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Old Jesse Pomeroy Tries to Escape Bridgeweter, jltM*,. June 28.-JA collection of kaivek,4Wl and aaws was discovered in the possession of Jesse Pomeroy, now confined to the state hospital here for the criminal insane, it became known today, the implements presumably intended for use in an attempt to eucape. Pomeroy is probably the most widely known "lifer" in the United States, having served f>4 years of hi? life behind prison bars, a considerable portion of the period in solitary confinement. Pomeroy wan given a life sentence at the age of 17, following the particularly heinous murtier* of several Boston children. He is now a doddering old man, of 71, and 'institution officials said he was physically incapable of making an escape or of even attempting to escape. The knives and tools were discovered about three weeks ago,* but no news of the discovery leaked out until today. Pomeroy has since been in se. elusion", it was said, which was interpreted as confinement separating him from the other inmates. ttujrerintendent "tttrann said he regarded Pomeroy's possession of the implements' as a bid for publicity, of which he said the "lifer" had long been fond. Inquest Soon Into Swansea Killing Swansea, July 7.?An inquest probably will )h* held here tomorrow night info the death of Joseph H. Jerman, Washington, I). C., youth, killed Sunday by (1. H. Priester, filling station ope into rv who said he was trying to break into au oil tank. Meanwhile PricsU-r is being held in the Lexington county jail. Young Jerman's parents were on their way to Columbia tonight from Washington to claim their son's body. Why Walter Raleigh Was Put To Death Moat of us feel that we know quite a bit about Sir Walter Raleigh, still; not one person out of 10 could give, a correct answer to the question, Why was Sir Walter Raleigh executed? Technically Sir Walter Raleigh was executed for treason. Actually he was executed for shedding Spanish blood after engaging not to do so. King James I and Raleigh disliked oach other very much. The former favored a policy of peace, the latter wanted war with Spain. Raleigh criticized the king severely after he was deprived of many of his titles and offices. He asserted on one occasion. it was imported, that a war* with Spain would have been preferable to James's ascension to the throne. He that as it may, Raleigh was charged with being implicated in a' series of conspiracies during the first ! few months of the king's reign and was committed to Ixmdon Tower July 19, 11503. His trial, held at Winchester, was conducted with brutality and manifest unfairness on the part of the attorney general, Sir Edward Coke. Although Raleigh may have had some knowledge of the conspiracies, no evidence of his guilt was produced. Nevertheless he was convicted and sentenced to death. The execution however, did not then take place. Instead Raleigh was confined to the Tower, where he remained until 101f>. He finally ob- | tamed his release by promising the king that he could find a gold mine on the northern coast of South America without encroaching on any of the possessions of Spain. The Spanish miha--a<h>r informed t lie king that Ra!eigh"> promise was impossible of ! n.fi 11 ir.i M, Ihs'uuso the Spanish nl. a ;v i ;< ! adtlcrm nts on the coast, laasi - told the ambassador that jf U:iV..'h tolled to keep his pomisc ho w .'<i have him executed on his . old M-n?envo of treason. Accordingly the prisoner was releaser! without a pardon, which left him at the king's mercy. The expedition sailed from England in March, 1617, and reached the mouth of the Orinoco in the following December. Raleigh himself became ill with fever and remained at Trinidad while five ?mall vessels were sent up the river to locate the alleged goM mine. On the way the English found a Spanish settlement and a skirmish took place in which Raleigh's son Walter and several Spaniards were slainAn was expected, the expeditior failed and was compelled to roturr to England with the commander's , promise broken. Bfcleiflrb was ar rested, confined in th* Tower, and October 89, 1618. was executed or the sentence paeeed more than ftf teen years before.?The Pathfinder Nobody's Business * i Written for The Cbnonicle by Gee IfcGee, Copyright, 1028. Why NotT There is a movement on foot to change the name of Bunday to "Golfday", but another faction has sprung up that insists that "Ride-day" would be far appropriate. Deacon Brown made a birdie last Sunday while a layman was taking up the collection in his place. He saya that lie believes in a broad religion: the kind that leaves him free to exercise his own prerogative. He inherited his prerogative from his daddy who diddn't believe in any religion at all if it interfered with his drinking. Klder Smith had a wreck up in the mountains last Sunday while his preacher was leading the choir for him back home. He thinks that Sunday was made for man and not man for Sunday, Before he got his present installment plan, it made him mad to see a fellow drive by the church and not atop. No, it's not a Ford. (Hospitals appreciate Sundays.) t, Sunday is a big help to most people. Many lawns would not be mowed, not hedges trimmer!, nor gardens worked were- it not for a Sunday school to stay away from. Just about the time ma and the younguns get dolled up ready to ride, pa grabs his hat and hurries out into the back yard to fix something, or turns over in IhmI and says: "Oh, Mb, My, Mo, Mum. I am so tired and worn out till I can scarcely speak above a whisper?I'll go next Sunday." The only way to tell in some big cities when it is Sunday is either to f | tk somebody who known or watch the crowd with th? bathing suits on. Tho Pilgrim fathers, as well as the Pilgrim mothers, would not let their off-spring- giggle much less laugh out loud, but the descendants from that accumulation of piety don't atop at laughing out loud: Some of them actually chew chewing gum and ride bicycles and crochet. The Worst things we ever did on Sunday when I was a boy were? we had yn occasional all-day singing or a frequent water-melon eating, and possibly slipped off somewhere and went in a-washing, and on one or two occasions, we hunted bee trees nnd picked sweet-gum, A few grammaws selected the prettiest Sundays to iook long-faced on, and taik about their ancestors who had- gone on before to the beautiful beyond where no pain dr sorrow or sickness or sadness are known. I can almost hear old Aunt Dinah Sprawls mumble amidst her bountiful tears how good Uncle Jerry Mire Was until lightning struck him betwixt the barn and the smoke-house, t in Skimmings The world is full of useless things. A useless thing is either a nuisance or an unnecessary expense. Among the things that we could easily do without are these: 1. An appendix. 2. Investigating committees. 3. Warts. 4. Government farm relief. 5. Whiskers. 6. Federal bureaus. 7. Flies. K. Speed cops. 9. Wisdom teeth. 10. Deadibeats. 11. Straw votes. 12. Grafters. ,13. Spinach. 14. Ansoforth. Cotton Letter ' New York, July 8.?-September short* hedged when November declined 5 points below Bombay spots, but the weather map showed probable showers for Texas and vicinity, and 1 point was regained near the close. Mr. Lexge will soon introduce a bill through his home Senator making it a misdemeanor and a crime to poison, slay, kill, choke, step on, or otherwise destroy or attempt to destroy any of the following agricultural assets, vizzly: Boll weevils, corn borers, army worms, the wheat fly, and their off-springs. He will also ask congress to forbid any rain-makers to operate in the United States unless the drought has run not less than 2 years and not over 5 years, then the said rain must not be made on the big 3: cotton, corn and wheat. There being no further speculating before the exchange, it closed at 2 , p. m., daylight savings time, hence? we advise forsaking your crops. Fooled Again Some of the reports coming from the boys who bet on Sharkey at the fight a few days ago are Sehmelling. rather bad. It seems that they think | that possibly Shnrko^ did tap the German below the belt accidentally, but that cramp qolic he had after the mishap was due to a fowl he ate for supper, and not one that his opponent passed to him. It does seem to me, as the old woman said when she swallowed her specks, that a fight is not a fight if it has to end every time somebody hits somebody else in the wrong spot. I ain't much fi>r prize-fights, but if they must be, why, let the fellows fight till one or the other hollers calf-rope, or lets it l>e known that he's too weak to do so. Folks are tired paying their 10 dollar bills to see a farce or a burlesque. That SharkeySchmelling bout reminded me of 2 babies trying to nurse from the same nipple. ^egro Died From Heat Laurens, July 7.?For six hours the body of Richard Downey, 70-year-old negro lay in the blistering sun yesterday at the edge of a by-path noar the town of Waterloo where he had died from overQipat and exhaustion according to the post mortem given today before the coroner's jury. iJowney had undertaken to chastise a negro girl who had been his ward but had left home. As she was passing by Downey's house yesterday Downey tried to stop her. She broke away and Downey gave chase. At 8 o'clock last night his body was found by the roadside. Striking employees of the Fisher Body company at Flint, Mich., have formed their own union and announced that they will have no connections or dealings with Communist agitators. Fifteen youthful explorers whoie ages average 23 years, sailed from Iyondon Sunday for the Arctic regions for a year's explorations. Over a Billion Deadly Germs in a Single Drop of Water Germs are so small that there may be as many as one billion, seven hundred million of them in a drop of water. AnflF just a few of these tiny germs, if they get'into your blood through a cut in your skin,- may make you so sick you will be in bed for 4 weeks?may cause the loss of a limb through bloojl poisoning?may even iyifeet you with that most dreadful and fatal of diseases, lockjaw. Just because you can see no dirt !' in a cut does not mean that it ii clean. You cannot see germs. The";, only safe and sane thing to do, li to thoroughly wash every cut, no matter how small, with Liquid Borozone, to kill the germs, and then dust it with Borozone Powder, to hasten the healing. Liquid Borozone j costs 30 cents, 60 cents, $1.20 and $1.50; Borozone Powder, 30 cents and 60 cents, and can be had at DeKalb Pharmacy, Camden, S. C. Does Your Radiator Boil ? 11 We have installed the necessary equipment I I to thoroughly clean your radiator inside and I I out. Prices reasonable. Give us a trial. I I L A. CAMPBELL & COMPANY I WRECKING SERVICE DAY OR NIGHT I I Day Phone 1 38 - . Night Phone 348 I I I \ i ijcnt iifmita /^Il fr. "1 1 Chesterfield r IVllLDER, YES?BUT SOMETHING MORE. Chesterfield offers richness, aroma, satisfying flavor. 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