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THE SLIPPERY COUR8E OF | JUSTICE Ten yearn ago the trial of Itafo King wuH one of the most sensational j in the criminal annals of South Carolina. The lust Ihbuo of The Fort Mill, Timen gives a hlHiory of the case, i If he killed his wife, and two Juries Hit 1<1 he did, the deed wiih foul In the i extreme. Judge Henry gave him aj c hange of venue from York to Cheater | He was found guilty without any recommendation to mercy. Another Indication that the evidence was con- [ vinclng, an JuricH seldom go the wliole hog agalnHt white murdererH. Ilafe had able legal talent, among them the present (Jovernor Hooy of North ; Carolina. The usual appeal was made1 to the Supreme Court, and on some technicality, a new trial was ordered The law Is said to be so written In ibis state that heavy doors are j?wung on mighty weak and trifling technical j hinges. On the second round, as is invariably the case, even with an other change of venue, there was a recommendation to mercy. He was, of course, sentenced to life imprison ioei?t, whhh may. or may nut, mean very little. The Fort Mill Times tells us that Hoey visited Uafe in the penJust before mounting the Tarhoel gu-; hernalorial throne. Whether that visit j had anything to do with a petition i for pardon, is not stated, hut, it is ! being clreulated. As a rule that means ; nothing to the average biped in clothes, but often furnishes a convenient peg on which a tender governor may hang his hat. The Times reminds us, of what we already know, that Governor Johnston promised not! to upset the verdicts of Juries and J courts, it must he raid in his favor that, so far, he is a vast improvement in this respect, over nearly all of our governors, and a shining light. A UNIQUE ADVERTISEMENT Severn] months ago this advertisement appeared in The Rome (Georgia) Tribune. Headers of Southern Farmer will recall Corra Harris us the author of j "The Circuit Rider" and many useful I agricultural papers: j For Sale One black mare mule, hair on. as Is, weight thirteen hundred pounds; sound in wind and health; fond of radishes; will bite when urged to do so; can't kick, but not swinnied; safe in pasture with cattle; balks only twice a year, beginning of each work season; small dose <if pepper sauce administered makes her go like a house afire. Never has told her age. but reckoned as thirteen years old Works anywhere. Highly recommended by Mr Warren | Tinsley when purchased from him three years ago; In better condition now. Reason for selling: Present 'owner retiring from agricultural pro! Cession Thirty-five dollars asked, but 'will take thirtv for quick sale. CORRA HARRIS In the Valley Rydal, ria George Stanley I'reston, IT, a night watchman, litis been arrested in New York, charged with starting fifty or more incendiary fires the past six months, most of them blatnable on so (tilled "baby carriage" firebugs, 1 who started tires in baby carriages , left in tenement hallways, compared to Rlonse and Hlackwood. However. Johnston's score is not perfect That Gaffnev ease in Cherokee 'county still exudes a had odor. A man by the name of Parish, If we remember his cognomen rightly, killed a man. and was convicted. Without rhyme, reason, or excuse, the governor promptly pardoned him. So far as we know or remember, no explanation was ever given, except by outsiders It was that the man's brother | was a prominent local politician, who | shouted vociferously, for Johnston In | his campaigns.?-Calhoun Times. WHY =========== | Punishment Contrary to Law Ii I Called Lynching. I'unlttliiiH'M given ,i pi'inon wit tun) i anlhofif> of law called lyneblng win said > In- given under tIn* Lynch law the kin.} of law inllninls'ered h> ('buries l,\pcli ( I w'.'l '.Mil, a Virginia |>InnI??r wlirt rail) in flu* ((evolution Willi 11 i h neighbor*. | ( > I r i A < In ins lino I Iioiidih <'n Il<>w ay. iiii.U*riooli io pro y niiil support Hit' ri'voiu t}iW>fiiiy vjp?\ i i rniii'iii la 1114* region when M ) lived on tlif H'auioi.ii river, In punishing Willi si rl | M'H or tianlNhinrni kijo|i InwW'Kti or dimifferted persons awere ncci.m?d. According to tradition, Tories brought before ihlH I n f < >i*ii mi I coin i were often hung up fiy then thumb* until they cried. 'Liberty forever !' Inn the penally n| ij.>alli wa* never In flI< t?*<l. The origin of the lenn Is often erro.icoiislv as. i llieil i. his brother John Lynch Ho* f.iinnler of I,ynehhurg Va.. who was a (.pinker all I.Is life. The notion that ;he term originated In .he action of a mayor of Calway in Ireland, one .lames r'lizstophen l.yneli who is Hail) to lone executed Hie law upon tils own son t?y hanging him. In 1 lit.'t, ,s sal.I to tie oiTiioneoti.s.?Indian tip alls News. Why Men Seeking Office Are Called Candidates In an election we vole for this can <11. late or that on mil. late, according to Individual choice Hut why are they called candidates? This custom of 1 calling people running for political of lice candidates dates hack to ancient I {rune. During a political canvass In that ancient city It was customary for persons seeking the higher elective offices to appear In the forum and other public places dressed In white togas, the white of the natural wool being brightened with chalk. The Latin word for white Is cnndldus, and an office seeker so dad was called candldatus, w hence our word candidate. Incidentally, the white toga was Intended to signify the candidate's purify of purpose In soliciting the suffrage j of the people. Hut candidates don'f wear white togas today. ? Pathfinder Magazine. ? j Why Flower* Fade Quickly There are two mistakes commonly i made In cutting flowers for indoor use. I One Is to wait until they are fully i opened, often until they have been' open for several days, before cutting , 'hem. The other is to cut them during the heat of the day. when they are In ideal condition to wilt. Most (lowers are he->t cut when In full hud. or Just s they are beginning to open. There are, <>t course, some exceptions to this Mich as dahlias, which do put expand fully until after three to five days after the buds have itnfol led. As a general 1 rule llow. rs will open more nearly per , feet, and will last longer, If taken Just, as the buds are opening. Why It Wa. "The Big Wind" The big wind occurred in Ireland on the night of January <>, 1839. In Limerick. fJalwa.v, and Atlilone, bun- I dreds of houses were blown down and hundreds more were burned by the | spreading oT fires from those blown down. It was called the big wind be- , cause It was the worst of Irs kind known to the people of Ireland. The hig wind was a recent and memorable event ut the time of the Irish emigration to America following the famine of 1S43-40, so that Its memory has "been preserved among the descendants of the emigrants. Why Tower Lean* The Campanile, better known as the Leaning Tower of I'isn, 171) feet high, leans 13 feet out of the perpendicular Begun In 1173. it was only 33 feet high when n subsidence of the soil threw j. out of perpendicular, but the builder kept on. endeavoring to rectify the inclination later on. By the year I3<m the tower had risen as far as the hell j chamber and about 137.0 was completed j as It stands today. Why Yawning Is Catching [ Yawning is really ,a sign that the j blood ]s n< t receiving enough ox.vgea according t> one scientist. When w?> get tired or bored, we automat iea: begin to breathe less deeply. Then ti. > supply of o\> gen in the be.o.l runs short and w e yawn, taking In do. j breaths to renew the supply. Jum an other case of the marvels of old Da trie Nature. ?Answers Magazine. Why Pclop* Wa? Honored l'elops was a Phrygian prince, grand j s1111 ,>r Jupiter. I'.xpelled from 1'hry . gin, he came t>> I where he inarm) I 1 lipp.'.ia m.a. daughter* of Ocin.iii.i \rh.>:n he succeeiled en the Irene I'.v j means of tire wealth he brought Wi'o ! mm his .nMuenee became so great . lie peninsula that it was called lb. 1 i 'p. 11 l.eso, t he l*!bt d "t I'eWp-s. I ? Why 1 roliscri Cuff* Are Used At li. st trie!: I It , oliv e: . >, J. turn Up the I >? >: : *:? < : t In ; r Irm m e t In prevent thein !; Ii getting III I i! W.l> Ii .. . I : I 1 ! .1 ! . . i. 1 . .11 j.. : re 1 t ,.e c '! s v\. e i;:*r e l ; .iMiM W IieO t tie W .1 ; e( e.i llle | r.(. Ml - ., N-.,. -s Why E.rd* Ca.v Koort on Wirt* i !; " * " ; 'u " ..ill being electrocuted he.aiise tliey a net in contact with ttie ground >>i . return wire and therefore the curie:,: does not pass through their bodies. Why Running Water Get* Colder After the water that has been warmed by standing tn pipes above the KUrfHCG TTTT^'TTTTTTrrr, coTTT iLfr f nun below the surface conies through the fauc*L After hunting the country over, a New York promoter, has found a onearmed paper hanger In Kaunas City, [ Mo. His name is William Henry Ross, j and he is also captain of a baseball team. President Roosevelt has signed a bill appropriating $275,000 annually for the use of the congressional library for purchases for the blind. John W. Hunt, white, 33, wealthy follower of Father Divine, Harlem, N. Y., negro cultist, has been indicted at Los Angeles, Cal., on a charge of violating the Mann white slave act. Hunt calls himself "Jesus the Christ." Paul Gignoux, aged 8 years, was stoned to death at Lyon, France, by his boy companions because they didn't like his long hair. The resettlement administration at Washington reports that the debts of 53,634 farmers have been reduced by $44,620,163 through operation of the voluntary debt adjustment service in the nineteen months ending March 31. Flight American radio engineers are in Russia to assist in the building of radio television factories at l^eningrad and at Voronezh. Repairs ... I When buying Implements and Machines from us, you may rely on our carrying Repair Parts. We have greatly enlarged our Repair Department, and now keep a very complete line of Repairs for? 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