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f. , .- This Aegtjs o'er the people's rights, Doth an eternal vigil keep No annthi tic strains nf Maia'ssnn. Can lull its hundred eyes to sleep' ' Vol. XVII. GOLDSBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 21. 1900. NO 151 ..fl - A. " ' I ! I I I 1 AMENDED AMENDMENT. Full Text of Measure as Passed by the General Assemby Last Week. To -Amend the Constitution North Caro;ina, oi The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Section 1, That chapter 218, Pub lic Laws of 1899, entitled, "An Act to Amend the Constitution of North Carolina,"- be amended so as to make said act read as follows: That Article 6 of the Consti tution of North Carolina be, and the same is hereby abrogated, and in lieu thereof shall be substi tuted the following Article of said Constitution as an entire and mdi visible plan of suffrage : ARTICLE VI. t SUFFRAGE AND ELIGIBILITY TO OFFICE Section 1. Every male person born in the United States, and every male person who has been naturalized, twenty one years of age and possess ing the qualifications set out in this Article, shall be entitled to vote in any election by the people in the State, except as herein otherwise provided. Sec. 2. He shall have resided in the State of North Carolina for two years, in the county six months, and in the precinct, ward or other election district, in which he offers to vote four monihs next preceding the election: Provided, that removal from one precinct, ward or other election district, to another in the same county, shall not operate to deprive any person of the right to vote in the precinct, ward or other election district from which he has removed until four . months after such removal. " No person who has been convicted, or who has confessed his guilt in open court upon indict ment, of any crime, the punishment of which now is, or may hereafter be, imprisonment in the State prison shall be permitted to vote unless the said person shall be first restored to citizenship m the manner prescribed bylaw. Sec. 3. Every person offering to yote shall be at the time a legally registered voter as herein prescribed and in the manner hereafter pro vided by law, and the General As sembly of North Carolina shall enact general registration laws to carry into effect the provisions of this Article. Sec. 4. Every person presenting himself for registration shall be able to read and write any section of the constitution in the English lan guage; and, before he shall be enti tled to vote, he shall have paid, on or before the first day of May of the year in which he proposes to vote, his poll tax for the previous year, as prescribed by Article 5, Section 1 of the Constitution. But no male person, who was on January 1, 1867, or at any time prior thereto, entitled to vote under the laws of any State in the United States wherein he then resided, and no lineal descendant of any such per son shall be denied the right to " reg ister and vote at any election in this State by reason of his failure to pos sess the educational qualifications herein prescribed : Provided he shall have registered in accordance with the terms of this section prior to TlsnorvtVutii 1 of 1 QftQ Tlia nnrirol Assembly shall provide for the reg istration of all persons entitled to vote without the educational quali fication herein prescribed, and shall, on or before November 1, 1908, pro vide for the making of a permanent record of such registration, and all persons so registered shall forever thereafter have the right to vote in all elections by the people in this State, unless disqualified under sec -tion 2 of this article: 'Provided, such person shall have paid his poll tax as above required. Sec. 5. That this amendment to the Constitution is presented and adopted as one indivisible plan for the regulation of the suffrage, with the intent and purpose to so connect the different parts and to make them so dependent upon each other, that tlie whole shall stand or fall to gether. Sec. 6. All elections by the people ' shall be by ballot, and all elections bv the General assembly shall be viva roce. Sec. J. Every voter in North Car olina, except as in this Article dis nuftlifiecL shall be eligible to office. but before entering upon the duties of the office he shall take and sub do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and maintain the Con- stitution and laws of the United States and the Constitution and laws ftSEffiSPSPffit niCtwlfSSX discharge the duties of my office as So help me, God." Sec. 8. i he following classes of persons shall be disqualified for of fice: First, all persons who shall deny the being of Almighty God. Second, all persons, who shall have been convicted, or confessed their guilt on indictment pending, and whether sentenced or not, or under judgment suspended, of any treason or felony, or of any other crime lor which the punishment may be im prisonment in the penitentiary, since becoming citizens of the United States, or of corruption and mal practice in office; unless such perEon shall be restored to the rights of ci tizenship in a manner prescribed by law. Sec. 9. That this amendment of the Constitution shall go into effect on the first day of July, Nineteen Hundred and Two, if a majority of votes cast at the next general elec -tion shall be cast in favor of the suffrage amendment. Sec. 2. This amendment to the Constitution shall be submitted at the next general election to the qual ified voters of the State, in the same manner and under the same rules and regulations as is provided in the law regulating general elections in this State, and at said elec tion those persons desiring to vote for such amendment shall cast a written or printed ballot with the words, "M or ESunrage Amendment," thereon: and those with a contrary opinion shall cast a written or print- ed ballot with the words, "Against O.-rf A A i-l I aUUIUgO HIIIHIHIMIWIL llUClCUU. - Sec. 3. The votes cast at said elec tion shall be counted, compared, re- turned and canvassed, and the result announceu anu ueciareu uiiuei mw same rules and regulations, and in the same manner as the vote for Governor, and if a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the said amendment, it shall be the duty of the Governor of the State, upon being notified of the result of said election,to certify said amendment under seal of the Statp, to the oecre- tary of State, who shall enroll the said amendment so certified among the permanent records of his office. Sec. 4. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification. TILLJULI 24. That is the Date to Which the Legislature Adjourned Raleigh Post, June 15. Uati! Tuesday, July 24, au revoir!" is tba song: of the de parting legislator this morniug but only a few, and when the roli was called at ten o'clock, upon the opening of the House, seventy-seven representatives responded to their names. Yesterday afternoon, however, a number took the outgoing even ing trains, and last night after the formal adjournment and on the early morning trains leaving just before daylight today,otbers started for home. The audacity of chicken thieves is extraordinary, as irequent stories in the newspapers go to prove. The Rambler knows a family who haye a fancy for raising fine chickens. The fowls can't be kept in the fowl-house of nights; they fly up in the trees and onto the fences The other night the place was raided by the boldest rascal in this sec tion. He made for some chick ens that were roosting in sight of a side porch on which a coup le of young lovers were sitting, looking at the moonlight and listening to the soft voices of the nignt. The thief began his work by picking out the tender frying size chickens, working coolly and carefully in full view of the young folks on the porch. The young man shouted to him and threatened to shoot. "You go on with your loving I'm after chickens, not you!" answered the thief. The young man was paralyzed with anger and could not move. MRS. GLADSTONE DEAD. The 4ged Wile of England' 'Grand Old Man" Succumbs to a Long Illness. London, June 14. Mrs. Glad stone, widow of the late William E. Gladstone, the English states man, died at 5:40 p. m. today. Mrs. Gladstone, who has been unconscious for about seventy two honrs, died without recov ering consciousness. The news was immediately conveyed to the Queen, the Prince of Wale?, the Dean of Westminister," the Dean of Lincoln, Sir William Vernon-Harcourt, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Arthur J. Belfour and others. In the course of -the evening William Gladstone, heir to Ha warden, arrived from Eton, shortly followed by two sisters from London. The bells of Ha- warden church rang muffled peals. By courtesy of the Dean of Westminister, and in accord ance with arrangements made in loy, the funeral will be held m tne Abbey, The interment will , . . . . , T ., n probably take place on June 19, being of as private a character as rtossible f""1""1"' Mrs. Gladstone was as years ana had been slowly sinking for some time past at Hawarden Castle, the family seat. She was the eldest daughter of the late Sir Rishard Glynne Bart, of Ha warden Castle, and was married to Mr. Gladstone 1839. From that hour to the day of his deatb, she was a pattern o widely deyotion, the constant companion, guardian, assistant and ally of the great leadar, who owed no ntt:e oi toe health and vigor of h's latter years to her incessant watchfulness and care. She zealously shielded him from the petty frets and annoyancss of everyday lifp, relieved him largely rrom domestic and so cial responsibilities, and was ever present to iasist upon hi, observance of these hsahbfu precautions which, left to him self, he surely wouid have ne glected. Her vigilance was not relaxed even when she herself was stricken heavily with the burden of years. She sm o;hed his pathway in life, tended nim upon his death bed, and followed him to the side of bis grave in I Wt.stminste' Abbey. It was at tbe close of that memorable cer emony that the Prince of Wales, in presence cf the assembled multitude, reverently kissed her hand in token of the universal respect and sympathy which she commanded. A happy couple applied for license at the office of the Reg ister of Deeds a short time ago. They gave their names and the Register made inquiry as to tneir age, being always careful that the contracting , parties are of legal age. The man said his age was 40 and that his blushing bride-tobe was 47, but that he hardly thought she was just quite that, old. He said he had been a widower for seven years and that she had worn the weeds of widowhood for fourteen years. These explanations seem ing satisfactory to the Register that they had a legal right to marry, the license was issued and a magistrate who was on the scene neatly and quickly pronounced them man and wife and they de parted as happy and contented as a pair of doves sitting on a swing ing limb. RAMBLES OF THE RAMBLER BREEZY NEWS, TIEWS AND COMMENTS. What He Sees and Hears While Roaming the Streets. . The Rambler has had very little experience in politics, but we have had ample experience with other kinds of ticks. We know this much, however, that it depends very much on the circumstances surrounding as to a man's opin ion about certain cardinal prin ciples of his party. Take 'ro tation in cffice" for instance, which is a very important feature of some parties. There are times when all of us believe in this doctrine but that time is only when we are out of of fice. Just as soon as we get elected we cease to see any ex cuse for the existence of such a principle and our views on this subject undergo a radical change. It is funny how such little things will make people change their minds. Little children who come into the world weeping whilst all arouod them smile are born in the sin that has cursed mankind through all the ages of earthly existence Yet they are of them selves innocent and are of such as the kingdom of Heaven. And whosoever shall make them to weep through unkindness shal stand self convicted of injustice unrighteousness, barbarity and be cast amongst the heathen The hand that is raised in anger to smite a child is a hand raised against love and all that is right. The heart that hates or would lead to cruelty to a little innocent isaheart that dreads not the Irss of he-ivon, fears not the paius of hv.il. That tyrant who compassed U.s death of many a tirs?-rb-.rn was powerless to touch i-u child ia a place beyond the rt-aea oi ins scepir0, ana may nap j. t - . :i t too humble for bis wratb, and tha child was lov', the fulfill ment of the law and the pro phecies. - Tbe Rambler ha3 received a number of letters from different people who want to spend tbe summer at Frog Pond, some of them going so far as to say that they wish to make their home in that secluded village, away from the turmoil and strife and glam our and dust and din of the city. We are not the least surprised at these letters, but we regret to have to disappoint those people. Others have knocked before at the gates of that happy town for admission and each time they have been refused. Every avail able residence is occupied and there is no room to build others, for the town extends right down to the waters' edge. It has been predict ed that the water would cover up tbe town in about 2,000 years, but it is not water that is troub ling the Frog Fond inhabitants. They do not make anymore whis key than they can drink them selves and they are afraid that an addition to the population would have a tendencv to increase the m ...... price of their favorite beverage. Any man who could carry a year's supply of liquor would be a wel come citizen. While the : policeman 1 is the proper person to tell troubles to and is supposed to be able to pre sent a solution of the most vexa- ious problems in life, still he does not know it all. He is well up on most of the latest puns go ing the rounds, but occasionally he falls a victim to some of the smart "catches'' and "bites" as eagerly as does the un- sophisticated, sunburnt youth from the rural districts wear ing nothing but a 10 cent straw hat, a checked-homespun shirt and a pair of blue jeans breeches. This morning the Ram bler saw a man take a Goldsboro policeman to one side in a confi dential manner and then we lis tened, as we always do, and we heard the following conversation: Citizen Aint you getting tired of working for the town for such a small salary? Policeman I should say lam. Citizen Wouldn't you like to have a real soft snap? Policeman Pve been looking for something of the kind for a long time! "Wei J. here it is." said the man, as he pulled a snap beau from his pocket and handed it to the policeman. The last we saw of the two men they were trotting down Walnut street at a lively gait with the policeman in the rear striking at the , man with his "billy" and the spectators were laughing themselves hoarse. The Rambler happened over at Fros: Pond this morning: when the Mayor of that hustling town called his court together for the regular morning session. The crowd of loafers was somewhat larger than usual an l an air of curiositv seemed to pervade the ml m. court chamber when the honor able Mayor took his seat, wiped the perspiration from his foree head and spit out his quid of to bacco. 'Cull the first case,Mr. Clerk," said tbe Mayor, as be run bis eye down tbe .locket. Several cases were called and dispobed of, all of minor impor tance, be'ore the clerk reached the case, which was the last on the docket, that bad attracted such an unusual crowd to tbe hall of justice. Duiing a short silence in which ycu could, have heard a pin drop, tbe stentorian voice of the clerk called out, "Mayor of Goldsboro, stand up!" " The Mayor of Frog Pond gave a sudden start, as if seized with a fit, and turned abruptly from his desk to face the prisoner. As he did so he turned over a bottle of ink, which ran down into his lap and left dark stieaks upon liis linen trousers. A bottle of mucilage fell into his pocket, and when he drew forth his 'kerchief to wipe the perspiration from his bald riAtp. hn smeared the muci- lage on top of his head and the files swarmed on him like bees. The prisonor at the bar noticed the awkward turn things were taking and relieved the situation by saying: - "Your Honor- "The Mayor or Gomsooro, i. believe the clerk said," respond ed the Frog Pond Mayor. "Yes, you are right," eaid the prisoner, "you doubtless remem ber me- as it has been only a very short time since you were In Goldsboro. ; The last time we met the circumstances were very dif- f ereot yes, they were completely reversei. 1 was occupying the bench and you were the prisoner at tbe bar, pleading for mercy. I remember how my heart softened under your persuasive eloquence. You promised then that if I ever cbanced to visit your town and should fall by the wayside that you wou'd return the favor for which you asked then. I stand here accused of the same offence and I trust that you will not forget your promise and that you, sir. W1n exchange the courtesies of your office with one of your rank, as you requested me. 'If you are really the mayor of Goldsboro." said tbe Frosr Pond Mayor, "I will cheerfully grant your request, but while your visage very much resembles the Goldsboro Mayor, I must say that I am not fully convinced that you are the man. I distinctly re- member a slight peculiarity about the locomotion of the Mayor of Goldsboro and 1 shall have to ask you, sir, to walk this crack (point ing to the floor) so that the court may be satisfied as to your iden tity." The prisoner at the bar seemed to wither in his tracks. He sank down on a chair and said : 'Your Honor, the game is all up with me. I am not the Mayor of Goldsboro. but I bad been reading the Rambler column in the Argus and saw where you got into trouble in Goldsboro be fore the Mayor and saw how you got out of it very nicely, and I thought I would work a subter fuge on you but you have caught me by asking that I walk the crack. I crave the mercy of the Court." "In the language of Holy Writ, 'Go and sin no more,' " said the Mayor. At this annual commencement season hundreds of college gradi uates are sent out with the admo nition to conquer the world and achieve for themselves fame and fortune. These admonitions are largely platitudes. Tbe old and obsolete must be cleared out of the way to make roam for the new and up-to-date. This world has not bean either finished or ex hausted. It is simp'y being trans- formed, and the process of trans- formation will oflLr successful careers to any number of the young men of tbe present genera tion. What is needed is that the present generation of educated young men shall recognize the changes that are going forward, grasp their meaning, enter heartU ly into the spirit of the age and address themselves to the task of doing their proper share in the work of transformation.The world never offered better opportunities of success to the ambitious and ' caPable than at the Present wme au eiaiemenis to e conira- I ry notwithstanding, and the col- lege graduates who have the good I sense to study the existing condU I tions and the industry to make the best of the opportunities that will open before them will have small reason to complain that there are too many young men in the world. 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