YOUTHS' DEPARTMENT.
,7ker th Froa Wlaterlwt
, meats Fr tho Elephaata Tfca
Uttl Brtm Do.
acre do 70a suppose the frogs go
for the winter? - They, 'have soft
smooth skluned bodies that would
.freeze to death If exposed to the open
- air temperature. Oa the bottom of th
pond they hare made a bed for them
selves in the ooze and mud, huddled
close together - to keep one another
; .warm. ' ' v
. Water, as you know, freezes at 32
degrees F. In a pond, ju?t as In your
bathtub, the water, on the top Is the
warmer and the water at the bottom
the colder. The reason . is that warm
.water is expanded and is lighter than
- cold, so that it rises to' the surface,
.while cold water, which is contracted.
Is heavier and sinks to the bottom.
But as water freezes it begins again
So expandand that is why Ice is light-
' er than water." The water under ice
forms a layer about four or five de-
.. erees above the freezing point, and the
;.. animals sleeping there through the
.winter are sheltered in it There they
live and 6leep uutil the spring sun
' .wakens them,' and there they are
warmer and safer than if they, being
.water animals, were so foolish as to
try to sleep anywhere else. Some small
iWater bugs do creep ashore to hide in
the crannies of rocks and walls, but
! they are little creatures that can fit in
to such places. The bigger animals
"would die of the exposure. ;
." The1 frogs, the fresh water mollusks,
know whefe to go for; the greatest com
fort, and there they stay their appoint-
- ed time, it ' would never do for an
amphibious frog, for Instance, to make
a mistake, as a boy might, and to crawl
out of his comfortable bed before he la
' called. JCe vertheless, when, ' they are
; called in the springtime, the frogs and
mollusks obey the summons. They
t don't lie abed longer than they need to,
and that is the moral of this talk about
their winter life and ways. Our Ani
mal Friends.
Sweetmeat For the Elephant.
During one of England's many "little
wars"; In India some elephants were
employed in dragging the guns up a
precipitous pass..
A big, powerful elephant was the
first, and his driver encouraged his ef-
,. forts with all sorts of endearing words.
"Well ddne, my dear." ; Wonderful,
my life." "Try again, my dove." "My
son." yThat is right, my wife."
- At last the elephant got the gun up,
and his delight was extreme. He ca
ressed his keeper and threw, the dust
about In a most playful manner. .
Now it was the turn of another elc-
phant, a younger and smaller one. He
did his ; best and was struggling up
" with his gun when the big elephant.
reaching over the top of the cliff, held
out his trunk to help his brother over
his difficulty. -
The younger elephant Intwlned his
trunk In his brother's and was thus
pulled up In safety.
When on the top, the two elephants
embraced each other and seemed de
lighted to have done their task so welL
Their driver then 'made the animals
salaam (bow) to the gerieraL ,
"Give them each 5 rupees worth of
sweetmeats, driver. They have work
ed well," said the generaL :
At the mention of sweetmeats the In
telligent animals again salaamed to
the generaL V
'A Tama Ravea. . -
As to the raven's power of speech,
the following story, which is given on
the authority of Captain Brown, who
vouches 'for its truth, will show how
aptly It can talk:
A gentleman, while traveling through
a wood In the south of England, was
startled by hearing a shout of "Fair
play, gentlemen; fair play!" uttered In
loud tones. The cry being presently
repeated, the traveler thought it must
proceed from some one in distress and
at once began to search for him. lie
soon discovered two ravens fiercely at
tacking a third. He Was so struck
with the appeal of the oppressed bird
that he promptly rescued him.
It turned out that the victim was a
tame raven, belonging to a house In the
neighborhood, and the cry that it had
used so opportunely was one of many
that It had been taught to utter.'
Took Blxa OS Bli Feet.
A civil word Is the cheapest thing in
the world, yet It is a thing which the
young and hajpy rarely give to their
Inferiors. - See the effect of being civil
on a rough little street boy. A lady
was walking down a street and as she
iLarply turned the corner ran very
hard against a boy who was small and
raffed. Stopping as soon as she could,
ilie Mid. I your rnrJon."
TLe sm.ill. rac?cI boy looted at b7
vrUb numzeinenf. Then, taking off V.t
rnp. !: I hi vet! very lownrnl answere!,
"T0.1 f:n li.irf my panloa nn vrtV
n". an yon innr run g'n r ?
en ktj; t ic -!-nn dtwn.
li
nn I troi'l f"
t v '
i rf.
I ' ( '
said m n -'mirtn,', ;;i tu'ver liad any i
one nsk hit imnlnit lirfon. an It kind
' took me off injf ftft." '
' 'vTft Little BroTVB Dos;.
little drown dog with the meek brown erea.
Tell me the boon tlit most jroii priie.
Would juirjr bone mnt your heart'! desire,
: Or vay rag liy a Mczinjr (Ire,
1 Or a siKkh-n rac with, a truant cat. . 1
f Or e crntls wrd -r a friendly jatt '
la th wnrnoiit hail nn thavr slwsvs near
The dearest rl all the things held dear.
Or la the home yon Mt In-hind ,
The dream of blfoft Ki your doggish mindt
But the little hrown don just ahook hia head
A if "None ct these are best." he said,
' A boy's clear whistle rnmo from the afreet; - ;
Therc'a a wax of the tull and a twinkle of feat,
And the little brown dog did not even say,
. "Excuse me. ma'am," as he scampered away.
, But I'm sure a can be hia greatest Joy
b lost to trot behind that boy.
... . May Ellis Nichols In Wide Awake.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
An Act Supplemental to an ActEntitled
"An Act to Amend the Constitution of
North Carolina," Ratified Feb retry 21,
1899, the Same Being Chapter Two
Hundred and Eighteen of the Publio
Lawsofl899.
The General Assembly of North Carolina do Enact:
Section I. 1 hat chapter 218. public la w of 1800"
entitled: "An Act to Amend the Constitution of
North Carolina,' be amended so as to make said act
read as follows:
That Article six of the Constitution of North Caro-
Una be and the same is hereby abrogated, and in lieu
thereof shall be substituted the following: article of
Mowing; article of I
said Constitution, as an entire and indivisible plan of I
article; vtf
' SUFPRACK AND ELIGIBILITY TO OFFICE.
Section i. Every male person born in the United
States, and every male person who nas been natural
zed, ai years of age, and possessing the qualifica
Hons set out in this article, shall be entitled to vote
at any election by the people in the State, except as
herein otherwise provided. .
Sec. a. He shall have resided in the State of
North Carolina for two years, in the county
months, and in the precinct, ward or other election
district, in wntcn ne oners to vote, tour montns next
proceeding' the election; iTovided, tnat removal
from one precinct, ward or other election district, to
ara or omereiecuon aismci. 10
another in the same county, shaU not operate to de-
Drive any Person ot the tient to vote in tne precinct.
ward or other election district from which he has re
moved until four months after such removal. No
rerson who has been convicted, or who has confessed
is guilt in open court upon indictment, of any
crime, the punishment of which now is, or may here
after be, imprisonment in the State's prison, shall be
permitted to vote unless the said person shall be first
restored to citizenship in the manner prescribed by
law. - -, . '
Sec, 3. Every person offering to vote bhall be at
the time a legally registered voter as herein pre
scribed, and in the manner hereafter provided by
law, and the general assemoiy ot worth ' Carolina
shall enact general registration laws tc carry into
effect the provisions of this article.
Sec. 4. Every person presenting himself for reg
titration shall be able to read and write any. section
or the constitution in the &ngush language; and be-
fore he shall be entitled to vole he shall have
shall have paid
on or before the first day of May of the year in which
he proposes to vote his poll tax tor the previous year
as prescribed by Article 5, Section t, of the constitu
tion. But no male person, who was, on Tanuary 1
i86t, or at any time prior thereto, entitled to vote
under the laws of anv State in the United States
wherein he then resided, and no lineal descendant of
any such person shall be denied the right to register
and vote at any election in this State by reason of
bis failure to possess tne educational quauexations
herein prescribed: .Provided, he shall have regis-
terea in accordance wiin tne terms 01 tnis section
prior to December 1, soe?.
1 he general assembly shall provide for the regis
tratioa of all persons entitled to vote without th u ed
ucational qualifications herein prescribed, and shall
on or before November 1. 1008, provide for the mak
ing of a permanent record of such registration, and
all persons so renstered shall torever thereafter hav
the right to vote in all elections by the people in this
State, unless disqualified uuder Section a, of this ar
ticle: Provided, such person shall have paid his poll
tax as above required. .
aec (. 1 hat this amendment to the constitution is
presented and adopted as one indivisible plan for the
regulation of the sun rage, with the intent and pup-
pot to so connect tne omerent parts, ana to make
them so dependent upon each other that the whole
shall stand or fall together. -
bee 6. AH elections by the people shall be by
ballot and all elections by the general assembly shall
be viva voce. .
bee. t. Every voter in North Carolina, except as
in this article disqualified, shall be eligible to office,
but before entering upon the duties ot the otbee. he
shall take and subscribe the following oath:
do solemnly swear (or affirm
UP!
laws of the United States and the constitution and
laws of North Carolina not inconsistent therewith,
and that I will faithfully discbarge the duties of my
office, as.. 00 neip me uoa."
Sec. 8. The following classes of persons shall be
disqualified for office: First, all persona who shall
deny the being of Almighty God. Second, all per
sons who shall have been convicted,-or confessed
their guilt on indictment pending, and whether sen
tenced or not, or under judgment suspended, of any
treason or felony, or of any other crime, for which
the punishment may be imprisonment in the peniten
tiary, since becoming citizens 01 the united Mates,
or (corruption or mat-practice in office) unless such
person shall be restored to the rights of citizenship in
a manner prescribed by law.
Sec a That this amendment to the constitution
shall go into effect on the first day of July, 190a, if a
majority of votes cast at the next general election
shall be cast in favor of this suffrage amendment.
Sec. II. This amendment to the constitution shall
be submitted at the next general election to the qual
ified voters of the State, in the aame manner and
under the same rules and regulations as is pro
vided in the law regulating general elections in this
State, and at said elections those persons'desirina; to
vote lor such amendment shall cast a written or
printed ballot with the words: "for Suffrage Amend
ment" thereon and those with a contrary opinion
shall cast a written or printed ballot with the words
"Against Suffrage Amendment" thereoo.
bee III. Tbe-votes cast at said election shall be
counted, compared, returned and canvassed, and the
result announced and declared under the 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, h shall be the duty
of the governor of the State, upon being notified of
the result of said election, to certify said amendment
under the seal of the State, to the secretary of state,
who shall enroll the said amendment, so cetxified,
among the permanent records of his office.
Sec IV. That this act shall be in force from and
after its ratification.
In the general assembly read three times, and rat.
ified this 11th day of J one, toco.
. . C A. REYNOLDS.
President of the Senate.
H. O. CONNOR,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
State of North Carolina,
Office 0 Secretary of Stare,
I, Cyrus 1 hompton, Secretary of Mate of the Mate
of North Carolina, do hereby certify the foregoing
ana attached lour (41 sneets to be a tree copy from
the records of this oihce. " "
la t-itneas whereof, I have hereunto set my hand
and at. ed my official seal.
Done hi oitice at Kaleich, this the 15th day of
June, in the Tear of our LorrI imn
(.at) - CYkL S THOMPSON.
, Secretary of Stat.
During laul Mav an infant cliiM of onr
nc ;?)ilor n enft'rir (mm thoWa in
fantum. Tie divtor hai civn rpn!l
pea of iwiimr. I took B lmtt!of
.imrLiiii' C ChW nd Vlnr
t "r it w !;M f"a H1 if n-i flcir.l-
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J. W. COLLINS.
HARDWARE
StOra 1X0 TISWAK.
St.,
tXIftSTO. t, Cy,
Another lot
of
those oooular FREEZERS, else
nr.... 1 n..i. r..C if i r t
1 mww vwiai, wuu tuufl, mu a nun jmnt
1 jnenncmetcra, uuiurns, xooacco i. wins, sc.
You Will Find
IN OUR STORE a fall line 0!
Staple Dry Goods and Groceries.
1 We pay cash lor our goods and get
them at bottom prices, and will sell as
oloe as any mercbaptdoing a square and
nonest business. .
I We Solicit Both' Town
and Country Trade.
We keep a free delivery wagon on our
j Mtrets for the convenience of. onr town
trade, and a free lot and stables for oar
country customers. ; Gome to see us.
Yours very truly,
WM. ALEX LnltO(jjUE,
Queen Street,
Phonb 76. ; KINSTON N, C
Prompt Delivery
.FROM.
FRENCH & SUGG.
You can always expect it when
you order your food supplies from
this reliable store. We can sup-
. -
piy your uemaD a IOr
Choice
Staple 'andSFancy
Groceries.
Pickles, Relishes, Sauces, Olives,
Country Hams and other articles
kept by a first-classJJJGrocery at i
rock bottom prices.
FRENCH & SUGG.
Phone No. 32. ;
TrVr-'V: -iT '
Don't Stumble
through the world. Let some rood I
fairy of an optician fit yon out with some
eyes. Don't be ashamed to wear
glasses It will give yon an intellectual
look, and then how nice It will be to be
able to recognize friends across the
street, and by returning their bow ex
plode toe idea tnat we are of a Haughty
ana unkina nature. . . - .
If we tit your glasses, 'yon will have
no trouble with them or with your
eves, we would be pleased to Hare you
come to a whenever y u need our ser
vice. .
H. O. HYATT.
To
Bargain Hunters
r
.1 have a line of.
Ladies' HighGrade
Underwear
tbatI have decided toJ sacrifice.
? How Is This?
LADIES' VESTS, Silk Taped
and Silk Embroidered
Lot that cost 5,0c, now 35c.
Lot that cost 40c, now 20c.
Lot that cost 25c, now 15c.
Lot that cost 20c, now roc.
Ladies Pants, 25c -' " '
4
Cornets,
Warner's $1
mmbers, 65c.
.00
odd
Ladies' 50c Mitts now.25c.
All 25c and 35c Mitts cow 20c.
. Ladies' 50c Silk Gloves now 25c.
To closs the season all Millinery
will be f o!d withctitre-'ri toccst.
a 1 1 c c r. t i n u e t b e 1 2 r 1 i a f: 3 1 1 r c s .
It will pay to rratch cur E-G77
JONES & WILLIS,
Shaving
and Haifdressing Parlor
Under Hotel Tull.
Basy Shayes and Artistic Haircut.
Competent Assistants.
. Clean Towels. V ;
I Children's Hair Cutting a Specialty
tGTA TRIAL SOLICITJiD.-&
To the Public!
We, the undersigned, are now
ready and well equipped with mill
and fixtures and abundant forest,
and wish all purchasers of lumber
to give us a call before buying else
where. Fully thanking you all
for past favors, we solicit a contin
uance of the same. Terms, strictly
cash. . ' . .. . - ,'
Z. EDWARDS & SON,
KINSTON, N. C
A. REAL
GRAPHOPHOHE
FOR.-
6
nn
Slmpift :
Clockwork
Motor.
Hectuaisai
ltible,
Oarable Co
tnitfiofa, NO BOTHER, MUCH FUN,
All the) Wonders and Pleaawrea of
High-Priced Talkini t.chia.
tThen accompanied by a Recorder thin
Graphophone can be used to make Rc-orda.
Price with Recorder. I7 KO. Reproduces all
the standard Records. eW ortfar witf mong
to our ntartit office, v.
COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO. Dept. 30
NEW YORK, I43-I4J Broadway.
CHICAGO, B8 Wabash Art,
ict. vnms. vkv) miva sr.
WASHINGTON, 19 Pennsylvania. Ave.
.FHXLAUCLf MIA, loj Cbestnut St. .
BALTIMORE, 10 & Baltimore St '
.BUFFALO, jrj Main St tyi
n r iuvct viscu, m uearr at.
Boulevard des Italiena.
As Christ taught, by parables,
so does Coin teacb. The book is
an tUegory, and
The Most .
Wonderful Pook
Of the Age.
A copy of t lit book Bud Thk Twkr
AWaf Free Presm a year for f 1.40.
, The book alone, 25o.
The Dailt Free Prem a year and a
copy of the book for 4.1 5. .
Send order to
THE FREE PRESS
KITOTON N.C.
reggogixKuso astexio-st cct-c ; ga
r mr-s- . ap
I SAN FRANCISCO, tit GealV SC. ... . ,J-r,
PARIS, 4 Boulevard des Italiena.'
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SEVEN SPRINGS HOTEL !
UsOfr Nrw Nansgnec:tl W. F. ECRRILL, Prtp'r.
The Finrt of 'Mineral Waters ! Each Spring has a differ
ent nalvsis! Especially recommended for Stomach, Kidney,
Liver and Bladder troubles. All seven have wonderful restora
tive properli-. .
Hacks meet every train at LaGrange, N. C
Water free to ixnests. People boarding at other1 hotels or
boarding houses and csing Seven Springs water will be charged
? 1.50 per week. '
A number of improvements have been added since last sea
son, ainonif them are the bath rooms being completed, a profes
sional bather in the Hctcl, and ethers too numerous to ceuticn.
For terms snd other information, adirers
HLHIEjTC30 UELEC3 R1ILEC1D
0NDIKSXO BCBXDCXJt.
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DATED .
May tilth, 1900.
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Scotland Neck at 6:08 v. m.. Greenville a-BT d.
m., Ktnaton 7:66 d. m. Heturnlnff leaves Kina.
ton 7:60 a. m. Greenville 8:52 a. m..arrivlc
Ballrax at 11:18. a.m.. Weldon U-JU. cn..daiv
exoept Hun day.
II. m, BMKR80N, Gen' Pass Agent
i. & KKfLV.Gen'l Manager.
. m KiffUN.Tramo Mnairpr
A. & IVC. R. R.
Pasbenger Department,
Newbern, N, C, June 7th, 1900.
RATES TO MOREHEAD.
The following special rates of fare (sea
son 1900) from stations named to More-
bead City and return. In effect June 7,
1900:
SEASON
SATURDAY.
NIGHT.
? 1.50
1.40
1.30
1.20
1.10
, 1.00
,90
.85
.80
.75
.70
.65
.60
.35
.25 ,
STATIONS. TICKET.
Goldsboro .........f 4.00
Best's......... .......3.75
LaGrange 3.60
Falling Creek, 8.25 '
Kinston ...... .......... 8.00
Caswell , 8.00
Dover.
2.75
2.70
2.65
2.00
1.75
1.70
1.00
.60
.40
Core Creek
Tuscarora
Newbern.;
Kiverdale
Croatan ...
Havelock .
Newport..
Wild wood
GERMAN AND SUNDAY
8TATI0N8. . BALL TICKET 4 EXCURSION
Goldsboro .....;......tl.25 , $1.25
Best's.. 1.10 1.10
LaGrange..... 1.00 1.00 v
Falling Creek 90 . .90
Klnston ;. .80 .80
Caswell ....."...4. .80 ' .80
Dover .75 .75
Core Creek .70 .,70
Tuscarora..... .65 .65 "
Newbern .60 .60
Kiverdale.............. .55 v.55'
Croatan.............,'., .50 . .50
Havelock... .45 .45
Newport............... .85 , . 5
Wild wood . .25 .25 '
Note important f Season Tickets sold
daily eood torefsirn until Oct 81, 1900.
Week End Saturday Tickets sold on
Saturday only, good to return until fol
lowing Tuesday.
German and Ball Tickets sold only to
ten or more on one ticket good to return
next morning.
Sunday Excursion Tickets sold on Sun
day, good only on Nos. 7 and 8 trains.
Ticket limit cannot be extended.
These rates supersedes all previous
rates in conflict.
RATES TO SEVEN SPRINGS.
Summer exenrsion tickets (season
1900) from A. & N. C stations round
trip tickets will be sold to LaGrange to
fmrties visiting the abote Springs at the
ollowing rates of fare for the round trip:
Goldsboro. .70 Newbern 2.25
Kjd s ton ......... .60 Kiverdale ....... 2.75
Dover..... .... 1.05 Newport 3.45
Co re Creek 1.50 Morebwid City 3.90
Tickets on sale June 1st. Tickets good
to return to October 31, 1900.
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