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ILL CREEK MEDDLE. SECRETARY HUBBELL RETURNS BLITHELY TO THE ATTACK. Furnishes Letters From Young Mixson in Support of his Charge that Offi cial Brokerage in Whiskey Was Sought by Mixaon Sr. The Mill Creek Distilling Co., Cincinnati, Aug. 28th, 1896 To the Editor of The State, Co lu nbia, S. C.: Dear Sir: Please publish the enclosed letter from R. M. Mix son, his telegram and my re ply; a'so F. M. Mixson’s letter. 1 fail to find any L. & N. R. R , business in them, as stated in R. M. Mixson’s letter published iu your paper 22 inst. All these letters were received by me some weeks before I ever saw Mr. R. M Mixson. His letter dated Charleston, Jan, 3, 1895, is so plain it requires no explanation from me. Let the public rend And judge for them selves. Yours truly. Geo Hubbell. Secretary. South Carolina State Dispen sary. Office of D. H. Traxler State Commissioner. Columbia, S. C., Dec. 20. 1893. Mr. Geo. Hubbell, Cincinnati, Ohio. Dear Sir:—This will be hand ed you by ray nephew, Mr. R. M. Mixson, who is visiting your city. Any favors shown liimwillbe highly appreciated bv Yours very respectfully, F. M. Mixson. Western Union Telegraph Co., Reed., at Cin,, 11:29 Dec., 20. ’94 Columbia, S. C., 20. To Mill Creek Dist. Co.: Is Mr. Hubbell in this terri tory? If so where can I find him? Would like to see him on business. Answer Augusta. R. M. Nixon . Western Union Telegraph Co Cin., Dec. 20, 1894. To R. M. Mixer, Augusta. Ga. 1 cannot leave home for a week unless very important. Geo. Hubbell. Charleston Hotel. Charleston, S. C. 1-3 95. Mr. Geo. Hubbell, Cin., O.: Dear Sir: Your wire receiv ed. I am sorry not to be able to see j’ou before the 15th; had 1 known this would have seen you last week. 1 enclose letter of introduction from Col. F. M. M. I can’t come to Cincinnati, now, so will have to wait until the 15th to see you, but would like for y<>u to be prepared to give me the agency of your goods for S. C.. when you come down, or sooner, if you can. 1 CAN DO YOU GOOD PLEASE TREAT THIS LET- TER STRICTLY CONFIDEN TIAL. I will discuss matters with you when 1 see you Would be glad to hear from you at Augusta. Truly yours, R. M. Mixson. Problems and Opimona In the Past. Editor of The News: Allow me to make a few ex tracts from a recently published life of Thomas Jefferson, writ ten by one who is not a Jeffer sonian Democrat, but is a faith ful historian. These extracts are full of suggestive thoughts on present day politics. First the historian says: “The people of the United States at the beginning of the nineteenth century maybe said to have been divided into two classes—those who thought Jefferson the greatest and wisest of living men and those who believed him the worst.and the most dangerous.” “He had been, but a short time admitted to the bar when he was chosen by his fellow citizens to a seat in the legisla ture of Virginia. This was in 1769. Jefferson was then the largest slaveholder in the House. It is remarkable evi dence of his foresight, his mor al courage and the love of liber ty which inspired him that he introduced a bill empower ing slaveholders to manumit their slaves. if they wished to do so. Slavery caught the alarm. The proposition was rejected by an overwhelming vote.” Speaking of the rich widow he married, the historian says: “He thus became one of the largest slave holders in Vir ginia; and yet he labored with all his energies for the aboli tion of slavery, declaring the institution to be a curse to the master, a curse to the slave and an offense in the sight of God.” In the account of his election to the Presidency we find these words, ‘‘The news of the elec tion of Jefferson was received in most parts of the Union with the liveliest demonstrations of joy. He was the leader of the successful and rapidly increas ing party. His friends had been taught to believe that the triumph of the opposite party wo ild be the triumph of aristo cratic privilege and of civil and religious despotism. On the other hand many of the Feder alists turned pale when the tidings reached them that Thomas Jefferson was Presi dent of the United States. Both the pulpit and the press had taught them that he was the incarnation of all evil—an infidel, an atheist, a scoffer at all things sacred; a leveler, a revolutionist, an advocate of mob government.” “In the year 1304 his beauti ful daughter Maria whom he so tenderly loved sank into the grave. His eldest daughter, Martha, speaking of her fath er’s suffering under this terri ble grief, says; “I found him with the Bible in his hands, he who had been so often and so harshly accused of unbelief— he in this hour of intense afflic tion sought and found consola tion in the sacred volume. The comforter was there for his true heart and devout spirit, even though his faith might not be what the world calls orthodox.” In a letter dated March 21st There Are 126.000 Roaming The 1819 Jefferson writes to Dr. Fields Of The West. Vine “I seldom go to bed , t i f u . without an hour or a half hour’s Imagine a herd of horses ag p rev j 0U8 reading of something gn gating 12;>,KM) for which no mor;l | i whereon to ruminate in practical use can be found. t he intervals of sleep,” and the Stock men ot t ie Nortln\ est are |,j 8 t or j an adds the book from t day considering what disposi- w hi c h he oftenest read was a collection which he had made HORSES TO GIVEAWAY. im- tion can be made of this mouse number of animals. This great heard roams the prairies of Montana, North Dakota,Washington and North ern Idaho. They are grazing upon grass that is required for the sustenance of cattle and sheep, and are pratically worth- h ss for any purpose. The cause of this serious condition is due to the bicycle and to street car systems operated by electricity and by cable, the use of whicq within the last few years has so largely done away with the cm ployment of horses. In some of the districts named the horses are iacrensiig so rapidly in numbeis that they are actually crowding live stock, used for supplying the meat markets of the country, off ranges where they find grass on which to subsist. Tin 4 men who own this vast numhei of horses, ranging, as they do, over such a large ex panse of territory, can devise no means of relief, and they are practically helpless. Ex cellent horses, unbroken, can be bought for from $5 to $15 a head, but even at this low fig ure' no buyers can be found, while the horses, too valuable to be destroyed, and at the same time too expensive to keep alive, continue to multiply. — New Y ork Herald. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores. Tetter, Chapped Hands Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale at Dr. J. A. Boyd’s drugstore. by cutting such passages from the Evangelists as came direct ly from the lips of the Saviour. These he arranged in a blank book.” Jefferson writes to a friend about this collection; “A more beautiful or precious mor sel of ethics 1 have never seen; it is a document in proof that I am u real Christian; that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus.” This book Mr. Jeff erson preparea evidently with great care. It is a very full compound of the teachings of our Saviour. It was entitled “The Philosophy of Jesus of Nazareth.” In closing the sketch the his torian says: “There was some thing peculiarly gentle and touching in his whole demean or His goodnight kiss, his lov ing embrace, his childlike sim plicity and tenderness often brought tears to the eyes of those whose privilege it was to minister to his wants.” About his last words were when speaking of his illness; ••Do not imagine for a moment that I feel the smallest solici tude about the result. I am like an old watch, with a pin ion worn out here and a wheel there, until it can go no longer.” I make no comment, Mr. Editor, on these extracts, let each read er draw such profit from them as he may. Jefferson ia uni versally regarded now as one of the wisest and noblest men that ever lived upon this earth in any age. ^ Bill Smith. It appears that a gentleman by the name of Smith had re cently moved into the house ad joining the one occupied by Mr. Brown, and a few days there after Mr. Brown’s boy meets a reporter and gives to him his impression of Mr. Smith’s boy, a lad about twelve years of age: “Yes, me and Bill are right well acquainted now. He’s older than I am, and he’s had more experience. Why, Bill said his father used to be a robber. [Mr. Smith, by the way, is an elder in the Presbyterian church, and a very excellent lawyer.] And that he’s got ten millions of dollars in gold buried in his cel lar along with a lot of human bones—people he’s killed. And he says his father is a conjurer, and that he makes all the earth quakes that happen in the world. Why, sometimes the old man will come home after there has been an earthquake, 1 all covered with sweat, and so tired he can hardly stand. Bill says it is such hard work. And he told me that once when a man come there trying to sell) lightning-rods his father got mad and eat him right up. That’s what Bill tells me, and that’s all I know about it. And he told me that once he had a dog; one of these little kinds of dogs, and he was flying his kite, and just for fun he tied the Kite string to the dog’s tail, and the dog went a-booming down the street for about a mile with his hind legs in the air, and by and by the wind struck her and the kite commenced going up, and in one minute the dog was fif teen miles high, and command ing a view of California, and Egypt, and Oshkosh. I think Bill said Oshkosh. Anyway, I I know he came down in Brazil. And he swam all the way home in the Atlantic Ocean, and when he landed his legs weie all nib bled off by the sharks. I wish father would buy me a dog so that I could send him up that way. But I never have no luck. Why, Bill was a telling me that where he used to live he went out on the roof one day to fly his kite, and he sit down on the chimney to give her plenty of room, and while he was a-sit- ting there thinking about no thing, the old man put a keg of gunpowder in the fire-place to clean out the chimney. And when he touched her off Bill was blowed out against the Bap tist church steeple, and he caught on the weathercock with his pants all torn. And they couldn’t get him down for three days. And he stayed up there, going round ani round with the wind; and he lived by eating the crows that come and pitch ed on him, thinking he was made out of sheet iron, and put up there on purpose. Oh! he has had more fun than enough, Bill has. Why, he was telling me yesterday about a sausage- stuffer his brother invented. One of these kind of machines that works with a treadle. And Bill said that the way he used to do in the fall was to tie the machine to the hog’s back and connect the treadle with a string and the hog would work the machine up and down his back till it cut the hog all up fine and shoved the meat in the skin. And Bill said his brother called it, ‘every hog his own stuffer,’ and it worked splendid. But I don’t know. It seems to me there could be no machine like that. Anyway, Bill says so. And he told me that the Indians caught him one"', and they drove eleven railroad spikes right through his stomach and cut off his scalp, and it didn’t hurt him a bit. And Bill said the way he got out was by the chief’s daughter sneaking him out of the wigwam and lending him a horse, and Bill said she was in love with him. And when I asked him to show me the holes where them spikes went through, he said he dasn’t pull off his clothes, as he’d bleed to death: said his own father didn’t know it, ’cause he was afraid it might worry the old man. And Bill said they ain’t going to get him to go to Sun day-school, ’cause he’s got Seven departments. Two coorses lead ing to A. B. A new and ed Gymnasium and competent di rector. A. O. RBliUEKT, A. M. The Fitting School has been moved to the Alumni Hall. The Second Master, A. Mason DnPre, A. M., and the Mat ron live in the building. Several of the College Professors teach in the School and the students receive instruction in the Gymnasium. Session begins tober f. For catoluge, address. J. A. GAMEWELL, Secretary of Faculty YOUR OLD FRIKND8, Sydnor & Tredway, WILL AGAIN HAVE CHARGE OF Open Tuesday, August II, and every day thereafter. We want your patronage and will do all that can be done for you. YOURS TRULY, SYOROR t TREDWH. SOUTH PRDUMH COHERE. COLUMBIA. S. C. Session begins September 30th. Ten regular Courses, with Diplomas. Special Courses, with Certlfloates. Board, a month. Well appointed Laboratories, Chemical, Physical, Biological, etc. Gymnasium. Total neces sary expenses for the year exclusive of travel ling and clothingr)* from |123 to $163. Women admitted to all Classes. For further Information, catalogue, etc., ad dress the President, JAMES WOODKOW, ia the Leading South Carollaa paper anpporting the National cratlc Ticket and the National cratlc Platform. It lathe admitte pion of the great lasue of •Rmi upon which the battle will be foogbL.lt ha§ alwayt been a good newapaper, abd «tter than ever daring thia atruggle. It will keep the people , ' South Carolina cloaely Informed of progresa and proapecta of the camp No Democratic aeeking Demm newa and doctrine can afford to without it. Campaign Ratee. To place It within the reach of every] body, The Daily State will be aeat fro* thia time until Nov. 10th to any addreaa for $1.75 and The Semi-Weekly State for 40 cents. The reduction ia g—**‘ and to get the fall advantage of it acriptiona, with the cash, should Rent at onee. Address, THE BTATB, Colombia, 8. C. ATT0BJEY AT LAW, wmL Darlington, • • - - s. c. HI1 predict l» SUIc Mi Federal t 4 — I « « * « » • ► FOR DYSPEPSIA, todlp» rtlon, and Stomach disorders, Uke P-HOWN S IRON BITTERS. All dealers keen it, $1 per bottle. (Jenuinehat ’.rid* marc aud enued red Uneson wrapper ■ ■ 8. O. Woods. ;; Jewelry, Watches. Clocks Ae. . I have began to buy my Fall atock| | • -of clocks, watches Jewelry, silver!! ! ’ware, novelties Ac. I will be in po-] ; jsltion to sell goods at very low price r ; • -and GUARKNTEB EVERYTHING ! Irepresnted. j [ Repairing of watches, clocks and] ] • - jewelry done at reasonable rates. > and work gcarentbed. ii S. WOLFRAM, Jeweler and Rllversmlth, | DARLINGTON; 8. C Office in Amory BaUding. J. J.WARD, Attorney at Lav, DARLINGTON, 8. C. VH Practice la the Cearta ef the * Fearth Ctrealt. MehSTM-lyr. Leave Saunter....... Oswego.—.. 8*. Chartaa.. MMott’S Robert Maefarian. WOODS & MACFABLAD. (Saeepeeors to Woods 8 Spain.) ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Darlington, 8. C. Offieea over The Beak of Darlington. JanlO'M—lyr. R. W. Boyd. G. W. Brown. BOYD & BROWN- ttteraeyi tad Oeaaaelan at Law Office in B. Marco building, op posite Court House. DARLINGTON, 8. C. Janl’M—lyr. THE FIRMERS WAREHOUSE . HARTSVILLE, S. C. * Will open for the SALE OF LEAF TOBACCO, TTGRTST IB, 1803. Every Cearealeace Will Be Givei Fsraers Aid Bayers. The management will be in the bauds of first class tobacco men of long experience. WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE, AND PLEDGE YOU FAIB TREATMENT. Q-l’VE TTS A. TRIAL. CORRESPONDENCE WITH LEAF DEALERS DESIRED. THE FAREMERS WAREHOUSE CO. J. B. NUTT, Manager. T. H. Spain, R. T. Thompson. SPAIN A THOMPSON, Attorneys at Law, Darlingtoh, - - - 8. C. Office, in DmiUsgton Guards’ Amory bnildkig, first floor. Special attendee the Mch$m-yr. ioa given to practice Prehate C iCaart. Bx-Judte J. H. R. L. Darsan mommy, Attorneys & Cottstlors at Law DARLINGTON, 8. C. Planters THE r Real Estate, CorpoNlfen and Commer cial Law. Prc tice In 3rd a*d 4th Clrcwlts. Septuro -lyr. Darliogtoa.......... Mont Clare — Bobins Keek— itlC ■ W.M . ,Mpm SfS NewtoanrfUe StiOp ae Arrive Gfbaon —...... Slff-phi No. 21—South Boand Local Freight. (Tuesdays, Ttraredays and Batardays) Leave Gibson $4$ a as Newtoavflle.— $18 a at A1 iee........................ M Maat Beeden 1017am BennettaviUe 1110 am Manderville - U4$am BoMns Neck....... IS 10pm Moot Clare.— ISM pm Darlington SWpm Symeuaa S40pm Lunar........... $14 pm Eliott's — MS pm 8l Charles. — 414pm Oswego $ W pm 8uJB&0T*••••••••** ********* w mW ^ Uk NOTE.—Train Ko.«. connection for GotaamMa efa ton and Hum tier, and fa* Oh via Honame; and fa* an potato 1 Train No. at Ftoreneefrom all paint from Colombia. N ortheastern Dated Ji RAILROAD. Traine going aoath. HoJS NoJk NoW • • • 4m Le. Ftafenoe ...» ttt i( jrtikjfrtrtrf* s a Ar. 1 siim 4 H DU Pto Ls» Lsms4 SS SIS 714 Ar. Charleston S9B uu 444 Traine going north. • No.W KoJS BoJB • • • a m SS a m La. ™—»—>— 486 7SS Ar. I aims .... 74# 6M 441 Lft. Lmmm-*.*•«»« 7SS 404 ** glsi||totff00 „ _.. 74# rTr , ff Ar. Ftormm*.—. — 44| 714 • Daily, t DaRr aatapt touffay. brass idol up in the garret, and he’s going to turn pagan just as soon as warm weather comes, and carry a tomahawk and wear bows and arrows. And to prove it to me he told me he had this whole town underlaid with dynamite, and when he gets ready he’s going to blow the whole thing out, and bust her up, and demolish her and let her rip. And he told me not to tell anybody, but I didn't think it would make any differ ence if I told you. And now, I f uess I must bo a going, I hoar ill whistling; maybe he’s got something else to toll me.” Max Adklkr. Will again be opened for the sale of your tobacco, AUGUST 11- Having ar ranged with a large number of buyers who represent the largest markets in the world, the AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. among the number, we are better prepared than ever to handle your tobacco. Mr. J. S. Walden, a warehouseman of ten years’ experience, who is associated with Mr. B. F. Smoot this year, will al ways be on the floor to see that your to bacco brings the very highest market price. REKMDER THE PIT, TOESDRY AW: II and bring your tobacco to PLANTERS’ W AREHOUSE where a welcome awaits you. Smcot & Walden, Fine horse for sale—excellent buggy mare, fast and stylish, 4 years old. Apply to E. C. Coke r Darlington, S. C., before Sept. 10th. Now is the time for Gin House and Tornado Insurance. Best companies in the world. Mrs. Lucy M. Norment. Spare a little cash now. Re liable insurance, any kinds—all kind—every kind. Mrs. Lucy M. Norment. J. S. WHITE, HA.K.TSVXLLE, S. C. ■Wix.1. S3EX.X, YOTT -Dry Goods, “" , Hats and Shoos- As low as they can be sold in this oounty. HE SEX.ES irora, Murjvin, Swta, Timn, W idt, TOBACCO -A.XTID OIO-AlRS AT BOTTOM PRICES. Call and see him while in Hartsville WHITE is always in a good humor and will do his best to pl< you and make you feel good. HARTSVILLE, 8. C., Aug. 11th, 1896.