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_â€"â€"_â€"â€"â€"_-â€"â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"__â€"_-= WHITE PEOPLE IN 011m. ANXIOUS DAYS FOR THE MISSION- ARIES AT PAOTING FU. _. Their Station Crowdej for Ilonrs with Soldlers and Town Romansâ€"In (‘on- smut Fear of an Attackâ€"The Soldlers llan Inquisitive than "Threatening- Klnd omelals Who Are Prolecltng the Whiles. The Rev. James H. Roberts, a mission- ary writes: “On Wednesday, Jan. 2, some soldiers who were here in Paoting Fu, on their way to the seat of war, enter- ed the street chapel of the Presbyterians while the Rev. Joseph Walter Lowrie was preaching, knocked over the benches, tried to get his watch and spectacles, and seemed ready to make an attack upon his person. An outcry out of doors led the soldiers to run out into the street, and Mr. Lowrie closed the chapel. The mob raged outside the door till sunset, but could not get in. “The soldiers went on their journey the next day, but the city roughs evidently planned to plunder our houses when more soldiers should come, for on the arrival of a few thousand soldiers on Friday noon they promptly paid us a visit. They were in our West court, and a crowd of had city men were at the gate, but Mrs. Noble, going home from the East court, walked through them all into the house and locked the doors. A Chinaman bravely accom- panied her through the crowd. I did not know what was happening until 2:15 p. m., when I started to go into the city to attend a meeting. I sent immediately for Dr. Noble, who was at the hospital in the city, nearly half an hour’s ride from here, and then tried to restrain the soldiers. They broke over the great gate twice, meantime JUMPING oven THE WALLS in large numbers. The yard is almost five acres in size,with the ladies’ house and girls’ school at the south end, and Dr. Noble’s house and chapel and boys' school at the north end. I walked from place to place exhorting the soldiers, and not daring to seem excited, as I knew that my life, as well as that of others, might depend on my keeping an appearance of self-possession. “ I soon saw that I could not control such a mob, and my only hope was in appealing to the military officers. So I walked to the headquarters on another street, with an immense crowd of soldiers and city toughs and boys following me and hooting as they Went. Two Chinese teachers, one of them a Christian preacher and the other a literary gentleman making no pro- fession of faith, went with me to help me. We reached the Captain and brought him with us to the mission compound. The soldiers, did not seem to obey him much, but they might have done worse if he had not been there. At my request he set a guard of soldievs at the gate io keep the mob of civilians out, but still no bad a mob of soldiers in the yard. “They entered Mrs. Noble’s kitchen and Miss Merrill’s kitchen and beat her servant, but not severely, They kicked to pieces the glass of one of Dr. Noble’s cellar win~ dOWs,and went all through his cellar. Willis Noble, only 9years old, locked the front door and kept quiet and cheerful through all the trouble. He was a brave boy. The soldiers pushed the front door hard, but did not get it open. They stared through the windows in crowds, while Mrs. Noble, under their gaze, tried to look unconcerned. and spent the time in reading advartise- merits. Miss Merrill came out of the girls’ school court and accosted the soldiers pleasantly. They asked her if she was afraid. She said she was not, but asked them not to go into the girls’ school court, as the children there might be frightened. They did not go there: they were intent on SEEING THE FOREIGNERS ' and the foreign house, having never before seen any. “At last Dr. Noble arrived. He did his utmost to entertain the soldiers ‘on his veranda, and persuaded them not to enter the house. The Captain had gone home, but, without my knowledge, sent word t) his General, who was three miles away. The soldiers had left the gate. 1, with two or three teachers, kept the mob of civilians from entering by standing ouiside and arguing with them by the hour, and still more important, watching closely. A Chinese mob consists of cowards and cannot endure being steadily watched, or rather, if watched, is far less likely to do :nischief. A friendly neighbor,a salt merchant,helped us, but some men on our own place became angry, and one of them threw water over the crowd of city men. After what Seemed a century, during which time a man came from the Hsien Yamen (county court), but left, after doing nothing for us. A crowd of soldiers, followed by the city mob, left the gate and came to the gate of the east court, an eighth of a mile away, where Mr. and Mrs. Simcox,Mr. and Mrs. Ewing and I live. I came with them to watch them and try to keep them within bounds. I told the soldiers they might see the place if they would guard the gate and keep the city rascals out. The scheme wbrked well. The soldiers did as they agreed. The gate was found locked and the Chinese people in the yard terrified. Mr. Simcox came to the gate and,aftei' consultation bad it open- ed, us it was sure tobe broken open if we should not open it ourselves. "Part of the soldiers went in at a time and looked about. They did no harm, but in our helpless condition we had reason to fear they might. Mrs. Simcox held up her baby to the window to amuse the crowd of soldiersâ€"twenty or more there at a timeâ€" and that helped to keep them good humor- ed. They kept the gate well, and when they went away the city mob went with them, and so did I, for evidently there was a new row at the west edurt. “ Mrs. Ewing badjust arrived in a. sedan chair, returning from the Presbyterian Eli-won compound in the north suburb, actoiizzuanied bp Mr Ewing and Mr. Hod- dle on foot. Before she started that place had been visited by A MOB 0F SOLDIERS AND OTHERS, who, though not. allowed to enter the gate, had climbed over the wall and trade trouble all the afternoon, though they did not in- flict any damage upon either persons or property. A servant excited by the tum- ult brought a loaded gun out of the front door with the intent of frightening the mob away. The soldiers wanted to get the gun, but did not succeed, as the ladies quickly got the servant and gun indoors. When the crowd had dispersed, Mrs. Ewing started to come from the place, but before she reached the north gate of the city a large crowd of soldiers ran to see her, and they followed her all the way through the city to our compound in the south suburb. The throng of soldiers at- tracted a crowd of city people. and togeth- er they filled the street so that it was a1- uiost impassable. They tonk hold of the sedan chair and lifted the curtain in front of it fifty or a hundred times in order to see the foreign lady. Mrs. Ewing bore it bravely and maintained her self-possession all the time. The gentleman feared the mob would smash the sedan chair altogeth- er and not let them out of the city alive. “ At last they reached Dr. Noble's gate, and the soldiers in our west court stood in two lines to gaze at Mrs. Ewing as she passed into the hone. At that time a great crowd of city roughs were outside our gate waiting their opportunity to plunder the mission houses. Among them were ten or more women. One of them, on being asked why she was standing there, replied that she heard our houses were about to be pull- ed to pieces, and she did not know but that she might get something. There were many young men in the crowd, mostly with dissipated and villainous looks, some of them well dressed. Some of them were heard to say that the destruction of these mission houses connot be postponed any longer, and that they would upset Dr. Nobles’s cart the next time he went into the city. Soon after Mr. and Mrs. Ewing and Mr. Hoddle arrived word came that the General had come to the south suburb. The soldiers all started to leave. IT “has GROW‘ING DARK, and that is the time of day when Chinese mobs generally end. All through the after- noon we had longed for sunset and darkness to end the trouble. But a new danger arose, as the soldiers who had been guard- ing the gate started to go, and the city mob could see that we were helpless against them. Then a native preacher named Kao Jung, who had come from the country just in time to help us, told the soldiers that if the mob should steal anything the soldiers would be held responsible. The latter had wooden clubs in their hands. They asked Mr. Kao, ‘Shall we beat them '3’ to which he answered ‘Yes.’ Then they gave it to the city fellows right and left, knocking them down, drawing blood from some of them, and clearing the street with wonder- ful quickness. “After their supper three soldiers came and gn irded our gate till late at night, and the civil officers sent men to fire guns around our premises. to warn all persons that these places were under the protecting care of our mighty Father in Heaven ; else we and all that we had would have been wiped out c'ean during that terrible after- noon. After the excitement subsided a nervous reaction took place, which made some of us sick and miserable all the next day. We were more exhausted than we had supposed. “On Saturday, Jan. 5, the soldiers left the city very early, but 5. number of them suffered a beating before they went, as a punishment for having molested us. The high officials held a meeting that day to discuss the situation and devise means of preventing any similar disturbances in the future. On Sunday the Governor f the country Chih Hsion came to see us in person, which, to the Chinese mind, is a great honor to us, and assured us we should have no trouble in the future. Whenever any more troops come he will promptly order their General to forbid their coming to our residences or molesting us in any way. He has called the lower officials of the city and given them strict orders to suppress any uprising of the people. He tells us to go about our work as usual and have no fear, but not expose ourselves on- necessarily on the streets when soldiers are in town. Yet we are not on this account to desist from going to the street, chapel, and hospitals. He has also issued a proclamation perfectly satisfactory to us, copies of which are posted in front of both our city and suburban premises. We could not have worded the proclamation better f)!‘ our own interests if we had written it ourselves. Evidently the Governor is de- termined to do everything he can for our safety, On Monday a still higher official called to see us, the Governor of the Department, Chili Fu, consisting of twenty-three counties. He visited each of our houses, alkiug in a most friendly way, and assuring us of protection and safety. B)th he and the Governor of the county went into the chapel and read the Ten Commandments posted on the chapel in laroe, handsome characters. The Governor of the department then asked me: ‘ ls this the kind of doctrine you teach?’ I said ‘Yes,’ and he said, ‘That is good.’ His younger brother, his assistant in office, called the next day, with two of the Gov- ernor’s sons. “ After all that happened, we all feel that we are safer now than we would be if the trouble had not occurred.” He Compared the Cost. Dukaneâ€"Did you hear how Manchester came to get married ? Gliswellâ€"No; how was it ? Dukuneâ€"He went to get a dog license, and found that a marriage license was less cxpensxve. Echoes of the Wedding. It’s all nonsense, dear, about wedding cake. I put an enormous piece under mv pillow and dreamed of nobody. ' \Vell? And the next night I ate it and dreamed of everybody .' A Little Too Good. Husbandâ€"Why do you shop at Slogo & Co’s, instead of at Fastime’s ? Wifeâ€"Fastime's has some new sort of electrical contrivauce which brings your change so quick you don’t have time to change your mind. and of strong vitality. AGRlfiULTURAL Importance of Seed Wheat. The familiar adage “like begets like” is the expression of a law of life, which is just as true of the plant as of the animal. An- other law which is practically as far reach- ing is expressed by the phrase “ influence of environment.” In order to succeed in the production of snimalsofsuperior merit, it is necessary both to have good blood (that i8, good ancestors) and a proper en- vironment, that is, good conditions. It is equally important in the production of the wheat crop to have good seed, and supply favorable conditions for its development. While this statement is true in general. it is especially true in view of the low price of wheat. If we are to continue growing wheat, we must do it at profit. In order to realize a profit,we must scrutinize every detail of business, rigidly apply the most successful methods, and take advan tage of every favoring condition. Atten- tion is therefore called to_tlie importance of having good seed of an approved variety free from the germs of disease. The seed should be sound, plump,heavy, To this end, the wheat from which the seed is to be obtain- ed should be allowed to become fully ripe, and should not be subject to prolonged dampness which will cause mold in the shock, and heating in the stack or bin. The wheat kernel is a young plantlet with a st»; re of plant food packed closely about it to give it a start in the world. Therefore, the larger and more compact the seed, the greater the food supply, which will result in a more growth. vigorous germination and The common practice of passing wheat for seed through the fanning mill is a good one, but it should be repeated if necessary with a strong blast to screen and blow out all small, light, and shrunken kernels, leaving only plump seed for sowing. If necessary to treat the seed wheat for “bunt” as described below, the lighter kernels may be skimmed off, which will further improve the quality of the seed. If the crap from which the seed wheat is obtained contains any “ hunt” or stinking smut, it should be treated after screening with “ blue stone” or hot water to destroy the germs. We prefer the hot water treat- ment which tends to reinforce the germinat‘ ing power of the seeds, whereas the blue stone treatment tends to retard the germâ€" ination and reduce the yield of the crop. In order to treat the seed most easily with hot water, fill two open kettles with water, and heat to 130 to 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the seed in an open basket, lined with coarse material like gunny sack. Set the basket containing the wheatin one of the kettles, allowing it to remain one minute to become warm through. Then lift out the basket letting the water drain back into the kettle for a few mom. ents, then place in the other kettle allowing it to remain five minutes. The wheat should be constantly stirred during the immersion to secure the thorough heating of every kernel,which is the means of destroying the smut germs. All light kernels should be skimmed ofi'.to be used for feed. At the end of five minutes remove the wheat from the water and spread it thinly upon a floor or canvas in the open air, so as to dry it before is swells. It is then ready for sowing, but not to be sown immediately, it should be placed in a close, clean sack to prevent contact with other germs of bunt. There is no best variety for all soils. But there is a best variety, all things con. sidered, for almost every soil and climatic condition. I mean by this that some one variety will do better than any other in a particular locality. This should be de- termined by trial, and when a variety adapted to the soil and climate is secured give it generous treatment, sowing in a well prepared soil of suitable fertility, on which some other crop than wheat was last grown. Avoid contamination With smut germs, sow only prime seed of the same variety from year to year. and my word for it the wheat will not only not run out, but will maintain its yield and good qualities as long as favorable conditions are maintained. Warmth for Lambs. Owing to the severity of the weather lambs, unless taken great care of, will suc- cumb to the cold, or, at any rate, they will not make that growth and progress so essential to the well-being of the young, The following practice can be thoroughly recommended both from the experience of myself and others, says Alfred Mansell. Give each lamb daily one, two, or three teaspoon'fnls (according to age) of codoliver oil, mixed with a little chaff, in their corn; or, where the flock is a. small one, or the lambs very young, the lambs could be drenched. As a rule, lambs in a very short time eat it greedily. The oil helps to keep up the heat of the body, and in the case of those destined to be sold as fat lambs it is an excellent food at all times. A cheap and easy method Ofgiviug wanmh and shelter in the field is to place old trea~ cle or sugar barrels with one end out, on their sides in the field where the lambs are, having previously lined the barrels with some short straw or chad. Lambs will make great use of these shelters, and an intelligent shepherd walking round daily can easily turn the barrels so as to face the warm quarter. In a large lambing fold where lambs are coming thickly, and artificial warmth is required for weakly lambs, it is a good plan to have two or three small barrels with hinged lids at hand. Some soft buy at the bottom of these gives great warmth, and will be the means or saving many a. lamb’s life. Sheep are so essentially the sheet anchor of the farmer that every eflort possible should be made to secure a good lambing season. Feeding Milk. There is hardly any doubt that with good management a. better profit can be realized in feeding the milk to thrifty grow. V ing pigs than to make into butter, take to the country stores and sell at the price usually received, at least during the great- er part of the season, and at a considerable saving of time and labor. But in feeding milk to pigs to make the most of it, in nearly all cases it must be fed in connection with something else. From the time the pig is farrowed until it is ready to finish for market, milk can be made its entire food, and later on its principal food. The milk must at first be supplied by feeding the sow with good milk producing food, and as soon as the pig learns to eat it can be fed milk and if the sow is fed sloppy foods made up with milk the pig will learn to eat much earlier than if corn or grain of any kind is depended upon. But in nearly all cases the best way of feeding milk is in connection with other foods, as it requires too large an amount of milk aloneto make a pound of gain in a pig. But made into a slop with middlings and bran. oil-meal and bran, or corn-meal and bran, it not only makes a healthy, but an economical food. But even then the lowest cost of growth will not be realized unless, in addition, good pasturage is pro- vided. Give growmg pigs the run of a good pastureâ€"clover is always bestâ€"and then feed a good milkslop night and morn- ing, and in a. majority of cases the best growm at the IOWest cost can be realized. And if this is done milk can be sold at a better price, fed in this way to vigorous, thrifty pigs, than will be realized by mak- ing into butter at eight or ten cents a pound at the country store, and all of the labor of butter-making be avoided in addition. it is true that in a majority of cases the same milk and the same amount of labor spent in making poor butter will, with different management, make butter that will bring two or three times that much. THE LATELY FOUND GOSPELS IN SYRIAC. The Blhllrnl Manuscripts Which Dr. Harris of Cambridge Discovered. The discovery recently made by Dr. J. Rendel Harris, the distinguished Biblical scholar of Cambridge University, England, of a new version of the Gospels in Syriac while on a visit two years ago to Mount Sinai, is considered to be the most valu-, able made in Biblical research for several years past. The codex of old Syriac Gospels was first found by Dr. Harris at the Convent of St. Katharine, on the top of Mount Sinai, the finding place being noteworthy of itself on account of the historic connection of! the mount with early Biblical history.l The Convent of St. Katharine was in thel sixth century turned into a fortress by: Justinian, and as the smaller neighboring ’, convents fell into decay their documents ’ Were doubtless transferred to the fortified ‘ convent for safekeeping, which mayaccount for the finding of the Syriac mansucripts there. With a wealth of Biblical treasures care- iessly arranged along shelves in the con- vent or stored away for centuries in old: chests, the privilege of unearthing thosei which have proved of such value fell to Dr. Harris. He found by his investigation that documents of inestimable value to the ‘ world were within the ancient walls, and his report led to a visit to the convent in February, 1892, by two English women famous for their work in Bible study, Agnes Smith Lewis and Mrs James Y. ' Gibson, who, Dr. Harris modestly says, are entitled to all the credit of the discov- cry. The Gospels discovered were, it is be- lieved, written not later than the fifth cen- ury and, as most of the translations of the Gospels into English are of Greek origin, this Syria version is expected to clear up many cloudy points. The two women students gained the confidence of the monks and were permit~ ted to make photographs of all the pages of manuscript, which, from their appear~ ance and condition, had not been perused I by human eyes for centuries. A second expedition was made in 1893, when Dr. Harris, the late Dr. Bensley, Professor of Aramiac in the University of . Cambridge, and Mr. EC. Burkitt accom- panied the party for the purpose of trans- lating the documents which Dr. Harris had originally brought to light. Syriac, more properly called Christian Arainiac. was the first language into which the New Testament was translated. The language is thought to be the vernacular of Mesopotamia, the cradle of Abraham’s family. “ There can be no doubt," says Dr. Har- ris, “ that it was also the language, of Palestine in tlietime of Christâ€"thelanguage in which He addressed the multitude. The Aramiac Christians adopted the name of Syrians because they did not wish to be confounded with ‘Arinaia,’ the heathen,and the country or Aram wasthenceforth known l LIFE INSURANUE GROWTH. PRODIGIOUS STRIDES OF THE BUSI-- NESS IN CANADA’PI Two Ilundred And Sixtyâ€"Six Thousand Pollcles in Force In This Countryâ€"A Third of the Famllies in Canada Are nlrecuy (‘oncernedâ€"A Duty Resting on the [lead of Every anlly. There has been no feature of social econo- mic development in Canada in recent years more worthy of note than the growth in popular favor of life insurance. Bothas an. investment for men of wealth and as a pro- vision by those of moderate means for their families, life insurance, in some ofits many forms, has been receiving increased publir attention. Between the regular line com panies, which in return for a specified annual payment guarantee a specified sum on the death of the insurer or the maturity of his policy, and the assessment associa tions, which pay their obligations by levies on the members, there are 266,000 polioiei in force in Canada. This means that nearly one family out of four in the Dominion has some interest in life insurance. There are also a large number who are connected with secret or semi-secret orders, which pay death benefits to the families of their members, and who have rapidly increased during the past decade. Taking these into the count, probably a third of the families in Canada are directly concerned in some of the many associations which do a life in- surance business. That this is a good thing is beyond question. There is no economic agency from which such beneficial results flow. There is no duty resting or the head of a family which should so appea) to his good sense as that of making provi- sion for ITS HELPLESS MEMBERS in case of his premature removal by death. There is no way in which this can be so readily, so cheaply, and with such safety as by investing in a life insurance policy in a well established company. That the business of such companies is so rapidly in. creasing is one of the best evidences that could be given of the thrift and comfort of the Canadian people. It was in 1869 that jite insurance statistics began to be regu- larly kept. Since then, taking five year periods, the growth in the amount at risk has been as follows : 1869 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 35,680,082 1874 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,716,325 1879 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,273,702 1884 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,453,726 1899 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231,963,702 1894 , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3‘. 8,795,881 The preliminary abstract for 1894, just issued by the Superintendent of Insurance, while it indicates a. large grow Lh, gives evidence, however, that the slowness that fell upon general trade was felt also by the insurance agent. The increase in the total of policies in force at the close of 1894 over 1893 was $13,173,159; that of 1893 over 1892 was $16,512,457. The totals of the two years were $295,622,722 for 1893, and $308,- 795,881 for 1894. The main features of the two years’ business are indicated in the fol- lowing table : 1893. 1894. Premiums . . . . . . . . . $9,632,779 $9,911,654 No. of new policies. 40,279 109,499 Amount of new cies . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,202,847 $49,263,948 No. of policies in force . . . . . . . . . . 198,724 241,131 No. of policies be- come claims . . . . . 2,743 2,805 Amount o'f claims.. $3f975,382 $3,766,886 'Claims paid . . . . . . . $3,802,584 $4,085,095 One of the gratifying features of life in- surance business for a long time past hat been the large proportion done by Canad- ian companies. Though they hadto devel. ope their business in face of strong opposi tion from British and United States rivals, which oc.upied the field from the first,they were not long in gainiu THE LION’S scans and have managed so keep it. Of the total of the policies in force last year 57.46 per cent. was in Canadian concerns, which is slightly higher than the proportion shown by the 1892, which was 57.34 per cent. The figures were $177,628,941 in 1894 and $167,475,872 in 1893. Of the total increase in value of policies held of $13,173,159, not less than $10,153,069 is credited to home . institutions. 0f the remainder, $2,679,455 ‘1 is in United States and $340,645 in British 1 companies. British companies, largely, no ldoubt, as a result of the lower rates of interest they can calculate on for their ! transatlantic investments, do not do much imcrc than hold their ground here, and as Syria. “Probably the first specimen of ii teratur which they possessed was a. translation of the Old Testament which was read in their synagogues. Syriac literature can now show no work of original genius and is prized only for the light it casts upon the history of the New Testament.” ._...___â€"_. Only the G. B. Spring? He couldn’t recall anything except being thrown downstairs,but there may have been other things. Says the Goat. I have just got in afine line of dates, ran the fruiterer’s sign. There are others, quietly murmured the goat, as he passed on the other side,having demolished the paper from a bill board an- nouncing the time of appearance of a certain circus. Got Plenty Now. Miss Logan Squareâ€"Miss Old has gone abroad for seine years. Miss Peartâ€"Goodiiess gracious ! you don’t say so? I thought she had years enough already l within a few years six of them have ceased to do new business in Canada. The total o.‘ their policies in force in Canada is $33,- 884, 5'29. That of the United States com- panies is $97,282,411, and that of Cahadian 5 companies $177,628.941. Five Canadian ‘ companies have entered the foreign field ano taken $146,000,000 of insurance. Concerns doing business on the assess. ment system have in force 37,838 certifi- cates for $67,711,270, an increase in num- l What did Blank get for the com on her over the figures of 1893 of 12,258, and in amount in force of $19,210,155. The claims maturing during the year were $554,350, and those paid $613,153, Cana- dian associations issued 10,379 certificates for $15,6l2.950, and. United States con- cerns 15,205 certificates for $32,858,175. These associaiions are beating even the prosperous regular companies in the growth of their business. ____.__._. Poor Place for Posts. I‘oetâ€"I’m going to leave this oflensively practical country. It’s no place for poets Friendâ€"What’s happened ‘3 Feetâ€"Yesterday I visited all the newa- paper offices I could find in a suburban town, and at last succeeded in persuading an editor to take a. poem at fifty cents Well; I’d hardly reached the curb-stout before I was arrested by the authorities f. peddling goods without a license