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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-07-02
AN ENTIRE FAMILY
DESTROYED BY FLAMES
Five Charred Bodies i'm Lit.
tie Mountain Home.
NO CLUES LEFT
TO CLEAR MYSTERY
Parents and Three Children, Consti.
tuting an Entire Family, Wiped out
OF Existence in u Wa ythe Mistery
OF Which snOt Solved.

Little Mountain, June .8.-The dis
covery Of six yodies in half burned
farm house two miles from Peak dis
sale murder committed late last night
or early this morning The family
OF John ID. Jocobs q well known farm
er, has been wiped out. The husband,
wife and four children lost their lives
The dead are John ID. Jacobs. 40; Mrs.
John ID. Jacobs, 40 Miss Ellen Jacobs
%; Leslie Jacobs, IS; Hugh Jacobs,
Is; Orin Jacobs, u.
AT 4:30 o'clock this morning neigh
bors saw the Jacobs home, in the
Dutch Fork section of Lexington coun-
ty, in flames and hurrying to the scene
found te home burning but no evil
dence of the family. When the fire had
spent fself the six chared bodies were
found in the ashes and debris.
Examination Of the bodies disclosed
that the skulls Of three were crushed
and in moving the bodies blood was
found under and upon the murdered
persons. Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobs, Miss
Jacobs and the youngest son were
found on the spring mattresses of
their beds, indicating that they were
murdered as they slept an dthat the
house was subsequently fired One of
the boys was found beside his mat
tress and the other in the dining rom
which adjoins the boys room.
Four guns and an axe were found in
the house. One of the guns had
shells in both barrels. One shell had
ben fired while the other was loaded
Magistrate Frick held an inquest
at noon. A jury of which w. NJ. Will
son OF Peak was foreman cound reach
no conclusion other than that: "The
deceased came to thei rdeath at the
hands of parties unknown to this jury.
Sheriff Miller of Lexington county
was early on the scene and with tie
assistance of bloodhounds brought
with him from the county scat eX-
ertcd eXhausting but unavailing ef-
forts to secure Il clue to identity of the
murderer Sheriff Blcase came from
Newberry to assist in the invcstiga-
ton, No tracks were found and there
is nothing thus far to guide the Off
GERS in their search.
Mr.. Jacobs was highly respected
farmer who had succeeded in his life's
work. Mrs. Jacobs before marriage
was Miss Elizabeth Counts. The eld-
est child, Miss Ellen Jacobs, was grad
uated from Winthrop college in the
class Of 1910 and for two years had
been assistant at the Little Mountain
high school. Leslie Jacobs, the 1S-
year-old son, was a student in the Lit
tie Mountain High School, as were the
two younger lads.
The home was situated in the
Dutch Fork Section of Lexington coun-
ty, three miles from Peak and seven
miles from Little Mountain.
The funeral and intermcnt will take
place tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock
at the family burying ground on the
Jacobs plantation.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-07-02
Rid Your Children Of Worms.

You can change fretful, ill-tempered
children into healthy. happy young
sters, b yridding them of worms. Tos-
sing, rolling, grinding of teeth, cry
ing out while alseep, accompanied
with intense thirst, pains in the stom-
ach and bowels, feyerishness and bad
breath, are symptoms that indicate
worms. I<iskapoo Worm Killer, v
pleasant candy lozenge, expels the
worms, regulates the bowelsfi restores
your children to health and happiness.
Mrs. j. a. Brisbin. Of Elgin, ILL.,, says:
"I have used Kickapoo Worm Killer
for years, and entirely rid my children
of worms. / would not be without it."
Guaranteed. All druggists, or by mail.
Price % cents. Kickapoo Indian Medi-
cine Co., Philadelphia and st. Louis.
For sale by The Laurens Drug Co.,
Laurens, s. G..
f,sn ,too fn,. nanfg ~
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-07-02

1 full size umbrella for % cents at
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-07-02
Put Your Money
In a New Home

this year and make it earn
you happiness and content
ment. Can't get away from
the fact that the home is
the mainstay of this great
country of ours and never
will there be time you can
buy the kind Of lumber we
are selling fey less money.
Betters start planning early
SO as to get the ground bro
ken before the frost is out.
We're ready any time to talk
about your lurnber/ needs.
Come in.
Augusta Lumber Co.
Augusta, Ga.
"Buy of the Maker"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-07-02
Jno. NJ. CANNON.
). c. MCDANIEL,

commissioners of County and State
EIections for Laurens County so~tS e
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-07-02

48-2t
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-07-02
Notice Of Election.
State Of South Carolina,
County of Laurens.

olulc Ol oUulu SuTOllna,
County of Laurens.
Persuant to the proclamation of
His EXcellency, Cole H. Blease, Gov
crnor of South Carolina, and in ac-
cordance with the terms and provi-
sions thereof
We the undersigned Commissioners
of County and State elections, for the
County of Laurens, in the State Of
South Carolina, do hereby order an
election on July Goth, 1913 for the
purpose of voting on a New County to
be formed from certain territory to
be taken from the Counties of Lau-
rens and Spartanburg, a full and com
plete description of which is set
forth in said proclamation.
Now, therefore, we, the said Com
missioners of County and State cleo
tions, for the said County and State,
do hereby appoint the following Man
ayers of election at che precincts
herein below named
Lanford Station
j. M. Fleming
E. Fl. Moore
w. Fl. Drummond.
Cooks Store.
]. B. Cook
w. p. Patton
A. G. Edwards. ~
Grays Store.
B. B. Gossett
10. f. Fincher
viii Irby.
Gray Court
Zeno Wilson
w. W. Yeargin
j. II. Ball.
Pleasant Mound.
w. p. Little
w. C. Crow
lizzie Pryor
Youngs Store.
c. r. Wallace
j. r. Dial
Jess Cheek.
Stewards Store.
c. B. Leonard
G. G. Jones I,
Cook Henderson.
Power Shop.
S. p. Gentry
8. G. Hill
Brooks Cooper.
Langston Church.
w. M. Meyers
A. 70. Cleveland
+. l.. Donnon.
Ihat only the qualified electors re-
sldlng within that portion Of DiaIa
io"nship within the proposed area OF
the said New County shall be aJlowed
TO vote at Gray Court and Power
Shop, and that such electors shall vote
at the place at which their Reeistra1
tlon Cerblhcates entities them to vote.
lhat only the qualified electors who
reside within that portion of ScuffIe,
town township within the proposed
area of the said New County abaII
De entitled to vote at Langston's
Church; ''on .
And that only the Qualified eIectors
VINO reside within that portion os
louhgs township within the propoaed
area of said New County shall be 0eu en
titled to vote at the place which thnir
registration Certificate entities tSnm
to vote. Ihch
me Managers of the election shau
REQUIRE of any elector Offering to wotn
at this election. and before allow inc
nm MN to vote, to comply with the @nn9
eral election laws of this State
me polls shall open at savan
O'Clock A. M. and close at 1non soon
O'Clock p. NJ. lour
Jno; NJ. CANNON
). Q. MCDANIEL,
c.. L.. B. BLEASE.
commissioners T, of County and STATE
Gsoeo,ions Gora ior Laurens County, Soutb
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-05
ooooooooooocooo
HER FRIEND EUN|CE
BY EVA TAYLOR.

George" said Leslie, you have
heard me speak about my friend
Eunice Vane? / have just had a let.
ter from her; she is coming to pay
me a visit for a couple of days, with
her two children. while her husband Is
away in New York. l haven't seen
her for nearly six years. You know
we were at college together"
Then / guess I'll have to spruce up
tomorrow night" answered Leslies
fiance, as he rose to take his leave
OF her. He kissed her and put on his
hat. AS he went down the steps Les.
lie looked after him with q vague dis.
satisfaction which she could not quite
analyze.
Lucky Eunice!" she soliloquized, a
little bitterly. Here we are, both
verging on thirty, and both engaged
in the same month. And you have
q rich husband and two babies, while
l." She shrugged her shoulders and
went back into the parlor.
George and Leslie had been engaged
for nearly six years. She was a
school teacher and George a lawyer
In the same town. But Leslie earned
more than George and he would not
marry her-nor did she desire it
until he was earning enough to sup
port her at home. They had meant
to be married many years before. but
first Georges firm had failed and he
had had to set up for himself, this in
volving the expenditure of all the lit
tie hoard that had been accumulated
so carefully. Then had come a Pc
Rod Of sickness. when all Leslie's say;
ings had gone on hospital and ply
sicians' fees. Finally, just when they
had begun to put something aside for
furniture, 9 natiQp-wide panic had
Gut dow6 Georges earnings to the
bare minimum of subsistence, and he
was only just beginning to earn a liv-
ing wage again.
Happy Eunice!" sighed Leslie.
And then she began to understand
why she was miserable that evening.
It was not altogether envy of her
friend. The fact was-she felt that
George and she were drifting apart.
There was no longer the sense Of ro-
nance, of rapture, in their meetings.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-05
VICTORY WON BY DIPLOMACY
When MIR. ThurioW Knew How to
Soften the Heart Of His Charm
er's Mother.

Mrs. Darnton," said William Thur
low, there is a matter which would
like to discuss with you, If ! may at
this time"
Mrs. Darnton looked over her glass
es and frowned. She was the secre-
tary of the Society for the Proven
ton of Manly independence, and she
had a well defined idea of the nature
of the proposition that Mr.. Thurlow
Wished to discuss.
well, go on" she said in her most
impressive manner, what is it,"
Il love your daughter and l have
reasons to believe that she returns
my affection"
Have you dared to make love to
her without first gaining my permits
sion?"
mo, dear lady. / have call
ed her sweetheart or darling, or any
thing like that. l have merely gained
the impression, owing, perhaps, to
the pleasure she seemed to have in
my company, that she might learn to
care for me if gained authority from
you to try to win her love-"
Mrs. Darnton's features hardened,
and she coldly asked:
What recommendation have you to
offer for yourself? If you love my
daughter now, how am / to be con-
WINGED that your love will not be as
evanescent-kindly mark the word-as
-evanescent as is the love almost every
other man has for his wife at the be-
ginning?"
Il am sure my love will not be evan
escent. / shall love Geraldine always,
| know. | shall never cease to worship
her for her beauty. / have noticed that
she takes after her mother. If / may
say So, and that Is a guarantee that
her beauty will not fade as the years
go by. If might, with permission,
try to win"
Geraldine came downstairs and In
terrupted them then, but the jury
returned a verdict in Mr.. Thurlow's
favor.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-05
Notice of Sale.

Under and by virtue of certain deed
of trust, executed by Tom and Ange-
line McGaughey on the 18th day of
November. 1912, to John Shaw Cole
man, to secure certain Indebtedness
therein mentioned, which said deed of
trust is recorded in deed book 102, page
578 of the records of Lee County, l will
sell for cash. to the highest bidder, in
front of the postoffice door. in the Town
of Shannon, Miss, within legal hours,
on the 18th day of December, 1913, the
following described property: One
half acre of land in the S. W. corner
of a 4 acre tract decided by 7. G. Laud-
erdale to Richard Williams and situated
in the N. E. I of Sec. 80, 7. IL, R. 6,
Lee County, Mississippi.
A. J. VAUGHAN.
34.4t Trustee.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-05
NEAR DEATH
BY sMoTHERINc
But Hu:bs6d; Will As- Of Ssfdui.
Effects Her Deliverance.

Draper, N. C.-Mrs. Helen Dalton, OF
this place, says: 81 suffered for years,
with pains in my left side, and would
often almost smother to death.
Medicines patched me up for awhile
but then | would get worse again. Final
ly, my husband decided he wanted me to
try Cardui, the wcman's tonic, SO he
bought me a bottle and | began using it.
1t did me more good than all the medi-
cines | had taken.
have induced many of my friends to
try Cardui, and they all say they have
been benefited by its use. There never
has been, and never will be, a medicine
to compare with Cardui. | believe it is
a good medicine for all womanly trou-
bleS."
For over so years, Cardui has been re-
lieving woman'S sufferings and building
weak women up to health and strength.
If you are a woman, give it a fair trial.
1t should surely help you, as 1t has a
million others.
Get a bottle Of Cardui to-day.
Wr1e TO-. Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladies'
Advisory Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn, for ,Sfeerai
Instructors on your case and 64-page book, Home
Treatment for Women" in plain wrapper. NC. l26
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-05
Notice of Land Sale.

By virtue of the authority vested in
me as administrator of the estate of J..
B. Horton, deceased, and the decree of
the Chancery Court of Lee County.
Mississippi. on the 18th day of Novem-
Der, 1913. directing sale of certain lands
hereinafter described, / will, on the 9th
day of December, 1918, in front of the
court house door in the City of Tupelo,
Lee County, Mississippi. sell to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
land in said county, to-wit:
Twenty acres the South halt of the
N. w. / of the N. E. / of Section 16,
T. s, R. z.
Fltty-eight and one-half acres in the
S. E. 1 of Section Is, T. 8. r. Z, and
more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the Southwest corner OF
Girls Johnson's 13-acre tract OF land
and run West 1898 rods to the West
boundary of S. E. I of Section ID. 1. 8,
r. Z, thence North 70 rods to a stake.
thence East 80 rods to a stake, thence
North rs and 2-5th rods to the center
of Guntown and Fulton public road,
thence in a s~outheasterly direction to a
fence, thence South with the meander-
ings of the fence to the point OF be
ginning.
And 60 acres. more or less, off of the
South side of the West half of the N.
w. / of Section Is. 7. 8. r. Z.
This, the 18th day of November, 1913.
j. T. HORTON,
Administrator of the Estate
of J.. B. Horton.
Mitchell & Clayton,
Soils. for Administrator. 34-3t
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Trustees Sale Notice.

Pursuant to the provisions of a certain Deed of
Trust executed by j. B. Horton on the 18th day
of December, A. D., 1906, to secure certain indebt-
edness therein mentioned to James Bonds. which
Deed of Trust is duly recorded in the Chancery
Clerks Office of Lee County, Mississippi, in Deed
Record Book No. SO, page 456, i will, as Trustee
in said Deed of Trust, on the Sth day of Decem-
Der, A. d. 1918, at the p~ostofice door in the town
of Guntown, within legal hours, offer for sale at
public cutlery, to the highest bidder for cash, the
following described property: Seventy acres
south side southwest quarter section Is, township
8, range z east; 10 acres west side southeast quar-
ter of section 16, township s, range 2 east. Such
title conveyed as is vested in me as Trustee afore-
said.
This Sth day of November, 1918.
S4-4t L. A. Mitchell, Trustee.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-05
"Why?" Asked Leslie.

And George was growing careless. He
never asked her permission before
pulling out that old pipe of his in the
parlor. And he had said that he
would have to spruce up" for Eunice
had said it b%razenly, as though ad-
hitting that it was not necessary to
take such a measure for her!
Leslie spent a miserable night. In
the morning Eunice arrived with the
children.
Leslie was astonished at Eunice's
appearance. She had always thought
of her as the young, immature, rather
sedate young girl with whom she had
roomed at college. Instead of which
she saw before her a matronly young
woman, calm, self-possessed, with two
children, a boy and a girl, who made
Leslie's heart ache as she kissed
them.
They found a certain sense Of en-
barrassment in their meeting. They
were conscious that everything had
changed since their college days; their
interests had become divergent; they
had grown apart in many ways. And
Leslie was painfully conscious that it
was she who had stood still, not
Eunice. 1t was not until after
Georges visit that evening that
Eunice seemed to thaw.
$50 that is George she said. Then
she took Leslie by the hand. my
dear, how long have you been en-
gaged?" she asked.
Five years." said Leslie, rather
frigidly.
Leslie, do you know that you could
have been married for five years and
had that much more happiness?" ask
ed Eunice.
Leslie began to explain the cir
cumstances, the long series Of misfor-
tunes. There was a touch of envy in
her tone which was not lost upon her
friend.
my DEAR" she answered. II know
that you have made a great mistake
/ should say the great mistake"
"Why?" asked Leslie. DO you be-
lieve in marrying before n is in q
position to do so? If George had had
your husbands advantages"
when Philip and ! got married"
answered Eunice, he had just $50 in
the world. And we spent that on our
honeymoon. VIZ had no furniture, he
had no prospects except those Of .
poorly paid clerk. The first three
years were = continuous struggle. A
month before Arthur was born We did
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-05
Trustees Sale Notice.

Pursuant to the provisions of a GER
tain Deed of Trust executed by j. X.
r. Hand and wife, S, J. Hand, on the
5th day of February, 1912, to secure
certain Indebtedness therein mentioned
to A. j. Filgo, which Deed of Trust is
duly recorded in the Chancery Clerks
office of Lee County, Mississippi, in
Deed Record Book, No. 102, page 612,
/ will. as Trustee in said Deed of Trust,
on the Goth day of December A. D.,
1918. at the Postofice door in the City
of Tupelo, Mississippi, within legal
hours, offer for sale, at public cutlery,
to the highest bidder for cash, the fol
lowing described property:
S. ] of SW. / of Sec. 10. I. 9, K. 6
E., except 2 acres heretofore decided to
Oak Hill Church, as described in deed
from Walter Clayborne to the trustees
of said church by deed dated Oct. IL.
1902, and recorded in Book GA, page
446, Chancery Clerks Office. Lee
County, Mississippi, also all that part
of the w. ] of the Sc / of said Sec.
Township and Range that lies West of
the creek, known as West Tulip Creek,
as the same now runs through said
quarter section, except IL acres in the
N w. corner OF Salu quarter, anu diso
except 10 acres IN the North end of
said West ] of said Sc. /. decided by
the grantor herein to j. H. Wren as
shown by Deed Book 81, page 104, to
which reference is here made for a
more perfect description of the excep-
ton intended to be made in this trust;
also one black mare mule about IL
years old, name Kate; one black horse
mule about 10 years old, name Jake;
one Moline 2-horse wagon; n gray
horse, about 10 years old, called Dan;
one fawn colored Jersey cow. 7 years
old, named Heifer; one black and white
pied COW, 8 " ars old name Muly. Such
title conveyed as is vested in me as
Trustee aforesaid.
This 18th day of November, 1918.
36-4t j. .FILGO. Trustee.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-05

not know where the doctors expenses
would come from. And we have been
very happy all through 1t. Philip al
ways says that II he hadn't had me he
would never have reached the position
he holds today.
III we had waited, as you have wait
ed-where would we be now? Dear
Leslie, do you think marriage Is q
thing that should come after one has
made ones way in the world? Philip
say that it is part Of life, not the re-
ward Of life"
Leslie hardly slept that night. And
on the next day, after Eunice had
gone, she was too Ill to go to school.
She knew now that it was not like
ly that George and she would ever
marry. She had seen her face in the
mirror; she had changed even more
than Eunice. but instead Of taking on
the matronly aspect of a happily mar
ried woman she had become a Queru-
lous-looking old maid instead. Some
day George would awaken to the un-
Outstanding Of what they had missed
in life; he would marry some young
girl, and she-well. 1t would be like
those horrible breach-of-promise cases
that she had read in the newspapers.
She must let George go. She knew
that he did not love her. She had be-
come merely q part Of the routine Of
his life.
A ring at the bell-George's ring!
He never called at four in the after
noon. Something must have occurred
to make him leave his Office at that
hour. She fastened her hair and
slipped down the stairs.
George followed her into the parlor
and sat down heavily. His face was
unshaven, his tie sagged from his col
lar; he looked thoroughly detected.
Leslie" he said, II have come to
offer you your freedom. ! can never
marry YOU"
She looked at him; a newborn pity
rose in her heart. How men had to
struggle! She had not thought before
that George, too, might be as wretched
Is she.
1.-THE bank has failed" he continued,
in q m%onotonous voice. Every penny
is gone. l am at the bottom Of the
ladder again. 1t will mean three years
longer. Leslie, / can't hold you. Les
lie! Why. what are you laughing
about?"
She laughed, and the tears in her
eyes were those Of happiness. She
went across to Georges chair and
perched herself upon the arm Of it,
just as she used to do in the first days
Of their engagement
my DEAR" she said, "how would
you like to marry me without the
house and hsiRr2yitQCe and TIE new
and the outfit and the trous-
seau? Do you want me, dear, or do
you want these?"
He leaped up and caught her hands
incredulously.
do you mean that, Leslie" he
cried. why, I have never dared to
make that suggestion. Do you-will
you? Today?"
Tomorrow" answered Leslie, smil-
ing, and then a flood of happy tears
blinded her eyes.
Copyright, 1918. by w. G. Chapman.)
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-05
Owed Life to Dream.

Melton Prior, the famous war art
list, always averred that he owed his
life on n occasion to warning
dreams. When going out to the Zulu
wal he twice dreamed that he was
shot and then buried. On arriving at
Durham he received q letter from his
mother telling Of a dream identical
with his own, and begging him not to
go to the front. He obeyed her In
junction. and engaged another artist
to 60 In his place. The unfortunate
substitute was almost the hrst man
killed IN the fighting. One wonders
why . warning dream was not grant
ed him Also.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-05
NOTICE.

fine firm of Anderson & Long was
dissolved on October LIST, 1913. My
office is now upstairs over Office of
Boggan & Leake. facing court house,
two doors west Of old office of Ander-
son & Long. Will be glad to see my
friends there either socially or on bus
mess. Miss Florence Wylie, who has
ten years experience as Stenographer,
will also have her Office with me, where
she will be glad to serve persons de-
string her services as a Stenographer
30-8t C. P. LONG.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-05

NONRESIDENT Notice.

State Of Mississippi. To Doc Tolbert, Memphis:
Tenn, Henry Tolbert. Jr., Charlottesville. Mo
defendants. You are commanded to appear
before the Chancery Court of the county Of Lee.
in said State, ON the third Monday of April. A.
D., 1914. to defend the suit in said Court q D
Il Feemster, wherein you are Z defendant
]. II. WITT. Clark.
Csc Il Hill Sol Complt ss-st
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-29

dirt, not by concealment, but by white
paint, which puts n~eatness on its met
tie. And 1t does this, not in the name
Of art and beauty, but OF practical eff
hciency and safety.
Therein is the hope of making the
manufacturing town less often than II
is a deflement of the earth. The ash
strewn millyard, the dirt-stained fac
tory walls, the sewage-laden stream,
the refuse-piled vacant lots among
tumble-down laborers' cottages are an
economic crime. They mean waste.
unintelligence, ~slovenly work, depres-
sion and consequent bad habits among
the worknen, which In the end the in
dustry pays for.
Quick dividends may come out Of
dirt and disorder, but at the cost OF
human character. and no industry is
on a sound moral or even business
basis which does not make for the
happiness and advancing civilization
OF those whose lives it puts into its
products.
The CRIME of industry Is nine-tenths
merely a tradition of slovenliness, toll
Grated through ignorance. Those who
dream Of the possibility of doing the
bulk Of the worlds work without de-
filing the earth or binding the work
ers with the hell colored smoke OF
the factories r really the prophets
Of efficiency.