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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24
THE CHANGES IN
THE AMENDMENT !
Continued from first page)


For these and kindred reasons we are
of the opinion that those people. whether
Iettered or unlettered, who have acquired
a knowledge of the principles of free
government by habit, tradition and in
herltance, ought not, in justice, to be dis
franchised For this reason the Logis-
lature submits the present Amendment
It's chief features are contained in sec
tions four and five, and are substan-
TALLY these:
Any person otherwise qualified can vote
who can read and write any sections OF
the Constitution in the English language
except that anyone of any race VINO could
vote. under the laws of any State of the
United States wherein he then resided,
on the first day of January, 1867 or at
any time prior thereto, or who is descend
ed from "a person who could so vote.
shall not be deprived of his right to vote
by reason of not being able to read and
write: Provided, he has paid his poll
tax as prescribed by law; Provided
further, that such person registers under
this law on or before November first. 1908.
This plan of suffrage does not discrm-
mate Illegally against any one. All per-
sons of every race and condition, can
vote who can read and write any por-
tion of the Constitution in the English
language; and in addition thereto, al
persons who have acquired by personal
effect or Inheritance, an understanding
of the principles Of free and enlightened
government can vote.
1t has been said that the creation of
this enabling clause discriminates illeg-
ally against the negro, ard is unjust
This we deny.
Not the least of the blessings which
we hope to come from the adoption of this
Amendment is the great stimulus which
will be given to the cause of education
The requirement that children of age
after the year 1908 shall learn to read
and write is easy for any child, and GER
tainly for the sons of the great Anglo
Saxcn people; and with the incentive
which will be held out to them by this
requirement, illiteracy will shortly be
banished from our State. for experience
teaches that 1.-The position which gives
the strongest stimulus to the growth of
intelligence is that of rising into power,
not that of having achieved it,"
GEO ROUNTREE.
Wilmington NJ c.
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Blood Poison Cured byB B B
Bottle Free to Sufferers.


Deep-seated, obstinate cases, the kind
that have resisted doctors, hot springs
and patent medicine treatment, quickly
yield to B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm),
thoroughly tested for so years. Have you
mucous patches in the mouth? Sore
Throat? Eruptions? Eating Sores?
Bone Pains? Itching Skin? Swollen
Glands? Stiff Joints? Copper Colorcd
Spots? Chancres? liberation on the
body? Hair and eyebrows fall out? Is
the Skin a mass of boils. pimples and
ulcers? Then this wonderful B. 3. B.
specific will completely change the Whole
body into clean, perfect condition, free
from eruptions, and skin smooth with the
glow of perfect health. B. b. b. drains
the poison out of the system so the symp-
toms cannot return. At the same time
b. B. B. builds up the broken down con-
stitution and improves the digestion. So
sufferers may test B. B. b. trial bottle
will be given away free of charge.
=. B. b. for sale by druggists at 81
per large bottle, or 6 large bottles full
treatment) SIS. Complete directions with
each bottle. For trial bottle, address
BLOOD BALM CO., 100 Mitchell street
Atlanta, Ca Describe trouble and Free
medical advice given.
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Card From Professor Olmstead.

To the Editor: Dear Sir-An arti-
Gle appearing in your edition of May
goth. and headed Prof. Olmsted's Po-
ems has quite accidentally and tar
Oily fallen under my observation. And
since the public has been favored with
such elaborated detail concerning
Prof. Olmsted, it seem but fair that
the Professor in question be allowed
space for the correction of a few in
accuracieS.
Allow me then to say. with due
courtesy, that my alleged inference
regarding the culture of Raleigh is Il
fabrication. originating simultaneous
~ with certain of the quotations. |
am compelled TO be candid and mod
est. These quotation are none of
them my own. They are one and all,
positively the coinage Of my reviewer
and historian. Whoever he may be,
he has showered the imaginative
wealth of his invention on me for be-
nevolent purposes best known to him
self
Take for instance the forceful line:
Dreaming lovely fancies mid lucent
lambiencies."
This line could only have origina-
ted with the aforementioned review
er. 1t bears his unmistakable stamp.
He is evidently a writer who furnishes
not only the criticism but the poetry
criticised-a generosity appreciated,
but misplaced. Let him come forth
and reap the reward of his own poetic
fervors. | have no wish TO APP
propriate his due position. / am not
even ambitious of the enforced collab-
Grafton whereby in a single instance
an actual line Of my own was taken
and reset and altered to his taste and
requirements for his especial article
concerning me.
How this line came into his pos
session must remain n mystery more
mystifying than any intention of my
own work.
i, however. acknowledge gratitude
for the unheard-of honor in review
when mo promise has been made as
to the date of publication" With
only perhaps a reserve of regret at
the misleading nature of the same,
believe me. Mr.. Editor.
Approximately yours,
STANLEY OLMSTED.
Cottage Park, Murphy, Cherokee
county, n. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24
WHEN DOCTORS DISAGREE.
What Becomes of the Patient?


Doctors have their hobbies as well as
other people and in the treatment of dis
ease often carry them too far for the
patients good. For instance in the treat
ment of indigestion or dyspepsia many
doctors give bsmuth and nothing else,
others rely on pepsn to bring their pa
tients through, still another doctor treats
stomach troubles with the various vege-
tables with the various vegetable es-
sences and fruit salts.
Now one or the other of those excellent
remedies becomes a hobby with the doc
tor who has had most success with the
particular one in question, because all
of them are first-claSs remedies for in
digestion and dyspepsia, but not one of
them alone is so good as a combination
of all of them, such as is found in
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets which contains
not only vegetable essences and fruit
salts, but also the freshest, purest pep
sin and bismuth, making altogether a
remedy unsurpassed for every form of
Indigestion, sour stomach, nervous dys-
pepsia, belching of gas, distress after
eating, sleeplessness, headaches, etc.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is not a
secret patient nostrum, but you can see
for yourself what it is and knowing this,
its success as n dyspepsia cure is not
surprising. All druggists recommend and
sell them at 80 cents.
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the people in voting for it should de-
clare their intent.
II viii bc observed that to put the
matter completely AT rest, and to make
Il impossible for one part of the
Amendment to stand without the
other. the Legislature has declared in
the first Section that it shall be one
entire and indivisible plan of suf
fragc. IT has consolidated the 18th
and 9Th Sections. and it has added a
new Section declaring that the
Amendment shall stand or fall to-
gcther.
Fourth: The changes relating to
the poll tax as follows:
% The date of payment of the
poll taxes was changed from March
to May. and 10 make it clear to be
paid. the words, his poll tax as pre-
scribed by law which appeared in
the original act. were changed 20
read, his poll tax for the previous
year as prescribed by Article 5, Sec
tion /, of the Constitution BY
turning to Article ). Section /, of the
Constitution, it will be seen that only
these persons who are between the
ages Of tWcnty-one and fifty. and who
are not too poor or too infirm to pay
a poll tax, are required to pay this tax.
In other words, if Il man is too poor
or too infirm to pay poll tax the
County commissioners may relieve
him of payment and he will not be
required to pay any poll tax before
being entitled to vote. If he is over
fifty years of age he will not be re-
quired to pay any poll tax before be-
ing permitted to vote.
(2) The following words which
appeared in Section 4 of the original
act were stricken out at the June SEES
sion. 1900; poll taxes shall be lien
only on assessed property, and no pro-
cess shall issue to enforce the collec-
ton of the same except against assess
ed property This adds no new bur
den, but simply permits poll taxes to
be collected as heretofore from all
persons required to pay them.
Fifth: The Amendment as passed
at the June session. 1900. provides that
il shall 90 into effect on the 1st of
July, 1902, if a majority of the votes
cast in August shall be in favor Of
the Amendment.
Sixth: The Amendment declares in
express terms that the Legislature
shall provide for the making Of n per-
manent record of all persons who can
not read and write who register under
the grandfather clause, and that such
persons so registered SHALL FOltEN-
Err thereafter have the RIGHT TO
VOTE AT ALL ELECTIONS by the
people Of this State. and no Legisla-
ture can HEREAFTER, so long as this
Amendment stands. take from such
persons so registered the right to vote
The Amendment as now presented
is free from every objection that reas-
enable white men can or have urged
against it.
The sole question now is: Do you
want the ignorant negro to continue
to vote. and by his vote elect bad and
corrupt men TO office? No native
white man can say that under the
Amendment in any possible contin-
gency he may lose his right to vote.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24
A CARD OF THANKS.

I wish to say that I feel under lasting
obligations for what Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy las done for our family. We
have used it in so many cases of coughs,
lung troubles and whooping cough, and 1T
has always given the most perfect salts
faction, we feel greatly indebted to the
manufacturers of this remedy and wish
them 20 please accept our hearty thanks.
Respectfully, Mrs. S. Doty, Des MONIES,
Iowa. For sale everywhere. Bobbltt-
Wynne Drug Co. and H. t. Hicks, Drug
gsts, Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24
SunmerPrintiDg

We are now ready for all
classes of Summer Printing.
The great rush we have had
on Catalogues will soon be
over. We thank the news
papers and friends for the
liberal patronage.
1t is necessary to scatter
printing a little more freely
in the dull days of summer
than at any other time. Pcs
tiers. Hand-bills, Circulars.
Cards, etc, etc come in now
and stir up the sluggish
stream OF business
Or perhaps an announce
ment of the coming fall in
tentions is anticipated.
Possibly you will need a
new Ledger, one of the large.
flat opening kind, such as we
are making now.
Whatever it is in the Print
ing or Binding line, let us
have your order and you will
get what you Want.
Edwards & BrOughtOn.
PRINTERS AND BINDERS,
Raleigh, N. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.

Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles. No cure, no pay. All druggists are
authorized by the manufacturers of Pazo
Pile Ointment to refund the money where
it fails to cure any case of piles no mat
ter of how long standing. Cures ordinary
cases in six days the worst cases in four
ten days. One application gives ease and
rest. Relieves itching instantly. This liz
q new discovery and is the only pile rem
edy sold on positive guarantee, no cure,
no Icy. Price SOC. If your druggist don't
keep H. in stock send US SOC. in postage
stamps and we will forward same by mail.
Manufactured by Paris Medicine Co, St
Louis, Mo. Manufacturers of Laxative
Bromo- Quinine and Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24

than the negro, vote for the Amend
ment. If you think the negro is as
good as you are and your equal. vote
against it and pursue your favorite
labor of love and be happy.
Respectfully,
A. A. CAMPBELL.
Murphy. n. c., June 6.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24
MUNYON'S GUARANTEE.
Gs31AH Assertions as TO Just WhaA
tina Aemodiss VIII DO.

Munycn guarantees
that his Ri sumRtisTn
Cure will cure nearly
all cases Of rheuma-
tism In q few hoursi
that his Dyspepsia Care
Will cure indigestion and
AL stomach troublest
that his Kidney euro
will cure 30 per cent.
OF all cases OF kidney
trouble; that his Ca
tarrh Cure will cure
catarrh no matter how
long standing; that hts
Headache Cure will cure
any kind OF hsa dAche in
q few minutes; that
HE Cold Cure viii
quickly break nm ANY
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24

Wilmington, N. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24
OPIUM.
May 18th, 1900.

Opium, Morphine, Whiskey-lf inter
ested in the cure Of these habits, write
For my book on these diseases. Mail
ed free. b. M. WOOLLEY, M. D.,
Atlanta. Ga. bu1
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24

There is probably nothing purer than
the motive of man who lends money
to another when he never expects to get
1t back.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-28

| thought might run and open the
front door and boiler for the police. But
While I was ciphering these things over
in my mind and trying to decide what
to do, and then thinking at the same
time of my own safety, and fascira ted
all the while by the sight. of those men
digging away in there so t 1 couldn't
move, one of them made jab at the
other and run him clean through the
body!
THAT shook me loose; before L could
turn and get fairly Started the Teller
that had been stabbed and that had sunk
down when the sword hit him, began &c
get UP again. and the man that had stab
bed him drew his sword out from under
the other feller's arm, saying to him:
..,Not so bad Tony! Not 50 bad!'
"And this desperate duel. between two
men fighting for their lives and to kill
each other, was only practice; and I'd
been standing there looking on like a
guy. But I says to myself, All right,
my sons, We now proceed to clean out
the lower part of the house and retire:
and you can have another round II you
want to- and I did turn and start; but
by that time the men had got a little
through their putting and blowing. and
the Teller that had been down, that the
other man called Tony, was laughing.
and he says:
e ".My, but that's hot work. hey?' and
the other Teller says:
"Tony, that's worth a bottle of beer.
'Well, now, I says to myself. If you've
got an ice chest right where you are.
all right: but if you haven't. I'm likely
to be out And was out: the beer was
downstairs. The minute they turned for
the door I turned for the cellar. and
heard .em in the dining-room overhead.
hoping. of course. all the time: but they
were long-winded chaps; they got out
and ct and drinked and chinned until
could see the first slimmer of the morn
ing coming through the cellar window
that I'd come in at, and it was time for
me to go;. they'd done me out OF the
lower half now. as well as the upper,
the whole business, in fact, and thought
as I went down the road that besides
losing night I'd kind o make FOOL
of myself, to boot."-New York Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-28
FATAL ACCIDENT.
"A Lady Killed by Falling With a
Iinhted Lamp-EIks Parade.

SllIc(A -iIdNts
CHARLCTTESvILDE, VA, Feb. 81
Special.-Niss Julia Payne met with a
fatal accident about o'clock last eve
ming She had stepped out on the back
porch at the residence of Mr.. Broadus
Flanagan. on High street and while hold
ing lamp for servant to get coal, she
leaned against the banister, which gave
away throwing her to the ground and
bursting. the lamp, the flames of which
caused death almost instantly.
Miss Payne was about sixty years OF
age, and member of one of the most
highly respected and influential families
in this section.
The Staunton Ell1s, one hundred strong.
accompanied by the celebrated Stonewall
Band, arrived In the city at AIS this at
teroon on a special train. They were
ioInsd at the Union station by the
charlottesville Lodge of Elks, and at 1870
occurred one of the grandest parades
which has been witnessed in this city for
many DAYS. The Elks' minstrels, aided by
Tho Stonewall Band, gave an entertain
ment at the Auditorium a $50, the pros
<ceeds of the entertainment being turned
over to the charity fund of the city,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-28
PAVING FOR NEWPORT NEWS.
School Board Takes Action on the Alb
sencc of Mr. Powell


NEWPORT NEWS, VA, Feb. 27-Spe-
cial.-Newport News Is about to do her
first paving. Bids were opened to-day
in the presence of about hundred repre-
sentatives of the various concerns. The
figures have not been scheduled, but
apparently the lowest bids are those oa
Warning & Co., Newport News; Jacoby
Washington, granite block, and Trinidad
Asphalt Company, Cleveland, sheet as
phalt. The latter bid $3.50 Other sheet
asphalt bids ranged from s407 ito s4.15.
It is stated that Brandy, of the Trinidad
Company. smashed a combination by
his bid. The block asphalt people re-
fused to bid on the specitica TONS say
ing it was impossible for them to do
So
About three score paving men are here
and the town is full of talk.
The School Board met tonight and
took official cognizance of the prolonged
and mysterious absence of Superintend-
ent of Schools Thomas Temple Powell.
The State Board of Education will be
off:ciany notified and asked Ito make
provisions at once, so teachers may: be
legally paid.
Nothing at all has been heard from
Mr.. Powell
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-28
NOTABLE WEDDING.
nIr. II. Snowdcn Marshall and Miss
Isabel Coupcr Stiles.

1SaDelSOupcf StlIeS.
SAVANNAH, GA. Feb. FT-Special.-
The wedding of Mr. II. ST. 5wden Mar
shall! and Miss Isabel Copper Stiles, Of
this city, which was celebrated to-day
at noon in Christ's church, was one OF
the events of the season.
The church. which is the oldest in Sa-
yannah, and to which a great deal Of
historical interest attaches. was charm
ingly decorated with growing plants and
palms. The day was gloriously beauti-
full. and the church was filled With the
leaders of the fashionable society.
Promptly at noon the bridal party en-
tered the church. The bride, who was
charmingly Eowned in white satin. trim
med with lace and mousseline de sole,
and wore a tulle veil caught with orange
blossoms and diamond crescent en-
tered the church leaning on the arm OF
her brother The bride was preceded
up the aisle by the ushers, DR.. H. T.
Marshall and Messrs. J. S. Bryan, Julian
Wells, Redmond c. Stewart, Edward
Elliott and Arthur Elliott. The bride
was met at the chancel steps by the
groom and his best man, Mr.. j. Mark
ham Marshall.
After the ceremony d handsome we'd
ding breakfast was given ait the resi-
dence of. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lee Mcr-
cer to which only the family were In
yited. The house was eNGuisltely deco
rated with plants and flowers. Among
those present from a distance were COL
onel and Mrs Charles Marshall Mr.. and
Mrs. Tunstall Smith. Miss Bessie Cooke,
Mr. Charles Marshall. Jr. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lowell, Mr. and Mrs. Frank ScreveE.
The presents were numerous and very
beautiful.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-28
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
A Nj sht With Good Deal of Incident
Rut Not AI1,cl. Gain.

..The strip of light that lay across the
floor of the upstairs hall OF this house
that 7 was in, and the hail picket OF light
that stood on the wall on the opposite
side of The stairway" said the retired
burglar, came from room in when,
as l peered across the floor OF the nan,
from where 1 stood on the stairs l could
hear two men talking. That was good
many men for me to handle awake, ana
decidedly wide awake, as these, men evil
IDENTIFY were, and it seemed to be clear
that I had lost half a night, or at least,
half a house, for l wasn't going to get
anything here upstairs, only what could
gather up down.
e."But as I listened to these men
couldn't help getting interested in them.
I couldn't see them from where [ stood
then, but I could hear them perfectly
plain. and they were talking earnestly,
and pretty soon they began talking an
grily; not loudly but meaning; business.
I didn't see how they could possibly talk
TO each other the way they was dom
without lighting: and presently i heard
two chairs slide back, together, and 1
knew they was up and l expected every
second to hear 'em :bifT biff! plugging
away at each other, and when I didn't
hear that I thought sure I'd hear em
banging away at each other with guns,
but didn't hear that. either! but in
about a second did hear the sound of
metal against metal, those fellows were
at it with swords!
Then of course I climbs the stairs
without any hesitation and walks around
to where I could look in at. 'enl-a COM
pany of men might have walked there
then and they never heard it-and there
they was a fighting with rapiers and
ripping and slashing and stabbing at
each other in way to make a peace
able's mans blood run, cold, and knew
4 ought to stop EN- before they killed
each other: But the question was how
solid sort of men; and the two of@them,
IL they'd a. lit onto@me toge thersc could
have tied me up i'm double bowknot
ana laid me up agains wall some
where TIL they got ready to carry me
.off. I'd got to do somethin though.
or they'd kill each other in about a
minute. ;ss
sz..I though first Il d s run. down stairs
and kick in a window to divert their
minds. then thonght q. fal lin down
I stairs myself, as being quicker. and then