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courses of studies and methods.
The following letters are, we believe,
the most positive proof of excellence that
school can Offer
What Business Men Think of Toland's
Graduates.
La Crosse, Wis, March Is, 1904.
Dear Sir-Answering your favor of
the 9th inst, | beg to state that we now
have employed in our office in this city
twenty of your graduates, and we also
have number employed in our branch
offices in other cities and states These
positions include head bookkeeper, cash
ier, assistant credit manager, advertis
ing manager, chief stenographer, and
numerous other clerical employees. | am
gratifed to say that every one that
you have sent us has proven eminently
competent and given the best of salts
faction, and many have been advanced
to important positions, which is certain
ly the best testimony that we can give
you, Yours truly,
GUND BREWING CO.,
Per Carl Kurtenackcr, Mgr.
State School for Feeble Minded.
Faribault, Mimi, April Is, 1902.
Dear Sir-I take pleasure in stating
that | have in my employ FIVE of your
students, sent upon your recommends
ton. They are filling their respective
positions acceptably and some of them
in very superior manner. No one sent
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certainly well prepared to take hold of
actual business.
STUDEBAKER BROS,
Per NJ. F. c.. Co.
Mankato, Mimi, May 3, 1908.

Per NJ. F. c. Co.
Mankato, Mimi, May 3, 1903.
Dear Sir-We are pleased to state
that the Wisconsin Business University
| is all right. We know this to be a fact
from the sad experience we have had
with the graduates of other schools.
During the year 1902 we tried fully a
dozen different stenographers who re-
ceived their training at other schools,
but none of them filled the bill Final
ly, in desperation, we sent to you and
we take pleasure in advising you that
the stenographers you sent us are salts
factory in every way.
MANKATO MILLS CO.
La Crosse, Wis, April 10, 1908.
Dear Sir-I am graduate of your
school, and | take pleasure in commend
ing it as, exactly as represented in every
respect. | have in my employ several
of your graduates who are giving entire
satisfaction. Yours truly,
w. w. WITHEE,
President Security State Savings Bank,
La Crosse, Wis, May 10, 1904
Dear Sir-We have now in our en-
ploy, six of your graduates and we must
say they all turned out exactly as repre-
sented. We consider your methods prac
tical and we'll adapted to the require
ments of business and shall never lose
an opportunity to recommend your
school. Yours truly,
TILLMAN BROS
La Crosse, Wis, May 4, 1903
Dear Sir-We have employed num-
Der of your graduates and they have all
shown surprising aptness for practical
methods in their work. We will be glad
at all times to recommend your students
because we know them to be well equip
ped for business
LACROSSE GROCERY co.
La Crosse, Wis, Apr. 5, 1904
Dear Sir-We have employed a large
number of your graduates, and now
have five in our employ. We have found
them faithful and efficient and giving
evidence of the good training received
under your direction.
NATIONAL BANK OF La CROSSE.
Per C. w. Burton, Cashier
La Crosse, May Is, 1908.
Dear Sir-Ne now have four of your
students in our employ and the fact
that whenever we are in need of com
petent clerical help we always call on
you, is the best Recommendation we can
give you. Yours truly,
LA CROSSE CRACKER & CANDY co.
Teachers.
As before stated, Mr.. Toland will not
employ teachers whose knowledge has
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BLsine University. Of nd he
FIaye, Wade Far

file at all times, but the fact that after
once securing a stenographer from you
we came back three times, is evidence
that we know good thing when we see
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BOLCOM LUMBER co.

St Paul, Mimi, May 10, 1908.
Dear Sir-We have employed a num-
Der of your graduates and now have
four filling clerical positions. In every
case we have found them competent and
exactly as represented Yours truly,
KOEHLER & HINRICHS.
South Bend, Ind, May l6, 1904.
Dear Sir-We are in receipt of your
favor of the 18th inst, and in answer
of your students, all of whom are Civ
ing satisfaction.
When we need more clerical help, we
shall call on you, as your students are
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
WILL MANUFACTURE
Their Own Tobacco-Growers Decide
to Erect Large Factory at
South Boston.

South Boston, Va.,, July 5.-The In
terstate Tobacco Association met in
the opera house yesterday, and was
greeted by a large and enthusiastic
crowd of farmers from all over the
country and many business men of
this place.
The object was to confer as to the
best plan to sell tobacco and other
produce for a profit and to better the
condition of the farmer in general, to
fight the tobacco trust and to manu-
facture their own tobacco Independent
of corporations control.
Several men thrilled the audience
with their speeches, and it was decid-
ed to open books in the various pre-
cincts and solicit subscriptions to the
amount of s50,O0O to build a tobacco
manufacturing plant at this place.
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THE SOUTH
As Whole is on the Eve Of Great
Prosperity.

New Orleans, July S.-Students Of
the cotton market express amazemert
at the unparalleled prospective pros
perity of the South by reason Of the
peculiar situation the spinners Of the
world are placed in with reference tor
raw cotton supplies The farmer holds
of the old crop, about 100000 bales,
now worth about II cents per pound.
Every pound Of the new crop Will
bring in the open market about that
much. More than 100000 of bales
of the old crop have been sold at ali
average Of about s IL cents. Thus
the cotton producers and the South
ern interests dependent upon them
are now in fair way to enjoy pc
riod of the greatest prosperity they
have ever had, for the world will
need every bale of the new crop ~
meet the unprecedented demand for
manufa ctured goods. At least for the
time being, the day Of farm mort
cages in the South has passed, and
one year from today the Southern
farmer who hasn't snug sum in .he
bank and all debts paid will be sin
gularly alone, and except in veiy are
instances, without an excuse other
than mismanag cement.
The responsible agents are: the ex-
cellent trade conditions of the world;
continuous bad weather which has
prevented another gigantic .leal and
the holding Of cotton by the farmer
and thus preventing the srccu!ator
from controlling the markets.
Unquestionably the south as
whole is OF the eve Of great pros
nerjtv
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MANS HEAD SMASHED.
Aaron Null, of Clifton, Seriously
Hurt and Nobody Knows What
Struck Him.

Spartanburg, July Aaron Null,
a white man about so years old, was
brought to the hospital from Clifton
this evening with a broken head. He
was here yesterday and sold two bales
of cotton. He was drinking when he
went home.
Early in the night in some way his
forehead was fearfully smashed. One
supposition is that he was very dis
agreeable in the home, and that some
one struck him with an ak
His wife states that in staggering
around he fell from the door to the
ground. From his appearance it was
a fearful blow. He has wife and six
CHI dren, the most of whom work in
the mill. After treating him in his
home today it was thought better to
bring him to the hospital tonight.
There seems very slight chance
for his recovery.
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A PHILADELPHIA HORROR.
Woman,s Mutilated Body Found in
the Cellar of House.

Philadelphia, July 9.-With the
back of the head crushed in, mutt
lated from head to foot and several
bones broken, the body of a woman
known only as annie" was found to-
day buried in the cellar of a house in
the northeastern part of the city, for
merly the home Of Charles Bluhnn, a.
German. who died in hospital on
May 1S. The police believe that
Bluhm murdered the woman, who
was his housekeeper, and buried her
in the cellar to hide the crime. A
hole had been dug in the middle of the
cellar, and a quantity of quick lime
thrown in. The body was then placed
in the hole and then covered with
earth.
R1uhm's wife left him about four
years ago because Of his violent
temper, especially when he had been
drinking. They had been married 20
years and had four children. Two
years ago Bluhm bought a two-story
house and installed Annie" as house
keeper. Both of them drank to ex-
cess at times and they frequently
uuarrelled. Last December the wo-
man disappeared When Bluhm's will
was opened it was found that he left
the little house to his wife, and it was
While being prepared for occupancy
that the body was discovered.
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New Series-VOl. XIV. No. 81
ONE sCAPEGoAT ENOUGH.
Secretary Wilson Says There Was Only
One Rascal in His Department.
All Leaks Now Plugged.

Washington, July 8.-In addition to
discharing Edwin F. Holmes as a re-
suit of the investigating Of the charges
preferred by Richard Cheatham, of
the Southern Cotton Growers Asso-
citation, Secretary Wilson today pro-
mulgated an order which will
surround the collection and COM
pilation Of the government sta
tistics regarding speculative crops
with additional safe guards as
to accuracy and will prevent advance
information reaching the public. The
bureau of statistics will be thorough
ly reorganized and reports from field
agents will remain sealed until the
day of the official report is to be made.
In this connection Secretary Wilson
makes the following announcement:
There never will be atsany time in
the possession Of the bureau statis-
ties or Of any one officer Of the de-
partment, except while compilation Of
general results is being made, COM
plete information from correspond
ents of all the cotton states. Texas
and Georgia, two of the largest cot
ton producing states will be separated
from the group Of reports from town
ships and counties. Hereafter there
will be three general special field
agents, instead of one, assigned to the
work of collecting statistics for the
cotton crop reports. These agents will
have no communication with each
other and will report on different
group Of states"
Secretary Wilson concludes by say
ing that Holmes was the only depart
ment employe implicated.
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FUNERAL SERVICES
Held Over the Remains of Admiral
Paul Jones in Paris Today.

Paris, July 6.-The ceremonies in
connection with the formal transfer to
the United States of the remains of
Admiral John Paul Jones occurred
here this afternoon. The funeral SER
vices were held at the American Pro-
testant Episcopal Church Of the Holy
Trinity. Following the services, which
will be read by DR.. Morgan, rector Of
the church, General Porter, senior
special ambassador to receive the re-
mains, will formally transfer the body
to the care of Assistant Secretary Of
State Loomis Secretary and Junior
Special Ambassador LOOMS will take
part in the ceremonies today. At the
conclusion of the services the body viii
be conveyed under escort to Esplande
des Invalides, where military honors
will be accorded the remains Of the
admiral by French troops and Ameri-
can blue jackets fling past the cata-
falque while the bands play Ameri-
can and French anthems. Following
this the body will be taken to the spe-
cial train, starting tonight for Cher
bourg.
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BEN BENNETT is At LIBERTY.
He, With Sam jenkins, Negro, Es-
capes From the Hampton County
Chaingang With Shackles On.

Hampton, July 9.-News came here
early this morning announcing the
fact that Ben Bennett. white man
convicted of wife murder and sentenc-
ed to five years in the penitentiary or
on the chingang. and Sam Jenkins,
negro serving on the changing for
killing another negro, whose sentence
was four years in the penitentiary or
on the public works Of the country,
have escaped. The escape was made
by fling a large ring. They left with
their shackles on them. There were
nine convicts at work near Hickory
Hill. Webb Thomas was the only
guard in charge on this gang at the
time, RoIny Bowers, the other guard
having gone to his home on Saturday
Nothing was known of the escpe until
daylight this morning. Supervisor
Snider Will DO his best to have the
convicts captured. 1t is thought that
Bennett has gone to Savannah OF
Charleston.
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DUN's TRADE REVIEW.
Sensational Rise in Raw Materials
Unsettles Some of the Leading
Markets.

New York, July 7.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade tomor-
row will say:
+. Customary quiet commercial condi-
tions at midsummer were augment
ed by the interruption Of a holiday,
except that warm weather gave inn
petus to the distribution of seasonable
wearing apparel, sporting goods and
outing supplies. Structural steel and
all forms of railway equipment are the
prominent features of the iron indus
try, but quiet conditions prevail at
coke ovens and pig iron furnaces.
Sensational soaring of quotations
for raw materials threatens the sta
bility of the leading textile markets.
although consumption is not yet per-
ceptibly diminished by rapidly rising
price lists.
Railway earnings in June were 6.5
per cent. larger than last years.
Uncertainty in the markets for cot
ton goods has resulted from the rise
in the raw material, and it is almost
impossible to negotiate for future de-
livery.
Failures this week number 16O,
against 206 the corresponding week
last year.
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UNITED STATES COURT
Takes Jurisdiction in Case of Caleb
Powers i'm Kentucky.

Maysville, KY, July Caleb Pow
ers is to be tried in the United States
Courts for completely in the murder
Of William Goebel at Frankfort. This
was settled here today when Judge
Cochran announced that he would
take jurisdiction in the case, as had
been requested by attorneys for Pow
ers.
Judge Coekran's opinion sustains
Powers motion for a writ of habeas
corpus to transfer custody of him
from the State of Kentucky to the
United States. The ground upon
which the court makes it's finding is
that from the petition for removal
and the transcript of the record in
the State courts, it appears that the
defendant has been and is denied the
equal protection of the laws by the
Scott County Circuit Court, and can
not enforce his rights thereto in the
Court Of Appeals because Of Section
2S1, of the Criminal Code, as con-
Strued by that court.
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SUMTER. S. c.. WEDNESDAY. july IL. 1905
Mr.. Bright Williamson, receiver, has

Mr.. Bright Williamson, receiver, has
at once gone to work and says he will
make an official statement in a few
DAYS, Just as soon as all the necessary
facts can be ascertained. He has been
receiving telegrams and messages
over the long distance phone all day
from various sections sending substan-
tial evidences of sympathy an dinter-
est.
The circumstances are deeply re-
gretted by all and were freely dis
cussed today. For several years, un-
der the management Of President r.
K. Dargan, the Independent grew,
prospered and paid good dividends.
Now stockholders and business men
unite in regretting the combination OF
events that has forced such an un-
fortunate situation and all hope for
satisfactory adjustment very soon.
It is confidently believed that the
trust company will at an early date
pay back dollar for dollar. Nothing
definite, of course, can yet be learned,
regarding the exact details Of the oil
company's affairs. Mr.. Bright Will
hanson, receiver, has at once gone to
work and with so experienced, con-
servative and successful business
man in charge, it is hoped that more
satisfactory statement will soon be
made concerning the present business
situation of this organization.-The
State.
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But Little Trading.

Fall River, Mass, July There
was but little trading in the local
cloth market during the week. Brok-
ers are unable to give any definite es-
innate of the total sales, but say that
they will probably amount to about
$4,000 pieces. There has been a fair
ly good demand, but manufacturers
in most cases have refused to meet
the offerings of buyers, owing to the
rising cotton market.
1t is believed in mill circles that the
strike question has been practically
settled, the advance in cotton offset
ting all arguments upon which an ad-
vance in wages could be reasonably
asked.
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ROOT ACCEPTS PORTFOLIO.
Will Take Oath of Office in a Couple
of Weeks.

Oyster Bay, July 7.-Elihu Root
has accepted the portfolio of state
The announcement of this fact was
made at the executive Offices this
morning in the following statement:
"Elihu Root has accepted the ten
der by the president Of the secretary
ship of state. He will take oath of Of
fee in a couple of weeks, but it will
necessarily take some little time be-
fore he closes his business affairs, and
he will not go to Washington perma-
nently until some time in September
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BRAINS DASHED OUT.
Fleeing From Death BY Fire Man
Jumps From Four Story Window.

New York, July 10.-One man was
killed and a number of others were
hurt in a narrow escape from death
in fire which gutted a Goubie tene-
:nent at 1929 East Forty-fourth
street early today. The dead are Ar
thur Nealy. a brother OF F. Tennison
Nealy, the publisher. He leaped from
a fourth story window and dashed
out his brains on the pavement. With
a rope made of sheets. John Fraser.
an inventor lowered his wife to the
ground in safety, then come himself.
but the rope broke. He escaped With
few injuries. The loss is about
$4,000.
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THE TEXAS CYCLONE.
Hundred People Killed in Montague
County.

Dallas, Texas, July s.-Reports of
tie loss of life and damage to proper
ty, caused by the cyclone which swep,
through Montague county yeste..da :
are yet meagre owing 20 the wires be
in,. down. 1t is known, however, that
.*ly persons were ki:l,l and it is
;fpbable that when all re:u:ls are in
re death list will be fly one h'.n-
dred. Scores of others were injured
while the damage to crops and live
stock will amount to many thousands
of dollars.
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No Lack of Enterprise.

Certainly the Mexico City street rail-
way company cannot be charged with
ack of enterprise. Not satisfied With
giving every patron quick and COM
Portable transit to the point to which
he has paid the usual and reasonable
fare, it will henceforth also give him
a check, emitting him to participate
in a monthly lottery in which prizes
ranging in value from IS to 5000
each and aggregating $4,000, will be
distributed to fortunate winners.
That this scheme will greatly in
crease the gross earnings of the COM
pany adopting it, there can be no
doubt, for the Mexican masses have
a decided weakness for lotteries. 1t
will be interesting, however, to note
the result Of the experiment.
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NO MORE INFORMATION
Can Be Obtained at the State DispeI-
sary Concerning Purchases.

Columbia, July THE disoensary
plot seems to be thickeninS. Fer
some time at the state dispens;ry
there has been an increasing tendency
to the sensitiveness about publication
of matters, and now they have cut the
wires connecting the newspapers and
all others with the list of purchases,
which have always been given ou- SO
cheerfully heretofore and which have
been regularly printed in the Colun-
bia and Charleston papers. The in
formation was not impaired to the
reporters at the time, but the inlor-
nation leaks out now that the board
at its last regular meeting adopted a
resolution denying the lists Of pur-
chases to the newspapers. Heretofore
it has been the custom to furnish COP
les of the lists to the railroad people
as we'll, this being done as an accom-
mediation to them to afford them op-
portunity to look out for the business.
How the board justifies the passage Of
this resolution is not known; none OF
the members are here today to be seen
on the subject.
Another interesting dispensary fact
which comes to light unoftlcially is
that the wad which disappeared from
the person of Inspector c. l.. Brown
on his way here from Charleston,
where he had been to check UP Dis
penser Matthews, was $4,000 instead
of only s1,600, as stated in the :.apers.
and that this was made up 70 Tie
State not by Brown or his friends bat
by Commissioner Tatum's friends.
And that Brown was not prosecuted
was not due so much to any defects in
the law as to the fact that he had not
renewed his bond in the sum Of $4,000
as other inspectors had been required
to do. These are the facts as vouched
for by one of those who helped to
make up the $4,000. No information
has been volunteered about the mat
ter at the State dispensary, as should
promptly have been the case; the
"story" was tapped in an altogether
unexpected way.
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Columbia, July 7-Dispensary In
spector C. L. Brown was in the city
today nd was asked for a statement
in regard to the disappearance of the
money on his person last month. Mr..
Brown said that the actual amount Of
the claim upon Dispenser S. S. Mat
thews, of Charleston, was s1,64S.40,
and in addition to the above amount
there was also loss of between $500
and $500. Mr.. Brown is continuing
the investigation Of the matter and
says that he will do so until it is clear
ed up.
When a few days ago it was stated
that Mr.. Brown had been temporarily
suspended it was intended to say that
for the present he was not pursuing
his duties as inspector, but was giving
his entire attention to the above mat
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Big Premiums Collected.

Edison S. Lott, manager of the
United States Casualty Co., and pres
ident Of the International Association
Of Accident Underwriters, is author
ity for the statement that the COM
panies represented in the association
collected s1S,0OO,ooo in premiums
during the last year.
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RAISED TOO LATE.
Submarine Crew All Dead When
Brought up From Bottom.

Paris, July S.-Dispatches received
from Bizereta, Tunis, says the sub
marine boat Farfadet, which sank on
Thursday at the entrance to the port
of Sidi Abdaliah, was finally raised
this morning. The crew consisting of
Ensign Robin and nine men were all
dead when the vessel was finally
brought to the surface.
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Uniontown, Pa, July 6.-Five men
were killed and one injured by an ex-
plosion Of dynamite in the new mine
Of the Taylor Coal and Coke Company,
six miles west of here this morning.
The victims were all foreigners. 1t is
thought that the powder exploded
while being taken from the cage to
the bottom of the 90 foot deep shaft.
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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
Secretary Wilson Will Take Personal
Supervision of the Monthly
Crop Report.

Washington, July 1O.-On account
OF the new regulations for compiling
the crop reports put into effect as
result Of the recent investigation at
the department of agriculture, the
monthly report on the general crop
which was to have been issued today
has been postponed until tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. The prepara-
ton of the report will be conducted
under the personal supervision of
Secretary Wilson behind locked doors.
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pLEN1PoTENT1ARY COMING.
Baron Kamura Has Sailed for the
United States.

Washington, July s.-Cable advices
to the state department from Minister
Griscom at Toxic, reports that Baron
Kamura, Japan's chief plenipotentiary
in the peace negotiations, sailed for
the United States this morning on the
steamer Minnesota.