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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1895-11-30
orchard and Garden.


rich for gardening.
Parsnips are considered the bet
ter for little freezing.
Never take large limbs from
tree when it can be avoided.
Unleached wood ashes are one of
the best fertilizers for grapes.
A mound of earth around the base
of tree will protect it from mice.
Tulip bulbs do not need to be Ia
ken up oftener than every fourth
year.
Trim the raspberries by cutting
out all dead wood and unthrifty
canes.
A part of the food of plants comes
from the atmosphere; the rest from
the soil.
Save all of the wood ashes. They
are valuable to use as a top dress
ing in the garden.
In pruning all kinds of trees it is
we'll to remember that diseased wood
will never become sound.
When manure is applied to the
orchard take pains to incorporate it
thoroughly with the soil.
Annual manuring in the Fall or
early Winter will help to secure
annual crops of fruit in the orchard.
A vessel of water kept steaming
on the stove will keep the atmo-
sphere in a good condition for house
plants.
In nearly all cases it will be bet
ter economy to grub out trees that
are stunted and sickly than try to
restore them to vigor.
A small, thrifty tree, with copious
roots when set out, will make a
good tree sooner than a large tree
with mutilated roots.
If the roots of a tree are frozen
and then thawed while out of the
ground or in contact with the air,
the tree will he killed.
Do not allow too many plants
among the black and rasp berry
plants. A smaller number Of thrifty
plants will give better results.
High grass and weeds should not
be allowed to stand around trees
over Winter, as they furnish a har-
Dor for mice, that are apt to girdle
the trees.
If trees or plants are neglected
the results will hardly prove salts
factory, but with good management
fruit growing may readily be made
profitable.
There are no short cuts in fruit
growing. The plants must be set
out, be we'll cared for, so as to secure
a thrifty growth, and in due time
they will bear fruit.
A tree loaded with too much fruit
is overtaxed, and very often a feeble
growth is the result. In few years
the tree gets sickly, and premature
decay naturally follows.
The strawberry grows in almost
every climate, on all kinds of soils
and with almost any kind of treat
ment, but the best results are only
secured by giving good treatment.
Autumn is the best time for
planting raspberries, as they start
to grow so early in the Spring that
it is often impossible to bring the
ground into proper condition until
the plants have made considerable
growth.
Raspberries do bestin a deep, rich
mellow garden soil, and will be much
benefited by mulching them with
coarse stable manure after the
ground is frozen. The planting may
be done at any time before the
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have a way to utilize surplus APP
pies, which is both healthful and
profitable They convert them into
"apple butter" DIR. Galen Wilson
tells how it is done. Cider is taken
fresh from the press and boiled down
three to one, in copper kettle
usually holding twenty eight to
thirty gallons. AS fast as it is boil
ed it is stored in cask. When this
process is completed, sour or tart
apples are pared, cored and quart
cred or sliced, placed in the kettle
and boiled cider added. The mass
is cooked until the apples are thor
oughly done, have become plastic as
butter, and until the mass is of
consistency to spread on bread like
butter. Generally no spices are
added, but this could be done to
suit any taste. The mass must be
stirred continually when cooking,
otherwise it is very likely to burn
on the sides of the kettle and ruin
the flavor.
1t requires two to do the work,
one to stir and the other to attend
the fire. These alternate their duties
often, because stirring is tiresome
labor. The stirrer is pole s or 8
feet long, that the operator may keep
away from the fire. The part of the
stirrer which enters the kettle is
piece of inch hardwood board,
widest at the bottom, and the lower
end cut rounding, that it may the
better fit the conformation of the
kettle. The boiling is done out of
doors, because the water evaporates
faster in the open atmosphere, and
because it is quite necessary to get
around every side of the kettle. The
kettle sets in a sort of iron tripod
made of discarded wagon tire. The
legs are riveted on the outside of the
hoop. If on the inside the thin
copper of the kettle would get dent
ed. The kettle should rest on the
lower extremities of it's ears on the
hoop. The feet of the legs are turned
in. A slight excavation should be
made in the earth under the kettle
for sort of firebox, the object being
to get it filled with live Goals to throw
out heat, instead Of depending upon
a blaze.
In no case must a blaze be per-
mitted to flash up against the sides
of the kettle any length of time, for
it would be very likely to burn the
contents. Hardwood is best, and
for this purpose refuse is as good as
anything, such as old stumps, roots,
knots and logs, if they can be cut
up fine enough. Just before remov-
ing from the fire sugar to suit the
taste is added. There is no rule on
the subject. The amount depends
upon the tartness of the apples. To
that which / saw made 20 to 30
pounds of sugar were added to each
batch" As soon as cooked enough
it is dipped while hot into glazed
earthen crooks. If for market they
are of gallon size. Those who make
it for sale usually have private GUS
toners. 1t is sold from Zoe to SOC
gallon, the crooks to be returned.
Second quality, or drying apples"
make as good apple butter as firsts.
Usually a person at first trial does
not fall in love, with the taste; after
trying two or three times, it is in
variably pronounced excellent"
1t is more and more generally ad-
mitted that the Fall is the better
time for setting out fruit trees. Less
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1895-11-30

1t is more and more generally ad-
mitted that the Fall is the better
time for setting out fruit trees. Less
pressure of business enables the
nurserymen to get them out in bet
ter shape than to handle them quick
er, and the climate is less tickle. If
to be heeled in do not leave them
exposed to frost and drying winds.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
Dedication of a Club House.

The handsome new house of the Bay
View Club, of Philadelphia, was dedica-
ted with appropriate excises at Long
port last Saturday night. A big flag
was hoisted on the handsome building,
addresses followed and the proceedings
were concluded with a banquet. To-day
was spent in sailing and various other
diversions.
The new club house contains large
bedrooms on the second floor and a
large dormitory on the third floor.
There are also parlors, dining, smoking,
reading and reception rooms, all mag
nificently furnished. There is beauti-
full parlor for the exclusive use Of the
lady guests of the club. The club house
is handsome structure, architecturally
speaking, and credit to Longport and
the club.
The Bay View Club is composed en-
tirely Of Philadelphians and dates its
incorpora ton back to 1886. The pres
ent officers are: President, Jacob Frish-
muth, M. D.; Vice President, Edward
Powell Secretary, Joseph P. Young
Treasurer, Louis A. Mehler Trustees,
John B. Walsh, George W. Roth and
George r. Allen.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
A COMMUNICATION.
New YORK, July II, 1895.

NEW YORK, July Ii, 1898.
NV answer to the writer signed Eva
W. Lake.
| am born Austrian and have seen
many perts of this world. have found
different customs in every nation and as
parts of every nation has made America
to that what it is now. | believe every
intelligent American should consider and
respect the views of the entire population,
that is to say, if such views renot detri-
mental to the welfare of our land. That
it is more advisable to adhere to total
abstinence laws or to keep open saloons
seven days in the week, opinions differ.
l advise the latter.
lady above named, challenged everyone
to express his opinion of her views and
this is the reason l express mine, be it
right or wrong.
In regard to one, more or no saloon, l
will say: If there is no saloon, people,
and do not mistake that there are none
in the town, will be forced to buy gal
Ions. quarts and pints Of whiskey, from
five to hundred times as much as they,
could they get it everywhere, would have
bought. For ten cents an innkeeper can
sell the good whiskey, which, if taken as
a stimulant, will do no harm, but poor
men being forced to buy it in quantities
will naturally buy it as cheapas possible
and that is not much less than poison.
If you allow only one saloon the result
will be that that one saloon keeper has
the power to sell the very worst article,
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17

search was made by the two officers. A
photograph of Holmes was shown to
Frank n. Nudel of the educational de-
partment, owner of No. 49, and without
any hesitation he identified it as that Of
his tenant When they reached the cellar
it appeared to the detectives that some
thing had disturbed the cellar floor. A
short distance below the surface they
came across the arm and a portion Of the
head of one of the little murdered girls.
Further work soon revealed the entire
body, not only Of the first, but of her sis
ter. Both bodies were naked and uncof-
fined and had lain there in all probability
since last October.
There were no traces of violence on the
bodies, and it is thought that Holmes de-
coyed the children into a trunk under
some pretext and took them to the house.
Then gas was inserted by means of tube
through small hole The trunk, with
hole in it, neatly covered over with strap
tackled down was found in one of Holmes
rooms. The little girls when found were
naked and had been buried without
coffin of any kind.
No trace of the boy Howard, lad of s,
had been found, but he is thought to be
undoubtedly dead.
AS the crime was evidently committed
in this country it will be necessary to ex-
tradite Holmes and put him on trial for
murder here.
The last trace the officers had of the
children was at Detroit. They were taken
there from Chicago, where they had been
attending school. They boarded on Con-
gress street, west, one week in 1894.
Holmes secured possession of Alice,
aged 13, first taking her to Phila-
delphia to identify her fathers body.
Then he went to ST. Louis, and told the
mother that he would put Howard and
Nellie in good school in Indianapolis.
This was on Sept. 2S, 1894. Mrs. Pitezel
received two letters from Holmes in In
dianapolis and acting on his advice she
went to her parents home in Illinois.
Becoming worried about the children, she
went to Chicago, where she received word
from Holmes to go back to Detroit. She
met him in that city and demanded the
children, but was induced to go with him
to Toronto, and then to Burlington, vt.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
A Noted Atlantic County woman
Passed Away.

Mary Steelman Disston, widow ol
Henry Disston, the founder Of the great
saw manufactory at Tacony, died at her
cottage at Atlantic City, Monday after
noon, shortly after 5 O'Clock. Mrs.
Disston received the stroke Of paralysis
which caused her death about the first
of July, and for several weeks her death
was mOmentariy expected. He sons,
accompanied by their families, had been
summoned to her bedside several times
when it was supposed she was breathing
her last. They had been near her ever
since her condition became critical, ex-
cepting when business matters necessi-
tated hasty trip to Philadelphia.
Mrs. DisstOn was stricken with paral-
ysis the first time about two years ago,
when she was deprived of the power OF
her right arm. In March last she decided
to go to her Atlantic City residence,
which was earlier than usual. After
being there a week or two Mrs. Disston
began improving from brief illness.
She expressed her intention of remaining
at Atlantic City altogether and abandon
ing her handsome residence at 1915
North Broad street, Philadelphia.
She was born at Port Republic, this
county, April Sd, 1921. being descended
from James and Catharine Steelman,
whose parents were among the original
Colonists who founded Swedesboro.
Her grandfather was Major John Steel
man, of Revolutionary times. Her
mother was a member of the Stow fami-
Iy. John Stow, who recast the Liberty
Bell, was her grandfather.
On November 9th, 1S43, she was mar
ried in Philadelphia to Henry Disston,
by whom she had nine children, four OF
them surviving Ter. These are Hamil-
ton, Horace c., William and Jacob S.
She also leaves IA grandchildren and
one great-grandchild.
During her husband S life Mrs. Disston' s
deeds of charity were many, and since
his death, which occurred in 1878, she
devoted her life to doing for Others, ele-
waiting humanity and aleviating suffer-
ing. Among her gifts Of public nature
may be mentioned the Disston Memorial
Presbyterian Church at Tacony, erected
in memory of her daughter, Mary Diss-
ton; the Meadow Mission Chapel, Eighth
street and Moyamensing avenue; Diss-
ton Hall, in Beacon Presby Church,
Kensington, in memory OF her son, Al
bert Ii. Disston; $4,000 each to the
Hygiene Fund and to the Hospital for
Incurables of the University of Pennsyl-
vania; to the Northern Home for friend
less Children she gave house to be used
as hospital; to the Oxford Presbyter-
ian Church, OF which she was a member,
she was liberal contributor. Various
hospitals have beds endowed by her. To
various families in whom she became in
terested she gave houses. Her contribu-
tions to all the numerous institutions
and individuals would fill longlist but
as in life, she desired no public approba-
tion for what she did, lengthy enumer-
alton of it is here omitted.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
EPAPERO ATLANn Sing C3 Scent
the city and the opportunity was close

the city and the opportunity was close
at hand.
On his return from the place words
would not express the delight with
which he expressed himself. His
countenanee became overwhelmed with
glowing surprise and satisfaction, ne
Immediately set foot to herald the news
of his good fortune to his numerous
friends in Forest City.
1t was not long after, when Mr..
Bennett sent letter to Mr.. Risley with
orders for fourteen more farms for
his friends, he had made up his mind to
say "good bye" to Forest City where he
had lived number of years. He has
rented Mr.. Destetano's cottage at
Estelle, had contractor build store
for him which is now completed and
open for business and also has the lum-
ber on the ground for his new residence.
Mr.. Bennett is trying to sell his farm In
Forest City the purpose of buying more
land at Estelle. He tells me he has seen
farms in almost every state of the Union
and that he would not give one acre OF
his groun for a whole farm anywhere
else.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
A wIde-awake Farmer.

Mr.. Devere Bennett is man of literery
taste, he h as also the natural instincts of
a farmer. In the month ofFebruary Mr.
Bennett was resident of Forest City,
Pa. he saw advertised 5 acre farm for
sale in Southern New Jersey at place
called Estelle for 500, which he could
purchase on the installment plan by
paying one dollar down and one dollar
per week. The advertisement reminded
that gentlemen that it was about time
for him to establish for himself, wife and
children home which he could call his
own. He wrote letter from Forest
City, Pa. to Mr.. D. L. Risley the owner
of the land and after receiving reply
sent S. for five farms of 5 acres each.
1t was some time after that occurance
when Mr.. Bennett having business in
Philadelphia accidently thought of the
land he had purchased and by the way
stopped in to see Mr.. Risley as he was
passing Tenth ST. one day.
After some conversation on the general
topics of the day Mr.. Risley invited him
to 20 down to Estelle and walk over the
land that he had procured, as he was in
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
SEAvIEW.

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lear and son spent
last week i'll Cape May City.
Mr.. Estel Evans and Miss Ella Albert
son visited Sea View OnSunday.
Prof j. NJ. Foglesonger, of Shippens-
burg, Pa, is visiting ill Sea View.
Mr.. Lake Albel tsOn, who has been
seriously i'll tor the past week, Is slowly
improving.
Mrs. Mehler and niece, Miss Stella
Brooks OF Atlantic. City, are spending u
lew weeks with Mrs. }. V. AlbertsOn.
A large party OF Sea Views most pop
ular young laOles and gentlemen formed
an enjoyable sailing party on Wednes-
day.
Guard thy tongue, and guard it wisely,
Thence world OF evl springs;
Tho it he a little member,
Yet it boasted wondrous things.
1t can whisper words OF comfort;
1t can wound and cheer the heart;
1t can seal the bonds OF union.
1t can break them all apart.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
LINWOOD.

Mrs. James Sutton is on the sick list
John Sutton has one of the finest crop
of pars along the Shore.
Samuel Clark and wife are visiting
Sarah Burris.
Mr.. John Homan, of Millville, has been
visiting his uncle, John Sutton, of this
place.
Central M. Z. Church will have picnic
on Thursday at Ocean City.
Mrs. Enoch Doughty and Lillian Ire
land, of Bakersville was visiting Michael
Bird on Sunday.
LEEDS POINT.
Mrs. A. Fox is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Kane.
Mr. Lewis Leeds is working at Brig
antine.
Mr.. Walter Anderson spent Saturday
in Atlantic.
Miss Abbie Smith, of Atlantic City,
spent Sunday with old friends at this
place.
Our teacher, Grant Smith, is spending
his vacation with his father at Clear
| field, Pa.
Mrs. John G. Higbee has returned to
her home after spending few days in
Atlantic City.
Mrs. William j. Cartwright is visiting
her husband, who is conductor on the
| Gloucester branch.
Enoch johnson and Arthur Cramer, Of
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
wanted f0 lynch the Constables.

CHICAGO, July 16-Herman Kruckstein
and Frederick Stunt, two constables, had a
narrow escape from lynching last night at
LaSalle street and Chicago avenue. The
men had seized trunk belonging to Mrs.
Louisa Sosna and Mrs. Julia Grupp, q
daughter of Mrs Sosna When the con-
stables started to carry away the trunk the
women followed them. The constables
struck them in the face, knocking them
down, and beat them again when
they had struggled to their feet.
A large crowd gathered around them, and
matters became so threatening for the
constables that they drew their revolvers.
This incensed the crowd still more and
there were loud cries of lynch them" A
detail of police from Chicago avenue sta
ton rescued the constables just in time.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
Baseball.

Pleasantville defeated Mays Landing
Saturday, July 13, by the score of 16 to
7. The visitors made three hits and
three runs in the first inning and four
hits and three runs in the second. Our
boys failed to get their eyes on the ball
in the first part of the game but sat up
and noticed things afterward. Most Of
the players seemed to have holes in their
bats, as ten of them famed the air while
the little sphere swiftly curved past
them. The features of the game were
Shaner's playing on first, Smallwood
getting hit with hot ball from Johnson.
SmaIlwood seemed dazed for a moment
but on the advice of Applegate did not
faint. Following is the score:
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The average weekly circu-
lation of the PRESS since Ian.
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copies.


SOUTH HAVEN, Mich, July 15-Yester-
day afternoon Mr.. II. Ellsworth took his
new yacht Artist out for her trial trip,
in company with the builders, Messrs
Coats and Stillson. When about four
miles north Of the harbor, about 3oclock,
a squall struck and capsized her. The life
saving crew went out Immediately, and
soon after the tug Mcclure left, but the
yacht was so far away that the men were
all drowned before the crew could reach
them. All that was found was cap
which proved to have belonged to Mr..
Stillson.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17

LEWISTON, N. Y, July 16.-The steamer
Cibola, Of the Niagara Navigation COM
pany, was entirely destroyed by fire. The
engineer was caught in the engine room
and burned to death. The hotel near the
docks caught fire and was burned to tho
ground. The steamer was valued at over
Se00,00
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
The Atlantic City Assault Case.

ATLANTIC CITY, July 16.-Miss Laura
Davis, who was murderously assaulted by
O robber on Saturday morning last is in
such precarious condition that her life is
despaired Of The woman's skull is frac-
tured in several places. The police believe
the ass9ilant was formerly in the employ
ment of Isaac r. Davis, brother of the in
jured woman. He was aware that Mr..
DAVIS was in the habit of drawing money
to pay his workmen on Friday. and hence
his desperate act. Mr.. Davis, who was as
saulted at the same time, is still confined
to his ROOM
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
Threw the Arms Overheard.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 16.-The Brit
ish warship Tartar seized the schooner
World yesterday in these waters. A mum
ber of Cuban passengers were on board
the schooner, and on the approach Of the
warship began throwing overheard large
quantity of arms and ammunition which
had been concealed in the hold. When
the searching party from the warship
boarded the World they found only to
bacco on board.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
MCKEE CITY.

Brush out the avenues Mr.. Road Over
seer.
Mr.. Road Overseer can't we have bet
ter roads.
Mr.. Hood has his land in good shape,
his crops are doing finely.
Mckee City is beginning to look like a
thriving agricultural community.
Mr. Charles H. Zoller will clear and
build on his 1O-acre farm No. 8 on West
Jersey avenue soon.
Washington avenue, from the Pleas
antville Borough line is in bad condition,
to and beyond Mckee ave.
Market men in consequence of the bad
condition of Washington avenue, take
the new road along the West Jersey
Railroad in going too and coming from
Atlantic City.
Mrs Hannah Davies and her mother
of Irondale, o., has her 10-acre farm No.
181 on English Creek avenue are under
good cultivation. Mrs. Davies and her
mother are well pleased with their prop
erty.
Mr.. Samuel Pitt, who represents Mrs. E.
l. Bassett of Brooklyn, N. Y, is getting
her farm, No. 112 on Washington
avenue IN good shape. Mrs. Bassett
has bought lis acres and will soon have
a colony Of Brooklynites located at Nc
Kee City.
Mr.. William Egan, No. 437 146th ST.,
New York, was down last week to take
look at his farm No. 33 on Tract 6.
He was well pleased with the land and
says through his Recommendation sew
eral of his friends will purchase and To-
cate. Mr.. Egan invites proposals for
clearing his five acres.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
Mays Landing, took spin on their
wheels on Saturday last.


wheels on Saturday last.
Miss Mary Ward, ex-p principal of Leeds
Point school, is travelling in Colorado,
and will soon leave for South Dakota.
There will be picnic held in the Red
Mems Hall, on July 18th, for the benefit
of the M. e. Church. All are invited to
attend.
Harold Higbee and Samuel English
rode to Hammonton on the Fourth to
see the bicycle race, which they enjoyed
very much.
Mr.. and Miss Larner Higbee entertained
a number of friends for dinner on Thurs
day. Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
John Holms and daughter, of Philadel-
phia; Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Endicott
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Strick-
land, Mr.. and Mr.. A. H. Higbee, Miss
Eta Higbee, Charles Grant and Harold
Higbee.