Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-11-28
LOOKED
GOOD In
CHINA
Everybody Turned Out to get
Glimpse of the Little
Woman Devil

New York, Nov. 2s.-The recent
massacre Of FIVE American missionar-
les at Lien-chou, China, has directed
the attention Of the people Of the Unit
ed states to the great Empire Of the
East, and a keen appreciation is man
ifested in the conditions surrounding
other American residents there. II
is the general impression that so many
Americans have gone to China for
trade an missionary purposes that
the people have become accustomed to
them. Such opinion does not consid-
er the vastness Of the Chinese empire,
nor the fact that Americans and Euro
pcans are seldom seen in other places
than the seaports and along beaten
lines of travel. Tho situation 10 well
illustrated by letter which has just
been received here from Miss Anna
X NJ Franz, a missionary stationed
az Wei Hsicn in the province Of shan
tung under the Presbyterian board Of
foreign missions. Miss Franz was 20
hold a class in a Chinese village not
far from the city named. She tells
the story thus;
''t thought it best 60 have the con.
stable Of tho village notified that we
were coming to hold a class and might
want 60 take walks and 10 ask tho Of
acial 20 sec that we were not molcst.
cd. The constable put MP a notice Civ.
ing Tho facts, with tho date on which
We were 10 arrive. Now tho villagers
had never seen a foreign woman devil,
although thcy had seen a man, and had
heard many things about tho foreign
devils anyway, FOR was not the rail.
road lees than two miles awayi But
this was n woman dovili To be sure.
some Of the fortunate people OF tho
town had ridden on tho train. but they
were few Now tho show was 20 come
10 townl So We should not have been
surprised 10 find tho strooia crowded
whom W. arrived when ! stepped from
the skentEa was hurried into tho
house, but the crowd was not slow IN
following.
"The little bound feet stepped live,
~ and men aud women jostled ono
another, forgetting all their good man,
ners In their eagorness 10 500 all there
was SO the room and courtyard were
filled as soon A. We got In, and no one
had any idea OF leaving.
"The next morning we were ready
10 view the landscape (for that had
been impossible ON our arrlva) FOR
walks which We hoped 70 take. Find
Ing that tho street filled up behind
as, Tor the children called into the
houses what was going on, we quickly
returned In the evening when the
days work was over, having been
crowded in with thirty women during
tho day, No were ready for some fresh
air. The Bearby hin was our ambi.
tion, aud In spite Of the fact that
many Of tho people were behind Us, we
went on, thinking they would get tired
and 60 10 their duties, But the Chi
nese are not in a hurry. So We found
ourselves returning with multitudes
standing ON the street and crowdiug In
after us, 1 must confess that my knees
felt weak as 1 walked along with two
Bible women, and / could not help but
think OF some who few years ago
were LED by such crowds, mad with
rage. 20 their doom.
owe went home, deciding 10 stay
in no matter what. But after two days
We were ready 70 venture out again.
For We were surrounded by a lot Of
people an the time, without giving ms
a moment 5 rest or quiet. So We went
out deciding TO come home another
way. This plan worked beautifully.
The village women came in 10 see ms
during the day, and after awhile they
would stay for a class or for meet
ing Three weeks time certainly
made great change in the town, and
while no one actually studied, before
we left a number were interested and
a great many had different ideas from
what they had before. 4"