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r lili'o'M Car. .Hurry up!" No lingering by bid doors of doubt, No lojteringby the way; No walting a Tomorrow Car Hore comes along Today; Success Js somewhere down the track, Before the chance is gone Accelerate your laggard pace; Swing on, 1 say, swing on. .Step lively!" Belated souls are following fast; ; They shout and signal .'Wall!1' Conductor Time brooks no delay; Ho rings the bell of Fate; But you can give thc man behind, "With one hand on the bar, A final chance to trick defeat ^And board the moving car. "Move up!" Make way for others as you sit, Or stand! This crowded earth Has room for every journeying soul En route to Higher Birth. Aye, room and comfort if no one Took double share of space, Nor let his greed and selfishness Absorb another's place. "Hold fast!" The Jolting switch of Obstacles "With jarring rails is near; Stand tirm of foot, he strong of grip. Brace well, and have no fear. The Maker of the Car of Life Foresaw that curve-Despair And hung the st raps ol' Kai th and Will So you might grasp them there. -ELLA WUUKLKU WILCOX. THE ABM Y ROLLS Of the South Carolina Patriotj Who Fought the British Under MAHON, PICKENS AND SUMTER. A Document that Should l?e ol Great Interest to tlie Descendants ol the Gallant Men Led by Partisan Leaders. Tlie Columbia State from week to week publishes t lie names of the sol diers in the Revolutionary war, as they have been culled from the quan tity of loose documents discovered by Secretary of Stale Gantt in the State house. "We publish these rolls from week to week as they appear in The State. Thc fourth installment fol lows: Thc rolls, continued from last week, are as follows: Thomas Coates. Bickens' brigade. .lohn Cobb, Brandon's regiment. John Cobb, killed by Cunningham; widow, Judith: in company of Capts. "Wm. Freeman and John Calhoun. John Cobb: alive at close, of Revolu tion; Capt. Anderson Thomas' com pany. Nathaniel Cobb, sergeant. Capt. Geo. Aubrey's company of Brandon's regiment. Samuel Cobb. " Frans. Cobla, Marion's brigade. John Cockburn. Bickens' brigade. John Cochran, Sr., Capt. J. Daw son's company. John Cockburn, Jr., Capt. J. Daw son's company. Robert Cochran, lieutenant, Lower Ninety-Six regiment; in the company of Capt. Bacon and Lieut. Swearingen; Picketts' brigade. Rogert Cochran, captain in South Carolina navy, Jan. 1, 177i> lo April io, rn?. Thomas Cochran, Charleston Bat talion of Artillery. Themas Cochran, lieutenant under Coi: Geo. Hicks. Thomas Cochran, Roebuck's regi ment. William Cochran, Dickens' brigade. Jeremiah Cockral, Capt.. Edward Martin's company, of Col. Winn's regi ment. Issac Cockley. Picketts' brigade Henry Cotroy, captain under Maj. Robert ('raw ford at Hanging I hick: Lieut. Cot. Henry Hampton at Black stock; Capt. Wm. .Nesbit, with ("reen at Camden; was at Sumter's defeat and on si ono ex ped it ion. Hugh ColTey, under ( apt. Henry Coffey of Col. II. Hampton's regiment at BlOCkstOck; Capt. Wm. Nesbit of Col. Fred Kimball's regiment at Cain den; also under Lieut. .Ino. Kirk, 1782. Nathan Colley, Capt. Anderson Thomas, during 1 77 s. John ColTey. under Capt. Henry Colley, at Hanging Bock; under Coi. Ely Kershaw on Steno expedition. Maj. Crawford cor ti ties "that the enemy broke into bis (Coi)'ey's) bouse, carrying off bis papers." Wm. Coggins, lieutenant. Capt. Starke's company. Harney Coil, dead at close of L'?volu tion; Pickens' brigade. Joseph Coll. John Coil, Capt. John Wilson's com pany; probably killed. John Coil, Capt. Shannon's (?) com pany of Cul. Winn's regiment: under Lieut. John Cameron. Thomas Coil, sergeant ?ind lieuten ant, Picketis' brigade. Moses ('oiler. Brandon's regiment. Nathan Coker, Marion. Thomas Coker. Marion's brigade. William Coker, Marion's brigade. Capt. Alexander Colcoclough, at siege of Charles!mi under Col. li. Richardson: was taken prisoner. John Colcol e. Jobn ('eldin, Lieut. Jacob Buxton. Samuel Golding, Lieut, i .cob Mux ton. Moses Color. Col. Brandon. James Cole, sergeant, Marion'.sbri gade. John Cole, Capts. Jos. Picketis and Wm. Strain of Picketis' brigade. Richard Cole, forage master for gar rison at Georgetown under Col. Lush ington. Thomas Cole, Roebuck's regiment. Abner Coleman, Brandon's regi ment. Charles Coleman, armorer, under Lieut. Col. Hopkins of Col. Winn's regiment. Francis Coleman, ? apt. Arramanus Lilies' company; with Col. Winn at Russell's Ferry and with Col. Bratten at Four-Holes Bridge. Jacob Coleman, sergeant, Col. Hugh norry's regiment, Marion's brigade. James Coleman, Marions brigade. Robert Coleman, sergeant, Capt Ar ramanus Liles' company: with Col. Taylor at Orangeburg and Col. Hop kins at Forks at Edisto. Robert Coleman, Brandon's regi ment. William Coleman, Bickens' brigade. William Coleman, Jr., Brandon's regiment. William Coleman, Sr., Brandon's regiment. James Colk, Capt. Waters' com pany, Sumter's brigade. William Colk, sergeant, Capt. Wa ters' company, Sumter's brigade: Col. Waters' regiment. James Colley, .sergeant, Capts. Mc Connell, Bratten, and Sergeant Hut cherson. Daniel Collin?, Capt. John Moffett's company of Col. Brutton's regiment. Edmund Collins, Marion's brigade. Leven Collins, lieutenant, 17H1. Lewis Collins, lost mare while un der Col. Hammoddln 1781. Joseph Collins. John Cullins, Capt. John Cowan's company. John Collins, captain, Roebuck's regiment; with Pickens on tour to Augusta prior to fall of Charleston; served as captain 350 days after fall of city. .John Collends/Capt. Waters' com pany, Sumter's brigade. Jonah Collins, third company, Charleston Battalion of Artillery. Moses Collins. Reuben Collins, under Cols. Joseph Kershaw and Fred Kimball; lieuten ant lu Col. John Marshall's regiment. Richard Collins, Capt. John Collins' company of Roebuck's regiment. Robert Collins, Plckens' brigade. Samuel Collins. William Collins, Capt. John Col lins' company of Roebuck's regiment; lost horse at Fishdam battle. Thomas Colllcutt. John Collier. Andrew Colley, Roebuck's regi ment. James Colley. John Coley. Anthony Colter, Roebuck's regi ment. Thomas Colton, served prior to fall of Charleston. James Colwell, sergeant, Col. Thom son. Joseph Colwell, Col. Thomson. Willam Colwells, Capts. .Ino. Barry anil Samuel Nesblll's company of Roe buck's regiment. Sam Commander, Capt. Armstrong and Lieut. Gordon's company of Ma rion's brigade. Nicholas Coma, Waters' regiment. Philip Combs, under Col. Winn at Orangeburg and Four-Holes; with Maj. John Pearson at Edisto. JamesComur, quartermaster, Polk's regiment, Sumter's brigade. Daniel Comber, lieutenant, bran don's regiment. Geoge ('on, Capt. Robbins. Jeremiah Cona way, dead at close of Revolution. Jeremiah Cona way, alive at close of Revolution; Capt. Anthony Coulter's company, Roebuck's regiment. Philip Cona way, Lieut. Jacob Bux ton. Nicholas Cove, sergeant, Col. Wat ers' regiment. Matthew Cone. Adam Confi?e, Picken's brigade. Benjamin Covenhover, sergeant. Col. Brandon's regiment. Thomas Conn. Capt. Pearson's com pany, Col. Benton's regiment; Adjt. Col. Benton's regiment. George Con nal, Roebuck's regiment. Jesse Connal, Roebuck's regiment. William Connal. Capt. Ellison, Col. Ila Mer. Marion. Lieut. Archibald Conner, under Maj. Camille of Marion's brigade. Isaac (Jonner. lieutenant, M arion"; brigade. James Conner, quartermaster, Ma rion's brigade. John Conner, Roebuck's regiment. Miximilian Conner. William Connaway, Roebuck' regi ment; Capt. Pearson's company. James Copnor. Pat. Con nely; lost horse at Sumter' defeat : also at Briar Creek. Uriah Conner, on expedil ion to "lu dentition;" Capt. Pearson's company Roebuck s regiment. Charles Conyers, Col. Madam's reg ment. Daniel Conyers, lieutenant and caj tain; in service 582 days; Marion. James Conyers, of the "Horse Sho company," also Capt. Voungblood "Troop of Horse." James Conyers, Jr., captain: prof ably killed: widow, Susannah. .las. Conyers, major, Maham's le^ ion. Siran. Conyers. Bennett Grafton, adjutant, Uppi and Lower Ninety-Six regiments froi Scot. 1. 177? to June 15, 1780; the taken prisoner by the British and p; roled: in confinement partof the timi (Jen. Pickens certilies "that Mr. Cra ton, as soon as the general exchanj. look place, again entered thc ser vii of the State." George Craig, under Capts. Ragai Mills and Cooper, and Lieut. Gill < Col. Lacey's regiment. Henry Craig, Capt. Jos. Howe company, Sumter's brigade, fro: lune 1, 1780, to Nov. 10, 1780. James Cn 14, lieutenant, Col. Ile ry Hampton: was at Hanging Rod Blackstock and Sumter's defeat: und? Col. Jos. Howe, and probably killed i service: widow, Rhoda. .las. Craig of Waxhaws, lieutenan was in Capt. Coffey's company ; Hanging Rock: with Col. Hem Hampton al Blackstock; also servi under Cols. Frederick Kimball ar John Marshall. James Craig, on duly in Forks i Edisto under Col. Winn. James Craig, dead at close of Rev lotion: Capt. Jos. Calhoun's com pa u I'ic lc ens' brigade. James Craig, captain, Col. Taylor regiment: served May and June, 17s in July 17sl, in Hie expedition again Monck's Corner: from Dec. ll, 178 lo Feb. l, 1782, at Orangcburg; du lug July and August, 17x2, at Soul Edisto; was in service in Charlesli in 177!?, and was taken prisoner 1 "Maj. Cunningham." John Craig. Gol. Wm. Bratten re iment. John Craig, dead at close of Rev lui ion: widow, Eleanor. John Craig, Jr., Capt. Robert Mon gomery's company, Col. Joseph Ki shaw's regiment, during 1770: Hanging Rock under Capt. Code ?aler under Lieut. James Craig of C< Henry Hampton's regiment. John Craig, Capt. John Turner Col. Winn's regiment. John Craig, sergeant, Bickens' b gade. Quentin Craig, Capt. James Crab company, Taylor's regiment; Monck's Corner, .Orangeburg ai Four-Holes. Robert Craig, Capt. James Craq company, Taylor's regiment. Samuel Craig, dead at close or Rn olution; widow, Ann: was at Bri Creek under Cul. Neel, where he li "one great coat and one pair of sa dlebags, one bell and and one pair stockings;" lost a "rille gun" at Han lng Rock; was in Capt. Jos. Howi company of Col. Bratton's regi mer and probably killed there. John Creightington. Charles (hain, Putnam and Jolie: company of Brandon's regiment. Macfeat Crane, Capt. Waters' coi pany, Sumter's brigade. . Samuel Crane, Col. Brandon. William Crane, Col. Brandon; Caf Wafers' company, Sumter's brigad John Craps, killed: South Carolh Continental artillery. William Craps, drummer, Secoi regiment. Col. John ( Yatton, 1770. Alexander Crawford rrom Jul 1780, with Sumter; 1781 with Cap 3co. Neely's company; 1782 captain dacey's regiment; lost horse'whI inder Col. Winn. < Andrew Crawford, diad at close < Revolution; Capt. Jos. Calhoun's com pany, Bickens' brigade. Bellamy Crawford, dead at close of Revolution: widow, Susannah; clerk and quartermaster; also deputy pur veyor to Continental hospital. Ceo. Crawford, Capts. John and William McGaw; Enos Crawford. Gilbert Crawford, wagoner, Col. Brandon's regiment. James Crawford, was captured by British while serving under Capt. Knox of Sumter's brigade. James Crawford, Brandon's regi ment. James Crawford, Sr., dead at close of Revolution. John Crowford, lieutenant. John Crawford, (brother of James) Capt. Tate's company, Sumter's bri gade; probably killed at Fishing Creek. Nathaniel Crawford, "Anderson Horse. ' ' Patrick Crawford, Roebuck's regi ment. Robert Crawford, Captain 1770; ma jor commanding brigade at battle of Hanging Rock. Robert Crawford, private, Plckens' brigade. Robert Crawford, sergeant-major of Col. Richardson's regiment at siege of Charleston; adjutant of Marion's bri gade; later lieutenant in Capt. T. El liott's company. Robert Crawford, Capt. Joseph Cal houn's company, Pickeus' brigade. Samuel Crawford, Capts. John and William MoGaw's company, Bickens' brigade. Thomas Crawford, Marion's brigade. Thomas Crawford, 1780 and 1781 with Sumter; was with Marion at bat tle uf Eutaw; prior to fall of Charles ton under Lieut. Jas Crawford. William Crawford, under Sumterat Fishing Creek and Hanging Hock. Richard Creech, 1779-80, lieuten ant, and in 1781-82 captain; under Col. Harden: also in Col. William Davis' regiment. Stephen Creech, Harden. William Creech, Capt William Weekly's company, Col. Garden's reg iment: dead at close of Revolution. William Creech, Col. Harden. Stephen Creech. Richard Creech, lieutenant and cap tain. Micajah Crcnshaw, Col. Kimball's regiment. Allen Crcnshaw, Col. Hopkins' regi ment. John Crcightington, Bickens' brig ade. John Crcightington, state quarter master general; also with Col. Mar shall and Col. Kimball. Thomas Creighton, Capt. Ballard's company; also in the regiments of Cols. Kershaw, Marshall and Kim hall. William Cromer, enlisted July 21, 1781, for one year: taken prisoner by British -Jan. .'t, 1782, and conlined in prison nine months: served under Capt. Mee ot Col Marshall's regiment; also in Capt. Marshall Jones' com pany, same regiment. Henry Cresswell, lieutenant of Capt. .lohn Henderson's company under' Hratton and Sumter: also served in Capts. Robert Thomson's and Benja min Garrrison's companies. Robert Cresswell, under Lieut. Bar ry, Lieut. Henderson and Capt. Hen derson. Phill. Cress Capt. Martin's com pany, .Sumter's brigade. Conrad Crider, Capt. Jacob Bumph, Lieut. Col. W. -R. Thomson, Gen. Henderson. Peter Crim, Capt. Jas. Craig, Col. Taylor. Samuel eriswell. Robert Crisswell. Elizabeth Crittenden (or Creight IngtonV); nursed 81 sick and wounded of Cen. Williamson's brigade and British prisoners, frr.ui Feb. 17 to Sept. 15, 177!?. 101 i juli Crockatt, Capt. Ceo. Dun laps company and Capt. Geo. Mee's company, Sumter's brigade: also under Lieut, .lames Kennedy of Marion's brigade. Robert Crockett, quartermaster, Col. Win. R. Davis' regiment. Samuel Crockatt, Capts. Anderson and Carithers. Anthony Cn cker, Roebuck's regi ment. Solomon Crocker, Roebuck's regi ment. William Crocker, Roebuck's regi ment. A bi ah Croft, (of Camden) Col. Tay lor's regiment. Edward Croft, Capts. Hartridge and Gill; taken prisoner bj British and died in prison. John Croft, second lieutenant, Capt. Moore's company, Col. Mydleton's reg iment, Sumter's brigade. (To be Continued.) Two Full Moon? for March, i This month is to be honored with two full moons, such abundant oppor I tu ni ty tor love-making not being af forded in any month for over three years to come. Section Director Bauer resents the idea that he ls to blame for the occurrence: he says it kind of slipped up on him. One of these full moons broke in on the 1st and the other is booked to blossom on the :n t. The lunar month ls 28 to 21) days long and it happens once in a few years that the full moons get In on the tip ends ol a calendar month. Mention of thc circumstance caused a superintendent of a New England hospital for the insane visiting in Co lumbia to remark on the fact that in mates of such an asylum are notably affected by the changes in the moon: that they are much more violent and dillicult to manage in times of full moons. "The study of the care and cure of the insane," he said in answer to a question, "discovers that nearly all of us have traits of eccentricity which if allowed to run to thc ex treme will land us in a mad house. Though 1 see no ground for getting stampeded with lear," he added, smilllng, "ovor the fact that we are to have two full moons in March. Though it docs seem to one who reads your Sont li Carolina newspapers that this State has started out with more than her share of murders and other forms of crime and violence, lt might prove interesting if at thc end of the month you sum up these tilings and compare the result with the records ol' other months herc and elsewhere In i he country." Pointed Partium plis. When a married man loses any thing he suspects his wife of taking it. Most of our worry is due to the an ticipation of things that never hap pen. A girl never learns to play solitaire until she no longer has matrimonial hopes. Any mar. who says he is satislied with his lot is either a Bblftit89 indi vidual or a liar. An ideal woman is one who ls will ing to spend more of her husband's hardearncd cash for groceries than for dry goods. A QUEER STORY. Oy i uk' Man Bald to Have Confessed to Murder or Hi? Witto. The Charleston Post says a story is being told in Colleton county that Section Foreman Jones of tbe Atlan tic Cuasi Line, while on his deathbed a few weeks ago, confessed to the murder of his wife, who was killed at Ravenel in May, 1002, and that the three negroes, Jim Black, James Ford and Thomas Pryor, who were lynched for the crime, were entirely innocent of it. The murder of Mrs. Jones was one of the most shocking ever committed In the State. lier dead body waa found one morning during the latter part of May in the dog house in the rear of the yard with her throat cut and her head crushed in from terrllllc blows delivered with some heavy in strument. > The body of the murdered woman was discovered by her little daughter, who reported to her father, who was at work down the railroad track, that her mother had been killed. Hurrying home Jones found the body in the log house and be seemed completely overcome with grief. lt was believed that the crime was committed by the negroes for tire pur pose of robbery. The theory was that the negroes weut to Jones' residence that morning after lie bad gone off to work, killed Mrs. Jones and dragged her body into the yard and threw it into thc dog bouse and became fright ened and rau away before looting the house. The news ol' the killing spread over Colleton county and armed men start ed In pursuit of Black, Pryor and Ford, who, it is said, had been seen near the Jones cottage on the morn ing of thc tragedy. About three weeks after the commission of the crime Black was captured In Georgia and bc was brought to Ravenel and taken before Magistrate Behling, who committed him to jail. .While the constable was cn route t.o Walterboro with Black he was met by a mob of white citizens and the prisoner taken to the scene of the crimo and strung to a telegraph pole and his body rid dled with bullets, lt was said that before being lynched Black 'confessed the crime, implicating Ford and Pryor. Ford is said to have watched the house while Hlaek and Pryor com mitted tlie murder. Both Ford and Pryor sutfered the same fate as Black, though at different times. A short while ago Section Master Jones was taken ill in Colleton coun ty and after a few weeks be died, liefere death, however, it is said, ac cording to tlie story In Colleton, that he told his physician that he had killed his wife. He said that he knew he was going to die", but he could not die until ho had told all about the crime. He then recited the details of the killing, saying that he killed his wife while in a possi m. Immedi ately after making the confession he is said to have turned over on his side and breathed his last. There are a great many people In Colleton who are not disposed to at tach any importance lo the alleged confession of Jones, declaring that it I was only the ravings of a dying man whose mind had become affected from slckness*and suffering. Tbe story is being widely talked about in Colleton county. jrrLe; Thc Kurili Library Bill. The following bill passed at the late session of the legislature will be of Interest to the trustees and patrons cf country schools: Section 1. Whenever the patrons and friends of a free public school shall raise by private subscription and shall tender $10 to the county super intendent of education for the estab lishment of a library to be connected with said school, the county board of education shall appropriate $10 from the money belonging to that district, the Stale board shall then add $10 to the fund in the hands of the county superintendent of education for the library in the district. Section 2. The local board of trus tees is to purchase tbe books with the $.'10 thus raised. Purchases are to be made from the Hst adopted by the State board of Education, who shall make tile rides for the government of the libraries. Section ll. The trustees of every library shall carry out the rules and regulations for the proper use and preservation ol* the books, and shall make provision for having all books, when not in circulation, kept under lock and key. Section I. The trustees of two or more libraries may. by agreement, exchange libraries but no exchange shall be made oftener than once in six months, and no part of the ex pense ol' the exchanging libraries shall be borne by the public. Section ">. Not more than twelve schools in any county shall be entitled to the benefits of this act In any one year und no school dist iel shall re ceive any moneys under its provisions, except schools oparated under the general free school law if Hie State. The schools receiving this ber.etit shall be decided by the c ?unty boards. The appropriation will not bc available until the Uti of March, when the Stale board will meet and adopt books for the rural libraries. Should foe 1'uiiiHtied. A dispatch from Hallsville to Thc State says Lawrence Scott, a white man living nearby, and running a farm for Mr. O. I >. Lee, was arrested Wed nesday for the burning of Mr. Dwight Harrington's barn some ten (lass be fore ( bristmas. it will be remembered that Mr. Harrington's barn, stock and supplies were burned and be was left, severely crippled under this great loss. A negro was arrested at the time and il was reported that he had confessed to the deed. Subse quently the negro escaped from jail at Darlington and has not been recap tured. But lhere must, have been something wrong about his alleged confession, for Scott was arrested Wednesday and taken to Darlington for a preliminary hearing Thursday. Soven Venin Wedded. Mr. and Mrs. Nias Preblc of Inde pendence Iowa, bave just celebrated their seventieth wedding anniversary, and, it is believed, hold the record for married life in iowa, if not in thc United States. Mr. Preble ls i>2 years old and his wife is H7. They are both in good health, and Mr. Preble was found splitting wood by the friends who called to congratu late. Ile reads the newspapers and ke< ps abreast with thc affairs of the day. Mrs. Preble is quite deaf, but otherwise in good health, Of their long married life, forty-eight years have been spent in Buchanan county and forty years in Independence. Roth were born In Vermont They have bad seven children, and three are now living. ) LAW AGAINST USURERS. The Legislature HM Passed a .LAW Against Small Money Lenders. S mull money lenders and the public generally in this and other cities of the State are Interested in the bill passed during the session of the legis lature Just closed In regard to the regulating of the amount of interest and expense to be charged by firms lendlng'meney In sums of less than twenty-live dollars, taking as security household furniture or other personal property. There has from time to time been a great deal of complaining in reference to this-matter, it having been claimed that these li rms were accustomed to lend small amounts in, sums ranging from three to ten dol lars, and so drawing the papers to evade the present state law against' usury. There have been nanny instanced told of where Ignorant people have borrowed from these li rms, say three dollars, and after having paid inter est for several mouths at the rate of live to six dollars per month have in tile end found themselves greater in debt than lu thc beginning, and not only lost the original securities, but also the money paid by them from time to time as interest on the amount borrowed. The need of some legislation to pre vent this excess interest, If it may he. so called, though a stronger name is generally used, has long been felt. .Several bills aside from the general State law have been framed from time to time, but none of these have as yet been able to prevent the evil, aud "loan linns" have nourished up to this time as the green bay tree. Uuring the meeting of the legislature just closed 1 {Apresen tat! ve Huger Sulkier of Charleston county, 'intro duced a bill bearing on this matter, and this bill passed the house and the | senate, and there seems to bc no rea son to believe that Hie governor will refuse to give it his approval when it comes before him for his signature. Thc bill itself is beginning to attract a great deal of attention throughout the State, and seems to be so flamed as to meet all of the present methods used to evade thc usury law. The bill which is beginning to attract at tention and is eliciting favorable com ment from the press, is in full as fol lows: Section 1. That it shall be unlaw ful for thc lender of money on a mort gage or bill of sale of chattels, as security fur a loan, his agents, em j ployees, or any person in his behalf, where liie sum loaned is under twen ty-live dollars to charge the b irrower with any sum, or sums of money for the drawing of the mortgage, bill of sale or any papers connected with said loan, unless thc said papers be drawn up and prepared by a duly li censed and practicing attorney at law. magistrate or notary public not con nected in business with the lender, which said oilicer sn drawing said papers shall receive the whole amount so paid by the borrower for the serv ices so rendered, and no p.trt of said fee shall be given by the said attorney at law, manistratc or notary public, to the lender, his agents, employees Or any persons In his behalf. Section 2. That it. shall be unlaw ful for any person in his behalf, as set forth In Section 1 hereof, to charge any sum or sums for the ex amination of any property proposed to be given ns security for said loan, or for any services whatsoever rendered In the negotiating, making or etTeet ing of said loan, under whatsoever name the same may be denomin atcd Section :t. That it snail bc unlaw ful for thc lender of money as afore said, his agents, employes or any per son in his behalf, to have inserted in his mortgage or bill of sale, as repre senting the indebtedness of the mort gage or vendor, an amount in excess of the actual amount of money re ceived by tlic borrower. Section 4. All mortgages or bills of sale hereafter given as security for loans in or on which charges have been made or which on its face shall show an indebtedness greater than the amount actually received by the bor rower in violation of the preceding sections, shall be. and are hereby, de clared null, void and of no effect. Section .">. This Act shall go into effect immediately upon its approval by the governor._ A Campaign Imposition. The Columbia Itecord directs atten tion to a campaign imposition that ought to he suppressed, and which prevails to a greater or lesser extent in every section of the State. Candi dates arc besieged on every hand for 1 ians or contributions of money, and it would bc well for them to adopt the suggestion made herewith to organize against the grafters generally, for it is time the practice ol bleeding candi dates was stopped: "Sonic candidates for county ollioes object to their names being announced in newspapers so early ' in the game ' because il sub jects them to the constant demands of thc grafters, and it is stated that even thus early thc court house is daily beseiged by these fellows. The candi dates themselves tire largely to blame for the continuation of this deplorable and most harmful political condition. Last election an attempt was made to get all candidates to agree to refuse the constant and costly demand of grafters, but, the plan failed because some refused to enter into it. Why they did so cannot bc explained be cause it was a scheme for self protec tion. It would be a good idea for tho plan to lie revived. If carried out it would save candidates a great deal of expense and would flo more than any thing else to rid our elections of what cannot bc called truthfully anything else litit bribery." We wish the eau didates in this county would adopt the suggestion of the Hccord. Wc are sure that they would lose noth ing by it, as these grafters have very little Inlluence. Any man whose sup port cm lie bought for a few dollars aint worth much to any candidate. FKIIKUAKY 2'.?. The Stale says: "Some people lu Columbia very small people bad birthdays Monday for the lirst time in eight years. The year I not) was without a February 2D th according to the Gregorian calen dar. Seven years old and yet not a birthday! Did Pope. Gregory ever think of this sad plight when be threw .?tr);") dates into a box and shook them Up? No small dolls, no big dolls with eyes that go to sleep, no red wagons or tin horns! Without a birthday in seven years! Heaven save us, one might as well be without a joy in life. For the ones without birthdays there is, however, always double pleasure at ( 'hrlst mast ide."_ <'.! in; ii i thu hincase. Three members of a family in Sioux Falls.-S. h., have recently died of ty phoid fever, and lt is said thc disease was caught by opening the collin of a member or the family who died of the disease In Louisiana and whose body was shipped home for burial. AS TO PENSION REPORTS. Only Two Counties Have Reported. How to Make Oat the Report?. ; The State saya up to this time re porta as to pensions have been sent to the comptroller general's ofllce from only two counties-Chester and Wil liamsburg. This ls unfortunate as the apportionment will be delayed materi ally. Tho law provides that the fund should be distributed April 1st. The process of making pension re ports is practically simple. In each county on the Saturdays In January the pension commissioner is in his of llce In the court house to receive ap plications, etc. Ile prepares these pa pers and submits them to the county pension board which passes upon th* m on tho first Monday In February and attain on the first Monday In March The complete list is then sent to the State pension board. On the reportare p'aced thc names of all new pensil n ers, all old pensioners, transfers from county to county, the various classi s and years, etc. The reports arc made outon regular forms which are furnished by the State pensiuu board. Tile ones pro pared under the latest laws arc de signed "Applications under Code and Acts 1902," and these should Include: Class A. Those wir? as a result of wounds received In the war are phy ically helpless, or who while In sm h service lost both arms, or both legr, or are totally blind, whether the re sult or service or not, or who are dis abled by paralysis and are unable to make a living, and whose income 01 Iiis wife's dues nut exceed $150. This does not Include soldiers whose dis abilities arise from diseases and caus es arising since the war, except those totally blind. Class H.Those who have lost one anr or ope leg and whose income or llb wife's does not exceed $150. Class C, No. I. Those soldiers and sailors disabled by wounds received during the v,ar, whose income or bb wife's does HOL exceed 870. Class C, No. 2. Those soldiers whofe income docs not exceed $75, irrespec tive of aire. i Class C, No. 3. Widows of those who lost their lives while hi the service of the State or Confederate States, and whose income does not exceed $100. Where a widow of a Confederate sol dier marries after the death of her second husband, she is entitled to ap ply and draw a pension on account ol the services of her first husband, pro vided she ls entitled under the other provisions of the pension law. Such widow must apply in her own propel name, but at the same time state that she is asking for a pension as tin widow of her dead husband, giving hi name, company and regiment, etc. | Class 0, No. 4. Widows above th age of (>o years whose income" coes not exceed ?100, or if not t?0 years ol age, can receive a pension if married at close of war. Thc pensions are: Class A?*$8 per month: Class lt, $b' per month: Class C, No. 1, $4 per month: Class C. No. 2, $3 per month; Class C, No. 3, $4 per month; Class C, No. 4, $3 per mont h. Toe pension board consisting of A. W. Jones, comptroller general, chair man; W. D. Starling, W. II. Hardin, Dr. B. M. Lt boy,*Dr. E. P. Griffin, surgeon, says: "Ct unty hoards cannot bc too care ful in these matters of 'income' or physical condition.' "He is a vet y poor man whose gross income from labor, rent and ocher sources does not exceed $75, or poor lands, if any, that will not produce this amount gross. "Property sufficient to produce $75 in. applicant's or his wife's name de bars him. "Where soldiers or widows dispose of their property by giving or selling to their children, they arc debarred. "Pensioners who move to another State are not entitled to a pension. Thc pension law provides that this fund shall be distributed April 1st; theron rc, it is very important that you mail the pension lists, with the approved applications of your county, promptly on the tirst Monday in March. "Let county boards act promptly and fairly, giving the .State board full information, with complete reports fur each county, writing the names alphabetically, full and clear, begin ning with Class A, and giving their reasons for approving. ! "In making reports to the State j board the reports should be signed by each member of the county pension hoard." The pension apportion ment fur 1903 was as follows: Total Am't Counties Total Paid Pen Number, sinners 1903. Abbeville. 150 $ 3.832 .">."> Aiken. 259 0,407 40 Anderson. 147 10,444 85 l'.a m berg. 09 1.527 t?."> Barnwell. 139 3,321 90 Hean fort. :i.~> t;:t 7 90 Berkeley. 119 2,403 10 Charleston. IIS 2,889 00 Cherokee. 2l)(j 5,010 lu Chester. 135 3,471 10 Chesterfield. 22s 5,019 00 Clarendon .. . 132 3,371 O? Col let?n. 3?;t 7,058 81 Darlington. 215 4,953 ti" I ?orchester. 89 1,084 in Kdgetield. 117 .1,01*. s" Fairlicld. 121 3,180 8;" l-'lorencc. 191 3,704 3ii Georgetown ... 51 1,055 45 Greenville. 419 10.92200 Creen wood. 130 3,332 30 Hampton. 191 4.190 05 Dorry. 233 4,902 20 Kershaw. 135 3,333 7."? Lancaster. 257 0.1 7f> 80 Laurens. 258 ti.ST2 f.o Lee. 133 3,11", 15 Lexington....... 213 r>.::7<> 10 Marion. 247 5,OTU 85 Marlboro. 158 3.4S7 t;o Newberry. KIO 3.092 90 Oconec. .ton 7,302 80 Orangeburg. 192 4,340 05 If y<ni arr hui wi .'. . "I WA 111 lo k. -.'jr Iii, .ri ttl n in. \> , y i. u tr mino, Boan tor m f're lmoktot ? mid sol rx iiiitnai'on lilanki No I. Nervei..? Dr hill ty (Soxliai <.' e?kn?8S), N./. 2, Varnooele, No 8,Stricte.rr, No.?. Kid .>eyand ?'aUderOom I- ?.I.: No. fi, OlfleRpi of Women, No. fl. Tie Poison King (Hloo. ?VlBo.'i i, No. 7. Oa larrh. These bu ok kh?U'.U I* In the han'' of ?very pe roon & til I < ed. -.s br llatli.i w : i the aiiihor. I* ?eco I nined a-i the tie-M n , tli.irllv and exfif ri Oie Untte.I Htate? nn uTHAw.tv lh04?<U???ftiM>s Wi . r Heirn ."ur ihr I.MV,W y MI want to-dav, and III ta sent yoa fie?*, wileri Add-es? 1 v 28 Inman Building, 22i S. Broad St A llanta Ga. m? B cleansing mc uiuou or au tuc poisonous Reids that produce RHEUMATISM, drivins out all the dangerous germs that infest the body-tha.t is thc way1 cures are effected by Other medicines treat symptoms; Rhturnac?di rtmovts tbs cause, ano1, therefore, its CURES ARE PERMANENT. Helps the digestion, tones up the system. Sample bottle free on application to BOHTHTT CHBMICAL CO., Pro prietors, 316 West Lombard St., Baltimore, Md. TH? LOUD TALKER SAYS - THE NEW KIND OF CHEW THAT WON ENOUGH CHEWERS IN A YEAR TO MAKE SWEEP-STAKES THE LARGEST COMPETITIVE BRAND OF SCHNAPPS TOBACCO. V.'.A. TURK. S. H. HARDWICK. Passenger Traffic Manager. Ceneral Passsneer Acent, WASHINGTON. D. C. W.H. TAY LOE, Ass't Gen"! Pass. Anent, ATLANTA. CA. WC RUN THE BEST VESTI HULE TRAINS AND HAVE THE BEST DINING CAR SERVICE . Geo A Wagoner. Pres. Geo Y Coleman, VicePres. I.'G Ball, Sec'y & Treas Coleman-Wagener Hardware Company, Successor to C. P. Poppenheim. 363 KING STREET, ..... CHARLESTON, 3 O $850.000 GIVEN AWAY FREE. KO UR?TER SE?ROHMONT AUTOMOBILE, at 5.30 p. m. April 1st, 1904. At the Army Cycle Company's store 22 Broad St., ono ticket will be givea free with each 50a mailorder, liloatillcjition'of tickets will bo by mt mo, hence all tickets miisU be signed and deposited bofore noon. April I, 1904. This maimer of awarding thu automobile .will M loft to the ticket holders nt tln> pince nf drawing. Tin- machino is on exhibit at our store und wo will bglne <i tn have yon inspect it. 1).? yon BiilTer with painful menstruation? bather retnrdod, excessive, or insullicient If sn, commence ul onto tn take Ottomun b'enude Regulators, ?nil they will give prompt and permanent lolief. Those pills euro painful monthly sickness, whites, agonizing i mi tia due to BupproHsed menstruation, regulate tlio bowels, stimulate tim heart, increase tho nppotite, aid digest ?"ii, skin u ti d OTTOMAN FEMALE REGULATORS. CS? .nul mst ns a general teni,' to tin- fomtdo goncnitivo organs. They aro especially usoful as ti tonic after chilli-birth and will speedily restore Un1 patient to her normal condition. F.u'fl particulars of this wonderful remudy sen) with each box of pills. Prien $1.00 por box. .'Sent hy mail in plain whipper upon receipts of price. / Ottoman Ronicdv Company, / 1'. O. Ilox 123, Wilmington, North Carr/lina. SAFE E sitiado when you purchase pianos or organs of M. A. MALONE. COLUMBIA, S. C. \..r'^ ........t f..r in iiii ,..' tho lindi lui..ri..slila mieos aro. na Inw na tim 1.,-A-.. o As manufacturer's agent l..r many ortho best fnctiirios, liisp-. liis large iiiisiness is built np oil tho strong ti) of his reliability as a ooiiHcioutoun export in music.il instruments. Got,his advice bofore purchasing' ' buying. s prices arc as low as tho lowest. thon you will know wh.it you ar? Southeastern Lime & Cement Co. CHARLESTON, S. C. f Building Material of all kinds. High Grade Roofing prices. ?rial of all kind: RU BK ROL I J." Writ.' .:me Watch Repairing Don't think that every one who luaigs & ?M sign as ii "watch imikcr" is colline teilt to repair your lino Kopai rora who mc fully competent an? scarce. We it> wo> .'oniy1.one way,-th? hest we call make any part of a watch, or a cOItlnletO Wfttoh. Our prices aro often no moro than you pity for interior work. Wlien om ch. ree for work i' $1.50 or over ive ? ill pay express charco ono way. Send us y mr watch, I?, ll bACIIICHOTTK Ai <<>, .Touolors, ll'.'l Alain St., Columbia, 3. C. Whiskey Morphine I Cigarette l All.Drug and Tobacco Lia bit, Habit I. Habit | Habits. Cured by Keeley Institute, of 1320 Lady St. (or P. O. Box 75) Columliia, S. C. Contidcntial correspond ence solicited Everybody Should Read TTtifs. Wo s. ll tlc lu st goods for tho least, money that they can legitimately bo sold nt. If yon nceil any thing in tho machinery supply line write us for prices. Just receiving tw? car loads of pipe lind cur load of ?ron. Cheapest place in state to buy pipe und iron. 5. A. GDTGNARB, Pres. COLUMBIA SUPPLY CO., C. A?kinson, Sec and Tim, Oollll?ll>??V, H. O. Inline Ceinenl, ?*l?iistoi% Terra Cotia Pipe, Roofing Paper, Car lots, small lots, write, Carolina, Portland Cement Co., (7h?rleston, a. C. Pickcns . Richland Sabida . SparlanIni rg 230 ^ 1 ti 1 til) Sumter. 132 Union..,. 171 Williamsburg. ... 174 York. ?lili 0,417 70 6,030 35 :t,'.?7:> ic 16,000 nt) 3,051 25 U) c.;. 4,7:t;> tie 3,805 25 8,038 70 Total.8,296 8197,258 35 The return made for Union is for 1902. _ lt's simply impossible for a man to love two women at the same time after one of them linds lt out. Some people grace should pea insttf?c *M/or ad of praying for grit. . .MI- I iI hy n IMn. Miss Susie Scofleld, a teachor lri Clifford Female seminary, Union, ls in a dangerous condition, due to a pin scratch which caused blood poison. It ls reared that one of her arms may have to bo amputated, and even this may not save her life. A gossip bas few friends, but she manages to tfet good and even with her numerous enemies. All babies are pretty at birth, but they gradually get to looking like pna of their parents. Too many young men walt t? learn some kind of trade in the penitentiary -and that's no magazine poetry.