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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09
WHAT THE WOGGLE BUG SAID
AND WHERE He LANDED

One Of the brightest and. most interest
ing answers to the question. what diu
the 3Woggle Bug 5say?" which is attracting
so much attention, is given in tho APP
pended poem, written by Mr.. G. p. MIL
Ter, Of this city. Tho poem was written
carly in September, and being sent IN
With the other answers to this @all abs
So, hing question, was not opened until all
She replies were examined at tho end of
the month, This Is the poem:
Oft at times in this good old city
4 Two been vexed In many q way
BY perplexing questions, but worst Of all
= Is What did the Wogge Bug say?'
But now. it's the 4th Of September.
ID And the Woggle Bug comes to town,
Together with tho Saw Horse and Tin
Woodman,
From the Land Of o. they've come
dow n.
They, started last Eight from the planet.
In hope -fome new ideas might be found.
AID In company with the Scarecrow- anu
jack Pumpkin Head,
The Gump fluttered down to the ground.
p The travellers were out In q minute,
And put Jack on the old Saw Horse;
They did this as precauton
That his wooden Joints might not get
lost.
{ Then they started to explore the city,
For the Gimp says Where are wo
anyway"
But the scarecrow says Something's got
to Happen
And something happened right away.
Tor Wash White. colored track roller,
Appeared upon the scene.
But the noiso they made In travelling
Made him run like the wind and scream.
what. the matter7" asked guard on
who happened to hear the exclamation;
'Mattaa 'nuff.'' screamed Wash, all
trembling.
us seed de debbil an all his relations"
Then lilo visitors took the trach roller
And termed procession so gay.
And as they marched to the entrance
The guard made them halt on their
way.
But at this instant the truth burst upon
them,
And yol, could hear the Woggle Bus
say.
As he whispered to the scarecrow,
Were at the Worlds Fair to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09
MILL FLOOR BREAKS.
Fine Hundred Bushels Of Fine
Wheat Goes Into Mill Race.

(speclal 70 The TImes-D lspatch0
4DUNNSVILLE. VA Oct. S.--The sec.
ond floor OF. Hundley and Hoskins grlstj
mill broke In a few nights ago. causing
800 bushels or choice wheat TO fal to the
lower floor among the compile ted roller.
process machinery:. Much Of. the wheat ,S,l
loss sustained is about 5000, While, much
time Will be lost IN MA king the neces-
slry repairs. 3tsS 5sitsi 4gtlf V sE5 81
Tiis is one Of the best equipped water
owing to the high grade OF flour ground
there, the farmers for many miles around
bring their wheat to this mill. Many OF
the merchants In this section sell this
-four, their patrons preferring 1t to any
other. 80. ~ =,
Tho barn ana stable of Edward Clark,
colored, was destroyed by fire Tuesday
which had been gathered, was burned,
Last summer lightning struck the same
barn and killed Clarkc's only horse.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09
GRIDIRON SEASON.
First Contest Between Richmond
College and Norfolk Tomorrow.

WHAT promises TO be spirited foot.
hal! game, and the first here of the
season, win be played at Broad Street
y Park Tomorrow afternoon between the
3 Richmond College team and Norfolk High
School eleven,
Norfolk Is one OF the best school teams
In The State. and held the strong VIII
: liam and Mary team down TO 16 to 0 last
Saturday. This game, though not one
or the regular schedules, promises 10 be
close aud interesting.
DR.. WILL. the Spidora' coach. has had
the team out every evening since their
game with y, p. l. last Saturday. putting
them through very. hard work. The coll
]ege made an excellent showing against
3y. r.. LIS strong team. holding them
down TO ~ TO Q. until the Last thirty-five
seconds Of play when thoN FL. quarter
got through for g touchdown after the
bal had been fumbled by V y. rs full
back when y, r.. !, mad been forced
to kick.
The psobabls l!ne-pp of college s;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09

trying 10 construct broader wings, In
creased the sustaining power of tho air
by the infusion Of heavy gasses.''
'fut these are noXous gases!"
They We're, People soon get used TO
Item; the millions that were suffocutcd
ineSnWhie could easily be counted on
ne fingers. of two hands,
The gain?"
Enormous! business man can go
from New York to Chicago in one hour,
where It formerly took twenty-four
ougs.--PucE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09
SPOTSYLVANIA53C CASE.
Both Mr.. and Mrs Lacy Testi-
fed in the Negroes Favor. n

Especial to The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. :
the Z l trial I Of Battle Johnson. co1ored, at
Spottsylvania Courthouse. yesterday on.
the charge OF attempted criminal !, a..
Lacy testified that he raised her skirts
as as, She was reachlng over u table IN
the smoke house, and that she rep RI
mandcd him. that afterwards he tou .s,
9mcr % OCCASION lle had }playfully held her
hands behind her. Both Mrs. Lacy nna
her husband testified Il that they did not
Of COMMITTING q CRIMINAL assault,
Tho Jury was divided as TO the guilt
Of, the negro ana was dscsarged; T Y
Courthousc. ana Viii not be tried again
until the Dccelnber term Of court
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09

Mr.. j. r. Weaver was elected president
of the Retail Merchants OF the State at
the annual meeting held in Roanoke city,
recently. Mr.. Weaver Is a prominent
young business man, owner OF one Of the
largest, grocery establishments III that
city director OF the Peoples National
Bank and was elected alderman at the
last election by the largest majority III
his ward IIe is al ma tive OF 4 oclsinghan1s
county and was a prominent educator
before entering the mercantile busine
He is one Of Roanoke's most enterprsing
business men, careful and painstaki King,
and 1t will be no fault OF his II the Re-
tail Merchants Association don't make
rapid progress this year.
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HORSE SHOW.
.Ixnchh,lrn, Xan Oct. 1l.14,.

Account above occasion, the Norfolk
and Western Railway Will sell round
trim tickets from Richmond at S4,25,
which Includes admission to tho show.
Tickets Will be sold October 10tl, to l4th
Inclusive. good for return passage until
October 49, 1904. u.
! Three daily trains In eacl, direction,
Pullman Parlor and Sleeping cars, For
tickets and further tnforlna ton apply g
,tcbet agent. Byrd Street station, or a.
cor1panys office, 88S East Main Street..
lNO f. WAGNER, &. II. ROsLEi,
City Pass Agent. Dist, Pass gent
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Emcre. or Graham, r, f.; snead, n. IT.
Hubhel. II. g.: Webster tcaptain). CT;
Crockett. j.. g.; iludgins, l.. H.; suther-
land, l.. e.: Alercll G, b.: Wright, r.. IT.
-; Frazer. or Coleman, L. II, -. Isowcn,
II. y.
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,RepucEp RATES 70 THE RIG HMoNp
'HoRSE SHOW VIAaTHE .SEA6OARD
58''-S'S-iT Air LINE HRAIIWIAY, 1 81

The seaboard AIR Line will sell round
trjp tickets to Richmond, Va, account Of
above occasion, at rate Of ono fare, plus
Z n cents. Tickets sold October 10th tn
9gd, Inclusive, limited to return not later
tnan October 23d, 1901
For further Information. n Apply 10
AGENTS OF this company or
II. IS. LEARD, !, NJ, NJ. TAYLOR S
D. p, Al g, Il. a., is
No, $50 East Main Street, Richmond. va.
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Revival Meeting Continues,

The meeting ct Vepuble street Baptist
Church is progressing favorably. ReM MY !.
Wray by his earnest and faithful TSaGat a Eli II
speak to tho i;uniay school and &prench at .,
A, NJ, and S i. NJ to-day, and Ipreaeh eac cn
night at during the coming week, ~ u assG
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-14

whemingy defeated an tn other rayceives five MILL
yon. nine hundred thousan' an is trumphantly
ilicted An there We ARE.
why, Hinnissy wanst whin was in pollytics,
an Nilum OBrien put up German be tn name iv
SmeeTkase some such name fr alderman fr tn
Fun iv tn thing. 1t was great joke an aven tn
Dutchman knew it. But befHe he'd been nommy-
mated two weeks he begun to take it seeryous Theyse
good dale iv dissatisfaction in IN ward with tb'
prisint alderman says he an ye know Eve lived
here long time an I'm popular with tn boys.
Stranger things have happened thin " this joke was
out thrue Well says l. If we're ilicted
want We to make me Uncle Mike Chief ~ Polls. He's
licked thin all an he raaly holds tn job ex-propria
vigore, tn Supreme Coort wud say says I. Sure
l VIII says Smeerksse. Well he come into me place
ivry day to tel me how his campaign was gettn'
He had assurances firm more people thin there
in tn ward that they'd vote fr him. He had his pitcher
took an hung on tn tlllygrafy poles. He hired
to write his obichury firm tn time he took his first
glass IL beer baby 10 tn moment when tn indig-
citizens iv tn Sixth ward arose an demanded
that they shud crowd their suffrage on him. That
meant an o Brien. dye mind? He got up
meeting with bands an caleeem lights an tn hall was
crowded while he talked not ony broken. but, be
hiYins pooverized English on IN issues ~ tn day.
Well, Hinnissy, We know It's not Only tn candydate
bimsf that's confident it's ivTybody around him.
An befure tn ilietion come, / begun to think that
maybe me frind did have chance. SO | whit around
TO see him. He was disthributin' tn spendn money
fr tn polls an l had 10 tight way in Clad to
ye Misther Dooley. says he. wanted to tell We that
I'm sorry ] can't appint ye'er Uncle Chief ~ Polls.
I've inquired into his chaTackter' says he. an tbs
not up 10 tn standard. Besides, he says I've
promised tn job to tn Amalgsmateel. Union iv Can
Openers who ar-re with to a man. 'Ar-re We that
yeTe gon be iicted that we've already broken
yeer ante-ilicton promises? says he. I've ordered
tn flowers fr me desk tn council Make mine
gates-aiaF says I an whit way. How nanny votes
did he get? Eight That tn amount Where did
ne get thin? says to OBrien- They we're some we
cuddent use says he They belonged to a Bohay-
milan in III foorth preeint but give them Smeer-
kase. He's good fellow says he.
What's me opinyion iv tn campaign? Sure,
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if there's five dollar bill in New York calm fr
father. Don't believe iFrything David Binnitt Hin
tells We He's great man a prim'ry but he's poor
in tn wards. He knows how to reach tn captain iv
tn eighth precinct but he's niver had his ear very
near to tn great throbbin' heart ~ III people
tn watch pocket bein' that side What
tn public about We is all in yeer favor. barrin'
We have a slight impedymint in ye'er convictions.
They like We so much upright judge an stawaTt
farmer that they may not want TO remove ye. They
ar-re foolish people an they may ask We TO stay
tn farm. But don't be in too much " hurry to de-
clare ye'er principles. Ye won't: but don't If We
yeer partys an ye hold tn principles " yeer party
they're unpopular But don't be discouraged amy
how. Tn campaign is young Anything may hap
u cold an calculated survey tn situation I can
ony promise ye tn ilcthral vote " Texas an meslf
an We both need watchin'.
What wud ne say? He'd ask David Binntt Hill
an David Binnitt Hill wud say: It's a einch. Not
on'y ye'er great popularity an urine makes it
certain, but I've in Buffalo, who knows
in tn third precinct Nv tn foorth ward who is
goin to fellow in Nation, Hlinye who has tn
city collector iv Keokuk undher his thumb an he
get to Cortolloo. 1 need say more. Ye viii
understand what mean be wink. RosenfeIt may
well go back to tn barn,
NO. sir will not disturb amy mans romance
with me valuable an unsonght opinyions But
secretly, Hinnissy, it don't look to me as though
ayether iv thin had tn ghost iv a chance"
I'm afraid iv RosenfeIt," said Mr.. Hennessy
Il amt afraid iv amy prisdint that liver lived
said Mr.. Dooiey. six months in tn White House wud
tame buffalo"
Copyright, 1904, by Mcclure. Phillips & Company
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-14

what's tn use iv brealn' up amy mans happy
dhream be teilin him tn thruth? If amy fellow eiti
zen v mine can get four months complete injymint
out iv life with nary care or worry bit livery day tn
glad hand an tn rainbow Nv hope in tn sky, it's not
me will Spite his game An 1t wuddent do amy good
anyhow Supposin' Thaydoor ROsenfelt was to
dhrop in here an ask me opnyion iv tn campaign up
TO date [ might say: Thaydoor, me buck, at this
minyt can't offer We much consolation. Ye won't
get amy votes tn South that will do amy good
If We thry to get amy tn coOred line will be dhFswn
more closely an on higher threes an nanny smiiin
face viii be absent firm yere festive board we've jus
managed to hurt tn thrusts enough to make thin
mad an they're afther ye. Nanny people is scared
to death that if ye get in again yel buckle on yer
soord an declare war again tn homes iv their birth
where they skipped firm. They'se lot " Germans
in Wisconsin an nlinye that don't like foreign
policy mannyfacthe7ed TO ordher in England an who
vxud not care to lay down tn bung-starter an tn
sausage grinder to take up tn sOord an make
thir Heber vaterland in ordher to advance tn COM
mon an sometimes vulgar speech iv Shakespeare an
Joe Chamberlain. Ye we'll liked be some an
well disliked be others. Tn beautiful bust v that
Jacob Riis nodded in butther is meltin in tn harsh
glare iv tn secret meetin's at tn White House. Ye
won't be iHeted be yeer frnds defeated by ye'er
inmies 1t is to tn indepindant SURFACES iv tn free
men who ARE ndif rent to We that We must appeal
IF they ARE more Indifferent to tn Sage iv Esoopus,
you have chanst But yeeT great hope iv victhry
is nawthin' we've done OF nawthin' We haven't done,
but this: That no matther how nanny votes tn
dimmycrats have befure tn polls open, tn raypubl
cans usually have more whin tn polls close an they
don't care how late they set up
What wud he say? He'd sind fr Jacob Riis
IF l whit to Esoopus an found tn Sage maxim
hay with wilum Rockyfellar an Augy Belmont
might say: Sage, don't We put too much thrust in
thrusts A thrust may show momentry fondness FIR
a dimmycrat but raymimber a thrust is Republican
at heart He was brought up it. It's good to have
Wilum Rockyfellar with ye fr prisdint v tn United
states but I'd rather have tn family niooence on my
side if was r-runnin' fr prsidnt v tn Standard lie
Bill an me allowed be tn constOchoochion tn same
number " votes, i e. as Hogan wud say, wan Mine
is sure to get into tn box but Bill is apt TO frget his
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ask nawthn in raytuTn that viii require civil ser
vice examination. He starts in with pretty good
OpinyoR iv himsilf based what his mother said
him as baby but be tn time he's heerd ia first
speech ~ congratulation he begins to think he had
cold an indiff'rent parent Ninety per clint IL tn
people who to him tell him he's tn mos
poplar thing that liver an viii carry tn country
like tidal He don't let tn others in. If amy
body says anything about him less frindly thin
Jacob Riis he knows he's either eore-head or is in
tn pay iv tn other campaign comfy. Chdher an
dogs ARE named afther him, pretty an some
iv tn other kind thry 10 kiss him an tn newspapers
publish pitchers iv him he in his libry with his
brows wrinkled in thought ~ how fine man he is.
Tn opposition pa-aDers don't get up to tn house an
ne niver himsilf with face like Sharkey reads
that tn reason he takes bath in tn Hudson is be-
cause he is too stngy to buy bathtub fr IN house
an prefers to sponge on tn great highway be-
longin' to tn people
IF he hasn't done much to speak " his frinds ray
port his small but handsome varehues He niver
punched his wife he sinds his boys to school, he
loves his country he shaves with safety razor.
A man epicts to be ilicted prsidint " tn United
States Hinnssy FIR tn fine qualities that tn rrest "
use ony to keep out iv tn pinitinchry All tn
time tn TaypOrts from tn country become more an
CLOWN. Tn tidal wave is risin; an soon will
amount to a landslide Viethry is perehed upon our
banners an has stint fr tn family. FIR tn dmmy-
cratic candydate tn mos CLOWN Tayports " gains
come IT N New England, where there IS always most
room fF dimmy cratic gains. Fir tn republican tn
news from tn Southwest is so eheerin as to be al
most incredible or quite But ilction day comes at
last Tn people " this great country gather tn
VARIOUS temples ~ liberty in barber shops an livery
stables an indicate their choice iv evils. A great
hush falls tn land tn public pours out iv tn
sidedures v tn saloons an reverenty gathers at tn
newspaper Offices to await with baited breath tn
thriIlin firm tn first precint iv tn foorth ward
iv ShebOygan, Wis. An thin again we hear tn old
but niver tiresome story: Texas give dimmyerat
majority iv Eve hundred thousan', but viii reopen
tn polls if more is necessity; tn dmmyerats hope IL
tn prisint ratio is maintained tn republican vichry
in Pennsylvania will not be unanimous An wan
candydate rayceives six miliyon votes an is over
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By z. Dunno.
8 SEE" said Mr. Hennessy, that the dimmycrats
have great confidence.

SIZE, satd MI tenneSsy. that the dimmycTats
have great confidence.
They have" said Mr.. DooIey. "Th' dim
mycrats have great confidence, tn ray-publicans
ARE sure, IN popysts are hopeful tn prohybtion-
lists look fr a landslide or a food or whstiyer you
may call prohibition victhry. an III socysts think
this be their year. That's what makes poIytics
III gr-reat game an tn on'y to dhrive dull care
away. It's game iv hope. fv iolly-ye-er-neighbor
confidence game. II ye get bad hand at poker ye
lay it down But If ye get had hand at noilytics
e bet yeer pair " deuces blthe as an EngIfshman
who has jus larned tn game out iv tn sport
in columns ~ tn London Times If ye don't win fair
ye may win foul If ye don't win ye may tie an get
III money in tn confusion If it wasn't such a came
wud there be dimmycrats in Vermont Republicans i'm
Texas, an prOhybtionists in IN stock Yards ward7
lvry year crawl out iv Oh hospitals where they've
been since last iliction day to vote tn republican
ticket IN Mississippi There's record iv it but it's
iact Today tn dimmycTats will on'y coRcede Yer
mont Maine and Pennsylvania to III republicans
an Mississippi 10 tn dimmycrats But it's arly yet
Wait awhile Tn wurruk iv tn campaign has not
begun. Both sides is inclined be pessimstic TIA
conservative business who thinks that If lit
tie money cGd be placed in Yazoo City tn preirdice
again Rosenfelt which is en'y skin deep anyhow
cud be removed, hasn't turned up at headquarters
About tn middle iv October, the Republican who
comedies Texas to tn dimmycrats will be dhrumrled
out iv tn party thraitor an yen hear that tn
dimycratic party in Maine is cheered be tn pros
poets that his firms can't keep him sober
TIL life iv a eaRdydate is tn happiest there is
If want anything pleasant said about me- have to
say it mcsif There's hundred thousan' freemeD
ready TO say it to candydate an say it strong They
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in which is installed a myriad Of gen
eral exhibits including the art treas
l;res OF the Philippine islands. On the
south side Of the plaza is the COM
MERGE building This is Of special in
terest As here are shown great
number Of the Imports of the Islands,
and OF the various articles OF native
troduce and manufacture. which con-
s.itute the internal commerce Of the
archipelago. as we'll as the principal
articles of export This department is
in charge Of Mr.. Charles P. Fenner.
who is a member of the American
chamber of commerce of Manila.
Manila Home Reproduced
The Manila building is an exact
Fspresen tatien of the style of DWELL
ings used by the upper classes in the
larger towns and cities of the islands
IN IL are installed the textile fabrics
Of native manufacture, and cobwebby
laces, beautiful just and shimmering
Pima embroideFies SO fine and delicate
that one wonders how they stood trans
portatioR. Facing diagonally across
The rear entrance of the plaza are the
forestry and ethnoiogy buildings.
There is no escaping the fact that to
the average Worlds fair visitor. the
interest Of an exhibit like that of the
Philippine government cenrers in the
natives and naive villages, and a con-
slant stream of people make their way
TO see the dog eaters and head
hunters. The space given by. the news
papers TO the Tgorots is out of all pro-
portion to their real importance 1t
should be remembered that out of $780,
00e people in the islands, less than $780,
600 are uncivilized, and that an Igorot
warrior is as much an object of curios-
ity to a resident of Manila as he is TO
an American. Indeed, many Filipinos
at the fair have there seen representa-
tives of the Wild tribes for the first
time.
The Jgorot village contains ia ma
tives, belonging TO three different
tribes. The Bontocs. Suy0cs and Tin
guianes, all from the central part Of
northern Luzon- Scientists have de-
clared that with proper training they
are susceptible TO a high state of de-
velopment and unlike the American
Indian, win accept rather than defy
the advance OF American civilization.
They are barbarians- Their religion is
d kiad-of spirit Worship As a rule they
are head-huntefs They are copper
'ceiored have high cheek bones, fat
noses and thick lips. Their hair Is
Straight and black and is often worn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-14

1T SHOULD be gratifying thing 10
The American people that their first
colonial exhibit should AT the same
time be the best colonial exhibition
ever held. Al 81 Louis. the Philippine
exposition = the largest single exhibit
oH the fair grounds. II c0verc forty
seven acres OF rolling country and In
Guides 100 buildings of all sizes and
shapes, from the diminutive nipa shack
OF a NeErito TO reproduction OF tk +
cathedral at Manila There are nearly
1.303 natives ola the reservation. repre-
senting perhaps twenty different tribes.
ana showing all the stages OF economic
Development from the aboriginal, who IS
only a step from the lowest type of hu-
mainly. 10 the scout. who is a regular
IL the United States army, and the
Nisayan, who weayes fabrics Of great
beauty.
The Philippine exposition is complete
IN itself. II has its own departments of
agriculture. commerce, education, for
estry. ethnology, and SO forth, and sep
arate buildings for each Il has its
own police force and power plant.
For two years the work of assem-
bling and installing the seventy-odd
thousand exhibits has been under Way.
An exposition board headed by DR.
William p. Wilson of the Phitadelphia
Commercial museum, and including DIT.
Gustavo Niederlein and several fli-
ipinos, by the Ereatest activity. brought
the Whole resources Of the island into
play with the result that one can nov
learn more about the Philippines IN 1t
Louis than in Manila The whole COM
mercial and chronological story Of the
islands Is spread Out before one.
The exhibit IS built around a typical
plaza veritable picture OF number
less public squares IN the islands. Fac
ing the fountain in its center are four
buildings. each a reproduction of higher
type Of Spanish Philippine architee-
ture and Tadiating from this center are
the different types Of dwellings Of our
island people telling the story OF their
commercial development since the days
OF primeVai man. Along the outskirts
of this wonderful reservation are
grouped the different tribes, whose
chief claim to attention lies IN their
spectacular habits and mode of living.
The main entrance 70 the reservation
IS aeress the Bridge OF spain and
through The vailed city
Fine Collection Of Weapons.
Hhls IS q reproduction Of the walls