebrated her one hundred and fourth birthday anniversary in bed, and the elaborate festivities that had been arranged were called off. Only four weekss ago Mrs. Kissick, who is a remarkable woman, issued a challenge to any woman of more than fifty years to go through an endurance race with her. The race was to be up the steps that lead from the ground to the tower of the city hall. She distinctly remembers incidents of 90 years ago. Her one prescription for a long life is "Don’t worry ” No matter how bad material things may be she says a person should not worry. “Think of today, and let tomorrow take care of itself,” is the advice she gives. Miss Kissick was born in Germany on September 14, 1808. Her father was a soldier in Blucher’s army at the battle of Waterloo. She remembers her father coming home from the Na-

poleonlc wars and telling about them. Soon after those wars he came to America and settled in Philadelphia. Since 1818 Mrs. Kissick has lived here. In 1834 she was married to Adam Klssick. They had three children, all of whom are living. She has 19 grandchildren and three great-grandchil-dren. Her husband died more than forty years ago.