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The evening times., 1898-12-22
BRITISH PEEREsS SENT
TO A WORKHOUSE

London, Dec. 22.-The Marchioness of
Donegal will eat her Christmas dinner in
a London worShouse. III, miserably clad
and apparently in acute destitution, she
applied on Tuesday for admittance to the
Great Northern Hospital, from which
place she was removed to the Islington
Workhouse Infirmary. She explained
that she was homeless and not willing
TO communicate with her wealthy friends,
or with her husband, who is suffering
from pneumonia.
The story of the life of the Marchion-
css is painful. She left her husband in
1873 and instituted separation proceed
ings at which counter charges were
made in 1889. The Marchioness failed to
obtain alimony, and has since received
assistance from her friends. She was
last heard of in May of the present year,
when she broke her leg in a hotel eleva-
tor and was taken to hospital
The Marquis has had a troubled finan-
cial career. He was declared a bankrupt
in 1889, with liabilities estimated at e51S,-
SIS (s2, ,594 015). He then said he consider
ed he was justified in raising s500,00O of
money, in view of the fact that he had
prospects of succeeding to an estate of
G50, 900 (S250, ,000) a year. But owing to the
entail he only succeeded to ESQ (S900 q
year He was mixed up in financial fie-
tation this year, when he lent his name
to company prospectus which caused
the Star to criticise him as "a peer with
a record of disgracing the order to which
be belonged"
George Augustus Hamilton Chichester,
fifth Marquis of Donegal, was born in
1922, and succeeded to the title in 1889.
He was twice married. His first wife was
Lucy Elizabeth Virginia, daughter of
Henry Holt Oliver, esq, of Weston Prio-
ry, Somerset, to whom he was married
in 1859. This marriage was annulled a
year or so later. His second wife was
Mary Ann Williams, daughter of the late
Edward Cobb, esq, of Wright's Lane,
Kensington, and of Arnold Kent, to whom
he was united in 1865. The Marquis has
no children by either of his wives. His
seat is Island Magee, Belfast, Ieralnd.
The evening times., 1898-12-22
Mr.. Allen Two Years Ago.
HEARING RESTORED TO
AN EAR DEAF FROM BIRTH

Samuel Allen, 5O4 Harrison Street,
Anacostia, D. c., aged I2 years: Il have
been deaf from childhood. My right ear
was absolutely stone deaf. With 1t
could not hear one sound. When l went
to Dr. Cowden my left ear had become
nearly as bad. i could not understand
conversation at ALL l could not hear
any sound except the roar of cannon,
a clap os thunder, or some equally loud
noises. 1t was impossible for the people
in the house where / lived to make me
hear anything. For years l had been
able to hear preaching.
When / consulted DR.. Cowden / was
told by him that he could cure my left
ear, and possibly the right. DR.. Cowden
has certainly kept his promise, for
The Hearing of My Left Ear is Fully
Restored,
And the hearing of the right ear has SO
improved that / find no difficulty in hear
ing distinctly with it.
The first Improvement that / noticed
was on the street, when / found that
could hear the cars, and shortly l found
that l could hear the voices of those
talking about me, and finally understood
all that was said. even when In ordinary
tones. ] can now
The evening times., 1898-12-22
THE DECLINE OF A
ONCE GREAT TRADE
Millions of Bushels of Wheat For
merIy Found a Market in the
Town Across Rock Creek.

On Monday afternoon several cargoes
of grain, hay and corn We're discharged
at the canal wharves. This constitutes
the last canal shipment of the season to
Georgetown millers by the way of the
canal. AS the millers. however, have
large stocks on hand, and can receive
through the railroads any additional de-
mand that is made upon them, the clos
ing of the canal will not interfere ma
terially with the winters work. Samuel
II. Wheeler, wheat expert, who for
many years represented G.. F. D. Dun
lop's grain commission house, and who
was present at the discharging of yes
terday's cargoes, grew reminiscent as lie
discussed wheat with The Times reporter.
''Georgetown's wheat trade has practi-
cally disappeared he said. "Only two
mills now in Georgetown purchase grain
of the Maryland farmers. They consume
in the busy season about 1500 bushels a
day. 1t therefore takes but few car
goes of wheat per month to satisfy their
demands. There is no grain shipped
to Georgetown. Nearly all the Mary
land farmers send their wheat to BaIti-
more now. When l was in business some
years ago our firm alone received from
Brunswick, Nd, 100000 bushels a year;
The evening times., 1898-12-22
MISSING WIFE FILLED
AN UNKNOWN GRAVE
MYsTERY OF MONTHS SOLVED
Husband Finds Mrs. BarFett. Who
Disappeared While shopping,
Dead and Buried.
Edited by the
Hon. JAMES D. RICHARDSON,
Under the direction Of Congress.

New York. Dec. 22-For almost four
months William /. Barrett. OF Secaucus,
N j.. had searched for his wife They
visited this city together last August. On
the following day Mrs. Barrett went
shopping alone. She never returned.
A few days ago her husband found her
body She had been buried I'm Flower
Hin Cemetery. and her grave was mark
ed, unknown - Thereby hangs a strange
tragedy Of grief and tears.
The Barretts lived at No. 2S5 Palisade
Avenue. Jersey City. They came TO this
city on August 2S to secure lodgings,
intending To make ii their home.
Mr. Barrett rented room on Third
Avenue temporarily, and when he return
ed on tie first evening he found note
from his wife, saying that she had gone
shopping. He sat down and waited for
her. He waited all night and the greater
part Of next day. and then went back to
Jersey City. Almost constantly since
then he has searched for her in vain
After a tour through the shopping dis
trict ii seems Mrs Barrett took a walk
mp Fifth Avenue. Al The corner of Fif-
Jy-fOurth Street she was knocked down
and run over by a cab.
A policeman rang for an ambulance,
and the victim was taken TO the Flower
Hospital She was unconscious. There
We're no marks by which she could be
identified.
Two days later the woman died with
out reGaininG consciousness. Her wed
ding ring and SIS in bills which were
found on her person, were kept for a
few days, and then the ring was sent to
the morsue for identification. No one
called to identify IL.
The woman WAS buried in Flower Hill
Cemetery. and At the hospital. where grief
and suffering are familiar 10 the surgeons
the incident was forgotten.
A newspaper printed the story OF the ac-
cident and subsequent burial. and men
Toned the ring, on the inside Of which
were the initials Of two persons.
A friend Of RaTrett's read The story and
clipping ii ont sent it 10 him at Secaucus
where he was engaged as a telegraph
operator.
Barrett came post haste to this city and
went at once to the Flower Hospital
where he learned that the woman suppo ell
10 be his wife had died on August 30.
The hospital authorities sent to the
moreue Tor The ring. Ii was at once iden-
titled by Barrett the one he had given
10 his wife al the altar.
For while he acted as though dazed
Poor Gertrude, poor Gertrude" was all
that he could say.
After he had established his own identity
and Ihat Of the dead woman the ring and
money was delivered 10 him and he was
given permission TO eXhume the body.
Accompanied by a few friends he visited
Flower Hill Cemetery, where the grave
was pointed out by the sexton. II was
sunken and bare and muddy, as all new
graves are.
The body was exhumed and the sorrow
Ing husband and his friends drove with
the body 10 Greenwood Cemetery, where
burial services were held and it was in
tered
The evening times., 1898-12-22

from williamsport, 125. co; from Point Of
Rocks. 100,O 600, and from Hancock over
125 OCN. and scarcely one of these haif-
million bushels of wheat now comes 10
Georgetown The demand being uncer-
tain and the market considered unreIla-
BILE. a few extra cargOes having a ten
dency to glut the market and to pun
down the price to an unsatisfactory hs-
ure.
1T was only a few years ago, continued
Mr. Wheeler. that the flour made from
wheat which came to Georgetown was
the only kind that could be shipped with
success TO the South American ports TIE
Western wheat, being what is known as
spring wheat, and lacking the maturity
of the Maryland grain, which Is reaped Ill
the fall. always soured or in some other
manner became affected as soon as sub
jected to the climatic change. The ab-
sence of a railroad in Georgetown by
which wheat could be shipped if no mar
ket were found for it here is alone resno2-
sible for the death of the wheat trade
here The millers, having no railroad IA
cilities enabling them TO compete with
the millers of other cities. have been
forced to make their market solely a
local one"
The evening times., 1898-12-22
FORMER COMPTROLLER
ECKELS BADLY HURT
Severely Injured While "PIayins
Boy" at Chicago Costume
PARTY.

Chicago, Dec. 22-James H. Eckels,
president of the Commercial National
Bank and former Comptroller of the Cur
rency. will spend his Christmas in bed as
result of playing boy at a fashionable
party Monday night. His ailment is
what is generally known as football
knee"
The party was given by Mr.. and Mrs
a. A. Sprague of No. 2510 Prairie Avenue,
in honor of DIR. Coolidge's birthday. Only
grown people attended, but all were
dressed in children's costumes, as in the
Kelcey-Shannon play of The Moth and
the Flame
Mr.. Eckels is not very large. and has q
smooth face. and when he donned knicker-
bockers and slippers he looked the part
of a boy of the Little Lord Fauntlerov
age, and he acted the part as we'll He
jumped, ran, skipped and INDUCED in all
sorts of boyish pranks.
He was the star of the party. On the
slippery hardwood floor of the dining-room
he fell, and when picked up he couldn't
walk. His doctor says he will be kept in
bed for two weeks, after which he may
be compelled to use crutches for a month
The evening times., 1898-12-22
HUNTSMAN KILLED BY
FALL WITH GUN

New York, Dec. 22.-Harry Davis, nine
teen years old, son of George Davis, a
farmer living near Three Bridges, n. j..
accidentally blew out his brains yesterday
while attempting to kill hawk which was
after his fathers chickens. -.t -.a.
Davis ran TO the house and procured his
shotgun and started in pursuit of the
hawk While climbing a fence he fell,
and his gun was accidentally discharged,
blowing the top of his head off.
When Davis did not return in a short
time his mother made an investigation,
which resulted in the finding OF the life
less body of her son.
The evening times., 1898-12-22
Battle Imminent in Bolivia.

Lima, Peru, via Galveston, Texas, Dec.
PA dispatch from Bolivia says that the
revolution is gaining in Importance and
strength Gen. Caceres has arrived at
Sucre from La PaZ. An advance force has
been started in the direction of Oruro to
encounter President Alonzo's troops. The
latter has ordered the Bolivian represen-
tatives at Mollendo Peru, to impede all
importations from La Paz.
A dispatch from Lima last Monday stat
ed that President Alonzo, at the head of
25O1 men, was preparing to march against
the capital, La PaZ, which is in the hands
of the revolutionists.
The evening times., 1898-12-22

Pains In the chest when a person has
a cold indicate a tendency toward pneu-
monia. A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberain's Pain Balm and bound on
to the chest over the seat of pain will
promptly relieve the pain and prevent the
threatened attack of pneumonia. This
same treatment will cure a lame back in
: few hours. Sold by Henry Evans,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist, 93S +
Street northwest and Connecticut Avenue
and Street northwest and 142S Maryland
Avenue northeast,
The evening times., 1898-12-22
Charged With Criminal Assault.

Newport News. Va. Dec 22.-James
Rutherford was arrested here yesterday
afternoon on the charge Of committing q
criminal assault on woman named Alex
ander in Philadelphia. A Philadelphia de-
tective left here last night with the ac-
cused, who had been employed in the
shipyard.
The evening times., 1898-12-22
Mexico and Extrnditiou.

Mexico City, via Galveston, Tex, Dec
22.-Ambassador Clayton and the minister
of foreign affairs, Senor Marshal. have
agreed upon the form and substance of
the new eXtradition treaty between the
United States and Mexico, which is
thought TO be acceptable TO both GOV
ernmentS,
The evening times., 1898-12-22
Oregon and Iowa Sail.

Valparaiso Chile, via Galveston, Tex,
Dec. 22.-The under secretary of foreign
affairs has been dismissed from Office un-
der grave charges. The severe storms IN
the southern region of the country have
caused considerable damage to the crops
The Oregon and Iowa sailed Tuesday. The
people gave the American sailors a cor
dial reception. The United States minister
visited the battleships. The gold premium
te unchanRed
The evening times., 1898-12-22
MooNsHINERS KILL
REVENUE OFFICERS

Richmond, Va, Dec. pa dispatch
from Big Stone Gap, Wise County, reports
4 fight yesterday morning near Flat Top.
Leicher County, Ky, between revenue Of
hcers and moonshiners. in which Samuel
MAY, Of Coburn, Wise County, one of the
revenue officers, and two of his compan-
ions were Killed
The fatalities among the moonshiners
hre not known.
The evening times., 1898-12-22
CURED ONCE, CURED FOREVER.
Read Allen Said Two Years Ago. and Then What He
Saws Today-$1.00 a Week for Treatment and Medi
cine-A Good Cough Remedy
Mr.. Allen To-Day.
Dec. Is. 1897.

Dec 10, 1897.
"Dr. Cowden:
Dear Sir: 1 am hearing as good as L
did two years ago. when you stopped
treating me for deafness. I can recon-
mend you highly for what you did foi
me. 1 feel as well and strong as 1 did
ten years ago. l am now seventy-four
years old, and remain,
Sincerely yours,
SAMUEL ALIEN
The evening times., 1898-12-22

Hear the Preaching in Church.
] can hear the words of a song, / can
hear the ticking OF clock, l can hear
the ringing of the doorbell. 1 can hear
the closing of the door, l can hear the
electric cars, and even the chirping of a
bird. .-...
Il had supposed that I must pass my
few remaining years in absolute silence;
but. instead of that, DR.. Cowden has
made it possible for me to hear again.
wish it were possible for me to express
my gratitude for the great happiness
that ii has given me-
The evening times., 1898-12-22
DR.. J. M. Cowden,
71s 18th Street N. w.

Office Hours-9 a. m. to u NJ; 10 j ?; n;
10 D. N. daily; Sundays and hohdAys, ~ J. H.
to ! p. m.
The evening times., 1898-12-22

The War-Graph. on exhibition in Met
zerott Hail; the painting of "Trlby' now
being shown at 1909 Pennsylvania Avenue
and the Mutascope on view next door are
all thriving and seem to have become suf-
ticiently popular 10 be uninjured by the
bad weather. All three places of amuse-
ment are crowded daily with the best
class of people and seem 10 be good for
an unlimited stay Each of the entertain
ments is well worth the price of admission
and the managers deserve their good for
tune.
The evening times., 1898-12-22
novel after-piece, America, How Are

Harry Watson, Alice HUtchins and
Friedrich Edwards, sketch artists; Imo-
gene Conner, balladist: Kene and Welch,
acrobatic comiques; Harry Frye and Net
tie Fields. dialect and duaioguists, and the
Harbricks, novelty artists. will be on the
bill to be shown next week at the Bijou.
A performance of merit should be the re-
suit. Outside of the usual series of en-
ter,ainments. there viii be a sacred con-
cert on Christmas night at the Bijou in
which many people of note will take part
The evening times., 1898-12-22
AUCTION SALES.

FALCABLE PROPERTY on MASS. AVE at
PUBLIC SALE. 1888 MASS. AVE \ "
] vii offer at public sale, on Thu RSDAY. DE-
CEABER p IogS, at P. m, this valuable prop
cry, having ID rooms, bath, and a very large
2-stUry brick stable; lot contains about 2 800
square feet OF ground; terms made known az
time OF sale. THOS j OWEN
Cel1-it, cod, en- Auctioneer.
The evening times., 1898-12-22
S1,OO A WEEK.

All patients applying during December
will he treated for 81 week, medicines
included, until cured.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-14
Matrimonial Coincidence.

Mr.. S. E. Mcmillan, who has re.
Gently moved to Charlotte from South
Carolina, gives an interesting account
OF matrimonial coincidence that oc-
cured in his family last year.
About the first of last July Mr.. Nc
MILAN received letter from his
brother in Lake End, La, saying: 81
will be married on the Sth of this
month. Meet us at Nashville, Tenn, :,
and Join us for a trip to Colorado
City"
At the time he received this letter
Mr.. Mcmillan was making arrange.
ments for his own wedding, which
was dated for July 8, and at this
time he says he was living in the
sand hills Of South Carolina, the soil
there having become proverbial for its
poverty.
On about the 10th OF July he re-
ceived letter from another brother,
j. d. Mcmillan Of Cataline Island, of
the west coast Of California. saying:
II was married on the 9Th of this
month to Miss -." In contrast
with the sand hills of South Carolina,
Cataline Island is one Of the most fer
tile districts in the world.
All three brothers married on the
9th of July and it was impossible for
them to have any concerted plans
about the date as they had not heard
from each other inmonths. Charlotte
IN. C,l Democrat.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-14
Notes for Shepherds.
ep fertilize the pastures.

Sheep fertilize the pastures.
Sheep are death to wild mustard.
Eastern Australia has 100, 900, 600
sheep.
Don't keep flock in unventilated
quarters.
The Merino natures too slowly for
q profitable mutton sheep.
The demand for stock sheep has
been very strong this season.
Second growth clover is highly rec
commended for lambs after weaving.
Once in while the stables should
have an extra and thorough clean
ing.
Dry feed and nothing else will like
ly cause sick sheep before spring. Oil
meal is a remedy.
The ram is by no means a coward,
and we have seen one put up a sue
cessful fight against dog.
To compel the eve to raise q lamb
and grow big fleece the same year is
too much work for her.
The breeding of lamb rams is
serious mistake to both the breeder
and customer, says fockmaster.-
Western Plowman.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-14
Manure and Pear Blight.

Pear blight is probably fungous
disease which works in the sap under
certain conditions. It is more likely
to attack trees which have an excess
of stable manure, even though they
have sufficiency of the mineral fer
tilizers, potash and phosphate. The
best pear growers now use stable man
ure very sparingly, and only at sea-
sons when it's effect will be mostly
passed before the hot weather of sum-
mer. If the manure is applied late in
spring, as is most often done, because
manure is most plentiful then, its
greatest effect .comes in July and
August. The pear trees thus man
ured will most certainly blight. Top
dressing the trees in early fall makes
the increased growth come in the
spring. If the trees are bearing they
should have extra heavy supplies of
potash and phosphate without any ad-
ditional nitrogen. We have seen
pear trees blight which we believe
would have been saved if the roots
could find enough potash to perfect
the fruit. The pear blight most often
attacks trees that are bearing, at just
the time the fruit should be forming
its seeds. There is a suggestion in
this that plentiful supply of potash
early in the season would have kept
the sap in healthy condition.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-14
A Brown Chicken Pie.

Chop small onion, two crisp,
white stalks of celery, and good
sized sprig of parsley, fine. Put into
a small saucepan with half cup of
water, and one teaspoonful of butter
and let it simmer awhile.
Put tablespoonful of butter in a
fryingpan, and when it browns put in
the chicken (which should be cooked
as for an ordinary pie), and when we'll
Drowned on both sides, pour in the
contents of the saucepan and shake
until we'll mixed. Add pint of the
broth in which the chicken was boiled,
and cover closely, letting it simmer
for fifteen minutes.
Drain the chicken and put it into
the crust. Slice four hard boiled eggs
and put in layers over the chicken
with bits of butter; heaping tea
spoonful, cut fine, is sufficient on each
layer. Two is enough, making three
with the chicken.
When all is ready for the top crust,
stir little thickenpg into the gravy
which has been kept hot. A table
spoonful of -four mixed to smooth
paste with cold water or milk, is
enough, and when it boils up remove
from fire. Add bit of cayenne pep.
per, or black, and salt to make it well
seasoned. Put on the top crust, hav-
ing two or three Sits across the top,
and bake.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-14
Poultry Notes.


Gull out the poor layers and give the
prolific hens more room to work.
After the second year the hens
value as winter egg-producer les
sens.
Green rye is the best form for feed
ing; as grain it is q poor poultry
food.
Make the hens work. Exercise
helps digestion. Feed all they will
eat up clean.
Do not throw long grass to the
fowls unless it be sod. 1t will not
take long to run it through cutter;
then feed it in troughs. 1t should not
be over an inch long.
Let the fowls have drinking troughs
into which it will be impossible for
them to get with their feet. Their
water becomes foul, and to it we may
attribute many diseases.
One of the difficulties in early set
tings of eggs is that they often become
chilled before being put under the
hen. Do not keep them in metal pans
I'D tAC CuStOin 10 tOO OltCd
Everything which is in the egg must
be supplied in the food, and the sub.
ject of feeding should be study. Let
us at least remember that an egg con-
tains oil, PHOSPHORUS, sulphur, lime
and nitrogen.
The egg she'll is porous and when.
ever it comes in contact with filth Of
any kind the quality Of the egg is very
quickly injured. Eggs for Matching
should be washed in warm water be-
fore being set, that all closed pores
may be opened.
Geese profit from good grass pas
ture, but they should not be allowed
to run in field where there is any
other stock. They foul the grass
quickly SO that horses and cattle will
not eat it. They should have an en-
closure to themselves.
Even carbolic acid is not sure death
to all forms of parasites. Lime is
much more potent, and if poultry
houses are whitewashed from time to
time the nuisance will be more surely
abated, although they breed fast.
Grease the perches occasionally and
even dip their ends in solid grease.
There is often sad lack of profit
with chickens just because there is a
sad lack of management. Countless
little things, which no one caa teach
another, are essentials, and these have
more to do with it than do general
rules. On the list of necessary things
are good blood, warm shelter, proper
food, but only the practical man learns
those which are not written.