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TIMEVISITOR.
NUMBER 8.830.
RALEIGH, N. C. THURSDAY EVENING, MAJRCH 23. 1899
25 CENTP A MONTH
THE
AGONCILLO
DOWNCAST
He Did Not Like His Re
ception in England
HOPES FOR FRENCH AID
LONDON, March 23. Agoncillo and
Marti, the Filipino commissioners, have
started for Paris. It is said in well
informed circles that Agoncillo is great
. ly mortified at the rebuffs 'which he re
ceived from the British government.
whose sympathy he endeavored to arouse
It is said that he expects better treat
mint from the French. Agoncillo's real
object is to obtain arms and ammunition
for the Filipinos. For the purchase of
these indespensable articles for warfare
he niade several unsuccessful overtures
to London and Birmingham firms. Fur
ther it is said that he b lieves that with
the assistance of the Paris junta be
will be able to obtain the supplies he
seeks from France, in which event he
will charter the small vessel Brest
or "St. Malo" and transport the pur
chases to the Philippines.
NO iMORE MEN.
Regiments in Philippines Recruited to
the Maximum Number.
iSAN FRANCISCO, March 23. The
transport Charles Nelson, which will
sail for Manila in a few days, will take
seventy men under command of Lieut.
Aloe of the eighteenth infantry. Until
further notice, no more recruits will be
accepted for the regiments now in the
Philippines, their membership being
maximum.
PROFESS SATISFACTION.
Officials Fleased at Progress of Cam
paign in Philippines.
WASHINGTON, March 23. The war
department oflicials profess much satis
faction at the progress of the campaign
in the Philippines. They expect even
better results from the aggressive move
ment which will soon be inaugurated by
Gen. Otis, who is now re-organizing the
American forces for that purpose. His
reinforcements are rapidly reaching Ma
nila. Within a fortnight Sheridan is
expected there swelling the number to
five thousand. The department expects
to bear that Gen. Otis has made a
movement before Sheridan arrives.
WRECK 0N .A.C.L.
Many Passengers Were
Caught in the Wreckage
LITTLE GIRL Anf) BRAKEMAN IN
JURED SV.RI0USLY.
AUGUSTA, GA., Marcih 23. The At
lantic Coast Line's fast train was wreck
ed today just before reaching here. The
first class coach and Pullman were de
railed. A large number of passengers
were caught in the wreckage and it was
some time before they were released.
The eight year old daughter of Professor
Mack, of Gaffney, S. C, was barly in
jured. Brakeman Granger attempted to
rescue her and was seriously injured
internally.
LONG LIFK.
- (New York erald.)
i Viveurs, as a rule, prefer to live well
Either than long; hence the well-known
.hrase 'short and sweet.' Nevertheless,
feaiaiiy persons would prefer "long and
sweet." If one may Judge by the seal
with which the newspapers give ac
counts of the few contenants who here
and there drag out a precarious exist
ence, it would seem as if the doctor who
could permit us to reach such an ad
vanced age would deserve the benedic
tion of his contemporaries.
Sir James Sawyer, in a recent lecture
at tBirmingtam, has tried to satisfy
this desire. The following is, according
to him, what one must do to live a hun
dred years:
1 Sleep eight hours a day.
2. Sleep on the right side. ,
3 Open the windows of one's bed-1
room at night.
4 rut a screen in front of the door.
6 Place one's bed away from the wall.
6 Take a bath the temperature of
the 'body every morning, not a cold
douche.
7 Take exercise before breakfast,
8 Bat little meat and make sure it
Is thoroughly cooked.
9 For adults.) Do not drink milk.
10 Eat much grain in order to nour
ish the cells which destroy the germs of
'll Avoid intoxicants, which destroy
these cells. ,
12 Take dally exercise in the open air.
13 Keep on animals in living rooms.
These may have the germs of disease.
14. Live as much as possible in the
country.
15. Drink water, avoid humidity and
the neighborhood of sewage pipes.
1ft Vary one's occupation.
17 Take from time to time a short
holiday.
18 Limit one's ambitions.
If), Restrain one's natural character.
' These prescriptions are easy to fol
low'. We do not guarantee their abso
lute efficacy, bit there ta no differ ,n
trying them. ; And then, too, who
knows? .
READ THIS.
'All persons who received books from
the State Library; previous to the first
of March, 1899, are requested to return
them without further notice.
If. O. SHERRILL.
' """" State librarian. .
March SJst, 1880.
Marriage at Pilot Mill Last Night
Mr. William G. Simpson, of Raleigh
ana Miss Lula Williams, of Pilot Mills,
were sappily married at Pilot Mills last
night. Rev. A. L. Betts, pastor of Pilot
Baptisrchurcii, officiating. We extend
congratulations and best wishes.
PARK AT VIOKSBURG.
The lust Congress passed an act creat
ing a national military park at Vicks-
burg, Miss., the same to be under con
trol of three commissioners, one of whom
must have served with Pemberton and
two with Grant. This is the place
where the Federal soldiers are burned
CLTHUKLL FOR ALUBitMAN.
Editor of Tifbes-Visitor: As a voter
in the first district of the First Ward I
desire to urge the selection of J. F,
Oiithrell as one of the aldermen to rep
resent us. He is a young man in every
way qualified for the place and with
J .S. Wynne and J. F. Cuthreil our
interests wQiild be in good hands. Mr.
Cuthreil knows the needs of the part of
our division north of Hillsboro street.
embracing Sounders and adjacent streets
and one of the two aldermen should
come from that section. He is an up
right, intelligent mechanic, blameless in
his character, yet liberal in his views.
Let us take one business, J. S. Wynne,
and one mechanic, J. F. Cuthreil, for
our Aldermen.
BUSINESS MAN.
WINDSOR RUINS A CEMETERY
NEW YORK, March 23.-Another
body was found this morning in the
Windsor hotel ruins near near the north
east corner. It was crushed and char
red beyond recognition. It was badly
broken and the bones crushed so that
the police could not tell whether it was
a man or a woman.
BL CAPITAN COMING.
The record of John Philip Sonsa and
Charles Klein's "El Capitau" which
comes to the Academy of Music Wed
nesday, March 29th, is already one of
the greatest in the history of elaborate
and complete comic opera productions in
the country, and before the vast multi
tude of American theatre-goers becomes
surfeited with its sparkling melodies,
stirring march numbers, witty lines,
brilliant stage pictures, rich costumes
and amusing situations, will probably
excel all others in point of performances
given and in number of successful en
gagements, as it is bound to prove one
of the strongest magnets of attractions
during the year. Reserve sent a will be
on sale Saturday morning at King's.
SALUTE MCKINLEY.
Spanish Flags are Dipped in Presi
dents Honor.
THOMASVILLE, March 23. Presi
dent McKinlty was presented with a
Spanish flag today by Rosendo Torras,
late vice consul to Spain. The first
Spanish flag salute to th'e President since
the signing of the peace treaty occurred
Monday. The flag was dipped in his
honor by the Spanish bark "Taralls"
as the President steamed down the bay
on the "Colfax." Today three Spanish
essels dipped flags to the President at
he sailed by.
N. Y. BOVING LAW.
ALBANY, March 23. The Lewis bill
repealing the Horton boxing law was
today favorably reported by the Code s
committee to the General Assembly.
The vote on the bill was seven to three.
T)NE OF THK MARKETS
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Furnished by H. 0. White, manager
for Paine Murphy & Co., 307 8. Wil
mington street.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Liverpool 4 p n ., March 28, '99
Spots firm -d demand moderate
American middling 3 11-82; sales 10,000
American 9,000; speculation and export
fiOOO; Receipts 6,000 all American. Futs
opened steady and closed quiet.
March and April ......8-lHb
.prilandMy 8.18,b
'Hay and June 8.19b
June and July 8.191
uly and August 8.19b
Au rust and September 8.19Ts
September and October 3 19r
Oc.ober and November... .8.184
Noem erand December 8.18b
December and January 8.18b
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
The following were the closing quo
tations for the leading stocks:
American Sugar 1 62$
Southern R. R. Preferred 49J
PacincJMall.. 47,
R. R. T.... 118
St. Paul 126
Manhattan 109
B.&O. 1.4V
American Tobacco - 807
Missouri Pacific 45
T O.I. 8
L.& N. 8
J.UE3 im
- NEW YORK COTTON. r
Mmths. Cloud
March...... 0.86a88
April ... 6.87a8o
May. ....... 6.90a91
Jane....... 6.98a94
July.. :.. B.96a7
August...:. - 6 9fla97
September.. 8.92a98
October 5.94a95
November.. 6.9a97
Deember.. , 5.Wa97
Closed easy.
Mr. J. a Angler is In ths Jtr.
CRIMINAL COURT
Some of the' Cases Set
For Next Week
The March term of the Wake county
superior court for the trial of criminal'
eases will convene Monday His Honor
Judge George U. Brown, Jr., presiding.
There are no capital cases. One of the
cases which .. excites most interest is
George H. Glass for embezzlement. L.
D. Castlebury will be tried for having
a nuisance, namely Yates pond. The
state's witnesses are Doctors McKet,
Lewis, Goodwin. Ellis and Col. Shaffer.
Tom Sater and Frank Moore will be
tried for robbing Grover Cleveland Cop
page. Both boys are under seventeent.
Mary Jackson, a negro cuniurer. will
be tried for practicing medicine without
license.
There are also a number of cases for'
liquor selling on Sunday and other of
fences. POPULAR IDEA.
Citizens Generally Favor Municipal
jwnersnip.
The plan for the city to own the water
orks meets with general approval on
le Street- TRvklV f i , i-mn hunl a
press an opinion on the subject favored
except one.
... ... WpVWU LU IUJIU
the present plant and want the city to
build a system of its own drawing the
supply from Crabtree creek. Parties
Who knAW HflV that an nHmlan ar.
ply Of Dure water can he nhtninarl thoro
at all seasons.
The people seem to feel deeply inter
ested On ihlR flllhWf Hna erantlawnan
said today that an effort would be made
io uave every candidate for alderman
pledge himself to
ownership and have everything ready so
ueu me legislature meets two years
hence all that will remain to be done
Will be authorizim? the isumnnnA nt tiha.
bonds.
ENJOYED PUCK
Bond Laughs at Jokes
During His Trial
N. (j. Bond, tile white anon frnm fir .
south western part of the county, who
stole an ox from Mr. Johnson and sold
him to Mr. Schwartz for $22, was ar
raigned before aMyor Powell at noon
todav. RrflllH ia A vmm a man fo i .!- wall
educated and has some knowledge of
rie is an ex-uniel of Police.
Bond presented a new wrinkle for a
prisoner. When he came over from
the jail he brought with him a copy of
I'uck in which he seemed deenlv i
ested. ' He seemed to lie eninvinn iiu
jokes very much and only laid aside his
paper wng enougn to waive an exam
ination. Mavor Pnwell
a few of the State's witnesses and sent
Bond back to jail in default of a $300
bond. MAfit Of the HmA ho n'.u In tha
COUrt room hp Tom, iniwl aKatpha in
Puck and chuckled to himself over the
jokes.
HOFFMAN TO RETIRE.
Report That He Will Retire From Sea
board Air Line.
It is understood that ex-President
Hoffman's presence in the directory of
the Seaboard Air Line is solely for the
purpose of aiding in the plans of devel
opment of the new owners of that prop
erty, ana tnat wnen tney are consum
mated be will retire to look after his
personal interests.
CANDIDAxES INOREASE.
Pope Recommends the Conclave of Car
dinals Meet in Rome.
ROME, March 23. The Pope has
written a letter to the sacred college,
recommending a conclave of cardinals,
which will be called after his death, to
elect his successor be held at Rome. The
number of candidates for the Papacy is
increasing.
ijJlXG.
HOME CO!
South Carolina Boys are Leaving Cuban
Soil.
HAVANA, March 23. One hundred
and twenty two privates and ten officers
of the Second South Carolina Regiment
of volunteers sailed for the United
States yesterday on the "Olivette." Five
companies of the same regiment left
today on the "Yarmouth," the remain
der will leave on the "Olivette" and
Yarmouth" Saturday and Sunday next.
SHERMAN IMPROVING.
He is Better" Than at Any Time Since
He Was Taken.
SANTIAGO DB CUBA, March 23.-
Jbhn Sherman passed a satisfactory
night. He is now better than at any
time since he was taken. His recovery
is confidently expected.
COREAN CABINET 01 SOLVED
YOKOHAMA, .March 23. Advices
from Seoul say that the entire Corean
cabinet has been dismissed. Two of the
ministers were banished, owing to
wholesale changes in the ministry va
cancies made were in the principal
places of the government
FIRE AT THOMASVILLE, GA.
THOMASVILLfflTbiA.. March 23.
The opera house and three or four other
buildings were burned this morning. The
loss' is about forty thousand.
A GOOD TIME TONIGHT.
Don't forget the entertainment to be
held at the residence of L. A. Kuester
tonight by the ladies of Central M. B.
church, for the benefit of Sunday School.
Oysters, and cream, wil m served la
baundance and a real social time is
expeeted. Let all who can attend and
nelpjthe ladies in a good oanss. ,-
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Familiar Faces in the Pass
ing Throng
MIOKT STATEMENTS
Movsment of People You Know-Giean
ings in and About the City
Snatch's of Today's
Street Gossip.
mouth, Va, arrived in the city this
morning to visit his wife who is quite
sick.
Mr. J. L. Burns, keeper of the capitol
was able to be out today after his sever
illness.
Mrs. J. T. Martin left today for Ports
mouth after a visit to her daughter Mrs.
Ernest Martin.
Miss Beulah Wilson of Morganton ar
rived in the city yesterday, and is the
guest of Misses Anna and Alice Stron
acb. The Postmaster General has decided
that Winston, and SaUra shall have one
postoffice under the name Winston-
Salem.
Mrs. J. T. Richardson, who has been
visitine her aunt Mrs. Dr. W. M. Lowe
near Durham, returned to the city this
afternoon.
Mrs. Fort who has been visiting her
daughter, Miss Virginia Lawrence, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Simp
son left today for Forestville.
The municipal contest is full of inter
est and the friends of the candidates are
active. Mr. Powell and Mr. Pogue, lead
ing candidates for the mayoralty, both
have many warm friends.
Tt ia 11 1) 11 1 H1 11 nod thnt Thns. A. Edison.
the great inventor, "the wizard of the
nineteenth century," will visit vyu-mi-nattvn
ahnrtlv. HurintF the meeting
there of the national convention of Rail
way teueerapn suneriretemients. r ay-
etteville Observer.
Mr Wnlter Mnntffomerv of this city.
who has iiiKf taken his decree at Johns
Hopkins University will occupy the chair
of Greek in the University of Arkansas
next fall. The professor of Greek will
spend a year or two abroad and Mr.
Montgomery will act as substitute.
Mr. Tappan Adney, a celebrated staff
artist on Harper's Weekly, spent yes
terday in the city the guest of Capt.
C. B. Denson. Mr. Adney has just re
turned from the Klondyke. He prepar
ed an article on that section and it is
now appearing in Harper's Weekly. Mr.
Adney left today for Pittsboro. He
was once one of Capt. Denson's pupils.
Sheriff Scott brought A. A. McKin-
nan back to the Insane Asylum last
evening. The man was seen on the
streets of Goldsboro acting queerly and
in answer to a telegram sent to Dr.
Geo. L. Kirby Sheriff Scott was inform
ed that McKinnon had escaped tne
guards and was missing. The home
of the unfortunate man is in Duplin
county, so it is said, and it is thought
that he intended to return to his family.
When taken into custody at Goldsboro
he toJd his name and where he was
from.
The liauor men in Guilford county are
now trying to secure a prohibition elec
tion In June. The legislature gave the
county a dispensary and it is said that
the whiskey men will now attempt to
prevent its establishment by carrying
the county for prohibition. They pre
fer prohibition to a dispensary possi
bly because a dispensary sticks and pro
hibition does not. It is a new wrinkle
to see 8a loon keepers signing petitions
for a prohibition election. It is reported
that Rev. J. W. Lee is wroking also for
the prohibition election.
SYMPATHIZE WITH REBELS
English Women Say Filipinos Treat
Foreigners Weil.
MANILA, March 23. The steamer
Saturnus has arrived from Dagupan
and brought fifteen Englishmen women
refugees. They were taken aboard by
permission of the Filipinos. They report
the people in the north country in sym
pathy with the war which the Filipino
government is waging and that steps
were taken by them to insure good crops
as food supplies for their soldiers and
non-combatants. The refugees say that
the foreigners are not ill treated.
VOLUNTEER REM...v,l-.NTS.
Government Permits Them to Retain
Their Colors.
The following act of the last Con
gress is of interest to the men in the
First North Carolina Volunteer Regi
ment and their friends. It is entitled
"An act to permit volunteer regiments
to retain their colors." The act pro
vides: "That the Secretary of War be,
and he is hereby, authorized to permit
volunteer regiments, on being mustered
out of the service of the United States,
to retain ail of their regimental colors.
Said colors shall be turned over to the
State authorities to which said regiments
belong, and the regimental quartermas
ter la making his returns may, in lieu
of said colors, and in full release there
for, fill with the proper official of tne
War Department receipt from the
quartermaster general of said State that
said colors have been delivered to said
State authorities."
Miss Maggie Reese hat returned f iom
New York where she purchased spring
ntUllncry. '
APPROACHING MARRIAGE.
Miss Carrie Smith and Mr. William
Kuester to Wed.
The following invitation has been is
sued: Mrs. O. A. Smith
requests your presence
at the marriages of her daughter,
Carrie Evelyn,
to
Mr. William H. Kuester,
Wednesday morning, March 26th,
eighteen hundred and ninety-nine,
at ten o'clocfl,
at her residence 408 North Person St.,
Raleigh, North Carolina.
EASTER NEARLY HERE.
Next Sunday is Palm Sunday Which
Begins Holy Week.
Kaster is nearly here being less than
a fortnight off. Next Sunday is Palm
Sunday which begins Holy Week during
which the solemnities of the Saviour's
I'nssion and crucifixion will be com
memorated by many christians.
Good Friday falls on March 31st, and
Easter Sunday April 2.
THE WEATHER.
Another Frost Predicted for Tomorrow
Morning.
For Raleigh and vicinity: Fair, colder
tonight and Friday; frost Friday morn
ing. The storm has moved to the middle
Atlantic coast with the loest barometer
this morning at Philadelphia. It has
caused very little precipitation in its
course; small amounts occurred in all
of the Atlantic states, and a little snow
is falling in the upper Ohio valley and
east Lake region.
In the west the weather is fair and
cool. The temperature is 14 degrees be
low zero at ISismarck anil Huron, but
the cold wave is not advancing tastward
very rapidly, though the temperature is
a few degrees below freezing at St.
Louis and Cincinnati.
CLARK AND ODD.
Editor of The Times-Visitor: Please
allow me space enough in your newsy
paper to let the people of Ruleigh know
that city politics are waxing warm, and
as candidates are very scarce, especial
ly for Aldermen and as our city pros
pers, and grows in size and wealth we
need our very best and most competent
men to manage the affairs of our grow
ing and thriving city and to that end
we want to place before the voters of
the second division ofthe second ward
two men who needs only to be mention
ed and we are all willing to trust our
part of citv in their hands. I name
Messrs. M. S. Clark and Wm. H. Dodd,
select and then elect them and let the
other wards do as well and we will have
a team that can and will run over city
to the pleasure of all.
SUBSCRIBER.
FIGHT AT IL0IL0
American Loss 1 Killed,
15 Wounded
ENEMY LOST HEAVILY
MANILA, March 23. The details of
the lighting at lloilo on the sixteenth
show that four hundred rebels and retiie-
men from I'anay were met by seven
companies of the eighteenth U. S. In
fanry, a battalion of the Tennessee vol
unteers. As supports these troops had
three two inch hotchkiss guns, under
Gen. Miller. North of Jaro, across the
river. The Americans met a heavy fire.
One man was kilhd and fifteen were
wounded on the eighteenth. Also sev
eral cases of sunstroke were reported.
Gen. Miller estimates that fifty rebels
were killed and one hundred wounded.
MANILA, March 23. The steamship
St. Paul arrived today from Illoilo and
confirms the report of fighting on the
outskirts of lloilo. The losses of the
Americans were one killed and fifteen
wounded. The enemy suffered heavily.
LIGHT SENTENCE.
Man Who Robbed a Train and Killed
The Engineer Gets 40 Years.
CARROLLTON, ILL., March 23.
The jury in the case of Frank Ains-
worth, who attempted to hold up tne
mgnt express on me cnieago, uurimg
ton and Quincy Railroad and shot and
killed engineer Fred Dempsey, returned
a verdict of guilty and fixed the penalty
at forty nine years tn the penitentiary.
BASEBALL.
The Universit yof North Carolina Team
Make a Good Schedule.
The University of North Carolina has
gotten its bnll team together, and is
ready to respond when the first umpire
of the season of '09, says "play ball."
The games scheduled by the University
team are as follows:
March 27th, Lafayette College, at Cha
pel Hill.
28th, Lafayette College, at Cha
pel Hill.
April 1st, Lehigh University, at
Greensboro.
3rd, Lehigh University at Win
ston. " 5th, Boston League team at
Chapel Hill.
" 14th, University of Tennessee,
at Greensboro.
" 19bh, Roanoke College, at Chapel
Hill.
" 22nd, University of Maryland,
at Chpel Hill.
" 29th, University of Georgia, at
Atlanta.
May 1st, Mercer College, at Macon.
" 2nd, Furman University, at
Greenville.
13th, University of Georgia, at
Charlotte.
Dr. H. F. Long of Statesrille, who
is the State small pox inspector, spent
today in the city. He has visited the
small pox Inflected districts. He had
nothing to say on the subject.
CORPORATION
COMMISSION
Points Wherein It Differs
From Railroad Commission
SOME FREE PASSES.
The railroad commision will be a thing
of the past within two weeks and the
new corporation commission will come
in.
The act creating the North Carolina
Corporation Commission gives the com
mission control and supervision over all
railroads, steamboats, canals and express
and sleeping car companies or corpora
tions and all other companies carrying
freight or passengers also telegraph and
telephone companies, all public and pri
vate banks, building and loan associa
tion, loan and trust companies, in the
'State. This act gives the commission
similar powers as hertofore given to the
railroad commission not the provisions
arc classified, re-arranged and simplified.
The commission has more power in
causing the erecting of depots, the laying
of side tracks and over telephone rentals
than the railway commission had.
The commissioners and clerks are al
lowed free transportation over the rail
roads of the State. The railroad com
panies are allowed to give free transpor
tation to destitute and homeless persons
by charitable institutions also to persons
traveling for orphan asyluons, officers
of the geological survey, and ex-Confederate
soldiers attending reunions, also
to officers and employes of the company
and their families.
The three, commissioners hold until
January, 1901, then their successors will
be elected by the people.
The Corporation Commission will be
composed of McNeill, of Wilmington,
Rogers, of Macon, and Beddmgfield, of
Wake.
SPAIN HELPS FILIPINOS.
LONDON, MARCH 23. CONVINC
ING EVIDENCE WAS OBTAINED
TODAY THAT THE DIPLOMATIC
AND SECRET SERVICES OF
SPAIN HAVE BEEN PLACED AT
THE DISPOSAL OF THE FILI
PINOS. IH'NTER FOR ALDERMAN.
Editor Times-Visitor: As it seems to
be in order to nominate candidates for
u Mermen I would like to suggest the
name of two gentlemen who are all
around business men, and are not and
would not be dominated over by any
combination or ring. Iam satisfied
you will agree with me when I mention
the name of Carey J. Hunter. Vote for
him to represent you in the second
ward and you will have a representation
the equal of any city. VOTER.
LORD MAY SUCCEED DINGLEY.
The Ex-Clerk of the Ways and Means
Aspires to Congress.
Washington, D. C, March 22. Major
Herbert M. Lord, of Rockland, Me.,
who served three years as Clerk of the
Committee of Ways and Means, under
the late Chairman Dingley, is a candi
date for the nomination to succeed to
the vacancy in Congress made by Mr.
Dingley's demise. He resigned the clerk
ship to enter the service as paymaster
when the war with Spain broke out, and
is now serving in Cuba. He is regarded
as peculiarly fitted to fill Mr. Dingley's
place, and the canvass for the nomina
tion is attracting attention here.
OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OLD.
A Native of North Carolina Dies at a
Ripe Old Age.
Mr. John S. Prather, Sr., the oldest
citizen of Atlanta, Ga., died on Friday.
He would have been 102 years old next
month.
John S. Prather was the son of Leo
nard Prather, a Presbyterian minister,
and Nancy Prather, and was born in
Orange county, N. C, April 24, 1797.
His father died at a comparative''' ear
ly age, but his mother lived lo be ninety
years old.
From the time young P,-arher was a
boy until nearly grown he rewaiaed on
his father's farm in North Carolina. In
1824 he moved to Zebulon, .. a: 1
went into the grocery business. He re
mained there eleven years. In 1835 he
moved to Lafayette, Ala., and engaged
'in farming until the death of his wife,
eight years ago, when he came to At
lanta. Mr. Prather was a remarkable man
from a physical standpoint. His good
habits, too, tell the secret of his longev
ity. He was six feet and two inches
in height, and, with possibly the excep
tion of slightly drooped shoulders, he
bore his years like a man not half as
old as he was. In death his age told no
more upon him.
His habits were always temperate. He
never used Intoxicants, but was an
habitual, though moderate, user of to
bacco for ninety years. He made it a
rule to rise in the morning at 4 o'clock
and retire at night at 8 o'clock.. At
lanta Journal.
ADVERTISING.
"Please take our notice of 'Pressman
Wanted' out of your paper," said a mem
ber of the progressive firm of Edwards
and Broughton this morning, "Appli
cants keep pouring In on us at the rate
of at least five an hour."
"Saturday I sold the equivalent of
124 bunches of bananas," remarked
Mr. Dug-hi. "It was the greatest ba
nana day I ever had in Raleigh. No on
party bought more than two bunches.
Advertising sella bananas." -
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