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O'DONNELL'S la A Complete DRY GOODS STORE The Policy That Has Built This Business O'DONNELL'S Is A Complete SHOE STORE Mattings. Linoleums, Rugs. Window Shades. Portiers. Table Covers. A BSOLUTE fair dealings and lowest possible prices for High Grade Merchandise has made this. O'Donnell & Co.. the largest retail busi? ness in this section of the State, and we are still growing. Lace Curtains. Couch Covers, Door Mats. Art Squares. Oil Cloth : : : : It Will Pay You to Read Our "Ads" in This Paper I N these days of high cost of the necessaries of life it keeps us all on the lookout to make every penny count. We desire to impress upon you the fact that these stores of ours are under the one cost of management, and buying in the vast quantities we buy in and at the lowest spot cash prices, put us in a position to sell at the lowest margin of profit. Why not try us ? 1 8 3 0 X o X a > 'S DRY GOODS. Our Dress Goods, Silks and Trimmings stocks complete with all the season's latest ideas. At this store you can find the high class novelties at prices within the reach of all. We cor dially invite you to call and look our stock over, I'ts a pleasure with us. | o ? a It |i $ 1 a* bo a 0> ? UN? SHOES. E. P. Reed Shoes for Ladies Just Wright Shoes for Men. Budds' ^hoes for the Children and Godman's Celebrated Shoes for all. Each line in a complete show? ing of the season's ?west. 9i ? a o E ??* U t o jc ?o a ? bo C o ? V* 3 CLOTHING. The Clothing and Men's Fur? nishings stocks arc now full to overflowing. Buy a suit here and save money Compare our prices and be con? vinced. When you get ready for that Suit or Overcoat, come and let us show you. d o o 6 o u a u O <L> S. I ? 8 ^ a ? ? GROCERIES. Buying in our Grocery Depart? ment means saving money. We buy in car load lots and you get the benefit of the low prices. Millburn Flour, Barrington Hall Coffee. And all the other good things, are here. O o ?c u GO o Q > be a U > O ? CO Cloaks for one and ail. We carry everything from the long cloaks for the baby to the season's novelties for the mother. O'DONNELL'S la A Complete GROCERY STORE tfi?? At O'Donnell's Only??6? Celebrated Tax Heel Blankets. ?^S(r O'DONNELL & COMPANY O'DONNELL'S Is A Complete CLOTHING STORE Hm Iiis?! Watch amu was foeae m4 \m ul Um Tni? Sautaroa la Uli. Tha Waeatuaen and Seeth ron now haa the oossk4e*4 otromlattea aad taaaensM cf both of Um old pftHra. and mt ruaalfertky the b?at artvortHnag *M?Alain la Censer. I XKI-: REPUBLICAN PARTY. The following editorial which ap? peared In a recent Issue of Collier's Weekly under the caption. "A Chance for Taft." Is peculiarly timely la view <>f th?- meeting of. the so ealled "Lily-white" Republicans In Columbia to re-oi <anlze the O. O. P. la South Carolina. This Llly-Whttc organisation Is an office-holding and offlce-?? ' king aggregation from top to bottom, and if the hope of getting an omve was not always present there vould be so few white Repub? lican In South Carolina that a Spe? rmien of this political species would -\+ as great a rarity as a wMte bus sard, ('outer's has the Kepubl'can party In the South and In South Carolina, particularly, slsed up to a nicety. Collier says: "It Is notorious that the Republi? can party of the Solid South is com? posed of V ofll. ?-holders and their handful of adherents; that they manage the- party by offices and for offlttr, that they do not try to win elections or win converts, but that a \lrtorv for the Kepubllcal party in the Southern States would be fatal to their plans and the last thing they wish In that I-ondltlon It Is not re? markable that the best of the South Is In the I'emo. ratle p.irty, und that the young m?*n or the South show no tenden< y to Join a party ?t political hangers on whl< h does not want them. If any one doubts that we have correctly stated the condition* of Southern Republicanism let bun talk with Intelligent Southerners, or recall the steam-roller machine of sir. Hit- law k. or better yet. let him read th I of any Republican state Oaaraaajgi ai in the solid south In the last five years and see how many of the delegates hold Federal ofUce let him read the records of the Arwanaas Con entlon of 1909. under the skilful hand of Powell Clayton. If he UM doubts, let him read the speech ?.f President Taft at CrfttM ?arc u July 9. 1909. where he said "There Is a little coterie of po? liticians who devote themselves sole? ly to the selection of delegates to the national conventions, who devote no time and energy whatever to elec? tions, and whose whole object is the securing of the Federal patronage** ??In my Judgment, the Republican party of North Carolina would be much stronger if all the Federal offi? ces were Ailed by Democrats." That speech is notable in two ways; it shows clear-eyed knowledge by the President of political condi I tlons In the South, and it shows to him a bright opportunity to lead the Republican party wisely. No man, save the President of the United States, has the power to end the un? fortunate condition of Southern Re 1 publlcanlsm. Hy executive order it [ la in. his power to-morrow to declare ! that no Federal officeholder In any State of the Solid South shall par? ticipate in any party convention or hold any party office or serve on any ? party committee. He could find the j wording for that order and the pre l cedent for It in his own order to the I census supervisors and enumerators. Nothing would better please the South, sick of a so-called Republican party which exists for offices alone. I ?f ? ourse, the principle ought to be applied to the whole country. and \\ e suggest putting It into the South tirst. merely because wo have no hope of I more radical step, and the South Is a special sufferer from its fake Republican party. These dis? tinctions in locality are sometimes mad- When Mr. Roosevelt put the t ?urth-class DOatfttasters under the ? ivil ser\he he, for special local rea? sons, applied it only to the North? east." I RI K.Ii r RATE ADJUSTMENT. The petition, circulated In this city an i signed by eighty merchants and other business men, praying the state Railroad Commission not to reduce freight rates, but. on the contrary, if any ? hange was made, to Increase the rates, caused comment not only m tbe meeting ol the commission, but sleswhen about Ihs state. That petition was a remarkable, unusual and ? \. optional document, and It Is not surprising that It excited com Bt0n( MrhorOVOf rumor of It has spread. The no-re Idea that wind. - sale merchants and other large ship? pers of ?n Interior distributing cen? tre, whose \.ry SXlStenCS depends npoa local freight rates that will en? able them to compete on romothlng like an ?qual footing with business rivals lo ated at laaportl or Interior towns that enjoi tin- advantage or water rates, or competing railroad rates, a Abling their signatures to a I document advocating an increase in i Intra State, short line or local freight rates, is so unexpected and startling as to partake of the bizarre. It may be true, as the railway of ilcials claim, that freight rates are now too low to pay operating ex? penses, provide for betterments, pay interest on bonds and dividends on stock, but this claim is un? doubtedly based upon the av? erage of all freight rates and not upon local, short-line or in tjm-State rates. The average of lo? cal freight rates is exceedingly high when comparison is made with through rates, especially rates to com? peting po'nts, river ports and sea- j ports. It is a well known fact that i certain interior points enjoy lower freight rates from New York, Phil? adelphia and other northern markets than do less favored towns much nearer New York. It Is a consequence of the excessively low rates made to favored ports that the local rates, which less favored places must pay. are excessively high. When the railroads make a very low rate on long hauls to favored points, they must make a proportionably higher rate to leas favored points on short hauls than the mileage warrants in order to strike an average. Therefore those who pay local freight rates pa) more than their just share toward the support of the railroads. No believer In fair. Just and honest dealing between man and man. or between corporations and the public, would advocate the radical reduction Of freight rates to a point that Would deprive (he railroads of a just return for the service rendered, but, at the same time, it Is In line with absolute fairness and justice to the railroads and to tlie public to enact and rigidly enforce laws and regulations that will put it beyond the power of the rail? roads to levy a higher, excessive and unjust tax, In ibo form of freight rates, upon one part of the public, while extending favors in the shape of excessively low and unreasonable, and therefore unjust freight rates to another portion of the public. It is pure speculation, or conjec? ture, to attempt to form a concept of what tin- signers of the now fa? mous Bumter petition had in mind when they endorsed the proposition to Increase local freight rates, in? dependently of a general readjust? ment of all freight rates, both through and local, long haul and short haul, but It serins to an un? biased looker-on that they were en? dorsing a plan to deal out generosity With a lavish hand to the railroads before taking thought of meagre Jus? tice to themselves and the freight paving public, who have, for 10 h'tig paaatvely borne?because they know not how or where to seek relief?the burdens of high freight rates and poor service. The rule has been, es? pecially on short lines, the higher the rates the poorer the service, and here there is no relief or alternative, since few short lines have com? petition and dissatisfied victims of exorbitant ra:es cannot patronize the "other line," as do the large ship? pers of big interior centres and sea? ports, when freight rates become too high. A four-ton safe is no easy thing to move around, as can be attested by the men who hauled the safe for Mr. M. B. Handle on Saturday, and who finally left it on the sidewalk in front of the Peoples' bank. All Wed? nesday morning was consumed in moving it across the sidewalk and Thursday several men were employ? ed in trying to replace on the safe one of the rollers which was broken Saturday when the safe fell from the wagon, on which it had been hauled to that place. About half a dozen men are needad to prize up one side of the sate so that blocks can be put under it. -o Qeo. W. Hough, formerly of this city but for the past two years con? nected with the G. A. Qingard Brick Works, of Columbia, has accepted a position With a large brick plant in Seattle, Washington, at a salary of $2,250 a year and left <>u Wednesday for his new home In the far North? west. Principal of Lincoln School. C. R. Lawson has been elected I principal of the Lincoln school, col? ored, to succeed Principal C. B. Jones who died about ten days ago. The new principal is a native of Sumter, a grandson of the late Rev. Paul Grantham, and a graduate of Lincoln school In the Claas of 1896. He attended Benldlct College, Co? lumbia, for two sessions, going thenco to tiie Baltimore, Md., Polytechnic, where he took the full scientific and mechanical course. He was endorsed for the position of principal of Lin? coln school by practically all of tho patrons of the school and represent? ative negroes of Sumter. There will be no more concerts on the graded school green this year owing to the fact that the evenings are getting too cool for people to go to tho concerts. Camden business men are working for tiie establishment of a boat line on the Wateree river to Charleston. CALLED TO ROANOKE. Temple Emmanuel Congregation Vot e<l Unanimously to Ask Rabbi M. Settlor to Remain With Them. At a meeting held Sunday after? noon at three o'clock, the congrega? tion of Temple Emmanuel voted un? animously to extend a call to Dr. M. Sessler to remain with them and take charge of their synagogue. Dr. Sessler has accepted the call and therefore has become a permanent resident of Koanoke. He came to Temple Emmanuel for the New Year holiday and the manner in which he conducted the services and preached won the appreciation and admiration of all who heard him. When it be? came a question of tendering a call there was no hesitation. Dr. Ses? sler was chosen. Dr. Sessler was born and reared in Europe, hut has been in America thirty years. He has served as rah hi of several synagogues and wherever he has been has won the good will and earnest support of his congrega? tions. Ho comes to ltoanoke with a splendid reputation both as a speak? er and worker. In securing his ser? vices, Temple Emmanuel congrega? tion feel that they have been most fortunate.?Koanoke. Va., Evening News, October 10. HANGING BETTER THAN LIFE TERM. Judge Make- Remarkable Charge to Convict of Killing Woman. Chicago, Oct, 12.?Life imprison no nt in tiie penitentiary Is declared by Judge Marcus Kavanaugh to he a nmre terrible punishment than hanging. The jurist, In a remark? able opinion handed down in sen? tencing Josph Welcome to life im? prisonment for murder, contrasted death with the tortured soul of a life convict In his solitary cell and told tiie prisoner that it is not cor? rect to regard the death penalty as the most severe punishment that can be Inflicted. Welcome pleaded guilty to having murdered Mrs. Mary McLean, on Marc h 22, 191 0 in a boarding house she conducted. Tho prisoner chang? ed his plea from "not guilty" after eight jurors were chosen. It was shown that he forced his wife to be? come a "white slave" and shot her for refusing to give him money. Mrs. McLean was shot and killed while at tempting to save Mrs. Welcome. In sentencing Welcome Judge Kav? anaugh said: "Welcome, you com Imtted a terrible crime. Your pun ishment is to be more terrible still. The instinctive, unreasoning horror of mankind regarding the death sen? tence as a severe punishment. This idea is not correct. You are now to receive a sterner punishment. Your victim died but once. You will die a hundred times; you will suffer more the day you put on your prison clothes than she did in her death.: After that there will be only the hopeless, painful years from day to day. from month to month, stretch? ing out forever in agony. "In four or five years the eternal solitude and silence will begin to crush in upon you like an iron weight. You hear that street car bell ringing in the street as it passes now. You will remember it in after years as the most exquisite music. It will raean hurrying crowds that go where they like and do as they please; It will mean the greatest of all pleasures?freedom. ' You can only dream of it by day and by night and your dream will be torture unspeakable.'' The City Fathers deserve great credit fr the manner in which they stuck to their posts Tuesday night? even after midnight had struck and tomorrow had come. WANTED?1 have in charge to lea>? to right party an eight or ten horse farm at Summerton. Apply to VY. D. Carson, DalseU, S. C. 10-1 l-6tW-l taw. WANTED TO RENT?A small well improved farm with dwellings and out bouses. State in first letter location, price etc., Address Farm? er care Item, Sumter. S. C. 10-lI-W-lt A FARM?For sale, situated in id County, within four miles of a rail? road station. midway between Sur. r and Blshopvllle. Three hunured acres, over half cleared, balance scattering timber with some original forest, desirable com? munity. A good bargain for quick sale. Write or see McLeod and Dennis, Attorneys. Blshopvllle, S. C. 10 W ANTED?Manager for six-h farm. Apply P. O. Box 67. 10-10-1 lt-W-lt. F<>K SAIiK?On^ heavy Sargeaat saw mill, with 4 0 feet carriage, fitted with Hancock feed and wire rope drive, together with a 60 *r Slmonds saw, all complete wl*J necessary belting, and practical!! new. For particulars apply ti Sumter Railway and Mill Suppjl Co., Sumter. S. C. 9-29-lJ