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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C„ FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1938 ADVENTURERS' CLUB HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES OF FEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF! *‘A Dog’s Premonition” By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Headline Hunter H ello everybody: , Do animals possess “second sight”? I mean, do they— because they are closer to Nature—receive mysterious advance warnings of evil that fail to touch our less sensitive conscious ness? Sometimes it seems that way. A California friend of mine had a pet cat. One day a few years ago the cat suddenly jumped on his lap, the picture of terror. Her fur was standing on end and she meowed excitedly and buried her head in her master’s coat. He leaned over, surprised at her strange ac tions, to see what was the matter, ar.d the next minute over went the chair, man and cat in a heap. An earthquake had struck that part of the Pacific coast, and the cat—he is convinced—received advance warning! All of which brings us to today’s adventurer, John W. Herbst of Flushing, L. I. John has a dog who acted strangely on a certain day in ,April, 1933. John has good reason to remember that day—the twenty- fourth—because he lost his right hand in an accident that almost took his life. John’s dog is a shepherd named “Pal”—and what a name! John was a railroad conductor in those days and Pal WAS his pal. Every night, John says, when he was ready to go to work Pal would come to him with his rubber ball and drop it in his master’s hand to be put away in a drawer. Then Pal would “shake hands” with his master. Dog Wouldn’t Go Through His Tricks. Every morning when John returned, the dog would be waiting for him. Joyously, Pal would take the morning paper up to the house and then sit up and bark before the drawer until John gave him his ball. This, John says, had been going on daily for years. But on the night of April 24, 1933, as John kissed his wife and started for work as usual. Pal was not up to his usual tricks. He paid no attention to the rubber ball and instead of offering his paw, sat glumly re> Pal Wouldn’t Shake Hands. garding his master with downcast looks. This was a new one on John and it puzzled him. John was puzzled still .more when, as he started down the stairs the dog took hold of the leg of his overalls and PULLED HIM BACK. L*T patted him on the head,” John writes, “and tried to shake hand* f» with him, but he kicked up a fuss of barking- and crying and when I pushed him away he again caught hold of my leg.” John’s Wife Thought It a Warning. Women are more sensitive than men to things bordering on the oo>, cult and John’s wife was no exception. She immediately took Pal’s actions to be a warning and asked her husband to stay home that day. But John laughed at the idea and promising to be careful, went to work. He wishes now he had listened to what he is convinced was a real warning. A few hours later John was taking his freight train out of Long Island city. He gave the starting signal to the engineer and swung on board. As the cars started to move John heard the sound of a brake scraping and locating the car he climbed aboard. And just as he released the set brake Fate put a stop to his railroad career. Lost His Hand and Almost His Life. The brake chain snapped—John slipped and fell under the train—he saw the wheels coming too late—his hand hurt him terribly and the next second he was lying on the roadbed bold ing the bleeding stump of his severed right hand! Followed months in the hospital. Blood poisoning set in, and John’s Weight went from 179 pounds to 92. Back home Pal was disconsolate. The dog had not been taken to see his master but still he seemed to know. The rubber ball lay unheed ed on the floor; instead he guarded and nursed John’s working cap that had been brought to him. Finally on July 1 John came home. Pal was so excited that they had to tie him up fqr fear that he would hurt his still invalid master. After a while they let him go and the dog surprised every one by his actions. Instead of jumping all over John he ap proached his idol gently. He sniffed the bandage and licked John’s remaining hand. Pal Now a Sober Guardian. And from that day, John says, the character of Pal changed. Instead of the playful Pal of other days he now became a sober watchdog and took up a tireless vigil at his sick master’s side. “No one can touch me to this day,” John ends. “It seems as though Pal blames himself for letting me go to work that April day and now thinks it his duty to protect me as long as I have only one hand.” You’re right, John. “What an experience and—what a dog!” Scientists, I suppose, would say it is impossible for a dog or any animal to give such a warning as Pal did. They would use a lot of big words proving their contention, too. Maybe they’re right. I don’t know. All I know is THESE THINGS DO HAPPEN! Copyright.—WNU Service. The Fall of Nassau In 1776, during the war between Great Britain and the American col onists, a fleet of eight vessels was sent by the latter to Nassau, capital of the Bahamas, with instructions to capture the large quantities of muni tions believed to be stored there. This force, under Admiral Hopkins, landed a detachment on the eastern extremity of New Providence island and marched on Nassau. Forts Mon tague and Nassau surrendered with out resistance, and the new “Grand Union flag,” consisting of the Union Jack in the first quarter and thir teen red and white stripes to repre sent the independent states, was hoisted over Fort Nassau. The in vaders took 100 guns and a small quantity of other war munitions. But they left the following day. Definition of University According to a well established tradition, James A. Garfield, in a Williams college alumni address de livered in New York city in 1872, said: “My definition of a university is Mark Hopkins at one end of a log and a student at the other.” The quotation, however, does not occur in the speech as it was re corded, but a similar line of thought was expressed by Garfield in a let ter which he wrote the same year. Mark Hopkins (1802-1887), was one of the ablest and most successful American educators and was presi dent of Williams college in Massa chusetts when Garfield was a stu dent there. Garfield particularly liked the stress which Hopkins placed upon the development of the individual student. Grant Once Ready to Quit During the Civil war, Ulysses S. Grant once packed his belongings and was ready to start for home. He felt, as he told William T. Sher man, that he was in the way. But Sherman talked him into staying. This Is a Different “Law” The "law” in “mother-in-law” and “father-in-law” is not the same word as “law” in the sense of a le gal mother or father, but is derived from the old English word, “lage,” meaning “marriage.” Valley of Oaxaca The valley of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico, was the abode of the highly civilized Zapotec and Mixtec Indi ans, whose cities and religious build ings, covered by the dust of many centuries, have been unearthed. Naming Days of Week Days of the week are named after celestial bodies and elements in Ja pan—Sun, Sunday; moon, Monday; fire, Tuesday; water, Wednesday; wood, Thursday; metal, Friday, and earth, Saturday. A Good Scout Never Whimpers John Taylor, Troop 53 of Astoria, Long Island, grits his teeth and refuses to let a whimper get past his lips as an ambulance doctor sets his broken arm. His buddy, Scout Robert Ressiga, (left) whispers words of en couragement. John broke his arm in an impromptu baseball game while the Scout troop was on a hike. Submarine Nature Study A boy and a girl student of the class of I oology at the University of Miami shown at the bottom of Silver springs at Ocala, Fla., as they photographed a turtle while 20 feet below the surface. Clad in diving helmets the entire class took turns at exploring the springs’ bottom as a departure in their nature studies. LOUIS XIX? Meet “Louis XIX,” king of France and Navarre, duke of Nor mandy, Prince Louis Philippe of Bourbon, grandson of the lost Dau phin, who history says died in a Parisian prison during the French revolution, but who legend declares was spirited safely away to Ameri ca. “King Louis XEX” earns his living as a night watchman in Ndw Orleans and lives in a grimy board ing house, but stoutly proclaims he is the rightful heir to the throne of France. SUMMONS DEVOUT Babes From the Woods Cardinal Rodrique Villeneuve, archbishop of the ancient L^e of Quebec, who recently announced that the National Eucharistie con gress would be held in Quebec, June 22 to 2S. In his announcement, Car dinal Villeneuve noted that the lo cale of the congress was well chosen because “Quebec is the cradle of the faith in Canada and North America.” Orphaned when their mother was shot by a hunter in the Maine woods, these baby bears were found by a game warden near Augusta, and are being taken care of until able to fend for themselves. They are only a few weeks old. When they are a little more mature they will be released in the woods. Comer Pennies for Tax Protest Larry Warwick of Wayne, Pa., left, and Robert Baumann of Floral Park, N. Y., both students at Rennselaet Polytechnic institute, Troy, N. Y., with some of the $2,500 of pennies collected by students of the institute from local banks and stores in an effort to corner the penny market in Troy aa a protest against “hidden taxes.” IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson By REV. HAROLD L». LUNDQUIST. D«an at ttaa Moody Blbla ImtituU of Chicaco. n Woatorn Kewapapor Union. Lesson for April 24 receiving vision FOR SERVICE LESSON TEXT—Mark 8:a-10. . GOLDEN TEXT—TW« la my beloved Son: tear him.—Mark 9:7. PRIMARY TOPIC—On a Mountain with Jesua. JUNIOR TOPIC—With Jeaua on a Moun tain Top. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC— How Wonhlp Prepare* U» for Service. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC— The Place and Purpoae of Vision. “Where there is no vision the peo ple perish” said the wise man of old (Prov. 29:18). For want of a true vision of God, a knowledge of His truth, and the God-given con straint which makes men give them selves in sacrificial service, the people will perish in their sins. But let men come to know the truth as it is in Christ, learn to know Him as the Son of God glorious and pow erful, and then let them translate their knowledge of Christian truth and their personal spiritual expe riences into the daily ministry to the needs of their fellow-men, and there will be songs of salvation and joy. The transfiguration of our Lord meant much to Him as it brought new assurance of His divine Son- ship, His acceptance with the Father, and His resurrection to fol low the death of the cross. We do well to recognize its testimony to Him, but we think today especially of the experience of the disciples and their preparation for service. We, like them, must I. Know Christian Truth. Fundamental in both Christian life and Service is a clear under standing of the person and work of Christ. One may come to Christ knowing little more than that He is the divine Saviour, and one may en ter into Christian living with a meager knowledge of the doctrines of the Bible. But the Christian Who fails to grow in knowledge will not grow in grace as he should. The disciples came to a fuller con viction that He was the Son of God as they saw Him transfigured and heard the Father say, “This is my beloved Son.” They learned more plainly the truth of His coming death for the sins of all mankind. They saw in the indescribable beau ty of that moment Hie foregleam of His coming glory. What important truths these are—His deity—His re demption—His coming kingship. Do we have a clear grasp of these truths? n. Experience Spiritual Power. Great experiences of spiritual re newing and power are necessary to effective life and testimony. They may not be in outward manifesta tion, in fact they are more often in the inner recesses of the soul, but they transform men and send them forth to magnificent living for God. The disciples had an unforgettable mountain-top experience. Even so have many others found the secret of power. It came to D. L. Moody as he walked down a New York street, praying in agony, “Deliver me from myself. Take absolute sway.” The story of what happened to him and through him as a sur rendered instrument in God’s hand is written large on the pages of his tory. Others had similar experi ences. Let us remember that such privileges are not reserved for ■ few, they are the birthright of every Christian. Power without knowledge is a dangerous and destructive thing, but knowledge without power is a dead thing, resulting in a stale and unfruitful orthodoxy that in turn produces a dreadful and unchristian religious system. It is not enough to know the truth, to be able to discuss it, to divide it, and possibly to fight about it. Let us study God’s Word, but let the truth be baptized in the overflowing spiritual power of a personal experience with God. HI. Serve Needy Humanity. Dr. Moore beautifully suggests that Jesus and the disciples went up to the place of prayer, into the place of glory, and down to the place of service. How fitting is that sequence. Much confusion exists in the church because those who have foolishly abandoned their interest in the truth of God’s Word and have substituted the energy of the flesh for spiritual power, have been most diligent in service to human ity, while those who know and ac cept the truth about Christ, and who profess to believe in the power of the Spirit-filled life have faffed to serve their needy neighbors. How delightful and useful is the normal, well-rounded life of the true Chris tian, one equipped with an under standing of Christian doctrine, en dued with Holy Ghost power, and humbly serving others. Smiles I am persuaded that every time a man smiles, but much more when he laughs, it adds something to this fragment of life.—Sterns. 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