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decade you were we'll warranted upon
insisting on holding your exposition
here (Applase. And gentlemen.
I was very glad that in arranging for
your exposition you not only took part
in the Southern States but that you
specially included the islands lying
south Of the United States, those isl
ands with which the events of the last
few years have made it evident that
we are bound in the future to have
closer relations. Great applause).
closer relations for our advantage and
our advantage can only be secured by
making it for their advantage also.
Loud applause. And about all that
I have said applies to the greatest and
richest of those islands, the islands
with which We have been brought into
the most peculiar intimacy and rela-
tionship-the Island of Cuba. Gap
plause. And ask that in our trade
relations with Cuba we give her
marked and substantial advantage, not
merely because it will rebound to our
interest to do so, although that also
is true, especially because the events
have so shaped themselves that it is
our duty as great and mighty nation
to help Cuba and I hope to see us do
our duty. Cheers and applause l
shall not try to make you any speech
tonight, because for your sins you
will have to listen to me make one to-
morrow. daughter. shall merely
thank you again with all myEheart and
say to you that I want you to appre-
ciate that / mean every word l say,
and mean it deeply when I tell you l
have been touched, more than pleased,
touched and stirred by the warmth
and heartiness with which you have
made me feel today that am one of
you.'' (Lotd applause and cheers.
The president was followed by Gov.
McSweeney, who prefaced his prepared
speech by a few words in which he as
sured the president that he was as
safe from bodily harm in South Caro-
lima as he was in Washington.
ECapt. Wagner, Gov. Aycock of
North Carolina and several others
made short addresses. It was mid
night when the party broke up and as
the president left the room he was
cheered to the echo, not only by those
who had been fortunate enough to at
tend the banquet but by the large
numbers who had patiently waited in
the hotel parlors and outside to catch a
glimpse Of him. Upon arriving at his
hotel he Immediately retired.
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a r0uR 0F THE -HARROR.


After the guests had gone aboard the
Algonquin started on q tour Of the
harbor. Passing down Cooper river,
a fine view Of the city and the open
ing of the bay was presented The
weather was perfect There was not q
cloud in the sky and a gentle breeze
blew from the ocean with just brac-
ing toach in it, not chill enough to
REQUIRE overcoats. In passing to the
bay the Algonquin came abreast Of tire
cruiser Cincinnati whose decks were
manned with her crew as we'll as the
Topeka and Lancaster. As the presi-
dents vessel passed each ship a salute
of p guns was fired. Off the Algon-
ouin was greeted with the same vel
come and she passed out to the ocean
with CAV streamers amid a chorus of
guns. Just little run to the sea and
the Algonquin turned about and re-
turned to the harbor, passing around
historic Fort Sumter. While steam
ing up the bay luncheon was served in
the cabin of the cutter. A short
run was made up the Ashley river, Civ
ing view of the city's western water
front and then the ship was headed
bak for the landing where troop of
the Charleston Light Dragons was in
waiting TO escort the president to his
HEADQUARTERS at the st. John hotel.
All the arrangements were excellent
and there was not break in the pro-
gramme. The president seemed in
high spirits and entered with keen
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2 Anderson, April l0.-The Standard
Oil Company has secured from Judge.
Gage, in the circuit court in Green
vile, temporary Injunction restrain
ing the Anderson city council from at
tempting to collect the $50 license tax
imposed by the council some months
ago upon wholesale dealers in illum-
mating oils.'' The injunction was
granted by Judge Gage on the 7th IN
slant and the papers were sent TO
Sheriff Green yesterday and served on
Mayor Tolly yesterday afternoon,
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Seven Years in Bed.

s'Will wonders ever cease:" inquire the
friends Of Mrs L Pease of Lawrence, Kan.
They knew she had been unable to leave
her bed in seven years on account of kid
rey and liver trouble nervous prostratioli
and general debili.7 but Three bottles
of Electric Bitter enabled me to walk
she writes, "and IN three months I felt
like d new pe:son.'' Women suffering
from headache, backache, nervousness.
sleeplessness, melancholy. fainting and
dizzy spells will find it q priceless bless
ing. Try it. Satisfaction is gGsranteed
by F w DeLorme. Only SOC.
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A Raging, Roaring Flood

Washed down a telegraph line which
Chas C Ellis of Lisbon, Ia, had to repair.
standing waist deep in icy water" he
writes. gave me a terrible cold and cough
It grew worse daily. Finally the best doc
tors IN Oakland, Neb, Sioux City and Cm-
aha said I had consumption and could not
live. Then I began using Dr. Kings New
Discovery aud was wholly cured by six
bottles" Positively guaranteed for coughs,
colds and all throat and lung trouble By )
F W DeLorme. Price SOC and 81. Trial
bottles free. +,
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ROOsEyELT'S SPEECH.

Ladies and Gentlemen: thank
vou most heartily for your courtesy
in coming forward to greet me this
afternoon. and it is only one Of the ex-
pressions Of invariable courtesy with
which | have been treated while in
vour great State. Great applause. J
I have enjoyed every moment of the
three days have been down here. l
think | was a pretty good American
when came down but | am better
American as | leave your borders.
applause And let me in closing
ask you to support to the best OF your
ability the exposition in Charleston. l
ask that not only Of you but OF all
our people in the union. It's grand
tribute to the energy, the forethought
and the business enterprise of Charles
ton that they should have planned and
built so really beautiful an exposition,
and they deserve all the help they can
POSSIBLY have in it. | wish them we'll,
/ wish you well, and thank you for
the way you have received ne. cap
plause
At the close of his speech be intro
duced Mrs. Roosevelt and the crowd
went wild with enthusiastic cheering.
The train was held in Chester fully 10
minutes and it is estimated that from
5000 to 5000 people from the town
and county assembled to do honor to
the president. Mr.. ROOSEVELT express
ed regret, that he could not shake
hands with all, and as the train moved
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DR.. Talmage Worse.

Washington, April "a change for
the worse has occurred In the condi
tion Of Rev. z. Dewitt. Talmage and
the physicians are again, very appre-
hensive Of the. outcome. Tonightss
bulletin, issued at 8 O'Clock, said !:
ssThere has been marked change for
the worse in DR.. Talmage's, condition.
Evidences of cerebral inflammation
have appeared. - -
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Stepped Into Live Goals

s'When child burned my foot fright
fully,'' writes W 3 Eads Of Jonesville, Va,
(which caused horrible leg sores for 80
years, but Bucklen's Arnica SslEe wholly
cured me after everything else failed" In
fallible for burns, scalds, cuts, bruises and
piles. Sold by F W DeLorme. 25c. 5
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Philadelphia, Pa, April 10.-By
the terms of the will CT Col. John
Mckee. said to be the wealthlest ne
gro in the country, who died 4 few
days age, Arch bishop Ryan, OF Phil
adelphia, will come into the posses
sion. as trustee, of an estate valued
upward Of $1,000, 900.
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A Poor Millionaire

Lately starved in London because he
could not digest his food. Early use of
DR. Kings New Life Pills would have saved
him. They strengthen the stomach, aid
digestion, promote assimilation, improve
appetite. Price 25c. Money back if not
satisfied. Sold by F W DeLorme, drug
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on good byes and pleasant words were
showered upon him.
At Winnsboro, Rock Hill, and other
places in this State, and also Char
lotte, Greensboro and other points n
North Carolina similar scenes took
place.
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The president accompanied by few
of his party and members of the recep-
tion committee, boarded small steam
er which came alongside the revenue
cutter and were taken over to Fort
Sumter. A company Of artillery was
standing at attention when the presi-
dent landed and Immediately went
through a gun drill, the immense
Pinch disappearing guns being
manipulated in manner to excite the
admiration of all. A tour was then
made through the fort. A small hur--
ricane was blowing at the time, and
although the president was wearing
a soft hat it was caught and went
soaring into the air, the president
making vain effort to catch it.
Private Frederick Dent Of the arSll-
lery CORPS came to the rescue and
quickly recovered it. President Roose-
velt grasped him by the hand an thank
ed him most cordially. He also
complimented the men on their expert
handling of the guns.
Upon arriving at the wharf the pres
lent, escorted by troop OF cavalry,
was driven to the palatial residence OF
Mr.. Andrew Simonds, where an inform
al reception was held and buffet
lunch served, after which the party
was escorted to the st. Johns hotel
and brief rest taken, preparatory to
attending the banquet the Charles
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Accorded Enthusiastic Reception
and Experiences the Genuine
Hospitality of the acity by
the Sea. y
Great Military Parade---All Char
lesion and Thousands of South
CaroIinians Fill Streets When
President Passed.
SWORD PRESENTED TO NAL. MICAH
JENKINS.

Charleston, April S.-The hope of
President Roosevelt last night that he
might see sunshine in the morning
was fully realized. The downpour Of
rain which had marked the trip almost
from the moment Of departure had
ceased, the heavy black clouds disap-
peared and the day broke with cloud
less sky. The journey to Charleston
was made entirely without accident.
To guard against any possibility OF
this nature the Southern railway Off
cials sent a pilot engine ahead OF the
PRESIDENTS special. Every detail Of
the trip was carried out under the di-
rectien of Col. L. S. Brown, general
agent, who accompanied the party
from Washington. The president aad
Mrs. Roosevelt were early risers, and
welcomed the sunshine as it made it
possible to carry out the programme
which had been arranged for the enter
tainment of the visitors. The presl-
dent retired last night before the State
line of North Carolina was reached.
At SummerYiIle % miles from
Charleston, the party was met by a
special committee, headed by Mayor
u,
dent of the exposition and J. G.
Hemphiu. who accompanied the presi-
dent on the remainder OF the journey.
CHARLEsToN's WELCOME.
All Charleston was up and out this
morning to do honor to the president
and from the time Of arrival within
the corporate limits Of the city to
boarding the steamer it was contin-
uous ovation.
The.president' train reached Charles
ton at 30 a. N, on time. The party
did not come into the city but left
the train five miles out where trolley
cars were waiting to convey them to
the naval station to take the revenue
cutter for tour of the harbor The
presidents immediate party went
directly to the naval station, where
members of the reception committee
and invited guests from the city. A
guard of 80 militiamen was stationed
about the approaches of the train and
stood at the present arms as the presi-
dent landed. At the naval station 50
men of the militia We're posted. main
tanning picket lines about the reserva-
tion and none was allowed in the lines
except such as had special passes. The
president and his party were shown
about the station and then were con-
ducted to the pier whore the revenue
cutter Algonquin was ii waiting. As
the president set foot on the deck the
flag of tie commander-in-cihe of the
army and navy was raised, and She
jackies were paraded while salute Of
21 guns was fred. In the stream the
cutter Forward and Hamilton were
lying. and further down toward the
city were the cruiser Cincinnati and
the training ships Topeka and Lancas-
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ALONG THE LINE.

Chester. S. c., April 10.-The presl-
dent has been given warm greeting
by the people OF South Carolina on his
return journey to Washington. At
Branchville, small station on the
Southern railroad, stop was made
for water, the president came out on
the rear platform and bowed his ac-
knowledgment to the 300 people who
rushed for his car and cheered him.
Although no stop was made at Orange
burg fully 1000 people lined the rail
road tracks and endeavored to catch a
glimpse Of him. A multitude gather
ed at the depot at Columbia as the
train pulled in, q wild cheer went up
and Immediately there was rush for
the presidents car. In the crowd
were a number of the students of the
South Carolina college who gave a
strong college yell. When semblance
of order was restored the president,
who ali the while had been standing
on the platform with Mrs. Roosevelt.
made short speech in which he said
That this was but another evidence OF
the cordial treatment he had received
while in the State. He greatly pleas
ed the audience when be told them
that he thought he was good Ameri
can when he came TO South Carolina
but that he was a better one when be
left it. In the handshaking which
followed the president noticed the
jalnring and pushing going on and he
admonished the people not to shove.
Considerable laughter was caused when
be grasped the outstretched hand OF
a little girl and said be was partial to
children because he had a half dozen
of them himself. Following is his
Speech in full:
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TNSpECTs FORT SUMTER.

zest into all the features of the occa-
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Startling, But True.

"lf every one knew what . grand
medicine DIR. Kings New Life Pills
is," writes D. H. Turner, Dempsey.
town, Pa, "you'd sell all you have in
. day. Two weeks use has made q
new man Of me-" Infallible for con.
stipatiou, stomach aud liver troubles.
Csc at All Druggists.
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To say that the State sells to the
voter the right to vote BY requiring
the prepayment of the poll tax az
required by Art. 1873 Of the coustitu-
ton, is demagoei-m Of the lowest
type. The State does not sell the
right; it simply imposes . condition
precedent to its exercise. The citi-
zen kno the conditions by which
the exercise OF the right is hedgetl
round, and should, nay, must, CON-
ply with them, if he desires 70 vote.
The condition Is . reasonable one;
it is not beyond the means of the
poorest voter in the State. The
amount collected goes directly into
the school fund of The parish, to helr
educate its children, and no one
ought to begrudge Its payment.
Pot house politicians and shallow
penny -aliners should stop talking and
writing their nonsense about the pol
tax qualification. 1t is quallfica-
ton which now cannot be avoided
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and it would be wiser and more
patriotic to advise and encourage the
voters to comply with it, than to talk
or write fustian concerning it.
Pay the Poll Tax or be Dis.
franChised.

We specially commend this shor,
editorial of the Picaynne to every
voter Of :he parish, between the ages
OF 81 and 60 years:
"Now that the people in the recent
election have defeated and killed the
amendment which proposed to eli.
inmate from the State Constitution
the requirement that the poll tax
must be paid, - condition prcce-
dent to being allowed to vote in
public elections. those citizens who
do not wish to disfranchlse them.
selves will hasten to pay each his
respective dollar before the end Of
December.
The vote cast in the recent election
was astonishingly and pitifully small,
largely because 80 few had paid the
poll tax, as is required by law. The
dellnquents were not disfranchised by
any State statute or constitutional
provision, but by their own indlvi.
dual act Of refusing or failing TO pay
poll tax of one dollar in the year
in which it is due. 1t would seem
that majority Of the voters in the
State will not be able to vote in the
State elections of 1904 unless they
shall pay their poll tax before or BY
Dec. 81 of this wear.
If they should so fail it will reveal
an indifference to their public affairs
that is nothing less than criminal.
Citizens who are 20 neglectful of
their plain, public duty do not de
serve the privileges of citizenship"
The citizens of Lafourche are as a
rule, patriotic and public spirited,
and we believe they will pay their
poll tax, the moment their attention
is called to the matter, as We do now,
before the expiration Of the year, so
as to put themselves in shape to vote
IN 1904.
Remember, the poll tax must be |
paid before or by December 81 of
his year. After the 3lst day of |
December it will be too late.
Then, pay your poll tax without
ielay; pay withOnt fail u
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The Rayne Tribune wants compul.
sorry education. 1t favOrs tho pass
age of law "compelling parents Of
children Of schoolable age" TO send
them to school, under 9 severe pen.
atty for any dereliction IN that res.
pect.
Natural instinct ought to be sufii-
cient to impel parents to give their
offsprings all the instruction possible,
and to send them to school at any
sacrifice. Unfortunately there are
some parents of 80 sordid or debased
nature as to neglect 80 sacred q
duty, and for such punishment of
some kind would not be amiss. How
far, however, the state may interfere
to compel them to send their children
to school, and to punish tLem for the
failure to do 80, Is a question of no
small importance, and one which de.
mauds the serious and profound con.
si,ieratiOn of our wIsest statesmen.
The trouble with Us now is that
We tend too much towards paternal.
ism in government; the State is ex.
alted above the individual and the
family, whereas, 10 the natural order,
the individual and the family come
before the State.
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A Startling Surprise.

Very few could believe in looking
at A. I. Hoadley, a healthy, robust
blacksmith of Tilden, Ind, that for
ten years he suffered such tortures
from Rheumatism a. few could en-.
dure and live. But a wonderful
change followed his taking Electric
Bitters. Two bottles wholly cured
me-" he writes. "and | have not felt
a twinge in over year." They re.
gulate the Kidneys, purify the blood
and cure Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Nervousness, improve digestion aud
give perfect health. Try them. On.
ly Soc at All Druggists.
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Activity in Lower Lafourche.

Capitalists from Illinois and other
western States have their eyes on the
lands OF lower Lafourche. Three or
four weeks ago a party of them
visited that section and since then
many purchases of large tracts of
land have been made, with the view.
1T is currently reported, OF draining
and reclaiming thousands of acres
now idle.
The scheme is a great one, and, we
believe, one that is practical. Ifit
succeeds and bayou Lafourche is
eventually locked, so as to insure
that section against overAows, the
pioneers in this enterprise will reap
golden harvest in the increa seti
value OF the reclaimed lands, as th, +
reward.
We welcome these new comers in
our midst, and We wish them success
full and complete. The success of
their plans Killr rareatly- enhs n4.ad lLA
tional value to the lands already
--..s.s anu owned by our people
along the bayou banks, as we'll 40
infuse value into thousands of acres
of vacant lands which now hive little
or no value.
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Joint Levee Board Meeting
Considers Lock and Dam.

Donaldsonville, La, Nov. 10.-The
Atchafalaya and Lafourche Levee
Boards met to day in joint session at
the Mohawk Club. The members
present for the Atchafslaya Basin
Levee Board were A H. Gay, Presi
dent; Joseph Torras, Thomas Ervine,
Victor Lefebvre, Honore Dugas,
Thomas Beary and A. D. Barrow,
Secretary; for the Lafourche Basin
Leves District, V. Maurin, President;
7. d. Kent, Alfred Songy, T. j. Sci
lers, j. S. Brady, r. Perez, j. d.
Willis and W. }. McCune. Secretary.
The meeting was for the purpose of
considering the placing Of n tempora-
ry dam in Bayou Lafourche.
Secretary McCune, read the report
Of the Board OF State Engineers and
1t was approved. The Executive
Committee reported verbally aud ask
ed that further time be granted, which
was done. They also submitted a
copy of their proceedings, which we're
read and ordered filed. The Execu.
tive Committee also requested further
time to finally report, which was
granted.
Mr.. r. R. Barrow appeared before
the joint bNards and submitted q pro.
position, which was referred to the
Executive Committee, the attorneys
Of both boards and the Board Uf
State Engineers. Mr.. Barrow offered
to open Company Canal below Lock
port On both sides of the bayou at
his own expense. Both Of the above
matters were adopted by the joint
boards and then submitted to the two
boards separately and adopted by
them unanimously. The following
resolution was presented by Mr.. Bra
dy and seconded by Mr.. Beary:
"Resolved. That the Presidents
of the Atchxfalaya and the Lafourche
Levee Boards be, and they are here
by, authorized and empowered to en-
ter into An agreement with the proper
officers of the United States to furn-
ish good and sufficient surety for tie
removal of the temporary dam au-
thorized hy an act Of Congress to be
placed at the mouth OF Bayou La
fourche at and before the expiration
Of the period Of two years and six
months from the date Of the passage
of said act"
The resolution was adopted by the
joint boards aud then submitted 10
the two boards separately and adop-
ted by them unanimously. The fol-
loving resolution was offered 10y Mr.
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The State commissioner of Agri
culture and Immigration is kept very
busy answering inquiries relative to
the lands that are for sale in Louis
lana and complying with the mum
erous requests for maps of the State.
Northern capitalists begin to realize
the splendid resources Of this State
and they are interested N directing
the tide OF immigration 10 Louisiana
and hei sister states.
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Asleep Amid Flames.

Breaking into a blazing home
some hrcmen lately dragged the sleep
ing inmates from death. Fan led sc
cnrity, and death Dear. It's that way
when you neglect coughs and colds
Don't do it DR.. Kings New Discoy
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and Lung Troubles. Keep it near
and avoid suffering, death, and doc
tors bills. A teaspoohful stops 8
late cough, persistent use the most
stubborn. Harmless and nice tast
ing, it's guaranteed to satisfy by
All Druggists. Price so: and $l.00
Trial bottles free.