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The morning times., 1897-01-30
Announcing Enpapement

A protest Is made in one of the papers
against the practice of denying the ex-
istence of an engagement before formal
announcement of it has been made. The
old case is instanced of Mrs. Astor. who
denied that her son, John Jacob AStor,
was engaged to Miss Willing, OF Phia-
delphia, and subsequently announced that
they " ould wed. 1T has come to be con-
sidered the proper thing to do likewise
in such Matters says one. AS matter
of fact, an engagement of marriage con-
Germs only the parties to it and their
immediate relatives. The foolish and
premature gossip in newspapers about
engagements has in more than one in
stance created a GOODNESS between the
parties and prevented what might have
been a most desirable match; and in other
instances, where an engagement has ac-
tually existed and the parties have sub
sequently found themselves unsuited to
each other, the fact that the engagement
had been announced has made it doubly
unpleasant to both when it has been broken
off. The rule most generally adopted
now is that there shall he no formal an
nouncement of the engagement until the
wedding date has been set Then it is
announced to relatives, next TO intimate
friends, and afterward to the world at
nrce
The morning times., 1897-01-30
Practicing Before u Mirror

The mirror has always been among the
mostimportantadju junctSofa a woman stoilet,
but recently it has been put TO rather novel
uses. Onewoman, who wasfar from grace
rul by nature. overcame ali obstacles to
the attainment of the coveted faculty by
studying her own motions in full-length
mirror She would select book, drag an
old-fa shioned chair before the glass, and
seat herself to read AT first she merely
Looked { her reflection after she was seated,
and she said she actually blushed at its un-
gainly angles. Then She practiced seat
ing herself and rising. From this she
progressed to going to the theater and
carefully studying the motions of the
actresses, and on her return home she tried
10 initiate them. She studied this course
of motion as one might study drawing, and
in the end became one of the most grace
full women of her set. Another woman,
who is one of the most clever raconteurS
in San Francisco, acquired her facility by
practicing her tales before mirror. She
rccited them to herself before her glass
with careful study of intonation, express
sion and gesture, until she was able to tell
each one as well as professional enter
tanner, and the result is that she is much
sought guest.
The morning times., 1897-01-30
s1oNEwALL JACKSON DEATH
A Virginia Lady Described the
Event to Gen. Grant.

Gen. Horace orter, in his Cam
paigning with Grant, in the February
Century, relates the following anecdote
Of an occurrence after the Wilderness
can,paign: While our people were putting
UP the tents and making preparations for
supDer Gen. Grant strolled over TO house
nearby, owned by Mr.. Chandler and sat
down on the porch. ! accompanied him,
took a seat beside him. In a few min
utes a lady came TO the door, and was sur
prIsed to find that the visitor was the
general in chief He was always par
ticulariy civil to ladies, and he rose to
his feet at once, took off his hat, and
made courteous bow. She was lady
| like and polite in her behavior, and she
ana the general soon became engaged i'll
| a pleasant talk. Her conversation was
exceedingly entertaining She said among
other things:
This house has witnesscdsome sad scenes.
| One of our greatest generals died here
| lust a year ago-Gen. Jackson Stonewall
| Jackson OF blessed memory" 'Indeed,''
remarked Gen. Grant. "He and were at
| West Point together Tor a year and we
| served in the same army in Mexico" Then
| you must have known now good and great
he was" said the lady. ''0h, yes
replied the general; 'he was a sterling,
| manly cadet, and enjoyed the respect OF
| everyone who knew him. He was always
| of a religious turn OF mind, and plOdding,
| hard working student. His standing was
| at first very low In his class, but by his
| indomitable. energy he managed to grad
! uate quite high. He was a gallant sol
der and a CHRISTIAN gentleman and l can
| understand fully the admiration your pco
| pie have for him.
They brought him here the Monday after
| the battle of Charlottesville, she con
! tinued. You probably know, sir, that
| he had been wounded in the left arm and
| right hand by his own men, who fired upon
| him accidentally in the night, and his
arm had been amputatcd on the field.
! The operation was very successful and he
was getting along nicely, but the wet ap-
| plications made to the wound brought on
| pneumonia, and it was that which caused
his death. He fingered until the next
Sunday afternoon, May 10, and then he " as
taken from US" Here the lady of the
house became very much affected, and
| almost broke down in recalling the sad
event.
Our tents had by this time been pitched,
and the general, after taking a polite leave
OF his hostess, and saving he would place
| a guard over her house TO see that no
damage was done to her property, walked
over TO camp, and soon after sat down
with the mess to light supper. ~
The morning times., 1897-01-30
WOMEN OF THE REVOLUTION
Seven Pensioners Whose Husbands
Served There

Seven women are still drawing pensions
as the widows OF men who saw active
service in the war OF the Revolutions,
women whose husbands served under
Washington more than Il hundred and
twenty years $50, writes Clifford Howard
in the February Ladies' Home Journal.
The eldest of these surviving widows of
the Pevolution is living at Los Angeles,
Cal She is Mrs. Lovey Aldrich, now in
the ninety-eighth year OF her age. Her
husband was Private Caleb Aldrich, who
was orn in the year 1863 and served as
soldier boy in the New England cam
paigns of the war. Mrs, Nancy Jones, of
Joncsborough, Tenn, whose husband was
Darling Jones, private in one of the
North Carolina regiments, is the youngest
of the Revolutionary widows, being now
about eighty-three years of age.
The other five are Nancy Cloud, who is
living at Chum, Va, and is the widow of
SerGt. William Cloud OF Capt. Christians
Virginian line; Esther S. Damon, of Plym-
outh Union, Vt, whose husband was Pri.
vate Noah Damon, of Massachusetts; Mary
Snead, living at Parksley, Va, widow Of
Private Bowdoin Snead; Nancy A. Wea.
therman, who lives at Elk Mills, Tenn, and
whose first husband was Robert Glasscock.
a fifer in one of the Virginia regiments, and
Rehecca Mayo, living at Newbern, Va,
widow of Stephen Mayo, a soldier from
Virginia.
That these women can be the widows of
Revolutionary soldiers is readily under
stood In view of the fact that their htIs-
bands were well on in years when they
married. As, for example, when Esther
Sumner married Noah Damon in the year
1S35-fifty-two years after the close ofthe
war-she was but twenty -one, while he W as
seventy six. The last Revolutionary widow
pensioner who had married prior to the
close Of the war, and had therefore actually
lived during Revolutionary times, was
Nancy Serena, widow Of Daniel +. Bakeman.
She diedabout twent y-seven years ago. only
a year or two after her husband, who w rs
the last OF the Revolutionary soldiers on
the pension roll
The morning times., 1897-01-30
DOCTOR Mccoy
TEACHES A LESSON
The Renewal of the Rate of So Month to ALI
Patients and for ALI Diseases.
Given as the Illustration to Carry the Lesson Home What
He Considers the Proper Use Of the Word Free.

Doctor Mccoy had something to say
about offers of free treatment. The
essence of 1t was simply, that IL is
not honest to- lead people to "A medical
office on free offers and take their
money.
When Doctor Mccoy established his
practice in Washington, for stated
time he treated everyone free. He
would as soon thought of cutting his
arm off as of accepting a cent from
anyone who responded TO his free
offer. When following this for ii
stated period he advertised So Il
month, he stated that the So was TO
cover the cost of medicines; that his
own services and those of his col
league were free. He would as soon
thought of cutting his arm off as of
taking more than So from any pa
ti.nt.
Doctor Mccoy made the word Free
popular because his use of IL was
honest. His offer to treat patients for
So month, the average cost of medi-
zines, was believed and accepted by
thousands because they knew Doctor
Mccoy told the truth, because they
knew his superb skill as a physician
had never been tarnished by deceit
or trickery as a man.
1t is not enough that this be once
stated in public print. The lesson
needs to be brought home so hard 1t
will never be forgotten. The public
must be prot ected from any methods
that are not perfectly sincere. The
sick ones of the public in any event
deserve protection, so Doctor Mccoy
teaches this lesson, giving the people
again his offer of 50 month and
promising to maintain this offer just
as long as the Resources of his office
| Will permit of IL, that is, until the
number of patients under treatment
becomes so great as to prevent the
| possibility of his personal care and
| attention. This is The offer:
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ALL
PATIENTS APPLYING OR RENEW
ING TREATMENT AT DOCTOR Me-
| COY'S OFFICES WILL BE TREATED
| UNTIL CURED AT THE UNIFORM
RATE OF So \ MONTH. THIS AP-
| PLIES TO OLD PATIENTS RENEW
ING TREATMENT AND To NEW
| PATIENTS CoMMEN CING TREAT
MENT. TIS NOT CONFINED TO
ANY ONE DISEASE. IT MEANS
| THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE
| SICKNESS MAY BE If a DOCTORS
| SERVICES ARE AT ALL REQUIRED.
| THE PATIENT WILL BE TREATED
| UNTIL CURED AT THE RATE OF
| So A MONTH. THE ONLY PEOPLE
| REFUSED WILL BE PEOPLE WHO
| CANNOT BE BENEFITED BY MED
| ICAL ASSISTANCE. DOCTOR Nc
| COY DOES NOT WANT AS PA.
| TIENTS PEOPLE WHO ARE BE-
| YOND THE HELP OF MEDICAL
| SCIENCE
The morning times., 1897-01-30
HOW HER TEA CHEZ.
HELPED ALICE LYLES
TO \ CURE OF DEAFNESS

Miss Alice Lyles. 215 South Alfred
street, Alexandria, Va, fourteen years old.
lilis Is the young lady S-orS III her own
words: Il cannot remember W hen Was
not deaf. y brothers had 10 shout at me,
and often got scOlded when L could not
help things 1 nearly got run over once
with the cable cars, for could not hear
the gong. l could see folks talk and would
wonder what they We're saying, but could
not hear a word.
AT Sunday school II go to the Southern
Nj. Il. church, could not hear anything ex-
cept what my sister told me The girls
used to tease me sometimes because ]
could not hear
AT the day school my sister had to sit
Tight close To me and write or repeat what
the teacher said
I Could See Her Lips Move
and understand her better than any one
else. My sisterread about Doctor Mccoy,
Dot was AFRAID To go TO him for fear he
might hurt me. He didn't, though. Don't
or a sudden l heard what the folks were
saving at home | was frightened for fear
il would not last but il lasted, and / can
near all right now AT school
Can Hear Every Word
the teacher says. Ny teacher is Miss
Davis or the Peabody School She lets
me out of school to take the treatment and
is so glad 1 can hear now. Doctor Nc
Coy has made me hear like other folks"
Mrs. Sarah Lyles. her mother
says: My daughter had been Deaf since
she was five years old. She could not hear
any ordinary conversation Unless her at
tentiOn was called by touching her she
would not know you Were speaking to her
She is intensely happy over her cure by
Doctor Mccoy. She said: Ma, / can
hear ybody and everything is so PLAIN
now We had had other doctors tTeas
her, but not one OF them helped her,
Miss Davis. the teacher, says: when
first knew Alice, that was three years
ago. she was very deaf. This term / To-
ticed IL n ore than ever, until the last few
weeks. when i IOtced she heard better.
Now she readily answers any questions. IL
used to be painful to me to give her reciJa-
tons at all. Now she can hear nIe-''
The morning times., 1897-01-30
Around the House,

Scallops TO be used for salad should be
scalded firstinplentyo OF boiling salted water,
then drained and cooled. They are served
with French dressing made with pinch
of cayenne and garnished with lettuce
leaves.
For all the pretty irnpedimenta OF the
afternoon tea table there is still nothing
so popular as drawn linen. There is ten
dency to show less and less OF the linen
Some of the cloths, doilies and tray
servlettes are as filmy in effect as morsels
OF fine lace.
All good housemaids know that mat
ting should be swept with a soft mating
brush. piled with the grain OF the weave
To catch the flying dust that makes a
mating laid floor one OF the most diff
cult TO sweep clean, newspaper, wet and
crushed and pushed before the broom, il
recommended
The morning times., 1897-01-30
WOMEN WILL oUTwiT PLOTkE
In Place of the High Hat They Wear
Towering Coiffure.

Aid Plotke, says the Chicago Record.
may be compelled TO introduce another or
dinance in the city council prohibiting wo
men from indulging in high hair dressing
at public places of amusement. Having dis
posed OF the millinery monstrosity, the
Marie Antoinette style of hair dressing
threatens to obstruct the view of theater
goerS,
The manager of a fashionable hair dress
ing esta blishment in State street says this
towering style OF coiffure, SO popular in
Paris at present, has already struck the
fancy of Chicago fashionables. The hair
dresser, speaking of the new coiffure, said
Yes, there has been boom in our bus
ness since the high hat agitation. Most of
the women said they were going to the the
alter. and insisted, since they felt compelled
to remove their headgear, even before the
ordinance was signed by the mayor, upon
having their hair arranged in some elab-
crate style.
"One woman who likes the Marie An
toinette style had her hair rpompadOureda and
surmounted with such a collection of high
puffs and side curls that she must have
obstructed the view more than had she
worn theater bonnet. This woman had an
aigrette on top and sort Of windmill bow
of ribbon on the side of her halr.
II attribute the prevalence of beautiful
hair dressing to the hat agitation. If a wo-
man has to take off her hat she likes to
have her hair prettily arranged in coils or
puffs, for she knows it will appear TO much
better advantage at the theater than at a
party where one is moving about.
The women who are not inclined TO the
towering style of coiffure evince liking
for an elaborate style Of some sort. The
Madonna style is rapidly becoming passe,
and in it's place are the fiat coils and braids
intended to display the quantity OF hair
The morning times., 1897-01-30
WOULD THROW A DANCE.
Miss Agnew Offered to Prove Her
Identity Very Effectively.

A member of Hoyt "A Milk White Flag
company, vouches for the truth of the fol
lowing story, says Plays and Players:
while the company was passing through
Chicago en- route to Milwaukee, it chanced
to be Wednesday, and the members OF the
organization had an opportunity 10 go to
matinee in the Windy City. one OF Mr.
Hoyts most popular performers is Miss
ClariSSe Agnew, who does an acrobatic
dance, turning somersaults, handsprn gs and
other gynnastic exercises with perfect
ease. Mr.. Augustin DaIy's company were
giving a matinee at tie Grand Opera House,
and Miss Agnew decided that she would
like 10 witness that particular entertain
ment.
Mr., Richard Dorney, Mr.. Daly's general
manager, was standing at the gate as Miss
Agnew approached. This gentleman is a
remarkably well-behaved and quiet man,
and possesses all the refinement nee essary
to carry out his superor's wishes and
ideas. Miss Agnew approached Mr.. Dorney
cnd said. Il am a member Of a Milk White
Flag company. May goin?''
Have you a card?'' asked Mr.. D0rney,
dreamily.
II have not exclaimed Miss Agnew.
but my name is Ciarisse Agnew, and L do
an acrobatic dance withone of Hoyt' COM
panies.''
Every sorry,'' responded Mr.. Dorney,
gravely, but l can't admit you without a
card. You see, l must have some guaran-
tee.''
Il can prove it to you right here said
Miss Agnew, demurely,, as, with a hasty
glance around, size grasped her skirts and
threw herself into position to do a somer
| sault.'
tStop, stopl" shrieked Mr.. Dorney, now
| thoroughly awakened to the gravity oil
| the situation. go in quick. No, wait
I'll get you a seat Go in now; no, hole
on; take box. There, now, go in, quick.
Five minutes later Mr.. Dorney was eX
| planning to the drug clerk that he was 9
very nervous man, and he thought about
ten grains of bromo caffeine was what
| he needed.
The morning times., 1897-01-30
MIR. HOBBS AN ORATOR.
He Will Represent Trinity in the
Great Epworth Contest.

Nfedt TbWoTlh 1oHtCSbs
The preliminary oratOrical contest OF
the Epworth League of Trinity NJ E Church
the Epworth League OF Trinity NJ. E
Church, 70 decide the representation Of
the chapter at the District contest, sched-
uled to take place on March, 10, was held
last night in the lecture room OF the
church.
Three contestants were ente ered, Mr..
Harry F Belt, president OF the league; who
discussed "Selfish Generosity" Mr.. J..
Frank TraZZare, who chose as his topic
Immigration" and Mr.. 6. Warfield Hobbs
jr., who talked on How and What &c
Read" After brief discussion the judges
returned a verdict in favor of the last
speaker, Mfr. Hobbs.
Between the addresses musical numbers
Were rendered by Prof. Stopstack on violin,
and two numbers by the Trinity Octette
composed Of: Sopranos, Misses Annie ant
Aspasia Prospect: altos, Misses Ruth Hobbs
and Sadie NJ. TrazZare; tcnors, Messrs
/ E. r. Berkely and F. F. Awkward; bassos,
Charles Davis and G. W. Hobbs, ir. Tho
exercises were under tic direction of the
pastor, Rev. G. w. Hobbs, Sr., and Rev.
W. II. Chapman announced the decision
or the judges, who were: Revs. N. II
Chapman and o. a. Brown, and Supervisor
! of Schools Prof. 4. T. Stuart.
The morning times., 1897-01-30
GRANT AND MEADE.
The Relations Of the Generals as
Related by Horace Porter.

The Relations Of the Generals as
Related by Horace Porter.
Gen. Horace Porter, in his Campaigning
with Grant, in the February Century after
speaking OF Gen. Mcade's somewhat ano-
malous position, quotes Gen. g Grant as fol-
ows:
Il am fully aware that some enbarraSs-
nents arise fiom the present organization,
butthere is IL ore weight on the other side of
the question. 1 am commanding all the
armies, and canIot neglect others by Civ
ing my time exclusively to the Army OF the
j Potomac, which would involve performing
all the detailed duties of an army command
er, directing it's administration, enforcing
discipline, reviewing It's Court-martial pro-
ecedings, etc. l have Burnside's, Buffers
and Sigers armies TO look after in Virginia,
TO say nothing of our Western armies, and
! may make Sheridan's cavalry a separate
command. Resides Meade has served n
long time with the Army of the Potomac,
knows it's subordinate officers thoroughly,
and led il o III cmorab bic victory at Getty
burg. | have ust come from the West, and
IL rem owe a deserving Eastern man from
the position OF army commander, my mo-
tives might be misunderstood, and the ef-
feet be bad uI on the spirits OF the troops.
Gen. Meade and / are in close contact on
the field; ne is capable and perfectly sub
ordinate, and by attending to the details
he relieves me of much unnecessary work,
and gives me more time to think and to
mature my general plans. | VIII always S
see that he gets fun credit ior what he
does.''
This was broad view of the situation,
and one to which the general mainly ad-
hered throughout the war, but after that
he gave a closer pei Isonal direction in bat
tie to the movements of subdivisions Of
the armies.
The morning times., 1897-01-30
THE PEOPLES FORUM
A Misleading statement.

To the Editor of The Times:
lecture was delivered before the
Geographic Society of this city last March
on the Geographical History OF Currency"
No exception did take to the same until
just at the close when the speaker said:
"The commercial world has fixed upon
standard OF value Which in the whole
history of the world has been the least
to vary, and tha, is the gold Standard
THAT is not true" said L.
THAT is matter of opinion" rejoined
the lecturer.
Not until read the report Of the lecture
in The Post the next day, containing the
above quoted words did l know that the
speaker was Comptroller Eckels: but had
i known him, my contradiction would
have been interposed all the same. AS a
member of the Geographic Society resented
the Juggling in of political issue in a
lecture, osuensibly on geographical sub
ject
Who is so blind as not to see that it is
the appreciation of gold and not the
depreciation of silver which has caused
the financial distress for nearly four
years past? Sound money is the shibbo'
leth OF the Shylocks. They want their
pound of flesh, and by monkeying with
the scales they expect to make it two
pounds. W. II. BURR.
The morning times., 1897-01-30
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.
Joseph Clark Indicted by Special
Grand Jury.
A Rumor Was Afloat That an Effort
Was to Be Made to Spirit His
Victim Away.

1t was rumored yesterday that an effort
was about to be made to spirit away Ida
jenkins, the little girl upon whom Joseph
Clark attempted criminal assault. The
case was given to Officers Hall and Dean,
and they found Ida at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Joseph Clark, wife OF the
accused. AS soon as the circumstances
were related TO Judge Norton, of the cor
poration court, he empanelled special
grand jury, and the case of Clark was
brought before that body. The jury re-
turned an Indictment against Clark OF at
tempting to commit feionlous assault.
Ruth Carroll, colored, was placed on
trial in the corporation court yesterday
on the charge ofinfanticide. The prisoner
was represented by S. l.. Brent, and
Leonard Marbury conducted the prosecu-
ton. The jury returned verdict of
voluntary manslaughter, and fixed the
punishment at one year in the penitentiary
Chaupcey Dcpcw and Walter Fowler, the
two young Washingtonians who were ar
rested here Thursday night for disorderly
conduct at the electric railway station on
Royal street, were fined So each by the
mayor yesterday.
Daniel Travers, a young man from Wash
ington, is detained at the police station
in this station on the charge OF lunacy.
Travers resided in Alexandria at one time.
The effects of the Godfrey Laundry in
this city were yesterday sold by Commits
sioncrs Armstrong, Beach and Davis to the
Troy Laundry Machinery Company for So :
600.
The intense cold weather has caused q
great deal of suffering among the poorer
classes of people in this city, and the
overseer OF outdoor poor is besieged daily
by those in need of assistance. All ap-
plicants, if found deserving, are provided
with food and fuel at the expense of the
city. The charitable organiZati ons of
the city are also busily engaged in re
lieving the needy.
Mr.. r. w. Joyce has gone to Cincinnati
on business for the Civil Service Commits
sion.
The Misses Moore, of Fairfax, have as
their guests, Miss Alice Hume and Mrs
Ruth L. Stuart, OF Washington.
The trustees Of the John Hay Industrial
School have decided to call a public meet
ing in the interest Of Industrial educa tion
The morning times., 1897-01-30
ENTIRELY CURED OF \
TERRIBLE SKIN DISEASE,

Geo II. Cannan. I19 I'd st. NV ::
"About five years ago / first discovered
On my hands water pimples about the size
OF penny They came TWO or three
al a time first and then they would spread
and cover my whole hand They would
swell up and burst. and my hands would
become a mass or sores l lost two of my
nails from the disease During winter
weather my hands We're worse. Last win
ter lost seven weeks work because Of the
soreness OF my hands.
II had been treated by manv doctors,
but they could not cure me. | read in the
papers Of the cure of John B. Barker, 1910
18th St NV, of Eczema by Doctor Mccoy,
and placed myself under his treatment.
l have been entirely cured. The skin on
OF a young child. / recommend anyone
suffering from any skin disease to go "a
him."