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CIILO TERRIBLY TORTURED. - MARKOW I \<. STORY COMKS FROM NORTH CAROLIN A. Little ?.Iii on \ l-it to Supposed Vrimtf% I? Tor tun-it by Human Fteml* nnd I* Almost Rend?Tint Torturem ?rv No,** lit Jail Without Hail. High Point, X. C. Nov. 6.?It has been the unpleasant duty of your cor? respondent to investigate further Into the particulars of the horrible outrage which wu perpetrsted st Thomatrville, seven miles southwest of the city, au aoosuat of which your correspondent sent out Friday night, which was com? mented on by the editor of the Char lotto News editorially, In which he hoped the facts were not as bad as re? ported. With this 1dm In view the writer today mads an Investigation for himself with the hops that we could retract some of the statements made, bat. oh, the horror of horrors, ws find the facts worse than they had been dense ted) The half had not been told. It mlrty makes ons's blood boll to think of the terrible sufferings this little child?a mere baby?has to un? dergo, from the cruel torture ! diet? ed ny a beast In human form. In view the emaciated body of this little child as she lays on a bed. so horribly mutilated that to touch the bed she cries out In agony,- would melt a heart et stone, and cause strong men?men whe have gone through the horror of War-?to break down and weep. To look upon the photograph on the mantel of the hum el* home at the bright-eyed, plump, eusny-hatred little girt who left here Just five weeks age, a happy and cute Utile daughter, happy In Innocent Childhood, and then glance at the newt, lltt>. pitiful object on the bed? my Ood. how could any human being with a soul commit such a horrible deed a deed unequalled in the his? tory of our fair State, a blot upon clv II mil lea n Can It be possible that there is pro? vided punishment severe enough for nach fiends as the**? Te have murdered the child out? right would have been more humane than to have tortured it for five long weeks, and cause sll the sufferings this child has gone through with, lee ing It a. physical wreck, liable, the physician says, to die at any mo? ment, as the Shoaf family did this lit? tle child, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs T. C. Field. And It Is said Shoaf has children of his own, too! The very thought Is so hideous to every father or mother, that they can? not sit still and discuss this horrible outrage against young childhood. The writer will try and deplot the scene that met his gase as he visited the home of MY. and Mrs. Fields, who Irre la the southeastern part of the dry?will describe as best he can with the language at hi* command?no words can express the feelings that came over him. The little child. Jennie Is her name, was laying' on a bed screaming In agony, and a fond and broken-hearted mother was trying to pacify her as best she could. Gathered around were a lsrge number <** neighbors and friend*, there to sympathise and aid In any manner to relieve the tired mother or administer to the wants of the little su.Terer. Aftei a short while of waiting to get a chance to inter? view the mother, the little one became quiet snd then we learned the true story. The Field family and Shoafs had lived at Thomasvllle. near neighbors and good friends. The Fields moved to this place and the two families vis? ited each other The Shoafs see rrfi ng ly becsme very much attached to the little girl of the Fields and had beg? ged time after time for Mrs. Field to allow Jenr.le to t visit them. About five weeks ago the Shoaf woman came here to see Mrs. Field and begged end plesd for Jennie to return home with her and stay a week. When the week was out the Shoaf woman went and begged for the child to stay two weeks longer, and kept this up as long as th? child stayed there, always saying, "Jennie Is enjoying herself so much that It Is % pity to take her away." Your correspondent has in his pos? session a part of the last letter receiv? ed from the 8hoaf woman, which we reproduce to ehow the lying cunning treachery of the Shoafs. This letter was written the day before Mrs. Field received word that her child was bad? ly hurt, and came her., while Mrs. Field's was In Thomasvllle, and she did not get It until she. returmid home with the child. After discussing a lot of other matters she closes her letter as follows: "You need not be uneasy about Jen? nie. I will not let her get cold. I will dress her warm whon 1 bring her home. She say* she does not want to come home. She wants to stay with me. Well, please don't let any one see thla letter, but your own dear self Excuse such a long letter. Write soon. From your sweetheart. Mr*. H. B. Shoaf." It Is said the cruel treatment of th? child began a few days after Its ar? rival. The Shoaf woman was seen* to kick the child out of the door and then snatch her back In by the hnlr of the little thing's head. Shoaf was seen to dip the child In a tub of cold wa? ter. Th<> little thing has a wound on the back of herj hrad four Inches square In which Di. Uurrus. the Attending physicians, says gangrene has set in. There || another wound between the shoulders nearly as large as a man's hand. Gangrene l.a-? also commenced to eat to the bone In this wound. The child's nose Is a fearful fight. The little one told Its mother. In OM of Its ration t\ nu? lents, that Shoaf ? nearly pulled It off. There are pli? holes all over the body where they stuck pins it it. The little legs are blue with whelps and deep gashes cut I In the llesh. Three little toes are mashed almost completely olf. The little child told Its mother that Shoaf stamped his big heavy feet on them. Tho little girl also told her mother, (this was when she was first brought home, before she had become quite so seriously III) that they made her sleep on a palate and that Shoaf came crawling In the room wrapped In a sheet, and she thought It was the devil. Not satisfied to beat, and In every way conceivable torture the little thing, but tried to scare It to death at night. The little one Is so nervous that it will start, and muscles twitch and she will draw up end hide her little face as though expecting another lick from the human brutes who tortured her almost to death. Ther Is a greater feeling of satisfac? tion among the citizens here since Shoaf and his wife have both been ar? rested and placed In Jail without ball. This was brought about by Dr. Bur rue making affidavit that the child was liable to die.?Charlotte Newa. e.ief.eoo bales ginned. The Government Bulletin on the Cot? ton Crop Issued. Washington, Nov. 9.?The census bureau has Issued Its bulletin show? ing the total cotton crop of this year's growth ginned to November to be 6.167.600 bales, as compared with ?.*06.m bales for 1906. The figures, are the result of the Investigation of the special agents of the bureau, which, In addition to the figures given, show that there were 26.1 36 ginneries In operation as compared .with 27.170 for 1906. in the computation round bales ere counted as half bales. The result 'by States for the present year Is as fol? lows: Alabama 608.922 bales, Arkansas 2\ 1461, Florida 28,687, Georgia 1. 199.696. Indian Territory 191.750, Kentucky 494. Louisiana 277,536. Mississippi 629.485. Missouri 11,589. North Carolina 326,437, Oklahoma 197,149, South Carolina 733.015. Ten? nessee 109,222. Texas 1,597.496, Vir? ginia 2.849. ?The New Pure Food and Drug Lavi We are pleased to announce that Poley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds and lung troubles* Is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as It contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, and we recomend It as a safe remedy for children and adults. Siberfs Drug Store. A. O. Kollock, formerly editor of the Darlington News, will engage In the cotton mill business, having or? ganized a cotton mill to be located at Cheraw. ?Babies and children need prompt at? tention when suffering from coughs and colds. The best remedy for moth? ers to use Is Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. It tastes nearly as good as maple sugar, It contains no opiates, and it is laxative and drives the cold out of the system by gently . moving the bowels. Sold by all druggist's. This country can never boast of its educational facilities ur.tll the com? mon school teachers are paid enough to make them stay In the profession. ?Atlanta Journal. ?Dam lug Proves Fatal. Many men and women catch colds at dances which terminate In pneu? monia and consumption. After expos? ure, if Foley's Money and Tar is ta? ken It will break up a cold and no se? rious results need be feared. Refuse any but the genuine in a \ellow pack? age. Slbert's Drug Store. Four gins have been burned In Sul? livan township, I^aurens county, this season. ?We have secured the agency for Orlno Laxative Fruit Syrup, the new laxative that makes the liver lively, purities the breath, curea headache and regulates tha digestive organs. Cures chronic constipation. Ask us about It. sib. rt's Drug Store. Tho supreme court Wednesday de? clared the fireman's pension act of 1906 unconstitutional. Cured of It right's Pinea so. ?Mr Robert O. Burke, Elnorn, N. T., writes: "Before I started to use Foley's Kidney Cure I had to get up from twelve to twenty times a night, and I was all bloated up with dropsy and my eyesight was so Impaired I could scarcely sen one of my fondly across the room. I had given up hope of living, when a friend recommend? ed Folev's Kidney Cure. One 50 c?>nt bottle worked wonders and be? fore I had taken the third bottle the dropsy had gone, as w< M as all other symptoms of Bright'^ disease." Sl? bert's Drug Store. FOURTEEN THOUSAND DEAD \s RRSVLT OF EARTHQUAKE IN RUSSIA. Great PSiiflliqiMike at Kitratogli Ibovt Three Weeks Ago Caused Terrible boss of luv ami Devastation to Properly m That District. St. Peter-burg. NOV. 10.?The first din et reports from the .-e? rfe ??f the great earthquake at Kurata^h, Rus? sian Turktstan, about three weeks agov i.allied this city today from a correspondent who accompanied the relief expedition pent in from Jamar kan. Telegraphing under date of X?:\. 9 this corerspondent says: "The town of Karatagh was com? pletely destroyed. The fatalities numbered about 4,000 in Karatagh and about 10,000 <n the adpoinlng dis? trict of Denaus-k. The villages in the vicinity were wrecked. It Is probable that there are hundreds more dead In the.villages, but investigation is only now determining the approxi? mate number." PETITION TO GOV. ANSEL. Requested to Confer With Other Gov? ernors With View to Aid in Fnan cial Situation. From the State. Anderson, Nov. 8.?Following is a copy of a petition that is being cir? culated in Pickens county and it may be that it is being circulated in other counties as well: "State of South Carolina?County of Pickens." "To His Excellency, the Honorable M. F..Ansel, Governor of South Caro? lina: "We, as farmers and citizens of Pickens county, realizing full well from Information we are in possession of that the cotton speculator and his allies have tightened on the money market und almost brought about a money panic for no other purpose than to depress the price of cotton at this time, and that this same Wall street speculator has contracted to furnish to the spinners cotton as they may need it at a stipulated price; "Now, we, the undersigned farmers and citizens, respectfully petition your excellency to confer with the govern? ors of all the cotton States upon the advisability of calling an extra ses? sion of the general assembly in their respective States for the purpose of passing a State law. ??That we believe by having this plan agitated through the press alone there will result a tendency to raise the price of cotton to its minimum value and we are confident that you fully realize that If It becomes neces? sary for the governors of the cotton States to call their respective general assemblies together In special session it would be an economic measure when we consider the cost thereof to the taxpayers In comparison to what we will lose under the present pre? vailing prices. This petition is addressed to your intelligent consideration. "Respectfully submitted." ?Trial catarrh treatments are being mailed out free, on request, by Dr Shoop, Racine, Wis. These tests are proving to the people?without a pen? ny's cost?the great value of this sci? entific prescription known to drug? gists everywhere as Dr. Shoop's Ca? tarrh Remedy. Sold by SIbert's Drug Store. Mr. B. J. Wingard, of Lexington, has been appointed private secretary to Congressman Lever, to commence his duties on December 1. A Significant Prayer. ?"May the Lord help you make Buckien'l Arnica Salve known to all," writes J. G. Jenkins, of Chapel Hill. N. Cm It quickly took the pain out of a felon for me and cured It in a won? derfully short time. Best on earth for sores, burns and wounds. 25c. at Si bert's Drug Store. K .K .Smith, manager of an Ice cream parlor In Columbia, has skip? ped with about $600 of the concern's money. It Is alleged. * Pneumonia Follows a Cold but never follows the use of Foley's Honey and Tar. It stops the cough, heals and strengthens the lungs and prevents pneumonia. Slbert's Drug Store. Mr. John M. Flynn and Mrs. Susie Greenwall. of Spurtanburg, were mar? ried in Cincinnati on Wednesday. ?DeWltt's Carbolized Witch Ratal Salve penetrates the pores?thor? oughly cleanses?and Is healing and soothing, dpod for piles. Sold by All Druggists. Policemnn Duncan has been dis? missed from the Columbia force on account of his connection with the BUleldc of the negro woman on Tues? day, A (.ood Liniment. ?When you need a good reliable lin? iment try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It haw no superior for sprains and swellings. A piece of llannel slightly dampened with Pain Balm is superior to a plaster for lame back or pains In the side or dust. It also relieves rheumatic pains and makes sleep and rest possible. For sale by DeLorme's Pharmacy. DL hose Say=so Is Best ? With nearly all medicines put up for sale through druggists, one has to take the mak? er's say-so alone and exclusively as to their curative value. Of course, such testimony is not that of a disinterested party and ac? cordingly is not to be given the same credit as if written from disinterested motives. Dr. Pierce's medicines, however, form a single and therefore strikina exception to the above rule. Their claim to the confidence of invalids does not rest solely upon their owners' and makers' say-so or praise. Their ingredients are matters of public knowledge, being printed on each separate bottle-wrap {>er. Thus invalid sufferers are taken nto Dr. Pierce'i full confidence. Scores of leading medical man have written enough to fill volumes In praise of the curative value of the several ingredients entering Into these well-known med? icines. In favor of Dr. Pieroe's medicines is the frank, confiding, open, honest state? ment of their full composition, giving everv ingredient in plain English, with? out fear of successful criticism and with confidence thai the good sense of the afflicted will lead them to appreciate this honorable manner of confiding to them what they are taking into their stomachs when making use of these medicines. WHAT THEY CURB. People often ask "What do Dr. Pieroe's two leading medicines?'Golden Medical Discovery1 and 'Favorite Prescription' cure?" Briefly, the answer is that ?Golden Medical Discovery" la a most potent si my_ terative, or blood-purifler, and tonic, or invigorator, and acts especially favoT ably in a curative way upon all the mucous lining surfaces, as of the nasal passages, throat, bronchial tubes, stom? ach, bowels and bladder curing a large percentage of catarrhs! oases whether the disease affects the nasal passages, the throat, larynx, bronchia, stomach (as catarrhal dyspepsia), bowels (as mucous diarrhea), bladder, uterus or other pelvio organs. Even in the chronic or ulcexatlve stages of these affections, it is generally successful in affecting cures. In fact the "Gosden Medical Discovery" is without doubt, the most successful constitutional remedy for all forms of catarrhal diseases known to modern medical science. In Chronic Nasal Catarrh Dr. Sage's Catarrh Rem edy fluid should be used for washing and cleansing out the nasal passages while taking the " Discovery ? for its blood cleansing and specific, healing euVcts upon the mucous lining mem branes. This combined local and gen eral treatment will cure a very large percentage of the worst cases of chronic n.isal catarrh, no matter of how many years' standing they may be. A* to the "Favorite Prescription, i sdvised for the cure of one class of ,'. c - only? those weaknesses, de . rei.K and irregularities peculiar v itucti. Jfc is a powerful, yet gently I ni itforating tonic and nervine. For weak, worn-out, over-worked wom? en?no matter what lias caused the break-down, "Favorite Prescription" will be found most effective in building up the strength, regulating the womanly functions, subduing pain and bringing about a healthy, strong, vigorous con? dition of the whole system. Dr. Pierce believes that our American forests abound in most valuable medi? cinal roots for the cure of moat of our obstinate and most fatal diseases, if we would properly investigate them: and, in confirmation of this firm conviction, he points with pride to the almost mar? velous cures effected by his ? Golden Medical Discovery," which has proven itself to be the most efficient stomach tonic, liver invigorator, heart tonic and regulator, and blood cleanser known to medical science. Kot lass marvelous, in the unparalleled cures it is constantly making or woman's many peculiar affec? tions, weakness and distressing derange? ments, is Dr. Pieroe's Favorite Prescrip? tion, as is amply attested by thousands of unsolicited testimonials contributed by grateful patients who have been cured by it of leucorrhea, painful periods, irregularities, prolapsus and other displacements, numeration of uterus and kindred affections, often after man/ other advertised medicines had failed* Both these world-famed medicines are wholly made up from the glyeerie extracts of native, medicinal roots, found In our American forests. The processes employe! in their manu? facture were original with Dr. Pierce, and they are earned on by skilled chem? ists and pharmacists with the aid of apparatus and appliances specially designed and built for this purpose. Both medicines are entirely free from alcohol and all other harmful, habit forming drugs. What is said of their power to cum the several diseases for which they are advised may be easily learned by sending your name ami address to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y., for a little booklet which he hat compiled, containing copious extracts from numerous standard modical books, which are consulted as authorities by physicians of the several schools ox practice for their guidance in prescrib? ing. It is free to all. A postal card request will bring it. Dr. Pieroe's Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. Constipation is the cause of many diseases. Cure the cause and you care the disease. One "Pellet" is a gentle laxative, and two a mild ca? thartic. Druggists sell them, and nothing is "Just as good." They are the original Little Liver Pills first put up by old Dr. Pierce, over 40 yean ago. Much imitated, but never equaled. They are tiny sugar-coated granules? easy to take as candy. The Lutheran Synod of this State Is in session at Spartanburg. Will be taken for all purchases, and for settlement of all accounts at our store. TAX NOTICE. The County Treasurer's office in Court House building will be open for the collection of taxes without penal? ty, from the 15th day of October to the 31st December, 1907.. The levy is as follows: For State, 4 1-2 mills. For County Ordinary, 2 3-4 mills. For Sinking Fund Loan, 1 mill. For Constitutional School, 3 mills. Polls, $1.00; Capitation Dog Tax. 60 cents. Also special school as follows: School District, No. 1, 2 mills. School District No. 2, 2 mills. School District No. 3, 2 mills. School District No. 4, 2 mills. School District No. 11, 2 mills. School District No. 12, 3 mills. School District No. 13. 3 mills. School District No. 14, 3 mills, School District No. 16, 2 mills. School District No. 17, 3 mills. School District No. 18, I mills. A penalty of 1 per cent added for month of January, 1908. Additional penalty of 1 per cent, for month of February, 1908. Additional penalty of F> per cent, for 15 days In March. 1908. T. W. LEE. Treasurer for Sumter Co. 10-2-0'7-3-15-?8 W. W. SI BERT. Phone 283 8 S. Main Street. FRIEND TO FRIEND. The personal recommendations of pee* pie who have been cured of coughs end colds by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy have done more than all else to make R a staple article of trade and commerce a Ufve part of the civilized world. $2.80 ?TO? If VRUtj) AND RETURN ?VIA? Account Confederate Veterans Re? union, November 12th- 13th. Tickets on sale November nth and 12th and for trains scheduled arrive Augusta before noon November 13th. Foi further information apply nearest Ticket Agent, or write W. J. CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, Pass. Traffic Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt. WILMINGTON, N. C. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF SUMTE?. By ThoB. E. Ricl.ardpou, Baq., Probate Judge. Whereas, .\> n <- W. Kogerp has mauemit to me to ^raiit him Letters of Administra? tion of the Estate of and tffecte of Sarah Jj.n - Richardson, late of Suu ter Comity, Ho. Ca., deceased, with the v. ill s unufd. Triebe are therefore to rite and admon? ish all and singular ilie kiiidreo and cra^itors of the *aid Sarah Jano RicL.rdson. dece^ ed, that ?hrj be rind appear befoie me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sarnter C. H. on November 22d, rut, after publi o it ion thereof, at 11 o'clock in the fore? noon, to 6how cuat-e. if any they have, why the paid Administration ehould not be granted. Given under my hand, this 4th day of November A. D. 1907. TH08. E. RICHARDSON, Not. 6- 6-13_J edge of Probate. Estate of Jims D. Blinding, Deceased. The undersigned hereby give notice that they will apply to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on Decem? ber 6th, 1907, for a final discharge a* Executors of aforesaid estate. R. C. BLANDING, D. M. BLANDING, 10-3 l-4t Executors. FOR SALE. Farms in Fairfield County. A county that has health and where a tract of land can be bought reasonable. Write for our Bst. -THE McGants Real Estate Company, IWINNSBORO, S. C. Sept. 4?3 m For You. If you are in the market for a Pl? ane, Organ or Sewing Machine see or write me, and I will give you more for your money than any one else. Call and see "The Best." Beautiful Upright Piano from flat up. New Home Sewing Machine from $27 up. Organs from $30 up. Old pianos, organs and sewing ma? chines taken in exchange. New ones ?old on easy terms. Repairs of all kinds done, and sup? plies of all kinds furnished. Write for prices. Office telephono No. 181, resident telephone No. M. B. HANDLE, Manager, 10 West Liberty Street, Sumter, S. C 9-25-ly ? Garden Seed. This is the gardening season. We have'a fall supply ot the best test* ed garden seeds. For years UNDREIH'S SEEDS Have been recognized as the best. Let us sup? ply you. DeLormeV Pharmacy Drupsand Medicines. FOLEY'S HONEMAR The original LAXATIVE cough remedj. For coughs, colds, throat and li troubles. No opiates. Non-alcoholtc* Good for everybody. Sold everywhere The genuin? FOLEVS HONEY and TAR nhm a Yellow package. Refuse substitute** Prepared only by Foley eV Company, Chicago*. SIBERT'S DRUG STORED HOLLISTER'S Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets A Busy Medioiae for Busy Pwpki. Brf-(je Gelder Health and Renewed Vi$or_ A sp?ttle for Const inatlon. Imfi.TCNt'ob.. Mil and lvMnMr Troubles. Pimples, Besenwuhsajp^ Blood, B^i Bn?ath. fUusgfth ltowoU. IVnjwhr in.i Backache. lt'*R?>cky MountHin 1>* irrt ab : form. ? c??ut8 a boa. Genuine rwK*e bjs BofctJSTSR Pm"> Company, Na liscu.'Vs*. ^H.DCN NUCGETS FOR SALLCfV *?DPfJE