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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-03-23
NJ. 3. CONFERENCE
Salary Question Discussed -Drs.
Baker and Corkran Reinstated.
APPOINTMENT OF MINISTER'S.

The closing session of the annual
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
Conference, in session at Pocomoke
City, was held ON Monday morning.
Among the questions discussed at
the session were regulation of sal
aries for ministers and a change of
time for the annual conference.
Rev. Vaughn S. Collins read a
list of charges in the conference
which paid less than 500 year
and recommended that no minister
of the Gospel who is a single man
should receive less than $500 and
no married minister should be paid
less than $500. Mr.. Collins sug-
gested, as temporary remedy, to
obtain an increase in salaries, that
each minister in the conference
should be assessed one half Of one
per cent of his salary for a fund to
be distributed as nearly as possible
70 meet requirements.
A committee was appointed to
report at the conference session of
1907 some permanent plan to secure
larger salaries for ministers.
The Board of Bishops will be
asked to change the date of the
annual conference session from the
month of March to the first week
in April, because of the weather.
The assignment of the reinstat-
I'd ministers, Drs. Baker and
Cochran, to charges, was one of the
problems the conference had to
consider. The former was assigned
70 Kent Island and the latter to
Newark. A committee of laymen
from the church at Kent Island
protested in vigorous terms against
rhe assignment of Rev. Charles s.
Baker to that charge.
The following are the appoint
nents for the Wilmington District:
A. s. MowBRAY. Presiding Elder.
Bethel and Summit-w. P. Taylor.
Charlesto ~n-Harry Taylor.
Cherry Hill-T. B. Hunter.
Chesapeake City-C. N. Jones.
Chester Bethel. T. Prouse.
Chrstiana-W G. Harris
Claymont--J N. Collins, supply.
Colora-J D. Reese.
Delaware City, E. White.
Ebenez ID. H. Mitchell.
Elk Neck-w. R. Mcfarland.
Elkton-L E. Poole.
Hockessin-G. W. Burke.
Hopewell-F. X. Moore.
Kirkwood To be supplied.
Marshallton-E H. Miller.
Mount Lebanon-I. G. Fosnocht.
Mount Pleasant. W, Lindale.
Newark-w. F. Corkran.
New Castfe-C. W. Prettyman.
Newport-C W. strickland.
Northeast-E. q. Dashiel.
Perryville-Asbury Burke.
Port Deposit-V. S. Collins.
Port PENN. A. Arters.
Red Lion-T. O. McKinsey.
Rising SUM-. P. Otis.
st. George's-J. A. Brewington.
st. John's-o. E. Jones.
Stanton-E D. Sharpless. supply.
Townpoint "A. C. Jones, supply.
Zion-J. Mitchell
WILL Fl. A. G. Westerfeld.
Brandywine and Edgemore-H. @. Turner.
Cookman-V P. Northrup.
East Lake,. Fl. Gray.
Elsmere-E A. Gillespie, supply.
Epworfh-l. P. Oorkran.
Grace.-W. ". King.
Harrison Street-C. T. Wyatt.
Kingswood j. S. Van Bunk.
Madeley-J. N. Arters
Mount Salem IF. F. Carpenter.
st. Paul's-C A. Hill.
Scott-R. K Stephenson.
Silverbrook-W. E. Greenfield.
Tr'nity-iohn Thornton, supply
Zion-S W. Pitchard.
Wilmington Heights-W L. S. Murray
Wesley-G. W. Dawson.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

AS the population of the country
increases so does the demand !. for
Christmas trees. Hundreds of thou
sands-yes, millions sold dur
ing this years festal season. This
means that large tracts of woodland
were despoiled of their beauty by the
removal of these evergreens in order
that an ancient custom might be adj
hered to. Carloads of symmetrical
spruce trees which took Dame Nature
from ten to twenty years to produce
have been ruthlessly chopped down to
supply the market. While it seems a
sacrilege to thus destroy these beau.
ties of nature, all the newspaper talk
in the world will not have the effect OF
stopping the practice. The only thing
that will accomplish this-and. that
only by gradual stages-is the intro
duction of artificial Christmas trees.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

Speaking of the truths told by James
j. Hill before the Interstate commerce
commission in Minneapolis the Com
mercial West says,
In the language of the daily press,
reversing the same,she "probed' the
investigation by throwing aside all
petty inquiry and reaching down deep
into the matter of railroad facilities
for the country. He said the country
was cup against stone wall.''' There
is not enough railroad mileage to take
care of the commerce of the country
and he declared it to be the most i'm
portant question for the people to
consider at the present time. He ad-
vanced the argument that unless the
commerce of the country can be taken
care of promptly there will be a great
business crash-not a panic. He pro-
duced figures from the interstate re-
ports showing that the Great Northern
carries the greatest tonnage per mile
of any road in the United States.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

Viscount Aoki, Japanese ambas-
sador to this country, in an after
dinner address at Sherry's, New York
city, advised his countrymenn to marry
American girls. MAKE yourselves
worthy of the love of millionaires
daughters said he. +"When your
father-in-laws see in you something
they will assist you in every way pos
sible." TO insure the materializa-
ton of his suggestion, however, Aoki
should induce the mikado to pass
around a few thousand titles to his
countrymen in America. Our mil
lionaires' daughters will hook up to
almost any old thing that has a title
attached.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

Secretary Taft says in the December
Century that the time required for the
construction of lock canal across
the isthmus of-Panama will be about
eight years or one-half the period
which it would take to- dig a sea-level
waterway. "The expense in round
numbers, including the interest on the
investment during the additional eight
years that the sea-level canal would
take for building, and the loss of
profit during those eight years from
the tolls which would be earned with
a lock canal, would make the differ
ence in cost, ''',says Mr.. Taft, between
$3.50, 900, 900 and $500, 900, ooo." Thus
it seems that Mr.. Roosevelt knew what
he was doing when he insisted that a
lock canal be constructed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27
Redtape of the postofice department

Redtape of the postoffice department
prevented the gladdening of many a
poor child's heart at Christmas.
Every year thousands of letters ad-
dressed to Santa Claus are received
at the postofices throughout the coun-
try. The greater number of these let
tiers are from poor children begging
Santa Claus to bring them a present.
Charitable associations in many cities
this year requested the postof6ces to
turn these Santa Claus letters over to
them that they might provide for these
poor children. This request was de-
nied-the. department regulations
would not premit of such action. It
is high time that such redtape be elm
mated from the postoffce provisions.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

We are pleased to note that King
Oscar of Sweden is fast rallying from
his sickness. King Oscar is man in
every sense of the word-philan-
thropic, genial and splendidly proper
toned physically. It was our pleas
ure many years ago to meet and con-
verse with the Swedish monarch while
a train in which he was travelling
stopped at railroad station in the
southwest of England. We were then
much impressed with the kindly spirit
in which he received those who sought
to shake hands with him and with his
magnificent physique. Long live King
Oscar of Sweden.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

President Nichols of the Republic
Oil company testified in New York
that as an outcome of the disclosures
in the Standard combine investigation
the Republic company had. been
ruined. The Republic professed to be
an independent company, and as such
competitor of the Standard, but it
was proved that it was in reality part
and parcel of the oil trust. There is
not an "independent" oil company in
this country which could do business
without the consent of the Standard,
for the Standard has the power to
crush all competitors. Thus it, be-
comes very doubtful whether an oil
concern exists in the United States
which is not allied in some manner
with the Rockefeller trust. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

If true, the following from the St.
Paul Dispatch indicates the existence
of collision for purposes of graft be-
tween congressman and the railroads:
There have been rumbles of scan
dals connected with the weighing of
mail made each four years to ascer-
tain the weight of mail carried by rail
ways as basis for compensation.
Congressman have been Charged with
loading the mails at such times, with
masses of public documents, but Rep
resentative Murdock's resolution
seems to point to something more seri-
Gus. It asserts that while the weigh
ing is carried on continuously for
ninety days the entire weight is d.
vided by seventy EIGHT instead of
ninety to get the average daily Weight,
twelve days being deducted for the
Sundays, though weighing wention on
Sundays as we'll. The smaller divisor
gives, of course, the larger average,
and increases the compensation, the
resolution states, about ten per cent
more than it should be. The annual
cost of railway mail carriage is over
SAG, 600, 900, and the excess caused by
this singular method .ofc omputation.is
over 81 ZOO, 900 annually.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

It seems that De Lacy Wood, who
some time ago abandoned newspaper
work and started forth into the haunts
of vice to preach temperance and con-
vert miserable sinners, has not met
with the success he anticipated. The
Walker Pilot tells us that De Lacy was
dumped into police cell while in
state of intoxication. De Lacy should,
however, not be too strongly con-
demned until the truth is known. We
presume that he found it neces-
sary in his great and glorious calling
to now and then give practical H.
lustration of the depraving effects of
rum.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

A movement is on foot II New York
city for the suppression Of unneces.
sary noises and as result the screech-
ing of tugboats has already received
it's quietus. Locomotive whistling will
next be attacked. The evidence ad-
duced against the persons responsible
for these noises is presented in the
shape of photographic records which
are touched off in court, and the novel
proceeding has SO far proved highly
successful-every defendant has been
fined. No judge-unless he be stone
deaf-who has forty or fifty steam
whistles, commingled with other
noises, set off in the witness box could
be expected to do other than impose
the maximum penalty. This is little
scheme. that should interest Doc.
Ohage.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27
NO. 1, TOL.. XXX.

With this number the U n O enters
upon its thirty first volume. By the
day of the month it will be thirty
years next Saturday since the U o n
was launched on the sea of journalism
by its present publisher. We do not
believe there are to exceed half a
dozen publishers in the state who
have founded and conducted news
papers continuously for thirty years
or more. At the present writing we
can recollect of only four-A.. N.
Dare of the Elk River Star News, G..
s. Pease Of The Anoka Union, "A. W.
Sheets of the Todd County Argus and
re. F. Macdonald, of the St. CLOUD
Times. The Union is con little
firmer foundation financially today
than it was thirty years ago, but since
the first issue down to the present
time it has been owned and controlled
by its publisher and always paid 100
cents on the dollar.
During the first sixteen years of its
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

Hon. L. W. Babcock of Wadena,
speaker of the house of representatives
in 1908, died rather suddenly on Christ
mas morning in St. Luke's hospital,
st. Paul. DR.. BabcOck was a native
of New York state and was &c years
of age. He came to Minnesota in
1879, was president of the village
council of Wadena for seven years,
and served three terms in the legisla.
ture. He had labored assiduously for
years to build up the material inter-
ests of Wadena and was highly es-
teemed by his fellow owwnsnnen And by
a large circle of friends and aatc,quaint-
ances throughout northern Minnesota.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

Mr.. G. A. Smith, the smooth multi.
millionaire Minneapolis lumber
baron, informs the public in nicely
worded interview that he is on speak.
ing terms with King Oscar of Sweden
and other crowned heads of Europe.
Mr.. Smith is an extremely modest
gentleman. We're it not for his retir.
ing disposition he might successfully
aspire to Farmer Nelson's seat in the
United States senate. The proceeds
of few sections of pine, rightly
handled, would land Mr.. Smith in the
American house of lords.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

It looks now as if ship subsidy
bill which differs altogether from the
original measure will become a law.
This bill provides that the subsidy
shall consist of liberal contracts with
shipowners for carrying United States
mails. "Liberal contracts'' is but a
disguise for appropriations, and it is
not unlikely that newspapermen will
be compelled to pay the largest share
of it in! an increased second-class mail
matter rate.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

John G. Hately, the receiver for
Zion city, has determined to sell the
entire property that the demands of
creditors may be satisfied. Many of
these creditors invested every cent
they possessed in Life Dowie's liking
dom" and have in consequence been
reduced to a condition of poverty.
There is no doubt that Dowie has been
one of the greatest humbugs and
grafters of the age, but at the same
time the fanatics who handed over all
their money to him deserve no sym.
pathy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

existence the Union was the onlv
paper published in Mile Laos county.
The Mon has ever been loyal to
Princeton and Mile Laos county and
Princeton and Mile Laos county have
always been loyal to the Union and
it's publisher. One thing is par
ticularly gratifying to the publisher
-95 per cent Of those now living
who subscribed for the first issue of
the I'm ion in Dec, 1876, are num-
bered among it's subscribers today.
Those of the business men of Prince
ton now living and engaged in bust
ness who advertised in the u ion in
1876 are using it's columns today.
Owing to the generous support ac-
corded the U nj o it's publisher has
always been in position to con-
tribute his share towards the upbuild-
ing OF Princeton and Mile Laos
county. One of these days we will
consult the back files of the Unto
and refresh the memory of some of
the old settlers. In the meantime the
publisher wishes each and every
reader of the Union, especially the
friends of thirty years ago, a happy
and prosperous New Year.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

The final showing on the state elec-
ton returns gives Governor John
72,51S plurality. The vote on the
amendments was as follows: For the
wide-open tax amendment 1856, 051,
against 46,9S2; for good roads al, $40,
against 1922; for peddler's license
100, 1897, against 34,O94. The road tax
amendment is thus lost by about 800
votes,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

Associated press dispatches tell Of
the prevalence of heavy rains, chinook
winds and floods in the state of WASH
ington. Railroad bridges have been
washed out and much other property
destroyed. Minnesotans who went to
Washington for the purpose of avoid
ing disagreeable weather are surely
not getting much satisfaction out of
the change.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

In the death of Thomas Cochran St.
Pail loses one If It's :, most lovab1e and
philosophical citizens. After an ill.
ness of two months duration he
passed away on Christmas day. Mr..
Cochran was native of New York
state, had resided in St. Paul since
1868 and was about 60 years of age
He was scholarly, sympathetic, a
fine speaker and a kind-hearted
christian gentleman.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

Washington dispatches say that the
weather bureau seismographs recorded
earthquake shocks on December %.
Probably a terrestrial tremor from
San Francisco, where the inhabitants
upon the same date held an indigna-
ton meeting to denounce the presi-
dents Japanese school question mes
sage to congress.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

The government department of agri.
culture has issued it's report of the
grain yield of the United States fo1
the year 1906. It gives winter wheat
1872, eS8, 004 bushels, spring wheat PAP,
372,96e bushels, corn 1927, 41e,o9(
bushels, oats ,964, 9O4, 522 bushels. The
fact that the government issued this
report does not, however, make il
necessarily correct.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27
Prayers for the Needy.

A western politician who has figured
prominently in some of the recent
undertaking campaigns took his To-
year-old son to Washington with him
last summer, land one afternoon they
went together to the senate gallery.
The youngster appeared greatly in
terested in the chaplain and his open
ing prayer. The fond father explained
that the speaker was the chaplain of
the senate.
sob: he prays for the senate,
doesn't he?'' asked the boy.
,,Et"No,," said the father, grimly, "he
doesn't. He just gets DIP and takes a
look at the senate and then he prays
for the country York Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

James Bryce has accepted the Brit
ish ambassadorship to the United
States, but declined peerage. The
London Chronicle, speaking of this
incident truthfully says: "Americans
who know and. honor James Bryce
will esteem him all the more because
he declined title.'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

The Pittsburg coal combine saws
that an Increase of from ten to twenty
per cent will be made on black dia.
monds within a fortnight, and gives
as a reason for the advance the heavy
demand for fuel in the west. Why this
should constituted reason FOR increas.
ing prices is not clearly apparent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

The O'Connor has been proposed as
a candidate for the United States
senate. It looks as if someone were
attempting to perpetrate a joke on ST..
Paul's democratic boss.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

John Rockefeller the younger says
that 1--WE should take God into part
nership with us in business." johnny
should give that advice to his old
man, who, according to the best
authorities, has been in league With
the evil one all his lifetime.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

Professor Payne of Mortified high.
~ compliments the News of that place
on its fine job printing. Typograph.
1cally the News itself is a ''thing OF
beauty" and has no equal in the
northwest. The News is also ablv
edited. But politically it occasionally
wanders after false gods.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

Swearing-off time will be upon US
within A few days and its duration
will depend with many upon the pc
Rod required to liquidate the debts
contracted by them for Christmas
presents. Swearing-of is largely a
necessary proceeding.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

The reader who desires to learn the
average weight of an elephant is re-
spectfully referred to William Jen-
nings Bryan of Nebraska, upon whom
an elephant once or twice sat down.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

The state game and fish commission
asks that law be passed placinga the
department under civil service rules
and thus taking it out of politics
Fullerton-who virtually constitutes
the commission-must be looking fo1
lifetime job
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

ment, and if it will pay better sala-
res the government may not wish to
light the Injunction. Tt has practically
oeen temporary good while, and the
only movement now is to see if it shall
be permanent Then we will have q
sure enough government by injunc-
tlon.-St. Paul Dispatch.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

Prof. Koch of Berlin announces
that he has discovered a, serum which
he believes will cure the sleeping sick
ness. The United States senate would
afford a splendid field for experiment.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

Report comes from British Columbia
that the Indians in the territory are
selling their daughters to men looking
for wives. In this country things are
reversed. Millionaires are buying
their daughters husbands. r
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

One of the latest combinations to be
formulated is 'the association of life
insurance presidents' and the object
of the organization is ostensibly to
further the interests of policyholders.
A pretty good bluff on the part of the
presidents.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

If the English house of lords does
not amend it's methods it's reputation
is apt to be paralleled with that of the
United, States senate.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

The public will ere long discover
the principal purpose for which the
wholesale shoe dealers met in Mil
waukee last week.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

The only lid which Duluth expects
this winter is the one which has been
placed on it's harbor by the Lord, and
even in that many cracks are notice.
able,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

Duluth has one prominent man who
refuses to talk over the telephone
which fact serves to keep him in closer
touch with the people he knows, and
gives them and himself more occasion
for exercise.-Mary McFadden.
Is he deaf, Mary?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

Massachusetts, leads the country in
the mileage and character Of it's good
roads. This is the state that Mime
sofa should emulate.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27
To Keep Windows From Frostine.

10 Keep Windows From Frosting.
9 The haberdasher. sighed, for his
window full of lovely Christmas neck
ties was quite opaque with frost.
I'D give lot, - he said, Hfor some
method to keep my window from FROST
ing over in cold weather.
"I'll let you have the method you
want for nothing said the patron.
"Coat the inside of your window with
glycerine, and it will keep as clear in
winter as in summer. I'm surveyor.
and in my trade we always use gIycer-
inc on our glass Instruments when lbs
cold." ssf;ls
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

Police Sergeant Gabriel of Chicago
has discovered the existence of pick
pockets trust. But are not all trusts
combines of pickpockets?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

The Packer says that ''southern
eggs are starting" In this they are
behind northern eggs,f which started
long ago-to grow feathers on the in
side
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

When congress has read, marked,
learned and inwardly digested the
presidents messages the time for an
adjournment of the session will have
closely approached.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27
OPINIONS OF EDITORS
Grab All the Plulns.

Is , Grab All the Plums, NJ
n The name of the new postmaster of
Honolulu is Kapohakimoheva It
beats everything how those Irish grab
off all the political plums. New York
Herald. - . ."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

Congress will reconvene on Janu-
ary 3.