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The morning times., 1897-02-21

The next addition to The Times ath-
letic gallery is the counterfeit of William
Cullen MCGOWAN, a member of the Columbia
Athletic Club, good all-round heavy
athlete, but more prominently known ss
Il rowing man. He began his rowing
career in 500. When in the Potomac
River regatta he stroked the junior and
intermediate 'eight" and the junior four
all in one afternoon to victory 1t was
q splendid debut. In the four with Linn
were Burroughs, bow; Eaton, .; and Mann
g. and all these have rowed with Mac in
the same boat and deserve credit for the
victories In '94 the same four " on
the senior race, and in the folio wing
year finished second to the strong Pennsy.
Barge Crew, andin so lost the race hecarse
of lack of time to train, Mac having .e-
turned to the city but short while before
the race
In "a he stroked his splendid crew 20 a
decisive victory over the Ariel four of
Baltimore.
The subject of our sketch isofstrong nu;ld,
being of powerful frame, broad of shoui.ier
and deep chested, strong of limb and cool
headed, allthe requisites esnecessaryf forstrcng,
all-round work, whether afield or afloat
He is twenty-five years Of age, 16s pcanIs
The morning times., 1897-02-21

their waist mp or down with STAYS, squeez-
ing In their natural figures here and build
ing them out there, and not scorning loon
skirts, bustles and crinoline, in order To
make themselves look as little as possibIe
as natme made them. The ballet girl
would seemto confound part ofthe baron &
argument; but he does not Yield to this
apparent defiance of his logic. He contends
that woman dares to expose her defects in
tights only when she summons to her aid
the most effective means Of benunlbing the
intellect of man.
The baron seems to feel, however. that
heiS ina losing fight, for he adds: But most
OF the men of our times have ceased to per
ceive the defects of female beauty. Woman
has deceived and miSlead her admirers so
many generations with her smooth. long
gowns that only a few educated by re-
search and by constant practice in meas
urlng the proportions of the female form,
fully clothed, have gained that clear.
unbiased view which enables them TO
appreciate how skillfully woman has
carried out the delusion as to her figure 8"
The morning times., 1897-02-21
FROCKS FROM VIENNA

Many fashionable American sand English
women have lately taken To VfenneSe tail
orS, instead of Partisan ones. and the re-
suits are declared 10 be most satisfactory
a gown recently sent out from Vienna To
be worn by beautiful woman az MentCne,
was OF bright tan-colored cloth. and had
what's now called AN independent apron -
over which the skirt turns in panels l5
both sides, hoops of black silk braid trim
ming the skirt at the edge. The bodice,
of the n!uch-worn bulerO type, was seam
IeSsat the back, but had two box plaits over
each shouIder-bIade, giving q quaint and
unusual effect. scarf OF gold-em-
broidered pink silk was tied in sailor
knot in front, and the same hand-Sewn en-
broidery appeared on the holerO- The
toGue to be worn with this fetching get-up
had a crown formed pagoda-fashion of
nany-coIored Chinese embroidery, with
that at present very smart adornment
white bird of Paradise perched on one
side.
An evening gown of Viennese Inspiration
had Nne-green satin skirt, with bodice
of petunia velvet folded around the fig
ure in an odd, but extremely becoming
way The square front was outlined with
NIe-green ribbon ard coarse Maltese and
Brussels applique, and the original, yet
harmonious whole, was completed by a
bow of orange ribbon and a bouquet of blue
hydrangeIs.
Vienna is not behindhandin the matter of
theater and high-dinne bodices, now so
much worn. One of tGTquoiSe-bluc satin
was entirely covered with tucked white
silk net, Of which material the unliDed
sleeves were made. The net boierO was
heavy, with an embroidery of paste, pearls
and silver, and above the draped belt OF
turquoise satin was q fold OF apricot n.oire,
making an effective background for
bunch OF viOIets The skirt was OF white
moire velvet
The morning times., 1897-02-21

in weight in condition, and carlics all tits
with height of 1eet 8 inches As right
tackle on the big eleven Of the W. :lged
Arrow" lie has served wen and faith
fully on the gridiron. lie s also clever
boxer and has put up Some good exhihi-
tons with good local men. He is d good
collar and elbow wrestler and Will during
the coming spring, take up the shot and
"hammer'' and o1her field athletics A
Willing worker and a faithful trainer,
success is bound to come to him.
One Of the most promising Washington
athletes is c. T. Cabrera, who next ap-
peared before The Times camera. He
is native of Philadelphia, and Won his
first race as sprinter in that CITY as a
member of the Central branch, Y. NJ. A,
and on the same day in the fall of '9l
took third place In all-round points.
Then he took up bicycle racing, and was
fairly successful, and took part in the
Washington Denver relay race and was
the first holder OF the Y NJ C. 4.
trophy for fastest mile on their track
in '95 III '96, In addition to sprintin"
he took up running. He was chosen can
tain OF the Columbian University track
team and also ran for the c. A. C. In
tIit last AtiIi SsiiitS tl tttt varsity Penn
sylvania he ran in the relay race with
Franz. Madeira and Spear also of c.
A. G, and finished third To "Pennsy'' and
N. y. a. c. teams. on May 80 last ne
won the 1n0-yard da sh and the 440
at International Park open games
1t was partly through his efforts that
the dual games between Georgetown and
Columbian 'varsifies Were brought about.
AT the last C. A. c. open games he ap-
peared as novice in the broad Jump, in
which he took second with 10 feet IL
inch in the clear in a hard handicap; also
ran second i'll the 44p-yards run, which
he claims to have lost in the handicap
He is member ofthe football team of
Maryland Agricultural College, playing
leit-half, and on March 20 VIII represent
that college in the Maryland intcrcolIe-
giate championship. He win during the
season alsorepresentC A. c. in open events
He is another example Of Prof. Crossley's
successful pupils. and reflects credit upon
his instructor, and If lie Will train faithfully
and regularly he Will make good all-round
athlete.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

Another correspondent wants To know II
sturgeon is really fit 10 eat" Good gra-
cious. yes. You will find smoked sturgeon
in the market 1T 20 cents pound Buy a
piece oft. broiI it for breakfast. and serve
it with maitre d'hoteI sauce. You might
spend three times the money without get
ting anything SO good
StiIl another writer wants tO know if I
shall object to answering individual ques-
tons in regard to marketing. I viii gladly
tell all that I know. and then 90 t. others
for information when my own stock fails
MARY LANDER.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

In less than two years the Eastern
Athletic Club has come rapidly 20 the
front, and well deserves the recogni' ion
ii has won among the local clubs Pregi-
dent Mansfield is in high elee over tie
prospects that ''the interest in its af
fairs is spreading. and many new projects
have been suggested and are being con
sdered" lie has strong backing III the
members, and believes that the CLUB " III
he heard from this season all along the
line
AT tho regular semi monthly meeting of
the club, held on Tuesday evening, Lieut..
William H. Wright was added TO the com
Inittee OF arrangements, having in charge
the club smoker, aud the committee was
instructed 10 fix upon an early date W
E. Grimes and Horace Fryer We're APP
pointed a COMMITTEES TO book dates for the
annual excursions TO River View
The clubs interest in local cycling nat
ters is well known, and is ever ready %
join in all efforts to further the sport.
Instructor of Athletics MarShalk says: Il
hope to bring out some OF the good ma
terial there is in the club, and by next
season we shall have a number Of good
gymnasts and aCrobats of which this sec
ton will be proud Upon his request,
the club has ordered additional apparatus
for the gym, and the cyclists are es-
pecially pleased at the coming Of Il home
trainer.
Tomorrow evening the members will re-
ccive their friends at Haines Hall, and
judging from the requests for cards the
affair will be a great success socially as
The morning times., 1897-02-21

cheaper, and We have reason to know
that il is clean
Another thing that helps TO lower the
price or butter is that some OF the leading
housewives OF Washington are losing their
prejudice against burreFiHe 1t Is made
from the sweet fat OF beef, instead Of the
sweet cream OF cows II is churned IN
creacleries where cleanliness is or the ut
most Importance, and ranges in price from
extra dairy at 3 scents per pound To Clover
Creamery at % cents.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

the "understander in human pyramids ana
brother acts Lieut.. Tom Nolan has rem
dered this valuable service number Of
years, bat now stands aside to give the
youngerl9 element chance
Hecox and Hooper are fast developing
into a star team OF collar and elbow
wreStlers. Their work is fun of science
and strength. 1t is an exercise that most
of the big fellows take kindly to, as il
reminds them somewhat of football
Somersaults for height and distance art,
novelty hercabouts, and this gymnasium
shows the only workers in that line here.
Already long leaps are made by DR.. Hard.
ing. Antrim, Ross, Humphreys and Prof
CroSsley.
Bert Moore of Prof. Carter's class. is
fast developing into II scientific boxer, aud
with WimS;.t gives an excellent exhibition
and at times very rapid demonstration Of
the manly art OF sclfdefense He is like
wise quite an accomplished broadsworCls-
man.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

The prospect OF an active season in
athletics at Georgetown was never bright
err is the opinion expressed by Manager
of Athletics Julius Walsh, land the Blue
and Gray ought TO finish well up in front
in all lines.
with McGirr, the new distance man, in
fine condition. lie says, there Is no
reason why we should not land the most
of the tliStanc events We enter, and with
Wefers in top form we ought to land all
sorts of sprint events"
The splendid victory last week at the
L J. A. C. games III New York of Theo-
dore McGirr is still the talk of the student
body He won the ten-mile \. y. U.
championship in splendid fashion and sur
prised with his performance all the veter-
ans present
The morning times., 1897-02-21

Arthur PIant Is one OF the most graceful
club-swingers in the city. lie is adding
novel movements each week TO his alrca,Ir
large stock OF difficult fcatS. McGo van and
Underwood and BrisCoc and McConville
Will appear in collar and elbow wrestling
at the next exhibition.
Antrim and Bond are dcvoting themselves
to acquiring new holds in catch-as-catch-
can wrestling.
FrairZ vas in the pink of shape on Satur-
day last for his effort to break the local
indoor record OF ten feet at Dole-vaulting
when the athletic smoker was postponed
He Will keep In shape for an early atteInpt
The friends of ''Midge" Ross nearly ex-
hausted the early edition OF last Sundays
Times TO obtain the picture of the popular
athlete. Midge and Fred Were not dis
pleased with the ''cut" The Times gave
them.
On next Saturday evening will oe given
another OF the delightful smokers, with
music and story and jest, and ''Sich like -
While the athletic features OF the club
are having decidedly healthy boom, the
Social side and its attractions are not be-
ing neglected, but, on the contrary, are
decidedly prominent. In the hands of c.
W Schneider, chairman, and his very ef-
flclent workers on the amusement Com
mittee, the members Of the club ana their
friends are constantly being treated to
some enjoyable gathering or other, and
the reception and dance at the clubhouse
on Friday evening was among the most
delightful as well as successful functions
ever attempted by any similar committee.
The Shuffleboard tourney now III prog
ress is creating an unusual amount of in
tereSt. and the games mighty draw oct
large numbers of spectators. 1t is worth
a trip to the club to see Jerry Flynn
and Henshaw umpire the games. throwing
as much energy and watchfulneSs into
their work as If it were the most intri-
cate sort of game. Among the strong
'shufflers" in the tourney are Magee. Dick
Beall Becker, Capt. Bennett, Moses, Rudy,
Charly McQuiggan. and Purman. DR.. ].
7. EXner is the official scorer. Prizes are
to be given to first and second men.
A team of C. A. c. tenpin bowlers will
this week complete a set Of home and
home tenpin games with the strong Cairo
team.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-25
UNION pACIFC WANTED.
Without 1t the Rate Situation Will
Remain Uncertain.

Without 1t the Rate Situation VIII
Remain Uncertain.
CHICAGO, Sept "a the, feeling is
general among the Western roads that
the meeting of all the roads in the
territory of the Western Passenger as
sociation, called for next week, will
not result in any great amount of good
to the rate situation. Rightly or
wrongly, several of the large Western
roads held that the Union Pacific is i'll
a measure responsible for the trouble
in the Western rates, and they believe
that no good can come of any meet
ing, unless the Union Pacific becomes
at least tacit member of the West
ern agreement. They contend that the
energies of the high officials of the
Union Pacific are, for the most part,
directed toward the problem of re-
the way, they will have very little
time for less important matters. With
out the Union Pacific it is said that
the agreement to maintain rates can
not have any great effect. On the
other hand, however, it is said that
the reorganization of the road will be
followed almost Immediately by the
settlement of the veXed questions now
troubling the situation.
The lines of the Western Passenger
association met today for the purpose
Of considering the interchangeable
mileage ticket question. The roads
generally are of the opinion that the
time has come when they must. put
a ticket of this sort on the market, and
the meeting today was for the purpose
OF considering the advantages of the
various forms of tickets which have
been offered for adoption.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-25
MOORE TALKS PROSPERITY.
N. P.'s General Freight Agent Back
From the East.

General Freight Agent S. L. Moore. of
the Northern Pacific, was at his desk
yesterday for the first time III two
weeks, during which he spent most OF
the time visiting agencies of the COM
pany at Milwaukee, Chicago, C1ncln-
nati. Pittsburg, Buffalo, New York,
Philadelphia and Boston. He finds
that, generally speaking, business in
the East has materially increased, and
upon his return home is pleased to note
an Improvement in the traffic of the
company In the East the feeling is
still improving, and, Mr.. Moore says
there was scarcely ever time when
the shippers, brokers and railroad men
were as well satisfied with the exist
ing conditions, as at present. They are
pleased, he says. at the advance in
prices on the various cOmoodities, TAX
ing it to mean that money is easier and
the demand for general merchandise
stronger. This general advance indi-
Gates permanent prosperity, winch IS
also shown by the fact that labor is
better employed. Railroad travel, all
through the East, is, according to Mr..
Moore, comfortably heavy, and on the
increase. Upper and lower berths are
disposed Of promptly, and both first
and second-class coaches are being
hauled wel1-filled. Speaking of the
Northern Pacific, Mr.. Moore states that
the people in the East believe that the
big property has been started right
and is beginning on an era of SubStan-
tial business prosperity. They are gra-
titled to know that it is to be main
tanned as an independent line. Ship
pers are glad to learn, however, that
there is to be little danger from the
indiscriminate cutting of rates with the
disturbance of the stability of business.
The rates at present west of ST. Paul,
ard in fact, west of Duluth, are, Mr..
Moore explains, being maintained very
fairly. much more so than is the case
east of Chicago. Mr.. Moore has word
to say about Klondike. The gold craze
has. he says, reached into the interior
of the country onto the farms, and all
the agents of the company daily receive
many letters requesting information,
etc. The treasures that are there, the.
population already in search Of them
and the big investment already made,
leads Mr. Moore to the belief that the
fever is to last for good time, and
that the place will be better and more
widely known as time goes on.
The Northwestern Transportation &
Trading company has put in vast
amount Of money ascertaining what is
there. and has just awarded the con-
tract for two immense boats, which
will do the distance between Puget
sound and ST. Michael's in five days.
This company has just issued a new
map of the country, which shows the
four principal towns in the gold fields
to be Weare, Peavey (after F. III. Pea
vey, of Minneapolis, a stoekholder),
Dvea and Klondike. A Boston friend
of Mr.. Moore, who, after twelve years
In Klondike, has settled down to life
of comfort and happiness in New Eng
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-25
SERVICE PENSION.
Union Veteran Legion Adopts Re
solutions Fav0ring the Plan.


solutions FavOring the Plan.
COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 24.-The ma
tional encampment Of the Union Vet
eran legion has elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: National
commander Archibald Blakely, Pitts
burg; senior vice commander, E. D.
mander William Baird, Lewiston, Me-;
surgeon general DR.. c. M. Savage,
Columbus, O.; quartermaster general,
Thomas ]. Hubbard, Baltimore; chap
lain in chief. Rev. Charles L. Shargar,
Wellsboro, Pa; executive committee,
Edward Donnelly, Jersey City; John
w. Baker. Pennsylvania; Joseph B.
Knox. Massachusetts; John D. Shep-
pard, Kentucky; A. S. Oliver, Ohio.
A resolution was adopted upon the
pension question. 1t provides the fol-
lowing scale: All persons who served
over ninety days shall each receive So
a month and one cent a day for the
time they were in service; the widow
of officers and enlisted men who served
three years and over $12 a month;
widows of those serving over two and
under three years, $40 a month; wild
ows of those serving over ninety days
and under two years, So month.
The date of the encampmentS of the
future was changed from the second
Wednesday in October to the second
Wednesday in September. The next
encampment will be held in the city OF
Williamsport, Pa. A resolution was
adopted expressing the greatest SYM
pathy with the struggling Cubans, and
urging that the president Of the United
States take such action as may be
necessary to cause a speedy stoppage
of the outrages, and that all the aid
and comfort that may be possible
under the dictates of the brotherhood
of man and the law of nations may be
afforded the insurgents of Cuba, and
adopted to appoint committee to
urge the secretary of war to include in
the printed war records the ill-treat-
ment of Union soldiers at Anderson
vile, by Wrtz.
The Society Of the Army of the Cum
berland elected officers as named by
the committee. The next meeting is to
be held in Detroit, Sept. p, 1893. Capt.
Charles z. Belknap was elected as ora
tor for that meeting. Committees were
appointed on publication, memories,
Sherman statue and Chickamagui.
park.
The ladies auxiliary to the U. V. L.
elected officers as follows: National
Washington; senior vice president,
Mrs DR.. Mary ]. Booth, Cincinnati;
junior vice commander, Mrs. Simmons,
Worcester, Mass; chaplain, Mrs Mil
ler, Indianapolis; treasurer, Mrs Mary
z. Tumbury, Wilmington, Del; inspec
tor, Mrs. Shellert, ,Steubenville; advis-
oTy board, Mrs. Foster, of Pennsyl-
vania; Mrs. McCaffery, of Allegheny,
and Mrs. Kiefer, of Philadelphia.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-25
NO SLEEP FOR THREE MONTHS
One Cause of SIeepIessness THAT Can
Be Readily Overcome.

Mr.. William Handschu, Of 56th ST.,
Cotton Alley Pittsburg, Pa, expresses
himself as follows regarding the new
remedy for that common and obstinate
disease, piles: Il take pleasure in sta t.
ing that l was afflicted with pies that
for three months got no regular sleep;
l became completely prostrated, the
doctors did me no good; my brother
told me of the new remedy for piles,
the Pyramid Pile Cure; 1 purchased
from my druggist three so cents bottles
and they completely cured me- l am
once more at my work and but for
this excellent medicine l should be on
my back 1 take great pleasure in
writing this letter because so many
people are sufferers from this trou-
bic who like myself did not know
where to look for a permanent reliable
safe cure.
Experience with the Pyramid Pile
Cure in the past three years has dem
onstrated to the medical profession, as
we'll as to thousands OF sufferers from
piles, that it is the safest and most eff
fectuaI cure ever offered to the public,
containing no opiates or poisons of any
kind, painless and convenient to ham
die and being sold by druggists at so
cents and 81 per box, is within the
reach Of every sufferer.
Very frequently two or three boxes
have made complete cure OF chronic
cases that had not yielded to other
remedies for years.
There is scarcely a disease more ag
gravating and obstinate to cure than
the various forms Of piles and it is a
common practice to use ointmentS,
salves and similar preparations con-
tanning dangerous poisons to remove
the trouble. The Pyramid has super
ceded all of these Intellectual remedies
and no one suffering with any rectal
trouble make any mistake in giving
the Pyramid trial.
II in doubt as to the nature Of your
trouble send to the Pyramid Drug Co,
Albion, Mich, for valuable little book
on piles, describing all forms Of the
! disease and describing the method of
cure.
Any druggist can furnish the Pyra-
mid Pile Cure as it is the best known
and most popular remedy for piles and
if you ask him he can doubtless refer
you to many people in your vicinity
who have been cured completely by it.