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The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16
A BRILLIANT RECORD.
English aIiIl Hand wins a FeIlosvship at Oxford In Face of Great
 Obstacles.

The gradual removal of the social barriers which formerly restricted English political and educational life was never better nstanced than by the appointment just made of Mr. Joseph Owen to fellowship at Oxford. Six years ago MT. Owen was mill hand at Oldham, helping to support his poor parents. He attended at night the uini- versity extension lectures, and so mulch ability did he show that the lecturers got up fund and sent him to the great university, where, with his wife, hs Set tied down in a humble cottannei. He knew no Greek and little E His first success came when n. the Brackenburg history so 5, to the surprise of many isto- termiiRed, uphill work passe the final examinations q rev nea On a position in these depended Mr.1 Ovens whole future. A few weeks before the ordeal his young wife died suddenly. MT. Owens friends thought it impossi- ble for him 10 accom plish anything. but the mill hands grit. stood the strain and Mir Owen gained the covet- ed frst-class with the degree His ap- pointment as extension lecturer quick ly followed, and MT Owen lectured Where, six ears previous, he had learned. The climax in his career came when Pembroke college elected Nr. Owen, out of all the Oxonians, to the lucrative and honored post of fel- lowship.
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PICTURE OF WASHINGTON.
Another Miniature of the General Discovered In England-Undoubt
 elly Genuine.

There are few original pictures of Gen. Washington in England, hence the discovery of another mini ature is Interesting. It is by Sam Folweu and is dated 17g1. Another by the same artist is now in the possession of the Historical Society of Philadelphia. dated 1z96, The new find is supposed to be an excellent likeness. It rep resents Washington wearing pig tail.
The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16
Central NeH England Railway Company
 Poughkeepsie Bridge Route.

Station Cor. Church ndSpruce Stss Trains leave Hartford daily except Sunday. 8.20 a. m. Express for Millerton and way stations. VI Collinsville New Hartford, Winsted, Norfolk, Canaan, Boston Corners, Copakes Rhinecha. Poughkeepsie, Highland and Campbell HaA, press, due in Chicago 9.10 D. m. following day sos D. m. Millerton local, for all way stations to Millerton. 445 D. m. local for Winsted and way stations. 635 p. m. West Winsted local for nu way stations to West Winsted.
 Sundays only, 40 a~ m- for all main line stations to Campbell Hall.
 Tickets for the South and West for 1z16- Chicago, $I75O, 6rst-class; $165n second 1l246. For tickets, time tables and information Eazt or address w. A. Wolcott, Ticket Agent, C N. E. Railroad Station, corner Church and 31rxce streets, Hartford, Conn. <rs
 w. J. MARTIN, Gen, Pass. AGaak.
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The Devils Due
 By Elizabeth Cherry Waltz.

NSStOOtOOtSI0OOSStSOOS
 (Copyright, 1901, by Authors syndicate.l
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After Conversfon.

ssHave you noticed any change in Emithers since he joined the church ?'' Yes. He uses a, ,jointed fish pole in- stead of the old long one ;
 What has that to do with it ?''
 "Oh! he carries it under his coat when he goes fishing on Sunday."- Chicago Daily News.
The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16
A New Jersey Epitaph.

A visitor to 3 cemetery at South Vernon, N. H., will find the follow ng upon a gravestone there:
 O be she went and am she gone And left poor I here all alone2
 O. cruel fate, to be so blind
 To take she fore and leave I hind; Her can never come back to Wes But us must surely go to she
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R.
 December ?, 1900.
HARTFORD DIVISION.

HARTFORD DIVISION. Trains leave Hartford as follows: For Springfield, Boston, Albany, Northam- ton, and all points on the Connecticut River i25' x2zs, s55 for sufieid, 4s5 sao, zd5o eso. 11.20 p. m. Sundays, x230 a. m.; l25. x6-5os 9-45 p. m-
 Fer Msridsn. New Haven and New yerk- sz l2 .55 x258 $50, 5.30, x7. 10, 40, 10.05 D. Sum days. xs;o0, $40 ito New Haveno a. m; l2.55, x7 10. 10.05 p. m.
 For Middletown via Berlin (New Britain Junctionl-6 40, 1o.4o a. m. 1923, $50, 55o, z.4o
 VALLEY BRANCH. Trains leave Hartford as follows: For Saybrook Point and way stations-6.35. 8.55 a. m-; LAS, 4.30 and 605 p. For New London e.s5, s55 a. m-;; 1.4s. 4-a0 p. m.
 For Hartford, leaving saybrook Junction at connecting at saybrook Junction, at 7-S5 and II. 45 a. m.; s.55 and 5.55 P. m.
 HIGHLAND DIVISION. Trains leave Hartford as follows For Boston and Worcester x505, 8.80 x10.56 fBoston only1 a. m; xl P ln For Plainfield and Providence x5.05, 80 a. m; x1. .55, 550 p m
 For Putnam-x5.05, 8 30, x10.56, 11.20 g. n.; x1.55. 5.3O p. m
 For wilimantic- x5.o5, 83O x1o.56, 11-2o a. rn-; x1.555 30, 15 P. m
 For Rockville via vernon-8.50 30, l0.56, l1.20 a. m.; 1.55, 5.30, 7.15, 9.50p. m.
 For Springfield Branch-10.O0 a. m.; 6.20 D. m. For waterbury-6.5O, 0.22 a. m-;; xl230, 402, x6so p m sundays, goo 2; D., ,;sto9 l;9o, 600 P n. For Danbury-6.5O a. m; xl230, 4.02 p. m. 2 For Fishldn Landing 850 8. n.; x12.80 p. m. w-x Express trains.
 NAUGATUcK DIVISION.
 December 2, 1900. Trains leave Waterbury as follows: For New York 6.s5,t s;l2. 10.50 as & m. l.2s, 2. .4s, eos D. m. Sunday, 7.O5 a. m.; 5.2O D. m For Bridgeport 6.s5, s.12, 10.5O a. m. 1.28, 2.4S, sos p. m. Sunday, 7.05 a. m-; 5.20 p. In For New Haven (vfa Derby Junction)-6.S5, SIP, IO5O a. m. 1.28, 2.48, 445, 608 7.20 (mixed) D. m. Sunday, 7.05 a. m.;; 5.20 p. m. For Ansonia-6.85, SIP, 10.50 a. m, ,2s, 2.48. 4.45, sos, 720 tmixed) p. m. Sunday, 7.05 g. tn. 5.20 p. m.
 For watertown-6. 45. s.4l, I.17 D. m; l.50, 401, 500 612, 7.08, 9O5, II 20 D. m. Sunday, 948 8. m. ; 800 p. m.
 For Thomaston, Torrington and Winzted- s86 Il 12 a. m; 8.56, 6.58 p. m. Sunday, 938 a. m. 7.55 p. m.
 c. T. HEMsTEAD. Gen. Pass. Agent
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Genuine Real Estate Bargains.

The store and tenement property, 276 Dublin street, the two-family house with large lot, 26s Dublin street, two double houses with large lots, 293 Dublin street, the two family house with large grounds, 63 and 67 Dublin street.
 At the prices asked and on the terms they can be secured, ought to enable us to close deal on all of the said places within the next few days.
 The owner of the said property means business as he expects to make his home in the future on the other side of the water.
 For the above Bargains, Loans on Real Estate. Fire and Plate Glass h. surance, Stores, Offices, and Tenements. see
 WlLLTAM ]. SCHLEGEL, Lewis Building, 65 Bank Street
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SOMETHING THE PUBLIC
 OUGHT TO KNOW.


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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-04

land, Burger Berg, Charles Anderson,
Ernest Anderson, Emil Ekblom, David
Hook, Erik Linall, Oscar Sandholm,
Klas OLSON, Alvin Kasperson, OF the
Swedish Gymnastic Club.
One of the most unique features OF
the show was that furnished by the
dog James ]. Corbett, owned by
Charles H. Raymond, the once famous
bicvclist. who now holds the title of
champion road rider of Worcester
county. The dog punched the bag in
the most approved style, and deserves
the name, James ]. Corbett.
Then "a females members of the
Turn Verein of Clinton, under the lead
ership of Ludwig Behr and Johan Neu-
bauer. gave an exhibition of turning
In the company were Freda Burke,
Rosa Wall, Elizabeth w. Bleiber, Dora
Trautner, Emma Fisher, Lena Leuk,
Annie K. Daishazen, Maggie Kern. Ma
nv L. Maynard, Mary p. Hinckel, Flora
Taubert, Tfllie Hinckel, Mary Baer,
Margaret Hilmer, Martha Keurnitzer,
Maggie Nuendel, Lizzie Seuses, Annie
Richter. Lizzie Doehla, Antonio Sny-
der. Emma Berge, Ida Haffmann Mar
tina e. Hentz, Laura G. Hentz, Martha
Theuerkauf.
Ruth Allen, 12-year-old daughter of
Dwight Allen, rode bareback on her
pony in a manner that aroused the
greatest interest Of the onlookers. The
IoWandes with their bareback riding
dog Dewey and almost human pony
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fines of the Coliseum the patrons of the
circus were plunged into the wild vor-
tex of the Midway Plaisance or Lane
.of Pleasure. as the many "spielers"
from various bally-ho stands styled the
side show to the left of the entrance.
The patrons were separated from their
money without the least conjunction,
and Inspector Patrick O'Day of the po-
lice department looked on with COM
placent grin.
The shows put on at the afternoon
and evening performances were identi-
cal, beginning with the grand calval-
cade, in which all the performers, with
the exception of the three stars, took
part, winding up with the usual after
math of all circuseS, a concert. The
Tingling Sisters, Herman Schervee and
Perley Kilgore were the Sisters Ting
ling. Sister Yelled Lady Tingling was
discovered to be Perley Kilgore.
Prof Kilgore was turned into the
mysterious yelled lady by the non-ap-
pearance of John c. Freeman slated
for that position.
The sisters Tingling were supposed
to be the real attraction of the circus,
but Harry w. Smith with his string
of running and steeple chasing horses
was the main attraction. The Smith
stables were represented outside the
tanbark in an exhibition that in Bos-
ton or New York would be the feature
of the finest horse show of the coun-
try. The horses which Mr.. Smith had
gathered together in the tent outside
the tanbark have won the local sports
man world wide fame as q gentleman
rider of his own horses. The Cad, Sac
kett, Tingaling, Sweetbriar and Sapo-
lilo made an exhibit that was the most
creditable of the entire show. The
jumping of Tingaling ridden by Harry
w Smith who has gained a reputation
of being the most daredevil rider out
side the professional jockies, and that
of Sweetbriar ridden by John S. Har-
rington created the sensation of the af-
ternoon and evenings performances on
the tan bark. 1t aided in great mea-
sure in making the affair what it prov
ed TO be, most qualified success.
The show opened with the grand en-
tree of the cavalcade led by Ringmaster
w. H. J. Nourse with Mrs. r. c. Cleve-
land, Miss Marion Green, Miss Mabel
Clark, Miss Blanche Kelley, Dr. W. L.
Thayer, John S. Harrington, John
Washburn and H. E. Kelley
The Y. NJ. c. A. were led in their turn
by Physical Director z. W. Wilder
with these boys performing: William
Minsch. Christopher Seattle, Charles
Wesman, Ernest Whitman, Malholm
Havener. William G. Beaumont. Wal
ford Park. John w. Donnelly. William
Wehirle. z. n. Paul Ferd H San
ford John Tracey. John O'Brien. Emil
J. Leclaire and Herbert Clark.
William Backstrom, the instructor
was in charge Of these men: Andrew
Verne. Edward Miller. Charles Miller
Carl Nelson. Knut Englund. Victor
Lundgrer. Emil Classon. Frank Wood
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thrilling trapeze act at the other end
of the arena. She looked remarkably
like the lady of the first trapeze act,
and resembled as much the mistress of
the trained pony. But her work was
tn roughly good and detracted some
what from the applause the band ex-
pected to receive.
At this point the announcer appeared
to vindicate his reputation. He said
that it had been rumored that there
was no whirling dervish in the side
show, in spite of the testimony of John
Kendall, who helped sell tickets. In
order to prove the statement he brought
the dervish Hash Hash by name, into
full view of the audience, without any
wires or mirrors to deceive, and let
him bow. The dervish looked his part
and the name suited. In the side show
he whirled.
Miss Reed imported from Boston es-
pecially for the circus. and a profess
sional bareback rider was escorted in
to the ring by Old Sport, Charles T.
Pratt Captain Pratt. as premier sing
ing clown. and by the ringmaster, clad
in white and black. Miss Reed wore
pink tights. pink skirt and black velvet
bodice. Her bareback work was done
with the skill born of long experience.
and she gave a finished performance
She, and the other professionals, in
fact. did their share toward making the
circus the success it was. and seemed
to show a real interest in the work
Old Sport premier singing clown, took
occasion to crack some jokes with the
ringmaster during this part Of the per-
formance. He said he wished he was
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-04
ENRAGED RAT
BITES A BOY
Edward KerWin Bitten by Rod
ent Which He and Other Boys
Were Trying to KiIl-Rat's
Teeth Sunk in Boys Hand
QUICK TREATMENT
CHECKED POISONING

Edwadr Kerwin, a 10 year old boy at
tending school at the Lamartine Street
building, was bitten by a rat on Gold
Street Court yesterday afternoon. The
bite was painful and at the Emergency
Hospital where the wound was eau
terized it is thought by the doctors
no serious results viii come from the
bite
The boy was on his way to his home,
AZ Gold Street. with several playmates
when a big rat was spied running near
the Whyman & Gordon shous at the
corner of Bradley Street and Gold
Street Court. The boys chased the rat
and driving it into corner tried to
kill it, Young Kirwin, more bold than
any of his playmates caught the rat
by the tail and was about to swing 1t
in the air when he felt the rats teeth
sink in the palm of his hand. He drop
ned the animal and his playmates were
so badly frightened that the rat got
away.
Other cases treated at the Emergency
Hospital yesterday were F. F. Green of
76 Coburn Avenue who had three fin
gers on his left hand cut on a circular
saw: w. H. Mack, a Boston travelling
salesman. who tried to knock a punch
ing machine over and William H. Finn
Of Northboro who ran into a small
shower of cinders from a locomotive
and had his eyes filled with particles
of dust Green's injury is not serious.
Mack was with some friends in a
Front Street Hotel and accepted an in
vitation to display his prowess with a
punch. He hit the pad on the machine
after dropping a cent in the slot. The
dial registered a high mark but Mack
felt a pain shoot through the hand. At
the hospital II was discovered that he
had fractured a small bone in his hand.
After the fracture had been reduced
Mack left saying he would never more
practice on a punching machine. The
particles Of cinders In Firms eyes were
removed and he went to his home in
Northboro last night.
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pie.
The musical clown, playing various
instruments at separate times, and
another oratorical clown telling vari-
Gus jokes, came next, and then came
the dessert. Prof. Perley Kilgore
followed by his troup of trained ami
mails, including Petit Manan, the
trained white elephant entered the
arena.
Ed Eustis, the equilibrist, who is
at the Park Theatre this week, gave
an exhibition of head-andha bal
ancing on the elevated stage, while
Prof. Kilgore's animals were perform
ing in the ring. Petit Manan was the
hit of the animal show. He did every
thing but speak, and he might have
done that. He, or they'll is hard to
decide whether Petit Manan was sin
gular or plural Certainly the former,
and most assuredly the latter. The
other animals were most probably
pre- historic; or probably suggestive of
the future; or even realizations of
those one dreams about when it's
mince-Die night.
Then the big show ended, and it was
to catch a street car
| Two thousand persons attended the
afternoon performance and there were
$500 at the evening performance.
| Immediately upon entering the con-
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license commissioner so he could
change the weather. The license COM
missioners, he said, brought out frost
at the Lincoln House last spring. Ha,
Ha!
Once more the announcer appeared
This time he took occasion to intro
duce the three Indians who appeared
at the concert. These Indians con-
stitute the trio playing at the Park
Theatre this week.
Before another act could be an
nounced, a message was received from
The Spy, announcing the winner Of
the yacht race, and the announcer took
occasion to announce that, owing to
the defeat of the Shamrock, Sir Thorn
as Upton had come to Worcester to
drown his grief at the circus, and in
order to prove the statement, Sir
Thomas appeared from the dressing
tent and sold concert tickets to those
in the audience who didn't dead
head. The Spy's announcement Of the
Columbia's victory was applauded all
over the place and the audience was
in splendid humor for the rest of the
performance.
At night Old Sport was the recipi-
ent of handsome bouquet from his
many friends, consisting of a large
pumpkin. The bouquet consisted of
a pumpkin, not the friends. Mr.. Pratt
responded in a neat speech, in which
he thanked everybody, and especially
those so kind as to remember he LIKED
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One of the clowns who had prom
lnent part in most of the acts reminded
one of a cross between the pieman that
Simple Simon met when going to the
fair, and the Mad Halter in Alice in
Wonderland" This pieman caused
trouble, for he sold pies of such ma
ture that one of his customers short
gentleman in a plaid suit, became ex-
tremely sick and it took the entire
medical force Of the circus to cure him
Many strange things happened during
the curing process.
The steeple-chase horses of Harry
Smith ridden by Mr.. Smith and ]. S.
Harrington, made their first appear
ance before a Worcester audience at
the afternoon performance and their
appearance attracted more attention
than any other act of the show. At the
afternoon performance Ting-a-ling, the
gray. cleared six feet three times with
out trouble, though Sweetbriar baked
twice at a jump. took off three rails
once and the top rail twice. Mr.. Smith
and the horses were applauded as they
passed from the ring.
The Pinkham Vegetable Band, mead
ed by John Philip Susie and having as
R>loist the wonderful boy cornetist,
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Toe. gave a neat exhibition. Then
came the event of both performances.
Harry w. Smith mounted on Ting-a-
ling and John S. Washburn on Sweet
briar. In the afternoon Ting-a-nng
cleared a height of six feet without
skip. Sweetbriar did not behave prop
erly in the afternoon. In the evening
Sweetbriar was stopped at five feet
three inches. Ting-a-ling cleared the
timber at that height handily, and
went over five feet six inches. This is
the horse that Mr.. Smith purchased
from the Consolidated Street Railway
Company, it running on the Quinsig
line at the time.
Pinkham's Vegetable Band was made
up of Harry L. Merritt, who imper-
sonated Sousa, while Van Dusen played
an E fat syringe. Little Willie Green
j. E. Halpin, played cornet solo,
and Halcott. the musical clown, sang
Harry L. Merritt unprecedented irish
Sportsman, who tried for the cup, and
lost
The concert program which followed
| was opened by Schneider Band, Henry
Smith leader George Bowles, the in
comparable skirt dancer, was followed
by Harry Foley in monologue, and the
| Indian trio, composed of Newell, Chin
| ouilli and Dufrino of the Park Thea
| tire. The concert closed with a sener'
al jamborie, led by the West Side Jubi.
| lee Singers, all hailing from John anC
| Lilly Streets.
When the people reluctantly departed
from the mystic circle they again
emerged into the Midway Plaisance
where Jules Offner and Chef Smith
the latter on the top of the box-office,
again induced the patrons to see the
side show.
On the regular bally-ho stand were
three prominent young men fearfully
but wonderfully made up in gorgeous
Turkish uniforms. Sergt. William r,
Barton one of the trio blew wind into
what he. called a musette which A. F.
Dunkerton brought from the Philip
pines
On the barrel drum was P. G. Smith
and the tom tom man was Frank
Dana. They blew themselves for the
great and only Hash Hash, the whir-
ling Dervish He was the main at
traction in the side show.
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CARPENTERS TOOLS,
BUILDERS HARDWARE,
MACHINISTS' TOOLS
large lines, best makes. bottom prices.
Exercises will begin

the new home. Exercises will begin
promptly at 3.
Daniel j. Boyle will give his annual
opening dancing party in Steinert Hall,
Tuesday night. All past pupils and
friends will be guests.
Registration of pupils for the even
ing schools began at the office of Clerk
Joseph Beals of the school committee
at City Hall yesterday and the number
of applications for admission filed with
him during the day indicates that the
| attendance this year will be fully as
large if not larger than in any pre-
vious year.
The Primary Sunday School Teach
ers union will meet this afternoon at 3
o'clock in the Y. M. c. A. building.
Registration for the state election
began yesterday at City Hall, but the
registrars of voters did not have much
to do, only 16 voters having their
names added to the lists.
The Ladies' Missionary society of
the Congregational church, Shrews-
bury, will meet at the parsonage this
afternoon at 3 o'clock. All the ladies
of the church and congregation are in
vited to attend and bring with them
some item of interest concerning Mex
leo.
"A car on the New Worcester d.
vision bound for the city line jumped
the track at the temporary switch
near Piedmont Street yesterday morn
ing. Traffic was delayed for Is min
utes.
Thomas Sloan. the veteran New
Worcester stable keeper, found pair
of horses hitched to tree near his
barn yesterday morning. He took the
Z. 1aN1 Afr
owner called and secured his prop
erty.
An alarm from box 242 was sent in
yesterday morning shortly after
o'clock for a fire at SO Southbridge
Street The blaze started around a
boiler in the factory OF the ]. c. Green
Manufacturing Company A stream
from a chemical extinguished the
blaze.
Officer John j. Horgan found a
bay mare on Fruit Stre1 yesterday
morning. The animal was put up at
a nearby stable and Ian was claimed
by Riley Miller, living on Holmes
Street.
j. j. Hurley. arrested for drunk
enness some time Wednesday night,
reported to the police yesterday the
loss Of a gold-hlled Waltham watch.
Hurley lost the watch while he was
intoxicated Capt. David A Matthews.
to whom the loss was reported, prom
Used to try and locate the watch.
Miss Josephine Gray, while visit
ing friends in Portland, Me, recently,
was painfully injured by falling the
entire length Of flight Of stairs, she
was badly bruised and a bone in her
right arm was fractured. door
leading to the cellar mistaken for
door leading to a room on the ground
floor. was the innocent cause of Miss
Gray's mishap.
Post 10. c. A. r.. met last night at
35 Pearl Street and transacted routine
business.
AT the meeting Of the Cigarmak-
ers' Union held last night at O. South
bridge Street four new members were
admitted.
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marched from the dresslng tent ahd

marched from the dressing tent ahd to
the platform, where seets ha6 h. -
ranged in a neat row for the musicians.
The man with the yellow wooden clar-
met did a little solo by himself -.-.d
got into neat row with two policemen
and a farmer, but was released when
he threatened to keep on playing. The
band was in excellent form and the
conducting of Mr.. Susie reminded one
of the conducting of a Consolidated
employee when he pulls the bell cord.
There was a prize offered for the first
person guessing the name of the selec-
ton played by the boy cornetist, but
no one appeared to claim it. Ii Hung
Chang, performer on the bass drum,
broke up the show with gun.
While the band was playing, Mile.
Wilson, a professional, was giving