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The Progressive Farmer, May 23, 1900. 5 err PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL A1IEND THt KENT. Believing that no more important measure lias been before the people of North Carolina for a score of years, e 'oive in full herewith the proposed Constitutional amendment, which we expect to keep standing until the elec tion in August of this year. It is not necessary for ns to say that it should be carefully considered and that the voter should not allow prejudice to influence him in deciding whether or Wiethe will support it. The amend ment reads as follows : That Article VI. of the Constitu tion of North Carolina be, and the same is hereby abrogated and in lieu thereof shall be substituted the fol lowing article of said Constitution: ARTICLE VI. SUFFRAGE AND ELIGIBILITY TO OFFICE- QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ELECTOR. (Section 1) Every male person born in the United States and every male person who has been naturalized, 21 years, of age and possessing the quali fications set out in this article, shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people in the State, except as herein otherwise provided. (Section 2) He shall have resided in thv State of North Carolina for two years, in the county six months, and in the precinct, ward or other elec tion district in which he offers to vote, four months next preceding the election : Provided, That removal from one precinct, ward or other ejec tion 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 dis trict, from which he has removed until four months after such re in oval. No' person who has been convicted or who has confessed his iruilt in open court upon indictment, of any crime, the punishment of which now is or may hereafter be, imprisonment in the State prison, hull be permitted to vote unless the said person shall be first restored to citizenship in the manner prescribed by law. (Section 3) Every person offering t vote shall be at the time a legally registered voter as herein prescribed and in the manner herein after pro vided by law, and the General As- , sombly of North Carolina shall enact uoneral registration laws to carry int effect the provisions of this arti- c:r. Section 4) Every person present ing himself for registration shall be ahlo to read and write any sec tion of the Constitution in the English language, and before he shall be en t i tit -1 to vote he shall have paid on v before the first day of March of fiio year in which he proposes to vote his poll tax as prescribed by Ian- for the previous year. Poll t ixes hall be a lien only on assessed prop- r-y. and no process shall issue toen-f-rco the collection of the same ex- vit against assessed property. -Section 5) No male person who v.a 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 rev miW. and no lineal descendant of t::y such person, shall be denied the n idit to register and vote at any elec tion in this State by reason of his failure to possess the educational qualification prescribed in Section 4 of this Article: Provided, He shall have registered in accordance with tlu; terms of this Section prior to December 1, 1908. The General As sembly shall provide for a perma nent record of all persons who regis-N-v under this section on or before November 1, 1908, and all such per sons shall be entitled to register and v.t in all elections by the people in this state unless disqualified under Action 2 of this article: Provided Midi persons shall have paid their !"11 tax as required by law. ' section 6) All elections by the I'oeple shall be by ballot, and all elec- i '.ns ly the General Assembly shall ' viva voce. Section 7) Every voter in North C arolina, except as in this Article 'liqualified, shall be eligible to office, hut lefore entering upon the duties "i the office he shall take and sub- Tiho the following oath : "I, , '1" solemnly swear (or affirm) that I v- ill support and maintain the Con stitution of the United States and th Constitution and Laws of North ''arolina not inconsistent therewith, n.t that I will faithfully discliarge Jhe duties of my office as s'holpmeGod." Section 8) The following classes of 1 ;rs, ns shall be disqualified for office : "'h-t. all persons who deny the being ui Almighty God. Second, all per 'w who shall have been convicted, eonfessed their guilt or indict 11 " ii t pending, and whether sentenced c'v not, under judgment suspended, ,f any treason or felony, on any other 'nine for which the punishment may ,M' imprisonment in the penitentiry, S!nr Incoming citizens of the United States, or of corruption and mal Kuctice in office, unless such person all he restored to the right of eiti.hs nsliip in manner prescribed by law Children's Column. THE BOAT FOE SLU1IBEELAND. There's a boat that leaves at half past six From the busy port of Play, And reaches the heaven of Slumber land Before the close of day. It carries the tiniest passengers, And it rocks so gently, oh ! When the wee ones nestle in their berths And the boatman begins to row. The whistle sounds so low and sweet (Like a mother's lullaby) That the travelers smile and close their eyes To dream of angels nigh. Sometimes the travelers tarry too long In the busy port of Play, And the anxious boatman coaxes and calls, And grieves at their delay. But they come at last to the rocking boat, Which bears them down the stream And drifts them to the Slumberland, To rest and sleep and dream. The name of the boat is Rock-a-by, And it's guided by mother's hand, For she is the patient boatman, dear, Who takes you to Slumberland. Now, what is the fare a traveler pays On a Rock-a-by boat like this? Why, the poorest child can afford the price, For it's only a good-night kiss. From Little Men and Women. "JESS G0INGT0." less Goingto !" I hear some one say. ""Why, who is she? Do you know her? Tell us what she is like." Yes, I know her only too well. Her name is often on the lips of my young friends, but I am sorry to say that my opinion of her is not very good. It is said that you can always tell a. person's character even that of a child by the company which he or she keeps. Now, Miss Jess Going to may generally be found hand in hand with thatv very questionable character, Procrastination. And it is singular that when a boy or girl is about to give way to the persuasions and temptations of old Procrastina tion, he or ' she will frequently assume the name as well as the dis position of this objectionable young lady. "Have you washed your face yet, Kitty?" "No, mother; but I'm Jess Goingto." Kitty's features present an unmis takably stolid aspect for perhaps an hour afterward. "Fetch me that shovel of coal, Harry. The fire is getting very low." 'Yes, mother ; I'm Jess Goingto." Ten minutes later the fire goes out. "Water those cuttings for me. Tom, before you forget it. They are very dry. "Yes, father, I'm Jess Goingto." In the hot sunshine two hours latter father's choice cuttings droop and die. Peculiar, isn't it? Another bad habit vhich results from association with Miss Jess Goingto is the making of idle ex cuses. "Here's a dreadful mess you have left from your fret-work, Herbert," says his mother. "Why didn't ,you clean it away when you had done?" "I was Jess Goingto, mother, only Annie called me to look at some thing, and then I forgot." "I don't believe you have given your bird any fresh water this morn ing, Nellie. How thoughtless you are!" "No, Mother ; I was Jess Goingto when Lucy came for me, and I hadn't time." Never is the name of Jess Goingto associated with duties done, kind ness xerformed, or requests obeyed, but always do we hear of her con nection with heedlessness, idleness, disobedience and neglect. And many are the scrapes into which those fall who are much in her society ; many tears late and unavaling does she cause them to shed. Having, then, been an eye-witness of so much evil that she has wrought, who can wonder that, though I have never seen Jess Goingto, and my knowledge of her is only hearsay, my estimate of her character and in fluence is unfavorable in the ex treme. I wish to avoid becoming personally acquainted with her, and I hope she isn't a friend of yours. Sunday School Call. Teacher How many days are there in a year, Willie? Wrillie Three hun dred and sixty-five and a fourth. Teacher How can there be a fourth of a day? Willie That's the fourth of July. Ex. Christian Life Column. WHAT I LIVE F03. BY GEORGE LINNJEUS BANKS. I live for those who love me, Whose hearts are kind and true, For" the heaven that smiles above me, And awaits my spirit, too ; For the human ties that bind me, For the1 task by God assigned me, For the bright hopes left behind me, And the good that I can do. I live to learn their story Who've suffered for my sake, To emulate their glory, And to follow in their wake ; Bards, patriots, martyrs, sages, The noble of all ages, Whose deeds crowd history's pages, And Time's great volume make. I live to hold communion With all that is divine, To feel there is a union Twixt Nature's heart and mine ; To profit by affliction, Reap truths from fields of fiction, Grow wiser from conviction, And fulfill each grand design. I live to hail that season, By gifted minds foretold, When men shall rule by reason, And not alone by gold ; When man to man united, And every wrong thing righted, The whole world shall be lighted As Eden was of old. T live for those who love me, For those who know me true, For the heaven that smiles above me, And awaits my spirit, too ; For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that I can do. THEIR FAREWELLS CONTRASTED. Edward Gibbon, the author of the "Decline and Fall of the Roman Em pire," was a well-known philosopher and infidel. In his memoirs he un designedly presents a striking view of the cheerless nature of infidelity. As he had no hope for eternity, he was eager to continue in this world. He died in London in 1794. His last words were: "All is now lost; finally, irrecoverably lost. All is dark and. doubtful." Thomas Paine, the author of "The Age of Reason," in his last illness, was indebted for acts of charity .to disciples of the Great Teacher that he had opposed. They tried to point him to the better way, but all in vain. When left alone, his cries were heart-rending. "O Lord, help me !" he would exclaim in his dis tress. His cries would alarm the house. Sometimes he -would say: "O God ! what have I done to suffer so much ! But there is no God ! Yet if there should be what would be come of me hereafter !" But turn to the Christian side. Tennyson, a few years before his death, wrote as his thanatopsis, "Crossing the Bar." Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me, And may there be no moaning of the bar ( When I put out to sea ; But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound or foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep, Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark ! And may there be no sadness of fare well When I embark ; For tho' from out our bourne of time and place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot? face to face, When I have crossed the bar. Dwight L. Moody, the world famous evangelist, on December 22, 1899, was "crossing the bar." His sons were gathered about his bed side. The father, looking upon them, said: "I have always been an ambitious man, n,ot ambitious to lay up wealth, but to leave you work to do, and you're going to continue the work of the schools in East Northfield and Mount Hermon, and of the Chicago Bible Institute." Then, as the noonday hour drew near, which was to be the high noon of his entering into that glory of which he so often spoke, the great soul-winner said with joy: "I see earth receding ; heaven is opening ; God is calling me." The Roman citizen, the Greek scholar, the slave of Jesus Christ, Paul, the great apostle to the Gen tiles, wrote these words a few months before his death, to his young friend, Timothy : "I am now ready to be offered, and ,the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith 'A henceiorth mere is laid up tor me a crown of righte' ,ness, which the Lord, the rights as judge, shall give me at that day jf and not to lne only, but unto all them also that lbve his appearing. ' 'The Standard. x ALF Pittsburgh. paint, hurry PAENE STOCK Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh. ANCHOS ECKSTEIN ATLANTIC E2ADLET BROOKLYN XEWETT ULSTE& TOTOH BOUTHEEH SHIP MAN COLLIES MZSSOUBI BED SEAL SOUTHE&H Cincinnati.. old-fashioned AEMSTKONO McKELVT Pittsburgh. BKTMEB-BAUMAN r.audm.'.... .rw J that lasts employ a competent painter and see that he uses Pure " old Dutch process" White New York. Lead these Chicago uine brands and allow time enough between coats for the paint to dry. Fr)f"n? For clors use National Lead Com liliLi pany's Pure White Lead Tinting Col ors. Any shade desired is readily obtained. Pamphlet giving full information and showing samples of Colors, also pamphlet entitled "Uncle Sam's Experience With Paints" for warded upon application. St. Louis. JOHN T. LEWIS BS03 CO Philadelphia. 2I0BXEY Cleveland. SALEM Salem, Mass. CORNELL Buffalo. KENTUCKY Louisville. National Lead Co., ioo THE NATIONAL FARMERS' ALLI ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL UNION. President J.C. Wilborn.Old Point, S. C. Vice-President P. H. Rahilley, Lake City, Minn. Secretary-Treasurer A. B. Welch, Victor, N. Y. LECTURERS. J. P. Sossamon." Charlotte. N. C. J.C. Hanley, St. Paul, Minn. NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS' STATE AL LIANCE. President W. A. Graham, Mach pelah, N. C. Vice-President J. S. Mitchell, Winton, N. C. Secretary-Treasurer and State Business Agent T. B. Parker, Hills boro, N. C. Lecturer Dr.V.N. SeawelhFaison N. C. Chaplain W. S. Mercer, Moyock, N. C. Doorkeeper Geo. T. Lane, Greens boro, N. C. Sergeant-at-Arms D. W. Watson, Haywood, N. C. Trustee Business Agency Fund W. A. Graham, Machpelah, N. C. Steward J. C. Bain, Wade, N. C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS' STATE ALLIANCE. J. W. Denmark, Chairman, Ral eigh, N. C. W. A. Graham (Ex-ofticio), Mach pelah,!. C. W. B. Fleming, Ridgeway, N. C. , John-Graham, Warren ton, N. C. Dr. J. E. Person, Pikeville, N. C. Thomas J. Oldham, Teer, N. C. STATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE J. T. B. Hoover, Hillsboro, N. C. C. C. McLellan, Godwin, N. C. H. T. Jones, Goldsboro, N. C. 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