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McLAURIN PRAISES THE STANDARD OIL ARCHBOLD HIMSELF ISSUES A SIGNED STATEMENT. The Former Senator Declares that South Carolina's Natural Progress is Throttled Today by an Oligarchy. New York, September 29.?A now phase of the discussion of the so-called "Standard Oil correspondence," made public recently by Win. K. Hearst, was entered upon late today, when John 1). Arohbold, vice president of the Standard Oil Company, made a statement to the Associated Pa-ess sotting forth details of tho alleged theft of correspondence from his files. Former United States Senator John Lowndes McLaurin, of South Carolina, also entered the field with a signed statement, declaring his attitude in the matter of the correspondence between himself and Mr. Archbold. Mr. Arohbold said: "In response to many inquiries as to the theft of letters from my files, ( the following may be made known: "Over three years ago a report reached me that certain of my letters had been offered for sale to newspar pers of this city, ostensibly stolen letters. Examination showed that some letters were missing and that they could only have been taken by some oirc? not only familiar with the office details, but highly trusted. The party on whom suspicion fell stoutly denied all guilt. A little later, however ,a man who represented himself as acting between the thief and those to whom the letters had been sold proposed to return some of the letters for a consideration. His story was that the idea of the theft had been conceived by his brother, who had at one ' time been in the company's employ, and that this brother had induced the I employee already suspected to aecoinI plish the theft. According to the goJ be-twecn's story, lie had disposed of the letters, or some of them, to two i men who purchased them on behalf of [ Mr. Hearst's newspaper, the Journal. 1 Not. only had stolen letters been thus traded for, but the thief was induced to carry one or more letter copying books, many of whose pages he claims ! 1 were photographed, other pages being removed altogether. The books in question were, tho go-between said, returned after forty eight hours. It 1 is impossible (o say how many were stolen and sold in this way. The thieves worked at their leisure. It is not thought necessary to say more at < present or mention names. Corroboration of the go-between's story of three years ago lay in his return of some of the correspondence at the time. The production of stolen let- 1 1 tors by Mr. Hearst is further corro- f borated now. Obviously, among tho , coterie, authenticity of their output is | not to be lightly accepted. The op- | portnnities for falsification, sup- ^ pressing of context and distortions, of | 1 passages are many." ( Mr. McLaurin's Statement. t Mr. McLaurin, who ha--, just return- i ed to New York, gave out a signed ; statement as follows: < "An effort has been made to create ' a political sensation by the publica- ' tion of certain correspondence be- I tween Mr. John 1). Archbold, vice ( president of the Standard Oil Com- ' pany, and myself. Far that corres- 1 pondenee 1 have no apologies to ! make. At the time the letters were f written T had the honor to enjoy, and * am proud still to possess the f'riond- I ship of Mr. Archbold, for whom T ( have the highest regard. At the time 1 ^he letters were written 1 was engag ed in a bitter struggle, in which was 1 involved not only ltiv own political future, hiil the economic and 1 I cal principles for which 1 stood and 1 I which, slated briefly, meant the ( J emancipation of the South from the ignorant prejudice of Rourhonism < and the 'bloody shirt' into the free- ( dom of an enlightened self-interest | and the progress of an intelligent in- t dust rialisni. I "Tu the support of these principles, i 4 and the hope of lhi< progress, I saw f Vhen no impropriety in enlisting, if < practicable, the assistance of the most j progressively administered and the < mo.ty. intelligently officered corpora- ( tion Mint human intelligence lias yet I produced. Nor has the enormous body of statutory crime since created t or the hypocritical affectation of | morality assumed by some of our leg- \ i >'ors and congress in any wise ; chainged my point of view or quick- i / cued my conscience of expediency, as i seoins to have been the case with i some of my former colleagues and as- ! social es. s "The constituencies 1 h;i.t they rep- 1 resent do not hesitate to lake Mr. I ' Carnegie's trust-produced and tariff? ' mdected money for their churche iml libraries, or accept Mr. Hockcfel or's large sinn?; I'or I lie education o ho neuro, \v11.i:ij they have dislran hiscd. Why He Accepted Aid. "If political campaigns are to hi im without money ami political pro toss is to be achieved without finan ial expenditure it is high time tha )oih parties should be apprised o he arrival of that T'topian era, bu intil that period has arrived I cai see 110 reason while I, in battling foi kvh'at I conceived to be the right should refuse to seek or decline to ac ept the support, whether financia )r personal, of which I stood in need "Men may die, but right principle! >orsist and in the end they will Iri nnph. "I believe that the South, and es >ecially the State of South Carolina s today throttled in its natural pro Cress and its intelligent, exercise 0: he right of self-government by ai digarchy which keeps alive the pre iudice of a past generation througl he perpetuation of ignorance an< he fertilization of corruption, and " shall welcome the day when the cdu ational propaganda, which can onh )e spread by the use of money vhcther it be Standard Oil money o ailroad money, or any other mono; save that derived from the govern ncntal sale of whiskey, will cnabh /lie people to see more clearly theii >wn best interests and cast out. thes< eaders whose hypocritical moralih vnd ill disguised selfishness is re sponsible for the fact that in tin South illiteracy is greater and the in rcasc of population and wealth slow r than in any other great section o. he Union. Ignorant State Government. "It is the fashion of present da; lypocrisy to decry the corporation 0 abhor the trust and to pretend ii mblic life, to prescribe the influence )f wealth, but as in this country am n (his age wealth is, and must bo ho reward of intelligence I am no .villing to bo considered amongs hose cowardly enough to deny tin nl'Inence which intelligence has al vays exorcised under every form o lovormncnt thus far devised. Of ; rovornmont of ignorance 1 have hat Miough in my native State. T hop< ?oi\ and shall continue to work for 1 government of intelligence. "(Signed) "John Lowndes McLauriit." Senator McLnurin loaves tomorrov 'or South Carolina. FARM CONDITIONS. Uapt. J. W. Bunch, of the State Hos pital for the Insane, Makes New Proposition to Col. Watson. Columbia, September 28.?Capt. J A'. Bunch, whose splendid suecos hrough many years as head of tin \xtonsive farm of the State llospita 'or the Insane easily places him ii he front rank of practical farmer vho got results from thorough scion ific fanning has writen Commission r Watson suggesting the organiza ion during the farm domonstratioi necting here Fair Week of a Stat issociation of "exchange idea clubs' >r societies, such agricultural socio ios as those at Beach Island am Pendleton, which have been neeom dishing excellent results for half ; 'ontury. Capt. Bunch doesn't wan 0 see the Federal agricultural department do all the educational worl unong the South Carolina farmers houu'h of course, he appreciates tin splendid work that has boon accom dished along this lino. Commission >r Watson heartily endorses Capt Hunch's suggestion and will at one* set to work to put the scheme int< working form. The correspondence between Card hinch and Commissioner Watson wil )e of interest to farmers thromrhou he State: The Hon. E. J. Watson, Columbia >. C.?My Dear Sir: As one who liar aken a deep inlerost in iho movomon econtly inaugurated by your depart nenl in onlsiting the cooperation o he I nitod States department of a if icidture to the end thai a demon drat ion farm ha- been establisho< ?n the land of Mr. A. Oonzalo* just nortli of Columbia as well a. >thors located elsewhere, T wish t( xipross my appreciation of your of 'orts in this direction. It was my good fortune to inspoei he work being done by these agricul ural exports, in their special linos ipon the Con/ales farm. T heart\l\ i.pprove of their advice in regard t( lie .Substitution of mule power foi nan power through the omplovmcnl >f larger ploughs, more mules am ess men. This very materially lessons (lie evpensp^Vm our farms, and 1 goes a long way toward solving thf >roblem of the scarcity of labor. I also approve of a systematic ro. 1 s ol crops; ??I" the importance uL' IS - giving inure space and a! tent ion it. ' (! i lie legumes for both summer and wiu ter planting. I endorse llic plan of using what is termed cover crops, clover, vetch and crimson clover on ? our hare fields in winter to prevent ? the leaching ol' the soil, and to produce plants to he turned under for I humus I he next summer. I' I am in position to appreciate the j importance ol." keeping as many liors, es, mules, hogs ami cows as we can, for t'hey are manuracturer.s of stable ^ manure. 1 perhaps know more of _ the value of stable manures than most t 1 farmers in our section. Experience teaches me that it is by far the most I, valuable fertilizer obtainable. The | . legumes come next in importance as a permanent, land enricher. They have . the advantage of being more avail( able, as they can be planted anywhere t . and are in the reach of farmers of f small means. c i I am, however, indisposed to let - our farmers sit supinely by and de- i i pend entirely upon outside instrue- ? 1 tion. We can do much within our[ selves. We should combine the know ledge that experience has taught us, ,* with that derived elsewhere. We can . tench other to our mutual advanc tage. Kvery fanning community has ; a man that lias bv intuition or other wise caught the knack of making bet2 ter yields of a certain crop than his i* neighbors. Another one has not sue 2 ceeded as well in this particular crop, ? but he can make something else bct ter than others and so it goes. Why 2 not get all of these men to meet to get her, exchange plans and ideas, so f - that each one will imbide the esscn- j L lial points whereby those leading in ^ the production of their specialties v have attained their success? Is it not. j \ reasonable to suppose that a number , of men. giving their plans whereby \ i they have succeeded in raising cot- -j ? ton, corn, peas, oats, wheat, potatoes, i, 1 melons, rutabagas, and winter cab- i , bage can by combining the special j t methods by which each one has sue- p t ceded in his special line Ik1 of bene- << ? fit. to every farmer in that cominun i I y ? P V t Now to tlie point. T venture to ask 1 that your department lake such steps > as your good judgment directs in en- ) deavoriug to organize as many ai?ri- j> cultural societies, or farmers clubs, |upon the plans of the ones which have been in operation at Pendleton 1 and Beech Island, for something like ? half century, throughout the Slate. T would like very much to see one organized in Columbia during the ap- v proaching Stale fair. I am sure that || we have many intelligent influential _ citizens who are interested enough in r| agricultural pursuits to make a sue- 'j cess of such an organization, and I '| hope that you will make an effort to enlist their cooperation in this (] "work. It) a club or organization of | ^ this kind we can both exchange cxj perienecs with one another as to > i methods found best by each of us \ R upon our individual farms, and we | can also consult together as to plans [ to be adopted for the future manage- ] men! of the membership. I j I rusting that this will receive your I p earnest consideration. T am sincerely ( ' .vours, .7. W. Hunch. * \ September 2S, 1908. '/ 1 Mr. J. W. Bunch, Stale Hospital _ for the Insane. Columbia, S. C.?My n , Dear Sir: 1 am in receipt of your n t letter of September LNi. ami wish lo i _ express to yon my appreciation of the . kind words contained therein. In re- ,] -ard to the cllorts ol this department p to benefit the agricultural conditions |< throughout the Slate. I realize fully 1 _ the value of the different points indi- <| cated, and know how much just such ? a class of work is needed through- | ^ out South Carolina. T shall take this j matter up very carefully and see if we cannot evolve some svslcmalic j plan for the orgauization of such exchange idea clubs. In regard lo \-?m? suggestion as to the organization of the first of these clubs in Columbia > during the demonsl rat ion meeting in * Fair week. |his suggestion mcels with ^ f my heartiesl approval, ami I shall, on thai occasion, urge upon (hose ^ preseiii from Richland county lo form such a club for the exchange of experiences with one another as to I he \ I I methods found best by each upon \ their farms. Very sincerely yours. \ < K. J. Watson. ^ SEE Broaddus & Huff's Toilet- Soap, * Box Paper, Talcum Powder, Dental * Powder, Tooth Brushes, etc., be- ^ fore you buy. N ? * , DR. HUIET'S A11-Healing Liniment, the best household remedy on the \ market, try it and. be convinced. I Mayes' Drug Store. P i p I KILLS FLUAS, and cures the worst Mj case of mange, Bicaises flange o Cure. Not poisonous. For sale by Dr. Van Smith, Sole Agent. When You Purcl GOODS F We bought when goo< md we sell at much ] he everlasting Bargair The nimble^nickel is i ;han the slow dollar. Compare quality and hat the greatest GEN Uways to be found at O. RLE' The Fair and S First shipment of fall Never no better, nor < TAX NOTICE. .1 lie tax hooks for Newberry county 'ill he open for the collect ion of taxes or the. fiscal year commencing anuary 1st, 1908, the loth day of >clohcr, .1008, and will remain open ilhout penalty until the 31st day of )ccembor, 1008. Upon all taxes paid fter the .'list day of December, 1008, n?l before the first day of February, 000, a penalty of one per cent will e added; upon all taxes paid during lie month of February, 1000, a penalv of one per cent, will be added, and mm (lie 28th nf February, 1000, to lie day of March, 1000, inclui\*:'. an .'idditional penalty of five per cut will be added. I'lie follow in if is the levy: Mill-. 'or Slate purposes r> ]_2 'or ordinary county purposes ;i 'or eonsi it ut ional school purposes ' ;i "or court house 1-2 Total jo hxcopt in ihf f<dlowing localitv. I'horo :i11 additional railroad tax has ieen levied, viz: Mills. Pownship No. 1. 2 'own ship No. 8 3 I'owns'hip Xo. 0 2 And except in the following school listriets where special school tax has iccn levied, viz: Mills. sewhorry No. 1. topia No. 10 2 Yosperity Xo. 14 .j 1.4 Jig ('reek Xo. 20 2 'omaria Xo. 2(i |_2 -.idle Mountain. Xo. 30 'xcelsior Xo. 35 2 'happells No. 30 2 Vhitmire No. 52 4 lion Xo. 50 ^ A poll tax of $1.00 has been levied n nil male citizens between the aires 't twenty-one and sixty years, except hose exempt by law. A tax of :>(? cents each b'vied on ;ill |: i?jy. I'crsons 1 iabio to road duty may >ay a commutation tax 0f $3, from the 5th day of October, 1008. to the lf>|h lay of March. 1000. All tax payers remember all propery has been listed separately and lease see that you have a receipt for acli piece of properly so listed. duo. L. Kpps, Comity Treasurer. NEWBERRY UNION STATION. irrival and Departure of Passenger Trains?Effective 12.01 A. M. Sunday, June 7th, 1908. Southern Railway: <o. 1.) for Greenville .. . ,8.57a.m. '?>. 18 for Columbia .. ..1.10 p.m. o. 1 1 for Greenville . . . .3.20 p.in. 'o. 10 for Columbia 8.47 p.m. 0., N. & L. Ry. Xo 85 for Laurens 5.10 a.m. No. 22 for Columbia .. ,.8.47 a.m. Jo. 52 for Groenvill? .. 12.56 p.m. To. 53 for Columbia ., ..3.20 p.m. Xo. 21 for Laurens .. ..7.25 p.m. Xo. 84 for Columbia .. ..8.30 p.m. * Does not run on Sunday This time table shows the times at hich trains may bo expected to daart from this station, but their dearture is not guaranteed and the me shown is subject to change withut notice. G. L. Robinson, Station Ma3ter. do Mistake hase your FALL ROM US. ds were at the LOWEST LOWER PRICES than i Day Sellers. nnore appreciated by us you will invariably find UINE BARGAINS are rTNER, Square Dealer. goods arrived, cheaper. COME. X) WOOD'S SEEDS. Ij Best qiialitlos obtainable. I Winter or c Hairy Vetch makes not only one of the largestyielding and best winter feed and forage crops you can grow, but is also one of the best of soil-improvers, adding moro nitrogen to the Hoil than anyiother winter crop. Wood's Descriptive Fall Catalogue gives full information about this valuable crop; also ^about all other Farm 6 Garden Seeds for Fall planting. Catalogue i r* mailed free on request. Write / for it. IJ T. W. WOOD & SONS, J| Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. EXCURSION RATES VIA SOUTH ERN RAILWAY TO Chicago, 111., and return. rickets on sale October l<! Ml inclusive, limited October ;XMli, 1 ! ()}; Xew Orleans, La., and return Tickets mi Sale October 7! J t. Sth i Oil, inclusive, limited October Jl'li I008. Hinniugliam, Ala., and return. Tickets on sale Oct. 18lh, lRtli am 20tli, inclu-ivc, limited October 2(i!:i 15)08. Milwaukee. Wis., and return Tickets on sale October 8th to ll;b inclusive, limited October I'M, 1 fHi.r Denver, Col., and return I ickels on sale daily until Scptem ber ri()| li, limit. <1 October '?1 >-1, I'lOS For rates, detailed informal ion etc., apply to Southern !?' -.i'-w-.w <Iri,e agenls or address. T Lu-k, l)ivi>ion I'a-sen-jer A Cliari i, S .Toll,, L. Meek. Asst. den. Pass. Air I.. Atlanta, f!a. CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAR OLINA RY. Schedule in effect May 31. 1908. Lv. Newberry (( N & L) 12 :.*?(? p.ni Ar. Laurens 2:02 p.nt Lv. Laurens (C & W (') 2:35 p.rn Ar. (! ivcnville <1:00 p.m Lv. Laurens 2:32 p.m Ar. Spartanburg -1.05 p.m Lv. Sparlanburir (So. Rv.) 5:00 p.m i Ar. I lendersonville 7:15 p.m i Ar. A she ville, 8 :",0 p.m Lv. Laurens ((' & W C) 2:32 p.m, Ar. Greenwood 3:32 p.r.v Ar. McCormicIc T :33 p.m. Ar. Augusta 0:1", p.m, J ri-W eekly I'arlar Car line between Augusta and Asheville. Trains Nos. 1 and 2, leave Augusta Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, leave Asheville Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Note: The above arrivals and departures, as well as connections with other companies, are given as information, and are not guaranteed. 10 r nest Williams, Gen. Pas.--. Agt., Augusta, Ga. Coo. T. Bryan, Greenville, S. C., Gv)n. Agt. I ^ ' jjll _ ' '1 ^ Company I ? HHP m VI 23833 fsras^J ITlTMIfiffftll |fc<|l Ml w BBH HI .' 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