Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. [13], No. [29], Ed. 1 Friday, January 29, 1926 Page: 4 of 6
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RACE
DEVIL’S
iUCKLES
JAMES O. FAGAN
by Short Story Pub. Co. >
;
DUOII .Top Sanborn, otherwise
California Joe, was known by
rname anil refutation to every
Lgolil digger In
jhe early seventies, yet there was
(side to his character that was not
appreciated until some time after
arrival at Pilgrim’s ltest--bis de-
Mon to tbe "Stars anil Stripes.”
*llgrlm’s Rest, with Its population
one thousand whites, half British
Jbjects and perhaps a hundred A mer-
it j make a rush tor the doomed animal,
; and the cattle, understanding only too
well the meaning of that dreadful yell,
break In headlong flight out of the
kraal, In a inad stampede for liberty.
Now, boss, when we get started up
that lust Knuckle—"
California Joe understood, und just
then a rifle shot, which was the slgnul
for starting, rang through the air, and
the American string of short-limbed
/ulus made a brisk stuff for the first
Knuckle. Singling out the hasty steers
by name and commanding them In a
voice thut sounded like a low growl
to take It easy, Ajux very coolly aur-
OIPROVED
South Africa dur- j lliuun{eij the first Knuckle—beaten by
I every span In the contest.
The result was highly disappointing
j to the Americans, but the grin on the
i good-natured face of the giant Ajax
| widened u full luen. Clipping a few
] seconds off the regulation breathing
I spell, he started his string for the
| second Knuckle, and now moved the
Is situated about one hundred j length of hfs spun, emitting a strange,
nd fifty miles northwest from Del- j soUnd like the buzzing of a wasp,
goa bay, and ns you approach the j while overhead his forty-foot lash was
>Iaoe from the Transvaal side, you j screaming and whistling like a nor’-
notlce the wagon road before you
winds up a very precipitous and rocky
I'M to a plateau above, on which the
Iflagpole, the courthouse and the post
[office were at that time located.
There are four distinct breaks or
horizontal ridges on the fact* of this
pill, and the particular piece of
Jound from the plain below to the
lati'ni; above was known as the
Ipvil’s Knuckles. Now, from the fact
every pound of provisions hud to
hauled up this four-ribbed precipice,
jfs easy to understand that the dlg-
I’s took considerable Interest In the
1’s Knuckles.
ft that time it was not known with
degree of certainty whether Fil-
in’s Rest belonged to the Boers,
Portuguese or the British, and to
tie the question forever the British
ildents got together and put up u
igstaff. But before they hud time to
I’fst their flag the Irish contingent
bpeared npon the scene, and as those
[ho did Dot want to start a row were
the majority, the flagpole remained
jadorned.
Ill was then that the American col-
ly suddenly became aware that it
Id a country, too, which was "some
jlatoes." Forthwith Its representa-
- California Joe—notified the boll-
jay committee of Diggers’ day, the
yue day In the year which hud been
phosen for a general jollification ut
)hc fields, that It would be a good Idea
jiolst the Stars and Stripes on the
rt?afefltk>ned British flagpole on
thut day, leaving the pole at the ser>
|ee of the other nations for the r--*t
.the year.
as unanimous consent count not
|>e obtained to Tin.- proposlthm. : m
pigggrs’ commit'. - finally d.-Cd. •’
a novel competition to settle :;,e
Ipg-ralsing question. The rival nations
ire orally Invited to enter a span
- oxen and wagon In it hill-climbing
pnti
lid -u
By six o’clock on tin* morning of
day fully fifteen hundred diggers
friends from Mac-Mac, Leyden-
and -u> r nindlng pluces, ns well
wo ... t thousands Kaffirs, were
ad oir ■' the Knuckles, anxious-
waiting for the first span to start,
•its cuh-.jta’ed that nine-tenths of
liggers in Pilgrim’s Rest had
oi ed e '. fv ounce of gold dust in
; possession on their favorite spurt,
consequently It was a very noisy
Band excited crowd.
Five span of oxen were entered In j
hie contest, and irt drawing for the :
rotation in starting, the Americans j
|Ook the lest place.
first on the list was the German
try, a heavy, deep-chested and pow- i
Id spuit ot sitto rattle, twenty-
in in.toiler 'hey crested the first
Itkle i.i three minutes and fifteen
ds, the sec.a d in six minutes and
ini.v seconds, the third in eleven
.utes and fifty-two seconds, and
used the Ifi’e ut the top In an even
minutes, beating the record
11 he ■ limb by a few seconds.
•en tbe Irish span of Natal oxen
ip In gallant style and beat tbe
. ms by twenty seconds. The Boer
of long-horned Cape steers then
hi It, but couldn’t stand the pace,
I broke down completely before
(ing the top.
in order came the British
Tills wns a magnificent span of
Ihellies. driven by u veteran
\rt rider, a Scotchman named
|fh. After the grandest kind of
which wus finished amid a
h’.ium of noise and excitement,
heeded In tying the Irishmen
flitting of a second.
the great loaded buck wagon
|n run down to the foot of
id the American string of
t coal-black Zulu steers
y lined up and slipped un-
ies. Then the driver of the
(it Kaffir, bearing the name
conceded to be the clever-
all South Africa, had a
D'lth California Joe.
said the Kaffir,
every festival the
past the witch doc-
dbetor potn
wester through the rigging of u ship.
Passing over the second Knuckle,
the American string was still thirty
seconds to the bad, but Ajax now
woke up. With u yell that brought the
crowd on the hillside to their feet, he
launched his steers at the third
Knuckle. His whip rang and whined
and zipped through the air. In pas-
sionate human-like tones it coaxed. It
Implored, It threatened, and now and
then culminated In u fearful crack that
could be heard a utile away.
Under this heroic treatment, through
a cloud of dust thut half burled them,
yet with a line us straight as an ar-
row, the American string cleared the
third Knuckle, now only four seconds
to the bad.
They were at last within cheering
distuuce of tint top, and that grin,
stretching from ear to ear on the face
of Ajax, indicated that something was
about to happen. It came like a clap
of thunder, a prolonged yell of “Bu-
ta-la!” from the lusty throats of the
whole American colony and the hun-
dreds of friendly Kaffirs lined up on
either side, and like a squadron of
cavalry the terrified oxen rushed at
tbe fourth and lust Devil’s Knuckle.
Every pinch of gold dust In Pil-
grim’s Rest, more than half the real
property of that mining camp, such as
stores, and tne majority of claims of
the adjacent country, hung In the bob
ance, liable to change hands In the
twinkle of eye.
The voice of Ajax could be dl»-
Mugulelied amid the din, encouraging
his string in thunder-like tones, and
now, suddenly passing with a rush
from the rear to the head of his col-
umn of plowing, foam-flanked oxen, ho
tired u final volley of deafening cracks
and led the way over the line in a
whirlwind finish, a victor by a margin
of three seconds.
So tbe Stars and Stripes waved for
dm Devil’s Knuckles, to lie j one (jay fr0lu the British flagpole at
morning of Dlgg**rs’ day. | pilgrim's Rest, and when the flag was
taken down Pilgrim's Rest followed it.
California Joe took possession of the
stores which he lmd won on the race
and moved them a mile und a half
down the creek, where the American
claims were located, and Ills country-
men, conforming to his patriotic ex-
ample, straightway removed all the
buildings that they had won—which
comprised almost tbe whole of Pil-
grim’s Rest—to the same locality.
The post office went also, for it had
been wagon'd and lost on the great
race ut Devil’s Knuckles.
So not only did the string of little
coal-black Zulu steers, driven by the
giant Ajax, hoist the Stars and Stripes
over Pilgrim's Rest, but also drew Pil-
grim’s Rest after the American flag
into American-ruled territory.
Wood of Excelsior
Experiments have been carried on
| under tbe direction of the forest serv-
ice on the suitability of ailnnthus, !
| chestnut and black gum for making j
| excelsior. Black gum produced a good :
grade of excelsior, but chestnut und :
ailnnthus were found to he unsuitable |
for extensive use on account of brittle- \ only to t|lk(? from
ness, chipping and other undesirable disciples and eat
qualities.
Possible to Plate Rubber
K. E. Sheppard, tut American chem-
ist, has discovered an electrochemical
SundaySchool
LessonT
(By REV. P. H. FITZWATER, D.D., L>ean
of Evening' School, Moody Bible In-
stitute of Chicago.)
t(t), 19^6, Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for January 31
JESUS FEEDS FIVE THOUSAND
MEN
LESSON TEXT—John 6:1-14; 32-37.
GOLDEN TEXT—Jesus suld unto
them, I r.m the bread of life: he that
cometh to Me shall never hunger, and
he that belleveth on Me shall never
thirst.—John 6:35.
PRIMARY TOPIC—Jesus Feeds Many
Hungry People.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Jesus Is Helped by
a Boy.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP-
IC—Jesus Feeds a Hungry Crowd.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP-
IC—Why People Follow Jesus.
I. Jesus’ Compassion for the Multi-
tude (vv. 14. Of. Matt. 14:4).
The sight of a crowd always excited
the laird’s sympathy. He knew that
they were as shepherdless sheep
(Mark 0:34). They were going forth
with no one to care for them. Besides,
they were so Ignorant that they had
no appreciation of Illm. Added to
this was their physical hunger. This
condition aroused the Savior’s pity.
This Is true of the multitude today.
Sin had so thoroughly blinded them
that they are not conscious of their
lost condition.
II. Jesus’ Conference With the Dis-
ciples Touching the Peoples’ Need
(vv. 5-0).
This was not done for Ills ben-
efit, for lie knew what He would
do (v. fi). His object may be summed
up as follows:
1. To Teach Them Their Sense of
Obligation to the Multitude.
We are workers together with God
(II Cor. 0:1).
2. To Teach Them Their True Help-
lessness in the Face of Such Great
Needs.
The loaves and fishes were as noth-
ing in the presence of five thou-
sand men, besides women and chil-
dren. Well might Andrew exclaim,
"What are these among so many?” We
may plant and water, but the increase
entirely comes from God.
3. To Teach Them That Their Suffi-
ciency Is From the Lord.
Without Him we can T nothing (John
115:1-8). Christians can no more carry
on the Lord's work of themselves than
the branch can bear fruit Tvithout the
vine. Tbe branch supplies the life and
strength for the production of fruit,
Philip’s arithmetic was of no use in
the face of such need. Jesus has all
power, nothing is too hard for Ilim.
III. The Lord’s Method of Ac-
complishing His Work (vv. 10-13).
Observe here the orderliness of
Christ’s work. He paused to give
thanks for the scant supply, teaching
us that we should always bring our
abilities and gifts to God that He
might bless them to His use.
1. The Lord’s Part Was to Bless and
Break the Bread, Even to Create the
Needed Supply.
Tlte disciples could not perform this
part. The same kind of bread was
provided for all, rich and poor, young
and old. women and children.
2. The Disciples' Part Was to IMs*
tribute That Which He Had Passed
and Consecrated.
This is true of the Christian
worker today. Our part is to take
from the hands of the Lord that which
He has blessed and consecrated, and
distribute it among the starving mul-
titudes. We are not responsible for
(be supply, but are responsible for its
distribution to all those who are hun-
gry and perishing for the Bread of
Life.
3. The People’s Part Was to Sit
Down and Eat.
They had no part in the provi-
sion, neither in Its distribution, but
the hands of the
that which the
Lord had provided. This is exactly our
situation. The people nro responsible
for the taking and eating of the Bread
of Life; faith with obedience is their
part. This is an illustration of the
method whereby rubber rimy be plated j part obedience plays in our salvation,
much as gold, silver and other metals.
This process promises to make possi-
ble tbe production of seamless rubber
ruin coats and other articles of rubber
which in the past have had to be made
In pieces and then cemented together.
Oranges From China
Oranges were first brought to Eu-
rope from China by the Portuguese In
1547. An orange tree wus planted In
the garden of a nobleman near Lis-
bon, and It continued to bear fruit for
generations.
Dress Ages Quickly
Mrs. A.—Does your husband like an-
tiques 1
Mrs. B.—Well, he pretends <0
IV. The Effect of This Miracle
(v. 14).
The people recognized Him at once
as the prophet who should come. They
believed Him for His works' sake.
V. Jesus, the Bread of Life (vv. 32-
37).
1. What Bread Is to the Body, Christ
Is to the Soul.
Bread a stnple food. It Is nec-
essary for the body. One never tires
of it. Even so Is it with Christ
2. How to Obtain This Bread.
It Is by coming to Christ and believ-
ing on Him. y
3. The Blessed Issue of Taking This
Bread.
The one who eats this bread shall
hunger, nor thirst. Hunger
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“lie prescribed the Nujol
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