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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-17

may be secured in hour spent on trip OF TINS
kind Will furnish enough lessons for month. For
the larger cities the parks teen1ng with plant ana
animal life are veritable mines for the teacher who
knows how to secure lessons from the observations
OF her pupils. More than all, in every city may be
found the vacant lot Overrun with weeds and IN
sects; such a lot IS ideal laboratory tor teaching
children the admirable adaptations OF lie to en-
vironrrent which is one of the fundamental ideas
of rlatrre-study. There are also at hand the city
markets. which furnish almost unlimited amount
OF material for the study OF nature
The Improvement of school grounds and the max
ing of school gardens are both closely allied to
nature-study as to be part OF 1t. The work done
by the pupils of Rochester school IS a reveal
ton of what nature-studv may accomplish when
il IS applied to the practical subjects of growing trees
and plants for the beautifying of the school yard
and street
The city teacher IS also mistress of the whole
realm of window gardens, aquar1a and Such pets as
NAV flourish in the confinement OF the School-
room Elementary physics and rn1neraIogy also
give many interesting experiments, which teach
lIcidlv some of the simpler laws OF the natural
world
In the city the child's environment II taken IN
detail leads direct to nature His desk IS of oak;
he writes with a cedar pencil on paper made per
chance of cotton, linen or wood-Pulp: and through
17atIre-studv he may learn OF the life OF the oak
which forms his desk of the forests where the
red cedar for his pencil grew, and OF the cotton or
the fax plants, or the spruce-treeS from "lllch
his paper was made. Nature-study gives h1Tn
telegraphic communication with the great UNI,
verse. and the common things which he sees and
touches are his instruments.
As matter of personal experience, have found
that nature-study may be taught well in the most
contested school Of New-York city's most con-
qested district. I have visited such school and
found the materials at hand plentiful that the
1,rincir,aIs office resembled a natural-hlStor
museum Much of this material had been brought
bv one teacher who was a nature-lover, and who
for the sake of her own body and soul, as well as
for the sake of her work spent every Saturday
possible in the adjacent country Other teachers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-17

was as CIedn dlld odI4IdA a.
was possible. There was not an
English-speaking child among
these boys, and l found to my
dismav that not more than halt
of them had ever seen the coun-
try, and they only once or
twice through the benehcence
of newspaper excursions. Few
of them ever had been to Cen
trail Park. and the Museum OF
Natural History was as far
from them as the Louvre, and
the Bronx Park as unattaln-
able as the Rocky Mountains
But they were dear little fell
lows; and there seemed to be in
every heart a longing for the coun-
try, which to them meant flowers
and birds and butterflies and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-17

.J-mal graduates usually went
70 the better paying positions
village or city 1t was
Ia interesting fact that when
.arnell University opened It's
s-ee summer course Of nature
-1dv to the teachers OF New
Aork State, there were fully
twenty city teachers applied for
admission to one from the coun-
try-a good evidence that ma
rure-study became intrenched
IN the city before it conquered
the rural districts.
When the teacher Of the city
looks around her for nature
study material she finds 1t IN
plenty if her brain takes cog
nizance Of what her eyes behold
In most Of our cities the trolley
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-17

w study into the public schools was first
discussed. people cried despairingly; . An
other lad" and the epithet fell a blighting frost
u..- the budding movement. However there IS
s.-re-hing 10 be said IN favor OF the educational
E.f il mas often proved itself TO be founded upon
dire need and abiding truth
Truths are somewhat comparable to species OF
animals and plants under the laws of evolution.
We may easily compute how soon the progeny OF
.-. pair of foxes if undisturbed would Overrun
The world So a single truth unless modified and
l-al-ed by other truths, would soon oVershadoW
the universe Luckily, the world is 50 full OF
q number Of things" that need not fear the
-s-annv Of one The enthusiast and reforrner Is
fortunately prone focusing his attention so
s-aaffastIv upon one truth that he loses his sense
.. perspective and forgets that there Others
- as true. this attitude on his part gives rise TO
--- '.fads"
n STUDYING the history OF education is i'm
--.-sed with the fact that the whole educational
..--l1re has been built largely by fads; each one
~ solid stone laid in the mighty wall, though
re e i was considered by its prOnulgatorS as all
----eient for the whole editce Thus nature
..1iv having passed the fad stage, has been found
--ge enough and strong enough to be worthy OF
lace II the foundations of learnings temple
As narure-studv has for its aim interesting the
mid IN the life of the fields and forests, 1t would
.e-n that teaching this study successfully IN the
.-v school was an anomaly. But like many
mother anomalous condition, this exists despite
--ic and q ori0ri reasoning. As a matter OF TACT
,-rs-strdy received its first strong impulse from
The eitv's schools: only when It became part OF
the regular work Of the city school was the country
school persuaded TO adopt it The reason Tor TINS
was not because OF the unwillingness OF the country
r.rf-4.n 10 become interested IN Nature, but be-
Ease the country teacher IS largely educated IN
The teachers training-schools of the town; and
lie natural result was the country schools waited
- lature-study until It had time to inter down
them through TIE curriculum of the city SchooI,
Had the salaries for the country schools been
-Eer. teachers trained in nature-study IN the
-.--lal schools might have been secured; but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-17

treasures. | visited the of the nature-lOvlng
teacher and found 1t most interesting. There were
of birds collected in winter the wall there
were aquaria full of living creatures in the window
there was a distractingly cheerful canary IN cage
and tied to the leg of desk was turtle as large
a tea-plate. | noticed that the child who sat
at this desk rested her foot gently on the turtles
back | spoke of it to the teacher, who told me
that at first the girl was averse to the proximity of
the queer-ooking 50 little brother, but had become
interested in studying him, and finally had aPPar-
entity become as firmly attached to him as he was
to the leg of her desk.
When l saw the interest and delight OF these
children of the crowded city in all these messengers
from the country, l contrasted the teacher with
another who once said to me that she did not like
teach nature-study, because it cutters up the
room so and to whom | had felt Constrained to
answer that | was exceedingly grateful to the
Almighty that he had been willing to clutter
up" his beautiful world with these objects OF her
sCOrn.
In this same New-York school there was
sympathetic iantOr, and he was kind to rabbit
which ran about freely from room to room an
object of delight to the pupils, who loved 1t most
devotedly In fact, nature-study in the city IS
more dependent upon a sympathetic JanItor than
would seem at first glance. l know OF one VINO
stopped the autumn nature-study IN his building
bv declaring that he was part OF natures
plan as a factor of seed distribution, and fatty
refused to clean the room after the nature-study
''1nuss" Two other janitors whom | have known
took the greatest interest the living creatures
in the school-rooms, and helped the children to
build aquaria and window-boxes and to care for
their animal and plant friends
There came to me once a pleasing experience IN
giving nature-study lessons to some boys OF the
fourth grade, who were part OF a school IN New
York's noted East Side. The building of course
had no grounds and if the truth must be told 1t
had scant light and the of the elevated trains
passing within few feet of the secOnd-story win
dows was a menace to the hearing and distraction
to the senses. There was little Pay-room IN
the basement that recess had to be in as many
sections as a centipede; but the building itself
WIS as clean and sanitary as
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-01
JOHNSON CASE TO-DAY.
Hearing May Throw Some Light
on Poisoning Mystery.

Mr.. John Harvey Johnson, father Of
Mrs. Emma Perkins, whose two children
arc alleged to have been poisoned, VIA
appear in Police Count this morning upon
u charge of cursng and abusing and
threatening the lifo Of Mrs. -.anlio
Mcdowell. nelghbor of the Perkins. and
who WINS accused before the coroners
jury OF having administered the poison
10 the two children.
Mrs. Mcdowell alleges that Mr.. johns
son came to her home and with razor
or knife in his hands threatened to XIII
her. She ran out OF the rear door and
went through the bnck yard Of neigh
Dor 10 protect herself from the man
whom she thought at the time to DO
insane.
Mr.. Johnson testified before the coro-
rer's jury that he did not speak to
Mrs. Mcdowell on the afternoon the trout
BILE Ia alleged to have occurred, nor did
he ever abuse her or threaten her life.
The hearing OF the case this morning
may possibly throw some additional lsht
upon the poisoning case. Mrs. Mcdowell
has one witness. a negro woman, ana
Mr.. Johnson will have his daughter and
hls son.in-law. AS witnesses for him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-01
Fear Conflicts To-Day.

aE During the evening rumors OF collisions
resulting In heavy fatalities attained wide
circulation, but tho Associated Press Is
unable to confirm them, and 1t Is officially
stated that beyond the fatalities men,
TONED abovc!i flo ol,e was killed to-day
The authodtics however, are more ap-
prehensive for to- morrow, when the liquor
shops. which for the most part were closed
to-day, Will be open. and when the agi-
tators, after days inccndiary speeches,
may be able TO work n portion Of the
population to the point OF serious on
counter with the troops or with the 10y
alists
The soldiers off duty to-day mingled
freely with the demonstrators and fra
Steisiized with the population.
number of them including several
officers. placed themselves at the head OF
one processioSc provoking wild cheers.
a feature Of the day was the Intense
scnmitS displayed by the orators against
General Trepon, the agitators universally
demanding his removal. and at n great
meeting in the University tonight one
orator openly called for a volur,rcer TO
kill him. Count Wittc, however,, does not
seem inclined TO throw him OVERHEARD
~ least T.: the present, and has nlso
refused the proposals for tho removal OF
the troops as sheer folly,
The Forthcoming amnesty FOR political
prisoners announced BY Count wi,te
served to defeat II number OF attempts
made BY uRitators to stir the crowds up
10 attack the St Petersburg institution
In which political prisoners are detained
but which is strongly guarded by troops,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-01
DAY PASSED IN PEACE,
BUT WITH EXCITEMENT
(Bv Associated rress1

ST. PETERSBURG, October SLIP 10
6 o'clock tonight no serious collisions had
taken place here as result Of tho deinon-
STATIONS over the Cars manifesto, all
though there seemed 20 he mCmeEtary
danger of great disorders. The workrlcn
all over the city left their work during
the afternoon and drifted to Inc center
of the city, massng before the Kazan
Cathedral. Fully a hundred thousand
persons gathered in the grca; square. COM
plcte1y filling the space between the
spreading colonnades Of the Cathedral.
whose wings. like ST. Peters at Rome,
stretch out like arms on either side. The
spectacle was impressive. In the gath
ering gloom the red banners massed be-.
hind speakers on the Cathedral steps
seemed like slashes of blood against the
gray, cold, imposing edifice. The ora
tors were mostly students and workmen.
Their appeals kndled the widest en-
thusiasn in the crowds. which included
hundreds of women and girl students.
The oratory continued for hours. and
while 1t was in progress a procession
vas formed, with students at its head.
bearing red flags
a cry was set UP of Ito the Bastile ..
and the procession started IN that d.
rectton. Preparations had been made
against attempts to storm the political
prison, termed the Bastile and all the
afternoon two. companies Of the zene-
noffsky Regiment and four companies OF
Hussars were drawn up on Shpalernia
Street with ample reserves Inside The
leaders OF the procession, howevre, had
already been advised that Count White
had announced that an amnesty procih-
nation was being prepared and led the
procession TO tho Nevsky Prospect and
49, 1.~ q AZ
mense crowd, all singing and shouting
Complete darkness had settled down be-
fore their return. At the Kazan Cathe-
dral the procession was Joined BY thou
sands there and singing the 'Marseilla!se"
and shouting for a constituent assembly.
the human tide, now composed of fully
900 900 persons, swept down the avenue
and across the palace bridge to the Uni
vers:y in the vasil Ostrov district.
The shopkecpers and the better classes
OF people became panic stricken, fear
ing that the mob would get control of
the city. The stores were closed and
people fled to their homes. The Nevsky
Prospect and other streets were boarded
up from end TO end as precaution
against possible pilllage.
There We're some disorders and re-
vover firing reported during the day at
various places. Gendarmes at the poly
technic institute fred some students arc
said to have been wounded and eighty
two We're made prisoners.
An officer in restaurant who refused
TO ioff his cap before red nag. was
SET upon by crowd. but he covered his
retreat by firing two shots IN the air.
A collision between Whites and Reds
occurred near the Anitchkoff Palace
The Reds put the Whites TO flight and
destroyed their flags.
The strike committee during the after
noon. decided 10 continue The strike, join
Ing with the students In their demand
for the deposition of General Trepof
l,cneral amnesty. the removal OF the
troops to twenty miles out OF the city
and the creation OF national militia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-01
HAMMER HARD RUN.
Follows Speaking in His Behalf
IA With An Oyster Supper.

KEYSVIT.LH, VA, October 3l.-Colonel
,J.TW. IIartwell, Of Roanoke. addressed y
large gathering Of Republicans and Dem
ocrats at Kcysvlle last night. Mr.. A. 3.
Hammer presided and introduced inc
speakers. Colonel IIartwcl Is an able
speaker and presented the issues from q
Republican standpoint with much ability.
After the speaking an oyster supper was
served to the crowd, and II Lewis and
Hammer Club was organized and large
number enrolled.
Politics In Charlotte are growiDs very
exciting. Mr., A. d. Hammer Is the Re-
publican candidate for the Legislature.
He Is n large merchant ut Keysyille ana
very popular. and Will win many Demo-
cratic votes, and 1t Will require hard work
iif,3the Democrats expect to defeat him
and elect their candidate, Judge Boylan
Green. Z
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-01
GOULD WABASH SYSTEM
TlDEWATER GOBLET
.1Rv Assocla1ed Press. }

NORFOLK, VA, November 1.--Thc Vir-
sinian-Pilot will say this morning that
the Gould-Nabash system has secured q
Underwater outlet at Norfolk by way OF
the West Virginia Central. the Eastern
Maryland and the Greenbrier and Iron
Mountain Railroad, built by the Davis
Elkins interests from Durbin, W. Va. to
White sulphur, w. Va, in connection
with a road ~ ne built. the options Tor
the right of way for which have been
secured, from White Sulphur to corlng-
ton, and thence along the line of Potts
Mountain 10 the roadway of the Tide
water road In Montgomery county, "a,
TO Norfolk, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-01
IS LURED TO SPAIN
by AN OLD SWlNDLE

Especial to The Times Ines -Dispatch.1 ~,
sHAMoKIN, PA. October, 3l.-John
f,i, :. former local druggist, has return
G - rom :, Spain. having been lured BY an
old Spanish swindle. .,,,.a ,eitor
from o ManI'S HIM there on account Of his
favors to the donor while on vi =, n Hre
rev yn sim ~ money to spend In legal
nnro oet necessary to secure the for
tune. ,o Ia Gibraltar to
W WTiier . clark liap went and mot the agent;
Who tried 70 extort money e q ana d,d men ,,ot
suddenly loft for Mad rio ca Is likely si "p he
ss see 3ns he Madrid sharper OF bis non
success in attempting to fleece Sa ason
Clark finally conelude dne enat md % that he
had hettor return home.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-01
Republican.

Treasurer. ]. Lee Plummer; Justice SUI
preme Court. John Stewart: Judges Su-
perior Court, Charles e. Rice, James A.
Beaver, George y. Orlady.
Democratic.
Treasurer, William II. Berry; Judge su-
perior Court, John B. Head.
Prohibition,
Judge Superior Court. Homer L. Castle
Socialist.
Treasurer, r. 3. Rlngler; Justice su-
preme, Court, Edward Kruppinger; judges
Superior Court, r. IT, Schwartz. Hugh
Ayres, c. i. Foley.
Socialist Labor.
Treasurer +. j. Drugmand; Justice Su-
nrcme Court, Il, r. Mnrkley, Judges Su-
Rerior Court, a. A. Grant S. r. Rager, III.
. The Republican nominee for treasurer
was endorsed by the Citizens party, the
Democratic nominee blythe ProhbitiOnjst,
independents and the Lincoln party. Tho
Republican, nominee for Judge OF the SUI
premc Court was endorsed by the Dem
Gcrats Cltlzens,,, Independents and tho
for judges OF the Superior Court (the
minority party can elect one judge were
endorsed BY the Citizens and Lincoln
party, and the Democratic candidate BY
the independents.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-01
Mr.. Roosevelt on Titles.

President RoNe,\,lts dislike Q. a mo
t,,le your ExceIlency." used ~ ,,' ni,o
OF the welcoming committees ~ na,t
mond the other day. Is nor. o. ~ NJ
origin AS long ngo IN W wnu ynr;
ms ~ nx IRE his antipa,hy -for high
s mr H titles OF Ill kinds. even bar !.
s s,"n he term "Exccutive Mansion" ae
a. u albany. Al the time Mr. Roosevelt
ra,,na TO ills way of thinking: ~
racention in Washlngt Oh - woman 70
whom he was introduced was ues.s
mated rs Mrs. cx-rhird Assistant ,r See,
rotary OF Agriculture -, 49,, 10 -,
confirmed him in the determination ~
n,,n,d tho a,Ise of all titles EXCEPT when
absoi,1tcly nccessury-Pi ttsburg Gazctle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-01
capitals, remarked to-day that the end
was far distant
Frenchmen Went Mad.

1.-THE Russian people do not know how
TO use their liberty" he said. They
have struggled for generation 10 DO free,
and, now that they appear to have that
which placed III sc hands OF Anglo
saxon people. Tor instance, would insure
absolute liberty of the individual, much
doubt their knowing how to use II. There
will be a reign OF terror In ST. Petersburg,
Moscow, Warsaw. LODI. Odessa, through
out the empire In fact before there is
anything like II settled condition OF
affairs. The French obtained the same or
a greater measure OF liberty III lIS9, and
they went mad. The streets flowed with
the best blood OF the Kingdom, intcrne-
cine strife gave place to foreign wars,
the Invader overran the country, ana
France was Inundated in the. dust.
Liberty was not known II, France Tor
nearly century after the revolution, and
The liberty of the 4srcnchmen to-day Is
not liberty as We Americans know 1t.
Doubts Whites Ability.
.yrhc Liberal leaders Of Russia n,c
nolitical thcorists'' hc continued. They
have not tho knowledge OF free instftu-
tlons necessary to the administration or
n FREQ governu,ent, | believe there are
not !, half dozen met, In the empire after
White, capable of directing ten affairs OF
one OF the great departments Oh inc gov
rrnment under n constitutions and Ni,.e'
himself. is nos an ideal man to deal with
conditions existing III Russia MS the pco-
ple emerge from the gloom OF autocrscs'
IL cannot regard the troubles OF RUSSIA
at m end he concluded. trouble, great
trouble. is but coming uron her. IL may
be fifty years before We can regard the
Russian as Il free people. Blu, 1t Is muc.
satisfaction TO know she can never again
be a land whose name is SYNONYMOUS VISA
tyrany and oppression
Gear Forgot the Baron.
Baron Resin. the Russian .,mbassano',
was In the lobby of the New Willard be-
times this morning. and he lost no tline
In going TO tho news counter, where nc
purchased no less than seven newspapers
and hurried back to his room. lie &c
clincd to discuss the Russian SITUATION
further than TO say be believed the re-
ports greatly exaggerated the disorder IN
that country He declared he mao no
official information confirmatory OF M
the papers had printed The genera I'M
preston is that the Car and other oni-
Gals of the Russian government nave
been too busy OF late to think o. WiIlhs
news 10 their representatives ABROAD.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-01
Aged Official Resigns.
fRx Associated Pressl

by sIaSsOC!thtI I'FtsfD
ST. PETERSBURG, October 3l-The
dawn OF constitutional era marks also
the passing OF Constantine petrovitch
the aged chief procura-
tor OF the Holy synod, and the servant
and adviser OF three cmperors, who all
during his long life has been the strong
est defender Of the autocracy. He was
unwilling 10 remain In Office under a
parliamentary government, and tonight
presented his resignation, which was ac-
cepied BY the Emperor. who at the same
time nominated fhlm TO the Senate. the
resting place Of retired statesmen. in n
rescrlpt expressing profound gratitude
for his services TO the crown.
The first change In the mnistry con.
templated by Count White also was indl-
Gated tonight In the published announce
ment OF thc retirement of Lieutenant
General GlasohI Minister of Education.