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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-24

ELY'S CREAM BALM is n positive cure.
Apply into the nostrils II Is quickly absorbed 90
cents at Druggists or by mail samples lOc by mall
ELY BROTHERS,, GO Warren ST., New Yorl. City.
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Parlor Nos and 10 between Jacksonville and Tar
Sleeping Car Service.

Nos New York and Florida Limited solid
ran elegant with dining and Pull
Nos and &c. fast mail sleepers between New York Jack
onve the Cincinnati and Florida Limited
solid vesbue tra the Cincinnati sleeper Asheve
St. Louis sleeper Connection for Chicago Cincinnati Holly
change sleeper Connection
Holly Springs only change Passengers for Atlanta proper
should take the ST. Louis sleeper Pao Nos and be
Jacksonville Tampa Nos and through Puma
er between Jacksonville and New Orleans
tDaIyexcept Sunday does Monday SSunday
Monday only. Connections for Petersburg
River and Key West and Havana
atee for all points Manatee At Starke
Waldo Meroe Connects Tallahassee for St Marks
Cabele and Apaachicol AT River Junction for
river At Ocala for Eomosassa.
All baggage will be checked from Union Depot Tickets still sold
the ticket Office Hogan well Union
Depot ticket Office. J. E. MARSHALL, Ticket Agent.
West Bay St. Cor. Hogan, Jacksonville, Fla
r. w. CAMPBELL, WALTER G. COLEMAN,
Passenger Agent. General Travelling Agent, Jacksonville
N S. PENNINGTON, A O. MACDONALD,
Traffic Manager General Passenger Agent.
JOHN DozIER Ticket Agent. Ocala. Fla.
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Among us. 0zaris.

.sEEFft
The Land of Big Red Apples,
is an attractive and interesting
book, handsomely illustrated with
views OF South Missouri scenery
including the famous O.Gen fruit
farm of 5000 acres in Howell
county. 1t pertains to fruit rails
ing in that great fruit belt of
America, the southern slope Of the
Ozarks, ard will prove Of great
value, not on'y to fruit-growers,
but to every farmer ard home
seeker looking for farm and
home. Mailed free. Addres SIS,
E. LOCKWOOD.
Kansas City, Mo.
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MASTERS SALE.

BINDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A FINAL
~ decree rendered out of the circuit court,
fifth judicial circuit of Florida in and for Marion
county in chancery, the 27th day of January,
\. D., 1897, in a certain cause PENDING wherein
Thomas K. Aver is complainant and James
Taylor and wife, Ann Taylor, defendants, l
Carlos L. Sistrunk. special master in chancery,
namei and appointed therein to execute said H.
nal decree, will on
Monday, the 5M day Of Abr1Z Il.
d. 1897.
the same being legal sale day, offer end expose
fer sale and will sell to the highest and best BIZ
der 70. cash between the hours or IL a. m. and 2
P. m. in front Of the south door OF the court
house in the city OF Ocala Marion county, Flor
lows, tow t. The southwest quarter OF the south
west quarter of section seventeen and the south
east quarter of the southeast quarter of section
eighteen. all in township seventeen south, range
twenty-three east, Marion county. Florida. or so
much thereof as is necessary t. satisfy said de-
cree and costs, CARLOS l.. SISTRCNK.
Special Master in Chancery.
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To Cure a Cold i'm One Day
Take axative Bromo Quinipe Tab
lets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. 25c.
PROCLAMATION BY THE
MAYOR.

Where's, vacancy has occurred in the city
council tor the city Of Ocala by the resignation Of
Mr.. X Il. Mcdonnell as an alderman at large f,l
said city, ano:
Whereas. it is made the duty of the mayor to
fill said vacancy by calling an election FIR tn s
purpcse.
Therefore, /, w. S. Bull,ck, as mayor of O:ala,
Florida, and by virtue of the authority OF law
vested in me, 40 hereby call an election by the
qualified electors of the CT of Ocaa for the pur-
pose of electing an alderman at large fer The said
city OF Ocsla, for the unexpired term of r. b.
Mcconnell, % be held In the city of Ocal., Flor
ida, on Tuesday, the ihirtieth day Of March, A. ID
1897.
do hereby a,roint as the inspectors and a
clerk Of said elections the following named en-
. FIR inspectors of the first ward: Nathan
Crow. W. &. Jeffo-ds ard Israel br-wn; for
clerk, J. T. Lancaster.
Frcm the second ward; Inspectors: .. L. Bur
dick, L: Dozier and Z. I. Williams; for clerk,
w. /. { to.
From the third wud; iosresto-s Tu'is E.
Bggs, E. /. Helvenston and w. M. Lrtius for
clerk, Thomas X. Cay.
From the -four tn srd ms ect re; w. P. Tran
ths m, I; J. Owens aid L. r. Ballard; for Gle k,
4. w. Moody.
Inc voting plaees will be rs follows: For the
nrsr ward at the +. G. ii d cottage with L. s.
cs~iia street, at house No 20. For the second
ward at the citv ,nrt roop. For the third ward
at the Marshall block en- The corn Of M>gno il
and S3uth First street, the Building be- g No. L.
Firth, foaith ward in tn, old reel house on Mag
nolia street.
R.G. BLAKE. Mayor CT the city ocals.
City Clerk.
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A Look Through South Missouri
Free.

The Kansas City, Fort Scott &
Memphis R, R. Co., has just issued
a magnificent book of sixty or
more photographed views Of
varied scenery 10 South Missouri.
From these views an accurate
knowledge can be obtained az to
the productions and general to-
biography of that highly-favored
section that is now attracting the
attention of home-seekers and in
vestors the country over.
The title of the book is "Saap
Shots in South Missouri" 1t
will be mailed free. Address,
J. E. LOCKWOOD,
Kansas City, Mo.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Gainesville, Fla,

Lanu UlIlce at JaInesVlIIe, Fla,
february S9,.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IA the following named settler has flied notice
Of his intention to make faal proof in pport tt
his Claim, and that said proof will be de be
fore Cl TX Circuit Court at Ccala, Fla. Oh
April ;, 1897 VIZ: William tyson, OF Benedict
Fla, Hd 1874 for the west half of southeast gu r
te-, section a. township II south, range 20 east.
He names the follow ng witr esses . prove his
continuous resi- derce upon End cultivation of said
land, viz: Walter 7. Williams, Bell on Gallien
George Washington ard Joseph Schofe'd, II of
Benedict, Fla. M. BAR O,
Register.
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AN ORDINANCE

In RELATION TO THE OFFICIAL
J bonds OF various officers of the city of Ocala.
Be it ordained by the civ council of Ocal4:
Section l.. That The c ,uncil shall each year, by
proper resolution, fix the amount Ct the bond CT
each CT y official required give bond; said bond
TO be payable 10 the mayor cf the city OF Ocala
ana his sue essors in office, conditcned for the
tai. 81 discharge OF all the duties G office,
and the payment to the CITY of all 10 oneys col
lected or held bS him, belonging t,s il city, id
bond to be approved by the council
Section q. An ordinance, EMIT ed an "Ordi-
nance fix ng the amount of off cial bonds Of GER
tam city officials of the city of o. al" pas by
cay CO neil Seps.2. 1890, together with all crdi-
nances and paris of oral oanee in conf Ct with the
pros Isl IN cf III S ord nance hereby Iereal d.
Read second TINA Feb 2, 1897.
Read third time and passed Feb. 2, 1897.
Approved Feb. 3. 1897.
J. H. LIVINGSTON,
Mayor.
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ARRlVG.

Mn % Daily arrive. I7:oSP. NJ, from Gaines
w. I'd vile, Live Oak, Waycross. Savannah,
Montgomery and all points north,
east and west. This train es through Sleeper
ST. Louis to Port Tampa via Ocala.
Ma 100 Daily arrives, La p. NJ from Jact-
W. tOO sonville, Pal tka, Rochelle and all
intermediate stations.
An Oh Dali s:SI pm from G 4inesville, Live
h's W Oak, Waycross Montgomery, Savan-
nah and all points fIom the north,
east and west his train Carries tn. ough Sleeper
New York to Tampa via Ocala-
Mn 90 Daily rs am from Port Tampa, am
w " pa, Lakeland. Punta Gorda, Barlow,
Fitzgerald. Ieesburg and all Joints
from south. This tr in carries through Sleeper
Pert Tsmra TO New York via Ocala.
Ma 70 Daily II7 D. M, from Leesbu-g Fitz-
W. O gerald, Brooksville, Trilby. Tarpon
Springs, Clearwater, st. Petersburg,
Lakeland, Tampa, Port Tampa. and daily ex-
eept Sund ~ fom Eustis, Umatilla, stor and
from Ba tow and Punta Gorda and all intermedi-
ate stations
Ma ~ Daily arrives u.7S A NJ, except Sun
w. TT CAV from Homosassa, CT, stall and in-
termedIate stations.
un ne Daily arrives lag p. NJ. from Juliette
w ~ Newberry. Archer and intermediate
atoms from north and from Ista-
ehatta, Floral City. Inverness. and all stations
from the south.
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LEAVE.

Ma % Daily, 1925 P. NJ, for eesburg, Fitz;;
w. ID gerald, Iriihy, Lakeland, Tampa and
ell Intermediate stations.
Nn Oh Daily, <:Sr P M .for eesburg. Fi.zger-
I5os JV aid, rilby, Lskeland, Tampa, Barlow
and Punta Gorda making close connection at
] eesburg daily ex Sunday, tor ustis. u matilda,
AStor Iavares and al stations On ST. * l.. Elk
K. ct Fitzgerald for Brooksville at Triiby daily
for Tarlo STings, ID nedin, Clearwater and st.
Petersburg south. aud Clermcn Mt, o 'kland. san
ford ard all II tiO's north. on ). & St. +. r. X.
at Lakeland for Punta Gorda. Arcadia, Barlow and
all intermediate stations, and Tampa and Port
ampa west, and all stations east to SaLford.
Ala 70 Daily, I:co p. NJ, 70. Gainesville Lake
w. y CITY, Live TAX, Savannah md all
poi IS north, ca I, ard est, AIS o con-
nection Via Roche lie for alatka, IacI sJnvile and
ALI terne1iate stat.o No. IS Car les through
sleeper from Port Tampa to St. Louis via Ocala.
Gainesville, Montgomery and l.. & y.
ri, % Daily, U.s. A. W, for GaiHes' lille Live
". u Oak Waycross, Montgomery, Charles
ton am ell points north, east, and
west. This rain carries through Sleeper from
Port Tampa to New Yo k, via Ocala, Gaines vile,
Savannah and Charleston.
Mn I'm Daily, I55 =. NJ, Ro- hele. Palatka
W., t>fO jackso nv lille, and I'll intermediate sta
tons connect. z u jacksonville with al trains
diverging.
Mn ~ Daily departs 1870 p. NJ. for Julet.e
W. 10 and all stations north to High Spiicg,
and south to Trilby.
Ain 1E Daily departs, As; P. NJ. except Sun
w. To day Tor Crystal AMI Hollosassa.
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NOTICE

The annual general meeting Of the Standard
keon Company OF FLORIDA will be held at 1915
P. m on WedneodlY, March 10th, 1897, at the OF
nee Of -. W. league Co, Ocaa, florida.
II. :. BCDD, Sec.
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Re EN- Smoking Tobacco and
cigarettes are an absolute remedy
for catarrh, hay fever. gas hna,
bronchitis and Gods For sac at
T.W- Tfoxer's.A a x a
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NOTICE..

Creditors Legateas, distributes and all persons
having claims or demands against the Estate of
Putnam p. Bishop, deceased, must mt them
within two years. And all ersonS indebted tC
said deceased Estate must settle same st once.
January eth 1897. L. JESSE =. BISHOP,
p. o., Citra, Fla. Executor.
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Tax as PLANT 'lE. SYSTEM F; P,, AZ ]
!" Schedule in effect Jan. II, 1896
Arrival and Departure of Trains at Ocala, Fla,

tWaYcfo
carres
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Stencils and Rubber Stamps.

Those needing anything in the
line of rubber stamps, steel
stamps, brass stencils, check pro-
tectors, notary seals and improved
pocket stamp novelties will save
money by writing for price and
particulars to John ]. Webb, Flor
ida Stamp Novelty Co., Melrose,
Fla. d-tf-w-It.
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BuckIen'S Arnica SaIVa

The best salve in the world
for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum. fever sores, letter, chapped
hands, chllblains, corns, and all
skin eruptions, and positively cures
piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction or money refunded. Price
2sc per box. For sale by F. c.
Alworth & CO.
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Through Sleeper ID 81. lpuis
= - -
F. G. & p.

VIA F! c. & P. -
Leave5Ja Jacksonville. Gasp. NJ.
Lave Atlantal 5 80 a. m.
Arrive-St. Louis, z:I6 a. m.
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between the hours of II a. m, and p M, in
city of Ocala, Mar county, Florida. offer and
expose for sale and will sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash, the premises described in
said final decree, lying and being in the county of
Marion, state of Florida, to wit: The north half
of southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of
section twenty-four in township sixteen south of
range twenty-one east containing twenty acres
more or less, or so much thereof as will satisfy
said decree and cost.
S. T. SIsTRUNK,
Special Nj aster in Chancery.
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Tulula Lodge No. 22, I. 0. O.
F., meets every Tuesday night al
s o'clock in Masonic hall. All WIS.,
itipg brothers are invited to at
tend. D. E. MCIvER, N. G.
w. H. CHAlLLE, Sec.
Jnc. F. Dunn Lodge No. 81, F.
& A. M. regular communications
first and third Thursdays every
month at 8 pm
G, S. SCOTT, AZ. NJ.
L A. HENDoN, Sec.
Ocala Chapter No. IS R. A. M.
regular convocation the first Mon.
day in each month at Pm.
J. H. WHITFIELD, H. P.
l. A. HENDoN, Sec.
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NOTICE OF MASTERS SALE

Under AND BY VIRTUE OF A FINAL
~ decree rendered and pronounced on the
twelfth day of February, A. ID. 1897, by the Hon.
VIM. A. H locker, judge of the circuit court of the
fifth judicial circuit of Florida in and for the
county Of Marion The chanoery side of said
court, in certain cause pending in said court
wherein George Giles was complainant and the
Ocala Building and Improvement Company ct al
were defendants, | tide undersigned special mas-
ter. named and appointed in said decree to exc
cute the same will on
Monday, the 5th day Of EtuL Il
d. 1897.
between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. NJ: and 2
O'Clock p. m, in front of the south door of the
court house in OCala, Florida, offer and expose
for sale and will sell to the highest and best bid
der for cash the premises by said decree ordered
to be sold to wit block numbered ore hundred
and fifty six $50 as the same appears upon the
map of the subdivision of the southwest quarter
of the southeast quarter of section thirteen, "a
township fifteen Q5l south of range twenty-one
(2I east at Marti City, in said Marion cou. tv
Florida, or so much thereof as will satisfy said
decree and costs.
This February 18TH, 1897.
RAYMOND B. BULLOCK,
Special Master in chancery.
JNo. G. REARDoN,
Compliments Solicitor.
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Monday, the 5M day Of EtuL Il
n JSo1
MASTERS SALE.

HINDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A FINAL
- decree of sale issued out of the circuit
court, fifth judicial circuit of Flcrisa, in and tor
Marion county in chancery, in a certain cause
wherein John W. Vogt is complainant and T., S.
Summers and wife, Nora Summers, are defend
ants, dated February 9th, 1897, l. S. I: Sistrunk,
as special master named and appointed therein to
execute said final decree, will on
Monday, tie fifth day Of Afr7L Il.
u, 1907.
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Trains 81 and IS are composed exclusively of
Pullman cars.
Buffet parlor cars on trains 23, IS, - and %.
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CINCINNATI AND JACKSONVILLE

Nos. So and s. Garry Cincinnati
and Florida Llmi Ell Solid Vesti-
buled trains. Also the Cincinnati
Sleeper via A.h1ville and the
Kansas City Sleepers. Close
connections for Chicago aud all
western points. Pullman passen-
gers for Atlanta should take ber,hs
ia the Kansas City sleeper, which
does not move from Atlanta until
6 IN
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The Elegant SiieWheel Steamer
City o Key West
appointed perform follows Miami Tues
day. Thursday Saturday; Keywest day. Leave
keYwest Sunday "Wednesday and Friday Miami day
Steamship W. Miami Nassau-Proposed
salugs Feb. March 27Leave Nassau s1ays Thursdays
Saturdays; leave Miami Mon Wedned Fridays.
March seasoaave Nassau Wedaes6ay and
Saturdays. Leave Miami Tuesdays and Fridays.
!. P BECKWITF, I 7. RAINIER,
Traffic Manager Asst Cen Pass. Agent
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% Daily, I2:25 p. NJ, for eesburg, Fitz-
= III gerald, Irirhy, Lakeland, Tampa and
ell Intermediate stations.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-02-04

die the throttle and the reverse lever.
Mr.. Pratt does not pretend that he is a
full fledged engineer, but he knows
enough about the business so that he
could jump into the cab and run loco
motive if necessary.
His next lesson in railroading he
learned in the civil engineering depart
ment AS target and rod man he
tramped over every foot of the 80 mile
extension to Fresh Pond, and before he
left could handle transit and compute
distances with much accuracy. Then
Mr.. Pratt spent some months under the
traffic manager and absorbed whole vol
umes Of dry details connected with the
making up Of train schedules. In this
way he acquired q practical if some
what general knowledge Of every de-
partment connected with the system,
and when Mr.. W. II. Baldwin was
elected president Of the road o few
months ago young Mr. Pratt was fully
equipped to step into the somewhat i'm
portant position Of assistant to the pres
ident. This same position Mr.. Pratt
still holds.
The other day the announcement was
made that Mr.. Pratt had bought in al
most all the stock held by the Corbin
estate, and that he was practically the
owner of the whole system. Then it was
fully expected that he would have him
self elected president. But he did moth
ing of the sort. Mr.. Baldwin, who is a
railroad man of long experience and
great ability, has been continued in the
Office, and Mr.. Pratt has announced that
he has no intention Of becoming the
president Of the Long Island road,
There is little doubt, however, that it
is young Mr.. Pratt who is debating
the policy of the road and in whose
hands rests the responsibility Of carry
ing out the great projects which the
founder Of the system had begun.
Whether he will be able to do all the
vast work which the late Austin Corbin
had planned or not remains to be seen.
If he does, he will build great seaport
out ON the end of Long Island and an
other at Milford Haven, England, he
will establish q new line of ocean steam
ships that will give Americans a four
days passage to Europe, and by bridg-
ing the East river and laying tunnel
around the end of Manhattan Island to
Jersey City he will reduce New York
from great terminal to mere stop
ping point on the journey from London
to San Francisco. This is an enterprise
Of magnificent proportions, but Mr.
Pratt is young, he has great wealth be-
hind him, and he seems TO be made of
the right stuff, S. O. SCHENcK.
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pathologist of the department and d.
rector of the psychological laborator-
les; by DIR. IT. Mitchell Prudden, the
consulting pathologist, and by Health
Commissioner George B. Fowler.
These gentlemen have been studying
in the laboratories the development of
the tubercle bacillus and how it can
be communicated. They have been
studying, 100, the st. tistics OF consump-
tion In this city and the reports con-
cerning the disease voluntarily made by
physicians to the Board. These reports
show that, through the enforcement of
hygenic regulation the mortality from
the disease hns been reduced thirty per
cent. within the past twelve years. All
has been done that can be done by or
dinary methods, and the more radical
methods now adopted look to a more
thorough education of the people in re-
gard to the disease and to the complete
protection of the public from it's
spreading infection. General Clark,
secretary OF the Board of Health, es-
Inmates that there are now $4,000 cases
of consumption in the city. The deaths
from consumption, or rather from tu-
,bercuiosis. namber between 5000 and
sb,OOU anpuSliy.
Loca, politics presents number of
unusually interesting features. The in
ternal troubles = Tamnany Hall con-
tipue, and whatever the main object
Of Mr.. Crocker's efforts they do not
seen to have been effective as yet in
producing harmony. But 1t is evident
that the Democrats must get together
or see municipal power pass into the
hands of the Republicans. The appar-
ent determination of the Republican
leaders to make the term of the Mayor
Of Greater New York four years in
stead OF two has alarmed the Demo-
cratic politicians. They recognize that
the Republican combination Is growing
very powerful, and that 1t viii need
all Of their energies to defeat il.
II does not look as II this city was to
have a representative In President Mo
Kinley's cabinet. The retirement OF
Mr.. @. N. Bliss as candidate for Sec
retary of the Navy has proved great
disappointment to his many friends.
He also retires at this time from the
Presidency of the Republican Club, but
this was under the rules which do not
allow the reelection OF President.
Mr.. Blisss successor Is Mr.. Arthur L.
Merriam, who il very popular In the
local Republican ranks. and equally q
fayorite In social circles. There was
only one ticket in the field, and MIR.
Bland presided at tho meeting preced-
lug the election.
The FRENCH ball came on this sea-
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CORBIN'S, SUCCESSOR.
THE YOUNG NAN WHO CONTROLS
THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD.

A Millionaire who Is Not Afraid TO Wear
OveraIIs and Jumper Upon Occasion He
Commenced at the Bottom to Learn
Railroading.
The career Of George d. Pratt, the
young man who has virtually taken up
the vast enterprises begun by the late
Austin Corbin, will be watched with
much interest by people who are familiar
with the circumstances connected with
the case.
Mr.. Pratt is millionaire's son, but
not Of the type which Americans have
usually seen. His father was the great
Brooklyn oil magnate and philanthro-
pist whom the Standard Oil syndicate
was glad to cooperate with because 1t
could not crush him. When the old gen.
tleman died q few years ago, he left to
three of his sons equal portions of his
Standard holdings, and they took easy
positions in the offices Of that great
monopoly.
To George d. Pratt, the fourth son,
fell large block Of Long Island rail.
road stock. The young man might have
become a second vice president or ac-
cepted some office to which little work
and big salary were attached. But he
was not that sort Of chap. He liked
the railroad business and was ambitious
to become power among railroad men,
but he did not think that was the way
to go about it. So as soon as he was
graduated from Amherst college, in
1898, he began at the bottom Of the lad
der
The first position which this ambi-
tious young millionaire accepted was
that Of cleaner and helper in the car
shops. He put ON blue overalls and
jumper and for six months worked
among the other machinists, patching
up old cars and broken down Locomotives
and taking the gruffest orders from the
foreman without q protest. Gradually
he was promoted, and before the hal
year was out he had fair idea Of thu
general workings Of the shop and knew
something about engines.
Next he became q fireman ON q loco
motive and worked under the direction
Of one Of the Oldest and most experienced
engineers on the road. 1t was not pla.
by any means. He shoveled coal unit
his arms and back ached, he learnet
how to use 90 foot clinker hook, h
polished up the headlight reflector, an,
he crawled under the halted monste
with a long neclled oil can. When tn
engineer was good natured, he allowe
the amateur fireman to take his seat o.
the right hand side Of the cab and han