The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-09

the beginning Of-Ftne SS"On Ito gfNicHHiuttiui
campaign were many and & n ote worm ''!S
1t is doubtless only a desire to observe
historical detail that induces Gen. Corbln
to regale the gallant men Of Grant and
Bell and their guests as he Is said to be
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AS a. general rule guessing contests .are
ridiculous or rather are productive OF
some mighty ridiculous guess. For in:-g
stance the guesses at the number Of
white beans displayed in a glass Jar dis,
played in Richmond show window last
year varied all the way from six hundred
to sixty thousand Now comes o north
ern exchange which tells us that q UNIQUE
feather guessing contest was recently
conducted by a company manufacturing
feed for poultry, Five hundred. dollars
in prizes was offered orSthe best guesses
as to the number Of Gathers on o hen
The first prize was 500. T Thousands Of
guesses were received, including some
amusing ones. One person. who was
probably looking for some catch
scheme. estimated none at all" Many
estimates in the hundreds of thousands
were received. several in the millions
the highest estimate being GOO, o6o, OH. The
correct nunlb Der was found to be S,120s
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I'm most ca ses where horse shows are
held the horse Is the thing says tile
Boston Transcript, IT ime was when the
Boston ana New York horse shows were
regarded a very largely !, social func-8
lions. That time has passed away. and
people now go ITO the horse shaw TO see
the horses rather than the people In the
boxes. Not sol at Newport. however.
Newport still cllngs to the dress parade
Idea. Thus we learn, from the morning
papers, not OF the good points OF this
or that horse which took the blue Ribbon,
but that hers was Of white pompadour
mule, with delicate tracings Of mauve,s
green and black. A very effective girdle}
was worn Of green and black velvet. IIer
large white and black hat had long
white plume with pink roses under the.
brIm which was coquettishly raised from
the face. = ~
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The public has put Its foot on bull
fighting at st. Louis. at is now In order
for the same discriminating public to
pounce down on prize fighting at San
Francisco and elsewhere. ,s
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They do say that the persimmon trees
in old Virginia are loaded down to the
very "gun'alcs" this year. and that
means that all the 'possums Will be tat.
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The mosquito army now invading Rich
mond might be able to make better
record at Manassas II It could be In
duced TO move that way.
Pennyroyal is an old Virginia product
usually thought to no no good. but they
do sayit will make mosquitoes get up.
and hump. y, 4,
Old Jack is not behind the railroad at
this Manassas and 80 far as reported
there isn't anybody standing there like
stone wall ~;
Tho Honorable Eugene Y. Debs Is a
candidate for the presidency on some
kind of a ticket, but we have forgotten
what It Is.
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And the question naturally arises:
What can the Gear do at tho front e
by chance he should get there?
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There lis only one trouble with the
flying machines at ST.. Louis and that
seems to be that they won't fly,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Unfortunately the ugly dolngs at
Charlottesville have their counterpart IN
other parts OF the country
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Up to the hour Of going to PRESS the
latter day Manassas has not developed
a stonewall Jackson,
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Judge Parker talked mighty plainly ito
the editors and the editors seemed to
like II.
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The doleful sound OF the school bell
| Is now being heard In the land,