Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 8, Number 18, DeMotte, Jasper County, 31 March 1938 — Page 3

LIBRARY FEATURE Tragic Diary Of Prisoner Clears Name

By ELIZABETH C. JAMES

I_T AVE you ever read “Peter Ib--1 1 betsoh,” by George du Maurier? The story is in diary form, supposedly written during Peter’s twen-ty-fifth year in prison. He described his parents, Monsieur and Madam

Pasquier, and his pleasant childhood in Paris. Unusually sensitive to beauty, even as a boy- he felt magic in the presence of his lovely mother. His diary relates incidents concerning a little invalid, Mimsey, who was -his playmate, and whose imagination idolized Gogo, as she called Peter.

Suddenly the life in Paris was broken by the death of both parents and Peter was sent to London to become the ward of his Uncle Ibbetson, whose name Peter took. The following years were dull and irritating, for Peter was lonely and ill at ease. After he reached manhood he completely broke with his uncle upon learning that he lied about the women of his circle to enhance his reputation as a devil. Peter went down to London and became an indifferent architect. One evening at a formal entertainment he met the Duchess of Towers, and again he felt the magic of perfect beauty. She reminded him vaguely of Mimsey, the childhood friend. The Duchess of Towers became the dream lady of his life, as far beyond reality as the stars. Dream Coincidence. In London sometime later, Peter went into the country to submit designs for redecorating a castle, and the duchess was the first person who came out into the garden.. Since this meeting was informal, he began to relate his strange dream to her. She interrupted him, then continued the dream herself, finishing it just as he had dreamed it. On the same night they had dreamed an identical dream. The duchess said: “The first time that I saw you, I thought you were

TWICE-FAMED

George Louis Palniella Busson Du Maurier was burn in London of French parents, who had fled from Paris during the Reign of Terror. George was versatile as a boy, and developed into an artist of twin skills. His pen and ink sketches, conveying a delicate social satire, were a regular feature of Punch for years. As a novelist he fs well known for “Trilby,** a story of Bohemian life in. the Latin quarter, and for “Peter Ibbetson.’’

Gogo Pasquier, but you turned out to be Peter Ibbetson.” So she was his.Mimsey after all! Heathen explained the events of the intervening years, relating how he had been adopted _by his uncle. It seemed unbelievable that Mimsey could now be strong and well and ! .'W . lovely! And married to the duke of Towers. Thus were these childhood sweethearts brought together again. Their meetings continued, and despite the circumstances of the duchess’ marriage, they loved each other. In order that they might be together. the duchess explained to Peter a scientific secret revealed to her by her father, the secret of spiritual life available while the >ody is deep in sleep. Thus each night, he and the duchess of Towers met each other in the memories of childhood. Later they became so strong in their spiritual bodies that they could exchange knowledge of present happenings. Tragedy Stalks. Then Peter, killed "his Uncle Ibthat the uncle had told about Peter’s mother. At his trial, Peter declined to defend himself, preferring not to bring into court the stories which so angered him. The court sentenced Peter Ibbetson to prison for life. Life in prison was not wretched. Physical activity kept Peter strong and his mind was at peace so that he was a model prisoner. Years had passed Then came one frightful night. When Peter’s soul left his sleeping body and sought to meet the soul of his love he met a blank wall. Peter awoke, calmed himself, and then fell asleep again. The second time he tried and met blankness, and a third time. The duchess of Towers was dead. Peter became insane. One night the duchess came back to him. She explained that she had come to him this one time to comfort him and to unfold for him knowledge^of many things: That he must not grieve, that in the other world you learn that there is really no Time, and that his attempts at suicide would never succeed. To occupy his mind, the prisoner began to write this account of his life, much of it in code because he disliked the thought of the world reading it. -e Bell Syndicate.—WNV Service.

IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY School Lesson

Lesson for April 3 SERVING OTHER RACES LESSON TEXT—Mark 7:24-37. GOLDEN TEXT —God is no respecter of persons.' Acts 10.34. PRIMARY TOPIC—The Lord of All. JUNIOR TOPIC—The Lord of AH. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC— Showing Good Will to Other Races. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC— Practicing Christian Brotherhood Toward AU Races. “God is no respecter of persons’’ (Acts 10:34). He who by reason of His infinite knowledge might well draw lines of distinction betw'een them is loving and gracious toward all, not willing that any should perish, extending his mercy to men of all conditions and all races. But men, whose knowledge is so limited that they cannot even rightly judge the thoughts' of their own hearts, are quick to discriminate against their fellow man because he is of a different race, color, or social position. A leader in the Southern Baptist chinch recently pointed out that the number of heathen in the world has increased about two and a half times as rapidly as the number of Christians, which means that at the rate of progress of missions during the . last generation the world has become more heathen at the rate of six million a year, and now we are retarding the process still further. Because of financial depression we are recalling missionaries. When the world is ablaze with sin and God-denying political theories we withhold the gospel it needs. It has well been said that such strategy is like closing the hospital because an epidemic is in progress. Jesus had gone into Syrophenicia and the region of Decapolis (look them up on the map) to rest. But the need of the Gentile people (to whom He was not at that time called to minister) impelled Him, to help them also. Note how' they were stimulated to believe, how their faith was tried, but triumphant. I. Faith Encouraged. The Greek woman and the man of Decapolis were led to believe in Christ in two different ways. 1. By hearing about Jesus. The an “heard of him” (v. 25). Paul says, “Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Rom. 10:17). Are w’e diligent in season and out of season, telling the story of Jesus and His love? If so, men and women of our acquaintance will hear of Him and be ready to call on Him in the day of their trouble. 2. By a personal meeting with Jesus. The man was deaf; he could not hear about Jesus, but he could see Him. To him the Lord came in person, and by the sign language, related in verse 33, He stirred his heart tb believe. 11. Faith Tested. 1. By obstacles. The woman met what seemed to be a sharp rebuke (v. 27), although it was no doubt much tempered by the tender voice of Jesus, and by the fact that He did not use the word “dogs” as the Jews did in speaking of the Gentiles. He spoke kindly, and He talked of the “little dogs’’ which were the pets of the household. But her faith was greatly tried, just as ours often is. -not that it should fail, but-that its strength might be demonstrated. 2. By natural handicaps. Jesus put no impediment in the way of the man, for he was already hindered by nature. How often do we not feel that in our very personalities and bodies are those things which hinder our full' apprehension of the grace of God. Shall we then give up in discouragement? No. The man believed right through the barrier of unhearing ears and a speechless tongue. We can do likewise by the grace of God. 111. Faith Rewarded. 1. By deliverance from the devil. The woman’s daughter was set free because of her faith. Men and women around us need to be delivered from the devil. Perhaps you who read these lines are in need of such deliverance. “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house" (Acts 16:31). 2. By deliverance from personal limitations. The man’s “ears were opened . . . and he spake plain” (v. 35). What is the unfortunate trait of personality, the handicap of body or mind that holds you back from accepting Christ as Saviour, or, having done so, from the full and free development of your spiritual life? Faith in Christ cuts right through the hindering inability. He said to Paul, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.”

Elizabeth James

We are told, “Let not the sun go down on your wrath,” but I would add, never act or write till it has done so.. This rule has saved me from many an act of folly. It is wonderful what a different view we take of the same event four-and-twenty hours after it has happened.

And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake bath forgiven you.—Ephesians 4:32.

By REV. HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST.

Dean of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. ■© Western Newspaper Union.

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Forgive Your Enemies

THE KANKAKEE VALLEY POST

Floyd Gibbons

ADVENTURERS’ CLUB

HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF!

Hello everybody: Well, boys and girls, this is the pay-off. A bird who had an adventure—in church. I’ve always known that Old Lady Adventure was no respecter of persons. Now it seems that she doesn’t respect the cloth either. Henry B. Willson of New York city is the lad who found adventure down at the end of the old sawdust trail. “As a boy,” Henry says, “I had more than my share of particular escapes, but one in particular has left such a scar on my memory as time w'ill never efface. Anything even today, that represents confinement—anything from a small room to a tight collar —throws me into a panic.” Well, there’s a curious reaction. The minute I started reading Hank Willson’s letter—the minute I hit that opening paragraph of his. I wanted to know what sort of a scare it was that would make a man go nuts over a tight collar. And I guess you boys and girls will want to know, too. So here’s the story. Hank Used Kerosene to Start the Fire. Hank was raised—as they say down South—in aAittle village in Georgia that went by the name of Cedartown. And like most kids did in small towns in those days, he worked around at Various odd jobs to earn his spending money. Hank’s dad was the pastor of a church in town, and one winter Hank had the job of taking care of the church furnace. Now there are probably a million ways of starting a fire, but. Hank’s plan was to throw’ a bunch of paper in the furnace, chuck a lot of wood in on top of that, and then saturate the, whole business with kerosene. It’s a darned good w’ay tp get a blaze going quickly, but some horrible things have happened to people who used kerosene too freely in plates where it was never meant to be used. In fact, a very horrible thing DID happen—to Hank. Hank built fires in the old church perhaps two dozen times—always

in that one particular way of his. And then he built one that brought Old Lady Adventure down on him like a ton of bricks. Early one Sunday morning, Hank got up., put on an old sweater, and started out to do his job. He tossed in an armful of crumpled newspapers, and follow’ed that with a couple armfuls of W’ood. He poured the kerosene on, giving the furnace an exceptionally liberal dose. Then, with a box of matches ip one hand, he stuck his head and shoulders in through the furnace door to arrange the w r ood so that it would be sure to take fire quickly. | Caught in a Blazing Trap. So far, everything was all right. But it was the matches that did the damage. You know, when you’ve got a box of matches in your hand, it’s the most natural thing in the world to light one. You do it automatically—absent-mindedly. Well—Hank doesn’t know what got into him, or wTiere his wits were at the moment, but before he knew what he was doing, he had lit a match and—WITH HIS: HEAD AND SHOULDERS STILL STICKING HALFWAY THROUGH (THE FURNACE DOOR—applied that match to the kerosene-soaked wopd and paper. , The fire blazed up in an instant. Hank’s first reaction was to jerk his head and shoulders; back -out of the furnace door. He tried to do jufct that—but it didn’t Hvork. His sweater had caught on the catch of the furnace door, and though he fought like mad to draw back out of this way of the spreading flames, he couldn't work himself free. Hank screamed. But his screams were so muffled by the furnace that no one in the street! heard him. Meanwhile the fire was getting hots, tdr—and closer. Hank’s fpce was beginning to cook. His sweatSy caught fire and broke, into a blaze. Death was leering at- him through tliie flames that licked and lapped at his body. . i “It was the most horrible fate I could imagine,” Hank says. “And it was happening to me.” Fox Terrier Gave the Alarm. About that time, though, Hank became conscious that there was some Sort of commotion going on behind him. A little fox terrier had come Wandering in through the open cellar door, and the dog seemed to know that something was wrong. He started to yelp and whine, and run back and forth between the furnace and the cellar door. Early on a Sunday morning, when no one was about, that yelping little dog might easily have gone unnoticed. But fate had decreed otherwise, it seems, and down the street came an old negro. The old fellow was curious to see what strange happenings would make a dog act so at a time when most dogs are asleep, and he stuck his head in the cellar door. • That old fellow’ got the shock of his life. For what he saw w r as a furnace burning merrily, and a half portion of an eight-year-old boy sticking put of the door. He grabbed Hank by the legs, yanked him out, and slapped out the fire that w’as consuming his sweater. Hank’s hair was all burned off, and his face and hands were in a well-cooked condition. Two minutes more, and it wouldn’t have been any use bothering with him. That’s why he doesn’t like confinement. Even a tight collar reminds him of that furnace door. Copyright.—WNU Service.

Speed of Birds

The Baltimore oriole makes -, 26 miles an, hour, as does the black duck. The* sharp - tailed grouse makes 33 and the robin 36 miles an hour. Pigeon fanciers will be interested to know that an authority puts the speed of the homing pigeon at 45 miles, but the starling makes 51. The eagle flies a mile a minute and so does the mallard and the Canada goose. The pheasant is in. the same class, but the canvasback, that prime prize of sportsmen, must be taken at 72 miles on the wing.

Early Prize Fighting Rules

Under the London ring rules a round in prize fighting ended when a man was knocked, fell or was thrown to the ground. Some rounds lasted many minutes, others only a second or two. f

Tropacocaine, a Drug

Tropacocaine is a drug having the general anesthetic and mydriatic qualities of cocaine. It is an alkaloid and is extracted from a smallleaved variety of coca growing in Java.

“The Door of Death' 9

By FLOYD GIBBONS

Famous Headline Hunter

The Fire Blazed Up on the Instant.

Time Affects Ancient Pyramids

Of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the pyramids of Egypt alone have defied time and the destructiveness of conquering armies. There is probably no other manmade structure in existence that will outlive these sanctuaries of the Pharaohs which were built by master engineers. The largest pyramid, Khufu or Cheops, contains 2,300,000 blocks of stone, each weighing about 2M tons. Originally it was 481 feet high, but due to age and long exposure to the elements its height has been cut to about 450 feet.

Jud Tunkins’ Idea of Fame

Jud Tunkins says fame just naturally comes to some people. George Washington got more credit for chopping a cherry tree than anybody else could get for breaking up a cord of wood.

Chronometers Corrected at Sea

The eclipses of Jupiter’s moons, which occur daily, are computed and recorded in the Nautical Almanac, and it is through observations of them that chronometers are corrected at sea.

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A General Quiz

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