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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-01
ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT.

Van Valkenburg had sent out for Mr..
Dolan but the latter had not come in
when Mr.. Wanamaker was called into
another room. Van Valkenburg said
Come to my hotel at 2 o'clock. You
can leave for Bethlehem at 4.05 y. m"
| met Van Valkenhurg at the Stenton
hotel at o'clock and he Said that posi-
tions had been reversed, Mr.. DOlan
had become cautious suddenly and
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THE MONEY SUPPLIED.
T1VVTNV TUTTVTTT-,
Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 5th, 1896.

NIIOOTId, Ia.
Dear Mr.. ---: I am Just in re.
cetpt of Mrs. -----'S letter of Dec 4th
and am very sorry to hear of your illness
| sincerely trust it is nothing serious, anC
that you will soon be about again. l have
information through source | cannot
in operation with had written a letter
that he would not do as you might wisl
him to. 1t is important enough so tha
! think we should talk the matter ovel
before proceeding further. | wired you a
Scranton as soon as | obtained this in
formation not to proceed further, and
am very glad matters are in the shap,
they are now for we must be very eau
tious. l shall be very anxious to hear how
you are getting along.
Sin
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I arrived in Scranton on the gath,
and changed one of the $40 bills so as
to make $l,250. At 10 oclock the doctor
sent his card up to my room at the
Hotel Jermyn (No. 176), and followed
Immediately in person. Just at that
moment the note came into me from
one of my confederates and l said to
the doctor: That's all right, it is from
a fellow from another county. I'll see
him later; you don't think Wanamaker
can be elected with your vote alone.
do you?" And he said, "All right"
then told him that my people were
ready to pay $l,250 l said that the
Wanamaker people would make big
man of him if he stuck to them, and
he agreed to go ahead. ] then read the
letter, which ] wanted him to sign and
he sat down and wrote as / had die
tatcd on plain tablet paper, as follows:
Waverly, Oct l9, 1896,
NY Dear Sir:--In line with the conversa-
tion we had sometime since relative to the
United States senatorshp, would say that
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For Sale by MATTHEWS BROS. Drug
giSt Scranton, Pa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

Tn" Grace Of Christian Character
II you are going to influence a man
Tor good. you not only have TO take
care OF your character. bat OF your
spirit. II Is not only a question OF
what you may call truihfulness o.
character. but II Is a question OF the
grace OF character 4 man should
not only be right but should carry a
right atmosphere with him. n YOU
want people TO admire Christianity.
avoid all rigorousness There arc
some Christians who make YOU very
impatient with Christianity There is
such an endless precision that Il be.
comes eNnsperaiing A great man
once said. you are never master OF a
thing till you can play with a." Can
you bear me 20 say that you are never
master OF your religion until you can
play with IL Get so much goodness Of
soul that In daily life you are natural
Spontaneous. plastic. DO not let II be
a question Of hard and fast rules. some
say. Il like hard and fast lines" Very
likely. but nature does not Nature
won't have a straight line. The curve
ia the line of beauty. I am Glad gomo
Christians cannot get At the sky n
they could. they would square the sun
and natien the rainbow Take care OF
all nervousness and roughness. Al
but you say. Il don't care about cour.
tesy and courtllness. believe In out
Epokenness and conscientlousness and
reality" DO you DO you think tha;
silk isn't 10 real as sand papers There
are some people from whom you get
the rlght thing. but there is a wonder
ful lack Of sympathy and pltlfuiness
They always remind me OF a tuning
fork. When YOU give Il a knock yon
gel the right note. but a tuainE fork
isn't a thing anybody would die Cor
A man who gives the note of right
eousness In a steoly voice win never
attract men. You must be- a. sweet
a. the chords OF David's harp. The
truth is always the truth in love
Then. u YOU want 20 attract men. there
must be no gloomIness. This pcsslmls
dc age Of ours does like a shining face
and a Joyous heart Some Christians
are wonderfully melancholy That Is a
great mistake. 4 saw. In South A..
rlcan faror. that some lady was ndvor-
tislng Tor a lady companion and iu thl
/ advertisement she said: "A Christian
wanted. cheerful Il posslhle!" So We
have got TO that The worst thinc
I that the Phariseo did was 20 maxi
virtue ugly. lie made men hate the
smell OF roses. even the roses that
grew IN the Paradise Of God Rev. "
] l.. Watknson.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

down 20 an elaborate dinner" or iris.
Ing from a table groaninE with an the
luxuries.' The descriptions are prob.
ably accurate, AZ no man In the country
has gastronomlc art to a higher state
OF cultivation than he. lie would starve
10 death were he forced to live on the
diet which the ancient Lucullus con.
sidered the best on earth.
The colonel Ia a man who Il original
In thought and act. but Il Is not record.
ed that he ever did a mean or undlg.
nined thing. His brains. rs much a.
his entertaining habit. has made him
a distinguished character. lie has
come TO weigh nearly 800 pounds. This
has troubled him for some time. and
time and time again he has been down
with an allment which came directly
from Il. lie has been confined to his
room, and he is now getting ready for
the last struggle with the disease. He
may recover. Men Of 81 have stood
the trial he viii face and have reoov.
cred. There Il probably no man In
private life over the country whose
sickness has aroused the same atten.
ton and sorrow. and whose recovery
will be a matter OF such wide con,
Germ.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18


rarely said anything that was not con-
lpicuous. lie made friends. and he
was so good nstured TO his enemies
and 20 quick with his wit that the
hen who were opposed to him were
anxious 20 get over their Tits. He was
pointed out on the floor OF the house
a. the first native congressman from
bis state. Il was also related that his
district was wider and longer than
many Of the states OF Europe. reaching
p"@r a territory OF twenty-seven coun-
Ties. and running from the Gulf to
Eagle Pass. on the Rio Grande. This
area comprised $500 square miles
Ochlltree was practically the king Of Il.
He was the only man In the district
when power was In consideration.
Ochiltree went 10 the top OF capital IA
vorltism at single bound. lie was
prince Of story tellers The beauty
OF his humor was that Il hit no one 30
hard a. Il hit himself lie was a joke
10 himself. He rarely appeared upon
the floor OF the Forty-elghth congress
that he did not put the house into a
furore Of laughter The country mem
beers used 10 declare that he was more
fun than the Ministries. Ills bills and
appropriations were Tested through
the jest always bearing n strong argu-
ment why Texas and Texas harbora
should be the especial care Of the coun-
try. He called himself the "Red-head-
Cd Ranger from Texas" and the title
was enough 70 get him a hearing be-
fore the business committee. Il was
his custom 10 send In word 10 an I'M
portant session Of a close-mouthed and
dignihed committee that the Red
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

The real work before the Christian
church to-day ls TO show that. while
the gospel Of love has displaced the
gospel OF fear. Il has done 30 In the
IL tercst OF higher Christian living. In
the past the gospel Of fear restrained
men and somehow at the same time
produced men whose lives we're Allied
with reverence and hope and holiness.
The gospel Of love. II rightly proclaim
ed. must lead to a profounder reyer-
enee. to fuller and purer hopes and to
greater holiness. Otherwise Il were
better to return to the old gospel Of
fear. The freedom OF this new gospel
h not a throwing on Of the rcstra.ats
In life. but a puttlng OF impulses to
right In their place; Il Is the freedom
Of the sons q God The call ln TO a
freedom In which We can honor God
best by serving man most
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

The cost Of hlgh-class telescope d,
such a. to effectually bar them from al
but extremely wealthy individuals and
corporations The foriy-iwo-lnch oh.
iective for the new Yerkes telescope
cost $4,000 for the rough cast alone
Double that amount was expended for
the grinding and polishing. An In.
genlous inventor has been studying the
principle Of detectives. and. Il Is said.
has Invented a lens made In sections.
One scientist says that II this expert
mont proves successful. and OF this
there h but little doubt. telescopes thai
now cost hundreds OF thousands Of
dollars can be made 20 cheaply that
their purchase viii only involve a sum
obtainable by almost any high school
IN the land. This statement seems al.
most too wonderful to be true. but Il
Il given on excellent authority. The
new Idea IL. briefly. the assembling Of
a large number n small lenses IN en-
actly the form OF the large one. FOL.
lowing IN every detail the same lines
and curves.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

"a Is possible" said wou-tnnwi
dentist "for a medical man 20 toll mon
OF The disposition and constitution %
a person Boz tho teeth than iy In,
other part Of iho body. The afsi ihini
that an army doctor does when a mas
De- brought zap Cor enlistment i tn iool
al bis teeth. n they show ans sirn "a
decay Il Is evident that the mans CON
stiiuiion Is delicate and biz services
as a soldier are Immediately declined
even though be be- in every other re-
poet perfect specimen OF manhood
II the teeth showed but little SIGNS re-
decay the man would be- ellglhls foi
English service but Tor foreign serv.c,
perfectly useless Men with irregular
teeih-teeth uneven and imperfect
are declined by medical men vher,
there are arduous duties TO perfurm. n
u said to be sign Of bodily weakness
Another popularity noticeable IN man,
persons is a spotted tooth. Thls IN ths
tooth covered with darn speeks ana 70
usually found among persons Of reat
intellect u Is. In fact. a sign Of insan
ny. Large teeth show hralniness
more especially 70 they be regular 4
set OF perfect teeth ls the surosi alan
OF q goo1 constitution. Answer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

II Is said that when Julius Caesar
came TO Britain with his great WAT car
rlages he brought with him seeds With
out knowing a. seeds from Asia and
that some Of those seeds fell into Eng
lish ground. ald that there are iowef'
and grasses growing In England to-
day which have come from the seeds
that we're blown about from the war
wagons Of Julius Caesar.
Everything carries seed about birds
and bees. roaring storms and whisper
ing breezes. And 80 IL Il with a good
life. Il Is very fruitful and from u
are scattered seeds that cary bles'
sings far and vide n We SOW good
seed. some Of Il. like that Of the sowei
In our Lords parable. L. sure TO fall
into good ground and yield a glorious
harvest. Al any rate, let us take care
that the weeds and hrlars Of selfish
ness and unkindness In others CONT
not from our sowing Rather lei us trj
10 live good. pure lives. 30 that me
sceds We scatter AZ We SO through th'
world may spring up and BRING ioril
hult to Gods glory.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

may never come 10 us. n We do OUT
duty tosay, that Is an that God re-
qulres OF us II we neglect TO-DAY ,
duties. our lifc IL 20 far a failure ana
We must answer to God for this neg
iect. Faiihiuness IN our today - q
high attainment BEING anxious lui
tomorrow dlspleases God and uhh''
as for his service Only by hdeli'y W
today's duties can We make wise prep
arations for tomorrow. When 'h'
children Of Israel In the wilderness a.
tempted 10 lay up Of today's mama
for tomorrow's food. their plan was
failure. when they were willing 70
trust God for each day by itself. Goa
daily provision for them was ample
Thus With al Of us There n dairy
strength for daily needs; such strength
Is snfRclent for us. each and all.-sun'
day School Times.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

headed Ranger from Texas had few
remarks he would like to make cover
ing a few points In a measure the
august body had In H. pigeon holes.
The admission OF Ochltree meant a
good laugh-a long series OF good
laughs-and Il l. a part Of legislative
tradition that the colonels stories have
done Tor him what plain, unvarnlshed
and proaaic logic failed 10 do for 9TH
ers. Ochlltree proves that mems traits
come out In little things and at an
early age. Tie was taken as a partner
into his fathers once. lie was barely
out Of his teena The father went
away from town one day, and while he
was gone the boy had the sign changed.
San Antonio awakened the next morn
ing to laugh for years at the strange
name OF the hrm-'Thomas p. Ochil-
tree and Father. Attorneys" The
grown man was no less original than
the boy had been. and his wit increased
az the years brought the stuhhy. TAT
youngsier into a rotund broad-glrthed
statesman.
Judge william n Ochltree. lawyer
Of great rcpute IN the south. was de-
termlned that young Tom should be
brough, up In the straight and narrow
path. he thought his son would be a
quiet man. OF gentle habits. and there
upon placed him under the care and
tuielage OF two Catholic priests The
priests lahorcd In Nacogdochos parish
where the boy was born. and they tried
lnduslrIously to keep their pupil IN
lines Of thought that might possibly
take him into the clergy. The lad
stood q Tor a time. and at the age Of IS
suddenly took the matter into his own
hands. Ne wanted 20 fight Indians
The priests we're powerless. and. with
a great deal OF shrewd planning, young
Tom made an enlistment a. a private
In the Texas Rangers. starting west for
the acalps Of the Apaches and
Comanchcs In 1854 A year knocked
an the romance out Of his boyish am
UllluNs anu - 81 MAH WINK W hNAAN
home and buckle down 10 bis books.
Tie always had some outside plan In
his head. and while he was sim under
his majority in years he was editor Of
a paper and had been sent az a delegate
10 the conventions In Charleston and
Baltimore.
General Longs,reet saw that Ochll-
tree was made a colonel during the
war The reward came In return for
exceptional bravery on the field. lie
fought with the confederates during
an the struggle. and returning to Tex
Is. he printed In hls paper advise to
the southern people TO stop crying
and set solaoe IN work" Ills ability
va marked enough 20 attract the At
tsntion o; President Grant and Grant
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

made him the marshal for Texas. He
and the president became great friends.
Il II said that Grant delighted In seeing
no one more than he dld In seeing Toni
Ochlliree. This relation made many
Of the men OF Galveston a bit Jealous.
This Jealous faction once planned an
incident whereby Il would get even with.
Ochllirea Grant was TO stop at CAL
weston n HIS trip to South America.l
and the toamlttee did E5t put Ochil-l
trees name on the list Of distinguished
men 70 meet him. Ochlltree bided his
time. as he has never been known TO,
complain.
Colonel Ochlltree did not go to the
ship to welcome Grant. lie took a van
tage point In the crowd that filled thd
streets In front OF the fremont Housel
lie was behind two rows OF celebrities
who were doing guard duty along the
edges OF a crimson carpet which ran
from the hotel 10 the curb. the recep-
ton eommlttec-or part Of lt-was
standing In the hotel door. waiting to
give the general the gladstone hand.
Ochiltree watched until the general and
Mrs. Grant had stepped from the car
riage and then he bulged through the
line. He rushed down the crimson
carpet. shook heartily the hand OF
his old friend. and offering his arm 10
Mrs Grant. marched proudly through
the rank and file OF leading citizens
into the hotel. The mob outside de-
manded a speech from the general. and,
constituting himself a committee OF
one. Colonel Ochlltree appeared with
him In the hotel balcony and intro
duced Grant as one Of his best. truesi
and bravest friends This was the
last time the men In Galveston tried
to snub him a. = social function.
Texas owes as much 10 Ochiltree AZ
Il does 10 any other man that ever
came from the state He has been
untlrlng In his efforts to keep the state
before the public He dld 80 much In
this respeo; with the papers that h'
edited he was al one time sent 20 Eu'
rope as emlgrant Inspector for Texas
This gave him opportunity for many
trips abroad and he became as nueni
In the continental languages AZ In Eng
lish. He actually became a feature II
the London papers. and the old iourn
ais used TO advertise interviews viii
him as the New York papers now ad
verilse their weekly grlst Of SUNDAY
matter. The English papers are font
OF conventional expressions II VA
usually printed that the Intervene
found the valiant colonel engaged II
b sumptuous repast." or about 10 81
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

The cowboys and other Al .h.n,
plains riders lean Oar over In th.ir .,f.
dies and pick up. as they 20 tssbirs
nl' articles that they have dropped %
The ground So does Zoe Ga .hiae ID.
cycle Rider OF thc city. Not on M,
houleyarda perhaps. where the crowds
would scarcely permit. but on 1omt
quiet asphalt paved block. There von
may see a skllltul and dafinF rider -,si
his cap upon he gyound aud ihen Won
may SEQ him a. he sweeps PAST "a on
his wheel bend over and plek h IN
without pausing In his flight Tals BE-.
Tore small but apprcclatlvs audience
Of friends and nelghbors sitting ON ~
doors'epa and such passera.by AZ may
happen that way.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

II o. important for us TO know ihal
nearly all the evils We suffer are the
produce of our own ignorance and FOL
~ This belng %. these evils can b
cured and the evident intention Of nl'
vine Providence u that they be- curet
by ourselves And II We make proper
exeriluns In this direction the way viii
be made plain and divine aid grantee
% us. II Is not a hard thing 90 do
The process Is very simple Let mef
cease TO do evil and evil viii cease q
b. done. And when they see that me
evils they DO lniurc themselves AZ vel
az others and more than they DO 9th.
era they viii be- apt 90 avoid them. hat
men seek for the pleasures Of sin
which are chleay imaginary. and q,
they fail 10 see and appropriate me
evils OF sin. which are real and last
inE The pleasures Of sin are At bes
30 short lived and lts pains and pen
altioa" are 90 severe and endurlni
that q L. both foolish and demoralil
ing 10 speak seriously Of these "pleaf
ures" as is often done hy ministers o.
the gospel TO the great injury Of me
cause Of moral virtue Rev. ". 4
Mauley. D. d.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

We have no power against a sin un
til We are able 10 see that u ls Tor
hidden by one Of the commandment
Of the word Of God. But having real
lEod that Il d forbidden. We = ono
have great power against 1.-THE Lordi
own omnlpotent power which he glye
IN His commandments Il could no
be that ! nthe letter o fthe word Their
should be forbidden every sin Of love
thought and deed 20 which man d
heir. but when the light is allowed e
shine forth out OF the earihen cover
ing. then Il will be seen that Their
IL not one sin We are ever tempted .,
do. but has its warning commandment
Thou shalt not" In the word.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

A though,less. careless life. ahsorb.,
In the pursuits Of this world. TO III,
utter neglect Of a future one. u a sat
position from which to contomplat,
the sudden changes 90 Eternity n,
one can enter completely into N,
thoughts aud feelings and imagination,
Of a person IN this fearful position: 3
Ia useless 10 attemp, 10 describe them
for words cannot convey an idea O
the intensity Of the struggle between
doubt and hope and fear. which b,
turns ilit across the unprcpared hou
IN the prospect OF its immediate
change lno. Hughes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

hln breast made by Yankee" bullets
and see the heatings Of bis heart His
right leg was torn on below the knee
toward the close Of the war. and today
his locomotion IL rendered a. good a.
though he had the use OF both members
with the aid Of the barrel Of the rife
with which General Lee saw him MI
60 Yankees IN 90 minutes" That rife
barrel, instead Of being melted into q
plowshare. was converted by Fontalne
into the center piece OF wooden" les.
he dld this with his own hands after
the war was over. Outtapercha sur
rounds the rife barrel. and the con-
trlvance serves him exoellently a. a
false ier. II was In the battle OF Water
loo Bridge. just below Warrenlou.
Va. In August. is62. and Immediately
prior 20 the second battle OF Manassas.
that General Lee witnessed Foniaine'a
feat Of killing go Yankees IN 90 min
utoa." sloncWall Jackson was Ranking
Pore. Jackaon's sharpshooiers had
possession Of a long frame house and
had been pouring death into popo'a
ranks for an hour or more when Gen
efal Lee rode up The great captain
had heard OF Fontaine's skin and
sought him out 20 witness his work.
with hls ncld glasses General Lee vas
enabled 10 get q good view Of the men
as Fontalne picked them out Tor
daughter. A battery was pouring a
continual stream OF IRE into the build
ing occupied By The Confederate
sharpshoolora. Train your glass on
40. / Al gun No 1" Fonialnesaid to the
Confederate commander. and you viii
ace him jump into the air IN a minute
and another man win have to take hls
place a the gun" IN this way Fon-
talne picked ont all his men for Gen
erai Leo and didn't miss one OF them.
When he had killed 60 Lee told him
TO quit his deadly work.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18
Ro.a nanheurs Daiiy Ilfe.

The daily lie Of Rosa Bonheur. the
ueat animal painter, IL simple In the
extreme. She rises early. and strolls In
the grounds with her dogs. or drives
her pouy-cari through the forest OF
Fontaiuebleau. Towards nine O'Clock
ghe takes breakfast quite simply. and
afterwards smokes a cigarette az she
runs through the daily paper She re.
sumes work at one o'clock. and at Ave
goes out for walk Her dinner ls as
simple as her breakfast. aud she An
lshes the day by reading. The books
she prefers are on travel, hunting. or
historical works.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

islands for the purpose OF gathering
data In regard 10 the fauna OF that
particularly uuexplored part OF the
world ~ far as scientific researches are
concerned. The proposition IL 10 elias.
sify every bird, beast, reptile. insect
and fab 10 be found there The party
IL composed Of c. NJ. Harris Of Augusta.
Ne. and three associates. q. d. Hull
Of Dartmouth college. =. p. browne. Of
Providence. r. l.. who has made a spe.
clalty OF marine life NJ the Woods Holl
biological Institute. and r. II. Beck.
Who Il one Of the best known ornltho.
agical collectors OF the Cooper Cali.
fornia archaeological The expcdl.
ton Is sent out by the Frank Blake
Webster company OF Hyde Park. Mass.
under The patronage OF Walter Roths-
child. the London millionaire. The
schooner Lila and Matte OF san Fran
cisco has been chartered for a six
months trip by Harris. and the vessel
has already been cleared for Ecuador.
The schooner has been pfoylsioned for
a nine months trip n Il la necessary
20 stay 50 long.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

Jesus puts the whole Of Christian
living into one commandment "Tha'
yc love one another" Nov. % was M,
personal touch which he gave 90 NE
when he gave himself that makes iolu
the power he Is Ia the worli
TOT Cos salvation. His was thi
largest. grandest nature the world eyc
saw. I wish that we might understand
that this o. the real secret OF an thoa
ho. IKE him In the least degree. De
anything for mankind Il h. The giy
ing % themselves 10 b. not monel
that makes the world move. nor insu
tutiCrs. nor machinery Of any sort 10
and for itself u o. always 90 me
last the personal touch.-Rev. u. }
Coleman.