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MCLAURIN PRAISES THE STANDARD OIL ARCHBOLD HIMSELF ISSUES A SIGNED STATEMENT. The Former Senator Declares that South Carolina's Natural Pro gress is Throttled Today by an Oligarchy. New York, September 29.-A new phase of the discussion of the so-call ed "Standard Oil correspondenee," made public recently by Wm. R. Hearst, was entered upon late today, when John D. Archbold, vice presi dent of the Standard Oil Company, made a statement to the Associated ress setting forth details of the al leged theft of correspondence from his files. Former United .States Sena tor John Lowndes McLaurin, of South Carolina, also entered the field with a signed statement, declaring his attitude in the matter of the corres pondence between himself and Mr. Areh',old. - Mr. Arehbold 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 newspa pers of this city, ostensibly stolen letters. Examination showed that me letters were missing and that they could only have been taken by some oine not only familiar with the office 'details, but highly trusted. The party on whom suspicion fell stoutly denied all guilt. A little later, how ever ,a man who represented himself as acting between the thief and those to whom -the letters had been sold pro posed to return some of the letters for a consideration. His story was that the idea of the theft had been con ceived by his brother, who had at one time been in the company's employ, and that this brother had induced the employee already suspected to accom plish the theft. According to the go be-tween's story, he had disposed of the letters, or some of them, to two men who purchased them on behalf of Mr. Hearst's newspaper, the Journal. 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 'were photc aphed, other pages being -removed altogether. The books in question were, the go-between ~said, returned afiter forty eight hours. ,It is impossible to say how many were ' stolen and sold in this way. The thieves worked at their leisure. It is Snot -thought necessary to say more at present or mention names. Corrobor a?ion 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 ters by Mr. Hearst is further corro borated now. Obviously, among the eoterie, authenticity of their output is not to be lightly accepted. The op *portunities for falsificstion, sup "ressing of context and distortions, of gassages are many.'' rMr. McLaurin's Statement. Mr. MeLaurin, who has just return ed 'to New York, gave out a signed statement as follows: ''"An effort has been made to create a political sensation by the publica 'on of certain correspondence be ween Mr. John D. Archbold, vice resident of the 'Standard Oil Coin any, and myself. Fo~r that corres ndence I have no apologies to mnake. At the time the letters were written I had the honor to enjoy, and am proud still to possess the frifrnd ship of Mr. Archbold, for whom I have the highest regard. At the time the letters were written 1 was engag d in a bitter struggle, in which was nvolved not only my own politic~al uture. but the economie and politi ~eal principles for which I stood and hih, stated briefly, meant the emancipation of the South from the ignorant pre.judice of Bourbonismn d the 'bloody shirt' into the free dom of an enlightened self-i'nterest and the progress of an intelligent in dustrialism.. "In the support of these principles, -nd the hope of this proa-ress. I saw -then no impropriety in enlisting, if paticable, the assistance of the most prgressively administered and the most intelligently officered corpora tion that human intelligence has yet produced. Nor has the enormous body of statutory crime since created or the hypocritical affectation of noraity assumed by some of our leg ~ors and congress in any wise anged my point of view or quick ened mny coniscencle of expediency, as *seems to have been the case with ome of my former colleagues and as sociates. '"The constitueCncies tha.t they rep resent do not hesitate to take Mr. egie's trust-produced and tariff 1'(ritected mn1ey ..1 ior tIheir Eiurene and lti)aies. e r accept ilr. Rk_efe] chised. Why He Accepted Aid. If politieal canpaigns are to b run without money and political pro gress is to be achieved without finan cial expendtitulre its high time tha both parties :1ould be apprised o the arrival of that Utopian era, bu until that period has arrived I cal see no reason while I. in battling fo wh'at I conceived to be the right should refuse to seek or decline to ae cept the support. whether financia or personal, of which I stood in need "Men may (lie, but right principle persist and in the end they will tri umph. "I believe .that the South, and es pecially the State of South Carolins is today throttled in its natural pro gress and its intelligent exercise o the right of self-government by a. oligarchy which keeps alive the pre judice of a past generation throug] the perpetuation of ignorance ano the fertilization of corruption, and shall welcome the day when the edu cational propaganda, which can onl: be spread by the use of money whether it be Standafd Oil money o railroad money, or any other mone: save that derived from the govern mental sale of whiskey, will enabli the people to see more clearly thei own best interests and cast out thes leaders whose hypocritical moralit and ill disguised selfishness is re sponsible for the fact that in thb South illiteracy is greater and the in crease of population and wealth slow er th an in any other great section o: the Union. Ignorant State Government. "It is the fashion of present da; hypocrisy to decry the corporatian to abhor the trust and to pretend il public life to prescribe the influene of wealth, but as in this country an< in this age wealth is, and must be the reward of intelligence I am no willing to be considered amongs those cowardly. enough to deny th influence which intelligence has al ways exercised under every form o government thus far devised. Of government of ignorance I have ha( enough in my native State. I hop for, and shall continue to work foi a government of intelligence. "(Signed) "John Lowndes McLaurin.'' Senator Mc.Laurin leaves tomorros for South Carolina. FARM CONDITIONS. Capt. J. W. Bunch, of the State Hos pital for the Insane, Makes New Proposition to Col. Watson. Columbia, September 28.-Capt. .J W.- Bunch, whose splendid succes though many years as head of th extensive farm of the State Hospita for the. Insane -easily places him i: the front rank of practical farmer who get results from thorough scien tifie famning has writen Commission er Watson suggesting the organiza tion during the farm demonstratio: meeting here Fair Week of a Stat association of "exchange idea clubs' or societies, such agricultural socie ties a.s those at Beach Island an< Pendleton. which have been accom pishing excellent results for half .entury. Capt. Bunch doesn't wan to see the Federal agricultural de partment do all the educational worl among the South Carolina farmers thoug~h of course, he app.reciates thi splendid work that has been accom plised along this line. Commission er Watson heartily endorses Capt Bunh's suggestion and will a*t onec set to work to put the scheme int working form. The correspondence between Capi Bunch and Commissioner Watson wil be of interest to farmers throughou the State: The Hon. E. J. Watson, Columbia S. C.-My Dear Sir: As one who ha! taken a deep interest in the movemnen recently inaugurated by your depart ment in enisiting the cooperation o: the United States dep)artment of at riulture to the end that a demon stration farm has been establishe< on the land of Mr. A. E. Gonzales just north of Columbia as well a: others located elsewhere, I wish t< e:press my appreciation of your ef forts in this direction. It was my good fortune to inspec the work being done by these agricul tural experts. in their special lines upon the Gonzales farm. I heartXi aprove of their advice in regard t< the anbstitution of mule power foi man power t hrough the employmen of la.rger ploughis. more *mles an< has en. This. very mfaterially le sens the expensesr nn our fams ani i2 go'e- a l]ng w.ay towardi SoIving2 ti< problem of the scareity of labor. T alsoapproe of a msytmatic ro. is]in'_ 1Citat l-. teilel Co er er*Oj's. CII)VCr. VC Ieli a1l)i.l Cqi ts 11 ("l V 1 ( our bare fields in winter to prevent e the leaching of the soil, and to pro duce plants to be turned under for lhumus the next. summer. I am in position to appreciate lic t nm)ortance of keepingi as many hors es, mules, hogs and cows as we can, r for they are manufacturers of stable manure. I perhaps know more of the value of stable manures than most I farmers in our section. Experience teaches me that it is by far the most 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 and are in the reach of farmers of f small means. 1 I am, however, indisposed to let - our farmers sit supinely by and de a pend entirely upon outside instruc 1 tion. We can do much within our I selves. We should combine the know - ledge that experience has taught us, with that derived elsewhere. We can teach other to our mutual advan r tage. Every farming community has e a man that has by intuition or other - wise caught the knack of making bet e ter yields of a certain crop than his r neighbors. Another one has not sue c eeeded as well in this particular crop, , but he can make something else bet - ter than others and so it goes. Why a not get all of these men to meet to - gether, exchange plans and ideas, so - that each one will imbide the ssen f tial points whereby those leadiig in the production of their specialties have attained their success? Is it not i reasonable to suppose that a number ., of men, giving -their plans whereby 1 they have succeeded in raising cot a ton, corn, peas, oats, wheat, potatoes, I melons, rutabagas, and winter cab ,, bage can by combining the special t methods by which each one has sue t ceded in his special line be of bene a fit to every -farmer in that commun - ity? C Now to the point. I venture to ask z that your department take such steps i as your good judgment drects in en e deavoring to organize as many agri e ultural societies, or farmers clubs, upon the plans of the ones which have been in operation at Pendleton and Beech Island, for something like 7 a 'half century, throughout the State. I would like very much to see one or ganized in Columbia during the ap proaching State fair. I am sure that we have many intelligent influential citizens who are interested enough in agricultural pursuits to make a suc cess of such an organization, and I hope that you will mak~e an effort . o enlist their cooperation in this work. In a club or organization of Sthis kind we can both exchange ex periences with one another as to methods found best by each of us upon our individual farms, and we scan also consult together as to plans to be adopted for the future manage ment of the membership. Trusting that this will receive your Searnest consideration, I am sincerely yours, J. W. Bunebh. - September 28, 1908. Mr. J. W. Bunch, State Hospital for the Insane, Columbia, S. C.--My Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your letter of September 26, and wish to express to you my appreciation of the kind words contained therein. In re gard to the efforts of this department Sto benefit the agricultural conditions throughout the State. I realize fully 'the value of the different points indi cated, and know how- much just such a class of work is needed through out South Carolina. I shall take this matter up very carefully and see if we cannot evolve some systematic plan for the organization of such ex change idea clubs. In regard to your tsuggestion as to the organization of the first of these clubs in Columbia Iduring the demonstration meeting in 3 Fair week. this suggestion meets with Smy heartiest approval, and I shall, - on that occasion. urge upon those present from Riehiand county to form - such a club for the exchange of ex - periences with or'e another. as to the I methods found best by each uiponi ,their farms. Very sincerely yours. SE. J. Watson. SEE Broaddus & Ruff's Toilet Soap, Box Paper, Talcum Powder, Dental bPowder, Tooth Brushes, etc., be -fore -you buy. DR. HUIET'S All-Healing Liniments Sthe best household remedy on the market. try it and. be convinc~ed. Mayes' Drug Store. IKILLS FLEAS, and enres the worst eas oflmange. Braises Mangte Cure. Not poisonous. For sale by When You Purci GOODS F We bought when goo< and we sell at much I the everlasting Bargair The nimblesnickel is r than the slow dollar. Compare quality and that the greatest GEN always to be found at O. KLE The Fair and 5 First shipment of fall Never no better, nor 4 TAX NOTICE. The tax books for Newb'erry county will be open for the collection of taxes for the fiscal year commencing January 1st, 1908, the 15th day of October, 1908, and will remain open without penalty until the 31st day of December, 1908. Upon all taxes paid after the 31st day of December, 1908, and before the first day of February, 1909, a penalty of one per cent will be added; upon all taxes paid during the month of February, 1909, a penal ty of one per cent. will be added, and from the 28th of February, 1909,- to the 15th day of March, 1909, inclu sive, an additional penalty of five per cent. will be added. The following is the levy: Mills. For Sta:te purposes 5 1-2 for ordinary county purposes 3 For constitutional school pur poses ', 3 For count house , 1-2 Total 12 Except in the following locality. where an additional railroad tax has been levied, viz: Mills. Township No. 1. 2 Twnship No. 8 3 Township No. 9 2 And except in the following school districts where special school tax has been levied, viz: Mills. Newberry No. 1. 3 Utopia No. 10 2 Prosperity No. 14 4 1-4 Big Creek No. 20 2 Pomaria No. 26 , 1-2 Little Mountain, No. 30 3 Excelsior No. 35 2 Chappells No. 39 2 Whitmire No. 52 4 Zion No. 56 1 A poll tax of $1.00 has been levied on all male citizens between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, except those exempt by law. A tax of 50 cents each levied on all Persons liable to road duty may pay a commutation tax of $3, from the 15th day of October, 1908, to the 15th day of March, 1909. All tax payers remember all proper ty has been listed separately and plese see that you have a receipt; for each piece of property so listed. Jno. L. Epps, County Treasurer. NEWBERRY UN4ION STATION. Arrival and Departure of Passenger Trains-Effective 12.01 A. M. Sunday, June 7th, 1908. Southern Railway: No. 15 for Greenville .. ..8S.57a.mn. No. 18 for Columbia .. ..1.40 p.m. No. 11 for Greenville .. .. 3.20 p.m. No. 16 for Columbia .... .8.47 p.m. C., N. & L. Ry. No 85 for Laurens ... ....5.19 a.m. No. 22 for Columbia .. . .8.47 a.m. No. 52 for Greenville .. 12.56 p.m. No. 53 for Columbia .. . .3.20 p.m. No. 21 for Laurens .. . .7.25 p.m. 'No. 84 for Columbia .. . .8.36 p.m. *'Does not ran on Sunday This time table shows the times at which trains may be expected to de part from this station, but their de parture is not guaranteed and the time shown is subject to change with out notice. G. L. Robinson, Station Mastar. Mistu: iase your FALL ROM US. Is were at the LOWEST -OWER PRICES than Day Sellers. nore appreciated by us you will invariably find UINE BARGAINS are rTNER, )quare Dealer. goods arrived. ,heaper. COME. WOOD'S SEEDS. Best qualities obtainable. Winter or lairy Vetch makes not only one of the largest yielding and best winter feed and forage crops you can grow, but is also one of the best of soil-improv ers, adding more nitrogen to the soil than anylother winter crop. Wood's Descriptive Fall Cat. alogue gives full information about this valuable crop; also bout all other Farm i Garden Seeds for Fall planting. Catalogue mailed free on request. Write for it. T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. EXCURSION RATES VIA. SOUTE ERN~ RAILWAY TO Chicago, fll., and return. Tickets on sale October 1st to Bth inclusive, limited October 30th, 1908. New Orleans, La., and return Tickets on Sale October 7th, 8thi & 9th inclusive, limited October 24th, 1908. Birmingham, Ala., and return. Tickets on sale Oct. 18th, 19th and 20th, inclusive, limited October 26th, 1908. Milwaukee, Wis., and return Tickets on sale October ath to 14tb, inclusive, limited October 21st, 1906 Denver, Col., and return Tickets on sale daily uutil Septemv ber 30th, limited October 31st, 1908. For rates, detailed information. et.. apply to Southern Railwav tiecet agents or address. J C. Lusk, Division Passenger Agenit. Charlstoa, S. C. John L. Meek, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., Atlanta, Ga. CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAR-. OLINA BY. Schedule in effect May 31, 1908. Lv. Newberry(C N & L) 12:56 p.m. Ar. Laur-ens . 2:02 p.m. Lv. Laurens (C & W C) 2:35 p.m. Ar. Greenville 4:00 p.m. Lv. Laurens 2:32 p.m. Ar. Spartanburg 4:05 p.m. Lv. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 5:00 p.m. Ar. Hen dersonville '7:45 p.m. Ar. Asheville 8:50 p.m. Lv. Laurens (C & W C) 2:32 p.m. Ar. Greenwood 3:32 p.m. Ar. McCormick 4:33 p.m. Ar. Augusta .6:15 p.m. Ti-Weekly Parlar Car line be tween Augusta and Asheville. Trains Nos. 1 and 2, leave Augusta Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, leave Asheville Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Note: Th~e above arrivals and de partures, as well as connections with other companies, are given as infor mation, and are not guaranteaed. Ernest Williams, Gen. Pass. Agt., Augusta, Ga. Goo. T. Bryan, Greenville, S. C., Hardware Compani C:l C0 0 roW (0. CEBER HADWR UOPAY