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i~jlSture Authority: "And Isaac digged
tagain he wells of water, which they had
lged lit the days of Abraham his fa
tes;' for the' Philistines had stopped
them 'after the death of Abraham; and he
c .their names after the names by
which his tfaier had called them."--Gen.
I:A1L Read Gen. 26:17-22.
SAAC gazedover the
surrounding land
scape eagerly.
There was a famil
iar look about it
,which carried him
back through the
years to the time
when the flocks and
herds of his father
Abraham had pas
tured there.
"It cannot be far
now to a well of
good water," he ex
claimed, the anx
ious expression of
hls face giving place to one of relief.
i"'That is welcome news, indeed," was
the quick, eager response of the man
stamding at his side, "for the flocks and
herds are parched with thirst."
"And is the water 'which we brought
with-us all gone?"
`: The man pointed to the empty water
Skins strapped on the backs of the
M>Ps browsing a short distance away,
and said:
"Yes, and if the Philistines had had
47eir way you would not even have had
tbstto succor you on the journey." And
the face of Isaac's chief steward plainly
.showed the anger and resentment which
he felt at the treatment his master had
received.
"' e,,day before Isaac had -departed
the land of the Philistines, being
.drlen out by King Abimelech. He and
hise people had. watched with jealous
geye the growing greatness and prosper
fty of the son of Abraham. The abund
ant Aharvests-for Isaac had sowed and
reaped a hundredfold omnthe lands which
b:e rented:of Abimelech--and the im
mi.nse flocks and herds and numerous
0ompaay of servants aroused their envy
sad enmity, and persecution in various
"forms, even to the filling of the wells
his father had dug, had followed, and
latly Abimelech had come and said
tjhat he could- not longer dwell in the
hln The chief steward was indignant,
aid urged that vigorous protest be made
to uchb treatment, and some of the serv
aS~i re for open hostilities, but Isaac's
pisfici nature would not consent tosuch
ction, and, yielding peacefully to the
inju.oice, he had quietly gathered all
is substance and departed, journeying
~wutod p the valley. Late on the after
oa ot'the following day, when the need
for irwter was pressing they had 'come
ao r'egion where years before Abraham
rd Awelt. The familiar landscape was
as'welcome hight to' Isaac's eyes. /He
knew that not far distant were wells
Shich is father had dug, and with a
t&amnyof his ser#ants he hurried for
"'Yonderf is the place," .cried Issaac,
.lotiing to the white limestone curbing
'kjistenlng "in the sunlight in the dis
Th ewelcome sight of the well-curbing
ifre promise of water revived their
roptg'~` spirits. This would be the
.iae to camp and rest. Here the flocks
:herds could feed without molesta
t.on. And grateful memories of Father
.Airham's diligence .i sinking wells
d sekaing water wherever his flocks
44 fed fIlled the heart of Isaac.
* "'What a.goodly heritage he bath left
i tjiese wells," heexclaimed.
:'Yed," responded the chief steward,
ly; "thy father, though dead, yet
eth. The wells which he dug are
iter monument to his memory than
tons conquered .could have been."
Isaac nodded .asent to the sincere
buts,- and while he hastened forward,
~ild of, memories crowded in upon
fa. He recalled the circumstances of
the building of the well towards which
ey were hastening. He remembered
t__he swer which his father had given
whenstold he was foolish for digging the
wet on laqd which was not his own.
"Blt if I 46 not get the good of it," he
said, "others will reap the blessing."
Atd now new sweetnes" and meaning
i e to the words spoken so many years
=i Almost reverently he knelt upon the
nwe~t brink and looked in.
-But iaistea4 of the shining surface of
'thwater in the cool depths, he saw
l.ost'.up to the well's mouth the rock
'aB dirt wilfeh had been thrown there"
b sme wicked hand. I instead of the
tollag draught, there was the evidence
-the burning haterd of some foe.
With an exclamation of bitter disap
pl.atment, Isaac sprang to his feet.
.ii. long must he continue to submit
such :ruthless destruction and sore
on?
S"The work of the, miserable Philis
med," m'utter the chief steward, 'his
:crand angry looks telling mo:e
ly thian words how he wouldlike to
them. ...
f'ltter to die fighting for our rights I
Sto die of thirst," fiercely exclaimed
i her, and it .was evident from the
lhd of assent which g.eeted this senti
tat iat the others cherished the same
.- -feelings; All eyes were turned
-lma T. They saw that a fierce strug
~ oing on in his heart. He looked
"at the choked well, and..then at the
faces of his followers. He knew
they wanted hil jto do. He knew
iistural resentment of his own
.:momnqed him to do. Had pa
sit ceased to be a virtue? Was it
longer to submit to injustice?
t a~t hve a right to the wells
Se and his father had dug? Must
tiae to be a wanderer in theland
odhad prmitsed to give to
a.nt tohsti; seedt .Was it not
hae gained and held possession
lnd by fbreee? These were the
which rose ihis upind,
S amidatof the bittbr thoughts
Sso temptation, another cur
ght set in, and instead of
turning from it he sought
ri rod'e wilt 1e recalled the
father had so often tol him of
Ohowhisf atherhadaub
a seenela nJustice rather
Shis rights,.n' bahow
fim. .He remembered
.over aig,: "The ord :baTh s roke
_god concerning tee:and thy se.s .
Only beo 'ps lent, my seon",`. &d wait;; ti;"
faith ~n Him." And, then he recalled
the vision he had had while'yet in der
ar, and how the Lord had spoken unto
him, saying:
"Unto thee and unto thy seed, I will
give all these countries, and I will per
form' the oath which I.sware unto Abra
ham thy father; and I will make thy
seed to multiply' as the stars of heaven,
and will give unto thy seed all these
countries; and in .thy seed shall all the
nations of the earth be blessed; be
cause that Abraham obeyed My voica
and liept My charge, My command
ments, My statutes and My laws."
The fierce spirit within him smo.tered
and died away. In the face of God's
promises, in the light of his father's ex
ample, he cduld wait. He would -not
right his own wrongs. He would wait or
God. And thus did faith again win the
victory, and preserve as a heritage tc
his seed the blessings promised of God
Quietly facing his followers, who were
still burning for revenge, he said:
"Let us restore the well, as Abraham
our father, left it."
"My master," interposed the chiec
steward. "pardon, I pray thee, my bold
ness; but of what use will it be to redig
the well, seeing that the Philistines wil'
surely come and rob thee of thy re'
ward?"
"We must leave that with God. Out
duty is to restore the well to its refresh
ing ministry," Isaac replied with firm
but gentle voice.
The chief steward accepted the situ
ation with as good grace as possible,
and soon had the men busy removing
the dirt and rock with which the well
was choked. And while the work went
on Isaac turned back to meet the mafo
company of his people.
"Didst thou find-water?" was the first
an-ious inquiry of Rebekah.
"We have found the well which my
father dug, but it has been filled up and
we could get no water. But the men are
busy cleaning out the dirt and rock,
and there will be an abundance of water
when the work is finished."
A relieved look came into the woman's
face, and she said, with a sigh:
"I wish we might remain here in
peace. I am weary of this wandering."
"It is as God wills."
"Nay, rather, it seepss' as the Philis
tines will," was the izdpatient response.
"Some of them have this day been spy
ing out our movements."
An' anxious look came into the face
of Isaac, but his only reply, was:
'jGod has promised 'us the land, and
will make a place for us somewhere,
where we may live at peace."
Further conversation was' inter
rupted by arrival at fthe well, and the
work of pitching the tents and prepar
ing for the night. Before dark enough
of the dirt and rock had been removed
to obtain a scant supply of water,
and with the promise of an abundance
as soon as the work was completed in
the morning, .the' camp' settled down
for the night, while the (ocks and
herds spreqd out qver the valley and
browsed under th4 watchful eyes of
the herdmen. Thus the night passed
uneventfully and the next day thi
work cn. the well was completed and
flocks and herds and people settled
down contentedly in the spot, hoping
to be left in peaceful possession.
On the morning of the third day
isaac was aroused by angry voices
and the sound of violent conflict. He
caught the words:
caught the words: ;
"'The -water is ours."
Rushing from the tent he found his
herdmen engaged in fierce conflict
with some Philistine herdmen who
lad come thither with their flocks
.and had taken possession of the well.
The struggle was sharp but short, the
Philistines, being worsted in the fight,
and when Isaac came up he found his
mren preparing to' drive the strangers
and their flocks away.
·aNy, my sons," spoke up Isaac,
"tteat not thine enemies so. Draw
water that their flocks may drink.
None shall pome to a well of Abraham
and turn thirsty away."
"Well; it's our water," doggedly
muttered the Philistines as they
watched their thirsty flocks drink.
"We will not, suffer strife over its
possession," spoke up Isaac. "'ake it,
and the Lord reward thee according
to thy deserts."
And again that day fiund Isaac mqvi
ing dbwn the valley, where he again
digged a well and found water. Add
there he rested in peace and Content.
ment until the Philitines, Jealous of
his prosperity, again disputed with
his herdmen for the possessibn of the
splendid well. And so he removed
from thence and digged still another'
well; and as the days came and went
and no troublesome Philistine appear
ed to claim the new found water sup
ply, Isaac called his people together
and after the feasting and merry-vlak
ing, he sai:
'We shall call the new well Reho
both, for the Lord hath made room for
us, As we declared He would, and we
shall be fruitful in the land."
And that night Rfbekah exclaimed,
as she placed her arm about his
shoulder:
"It was indeed better to come hith
or than to dwell in the midst of strife.
God hath rewarded thee for thy pa
tience."
"Yea, the Lord gives wells of water
in abundance to them that trust Him."
Wine Importations.
Friends of temperance will be glad to,
read that America has not increased the
importations of wines substantially dur
ing the last 15 years. In 1890 wines
showed a total rimportation of $10,000,
000, and this figure is but slightly ex
ceeded by the total for 1904, when the
value of the Imports was $10,324,432.
But on the other hand, it is to be re
gretted that the production of wine in
the United States has increased mean.
time from 24,000,000 gallons in 1890 to
38,500,000 in 1904. Surely this country'
is far enough along in the scale of civil
ization to dispense with its wine list--
N. Y. Observer.
Submarine's Tinyr Guardians.
Three white mice are in eachsubmi
rine boat and are entered on the pad.
roll of the fleet. Themse ittletreature
detect an escape of gasoline mogre quck.
ly than human beings doi 'andi b:y eir
squeals and efiorts to espe.dr.. at
tention to the fact that somethisg 1L
amiss. These ttny but important es;i -
ri of the wof A-S went downrwith
TRAINING TOMATOES.
L, Advantage of This sethod of Cul2
e vating and Forc'ng the Plants
e Still Another Miethod.
For earliest returns it is desirable
to train forced plants to a single stem
by tying them to a
. stake forp or five
s feet in height, says
. I. C. Corbett, of the
1 , Bureau of Plant In
c dustry, Washing
e ton, in Farmers'
c Bulletin No. 220,
1 on the "Tomatoes."
A good stake for
this purpose is
formed by small
saplings, such as
1 are used 'for train
ing beans, or from
a mill edge seven
i eighths to one inch
square. These
stakes should be
"1 = - driven firmly into
the ground beside
i the plants and the plants carefully tied
to them to prevent whipping and tokeep
- the fruits off the ground. All side shoots
[ should be kept pinched out and only the
* central leading stem allowed to develop,
l as shown in our first illustration. If the
t plants are to be traided in this way they
I can be set from 18 inches to 2 feet apart
in the row, and about 3% to 4 feet be
i tween the rows.
Another plan sometimes followed in
r the training of tomatoes is shown in our
second illustration. A dlaring frame,
e about 18 inches square at the base and
24 1 ches square at the top, is placed
I
TOMATO PLANTS SUPPORTED BY
*" FRAMES.
over the plants before they begin to
spread. The shopts as they become
heavy with fruit fall over against the
sides of the rack and are prevented from
coming in contact with the earth. For
a kitchen garden wherebut few plants
are grown this is a very satisfactory
plan. The plants can be set somewhat
closer than is the case where no sup
porte are provided. For commercial
plantations, however, the cost of the
frames is prohibitive. The common
commercial practice is to place the
pjlants about four feet apart, each way
in checkl rows shias to allow them to be
cultivated in both' directions. Under
intensive cultivation in a small garden,
however, the first method, that of tying
the vines to stakes, will be found very
satisfactory.
SOIL FOR FRUIT TREES.
The Kind 8eat'Adaptd for the Growth
of the Plhm-Well-Drained
Soil 'Needed.
Prof. F. A. Waugh says: The notion
used to be that plums preferred a
heavy, clay soil. This is still true for
certain classes of plumd, particularly
the Domesticas and Damsons; but some
other plums thrive in other soils, so that
by choosing the vrieties best adapted
to particular situations plums may be
grownalinost anywhere.
Even light, sandy soils are suitable
to the Japanese varieties and some hy
brids. Takinl all kinds of plums to
gether, the beat-soil is that whichtwousd
be suitable for apples and tie general
rule; regarding apples is that they will
thrive on any soil well suited to pota
toes. A loose, deep, gravelly soil, with
an open subsoil( is the best for all or
chard trees in this elimate.
This is what should be chosen where.
it. is available. Where it cannot be had
almost any soil will do, providingonly
that it is well drained. ft must 4iot
hold water either in summer or winter.
-i it.is inclined to do so, it must be thor
oughly drained, preferably by closed
stone" or tile underdrains, before the
trees are planted.
ORCHAR3) AND GARDEN.
Give the asparagus beetles frequent
doses of paris green; they lile it. .
r Cast not good seed into poor, soil;
neither cast poor seed into good soil.'
Don't use house paint, raxe-grease,
tar and such materials on the tree
tranks.
The greatest mistake in a garden is
crowding, which makes everything
grow small -and spindling.
Sprinkle wood ashes over the cucum
ber and melon vines while the- dew is
on, and the bugs wll let them alone.
It is best- to go over the; sqashandz
pumpkin vines at this season,.and cut
out all long, rank runners and all poor,
sickly-looking fruit. This will send the
strength into the remainder, and is es
pecially valuable where large specimens
are desired.
The Cow Pasture.
A large portion of the: impurities
fwhich find their way- into milk, are
brought to it at milking tim,-.i says.
Prof. i. H. Farringtln, of the Wiscon
sin College of Agriculture. If the cows
are not cleaned or brushed lust be
fore milking, moreqir less toosk hai
and dirt falls into the milk iL; . This
*an be entirely prevented by brsihing
and then was~iing and ryngco' te-e
cow's udder justi- efr·a er i. In
fairies where sada mnilkt,:it oesa
not souar ir several days ista hed,
the cow's udder is always wsI and
. rdried metite ale beSa ·ak
miled; ?the: silker` thaen:: .... hi.fit
ato 4 covebred udid fin o -t
stilkinin3
through the bureau of forestry gives
practical assistance to landowners in
establishing commercial forest plants
tions. shelterbelts .windbreaks,. and
snowhreaks, and in reciaimig shifting
rands and othe.r ase lands by foeest
planting. In con tion with this wprk,
information will be given, when possi
ble, to interested conmmunitiew through
the means of public meetings.
The purpose of the bureau in its co
operation in forest planting, the plan
of which has been followed contiiuously
since July 8,1899, is to establish in suit
able localities examples of forest planta
tions of the'highest possible usefulness
and value to their owners, to afford ob
ject lessons of correct methods of for
est planting, and to encourage the artt
ficial extension of forest growth in re,
gions where the public welfare demands
a greater forest area.
This offer does not include the prep=
aration of plans for landscape garden
ing or decorative tree planting of any
kind, since such. work is entirely out
side the province of the bureau.
The assistance rendered is usually
embodied in a planting plan. After an
application for assistance ,in forest
planting has been approved, an agent of
the bureau is usually sent to mtke a
preliminary examination of the appli
cant's land in order to determine the ad
visability of forest planting upon it. In
localities where the needed acquaint
ance with local conditions- is possessed
by the bureau, the preliminary examina
tion will not be necessary. For small
areas where neither prolonged/! study
nor the services of assistants are re
quired, the agent making the examina
tion will, when planting is advisable
prepare a planting plan and submit It
to the owner before leaving the ground,
or advice will be sent from Washington.
For larger areas, requiring prolonged
study or the services of assistants, or
both, the results of the'preliminary ez
amination will be embodied in tie r-:
port to the owner., If, as a resit of the
preliminary examination, the prepara
tion of a detailed' planting plan is rec
ommended, and the owner so desires,
the buireaq of forestry will, as soon as
practicaple, undertake to prepare such
a plan.
A planting plan contains full and com
prehensive instructions for thqe necdS
sary forest planting upon the area en
amihed, based upon' a thCorough study
of its needs and possibilities. :t enu.
merates the proper species to plant upon
each particular planting site, gives int
structions for the preparation of the
ground and for the spacing and setting
of the young trees, shows by diagrams
the arrangement of the different spe
cies w en more than one is advised, anl
conveys information relative-to procur
ing or producing the seed and, -yoUng
trees. A planting plan ,fo a. large
tract or for an area possessing great va
rlations in topography .and altitude ·l
accompanied, by. a sketch .map f
the area - studied.- " .In addition',.,
-the instructions for establishing tf
forest : plantation, the plapting plai;
outlines 'tie cultural a-s id ,pro-'
tective measures to4nsure the
maturing of a profit le forest croi. A
copy of the complete lanting plan, ith
all essential measurement, maips a
other data, is sent to the owner. Ts
bureau does not in any asee f nish ia
bor, seeds, oi nursery stock needed fr.
the enecution'of a plibting plan.
Persons desiring tie assistance f the
bureau of tofesty is oultlined si atI
make applicatioen to the. frester of the
department of agriculture, by lettes
specifying the exact locations' .sp
county, township, -range and seiton d
which' tlie plantinag i. i ictsiný.rp ted- th
acreage to bie.plante, and the ti ithe:
desire to begin planting. APpiieati.>ins
received durinrg-th- fallnd wa t are
not likely to receive attentio, eth. e -
follow.Ig spring on on- t ii
facity of carryin o. .feld. w inrk tn
winter. - -
MAKI~KZ REES BEA .i.
Kethoda of 'iretent &BWhic
Youn tree often. .e i
growth thaat they: do not come n tiD
lo: oet o
recdanneied by Stark Bre*, ".:b
western nurseryti.n andgrdhars. s
to remove alternate tr of baii e
two Inches wide as shown in the as
camying lnlustration, says the lrn
andHome , . - ..`..
,Do this .work ii Junen-.kne bri~
will form astonishingly quick wltbet
injury to the triees. rYet a. check*
be given the stroig eow f sa, i
the formation of fr` bse cut
shpuld be made pointed atbe " end8and
may extend from the grand tob che
salmost, or only a matter of s.eifi ch
Stockmen theat have .arge farms:
and are doing a l.rge business and"
it to theair avaCtage to have separate
piastures. for their breeding cows,
keepltig not more than 20 cows in one
pasture,. says Farmers' Review. . It
there are too many cows wlitih calves
in one pasture, it is `dimcult to .give
them the care they .9.should have. Of.
course, it is only with blooded stock
tha t one can afford to go to the en
pense of providing extra ptres with
the extrt fencing they. entail.
When 1f ptlas
A Vie hese rattiranst delares tha't
nearly all reptilesthat die from nagtral
causse close their IlIvf betwe nigh t
tall .andamoiriug andfewer stillIn 'ty
light Mostreptle see aware of tba
approaching deah sieeklinga pawttqa.
lar piwees and there awaiting the 4e.i;
while these o ve entander"
ground come tothes imacE death.
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