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Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-10-19
M. r. CONFERENCE.
Annual Gathering OF This LegIs-
latlve Body of Christian
Workers. some Prominent

Workers. some Prominent
Pers0nages.
The 52ud session of the New Jersey
Conference of the Methodist Protest
ant Church begun its session in the
First M. P. Church, Laurel street, yes.
terday afternoon.
All the ministers and lay delegates s
composing the Conference had not ar
rived yesterday, but many more come
to-day. There are about sixty minis
ters composing the Conference, and
prominent among them is our old
friend James B. Nixon, the lawyer,
and ex.City Solicitor of Atlantic City,
who now has charge of en- M. p.
Church In Camden. Mr.. Nixon has
many old friends In this city where he
learned the trade OF type setting and
also where he first read law.
The Conference convened at 2
O'Clock and was called to order by
Rev. Charles d. Sinnickson, of Cam.
den, the President.
The Conference was opened with
devotional exercises by Rev. Joseph
Hopkins, of Hardingville and Rev. J.
III. Alger, of Glassboro.
Rev. Mr.. Hopkins announced the
hymn, 'There Is a Fountain filled
with blood" which was sung, and then
he offered prayer.
There was quite a good sized audi
ence present, who devoutly joined in
the services.
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper
was administered to the Conference
by Revs. Hopkins, Alger and others,
and was partaken of by a large num-
ber of the audience.
The roll was called by Rev. L. d.
Stultz, Conference Secretary, and
Rev. A. L. Watson and Rev. Jacob
Lupee were made committee on Gre.
dentials.
Mr.. U. 8. Fleming, Publishing Agent,
of Pittsburg, was introduced and laid
the claims of the publishing depart.
ment before the Conference. Mr.. Flem.
ing sustains a local preachers relation.
Nominations for Conference Secre.
tary were made and Revs. L D.
Stultz and III. g. Cowan were named
The roll was called and Rev. L. D.
Stultz was reelected by a vote of Is
to 6.
Rev. M. E. Grant was made assis.
tant Secretary.
The bar of the Conference was fixed
and the hours of the session were
made to be from 8 80 to II 80 q. m. and
from 30 to p. m.
President Sinnickson read his report
of the work of the Conference year.
He showed that he had preached 149
sermons; held 40 quarterly confer.
ences and attended camp meetings;
that 10 churches had been built, or re-
paired and dedicated during the year
and that the North Jersey Union of
Christian Endeavor Societies had been
formed and the societies of Y. P. 8. @.
E.. had been organized in nearly every
church in the Conference.
The morning session opened with
devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. T. @. Long. The minutes of yet
terdsy's proceedings were read and ap.
proved.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-10-19
CLOTHING! !

We can fit you out as cheeply for
good fitting garments and we'll made
clothing as any store in South Jer-
sey:
We give you a special invitation
to call and look over our store,
whether you wish to buy or not, our
statesmen will show you through and
give you prices.
Clothing for Men, Boys and Chill.
dren; Hats and Caps for Men, Boys
and Children; Warm Underwear for
Men, Boys and Children; Boisery for
Men, Boys and Children; Gloves for
Men, Boys and Children; Boots and
Shoes for the Men and Boys; Rub.
Der Boots and Shoes for Men and
Boys.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-10-19
1T LOOKS

as though you would have to make a
change in your clothing shortly. It
begins to feel like cooler weather.
You cannot find better plabe than
our store for
Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-10-19

Concluded on fourth page.
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this minute. We have never known God,
although we believe that the universe is his
expression and the laws Of nature and of
con science his voice.
"What will it ba for the disem bodied
soul to approach God in that first five mln-
utes after death?
Il remember my own speeches. awe on
visiting for the first time the fame of West
minister Abbey, and possibly some idea of
the feeling of the soul on drawing near to
the first cause may be Appropriated from
that abashed reverence.
Then, again, as to the great Judgment
after death, there is picture in Brussels
gallery of that final scene which appears to
me TO have been inspired to give men true
idea Of the subject.
''In the center is the figure of the Savior
crowned as King, but nailed to the cross,
while his face is lighted with a rare beauty
of love and tenderness. To the left the
bad and to the right the good, both self
judged by that divine spectacle before them.
$50 l believe that in that first five minutes
the disemD0died soul will be its own I'M
erring judge.
In preparation for that soul-life common
sense would urge our developing such of
our powers that touch most nearly on that
life-in other words we must educate our
faith and follow the words of the only
guide who has passed through death and
that subsequent five minutes and has told
US how to prepare ourselves for it,"
The preachers text was from the Cor
inthians. kill, Nov ! see through glass
darkly, but then face to face"
lie announced special series Of sermons
to commence next Sunday evening with the
subject. Faces in the Dark" the course to
continue through Lent
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A USELESS BODY.
What Has the Commission Ever Done
for the People?

What have our Railroad Commissioners
done9 Nothing. In the words of member
of the Traffic Association, They have been
subservient tools of the Southern Pacific.
The Shively complaint was merely part Of
a scheme to cause delay and hamper the
Traffic Association in its work. and obtain
ing the report of the expert was only another
scene in the farce-comedy.
They have not helped US in the matter
of classification, but on the contrary have
permitted the railroads TO make classified
tons and rates TO suit themselves.
being a constitutional bOdy the commits
sion is beyond the reach of the PEOPLE at
large. and also beyond the reach of the
Legislature. The people and the Legisla-
ture being alike pOwerless to compel them
TO perform their duties, they have done
nothing but play into the hands Of the rail-
roads. and literally snap their fingers at the
people whose interests they should have
jealonsly guarded.
''What ve contend for is that the State
shall always fix the rates and that we
should no longer be burdened with faithless
officials.
"If we had been favored with a commits
sion working in our interests there would
have been none Of the unjust discrimination
and exorbitant rates on local freight that
have paTalyzed trade and kept this CITY and
State in a QuieScent condition Instead Of
euthiU7 tlt6k MAI htu UAhE tNNS NAtNH luuA-
acterizes other parts Of the country where
different state of affairs exists.
The fact OF the matter Is we are being
/ bled TO the extent Of 100 or 200 per cent. 1t
/ is all nonsense to say that the rates cannot
/ be lowered without bringing trouble to the
! roads aud the people who use them. Cali
/ fornia roads are earning twice as much as
/ other roads In other States that meet their
; Obligations.
If the commission had done its duty the
/ true facts would have been ascertained and
( the railroads compelled to considerably re-
! duce their rates and even then leave them
/ a handsome profit.
/ How is it that where there Is water COM
/ petition the rates are lower than where no
/ such competition exists? IN many instan-
ces the rate TO loint where there is no
competition is much in excess Of the rate TO
/ point, the same number OF miles, where IL
/ can be reached by other means than the
/ Southern Pacific.
These facts have been brought 10 the at
! tention Of tie Railroad Commissioners time
! and again by Mr.. Leeds and others, but 1t
! was like pouring water on a ducks back.
! Can any sane man imagine for a moment
! that The Commissioners would have acted
/ in such a barefaced manner unless they had
! been plan. tools of their masters, the
Southern Pac fic magnates?
These are surely suffir lent reasons for
the abolition Of the commission and for the
! passage of the proposed amendment 10 the
constitution that is now before the Senate. F"
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WE, DISEMBODIED.
The First Five Minutes
After Death.
Rev. w. w. Davis of St. Luke's Con-
siders the Immediate Possibilities
of the Future State.

startling subject = 1.-THE First Five
Minutes After Death"-was discussed last
night by Rev. w. w. DAVIS at St. Luke's
Church on Van Ness avenue.
81. for one" declared the reverend speak
er impressively, would be perfectly salts
fed to pass through the experience Of death
out of sheer curiosity. if nothing else.
Recently in London there was gathered.
chatting, a party OF gentlemen, one Of
whom was an old retired Indian officer. who
told some thrilling. almost incredible,
stories OF life and adventure. collected in a
varied career.
The wondering interest of his listeners
was freely expressed. moro particularly as
the old soldier concluded: But. gentlemen.
expect to see something far more remark
able than have ever yet seen in the first
five minutes after DEATH
''As teacher OF Christianity, not as a
philosopher, will assume that these souls
OF ours retain their consciousness after
death.
"What will be their experience in that
first strange five minutesp We do not
know, but we can ask our common-sense.
First Of all the soul will be in the new
condition of being isembodied-it will be
separated from the body.
Think OF It, AT present all we receive
Is received through the body and its physi-
cal senses. Isn't there enough in this
thought to make the man of pleasure
pause?
II believe l have never preached from
this pulpit and never will the doctrine of a
material hell fire. but here is a possible con-
dition that may be thousand times worse
than any material hell fire.
People who have nearly persisted from
| thirst tell Us that there is nothing more
terrible than the craving of thirst. Think
/ Of the soul Of a sensuallst deprived IF the
! body by which alone he could obtain any
| satisfaction.
His condition would be that OF a fearful
appetite burnt up by an intoIerable, in
| satiable thirst.
Another new condition of the soul will
consist in It's being in spirit world.
Matter, space aud time have disap-
| peared. i can compare such q condition 10
! nothing except dream life, except that we
| can never shake 1t off and awaken; that
will be for US an everlasting reality.
"Then. when thus dsembodied, we woul
! have a greater knowledge OF ourselves. AS
| before nearly drowned persons the piano.
rama Of their lives has passed, so may we
| survey ourselves and discover such
wounds, such ulcers, such putrefylng sores
OF sin ms never before.
Lastly, we shall have q closer knowl
edge OF the great first cause-we shall know
God.
1--WE have never known the first cause
here, n the same way that we have never
seen the soul, although there may be thou
sands passing through the air before yol
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she promised TO marry another man, and
their wedding is TO occur tonight. L just
received the telegram | showed you, and OF
course / had to try and stop the wedding. L
want to marry her myself, and knowing
that / had to steal her away from her in
tended bridegroom, thought | had better
get some assistance.
This explanation was satisfactory. and
resolved to do all / could to help the two
sweethearts. We only arrived in Segun an
hour before the ceremony was to take place,
and ] set out to the home of the bride-to- be.
| was cordially received by her father, and
soon had an opportunity of seeing Miss
Meyers. / told her of Mr.. Pee's presence
in the town and his wish to marry her at
once. With a woTan's ready wit she in-
structed me TO bring him TO the summer
house in her yard at once and she would
meet us there.
81 found the impatient lover as quickly
as possible, and hiring carriage we were
soon on the appointed spot. Miss Meyers
met US, at she promised she would, and we
three at once got into the carriage and drove
to hotel. A magistrate was secured, and
the lovers were united in the bonds of mat
rmony. After the ceremony had been per-
formed we caught train and left Seguin.
1.-The greatest confusion reigned In the
house when Miss Meyers absence was dis
covered. Her father knew of her love for
Mr.. Peel and thought when he found out
that she was missing that she had ended
her life rather than marry another man.
lie finally learned the truth, and as the
preacher who had been engaged TO perform
the rites which had been so Unexpectedly
broken off by the absence of the expected
bride interceded for the ru naway couple, he
forgaye them.
1.-THE would be bridegroom was also
brought to lend his forgiveness to his mis-
sing sweetheart, and a marriage feast was
turned into a banquet The day after the
marriage was TO have been performed the
disappointed bridegroom met Dir. Peel and
his bride at the town in which they were
stopping and magnanimously forgaye
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ABOLISH THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
That Is the Cry of the Merchants of the City.

miles. Carload rates per ton between these
points show the following differences, the
first rate being the Northern Paciic's and
the second the Southern Pacifc's:
Agricultural implements ST 20. S13 II;
acids 81 20. SCI 60; brick. common, S. CO.
50 so; burlaps 81 20. Sl3 -; charcoal, 81 40.
$40 10; fire clay. 81 40. 50 so; dry goods
SIS. $50; nails 81 20. S14 20; pig iron, 81 40.
S14 20; pipe, wrought. 81 20, Sl4 20; pipe.
cast, Sc 40 Sl4 20; machinery 81 90 SIG 40;
coal oil, in cylinder-tank cars, 81 20, S21 CO.;
slate roofing 81 40, $40 10; stoves 81 90,
SIC 40; cable wire 81 20. SIC 40; castings
81 %. SIC 40.
From ST. Paul TO Valley City on the
Northern Pacific is 300 miles, and FROM San
Francisco TO Bakersfield on the Southern
Pacific the distance is 500 miles.
The difference in rates on the same conf
m ODDITIES is as follows: Agricultural nipple
ments, 81. SIT 10; acids, ST. S24; brick.
common, So 60, Sc 20; burlaps. 81. SIT u !;
charcoal. 81 40. So 40; fire clay, "a 40. Sc 20 ;
dry goods, ST. 60. $50 40; nails, 81, $40 20 /;
pig iron. 81 40, $50 20; pipe, wrought. 81,
$50 %; pipe, cast. Sc 20. $50 20; machin cry,
81. S2l 40; coal oil. In cylinder-tank ears.
81. S24; slate roofing, 81 40, Sc 20; stoves,
81, S2l 40; cable-wire. 81, S2l 40; castings,
81. sd 40
In Minnesota the Railroad Commissioners
have done good work in recent years in the
reduction Of freight rates. The following
table shows tie difference between rates on
the Northern Pacific in 1880 and 1890. the
rates for the latter year being still In effect,
with some slight changes:
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Personal. NOTES.

Dr. f. w. Hatch of Agnews is at the
Lick
Allen Towle Of Towles. CAL. is guest at
the Baldwin.
+. S. Lippt, an attorney from Petaluma,
is at the Grand.
W. }. Cheyney, Philadelphia capitalist,
is staying at the Palace.
c. S. Scott, mine-owner from Moscow,
Idaho, is at the Bald win.
DR.. c. A. Ruggles of Stockton Is in town.
He is staying at the Grand
Judge 7. T. Baldwin and wife. Of Stock
ton, spent Sunday at the Palace.
S. johannesburg, Colusa merchant, is
spending a few days at the Grand
r. j. Paul. mine-owner Of Arizona, Is
registered az the Baldwin from Tucson.
l.. L. Clayton. real estate owner OF Los
Angeles, has apartments at the Lick House
Mary III. Krout of the staff Of the Chicago
Inter Ocean is registered at the Occidental
II. w. Lake, manager Of the Ramona
Hotel at San Luis Obispo, is at the CALI
fOrnia.
}. b. Jones' prominent real-estate man
from Spokane, Wash, is registered at the
Baldwin.
Major Baker of the English army. sta
toned at Cape Town. arrived at the Palace
yesterday.
H. Suffer and family have taken rooms at
the CalllOInid- MI SutLeF Is prominent
merchant Of Chicago.
c. E. Collins, who is connected with the
Calcutta civil service, was one of yester-
days arrivals at the Palace.
i. w. SwantOn and James McNlel. gem
tlemen largely interested In the electric
light industry at Santa Cruz, are at the
Palace.
Theodore Rechert. the well-known Sac
ramentO politician. is spending a few DAYS
at the Baldwin. Mrs. Reichert accompanies
| her hus band.
AL Hayman and wife are registered at the
| California, from New York. Mr.. Hayman
is in the city for the purpose of looking
| after his theatrical interests In this city,
| l.. 4. Jones. who came to this CITY few
| days ago on a com bined business and pleas
| ure trip. has returned to his home in
Headsburg. Mr.. Jones was formerly n
railroad man of this city, but was forced TO
| give up that business and move to his resi-
| dence in the country on account OF i'll health.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Willard and Miss
| Kate Willard have arrived from North Da-
| kOta on a visit TO relatives In this city. On
! the day they started on their Journey the
| thermometer was 81 degrees below zero.
and on the day of their arrival in San
| Francisco the temperature was 56 degrees
above zero. a difference OF 108 degrees.
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When Wild Beasts Roamed in Maine.

Dally Eastern Argus.
In reading the accounts OF hunger-mad-
dened wolves attacking human beings In
Russia. few people recall that within forty
years these merciless beasts of prey were
quite numerous in this State.
+. Il. Swan, whose former home was in
Calais. many years ago passed over the old
"air line or military road. which was
directly through the vast forest that still
stretches from near Bangor to the Calais
line The road is direct line over noun
tain, plain and valley, the shortest cut be-
tween two given points, and the primeva
forest is present nearly the entire distance.
Mr. Swan was passenger on one OF the old
sleigh coaches at the time, and trying, with
his companions, to keep warm, when his at
tenton was called by the driver to the fact
that they were pursued by wolves, fortu-
nately not large pack. They kept close to
the sleigh, which was being drawn at their
utmost speed by the flying horses. but after
long pursuit on the edge of q small ham,
let they gave it up.
The American lion or cougar was known
in Maine half century ago. Captain
Paul Dennis, after whom DenniStown, in
Somerset County, was named, saw. in about
1888, on the Chaudiere River the tracks of
an animal of enormous size. its length of
stride being six feet. The animal was seen
at the headwaterS of the Penobscot the day
before ard must have travelled many miles.
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POWER OF THE AIR.
Energy in the Atmosphere winch
Amounts to Billions of Foot IONS


RH. Tburston In Engineering Magazine.
The magnitude of the store of aerial en-
ergy upon which mankind may draw. so
long as the race exists upon this earth. IS
beyond the reach Of the Imagination 10 con-
ceive. but not beyond the power OF compu-
tation Of the mathematician.
Taking the quantities roughly and in
"r0und numbers" the atmosphere weighs
about ton to every square foot OF the
earth's surface; 25,000,09 tons per square
mile. or 1000, 600, 600 100000 tons on the TO-
tai Of 200, 900 square miles.
Its energy is that due to the motion OF
this incOnceiyable mass. at yelOciiieS vary
ing all the way from the gentlest zephyr 10
a hurricane and the cyclone, rushing over
the prairie or along the surface of the sea at
more than 100 miles an hour.
cubic mile Of air weighs about 10, 000.-
000,0 900 pounds, and, at the rate of motion o t
the cyclone, develops 1900, 900, 100000 foot
tons" of energy.
II all employed at this rate for the per-
Torrance of work, useful or destructive, this
5000, 0O0, 600 000, 600 foot pounds" would be
equivalent TO more than 1000, COO. 000,0 100000
horsepower.
II the disturbance reaches the exterior Of
the atmospheric shell lnclOsiDg the earth {
embOdies 10000. 900, 900 900. 900 horsepower,
or millions of times as much as the highest
estimates make the probable whole steam
power of the world at the end OF the nine
teenth century.
Assuming the moderate velocity Of 1877
miles an hour for the whole atmosphere of
the globe, its energy per mile is one-thirty-
sixth Of that just computed, and 5000. 000,-
coo, 600 600 tons Of atmosphere would repre-
sent about 80. 600 000. coo. COO GOO foot-tons Of
energy and not far from 10000. 600, 000.000
horsepower.
This is certainly more than 500 900 times
as much power as have all the engines In
the world combined.
Each cubic mile would store 40, 0O0, 900, 900
horsepower, aud every square mile. could
100 feet of its superintendent atmosphere
be utilized. w0uG yield about $4,000, 600
horsepower, which is not far from the ag-
gregate Of the existing steam power Of the
world
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dissolved in water and afterward with an
other composed chiefly OF sulphate OF iron
and Dutgall. those two compositions. In
blending, penetrating the wood and giving IL
an indelible tnge, while at the same time
they render IL impervious TO the attack OF
insects When sufficiently dry. the surface
of the wood is rubbed at first with hard
brush of couch grass, and then with char
coal of substances as light and and plta0ie
az possible. Any hard grains remaining In
the charcoal scratch the surface instead OF
rendering it perfectly smooth. Alternately
with the charcoal, the operator, rubs the
surface with flannel soaked in llnseed OIL
and essence of turpentine. the fiat portions
having just previously been rubbed WIN da
natural stick charcoal and the lndented
parts and crevices with charcoal powder;
The result of this treatment is beautitel
color aud a perfect polish.
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Sec. .. Tie Governor shall Issue this pIoeia-
nation calling a special election TO be held on a
day therein 10 be designated, and not more than
Ninety DAYS thereafter, at which shall be sub
mIled 10 lbe qualified electors OF this State, the
question Of he adoption OF this amendment,
and at such election tile electors shall WI tie or
print upOn their ballOls the For repeal OF sec
lions % and % OF arlice XII Of tue constitution,
" thereof"
The said election shall be held, and the votes
cast hel eat shall be counted, returned and can
Fassed, aud declared in the same manner aud
subject 10 the same rules as votes cast for Treas
uTeT Of State al a general election, and II It az
pears that majority Of The yOies cast at said
election are 10 favor Of the amendment hereby
proposed and submitted the Governor Of the
stare shall Issue bis proclamation to that effect.
and ihereuPOn The said proposed amendment
shall take effect, and tie said section hereby
proposed 10 be repealed ana revoked shall cease
20 be part OF the constitution OF this state, and
The said lection sc TO article " OF said cOnsitu-
ton stall be and become effective and operative
as a part OF the constitution Of this State.
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THE NEW BOOK OF JOB.
First of the New Transactions of the
Bible Soon TO Be Published.


Professor Paul Haupt of the Oriental de-
partment of the Johns Hopkins University
has returned from Germany, where he has
been In conference with the scholars max
ing translations Of the Bible under his direc-
ton. The Baltimore American says that
the first part OF the Bible 10 be printed will
be critical edition of the Hebrew text Of
of the Book of job edited 10y Professor c.
Siegfedl of the University of Jena.
The book has been reconstructed In order
to enable the reader 10 better understand
it by putting verses ia their proper position
and sequence. Twenty-one pages Of critical
notes give the reason for the various
changes of the preceding twenty-seyeu pages
of the Hebrew text. Another thing eX-
planned by these notes is the reason for the
use of the blue, green and red grounds upon
which certain port ons OF tile Hebrew text
Is printed in clear black type. The blue
ground indicates parallel compositions, the
green ground that certain polemieal inter-
polations directed against The tendency OF
the poem were here made and the red GER
tain correcting interpretations conforming
the speeches OF Job to the spirit OF the
orthodox system OF retribution.