The Weekly Graphic.
Successor to The Dixie Optic,
NASHVILLE. . NORTH CAROLINA,
M. W. LINCKE. Editor and Prop'r
(One Year, $1.00
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Entered at the pout offlca at Nashville,
m. C.i m ax.-ond-claea mail matter.
Thursday, March 15, 1900
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
, Section 1. The Article VI of
the Constitution of North Caro
lina be. and the same is hereby
, repealed, and in lieu thereof
hall be substituted the follow
tag Article of said Constitution
ARTICLE VI.
Sufferapre andEligibility to Office
(juulincations of an elector.
Section 1. Every male per
son born in the United States.
and every male person who has
been naturalized, twenty-one
rears of aire and possessing the
qualifications 6et out in this Ar
tide, shall be entitled to vote at
any election by the people in the
btate, except as herein other
wise provided.
Sec. 2. He shnll 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
months next preceding the elec
tion: 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 indictment, of
any crime, the punishment of
which is, or may hereafter be.
Imprisoned in the State Prison,
shall be permitted to vote unless
the said person shall be first re
stored to citizenship in the man
ner prescribed by law.
Sec. 3 Every person offer
ing to vote' shall bo at the time a
legally registered voter as here
in prescribed and in the manner
hereinafter provided by law. and
the General Assembly of North
Carolina shall enact general reg
istration laws to carry into effect
the provisions of this Article.
Sec. 4. Every person present
lng himself for registration shal
be able to read and write any
section of the Constitution in the
English language; and, before
Jie shall be entitled to vote
lie shall have paid on or
before the first day of March
" of the year in which he proposes
to vote, his poll tax, as prescrib
ed by law, ror the previous year,
Poll taxes shall be a lien only on
assessed property, and no pro
ess shall issue to enforce the
collection of the same except
against assessed property. :-
Sec. 5. No male person, who
was on January 1, 186, or at
any time prior thereto, , entitled
to vote under the laws . of any
btate in the United btates where
in he then resided, and no linea
-decendant of any such person,
snail be denied the right to reg
ister and vote at any election in
this State by reason of his fail
ure to process the educational
qualifications prescribed in sec
tion 4 of this Article: Provided,
He 6hall have registered in ac
-eordance with the term's of this
Article prior to " December 1,
1908. and no person shall be in-
titled to tegister under this sec
tion after that date.
The General Assembly shall.
. at its first session after the adop
tion of this amendment, provide
the manner in which the classes
-of persons provided for in this
.section shall register.
Sec. 6. All the elections by
the people shall be by ballot, and
all elections by the General As
sembly shall be viva voce.3-
Sec. 7. - Every voter in North
Carolina, except as in this Ar
tide disqualified, . shall be
eligible to office, but before en
tering upon the duties of the of -Ace
he shall take and subscribe
the following oath: 4,I, ... .. .,
do solemnly swear or affirm, that
I will support and maintain the
constitution and laws of the
United States and the constitu
tion and laws of North Carolina,
not inconsistent therewith, and
that I will Jalthfully discharge
the duties of my office as.; . . . .
Co help me God." yl
Sec. 8. The following classes
of persons shall be disqualified
for office: First, all persons
who deny the being of Almighty
God. Second, all persons who'
shall have been convicted or con
fessed their guilt on indictment
pending, and whether sentenced
or not. or under judgment sus
pended, of any treason or felony,
or any other crime for which the
punishment may be imprison
ment in the penitentiary, since
becoming citizens of the United
States, of corruption and mal
practice in office, unless such
person Bhall be restored to the
rights of citizenship in a manner
prescribed by law.
Sec. 9. This act shall be in
force from and after its ratified
tion.
It is very bard to stand idly by
and kco our dour one suffer while
awaiting tbo arrivul of the doctor
Au Albany (N. Y.) dairyman culli
at u urutf store tbern for a doc-tor
come and see bis cnilu, tnen very
sick witn croup. JNot Unding tlx
doctor in, be left word for bun
come ut once on his return. Ho ulso
bought a bottle of Chamber lain
Cough Remedy, which bo boped
would give some relief until the doe
tor should arrive. In a few hours
bis returned, say inji.the doctor neei
not come ,us the child was much bet
ter. Tho dru"L'ist, Mr. OttoScholz
says the family bus since recommcn
(led Chamberlain s Cough Kerned
to their neighbors and friends unti
he has u constant demand for it from
that part of the county.
r or sale by M. C. Yarboro & Co
The following interestingelipping
is from the current number of tb
North Curoli na Journal of Ed ucation
In Switzerland the price of farm
lands is from $600 to $1,600 an acre
and farming pays in spite of these
high values. Switzerland has uo
pauper class, no slums in the cities
und no tramps. The roads are al
most perfect, the streets are cleuu
and there is little need of police or
soldiers. It isacountrv of universal
education, and the best house, many
city or town is the school housu
Effect and cause."
Robbed The 6rve.
A startling iucideut. of which Mr
John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him us U
lows: "1 was in a most area lii-l
ouditiou. Mv skin was almost vel
low, eyes sunken, tongue coated,
pain continually in back aud sidei
no appetite gradually growing
weaker day by day. lhreo pjysi-
cians bad given me up. Fortunately
a friendadvised trying Electric Bit
ters: and to my great joy and sur
prise, the hrst bottle made a decided
improvement. I continued their use
for three weeks and um now a well
man. I know they saved mv life,
and robbed the grave of another
victim." No one should fail to try
them. Only 50 cts., guaranteed, ut
M. C. Yarboro and Cos., drug store
Senator Butler is floodin the State
with copies of his speech incongress
against tho franchise amendment to
the constitution. This plea for ne
gro supremacy is being seut out by
Republicans under the senator '
frank.- Collector Duncan, for ex
ample, is sending out some thou
sands of copies. '' Collector Duucan
bas a great admiration for tho sen;
tor; in fact, he said a few days since
that be loved him. This tenderness
is very beautiful. It has increased
considerably since the winter aud
(arly spring of 1897.
AUGUST FLOWER.
it is a surprising lact says
JProf. Houton, that in my travels
in all parts of the world, for the last
ten years, 1 have met more people
having used Green's August Flower
than any other remedy, for dyspep
sia, deranged liver and stomach and
for constipation. I find for tourists
and salesmen, or for persons filling
office positions, whore headaches
and general bad feeling from irregu
lar habits exist, thatGreen's August
Flower is a grand remedy. It does
not injure the system by frequent
use. and Is excellent for sour stom
achs in iadigestirn " f ample bo'-
tles free at M. C, Yarboro & Co.
Sold by dealers in all civilized
countries. -
Near $5,000 bas- been paid oyer to
the town of Fayetteville and county
of Cumberland during the past few
months from the net profits of the
dispensary, Manager J. W. Ingold
last Satuiday turning oyer $1,200
each to the city and county treas
urers. . ."
We have saved many doctor bills
since we began tisingChamberlain's
Cough Remedy in our home. We
keep a bottle open all the time and
whenever any of my family or my
self begin to catch cold we begin to
use the Cough Remedy, and as a re
sult we never have to send away for
a doctor and incur a large doctor
bill, for Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy never fails to cure. It is cer
tainly a medicine of great merit and
worth.- JD. a. Mkarkle, General
Merchant and Farmer. Mattie, Bed
ford county, Pa.
'Tor sale by M. C. Yarboro & Co.
A
Woman
Only EZnowa
what Buffering from (ailing' of the
womb, whites, painful or Irregular
menus, oranyaisaaieottneuiatinctijr
feminlneorican!. A man may ym; a
thiwi or t'Ky but ha con not know the
ironic alio goes through tha terrible
eulTvrlnft, ao patiently borne, which
Tob her of beauty, hop- and hnppi
Beta. Yet tin tu&uring really il
McELREE'S
Wine oi Card.
will banish It This medicine
cure all " female disease " quick
ly and permanently. It does sway
with humiliating physical exami
nation. Tho treatment may be
taken at home. There is not con
tinnal expense and trouble. The
sufferer i cared and stays mrtd.
Wine of CarJui in becoming the
lending remedy for all troubles of
this class. It costs but $i from any
drujnrnt.
For advice In cases requiring
special directions, address, the
"Ladies Advisory Department,"
The Chattanooga Medicine Co.,
Chattanooga, Tenn. a
MRS. C.J. WEaT, Nashville, Tenn..
errtteu i ''Thl wonderful medicine ought
to be la every houM where there are girl
and women.''
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I am a fanner loc.iied n.-.u" St ny Brook, one of the most malarious
districts in thu State. :ind was both red wh ni.il.iri i f years, at times
so I could not work, nn 1 was always vciy co stipitcd as; well. For
years I had malaria so bad in the spring, wlvn cnsed in plowing,
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