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\Y \STIN?; Ho.\|> MONKY. Million* for ( obstruction, but Little l'<?i Malnlriiaiiiv. M the JI.250.Oim pjlltj of r..;l,i In the I"nltvil State?. "iO per eent .ire un KflpVfwed. bad at .ill tunes and often nnpiuwMM.v ? >n thin great in ? ige we are spending from ill source! about $150.000,000 a fi u wlii' h in about what England iandl to main? tain Ita 150.000 miles of good roads, writes Logan W Page. In the World's Work. Hut tin re the cost of hauling la lese than half what It Is here? und the cost of aawltaf is every bit as Important as freight rates. More impel t int than the a. tual cost of building ' >ads is a provision for their continuous maintenance. In Ku rop?> i road once built Is kept In 4 . istant state of perfection. In our i country, however, it Is rarely touched after It is built. This neglect with us ia not due to any lack of knowledge in our engineers, but to the Ignorance of the public, which prompts them to limit their appropriations to construe ?ion only. If we would only adopt a patrol system such as France has, by which every five or six miles of mi' Is under the care of one man, who 1: held responsible for Its condition at all times, probably not more than 20 per cent of our roads would require actual construction We should, therefore. begin our reform with maintenance, and resort to construc? tion only when investigation shows that a harder surface Is necessary. We can never hope to have all our roads surfaced with hard materials: auch a step would not only require more money than we can afford to spend, but would be unnecessary. For about 20 per cent of the roads of any district carry about 90 per cent of the trafllc. If, then, we could construct the 20 per cent of Important roads as rapidly as funds would permit, and maintain all roads by tlM patrol sys? tem ?very requirement would be met. Country Syrup BCfaVMt During the past year It was real hard to get any country syrup. We have heard several people complain about not being able to get any. Syrup Is a fine article of food and gen? erally finds a ready market. We hope plenty of It will be made this season. If those who have It for sale would let people know we feel sure they could sell lt.?Orangeburg Tlmes at The Hundred Billion Different Hub's. In the November Am? rican Maga? zine Albert \V. At wood writes an In? teresting article about "The press Bonanza.'* in which he shows the olumslncei of the method! employed bj the express companies Ml compar? ed with those in the postofAcc depart? ment Following |g an extract itlOW ing the amazing complexity Ol that pot of the business which ban to do ? th rate making and fate gusslng: "In the division of express rates and tariffs of the Interstate Oom mere Commission there are eight: shelves each about ||| feet in length, or I."'" feet of Horary shelving. In- j eluding place to place rates and the . emblnatlon of rates which shipments ff m one company to another pro- ? dtice, there are no less than two hun.- j ilted billion different rates, only one Od w hich Is the right one on any giv? en shipment. Compare this with the postofllce system of rates which re? quires less space than the palm of your hand, or even with the schedule of Parcels Post rates In Prussia which requires but little more space. " '1 suppose no man living knows how express rates were originally m.?de or could say detlnltely how they are made now, Is the hopeless state? ment of Joseph Zimmerman, general traffic manager of the Adams Kxpress Company. But at another hearing an old official testified that formerly the ?Mthod "f making rates consisted chiefly in sizing up the shipper. If a man walked Into an express office with a package and looked as if he would pay $2, such was the cnarge, and If he looked as if he would not pay $2, then $1 was the charge. Of course that was long ago, but one of the chief reason why packages are overcharged, double charged, missent I and lest today is because the em I ployees In the rush of the moment ' and never quite fully understanding all the 'graduates,' 'classes,' 'specials,' and other Intricacies of the vast rate structure, guess at the rate which should be imposed and often at the weight itself. To protect themselves they of course almost always guess a little over rather than a little under the exact amount." Ho Did Not. A young woman, according to a Norfolk report, entered a music store And said to one of the clerks: "Have you got 'A Heart That Beats for Me?' " "No, madam, not on seven dollars a week," replied the clerk.?Ex. Full Fashion* for Men. Vests will button up the front this fall, says Tin* Richmond Tlmes-Dls patch. According to advanced itylci this ?< ison, nearly ell of the real nifty trousi rs will have two legB. The watch pocket will be In front, and the chew Ing tobacco pocket behind, The Hats will be plain this year, and rer) few aigrettes or willow plumei win be worn, silk hats will be worn by gentle? men Who are trying to burst into so? ciety alec by com doctors and under? takers. Red flannel undershirt! have gone out of style among the more particul? ar dressers. This Beats Cotton, Mr. P, S. B, Wert/, who lives a short distance below this city on the old Charleston road, and who is one of the best farmers In the county, raised 100 bushels of sweet pot Uoes on u little over one-fourth of an acre of land. With such a yield as this potatoes at 50 cents a bushel would be a more profitable crop than Cotton. Orangeburg Times-Demo crat, -^ Truths... A man buys accident insur? ance for the same reason that he buys clothes- because he needs it. Oodles of men lose their wages when they are sick or hurt. And doctors, nurses and druggists must be paid. Here's where an accident policy gives the patient a mighty financial lift?and eases his mind. Death is possible, Then there are the wife and kid? dies. All provideed for with a legacy of $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000. What a big, broad, burden bearer! And all for $25.00 a year. The Citizens' Insurance Agency, G. E. Haynsworth, Mgr. ^_ S?MTER IS MAKING RAPID STRIDES 1 Sumter Dental Parlors and a New Railroad Have re? cently been added. The Time -i'0-DAY. Phe Place -SUMTER. The Dentist?DR. C. H. COURTNEY "A Word to the Wise is Sufficient." DENTISTRY IS THE PAID PRINCIPAL THAT STOPS THE INTEREST Let Dr. Courtney examine your Teeth while in town to-day. He invites you to his well appointed Dental office for this purpose. Sumter Dental Parlors Over Mrs. Atkinson's Millinery Store 17 1-2 S.Main. Phone 536 Sumter. S. C. O'Donnell and Company ESTABLISHED 1S83 30 years of successful merchandising: justifies us in saying to those who expect to visit Sumter probably for the first time on SEABOARD DAY that if they are looking for the big? gest store in the city and the most dependable place in which to do their trading, this is where they will find it. Our stock of Clothing is complete in every department, the smallest boy as well as the larg? est man can find what he wants. Men's Suits $5.00 to $25.00. Boys' Suits $1.50 to $8.00. OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT?The brands of Shoes we handle are well known over Claren? don. Lee and Sumter Counfies. In our Dry Goods Department will be found as complete a stock as any house in the inter? ior of the State. Don't fail to visit our Rug Department on the second floor. If you want to be comfortable for the Winter carry home with you a pair of Tar Heel Blankets. Fearing you might get lost in the city, make appointments with your friends to meet at our store. Our Motto is now as it always has been, "Sell as cheap as we can, not as dear as we Might.'* We welcome you to our city and hope you will make our house your headquarters while here. O'Donnell & Co., m gss?c South Carolina