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Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16
The Hum of the Wires.

A new Use has been found for tele-
graph wires. DR.. Laska, Polish me-
teorologist, has studied the humming
sound theJ emit occasionally and has
found that it is not caused by the wind,
as commonly supposed. Eydam's OBJ
servations. extending over several
years, show that these sounds always
indicate the approach of rain. snow or a
storm, ara Laska inclines to the belief
that they are in some way caused by
terrestrial vibrations induced by me-
teorological changes.
Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16

isthmus OF Panama are reported to
be considering a plan OF action, which
Is understood to be In cooperation
with men of similar views In Panama
and Colon, to bring about revolution
and form an independent government
in Panama opposed TO that in Bogo-
Ia.
There Is much perturDance on the
isthmus on account OF the failure OF
the canal treaty which is ascribed to
the authorities at Bogota, and the ma
tives Of Panama think II is to their
best interests for a new republic to
be formed on the isthmus, which may
negotiate directly with the United
States a new treaty.
Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16

Lord Kelvin, the eminent English
scientist, has entered his eighteth year
with improved vlgor of mind and body.
Hc has received many honorary de-
gnees, the last Of which is doctor OF SCI
encc of London university. When the
scientist was receiving tlhs degree ne
was described as "a greater phiSoso-
pher than Democritus and one In whom
are united the qualities Of Archimedes
and Aristotle" This is fonly the last
OF many such degrees. !
Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16
The Real Yellow Peril.

With China opened to commerce, her
crowded. insanitary cities-none OF
them have either sewers or waterworks
will become a menace to the health
of the world. Smallpox is always prev
alent In them. Cholera Is often epi'
demic, and plague can be found In ey,
cry large town. These may consttuts
the real yellow peril."
Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16
An Automobile speed,,r ,

An automobile speedway forty feet
wide, inclosed by hedges and wire
fences, is planned to run the whole
length Of Long Island-from Black
wells island bridge to Montauk Point
112 miles. The road will cost SIC, 1000
mile, or nearly $1.7O0,000 in the aggre.
gate. But automobiles can AFFORD II,
and probably II they run short Of funds
other citizens will gladly help carry
cut an enterprise that promises to keep
racing machines of the public high
ways,
Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16
A Matter of History,

II is a matter OF history that be-
tween the Twin Cities and Chicago
the Northwestern put in service the
first dining cars. the first Pullman
sleepers. the first compartment cars,
the first reclining chair cars, the 6rst
observation cars and the first trains
having all the appointments of the
Limited" The Northwestern Lin.
tied is the peer of all trains.
Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16
PLANNING A REVOLUTION.

Panama People Who Want a Canal
May Start Government Of Own.
New York, Sept. 10.-Representa.
tiyes here of strong interests on the
Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16
Will Issue Bulletin.

We are here TO clear up the dihi-
Guilty in regard to poisoning by the
lupine or wild pea weed said Prof,
Chestnut. And yet we nave not work
ed up a practical antidote for it. One
pecularity is that sheep, which are
more affected than any other stock
by these poisonous plants, may eat
this weed to a certain extent and not
be poisoned. On the other hand, II
they eat IL under certain conditions
II will kill them. They are generally
poisoned when they are taken from
a dry range and placed in the noun
tains whore fine green patches of lu'
pines grow. Under these conditions
they may eat enough to kill them.
Again, where they are on the trail
and have travelled considerable dis.
tance without water the plant is fa-
tai. When they eat the lupine and
then drink water the effect Is likely
IN no diSa astrOua
Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16
One Hundred Dollars Reward.

One hundred dollars reward for eyi.
dence sufficient to convict any one OF
riding or driving my horses or cattle
from their accustomed range.
X. .. HAMII TON.
Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16
Exists in High Places.

The luplne eNlStS mostly In noun
famous regions along the tree lines
and near the timber. Some years the
losses are very severe. While all the
cases last year, of course, will not be
investigated, | estimated that the loss
by poisoning By the lupine at 10000
head Of sheep.
Regarding the REMEDY. We have
nothing to report as yet. We have
two remedies and hope to put them
to a practical test. I would like all
sheepmen who have experienced
cases of poisoning by lupine to notify
me as soon as possible at the Boze'
man experiment station that l may
visit them and investigate the cases
personally within two or three days
afterwards. II possible.
"One plan Is to administer the an.
tidote by means Of hypodermic In.
lection and the other by using solid
matter as a vehicle. During the fall
of the year and in the winter also the
poison by lupine is the worst, begin.
ming at this time. These remedies are
good ones, and we are now endeavor-
ing to ascertain whether or not they
are practical. The labratory investi-
cations have been satisfactory.
Enemies of Sheep.
I'VE intend TO make beginning on
the work of investigating the loco
weed this fall The lupine plant and
the loco weed are the cause of nearly
all the cases of poisoning in the fall
and winter. For the other plants the
permangenate of potash Is generally
an effective remedy. As yet there is
no antidote for the loco weed. Il Is
peculiar and requires considerable
time for investigation.
BY publishing good pictures of the
various weeds, together with supply.
ing good remedy, we hope to inform
the sheepmen so that they will know
the various poisonous weeds in their
locality so that when the sheep are
poisoned they will at once know what
TO do to counteract its effects. Thus
thousands Of dollars may be saved
TO them"
Professor Chestnut will remain in
Montana and the west conducting his
Investigations until November /. He
has been In Utah recently.
Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16
Attack the Loco.

In connection with the work upon
the lupine Professor Chestnut. assist.
ed by DR.. Harry T. Marshall, OF Johns
Hopkins University, is engaged in the
investigation of the loco weed. This
is by far the hardest of all poisonous
plants for which TO apply a remedy
as il is not known how many varie-
ties of plants may come under this
head. 1t is also the most deadly and
destructive.
Any plant which makes an animal
"groggy' is termed the loco weed
and how many Of these kinds there
are and under what conditions they
exist yet remains to be investigated.
This work may require several years
but it is hoped to complete the luplne
investigation this year.
Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16

I EwiSTOwN LODGE NO. 4s, A, o. u. W.
l. Meets every Friday evening in Laux
Hall.
E. q. WORDEN, Recorder.
Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16
ANTIDOTE FOR
POISON WEEDS
Expert Who Has Been
Sent Out to Investigate Poisonous
Plants Has Remedy.
WILL MAKE SOME EXPERIMENTS
Thorough Efficacy Of the Antidotes
Will be Proven Before They
Will be Recommended.

Helena, Sept. 10.-Through the ef-
forts of Professor " X. Chestnut, as
sistant botanist in charge of the pol
sonous plant In vestigation being con.
Quoted by the agricultural department
at Washington remedy has at last
been found TO counteract the effect
OF the deadly lupine, poisonous
plant which kills many head OF sheep
in Montana each year. Professor
Chestnut arrived in Helena Monday
from Bozeman and other parts Of the
state. where he has been conducting
his investigations for the past month
He will leave at once for the country
where he will continue his work.
The remedy which has been found
Is now being put to a practical test
and the results will soon be known,
That the remedy is effective is al
ready established beyond a question.
the only fact yet to be demonstrated
being whether or not it is practical.
Two Ways Of Application.
The antidotes are Of two varieties.
First, administering the drug to the
poisoned sheep with solid matter, and,
second. injecting it by means OF a
hypodermic syringe In case the lat
ter is found to be effective, each herd.
err will he furnished with a hypoderm-
is syringe and fluid The latter seems
to be the more practical. as it Is some.
times hard matter to force a poison
ed sheep to swallow solid matter
Professor Chestnut is now watching
his experiments with keen interest
and entertains the highest hopes that
the results will be satisfactory. Pro
fessor Chestnut would not divulge the
nature of the antidotes. saying moth
ing as yet was in shape to be report.
ed upon.
Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16

RI0 SPRING CAMP NO. Ios, W0ODnEN or
u the World-Meets the second and fourth
Tuesdays OF esrb month In Fraternity Hall.
ED. FOLMSBY, c. G.
JAMES M. CROFT, X. S.
Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16

JUDITH LODGE NO. 80, !, o: o. P.-nEEIs
y every Monday evening In Fraternity Hall.
JESSE PINKLEY, N. g.
JAMES M. CROFT, X. S.
Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16

JUDITH LODGE NO. 80, K. Of p. = MEETS
u every Thursday in Fraternity Hall.
w. ii, HOPKINS, &C.
E.G. wORDEN, X. ofRS.
Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16
TIME cARD-LoMBARD
Lodge Directory.

AIRAM CHAPTER NO. IS, r. A. H.-MEETS
4 the second and fourth Wednesdays of each
month In Masonic Hall.
6. ]. BACH. Sec'v.
Fergus County argus., 1903-09-16

CNOwY MOUNTAIN ENcA1PMENT NO. 2.
- !. o. o. F.--Meets the first Tuesday OF
each month in Fraternity Hall,
HUGH GREEN, c. p.
GEO. W. EASTMAN. Sec'y.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-26

in his mouth and was, therefore. more
fortunate than his fellows.
There is no mistake but wealth Is a
great convenience, but that 1t Is an i'm
petus to success is doubtful, NOSE people
are so constituted that they need the
spur of necessity to develop the best that
is in them.
Evidences of the truth of this statement
are on every hand.
The lowly- born have risen to the most
exalted positions through the untirins
energy OF their native mpelling genius,
adversely seeming to have aided rather
than TO have embarrassed them, while
others with all the smiles Of fortune and
assistance of powerful friends and supe-
rior abilities, never accomplished any
thing, having nothing to force Them to
activity.
Pre.eminent genius is probably rare,
but that many persons possess some re-
markable quality of mind, Of a higher
or lower degree there is no question, but
for want of a proper stimulus they make
no particular impression on their times
lnnunerable persons waste their cppor-
tunitles and talents, wonderlns what IS
their best gift experimenting with this
that and the other thing.
Whereas, If they would concentrate
their energies and apply themselves dill
gently to any specially they would sue
coed admirably.
1t is, after all, not so much the genius
which persons have. but the use they
make of what. they have that brings I'M
dying fame.
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enable them to obtain professional
certificate, which entities them to teach
the teacher for great improvement by
In the public schools Of any county In the
State for ten years Three years Is the
time allotted TO those studying for pro
fcsslonal certificates.
a special course Is also provided for
teachers who desire to take the examina-
ton for life certificates.
The professional certificate Is granted
upon successful completion of one sum
mer school term In physics or chemis-
try, ancient history. medieval and mod
ern history, history Of American litera-
ture, history of English literature. Shakes
peare and Milton, Addison and Macauley
with assigned readings in Poe and Long
fellow, and school management; and two
summer school terms in algebra psy-
chology and methods of teaching. Sew
enty- five per cent. must be made on
each examination of the above courses
The teacher who has won profession
al certificate will be awarded a life d.
ploma upon successful completion Of all
the courses offered at the Summer School
of Methods in Latin and Geometry and
one OF the following: ;a t history, or
does not desire to take the Latin. he can
substitute for 1t all the courses In French
and German, and In place of the geomee-
ence (physics or chemistry which he did
not take in the professional course:
would not dare to say What VIA e. Is !, the
most helpful course oferd at the saYr
that the model school conducted by Miss
Florence Holbrook, of the ForestvilJi
School. Chicago. aided by several OF her
teachers than any other. Miss Holbrook
gets her pupils from among the Char
iottesville children and she soon has the
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MISS DE LAITTRE..

the house that the north wing was pullt
! some time before the rest of the mansion
This contributes to the probability, which
it Is pleasant ITO believe, that Washing
ton was guest of Woodlawn. Mr.. Paul
Hester says he has in his readings found
it mentioned that Washington visited
Woodlawn. When Lafayette returned
to America In 1924 he came to Woodlawn
and remained some time with the accom-
plished lady. whom he had known fifty
years before as n sprightly. romplng girl
at her grandfather's house across the
valley.
Woodlawn boasts as its architect, DR..
William Thornton, who designed the
Capitol at Washington. as 1t stood before
Thomas Ustlck Walters added the pres
ent dome and wings The connected front
extends along the brow of the hill, dis
lance of 1870 feet. Beyond either end are
other brick buildings detached. but
placed and fashioned in harmony which
contributes to the symmetry Of the entire
group.
The high ceilings. extensive floors and
walls, spaces. the graceful hut
simple woodwork. all lend a sense
of space and distinction to the
interior. The stairway which leads up
from the great hall Is aerial In its light
ness, The drawing room Is especially dis
tinguished and discloses a rarely exquisite
for the wood panelllng about the doors
and windows. the elegant cornlces and the
charming mnntels of unmistakabe CO.
lonial design, The freplaces are spacious
and all the mantels are OF wood save Two
That and the drawing room Is OF Siena
, marble. and that In the green room is or
Carrara marble, Both of them are elabo-
orately carved in the classical style. Ihey
were put into the house by Nelly Gusts.
A. tr ut n ~ 10 - a.,
mento in a quaint old oil painting on wood
set into the dado underneath the great
window over the stairway. The subject
IS storm at sea.
The house is divided by the hall, which
is hanked on each side by two large
chambers, These rooms are each about
twenty-five feet square. with fourteen
foot ceilings, The main house Is flanked
by the curtains, which contain only room,
each on the lower floor, the great dining
hall and the library. each twenty by
forty feet. Beyond these at either end
are the wings. each the width of the main
portion Of the house. Cellars undermine
every portion of the mansion. The main
house Is two stories and a half high. the
curtains story and half, and the wings
two stories, The brick Is large and OF
degree of soidity which masons to-day
confess Is Q lost art 1t Is laid In IA
miliar colonial pattern known as Flemish
bond.
The work OF restoration Is not yet quite
complete, hut 1t Is expected that another
twelve months will see the historic house
In the same perfect condition that It was
In during the forty years that Nelly
Custis was mistress.
The present estate embraces nearly $50
acres and extends from the water front
we'll back ever the hill Much of II is
cultivated, Trees have been given their
opportunity however, The mansion stands
In dark green frame Of lofty oaks. a
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orally have satisfactory positions. And.
naturally, he thinks the Summer School
has had much to do with enabling them
to get them.
II would require an expert to discuss
intellgenty the methods of instruction
and the course offered the teachers at
the summer school. But the rankest out
slider can see that opportunity Is offered
taking the course In the school Of meth
eds and the university course. Teachers
who hold third grade certificates for In
stance are offered special instruction in
arithmetic, grammar, geography, United
States history civil government the prac-
tice of teaching. and physiology and by
giene. All instruction Is directed towards
the preparation OF teachers for examina-
tons on these subjects. and on orthog-
raphy, reading and writing. These exam
nations are held at the end of the course.
Two hundred third grade teachers have
already been Examined, and as many
more will be examined at the end of the
session. Third grade teachers are given
two years in which to complete this
course, but by hard work they may get
through it In one. While the course Is
being pursued the teachers certificate
Is renewed. On all subjects on which the
teacher makes mark of 70 per cent.
he will be credited with having made
an average emitting him TO second
grade certificate, so far as that branch
Is concerned, and the following year he
need not be examined on that subject
Second grade teachers are given the
same examination as third grade. but
are required to make a n average of So
per cent in order to obtain a first grade
certificate.
Teachers who hold first grade certin-
Gates are offered course designed to
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VIEW OF WooDLAWN MANSION.

BY MRS. JOHN A. LOGA

are not propitous, to make them such
by ones own efforts and rrepressible
will.
IT persons fold their hands and wait
for something to come to them without
their making any effort themselves, they
are likely to wait Indefinitely.
Instances of greatness being thrust upon
unworthy and Indifferent persons are very
rare. 1t generally comes after long and
patient endeavor.
+, The history of the wor!d's greatest
that of trial, privation, poverty and des.
perate struggles TO convince the world OF
their great gifts,
All too many have passed to the great
beyond before they had received the re-
cognition to which their genius entitled
them. and therefore, but FOR me whispers
ings of hope they must have failed ABB
solutely.
ton. encouragement, G neG9sessitles and
Angelo, Raphael. Columbus, Robert Full
ton, Benjamin Franklin, morse, Edison
and leg ons of Others, VINO nave tasted
OF the bitterest disappoNnlineHts ana d.
rest poverty before ATTAINING 1heir mn
mortality.
Nothing but the eHer-present. :nspira-
ton of hope could have itaue them con-
tinue the conflict until they trlumphed,
We frequently hear Inc eApttsslon mat
so and SO was horn WIN s'Net SPOON
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Especial to The Times.Dispatch)
CHARACTERISTIC VA. July 25.-
The fact that a thousand school teachers
gather at Charlottesville every summer
has long excited my curiosity. What do
they do2 What takes them thlthcr, and
d. they really derive the benefit from
their excursion that they all allege?
These are questions which have repeat
edly suggested themselves to me, espe-
tally during the past TWO or three months.
when have heard many teachers In
various counties of the State express
pleasure at the prospect of spending some
weeks at Charlottesville this summer.
30 1t was curiosity pure and simple
that brought me here and caused me to
spend several days In attendance on
the Summer School OF Methods. The
teachers are studying n great many
things at the school. have been study
Ing the school-aRd the teachers My
curiosity has been gratifed am com
PEELED to acknowledge surprise and pleas
ure as the result of my visit.
IF these be samples of the people who
teach our children. God help the chill
drcn." was the remark made to Director
Glass by the lady who acted as secretary
OF the school at the first session In
Lynchburg in 1889 She had observed the
ignorance displayed In the conversation
OF the teachers who had come 10 attend
the school, and the remark was directly
caused by the miserable. scarcely legi-
bic hand In which many of them had en-
tered their names on the roll.
The Improvement in Virginia teach
ers In the past five years IS little short
of miracle said DR.. ]. A. c. Chand-
Ter. of Richmond College. who has been
an instructor in the school for that pc
Rod. 1T could not be believed by any
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MR.. JENKINS SIGNING CHECKS.

body who has not observed It as 1 have
done"
There is no influence at work to-day
doing more for the Improvement OF the
instructors of the young IN Virginia than
the Summer School Of Methods said
MIR. E. c. Glass, the founder and direc-
tor OF the school. Il am satisfied of
this. and the conviction urges me to the
constant Improvement Of the course and
TO further efforts to induce the teachers
TO attend"
There are nine thousand teachers in the
public schools OF Virginia. AT least
thousand of this number come to Char
lottesvile every summer and spend
few weeks In study OF the methods OF
teaching. or take a course Of study more
advanced than any ever before in their
reach. The practical Is the thing most
earnestly sought by the management Of
the school. Methods which have been
fully demonstrated to be good-the best
arc taught. The object and aim of all
work is to help the teacher to be able
to moro readily impart knowledge Per-
haps should say that helpfulness is the
keynote Of all endeavor at the Summer
School The school aims 10 help the
teacher, In order that the teacher may
more effectively help the pupil along the
road TO knowledge.
The virginian has no cause to feel
ashamed OF the Virginia teachers OF to-
day In point of average intelligence and
general fitness for their work. am con-
Tdent there Is. not class OF workers
III Virginia who are superior to them.
The enthusiasm Of the teachers must be
looked upon as their great Characteristic
Indeed, II Is the feature OF the Summer
School-upNfting and thoroughly refresh
Ing. after months OF speculation as to