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s o'lto v\ & co. We owe an. apology to our patrons for being so late in making our Announcement tlJlJlJJJlilJJJJJS. ;?t the gentleman who has charge of our advertising department has been so busy attending to other matters, that he seems to have slightly neglected this very important branch of our business. While we are Firm believers in newspapers as a means of making known the good things you have to offer, our experience is, that the people with whom you have been dealing and who have always gotten ONE HUNDRED CENTS WORTH For every dollar they gave you are the best advertisers. Thisiwe hare proven beyond all doubt during the past month, in which our business has been the largest ever recorded in September. Some of our friends attracted by newspaper advertise? ments, or ouriosity, would go into other stores, and after looking through to their entire satisfaction would return and make their bill with us, admitting frankly that we were offering BETTER VALUES THAN OUR COMPETITORS. It takes years to build a reputation of this character and we feel very proud of it. Our stock for the present season is the largest and best assorted we have ever carried, and had we space to display it, we could fill a store twice as large as the one we now occupy, our duplicate stock being larger than what we have on exhibition on the first llooi. All this we hope will be reme? died after January 1st, when we move into our new store now being erected. Hats. We eetabliebed o reputatioo io this lioe some yeore ago, that wo have boon oooeUotly adding to Wo sup ply a good si soy daalora. who most ?ova asoooy by boy ins; from ita, or they would aot do ao. Ooieide of oor tabular lioa wo bought - 100 Dozen 'rosa ft ooasanieeioo houae at about SO coota oo the dollar. Wo have Mea'a aod Boy a for Hott at 25 aod 50 oeoto, aod the Mao's Hot wo Mil at 75c would appear cheap, if bought elaewhere for $1.26 Clothing. Tbia baa always been a strong lioe with oa, aod wo can aaaure those who have favored ua with their pa trooaga io tbia department formerly, that we bavo never bad a better line to select from. Men's all wool Cheviots, $5, $7 50 and $10. Men's rancy Worateda, $5, $7 50, $10 aod $12 Men's all wool Cassimers, $5, $6, $7 50, $10 and $12 50. Men s Clay Worateda, io black and oolorc, $5, $6, $7 50, $10, $12 & $15 BOYS' CLOTHING. 750 pairs Boy s Knee Pants, worth 35c, 40o and 50c at 26o per pair. Wo bought the remnant of a man? ufacturers stock, the qoaotity seems large, but the way they are going they won't laat long 250 Boy's Double Breasted Suits at 75c and $1. These goods are worth 33.\ to 50 per cent more. Our line at $1 50, $2, $2 50, $3 50 and $5 cannot be beaten Dry Goods. Here will be found as complete a line of Staple and Domestic Goods ae the needa of any housekeeper de mand x Our DOMESTICS were bought on a baais of 7 oenta cotton, and while we did not think at the time that cotton waa going to 10 cents we in? vested in 50.000 Yards We have 100 pieces of Outings at 5, 6| and 8?c 50 pieces of Flannelettes at 8Jc ? this is a very desirable fabric for Waists and Wrappers, and is easily worth 10 to l'2ic. 60 as chesp as they were ever sold J getting Jobbers' prices, thereby sav mg the middle man s profit, and giv? ing the benefit of it to our customers If anything was needed to strengthen this department, we have certainly succeeded in doing so by the addi lion of the BAY STATE LINE Heel Pairs Tax Blankets. These sre not in stock, but will be* by the time this reaches you, as they sre on the way You know what they are, snd no advance in price We have a complete line of chesp Blankets from 75c to $1.50. A line of Comforts from 75c to $2 Our stock of Sheeting, Piilow cas ing, Table Damask, Doylies and Napkins is complete and prices right Shoes. If there is any one line in our house better than another we believe this is it All our Shoes sre booght direct from manufacturers, and in such quantities, as to warrant us io and E. P. REED & CO'S LINE of Women's fine Shoes This latter line is no stranger to the ladies of Snmter County, as we handled them with a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction up to a few j years ago, but for some reason, they withdrew from this territory, and we feel assured their old pstrons will be pleased to welcome them back Reynolds', Bay State, E. R Reed & Co. and Godmau are Hard to Beat. In addition to these we cany a complete line of Men and Women's staple Shoes Shirts. We hesitsto to say how many of these we bought, as we might be accused of varying from the pstb of truthfulness, but we are safe in as? serting not less thao 250 Dozen Just think of it ! 3,000 SHIRTS* You would naturally say, why do you buy so many ? If you ssw what we are selling for 25 Cents ^ You would ask no further question. You cannot buy goods right unless you buy quantities O'DpNNELL & CO 0'DONNELL & CO 0'DONNELL & CO. POTJBCIL MIITIRQ, j? - Dry Wodio to U Die*6otioUed Within Thirty Doll. Too OI17 Oioooil mot ot 7 o'clock loot W*4***d*y *i*bt vilb Mayor Staekey, Alder, tose B?ile, Ob sod tor, f ao Hont, Pordy, Row 1 od ?ad W. ti. tppertoe, ?rottot A****t, O F Mpoereon Tbt rowssttt** of eeblle work* reported *b*4 too Opeoo 80001 roof bad been repaired At to poroboj? of Uid from Cept B O. frWeoo *t too oil Witt yard, reverted to too torn* He* 00 Joriy I lib, tb*r tboagbt this load too tor from ibo oity, aad o larger tract Man 1? oios steer It wet loft aritb too eoeJl mu?a- o pre**** a dosapiof grouad ooartr too evy t' prjoasbls Mr Cb*ad or ratal toot at bad eoooaltfd Mr H L aWboroegb, Sap+riataeoant of tbt Haaatev Water Oa , la regard to tlleaeioo of water mei* apCbonb M treat, bat bad aot ?et rectieed a deleite eeawer at to tbt Ursss wbi?b woold bo mala Mr N ? Btoww, Ob.sf of too f.r* Departs***!, r apart ad thai bs was oferiog Iba old Wot* Awak* baol eogina for aalt Ot f 100 ?od tb* ladepeadeat at f ISO He stated also tbat ib? ttaam too eegia* to root toing to dae?? aad will tooo be a Heat anlese so a e rs>?"? are s**4* Bo r*po'<'d tbat asocb of lb* Ire u ,** 1* w*r* oat, ibevt now being bat 1,90) tmmt of good boea t* earvlee. aol advised tb?i too feet af aaw boa* be p*r*he*ed Oa reuttwe af Mr. I'haodlar $11 wet ap pr mtwjltd to el*** t a* for sale io so ass Ire? te*Ve J laraat, all of tbe Ira lepar meat ap Kri'u?aot la ear vice Oa motion of Mr 1 4\ tot mat af bio* ar?t oed*e*d perebened at 7 1 a* on ft foot Mr Rnvlaed *s?*d aitenno 1 to tbe prea eat ?i?to*ivf mod* of sprlnt'log tbs tireeta, tod oa Mi aiotiaa tbe Olerk *s? directed t* too* t? 1 it a poo wbet ?eems tb* 8aester Vf e'er Ca ?IM aWow tb* at* of Iba by dree a for tbUo.'SNj** ?Ithm lb* limit* trhee* srrlnk Ii?*; ij n ,w too* T' 1 Van r *tatrd iba* ae> bad received a latter f??sn Hot McSssc tt iequineg at to tbe a fur rasas at *>f tbe ditp?oe*ry law 0 1 ?? tofgee'eo tbat tea Mayor, to tapir tag to lit] 1* t*r aaoeld 'oform tb* Qovsroor ttaal all a ?? aea aaforc*d ia Rarster, and tb* gi*p*aeary lew is 00 oieep'iea. H?>l-b udi -r aUerlfo we* pr****)t b? re ?Ml of tb* Mayor ?6 en?k?rrpcri a* to tbe aaoit*'? condition of iba eil? Ha ata'ed Ibat ?h*r* is v**t difficult? ?sp*rit?*t*d gbejtfal ? by eit a n* to g*?n*g tbatr prine* el*a-e*t, a*d ?bat b* to bating trottet witb d t w* or e**s pools tbat are allowed to overl *ar. 0 itably ??? at tbt Masoclc Temple aad a * ? 'r.e T* epboee Ksebanasje fti v mauere ster* dtsatserd at t*ogib, a?d '??tag t'* d?*fer Nj paMic beelth from lUM it*b] of aff tirt it w?e u?*eided to die* eootit.be ibe aa* of dry welt* aod lo establish tb* dry earib ttooet sys ees aad*r control of tb* eW4 ef H*altb Tbs Oily Attorney wee rrqeaeted to pr*p*r* two ordloaooas? o?a r*p?aiiog Iba ordioaoee permtttiog tb* a a* of dry ar*!!t already eooatrected aad orde.tog tbtlr dttoaottoiiaae* witbio 3 moatbi; tbe ?Iber forbidding tbat foecal matter be allotied lo fall apoa tbe eertb or bari*d ia tb* gr*aod, aod rrqoiriog tbal it be takse oot of tha city ; also loaogorattag or eatablleblof tb* dry earth ayetem. A special meeting of Council wai ordered for 20tb toet to adept tbeee ordiaaoeee. Tbe Mayor remiaded OjaorM tbat no atepa bad bean taken to eircolate a petltioa amoug tb* freeboldert of tbe city for tb* purpoee of ordertag ao aUctloa aaoa tbe q teitioo of a bond teat* for too conatractioo of a aewerage system a* bad bteo rcqooated by a mats meal tag of eltiaeat tome weeks ago. No acttoo wee takee, at Ooaaetl tbowgbt tbey should take at sttpt aatll a petition from tbe fret* bolders should be predated, which petition ?bo?Id oot be originated by Council 4 Isiler from Mitt Alice Pool* wee rtmd ftslosltg eompeosstion for 10 or 13 fest of Uld In Berttett street, which sbs asserts Is port of btf pf opart?. The Clerk wu directed to writ* Mitt Poolo that ber claim caaoot be considered ee tba leod ia qaattloo bat been ?aad for many yaari at a paalic atraat?avi daotlj da? tea tad to that a at by bar aooaitor Tba Clark was further directed to esk Mitt Poole to sirs ibree feat more of laad for widaaiof tbt street at that point aod task* iaf a good sidewalk, which will add value to bar property. TboOlark stated that J. F Baker, ped? dling stationery packaget, bad paid $12 liceaee for the pan foar weakt, aod aaked tbat ha be granted liceote to J?a. Ut for an additional paymeat of f3, aod hi* reqaeci waa granted. Tba Clerk ttatcd tdat it woold ao ooceatary to root or bay a piaao for tba Opera Houie, ae the one aow la uee ie oot eaitaable for tbe porpoee. Council took do action, being loath to incur eapoote oa account of tbe Opera Rouee, wbiob bee been unprofitable to the city. It waa suggested that tbe beet d is post tloa to m?ac of tbe building would be Ij tara it into a flret eleu hotel. There wei eome discussion of ibis propoeitloo, but no conclusion wae reached. A Nlsjht ol Terror. Awlel aaaiety was felt fui the widow of tbe breve Hen Barabaat of Mathias, Me, when be doetor* said the eoald not live till morn iag," writes lire ?' U Lincoln, who intended ber that fearful nfgat "All thought she must soon die from paeumonle, but the begged for Dr King's New Discovery, seving it bed more tbaa onee saved her life, and had cured ber of consumption Afier three ?null doset ehe elept easily ell night, and its further use completely eured her " This marvelous medicine in goer itnlee I to eura all thruat, ?.best und lung dU? ?aaei. (inly S0c and $1. Tiinl bottle* free ut J V I DeLorme'e drug sture I Gen. Motao in Orsogeburg Orangeburg No* 13?Grn K W Moise, of Sjnner, came in this morning and 1* tbe gueet of bis old friend, trie Hon Samuel Dioole He is bere in tbe interest of the Cbarleetoo eipositioo aod bus accomplished much good already by making friends for th undertaking and int*re?ting others in its whI fare It bas been arranged tbat he shall ad dre'e the cit imi of Oreogeburg at a mass mealing al the Court House on Wednesday ntght Tbe meeting will be called to order at 8 o'clock and Oen Ifoiee given tbe oppor? tunity to preeent the claims and wishes of |bj Charleston people before tbe *fsrrublen Dr?nget urgers ?e Muise hss m-iny frienas id Orar.gebnrg, aod lbs ixpoaitiun will ie ceive tbe werm sjpport of the people ot this county, who er* ?lw*ys ready and willing, with tbeir characteristic enterprise, to put their shoulders to the wbrel aod work tn tbe interest of Charleston and their State.? News aod Courier. - ??? ???>? aaswSSaaa? A Muaeter Devil r'tali Dastvaji?g it.? visiles ( if * type et coastipa? tt./o. The power al Ibis warderoui malady Ii felt en organ* and nerve? an I aiaeeles sad train. There'* no henlth till It's overcome Dot Dr King's No* Lifo Pills ars :i safe stid ecrtuiu cure, litti in the world for Btomscb? liter, kidney* tad bOWwlSi Only Its si I>r .1 F W DeDortue's <lrug *tore- k While this lot Usta, rtt-pe tissue paper at 8c>ro:i. H. O. ?stren k Co. Oft 28?41 Elliott's Seat Contested. Columbia, Nov. 15 ?Tbe electioo returns are beiog daily brooght ioto tbe Secretary of State's office Tbere bss been only one contest snnounced so far aod tbat is in tbe case of Beckett, who ran as a Republican candidate against Col William Elliott Beckett filed bia protest witb tbe ooooty board of canvassers, who de oided against bio The decision of tbe county board shows not only tbe formal protest, but siso tbe deoisioo of the board. Tbe protest said io terns: "That tbe said ballots which were osst and returned for Wm Elliott at said election were not legal ballots under the laws of the State of iwoutb Carolina "Because esid ballots were not of the proper color, and did not show ? to what office the said Willism Elliott was iotended to be chosen " The board of oanvasaers for Charles too, after considering tbe matter, reo dered the following decision, which is on file in the secretary of stale's offion "Now, the board of canvassers of federal elections for Charleston Conn ty find thst the ballot cast for Willism Elliott for representative in coogiess from the 1st district of South Carolina were "two and one half inches wide by five inobes long, clear snd even cut, without ornament, designation, mulilstion, symbol or mark of any kind whatever," except the name of William Elliott, representative in congress, 1st district, for which office he was a candidate, and tbat the ballot was properly printed, and according to the laws governing elections in the State. "Therefore, we find that the ballots cast for Wm Elliott on tbe 6th of November, 1900, were entirely legsl I according to Act of 1H96, of said , State, and we 6o decide. I 'Trios H. Reynolds, chairman; ! Theo Poppen, Lee Royall, Attest; ' Yates Snowden, necretary."?News ! snd Courier ? ? ??>?>? ii ? Yorkville School Building Burned. Yorkville, Nov. lb' ?Our graded school building caught on fire this ' morning about 11 o'clock, caused by a burning chimney. It is a totai I wreck Ail the children K?>t out safely, hut a uumber of them lost their books and wraps The furni? ture wan all lost by Hie and bi%ak age Thin building wan formerly the old female rollere U wan sold some years agj for $6,000, but cost much more than thst. The insurance on it was $2,000. PARIS FAIR CLOSED. Attendance Small on tbe Last Night of tbe Exposition. Peris. No? 12 ?Tbe exposition olosed today with theeveniog illumnina tioo Fite tickets were obtrged for oot edmittioo. There wtrt few visitors to tbe dsy tine, tiokett Itokiog purchasers ot o too eoeb. Tbe booming of the oooooo from the first etory el the Eiffel tower annoaao tbst the eipositioo of 1900 bod ototed to siist. It eoded io s blsst of illumine* tioo. tbe fiosl sveoing beiog eelebrsted by s oigbt tots. The ttteodsooe, how ever, wot small, visitort beiog kept swoy by s oold, dritsliog rsio. Offioisl ttstitties show tbst tbe exposition was a gigantio soooett from the poiot view of attendsooe, wbioh doubled tbtt of the exposition io 1889, wheo 25,121,975 pasted tbe gates Wbeo tbo gates of tbe exposition of 1900 oloted this eveoiog more than 50,000,000 persons bsd passsd through. Tbs British and Belgians besdsd the list io 1889 io poiot of number, bu this yesr the Germans wsrs first and tbs Belgians second, with tbe British far bebind Amsrioaot also formed a very noticeable oootiogeot. Indeed, they were immeasurably more numerous (ban at the previous exposition. The record paying day this year brought oot more than 600.000 visitors, as oom pared with a maximum of 335,37? io 1889. This eveoing tiokett whieb bad brought a sou in tbe afternoon were s )ld at tho rate of five for a sou A ourious soeno was witnessod at tho exposition gates shortly before 6 o'olook when the aothorized tioket bureaus, wbiob earlier in the day had been sell ing tickets for two soos, reduced the price to ono. The street hawkers, indignant at this, attached cards to tbeir eoats iosoribed "Give you a tioket for nothing " In bis Thanksgiving Day proclama? tion Governor Thomas, of Colorado, ^ays : ' We have drifted perilously near shoals and reefs in Jtbo political sea, but have not yet grouuded upon them We have raised armies aod navies fer eonqueet, but the organic law of the Republic is still sheltered in the hearts and conHo'enccs of our people The war for dominion over distaot lands has continued, but our soldiers aud sailors havo been preserved from undue casualty aud disease For all theso things let us give praise. Governor McSweeocy hay appointed, at tho request of tho Anderson Bar, Judge J. 11. Hudsou to hold a npect?l term of Qpurt for Andernon County, beginoiog oo December 10 aod eootio uiog for one week if so long a time be necessary. McKinley Against Reducing Representation. SEVERAL VERY POTSNT REASONS FOR HOLD? ING HANDS OFF Washington, Nov. 16?Tbe opin? ion is growing among public men who are in tbe confidence of tbe preaident tbat be will oppose any movement looktog to a reduction of congressional representation of tbe Southern States on account of charges of tbe disfraoebisement of colored voters Tbe president is said to be opposed to reviviugill feeling, which he thinks would be the result of a bill thus toothing the sooth's suffrage. He baa been told from many sources re? cently tbat ao important element of southern business men, manufactur era and others, ia at heart with tbe Republicans asd tbat the nucleus of a future revolution against eiisiting political methods in the sooth has been securely established ao4 should not be dissipated by legislation tbat would be regarded by the south ?8 sectional On account of the president's atti tude there ia a growing opinion that legislation looking to t!?e reduction of the southern representation will not be pressed by party leaders in congress. In this connection it is suggested tbat any action taken with reference to the suffrage of the south in advance of the adoption of a de finite policy in the Philippines might throw some embarrassment in tbe way of the proper disposition of the citizenship rights ot the Filipinos, and, moreover, it is felt tbat the government has as much as it can deal with uow without getting into a contention over domestic affairs. The Armor Plate Contracts Awarded. Washington, Nov 15?Secretary Ling today auoouooed tho conclusion of tho long negotiations cjuat:ruing the price of artuvir plate for naval vessels, and ao agreement with the Caruegi* and 1? thlebeoi oontpantC8 for Krupp r>rojor at ?120 a too, with the p .-sible i addittos of royalty, less fees, making maximum prioo ?465.52 u ton 'I be | amount of armor plate involved is. the largest over placed at on;- time by the government, and is Haid to (?jual all the armor plate purchased by' this govern? ment up to L896. It covers the armot plate for IT ships now in various stages of oouNtruction. including eight battle j ships, hix armored cruisers and throe protected cruisers. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. Omca or COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER COUNTY SuMTSfk, 8. C, Sept. 22, UOO. Tb/TOTICE if hereby given that I will be io X l my office io tbe County Court House et Somter from October 15th to December 31st, 1900 ioclusive, for tbe collection of texes for tbe fiscal yeer )900. Tbe levy is ae follows ; For State purposes, 6 mills For Coootj porpoeee, ?$ mills. For School porpoeee, 3 mills. Total levy, 11$ mills. Also tbe follow icy; special school levies : School District No I, ' 2 mills. School District ?o> It, 2 mills. 8cbool District No 18, 2 mills. School District No. 20, 3 mills. Mt. Clio, 2 mills.. Concord, 2 mills. Pneeteer, J mills. No 5, 1 mill. No 17, 1 mill. Commutation Re*d Tax for 1SU1 $1 00, parable from Oct. I&tb 1900 to Feb 1st 1901. H. L SCARBOROUGH, Treasurer Sumter Co. Swpt 26?13t ASK'YOUR FRIENDS! YOU F1N0 THAT THERE ARE *K>.flE Used by people wbo know a good ptsno tbat any other make Its because Stieff Pianos are better :wM cost less tban othess. Moving, Tuning *nd Repairing ; Accom? modating Terroee Catalogue and book ot suggestions cheerfully given. CMS. M. STIEFFj WHrerooms, 9 North Liberty Street. Factory?Block of E. Lnfayet'e Ave. Aiken and Laovale streets BALTIMORE, MD Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. It artilicially digests the food and aids Natura io strengthening and recon? structing the exhausted digestive or pans. It Is the latest discovered dipest* ant and tonic. No other preparation can approach It in efficiency. It in? stantly relieves and permanently cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, Sick Headache. Gast ralpta,Crampsand all other results of imperfect dipestion. Price 50c and fl. Large sire contains 2H times small pile. Boo* all about dyspepsia aiailedfree Prepared by t C DeWITT ft. CO . Chicago. J S HUG-HSON & CO