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The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

He always had some outside plan in
his head. and while he was still under
his majority in years he was editor of
a paper and had been sent as delegate
to the conventions in Charleston and
Baltimore.
General Longstreet saw that Ochil-
tree was made colonel during the
war. The reward came in return for
exceptional bravery on the field. He
fought with the confederates during
all the struggle. and returning to Tex
as, he printed in his paper advise to
the southern people Ito stop crying
and get solace in work." His ability
was marked enough to attract the at
tention OF President Grant and Grant
made him the marshal for Texas. He
and the president became great friends.
1t is said that Grant delighted in seeing
no one more than he did in seeing Tom
Ochiltree. This relation made many
of the men of Galveston a bit jealous.
This jealous faction once planned an
incident whereby it would get even with
Ochiltree. Grant was to stop at Gal
weston after his trip to South America,
and the committee did not put Ochil-
trees name on the list of distinguished
men to meet him. Ochiltree bided his
time, as he has never been known to
complain.
Colonel ochiltree did not go to the
ship to welcome Grant. He took a van
tage point in the crowd that filled the
streets in front of the fremont House.
He was behind two rows of celebrities,
who were doing guard duty along the
edges of a crimson carpet which ran
from the hotel to the curb. the recep-
ton committee-or part of it--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 speech from the general, and,
constituting himself a committee Of
one, Colonel Ochiltree appeared with
him in the hotel balcony and intro
duced Grant as one of his best, truest
and bravest friends. This was the
last time the men in Galveston tried
to snub him as a social function.
Texas owes as much to Ochiltree as
1t does to any other man that ever
came from the state. He has been
untiring in his efforts to keep the state
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06
Mothers Dying Words.

By ]. F. O'Haver. Harrodsburg, Ind.)
During round of pastoral visits,
called at a country residence, and be-
fore 1 left read a passage from the
Bible and had prayer. Contrary to
my custom, concluded to read the
first passage at which my Bible open
ed, which was the 103d Psalm. AS
sc on as l began to read the lady of the
house began to weep, and continued to
do so throughout the reading and
prayer.
Upon rising from our knees, she
burst into tears, and told me the first
words of that psalm were the last
words of her mother on earth, and that
she died in that very room, and she
sobbed as If her heart would break.
learned she had not been to church for
many years, but l notice she has been
regular in attendance since.
Who will say that mothers sanity
life is soon lost, or that the Spirit does
not lead His servants?
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

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 its pigeon holes.
The admission of Ochiltree meant a
good laugh-a long series of good
laughs-and it is a part of legislative
tradition that the eolonel's stories have
done for him what plain, unvarnished
and prosaic logic failed to do for 9TH
ers. Ochiltree proves that mems traits
come out in little things and at an
early age. He was taken as a partner
into his fathers Office. He was barely
out of his teens. 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 firm--"Thomas p. Ochil-
tree and Father, Attorneys" The
grown man was no less original than
the boy had been, and his wit increased
as the years brought the stubby, fat
youngster into rotund, broad-girthed
statesman.
Judge Wlilldtu ID. OCulflTee, lawyer
of great repute in the south, was de-
termined that young Tom should be
brought 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
tutelage of two Catholic priests. The
priests labored in Nacogdoches parish.
where the boy was born. and they tried
industriously to keep their pupil in
lines of thought that might possibly
take him into the clergy. The lad
stood IL for time, and at the age OF Is
suddenly took the matter into his own
hands. He wanted to fight Indians.
The priests were powerless, and, with
q great deal of shrewd planning, young
Tom mace On enlistment as q private
in the Texas Rangers, starting west for
me scaips of the Apaches and
Comanches in 1854. A year knocked
all the romance out of his boyish am
sition, and as he was willing to come
home and buckle down to his books.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

In the discussion of terms of peace
between Greece and Turkey, frequent
reference has been made to Turkeys
demand for the abolition of the capitu-
lations. These capitulations are the
provisions by which Greek subjects
resident IN Turkey share with the
subjects of other Independent powers
the right to appeal from Turkish trib-
unals to their own consular courts.
There are several million Greeks living
in different parts of the Turkish en-
pire, and among them are many active
business men, and some of large means.
Turkish courts are VIGOROUSLY oppres-
sive and corrupt, and it would be a
serious matter to these millions of
Greeks If they were left without appeal
from their jurisdiction.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

1t is pleasant to read that in one
place in the United States, the West
Virginia city of Wheeling, Memorial
day was observed decorously, and in
the spirit of the earlier years of its
observance. 1t was not given UP to
sports in which the professional" ele-
ment predominated to the exclusion of
the semblance of recreation. A news
paper says that the observance of the
day was quiet and solemn, and was in
keeping with the old soldiers idea of
the spirit of the OCCASION"
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

Perhaps the most remarkable feature
OF the program which is to end with
the establishment Of Greater New
York will be the entire wiping out of
the Identity of the city of Brooklyn,
which is now the fourth city in the
country in point of population. Great
cities have extended their boundaries
before now, but there is nowhere on
record an instance where city of
over million inhabitants has volun-
tarily surrendered its identity and al
lowed itself to be annexed to a still
more populous neighbor.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

rarely said anything that was not con-
spicuous. He made friends, and he
was so good natHred to his enemies
and so quick with his wit that the
men who were opposed to him were
anxious to get over their tits. He was
pointed out on the floor OF the house
as the first native congressman from
his state. 1t was also related that his
district was wider and longer than
many OF the states Of Europe. reaching
over territory of twenty-seven coun-
ties, and running from the Gulf to
Eagle Pass, on the Rio Grande. This
area comprised $1,000 square miles
Ochiltree was practically the king OF 1t.
He was the only man in the district
when power was in consideration.
Ochiltree went to the top of capital ia
voritism at single bound. He was
a prince of story tellers. The beauty
of his humor was that II hit no one so
hard as 1t hit himself. He was joke
to himself. He rarely appeared upon
the floor of the Forty-eighth congress
that he did not put the house into a
furore of laughter The country MEM
bers used to declare that he was more
fun than the Ministries. His bills and
appropriations were TESTED through
the jest always bearing a strong argu-
ment why Texas and Texas harbors
should be the especial care of the coun-
try. He called himself the "Red-head-
ed Ranger from Texas" and the title
was enough to get him hearing be-
fore the business committee. 1t was
his custom to send in word to an i'm
portant session of a close-mouthed and
dignified committee that the Red
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06
A Brothers Love.

Little Jennie disobeyed her mother
one day, and she made her leave her
play and go and sit for an hour in the
corner.
Her little brother was very fond OF
his sister, and he was so sorry for her
that he asked his mother to let him sit
ir Jennle's place and let her go and
play.
Their mother allowed him to do so.
After little he said:
Mamma, am I not like Jesus?"
"Why?" said she.
Because l am suffering in Jennie's
place."
YES" said mamma, "and you do 1t
because you love her. don't your"
Jesus suffered once and for all, for
us. But We are always like him when
we suffer or deny ourselves for others.
Nothing makes us so much like Je-
sus as to forget ourselves and live to
make somebody else, happy. -
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

A profoundly impressive feature Of
this brilliant nineteenth century is the
advancing role of superstition; the fire.
duent resort 90 table-rapping, palm
reading. star-gazing, slate-writing, the
counsels of an ignorant woman or Of
some seventh son OF seventh son.
Yet not one ray of light has ever come
through these sources; and nothing
but degradation follows their practice.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
"a cART-ROPE INioUITY" SUM-
DAYS SUBJECT.
From the Following Bible Text; Isaiah,
Chapter 8, Verse Is; 'woe Unto
Them That Sin AS II Were With a
Cart Rope."-vigiIance Advised.

HERE are some in
EQUITIES that only
nibble at the heart.
After a lifetime of
their work, the man
still stands upright,
respected, and hon.
ored. These ver-
m | n b ave n 0 t
strength enough to
gnaw through a
m a ne n n a r a r.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

The Martinsville (Va.) Bulletin says
that IS. w. Rainey is seriously sick
and fears of his recovery are enter
tanned" Don't give up hope yet; per-
haps he will not recover.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

Where can we go that lightning can
not strike? Two men were shocked
the other day at Shamokin one thou
sand feet below the surface Of the
earth.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

The cause of the hot wave is now
apparent. Editor Watterson refers to
an esteemed contemporary as "a yawp-
ing little free silverite dishclout of a
fly-by-night and monkey-on-a-stick al
legged organ" Brilliant, isn't it.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

An Indiana paper has advices from
Uncle Jack Gowdy to the effect that "a
duck costs $1.05 in Paris" Better
abandon the chase then.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

DIR. Hammond Of st, Louis will no
longer sing, Where is My Wandering
Boy Tonight" He has just found him
in Arizona, after an eighteen years
search.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

A gay old bird, who gave his age as
70 at the police station, was arrested
the other day in New York city for
scorching.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06
LIFE OF A GREAT WIT
TOM OCHILTREE FAMED ON
TWO CONTINENTS.
His Recent Dangerous Illness Recalls
Many Incidents In His Life-"T.
Ochiitree a Father, Attorneys" His
First Joke.
.@-vs ON oCHILTREE,

ON OCHILTREE,
who was recently
reported at . the
point of death, be-
came a national
character a few
years ago when he
came to congress as
a representative
from Texas. He
was conspicuous to
N~I. ,,aAn and hn
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

A Connecticut couple are going to
the arctic regions on their honeymoon.
Here's hoping they'll have an ice time.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

There is at least one thing positively
known about a man who claims to be
O hypnotist; he is liar.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

Abner Forsythe OF San Frarcisco.
gay old chap of 76,-is visiting his ~kin"
up in Oregon. He is the guest at pres
ent of the son Of his ninth wife.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

They that know no evil will suspect
none.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

We must laugs before we are happy.
lest we should die without havinr
laughed.-La III Iyerc.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

Sullivan's "invincible rushes" now
apparently are used only In connection
with the growler.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

Some men forget their Sins so easily
that they are often amazed and hurt
when others remember them.
The Yale expositor., 1897-08-06

Pay In the coal industries is really
a matter of miner importance.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02
ANrATEIrR NOTES

The Twenty-fourth Street Stars have
organized their team and will line up
as follows: J. Heffern, catcher; H..
Jackson. pitch; J Harris short stop;
z. Fitch. third base; J. Marti, second
base: J. Haley. first base; e. Witthahn,
J. Smith and \. Woke. fielders. The
Stars will play the Nameless team Sun
day afternoon at the brickyard grounds.
The Shoe Laps challenge any team
in the city under IS. Sunday games
only. John Seibert, 176 Fourteenth
street. manager.
The Eoff Street Stars defeated the
DeIaplains 9 to 16. The Eoff Street
Stars challenge any team under II.
The Monarch base ball club have or
gained and would like to hear from
local amateur teams. The MonarchS
will play the Billy Sherrys Sunday
morning on the Peninsula grounds.
The Red Slippers defeated the La Belle
Stars % to :. Batteries. for Red Slippers,
Manley. Bero and Nesbitt; for La Belle
Higgins and Holiday. The Red Slippers
would like to play the Friedel Stars on
the brickyard grounds East Wheeling. }
The Greer Stars challenge any team
under 10 years Of age, Friedel Stars pre-
ferred.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02
Standing OF Clubs.
sneclal to the Register.

Special 10 the Register
Mansfield, Ohio, May 1.-The Wheel
ing and Mansfield base ball clubs are
out of pocket several hundred dollars
each on account of the rain yesterday
and to-day. The city is base ball wild
over the excellent showing made by
the home club against the Wheeling
Stogies, and a big crowd would have
witnessed the opening game on Friday.
When it rained, it was decided to carry
out the same programme to-day, but
the weather again interfered. Tonight
the home club left for Dayton, and the
Wheeling team left for Toledo. Sun
day games will be played in both cities.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02
POOR YOUNGSTOWN!
pecial to the Register.

Special to the Register.
New Castle, Pa, May Rain began
to fall in the fourth inning of to-day S
game. but the inning was completed
giving the home club its fourth success
sive victory over Youngstown. The To-
cal patrons of the game are as well
pleased over these victories as if the
team had captured the Interstate pen
nant. Hickman was almost invincible
to-day. while Jordan, the ex-Leaguer,
was hit hard. The score:
Yonngstown ..OO1O0-1 l
New Castle .......0 0 4 1-9 II l
Batteries. Hickman and Grandhns;
Jordan and Zinran.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02
8IPOIRT NEWS AMID GOSSIP.

off Hill 3. off Herman l, off Denzer ?:
struck out. by Hill 3, by Herman l. by
Denzer l; two base hit, Pickerng sacri-
flee hits, McCreery, Decker: stolen bases,
Werden, Ryan (g, LANCE; double plays,
Rogers. Johnson and Werden, Pfeffer,
Dahlen and Decker; passed ball, Kittredge:
time, 200: umpire, McDermott.
ST. LOUIS. Mo, May 1.-Sockalexis. the
big medicine man of the Indians. covered
himself with glory to-day. In five times
at bat he made four hits. one a three bag
ger when the bases We're full. Donahue
pitched splendid ball until the sixth. when
an error bV Bierbauer LEI IN TWO nuns.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02
BOXING CARNIVAL
At the Fulton Arena OF the metropolitan
Athletic Next Tuesday Evening.

Athletic Next Tuesday Evening.
The carnival Of boxing to take place
next Tuesday night at the Fulton club
rooms of the Metropolitan Athletic club
is attracting a great deal of attention.
Buck" Stoizer has been i'm ,he city for
the past few days and is In the pink
of condition. He is. however. taking a
moderate amount of exercise, and will not
be stale" when the proper time arrives
lack Bowen is undergoing a thorough
course of sprouts az Washington, Pa.
under the supervision of Prof. j. \. Cor
don. Reports from there state that Bow
en- will never be I'm better condition for a
contest than at present
The locals who are going to contest in
the preliminary bouts are i'm good shape
and each individual man says he is
winner. The management arc well pleas
cd over the encouraging reports they are
receiving about attendance, and feel apso'
lutelv safe i'm guaranteeing 10 all VINO
may attend. first class entertainment.
The Douovan-Powers iiasco was "a great
humiliation TO the members Of the CLUB
and for "A time the club was thinking OF
abandoning any attempts 20 arrange lor
contests in the future; but. having been
informed that Bowen and Stoizer de-
sired 10 meet IN "a limited contest. they
decided to make unusual efforts ana oH'r
extra inducements to give the wheeling
patrons something worth seeing. ms
they think they now have
The friends of the contestants think the
winner of this contest would be- good
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02
SUMNER TOURNAMENT
At Mozart Park VIII Open with Games
Monday Evening,

Tomorrow evening the summer tour
nament opens at the Mozart Park al
Ievs. and from present indications there
will be quite an exciting race for the
rag
The teams are all fairly well matched
AZ to strength. and it is no ones race by
anv means. The redoubtable old war
horse Dan Bowlin has entered a team
called the All Nations, but judging by
his list Of players il would seem that
"All Stars" would have been more
appropriate name. The Carroll Club
appears fairly strong. and has two
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02

e+rono maniac or, i.,. Ill
ard i}roomlscb -, ~. oh nv VIZ. hQppinger
Who baUo heen irS S"o ""A@.o oowlers,
Ian - remain in t6e ct,,. w. C4p'. HAND
the CAROLS Cant E Hay '''t DOW, 'o|l win
knowing when talkirr os I'm .5oHS vel. wy
and much is exner,ei ~ "a ,i .-.se men,
The Exwaco team is ,ar.'., a. ,,,.,
Street Commission p ~ 'i p-, oy eN,
has several very q,-J 49,. ..'.'''., anu
list and "Rnby, sa,l By. bay . ..9 On us
some OF the teams -r.m, ,b.,,so i'','H9
before the season is ol. WIN '' SSan 10
has che knickerbocker, lrr .4rs ba is
only in for the FUN Of me- tbing " - hn -
NOTWITHSTANDING he has . rrrlbor ~
good men. The Aurora team is s5oUt
the same as last year. excepting the
addition of Marsohner and EnoEe ~" oP
the old Famous club. and official, char
les Henning and Crrr. u,~rorh ''T,
The Harvests will Dee lead In battle bv
their old captain Vim Fsre and viii
not be last by several clubs
Tomorrow evening with N9vor
r. Butts at the foul line. The Carroll
and All Nations Will omen r.a seaso1'
The probable line mp is as follows:
All Nations-Heryay. Campbell.
Stevenson, Turner Hall and BowIin.
Carroll Cub-IlantIan ONeu G
Weitzel. Kroomlach. Boslcy and Kup-
pinger.
The schedule for the season is as fol-
lows.
carroll Climb Us. All Nations Nav 2.
-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02

Wheeling fans take pleasure i'm noting
the excellent work Of former Wheeling
Dlavers i'm the major organization, Dele
barty. Rrodie and Stencil, of the old Tri-
state team. rank among the heavy hitters
or the league. Dick Padden. Of Martin :
Ferry. has started of by doing splendid
stick work for the Pirates, and he VIII
continue. He is natural hitter. Burkett
is not vet up TO last years form but rs
will try to retain the honor of champion
batsman.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02
NO GAME; RAIN.

Sp0CIaI 20 me IOSIsICI'
Toledo. Ohio, May The game be-
tween Toledo and Fort Wayne was
postponed on account of rain. The
Wheeling club arrived tonight, and
will play Sunday afternoon, weather
permitting. Coyle will pitch for the
visitors. and the home club will make
an effort to break its string of reverses.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02
A REVIEW OF SPORTS.
Comment on Recent Happenings in
Athletic Fields.

The Interstate Season Opened
Auspiciously-The Work Of the
Local Team - Different Clubs
Compared-The Bout Before the
M. A. c., This Week Bowling
Season to Open at Mozart Park.
Other Matters.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02
SILKS,

50 reasonable IN price, So popular
in demand. Our new line OF
Taffetas, changeable ia 90 or
and new in design; also India
Foulards and Crystal Cords, for
Waists, are attracting much atJen-
ton at the Silk Counter these
DAYS, and no wonder. GOOD
DESIGNS and the RIGHT COL
ORS are SCARCE; hence we
would suggest purchasing while
these can be had here.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
standing of the Clubs.
PHILADELPHIA 3: BROOKLYN >.
LOUISVILLE .; CHICAGO .:
CLEVELAND :; ST. LOUIS $.

PHILADELPHIA Pa. May 1.-Philadel-
phia won from Brooklyn to-day in ten
inning game. the latter half of which was
played in the rain. The noteworthy Tea
ture of the game, in fact, was the great
number of men left on bases, p in all.
SrCrp.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02

In the series of games between the local
club and Mansfield, honors were even IN
fielding. but Wheeling was clearly out
PLAYED in batting. But it takes more than
strong hitting TO win games. EhectVe
pitching is absolutely essential, and IN
this department the Mansfield team is de-
ficlent. Strouthers will find it very diff
cult matter to secure good twirlers at this
late stage. With the pitchers of Toledo or
Fort Wayne, no team would have any
license to win the pennant from Mans
field. Neither Toledo nor Fort Wayne
battcd hard in the opening series. The
batting houors fell TO Mansfield and Ne"
Castle. With clean fielding, such as was
shown in the opening game, Wheeling
would cut of a great many base hits, and
the felders are capable Of much better
work than they did Wednesday and
Thursday. In fact. the local club should
rank among the leaders in fielding.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02
RAIN PREVENTED GAMES
In Both the Interstate and National
Ease Ball Leagues.

The Only Interstate Game was
Played in New Castle-Wheeling
Plays in Toledo To-Day-Three
Games in the National League.
Base Ball Briefs and General Cos
sip Of the Game.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02

Local lovers Of the manly art are mani
Testing a great deal of interest i'm the con-
test between Bowen and Stolzer at the
Fulton club house Of the NJ. y. c. Tuesday
night The indications are for a large
crowd. The men are well matched. and as
hoth are ambitious. they will try hard 10
win s-olzer i'm the event of getting the
decision. will probably go East and make
matches with some of the clever boxers IN
that section. He has appeared in the ring
i'm this city before. and is known TO be
a clever and game boxer. The prelimin-
aries will be interesting, but are not likely
to develop any championship material