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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.”
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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.
Following After God
A heart rejoicing in God delights
in all His will, and is surely pro
vided with the most firm joy in all
estates.
Patience a Virtue
Forbearing one another in love.—
Ephesians 4:2.
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