Telegram-herald., 1890-02-15

diem. Mounts Taal and Geriziua we're
rert visited s. here the choicz ~ bless.
ias ans eursuE IS - o9erad bs Joshua
h the children q Israel @ao - isels pre-
fsrred ti.s former and oteen deserved tle
later Jaoob sel. whlca l. aeaf Gen.
Jim .this mountain. IS ollr LORD called
that huge hill. las great steue over .ts
mouth The m4sonrs CA whlch Jesus
s.t IS he lalked 10 tie wolnsn If 81
mara n0 lollEer exists. bug the well is
stiu "a use Al sach rimes as tAe -arnN II
water l. noG cug OF oy lack III rai- lt
Is unors II . cIslen than q wei For
tlis reason our Lord compared igs water
with living water spnu g1ng up A
h.Ae Las been cut through the.middie
Of lhs covering stone large enough
for skiu buckets t. be pat down luto
the well through IT, The well. which IS
now seventy-dye feet deep. y as much
de%ter before visitors formed Tie bad
habit 0f throwing stones into It. 20 hear
the echo caused by their striking tie bot
tom. Some learned people suppose that
when Jacob dug the well 1t was double
than seven feel across one can form some
idea ~ what were the gifts a. an engi
neer that characterized TIE astuIe Jacob.
aud how rich were the resources ~ Whlch
enabled him 10 carry cut his great plan
Nablus, the new city. was Shechem in
very ancient snes and SamaTia in our
Lords time. IL is situated IN a fertile.
well watered valley. Woody growths
cover the sides Of surrounding hills and
olive trees adorn the scene in the center
Of which il stands, IN considerable beauty,
as seen from distance, its dOmes and
minarets shining in the rays Of tho.un. 1t
is quite manufacturing town, tlst Is for
the Orient containing soap and olive oil
works. Inside It is dirty and architect
urally disappointing. Some Of its streets
are darkened 10y arches. Is also are some
in Jerusalem. The chief building in the
town is a mosque, which was once
Christian church. II was built by the
Crusaders, but now the crescent triumphs
over the cross. Or. Talmage was inter
ested 10 inspect manuscript Of the Pen
tateuch, written twelve hundred years
before Christ, 50 il is said, and al Nablus
we encamped for the night
We all feel that we have good reason
TO write cheerfully and with much APP
probation of the arrangements made for
our comfort IN the trip we are enjoying.
They exceed our expectations, and, added
to the agreeable disappointments in the
state of the weather. are proper subjects
Of supreme satisfaction. One of the
party, at least, looks like disappointed
man, while his heart is filled with graft
tude. While rainy weather is but re-
mote recollection, our honored leader,
DR.. Talmage, IS booted up TO the arm
pits. 1t is impossible for rain 10 take
him in an unprepared condition. He
SAYS he began with rubber sandals, then
asked friend who had been TO the Holy
Land concerning the prospects Of the
weather. acting under .hose advice he
changed those 10 rubber shoes.
Following up the results of the next
inquiry, he substituted arctics for rubber
shoes. He made another change upon
the urgent representations of gentle
man learned in the needs Of oriental
travel, and this is why his personal be-
lOngings include a stock of rubber boots
large enough for that of a village store.
These begin with the average length. but
their longitudinal development exhibits
successive extensions of two inches at
time, until the longest-he is wearing
hem today-are revelation of the pos
sibiliteS in boots and in the personal
qualifications for wearing them
Louis KLOPsCH.