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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09
ATTEMPT TO KILL CUBAN
Merchant Fires Intellectual Shot at Ex-
Governor Nunez.

Havana. March 6.-An attempt was
made this evening to kill General
Emilio Nunez. ex-governor of the
province of Havana, while he was
passing through San Miguel street.
Jose Cisneros. 8. merchant, who has
had a personal grudge of long stand
ing against General Nunez, fired two
shots at him but neither took effect.
Cisneros was arrested and. said he
had selected today to kill General
NuDez, because the latter's daughter,
Marie, was to be married tonight t.
Edgar Ravel. son of a millionaire
sugar DIanter.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09
UNCLE BILLY'S CONVERSION.
\ True Story of II Fisherman and
How He Was Brought Into the
Light-The Need of Home Mission

I>CJu O 11O1flc 1Vl1SSlOD
Work.
tRev. c. A. Wood. in N. G. Christian
Adrocate.)
The late Rev. II. 3. Clarke told the
writer that lille he was serving a
circuit in the eastern part of this
State he visited a family Of father,
mother, and eight children. The old
est was a girl Of 20 years Of age. She
told him that she had never been to
Sunday school and had never heard
Il sermon in her life. and neither had
any Of the other children. Brother
Clarke persuaded them TO start to
Sunday school and before the end of
the year he look several of them into
the church. The strangest part Of this
story was that the father Of this fam
lily had in his youth attended a Meth
Odist college.
In answer to a request for incidents
illustrating home mission work sent
all the preachers serving mission
work sent all the: preachers serving
mission. charges in our conference. the
following letter was sent me by a
preacher who Travelled for some years
in the eastern part Of the State, and
the incident it describes happened
while he was in charge of q work in
the suburbs OF. one Of the best old
towns in North Carolina, and the river
mentioned is one OF our largest riv-
erS.
AIC AAolAC1 ia OI lHlS river are
desperately WickeG men. and Uncle
Billy had been. a fish ern1an all his life.
went frequently to the river to buy
q shad and talk to the fishermen. In
this way / became acquainted with
Uncle Billy. One day ] missed him
and on inquiring where he was I was
told that he was sick. When l SAID
J would go to sec him I was advised
not to do so, as lie had nc use fol-
preachers and would curse me if
went about him.
L insisted on going. however, an(
was pointed to 3 little house close tt
the river. built OF pine poles with
q roof made Of scraps of metal he ha
picked up where. some stores hae
burned. Tho chimney was made o
SUCKS and dirt. and there was no foo,
az a.. simply the native dirt.
hen | got to; the door he wa
lylns on a bed of rotten rags yer,
Sex with pneumonia. + suppose tina
all the furniture in the house woul,
not have brought twenty-five cents a
auctfon. stopped at the door "a
-hn 70 curse me, before entering. I'm
ne Old man he4d out his hand tn ~
tu ! stepped over the door sill an,
'"K mold Of his hand: ~ "A1
he said. I ana mighty sicks
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09
INSPECT sOuTHB0UND LINE
ENGINEER OF NEW RoAD
ARRIVES At WADESBORo
AFTER INSPECTION.

lSpecial to News and Observer
Wadesboro, y. c.. March b.-tol-
onel O. II. P. Cornell, chief englneel
of the Winston-Salem ~outnoouio
Ra;lway the proposed new road from
Minston-Salenl to WadesbOrO, reach
ed here tonight, finishing a tour OF IN
snection of the right Of way, All OF
which has been secured " the
two points.
Colonel Cornell was accompanle,
by Messrs. Tillman n freeman. o.
Winston-Salem, who are hnanclaiiF
interested in the new enterprise. NJ
n,ors are ahoat here that the work OF
construction will begin this Sprlne-
The party came through in a carriage
Colonel Cornell will not talk.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09
Heavy Storm. in Alabama,
(By the Associated Press.

CBy the Associated Press.)
Luverne, Ala. March "a eeVere
storm swept over Crenshaw county
after dark tonight and considerable
damage is reported in the rural sec
tons. At Nerniedge, the Methodist
church was blown down and several
tenement houses were destroyed. The
gin Of j. A. Bell was destroyed and
his residence was struck by lightning.
so Tar as can be learned, no lives were
lost, but telephone wires are demoral-
lied and reports from the ountry are
meager,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09
THE SOUL is THE MIND IN Us
THE "CARNAL MIND" is
SATAN IN Us.
Continued fcrom Page Five.)

whatsoever he shall hear that shall he
speak and he will show you things to
come Here are psychic phenomena
in abundance promised US by Him
whose promise fails. And all
these things, except the last, we COM
monty and continually call physical,
until it is difficult to be free from
this habit. He will show YOU things
to come" The physical eye car never
see into the future. hat surely must
be done by us spiritually or pSychi-
cally, because hose things to come
in the future cannot possibly be pres
cnt here and now for us to see them;
and certainly we are enabled to do it
only in a spiritual Way-by the Spirit
of truth, when, by His aid, we put
ourselves fully into His power and out
Of Satan's power.
And then He will speak" to us and
we will hear" Him. However much
We may think otherwise, under the
deception of heredity and the physical
senses. sO-called, speaking and hear
inS are spiritual II soul or psychic
acts effected by a spirit or a soul
mouth and brain. God is a spirit"
And Adam and Eve heard the voice
OF the Lord God walking in the ar
den" and God talked with them, then
and there. and they talked with God.
Gen. 3:S-9. And, in same
way, the spirit or truth
shall hear and shall speak" to us
and We will hear" Him. And HE
will guide us into all truth OF curse
this guidance will chiefly be into spirit
ual truth for the salvation Of souls
but the text says. Into all truth" and
verify believe that every great dis
cOvery such as those by Copernicus
by Newton, by Galileo and Kepler. by
Gutenberg, by Watts. Stephenson AND
Fulton, by Mccormick, by Morse, by
Edison. by Westinghouse, by Maroon
and by all others for the blessing O.
man. has been made by the Spirit OF
truth guiding souls into the sanctuar,
OF GODS stOrehOuse of knowledge, love
and law. n there, Himself.
ing unto them these practical for us
Gods children.
Now what is the practical good O
all this? When we know the diseas,
and Know some specific remedy which
some good doctor will gladly give Vi
Tor the asking, it is exceedingly cas-,
to cure that disease and be foreye
free from it. When we realize tha
we are not mere creatures Of flesh an,
blood and bone, but that these ar
mere incidents of our existence. an,
mat We are souls. veritable parts O
our Eather God. in bondage to Sata
through sin and that the spirit q
truth" with all Gods love. omnipo
tence ana omnlscence, Will gladly cono
, INTO us, merely for the asking. an
; Make US free" from Satan fo
. our eternal salvation and fo, IN
If such blessings as I hay
$ Just stated, and millions of other
: men we see the practical good of a
. TINS, n can be more practic;
ano natural than this: Behold
9 stand at ne door and knock: If an
| man hea. my voice and open -
:, door,*i will come in to him; and W;
) sup with him, and he with me? ?" Ho
can this be. Unless the Spirit {
uu,h. proceeding -fram-the. Fathe
sats with US. by being in our bodis.
aHos"e thus sup together? ~.
= PAUL b.. MEANS.
e l.. I1e SUNLIGHT Of
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09
To Electrify New York Terminals,
(By the Associated Press

10Y TIE ASSOc1ated PresS.1
PlttsburG. Pa, March t6.-The West
Electric and Manufacturing
here has started work on g
o,OOO,OOO contract given by the
pennsylvania railroad for the electri-
hcatlOn of its New York terminals,
including the tunnels and terminals
at Jersey City and Long Island. &C
cording to an announcement made to-
night by Westinghouse officials.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09
Honor for the Wriehts

Munich, March 6.The technical high
school Of Munich has conferred the
honorary degree of doctor of technical
science on Wilbur and Orv;lta
Wright, the American aeroplarists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09

me sunlight of happiness seldom
rails upon a shady reputation.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-13
ENJOYED Bible Student

Dear Miss Thomas-I have written one Ie..
ter 20 the Household page ana as mlsss ss
tbe waste basket / am back again. wouio
be glad II 1 could write like some OF tne
uousehoIders They certainly are talented IN
usinr the pen. BY the pen you can help those
Who need YOU even where you cannot go.
Won can send consoling words TO those IN
trouble TO the sufferer and even 20 one VINO
has 10 remain in bed each day and hour. Ger
tsinl,1 the letter OF Bible Student in March
Issue will be highly appreciated by sad moth
erS Il is such a cheering letter. Just think.
IN that bright and beautiful city there snail
be no night and God Himself shall wipe away
ali tears from their eyes. Isn't IL worth
striving for? And yet think how easy II Is
to get there. Gods word says Come unto
me All We that labor and are heavy laden
anc / will give you rest; take my yoke upon
YOU and learn Of me. for 1 am meek ana
lowly IN heart and We shall find rest TO your
souls for my yoke is easy and my burden is
light There shall be no sorrow, sickness
nor diving up there. There is much 70 De SAID
on many Of the subjects before the house. but
/ will wait until next time.
In conclusion. let me give you a good mot
to. True nobility consists in making every
act Of our lives an honor TO our Maker.
Gods noblemen are men Of royal birth; they
inherit tho charity that smiles on all humani-
~ the heroism that enables them TO conquer
self and the courtesy which is natural
instinct 20 a heart at peace with God and
the world. To be truly noble we must do
only noble deeds and II our praises are not
sung on earth the recompense shall be ours
Nv and nv r. s. +.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-13

called Il love. Poohi the idea!
What is purer, nobler than the love that
strikes out the lure OF and leaves only the
attraction OF two human souls? That love We
call friendship. Where is a better gift than
the love OF a good. true friend. one In whom
we NAV nut our trust and TO whom We may
tell all our sOrrows? One who hasn't gooo
true friend 10 whom they can open M their
hearts at any time I fear misses the greatest
consolation and pleasure found. for nothing can
quite take the place Of a good. true r1eno.
Regarding the love between the sexes ~
seems to me that women display more selI-
sacrifice in their affection than men IaLhe
"a as a rule there is more delight IN service,
more joy in sacrifice. and less display OF an
unworthy passion in her life. She spends her,
self freely for her husband and ehnoren anu
their good and their happiness Is her IRE s
work What is IL that carries her through uhs
uever-euding duties and patient snfferng
Love Not only love for her family ont love
FOR All that Is good and true and love Tor her
heavenly Father. -. n
wbT is il we have a Saviour today? Be
cause God 50 loved the world that He gave Ills
oniv bexotten son to- save us. am sure that
every one viii agree with me that love Is the
most interesting thing in the world ana tnat
there Is nothing better and purer tnan True
love. m a. ..-
h,t i see this Is getting lengthy and / must
not take IN too much space. -,
YES dear readers. l am really gong. buen-
els Of love to all the old maids ana osSnSloes'
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-13
WANTS STATE TO TAX
ITS USELESS DOGS

Editor OF Semi-weekIy Journal: There seems
TO be quite a number of useless dogs in Geor-
gia, II they are as numerous all over the state
as they in Hart county. Now few good
dogs on the farm and elsewhere is all right
But there are a lot of worthless dogs pilfer-
ing around, sucking eggs, killing sheep, are in
some other meanness. and such dogs are a
regular nuisance. II there ever was time
when Georgia needed a dog tax it is now
There is very little game to hunt and if Geor-
gia had law taxing dogs from $500 TO $500
per head per annum, the worthless dog would
soon be extinct. aud game would increase. In
fact. we need law to protect the game. 1t
seems to nae that II is time the people or
Georgia were waking up on the dog question
A tax of $500 per head annually and applied
to the school fund would help to educate many
little fellow. And where the worthless dog
had been getting the scraps, etc, from tle
table, the chickens and hogs would get IT. and
that would help to raise many chickens and
hogs.
But the most important part of a law tax
ing dogs, and thereby reducing their number,
would be protecting us against many MAD
dogs and there is no comparison between the
dog and the human family, and read IN
the papers every few days OF some haTu.
been bitten by mad dog. So, ! say. let rs
have a dog law. IL is not only a serious
thing to be bitten by mad dog but ii is
pensiVe.
Quite a number were bitten in this county
last year, nine In two families were bitten IN
one day. Speak to your representatives and
senators about II. for II would be a law that
would help all the people Of Georgia.
Yours truly, J. r. BLACKAfON.
Hartwell, Ga.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-13
Am interesting Subject

Dear Householders: Here ] am knocking for
adruiftance again Very well. / VIII lift the
latch and cone In I want 20 say a few words
On -sths most Interesting thing IN the world -
Nothing ~ the long story OF our race Is one
tnTf - IMPORTANT - love There can be no
Doubt tat Il - the most interesting thing in
the world Love itself Il the Durest thing
God ever made" some great writer has said.
II appears 70 me that love Is affection
rhica II strerE and eager enOpgh 10 undergo
any seIfsscrffice. il the passion which will
nof stand this self-sscrfficing test worthy to
- called hy the name u Love-
Tzizre are many kinds Of love
That fiH the human breast
The love that fills the heart.
ne love that gives IL rest
But the sweetest love % all
That stands the noblest test.
Il the love that leads life
To It's fullest and its best
We quife often eases that are called love
kut really It's only tire counterfeit Of II and
It's b. a. common the genuine. par
ffaI co---rnat-nn OF this + TO be found in
tie records o. tire police courts and the scan
dals told IN the papers Bot this. dear friend.
= only tire sham. the spurious. and yet they
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-13
FILIBUST GRIPS
MICHIGAN ASSEMBLY

LANSING. Mich. April 10.-The house 90 rep
Iesentatiyes had a full grown filibuster in Dros
ress when il adjourned last night until Monosy.
The insurgents, mastering q votes on a roll
cali. were up in arms against a decision OF
Speaker Colin P. Campbell which they charged
was contrary to the constitution of the state.
TIE speaker ruled that when the house had
refused to wit5draV bill from commit
tee. a subsequent motion for such VT hdrawaI
was out Of order This. the insurgents charg-
ed was contrary TO a constitutional provision
that a majority shall always be In control Of all
IeCislst ton pending in the house.
During the debate Representative Dilsenbury
declared that the speakers ruling pleased no
one but a smiling telegraph and telephone lob
By But this intiInat ton that the Speakers
ruling could create a precedent for snotherfng
in coumitIc a bill 10 tax telegraph and teie-
phone companies on the value of their proper
~. Instead Of allowing them to pay a specific
tax on earnings. which reform. both the Re
publican and Democratic parties are pledged.
lost some force when the house commifte on
taxation yesterday afternoon favorably reported
the telegraph and telephone by q majority vote.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-13

We ought 70 be in talking to the Lord. and
not ask for things that we do not need. ana
There are a very great many things that we
should pray for. We should be in earnest and
expect our prayer 70 be answered We should
not call over large collection OF words just
to hear our voice. or to be heard Of men.
Just before the earthquake at Charleston,
there was young man In our county that had
been converted, and he got to be quite an en-
thusiastic worker in the weekly prayer-metings
On this particular night they met, and IL Is
said that he was leading IA prayer ana had
prayed for everything, from the rivers TO the
asking the Lord to impress the people OF mat
community, and said. ''Oh! Lord, send a
round about here 50 that they may see the
guilty distance they stand from Thee. The
brethren were saying Amen when this OLD
the brethren we're frightened almost out Of
their Wits.
Their prayer had been answered and they
were not expecting II, and not prepared for the
answer Put we hope the shaking up did
them a lasting good.
We should always be ready to try to help
some one to a better life. Last spring our
pastor held a chiIdren's meeting every after.
noon for a week. One evening my little girl
came i'm and said Mamma, the preacher has
asked MS all to pray for him when we say our
prayers. I have promised him that l would
but l don't know what to say" l told her
in few words that she could understand
asking God to bless him in his work. AND
not night in a whole year has she forgotten
her promise. Always ends her prayer by ask
ing the Lord TO bless Bro Echols. Her little
brother listens to her. and after the new pastor
came he called me one night and said, Nam
ma. make sister say, Lord bless Bro Sap
pingtno' too" and he has added that to bis
prayer % HIS own accord.
II seems that children naturally think their
pastors perfect. and a word from them can De
great help. Even II the child is young they
remember the attenti 9S PAID p theP PilcwE1J.
Norcross, Ca
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-13
Word TO the Weary

Dear Miss Thomas-After an absence Of
nearly a year. may come againl And may
sit BY those who are in trouble and need
help? I do not know that I can help them,
bu. / lust want to tell them to look on the
bright side Of life; keep the sunshine OF a
living faith in their hearts; not to let the
shadows OF discoura cement and dependency
fall on their paths. However weary they may
be the promises of God will, like the stars
at night. never cease to shine TO cheer ana
strengthen
The harder the task the more need OF sing
ing for hopeful spirit will discern the sill
yer lining of the darkest cloud. Back OF all
planning and doing. with its attendant dis
couragements and Eindrances, shines the light
OF Divine promise and help. Be cheerful Tor
Il IL the key to the only happy life. The
times may be hard, but it will make them
no easier to wear a sad and gloomy counte-
nance.
You have troubles; so have others. None OF
US are free from them. Perhaps. It is well
that we should not be. 1t would be duh
life IL there was nothing to disturb US. Though
things look dark sometimes, the lane will turn
and the night will end in broad day. What
IS I'll becomes we'll; what is wrong becomes
right We are not made to hang down our
they are departing from the paths Of common
sense and right. Cultivate what is warm and
genial, mot the cold and repulsive, the dark
aud morose; try to live down prejudice. It
is sad thing to find ourselves amid ruined
hobes to sit down with folded hands and
say. Thus far life has been a failure" De-
eide at once upon noble purpose: then take
IL up bravely. bear IL off joyfully. lay II
down triumphantly. Never despair, for with
the promise Of God we can bear up under
anything and should press on and never falter
or fear.
with much love to Miss Thomas Suppose
most Of you have forgotten.
Robert, Ga. RUTH.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-13

upon legislative service with the state
Judge BLACKWELL was born in Jasper
county, Ga. on May 80. 1s4S He enlist
ed in the Confederate service, October IS
1861, and served throughout the war, sur
rendering with Johnson's army at
Greensboro. n. c., in 1866. The following
October he married Miss Addie E. Bow
dom, of Putnam county, and entered up
on the peaceful pursuit of farming.
In 1869 he was elected justice OF the
peace for BlackwelPs militia district. but
refused to serve undee commission from
Governor Bullock. After the election of
Democratic governor IN was again
elected justice of the peace, and served
for fourteen years. He was appointed
judge of the Jasper county court by Gov
ernor Mcdaniel for one year, to fill the
unexpired term of Judge Bailey. At the
expiration of his short term he was re-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-13
How Is ThiS2

Dear Household: Would you mind welcoming
another newcomer in your cosy-corner?
IL has been over five weeks since I've heard
from Dear Heart and the thought OF It is
most breaking my heart" / have Thought Of
writing him and asking the reason why but
felt that IL wasn't my place 10 write him for
wrote last.
Some one SAYS. Girls make such pitiful ex-
cuses for his neglect, he may be IN or busy
or perhaps she has offended him some uavi
indifferent"
Though Il is hard for me to believe that lin
difference is the cause OF his not writing
afted the many ways he has proven his esteem
can't believe it, Does anyone advise me n
SEND card or letter, or would you Just ''drop
him and trouble no more about it7
The silence hurts, and this is awfuIIy serious
with me- Would appreciate anyone telling me
what would be the proper thing to do
Love to all AMY.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-13

Douglas s. Macarthur. the real estate
dealer OF Lumber City, Ga, is to be
Montgomery county's representative in
the general assembly.
Just % years of age. Mr.. Macarthur will
be one of the youngest legislators who
ever stood in the halls of Georgia's as
sembly. Notwithstanding his age, it is
said, he defeated two of the strongest
men in Montgomery county for his place:
Mr.. Macarthur is a native of Montgom-
cry county, and is the only living son
of Hon. Walter T. Macarthur, of that
county. Educated at the University of
Georgia, he entered the banking bust
ness, becoming cashier of a bank when
he was 10 years of age, and is president
when he was 81. At that same age. when
he was just turning his majority, he was
unanimously elected mayor of Lumber
City. Retired from the banking business
in 1903 and returned to his home Wood
land" five miles from Lumber City,
which is the manor of magnificent farm
on which some 800 acres are in cultiva
ton. He married a daughter of Hon.
Matt Cook, present representative from
Telfair county, and is the father of three
children. Mr.. Macarthur devotes his en-
tire time to agricultural pursuits, and
is making now a special study of fores-
try in preparation for a bill he will in
troduce at the first session to create a
commission of forestry which will en-
courage the preservation of the states
forests.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-13
ALABAMA EDUCATORS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April W.-Ihe
18th annual convention of the Alabama
Educational association came to a close
today. The executive committee will Sc
lect either Birmingham or Mobile for the
next meeting place. The following Of
ficers were elected:
n. r. Baker, Ensley, president; I. w.
McAdory, Birmingham, first vice presi-
dent; Miss Julia Tutweiler. Livingston,
second vice president; Mrs. E. S. Colston,
Mobile, third vice president; w. c. Griggs,
Birmingham, secretary; ]. M. Davidson,
Elyton, treasurer. The executive commit
tee is composed of A. F. Harmon, David
A. Murphy and ]. B. Hobby.