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Show Man Claims to Be 130 Years Old; Oldest Boy 90 T.i U ISYILLH. July 3n. The Na- tioual Geographic society has been asked to investigate the claim of John j Shell, a mountaineer of Leslie County, Ky , that he is 130 years old. Shell's: 'neighbors corroborate the statement1 concerning his p. Shell has nine , children He says the oldest is 9-1 1 years old. He is said to have 200 1 'descendants in his home section, several sev-eral being great-great grand children. ,Tbc mountaineer, who claims excellent eyesight, steady nerve, and general good health, attributes his long life to outdoor living and temperate habits. f |