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land, the German manufacturer has some advantages over the American manufacturer in freight duties and easy transportation"
 The representative of another firm writes: Tn general the typewriter and office supply trade has been satisfac- tory in the year 1906, The business Is steadily increasing and the prejudice against modern office equipment is gradually diminishing. Prospects are thereore good, principally because more and more young business men with modern ideas and mostly a busi- ness education in foreign countries as we'll as in Holland are taking the lead ing part in Dutch firms. Notwith- standing this, 1t is stil 8 very difficult task to introduce a new make or de- vice and therefore American manu- facturers must be careful in the selec- tion of their agents, who should be young men with thorough knowledge of business and business methods (es- pecially American), energy and per- severance, good and polite takers, perfect address, and last, not least, with many good relations in business circles. There is a pronounced ten dency toward "visible writer's" though
 some large concerns still ptrefer the
 "blind" machine, because the latter is stronger and more reliable"
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had disposed of a number of machines
 on cash and easy payments, thus con- firming the adage that 1t Is better to
 make haste slowly. or at least 1t is safer to adopt such course here, where considerable sentiment and commercial amenities enter into the business methods of the native mer- chants, who are apt to allow their Judgment to be swayed to a greater or less extent according to the man. ner in which they are approached, This feature should be thoroughly under- stood by American salesmen and dis creetly acted upon whenever brought into contact with all classes forming the business community in Mexico The duty on typewriters is twenty-two cents Mexican per 2.2 pounds"
 With respect to machines and sup plies In the Netherlands, Consul F. D. Hill of Amsterdam, quotes from let ters written him by the representa- tives of several American typewriter
 concerns, the first one being as fol- lowss
 "It is an impossibilty to state how many American machines are import ed in the Netherlands, as the chief 1 representation is mostly in London and direct import from America Is an ex- ception The import via England is in some way profit for the Dutch
 representative. Perhaps there is not
 country in the world where so many changes are wished in the regular key
 board as In Holland. The Dutch rep l resentatlve orders his machines from | England, where the changes are made. and this Is great convenience for l him. Machines with visible writing are mostly preferred to others, though some of the first users of typewriters stick to the old styles. Every year 1 business increases and officials (minis-
 terial departments, town secretaries,
 etc.) come, though still slowly, to the
 conviction that typewriters are also of
 great use to them. As to tradespeo- pie, lawyers, manufacturers, etc., the l typewriter begins to find its way even ! in smaller concerns. The typewriter
 supplies used in the Netherlands are mostly imported from England and
 Germany, owing probably to the fact
 that direct offers from America are very rare and visits from American
 travellers rarer still. As far as our experience goes prices quoted in Amer ica are also far too high compared to
 those quoted in England and Ger
 many"
 Another agent writes: Although
 business in our line moves but slowly
 in this country, we have during the
 past year done a fair amount of busi-
 ness in typewriters and supplies Flu ture prospects point to a continuance
 of fair trade, although there is keen competition from German-made type
 writers. New makes of German ma
 chimes are continually being placed or | the market, and naturally owing to the
 close proximity of Germany b AoI-
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CONNECTICUT lYPEWRITERS Market For Them in Mexico
 and In Hol-
 land. VISIBLE PREFERRED. A Slick Mexican Salesman Outwits the Active
 Yankee.

washington, June 27,-The fact that the State of Connecticut has become an important producer of typewriters, and is soon to become more of a fac- tor in that line of business, makes the consular reports from Mexico and Holland interesting. Consul A. J.. Lespinasse writes from Tuxpam that among the many time and labor saw ing devices introduced in Mexico prob- ably none have met with such univer~ sal and prompt acceptance as the type writer. He continues:
 Five years ago only two machines were in operation here, and those er1~ ploying them were considered extrav- agant, but the many advantages offer ed by the typewriter were soon recog- nized and at the present time their use In this city has become general. There is still ample room for many more and American manufacturers should em- ploy all means to secure the perman- ent control of this important and con- stantly expanding trade. If within praCIlCdl DOuIuS uuluLdCluTSIS WlIu are not satisfactorily represented should establish their own agency in Mexico City or some other important point or points, so as to cover this country as thoroughly as possible, and employ native salesmen who under stand how to approach and transact business with their countrymen. As an illustration it may be stated that some time ago two salesmen appeared in this city, both representing standard machiaes, one an American possessing fair knowledge of the Spanish lan- guage, the other a Mexican.
 "The American on his arrival pro- ceeded to canvass the city at once and in a few hours claimed to have accom- plished the feat thoroughly and re- ported that it was impossible to sell a single machine The Mexican quietly installed himself in the most comfort able hotel and for several days was apparently paying no attention to business but was greatly interested in becoming socially acquainted with the leading. members of the business com munity. A week after his arrival he
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policy Is to be, that the time has come for positive decision, saying that the indications suggest that we may soon entirely outgrow our quarters and the new chapel itself become too small for even the daily service'
 The growth of which he speaks at the beginning of his report has been healthy one for the past few years and increasing each year. The entering class last fall, with those who fell back from the upper ranks, ovarhowed the seats intended for the freshmen in the chapel and some had to be cared for in the junior rows. There are indications of another large freshman class next fall, applications for rooms having al- ready been received from 150 men, and there are even on file at the dean's of- flee applications for the class of 1913, and one as far ahead as the class of 1921. There Is no reason to believe that this increase will not continue, and those in authority can see that there is need for some kind of action.
 Tn dealing with the question Presi- dent Hopkins says: "The unrivaled lo- cation of the college, the increasing completeness of the equipment in all
 departments, the added thoroughness and attractiyeness of the courses of instruction, the steadfast refusal to
 substitute an apprenticeship for an ed-
 uoation, the character and democratic spirit of the student body, the high character and ability of the teaching force, the determined adherence to old educational and religious ideals, to-
 gether with fiexibility in methods and last, but not least, the steady devotion of the governing body, are all facts that do not tend to any decrease in numbers. Certainly the alumni and the tremendous increase in the total popu- lation of the country tend to larger numbers in the college. It would seem,
 therefore, that the time has come when we must definitely decide whether we will be content to remain at about our
 present size. and to be a college sub- staptially of the old type or not If !, we are to do this we must set a limit
 to the increase in numbers and devote
 our whole strength to securing perfec- tion and effectiveness in our plant and !! in our work. If, on the other hand, we
 accept as inevitable the natural in- crease, we must be alert to provide the
 necessary endowment and aocommoda- tions. The size which we have now at-
 tained absolutely and imperatively de-
 mands large increase in both of these particulars. The time has come for a positive policy. If we are to grow in- definitely in numbers we should do so
 vigorously, symmetrically and of set purpose. Shall we adopt policy inten- 1 sive or extensive. Personally am in
 fsvor of the former
 Whatever policy obtains as to size
 we have no choice as to the quality oi
 the educational product which we seek to turn out. It must regardless of ev- ] erything else, be the very. best. It is
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WILLIAMS COLLEGE
 FACES PROBLEM Its Rapid Growth in Mum bers Calls for Con-
 sideration. NODELAY CONCEIVABLE President Hopkins Declares Himself for High Class
 Small College.
NODELAY CONCEIVABLE

Williamstown, June 25.-That the steady growth of Williams college hay brought the authorities face to face with the serious problem of positively deciding whether the college will be content to remain at about it's present size or to increase indefinitely in num- bers, is evidenced by the annual re- port of President Henry Hopkins, made to the board of trustees at its commencement meeting. President Hopkins makes the question the inn portant theme of his report, and ex- presses his preference for the inten- sive rather than the extensive policy. He believes, however, whatever the
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true of man that the most import- ant aud influential thing aboGt him is the spirit of the man. The same thing is true of an institution. Sometimes a spirit of moral earnestness, of cheerful industry, and of cooperation will pos- sess a group or whole class or the entire college. Sometimes apathy and indifference will be the prevailing tenn per. In either case 1t is like climate favorable or unfavorable for beauty and fruitlessness. With right public opinion depends largely upon the atti- tude of few leading men. It may yet come true, as 1t is not true now, that the accepted belief in our colleges will be that good scholarship is next to good character and good manners the best way to help the college"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
BULLETS DO NOT
BRIGHTEN THIS SNAKE

j. ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct 12.-Alton has !
\. a snake that knows the time of day i
!. better than folks who carry expen- +
j. siye watches./ 1t is also impervious i
!. to bricks and bullets and cuts somany i
!. unconventional capers that there is !.
!. a solemn conviction on the part of I.
j. the populace that it is operating i
!. under the direct supervision of Satan. 4.
!. 1t is very regular In it's habits. 4
j. Herman Gallagher, who runs the T.
!. depot hotel at the Illine s Terminal I.
\ station ard always speaks the truth, !.
X SAYS that exactly at 1880 each day !
i the snake pokes his head through \
!. crevice in the station Platform. \
= He says he sets his watch every :
!. day by the snake
:. Sunday afternoon the snake had all -
!. kinds of fun by exhibiting half a !.
\ yard OF itself above the platform. g. :.
i. c. Tredway borrowed a revolver and =
j. fired five shots at the -serpent's head -
J. 1t never winked. A. f. Kirk blazed :
J. away a few times and the snake =
!. seemed about to succumb to ennui =
4. Then the whole crowd fired broad -
j. side Of bricks, but the snake did not =
I. dodge. 1t was only when some- =
i. body approached with stout stick :
!, that the reptile discreetly withdrew \
!. and remained invisible
!. Il :. j. !. ). I. X X X j. 4 4. \ :. J. !. = \
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
ARKANSAS

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Oct. 12.-Miss
Helen Gould will visit Pine Bluff and i'm
spect the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton, of which she is a large patron,
October q. She will arrive on special
train and will be accompanied by her
brother, Edwin Gould, and General Man
ager f. III. Britton. Preparations are
being made for an elaborate reception.
HOT SPRINGS-Alleging 600 offenses in
violation of the antitrust laws of the
state. District Attorney ]. B. Means has
entered suits against the Southern Tele-
phone and Telegraph company and the
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone
company, asking that penalties aggre-
eating $S,00O,0OO be assessed.
LITTLE RocK-The shivey divorce
case, on trial for seven days in the Law
renee county chancery court at Walnut
Ridge, came to an end, when Chancellor
Humphreys granted Mrs. Beele Shivey a
divorce and one-third of her husbands s
property. Shivey is said to be wort
s95O,OOO.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
GEORGIA

REYNOLDS, Oct. 12-Three trainmen
were killed and much property damaged
this morning by the explosion of an en-
gine of the Central Railroad of Georgia
which was standing near the station.
ATLANTA-At largely attended mass
meeting under the auspices of the Re-
publican State league of Georgia to Sc
lect candidates for delegates-at-larg to
the Republican national convention, Sen
ator J. B. Foraker of Ohio was put for
ward as presidential nominee.
PLAINSVILLE-Mrs ]. H. Brownlee,
Misses Fanny Brownlee, May Patton and
Nellie Smiley spent Friday in Rome.
Miss Alice Addington of Adairsvillo was
in town last week in the interest of the
telephone business.
Robert T. Nixon of Rome was here at
tending to business the first of. the week.
After denghtful two weeks trip TO
Chattanooga and Ringgold. Mrs. Albert
Thomas and daughter, Miss. Florence, re-
turned home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Padgett of Birming-
ham arrived last week and will visit
relatives for a few weeks.
James G. Smiley carried quite nice lot
of cattle to the Rome markets. thu; week,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
WANT STUDENTS
TAUGHT TO FIGHT

! WATERVILLE, Me. Oct. 12.-The I:
!. Rev Dr. Charles Lincoln White. !
!. president of Colby college. is quoted !
i as declaring it to be his belief that I
i military exercise is the best physical !
!. training for the student, and that he !
\ would approve OF military instructors !
\ at all colleges, providing the genera. I
-*'government furnish the military in !
4 structor, arms and equipment for the i
= students. /
\ In this manner DR.. White believes !
i the problem of the arming of the ma !
\ tfon would be taken care Of and that i
i each year the country would be pro- 4
4. vided with large army of ready !
+ made soldiers, who could spring from i
4 the shop, the counting room, the pull i
J. pit and the piow when emergency !
u requires. !:
i A military course at colleges where i
J. the general course is of four years 4
X duration would according to this col 4.
\ lege president. fully equip, mentally i
\ and physically, a e.ass of men for !.
X every arm of the military service, !.
! from the man who handles the gun !.
i to the officer who could command a \
!. regiment. !.
I. DIR White is said to have declared i.
4 that football is too strenuous a game /.
4 for college athletes; that he is In !.
!. favor of baseball in the fail of the /.
J. year, until the month of November, +
=, and that during the latter month he K
]. favors cross-country runs and out !.
i door athletics for college students. !.
!. !. i + i ! I i ! 1. / !. ! ! / !
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NEBRASKA


BEATRICE. Neb.. Oct. 12.-Judge Kel-
ligar fixed November 6 as the date for
trying Robert Mead Shumway, the al
legged slayer .of Mrs. Sarah Martin OF
Adams. The court appointed r. w,
Sabin as Shumway's counsel.
vALENTINE--W. r. Smith and wife
of this city celebrated their eRlden we'd
ding anniversary at their home with
their six children. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
were married in Keokuk Iowa, octo-
Der 2, 1857.
OXFORD-A half block in the central
part of oxford burned, resulting in n
loss of 100000. in part covered by in
surance The fire started In the office
of DIR. Cone. over the drug store of
Lance Hooper.
CROFTON-Crofton citizens are worked
up over the finding of a baby about a
day old in pasture near town. The
believing of some cattle drew people
to the spot. A flock of crows rose as
the place was approached and the badly
mutilated body was then discovered.
. BEATRICE--Several freight cars were
derailed on the Union Pacific near Prince
ton,- damaging the roadbed considerably
SEWARD-The Burlington gauge reg
istered 459 inches of rainfall the last
few days. r -
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NEW HAMPSHIRE

WORCESTER. N. H.. Oct. 12.-Israel
Schwartz, 1s, of Haverhill, was locked
UP in the Worcester police station on
the charge of breaking. entering and
larceny. Schwartz has been patient
at the state sanitarium at Rutland and
is suspected of having broken into the
store of Daniel j. Fitzgerald of Rutland
about ten days ago.
MISUNDERSTANDING annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the Amoskeag Man
ufacturing company was held in this
city. The report of the treasurer. F. C..
Dumaine. showed net profits exceeding
81 ,210,0J0. The following directors were
elected: T. Jefferson Coolidge George A.
Gardner. George Dexter, Charles w.
Amory, George Won L. Meyer, Henry F.
Sears, George Wigglesworth, F. G. Du-
maine and Frank p. Carpenter.
NASHUA-Constable Forrest Hooper of
Shirley, Mass, came here and took War
rem White, arrested and wanted in Shir-
ley for grand larceny. back to that town.
He presented a warrant alleging that
White had broken into Mrs. A. A. Saw
yer's house there and stolen money, jew
eiry. fur and other articles to the value
of $500.
CONCoRD-The twenty-seventh an
nual reunion of the Eastman Family
association was held at the First Bap-
tist chapel, with an attendance of be-
tween fifty and sixty. President Fred
e. Eastman of Portland. Me-. gave an
interesting address. The reports showed
a fund of $336S.54. The matter of the
erection of a monument at East Con-
cord was put over for another year.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
MINNESOTA


MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct. 12.-The
Minneapolis Bookbinders' union struck
for an eight-hour day and closed shops.
Minneapolis is interested in Kansas
City's experiments with oil on boulevards
and park driveways Theodore Wirth,
superintendent of parks at Minneapolis,
has been sent there by the park board
of this city to make observations.
ST. PAUL-The directors of the st.
Paul Young Woman's Christian asso-
citation announced that Mrs. Russell Sage
had given the association $4,000 toward
the new building.
BEMIDJI-Peter Matheson, on trial for
killing John Johansen near Ten Strike
last February, was found guilty of MUIR
der in the first degree. Judge McClena-
han collapsed when about to pronounce
sentence and was carried from the court
room. He revived in a few minutes, how
ever. and sentenced the convicted man to
death.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
PENNSYLVANIA

PITTSBURG. Oct 12--Over 2.O0O,0OC
bushels of coal were shipped to southern
points on sudden and unexpected rise
in the rivers. Another large shipment is
to Nbe made.
SOUTH BETHLLHEM : The jewelry
store of David Feinuder was robbed of
watches and jewelry worth $4OO.
READING-The student body of the
Schuylkill seminary here elected the fol-
lowing officers: Pres.aent, G. w. Mat
tern; secretary Miss Carrie ID. Rauen-
zahn. The athletic association elected:
President. Prof Frank Breyfogel; secfe-
tary, Miss Jennie Krlck, and treasurer,
George Krick.
SCRANTON-N. IIa1lstead. who for
thirty-hve years has been hosting en-
gineer at the Brisbin shaft of the Della
ware. Lackawanna & Western company,
was found dead at his post. He was "
liz close to the electric dynamo. and
whether death was due to an electric
shock or to heart failure mas not yet
been determined
COLLEGEVILLE = Daniel Shuler of
Trappe has a large horseshoe which was
found by his g, .ndunce a hundred years
ago imbedded in a huge boulder at what
is now Ringing Rocks park Recently
Mr.. Shuler made a trip to the park, tax
ing the horseshoe with him. He found an
impression in one of the rocks whch the
shoe exactly fitted.
YORK-City Treasurer John r. Lafean
has received a check for $1097 from Robert
X Young. auditor general of the state,
to be applied to the York Voluntary Fire
meii's Relief association.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13

You take Cold unconsciously-
you realize it by the chill, the
shiver or the sneeze-caused by
the check to the circulation OF
the blood.
The immediate use of Hum
phreys' "Seventy-seven" will re-
store the checked circulation,
start the blood coursing through
the veins and break up the Cold.
All druggists sell it, most
druggists recommend it. z9c.
Humpbreys. Homeo Medicine Co.. cor Will
liam and John streets. New York
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
NEW YORK

ALBANY, N. Y, Oct 12.-Suspendet
from a rafter. the body of Katherine Oar.
gatz, wife of John A. K. ,Dargatz, was
found in barn in the rear of Dargatz'
home at Londonville, a few miles from
Albany. Near by was the body Of their
19-year-old adopted son. his head crushed
in with an ak. The boy was still alive.
but died soon after The husband of the
woman was placed under arrest.
NEW YORK-Lucien Masmin. son Of a
wealthy importer here, and Ogden v.
Coffin, a schoolboy, are under arrest
charged with impersonating an attorney.
1t is alleged that Masmin and Coffin sent
letters to different persons in Ontario ask
ing them to remit s5 each for fictitious
bequests of Canadian Pacific railway
,onds.
ALBANY-Witnesse for the City club
of New York testified before Governor
Hughes in the proceedings against Presi-
dent John F. Ahearn of Manhattan bor-
ough, with reference to the charge that
Ahearn wasted the public moneys, per-
mitted extravaganza in the purchase of
supplies, and failed to give proper atten-
tion to either the quality or prices of the
materials furnished.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
VERMONT


MONTPELIER, VT, Oct. 12.-Negotia-
tions are in progress between the roads
interested for a continuation through the
year of the summer train known as the
White Mountain express. The train has
been run for fifteen years through the
summer, and in response to a general re-
quest, the railroads are considering the
advisability of running it through the
winter.
RUTLAND-The Rutland public schools
are to introduce new department this
year which will be decided novelty for
this city.
Through the courtesy. of the Rutland
Womans club, rooms for instruction in
domestic science are being fitted up and
classes in elementary and advanced cook
ing will be started in a week or two un-
der the instruction of Miss Emma K.
Winslow of this city, a graduate of a
Boston institution.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
CONNECTICUT

ROCKVILLE, Conn, Oct 12.-Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert B. Murlless of Davis ave-
nue. announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Marion Sigourney, to Hon.
Arthur Beebe Chaplin of HoIyoke, Mass,
who is state treasurer of Massachusetts.
Miss Murlless is a well known soprano
soloist.
ANBURY-Imprisoned underneath an
overturned automobile on lonely coun-
try road and with the automobile afire
above them William A. Gregory and
Henry c.. Derby of this city were saved
from a horrible death only by the fortu-
nate arrival of two men who happened
to be driving over the same road.
HARTFORD-NIiss Julia C. Corcoran of
Norwich was appointed as the first
woman deputy factory inspector of Con-
necticut. according to the provisions of
an act passed by the legislature of this
year.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
IOWA

DES MONIES, Iowa. Oct. 12-Mabel
Bennett daughter of the Fort Dodge
mayor, who has been urging bachelors
to marry, eloped last night with Noland
Snow, a chauffeur. and they were mar
ried mere. Mayor Bennett recently is
sued ukase requiring all bachelors to
marry. Snow took him at ins word.
ONAWA-Joseph Shook. young man
aged about 20 years. attended a bowery
oance near Blencoe, was stricken with
heart disease and died soon after reach
ing home. He was a farmer and the sole
support of aged parents.
CRESTON-Henry. the livernhan. has
purchased fine tallyho, to be used in his
business. 1t Is a smart turnout and
number of talyho parties have been out
for spin, but the disagreeab.e weather
of the past week has not been conducive
to pleasure rides.