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Show CIRCUS QUEEN'S SAD DEATH. Elizabeth Howard, Once as Famous as Dan Rice, Died a Newswoman. (Chicago Tribune.) There recently died in New Orleans the ' one-time "queen of the circus," Elizabeth Howard, who forty years hko divided honors with Dan Kice. In the old days Miss Howard was easily the most popular female performer . in the sawdust ring, but the test twenty yi-ars spent soiling neu-s'inij,,.,.,," j,!' ,'"T life the .southern city. Tinn- v, ', '. :' ".srr'-7 ') beth Howard reciM-,-..,! .r, v'!" n vies' work each night. "v.'.'iV"rtJ'"5" of the entire perfMrauoic." ',,.. s'u-i' her whim us mud, , 1, i,'s j gran. I opera cL.es :;;,,!, i'j. "'r '-'::-; '? prima dentin. I ir''ji " ''in., ; (leans. -Old Miss fiW;, ,',"'-"'' "' 0 j known t" tii.' n.-wst..ys :. -,; ..- .' ?,r" earned aixeit ;n cei.is ;, .' 'v"t I this she vj,s forcd ',, ',-,''.', ''" "'! Jin the n-...rni:isr. sunur-:' 'Z,, "V- '.''' j be at Newspaper row' ., ''; v" !-r the morning papers m ",, 1 :"' k'!' ! editions. " " ,., ' i !t is said that Mis 1 ! New Orhvns about 1 .., , '",;!:'- '-,! ,., I One c-oM winter's rr.of . '" 'r- I White-haired old wor,,., .l V"'A ' , : -r,t papers ar tii. j nt .''.'.! ,',;" I Hou.se and R..y,il st r i s '!.' n i !ittle table with irii-m t o.. ", . ""! -, '' i was time to close U-f - v ,: "' . vv'lBn ; Permission of ;l e;il!,.- vi. ,,.,'.!., "i'1" 'lk.V low her t.ibb- to r.--n .. r' ' ;"r r- his establishment. 'i'l-.- , V "V-.r ' heme to a bare. c ,,.;', Jt "" t '""';!?.... somewber'- ilew:itou-n .'.. r.i,,, t'T. After a whil- s!- r', .,...'","' h 'V.:r. the enrn-r on h'-r wa 1., walk. She was fr.low.., j,..' for friends and ooni!ani.i,s -; ' ''" h-history h-history of eai-li ,, t;v. '.' "'is old woman's li;"e. s;,.. ,., .', '. .'' ' ; ,0 oth ! corner, and sb.. .,"',."' '"'..- from h-T little stand. .. V.'"r ah.. for her walk ace..tn.a:V-.:"'. w-r' dogs. Sometimes a 1 . '-'o-.!. in the personnel of hi-r 'i " ,,''". "n':,:'. si me of tii-m lailii Vict m'- i '''-n eiilont or the doC- catcher .'. ;'5. a.l always six of tliem r .ri) There are times wli-:i ,,,,, . and wiPiner of siuiU w ... 1.. "'' of going out into the Ua -i, -.VvV "f ; :"' i'i-'i morning and sta inline ,.. ', H stiff, icy wind that l.U.v v , ' '''.'' n- 1 the Ktilf. but Miss !ow'j.r.; t:,'.o'-;n patient arid gentle. vV ', 'V' V ' v '"' smiled, she bravely f ;.,') r:'"'.' charges it had for V.r. it 'I t.: work was done sh f, ,;(!.';' ;..'.' 'n t,. went away. Miss I f, ,-,:,' 1 ' ' t.'''":rils '"! many to hjive hn th. rV.f , , n"''' r' ' most darirg circus wo'i--n t; . 'V-!1,15, knew. She was the fir?-- ',.',.','.' 'V,r''! '"--r-woman. to tumble tlr.:n;i, "l3" n. while her horse was aph.V-it '-''.T 'nnn" lep. She could perform ,.' ''.ma'! )". 'bars. too. and as a ,1 ( . " ' .': :zon:'i I Carme7u"-rTa. Si, had lf v.. .'.':", r!ra""l I and power. Miss H.-nv. ,),..'.. ','!'i'r'?'i I circus for a single ,..,',', ' t,(l ':. starred in a comedy ,' th, '"n Lotta was successful. She a. h.,.v'.IV''i:''-1 umph, h'-r singing of "i..-.. ., i 8 r-beirig r-beirig still fresh hi ih.- tn. r',' ''.'? Ak'v' an old man. Rut tin- sr.it.- lr H mv " 1 her liking a;nl she soon r,.t , nr'r, old love, the niprht cn wideV,"'s' :,"r peared under the big; t-Tit 1,,.,'jU' r."Tu to amusement seekers, it uav ' p?"' burg, and admirers frem (..,.;',. ", Detroit made piltrrin-ui t,-es t , t "p'' r "".'! vania city to give he..,- -1 Wl t, ,ir..., ' -n.- |