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Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-05-15
THE NEW RIDERS M'SHAP
Bot He Did Get Impressions by
the Way, Although De-
moralizing

a recent visitor in this vicinity,
seeing the advertising cards Of the
Suburban Trolley line inviting peo-
pie to ride on their route, through
the beautiful, green country, view
the Golf Grounds, homes Of our
judges, high county officials and
the magnificence Of properties be-
longing to our baymen, thought
he would.
He boarded the waiting, ino-
cent looking car on Florida avenue
the conductor and motorman look
ed nice and tame in their pretty
uniforms, one had sweet blossom
in his coat lapel, and all seemed
serene. The car gave an internal
rumble and groan and throbbed a
moment and slid along the track
much likeothcr trolley cars. The
stranger banked five cents on his
first five miles across the meadow,
the drawbridge was crossed In
safety and then then, began an
awful series of experiences. The
car gave. one of its characteristic
lurches, the windows began to rat
tie, the man wildly grasped him
self, another lurch and his morn
ing paper few from his trembling
hands. The car acted worse than
usual that morning. The motor
boss" was young and frisky, the
spring air was full of ozone and
The man at the crank made things
whizz accordingly. The stranger
was rocked and switched about
until he became scasick, he slid
about on the slippery, straw uphol-
Stcred seats and bravely held on to
the bulwark in front of him. Fin
ally he bent to the floor to save his
hat, the car frolicked along at
another angle, he bumped bis nos,
against the back IF the seat il
front of him, was thrown hurriediv
to the rear of his own seat, bis nose
began to show signs of suffering,
FOR the bump had brought the
"claret," and he was nearly fran
tic when the stentorian voice Of the
conductor called, "Pleasantvillc
rhe wretched and mmgled secher
for pleasure, caught the words,
Pleasant" and he was looking for
something of that sort. He IN
rcgretfully left the car, then b.
faced long line of freight cars
,creeching and putting Pitts5urg
smoke, a road full Of autos and
milk wagons, farm wagons and SIN
loads Of hay, with a drove Of cat
lie bringing UP in the rear. lla
boxed at the right of him and there
struggled some low, SHABBY look
ing buildings, an averlln Of red
sticky mud, some sheds on t.ne
right of him. He turned again and
saw clean looking hotel and walk
ID in, found everything sal, am!
.lcan, ordered soda and drank td
his own health, hoping that h
would Get back TO that little Isle
across the meadows i'll safety, but
not in a trolley car.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-05-15
FORBEARANcE

Hast ths,, samed all the birds without
a guny
Loved the wood rose and left on its
stalk?
At rich mems tables eaten bread and
pulse7
Unarmed faced danger with a heart Of
trust?
And loved so well a high behavior
In man or rpaid that thou from speech
refraine6,
Nobility more nobIy to repayg
Oh, be my 3rieno and teach me to b
thipet
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-05-15

Note standing of the contestants in
the Popularity Contest. Is your favor
ite running strong? You may help her
by reading conditions of contest and
complying with the terms.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-05-15
FARMINGToN's WHAT is IT.

Il 1O1S w LA NJ -
All sorts of satanic visitors in Jersey
have inspired journalists to new born
genius and fear in the hearts Of those
who have witnessed the winged, horned
and hoofcd specimens. Peasantville has
never before been visited by any real OF
imitation emmissaries of his majesty
Now, however, an ANIMAL OF queer tastes
and built on quadlupedal plans. has
been strolling about the suburbs of the
borough and selected as its diet, poor, de-
fenceless -'Fidos." Some people of a
speculative turn Of mind thought that
Tatem's horse had taken to midnight
maurading but, ''Smily" says no, because
The horse gets plenty of paste and be
sides he is tied every night. Then the
interviewing farmers make solemn
affidavit that the creature is about the
size of a two hundred weight hog. 1t
grunts. it runs like a deer it climb
fences and is only tempted by dog meat
All Batnrei 1t might he Indian natives
returned in form of an animai-tliey
used to feed on dogs, prairie dogs most
ly-. 1t might be the spirit of those
boys starved to death last winter in
Pennington, come to venge themselves
It might be- well, why speculateg We
don't know what the ''tarnal" thing is.
but the neighboring farmers are shutting
their faithful ,.Towsersv up at night
and are genuinely "afeard of ther var
mint"
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-05-15

Note standing of the contestants in
the Popularity Contest. Is your favor
ite running strong? You may help her
by reading conditions Of contest and
complying with the terms.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-05-15
WHY THEY SELL

The H. B. CIafin Company, Of New
York City, are represented at the present
time in theip vicinity by two enterpris-
ing statesmen. Messrs. r. n Cubberly
and Jos. +. Ives The latter gentlemen
are faverably impressed with the bust
ness outlook hereabout. They attribute
their success to the fact that they sell
nearly everything under the sun.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-05-15

noticing Taxpayers letter in your last
issue. He wanted to know why a young
man was refused admission to the Fire
Company and why the members of the
Company did this when the apparatus
belongs to the people. As member of
the Fire Company l wish to reply to
Taxpayer" that the young man was
"black- -balled" because he was not want
ed; and further, that if the apparatus
WAS bought with the taxpayers money,
| think that we should own very little
equipment if we depended upon the
amount of taxes paid by that young
man referred to.
"A PRESS READER.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-05-15
APPARATUS BELONGS TO FIRE COM
pANY NO

Editor Press:-If you don't know who
wrote that letter in last weeks Press I
do. That fellow had better keep quiet
or he will lose every chance Of getting
into the Fire Company, if he ever had
one.
The apparatus, except the new engine,
was bought and paid for by the Fire
Company, all talk to the contrary, and
the members of the Company have a
right to reject any or all applications.
If Taxpayer" wants to fight fires why
does he not start a new company
NOT AFRAID.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-05-15
HONEY DROPS FOR ALL

Little grains Of sand and big drops OF
honey have now been thoroughly mixed
into the settlement Of the paving Of
Shore Road AT Mondays Conncilmanic
session letters OF appreciation for yalu-
able services rendered the project were
authorized to be mailed Senator Wilson,
f. Fraley Doughty, John p. Ashmead and
Attorney Edward Ashmead. The letters
read:
Dear Sir: LIN pursuance OF a re
solution passed by the Mayor and
Council Of the Borough Of Pleasant
vile, am directed to extend TO you
i'll behalf of the citizens their con
gratulations and appreciation OF
your successful efforts which re-
suited IN making our Main street
an improved State highway Please
accept the same and oblige,
Yours truly,
NEHEMIAH ANDREWS,
Borough Clerk
The CounciImen, while in the act Of
honeying people concluded to apply some
sweet elsewhere, and Clerk Andrews re-
quested The Press to extend to the citi
zens of the Borough the fathers APP
probation Of an who ably seconded the
municipal officials endeayors TO secure
the great improvement.
-----: =
Cne hundred to five hundred girls wanted
to work on sewing machines making
shirts. Can earn from SO to $40 week
" Manufacturer viii come TO Pleas
antvilie il he can secure labor to start
with. All wiling to work, send names
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-05-15
THE OTHER SIDE OF APPARATUS
QUESTION

Dear Editor:-No man could be more
interested in our town than l and l do
regret the lack of general interest taken
in the one Fire Company. There is one
thing upon which ! desire to be enlight-
ened: If the company did buy almost all
the apparatus, from whom did the mem
bers secure the money!
HERE AND THERE
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-05-15
PRESS POPULARITY CONTEST

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Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-05-15
EASY BALL HoNoRS

Northfield has baseball team and the
fellows induced PleasantvilIe's High
School squad to 60 down last Saturday.
The boys played on rough infeld, with
plowed field for the outfield. As this
spot was ready for planting the locals
succeeded in planting two-base hits to
their hearts content, with the result that
they piled up eleven runs to their op-
ponents' seven. This week Saturday
the P. Fl. S. will play on their old
grounds. Last Saturdays lineup was:
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-05-15

BECAUSE HE WAS NOT WANTED
Editor The Press.
Dear Sir:-As | am subscriber and
reader of The Press, could not help
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

bests and who knows but nature then build up
the valves The pressure the heart reduced
by the minister and the boy is improving and becom
ing robust.
"A suffering from asthma for years. after hav-
ing heard OF the that being made dreamed
night that he went to the minister and that os-
bron pointed his finger at him and said: The devil
asthma this man. in the of the Lord Jesus
Christ
1.-THE man said that in his dream he found himself
absolutely free from the disease. The man related
this dream the minister and expressed the belief
that he could be cured just he had dreamed.
After explaining the nature of the asthma to the
man. calling his attention what might be called
tain little let the into the lungs, but
refused and permit it to escape, that the
might grasp the idea and receive the suggestion. it
explained that those little valves, to speak
worked the principle the eyelids. To prove
the that he could control the action of both
by Suggestion, he pointed his finger at the man and
assured that he could not open his after he
had closed them and that he could not close them
until he had permission to do SO.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
HIS FAME SPREADS FAR

Since the camp has established and remark
able cures claimed the fame Of the minister who
casts out devils has spread broadcast Now it is said
nearly every train brings in hundreds of people who
seek soothing curative treatment. who come
70 inspect the camp the worker of modern
miracles"
Some the reported from the camp seem
little short of marvellous. Here is partial
mary. made by visitor:
zone dumb man made to talk. He had suffered
from some nervous disorder that robbed him the
mower of artculate speech. He was a hotelkeeper at
Ava No. His could usually divine what he
trying to say and acted interpreter
.To indicate the extent of his trouble, 1t is stated
that a short time before went the camp a guest
asked the bill The innkeeper struggled
with vocal organs finally uttered word
shye' Then he shook his head and tried again Once
he said five and shook his head. After saying
ave times he finally held three fingers indi-
eating he trying to say three His friends took
MIN to minister's camp and Osbron cured him The
dumb man can now talk as huently any
"A farmer crippled with govt and rheumatism his
neck rigid that he could his head without
also turning his body. the minister. In one
9reatnent the muscles of the neck pable and
the pain was taken o his feet. He was enabled
40 go to blowing the first had done in six
teen months.
"A boy with heart disease, the OF his heart
being thin tissue paper, brought rest
camp. Osbron said; This a hopeless case Ma
teria medica do nothing. The heart is whipping
itself to death hr suggestion reduce heart
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
PLENTY OF RECREATION

Patients at the rest camp include musicians. lee
turers and other entertainers. and have organized
continuous chautauqua and vaudeville show in the big
canvas tabernacle. These people not only being
cured of their diseases deusions and mental obsss-
sions. but they having the time OF their lives
They encamped about clear mountain stream
where there is good fishing and aquatic sports
a-plenty
Back to nature back to the Gospel back to heal
ing by church disciples is the Rev. Mr.. Osbrons
theory He has ordered carload of fish to restock the
lake. Christ fed the multitudes loaves and hshes
the Rev. Mr. Osbron said"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

a THE last meeting of the country's most dis
IA tinguIshed surgeons a lay inquirer noticed a
paper the program which dealt with sewing
up a heart after he had BEEN presum-
ably. stabbed permanently death. He hasteped to
question the surgeon who did It.
Tut! tut! sir the surgeon rejoined with no anec-
tation Of modesy. There is really nothing unusual
operations nowadays These cases are reported
here the sake minor details, interesting to
practical surgery only.
We've been handling and healing the human heart
much for the past ten years that have no more
awe of t>than have of the lungs-probably good
deal less"
Professor Keen, whose contributions to the profess
sonal literature Of heart have been notable OF
late recently reviewed the progress OF surgery
during the decade the American Phiosoph-
Society quoted showing recoveries in As
per cent OF cases of heart wound and showed how
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

experimentation with animals vastly advanced
surgeons knowledge of what he and may not at
tempt upon the living human body.
Yet even the miracle Of sewing up and healing the
gashed human heart cannot appear wonderful
the of 1t like rubber squirt ball. precisely
oftentimes fill a handbalI with and, squeezing
1t, force the water
Professor Keen himself is authority for the state
ment that has happened that patients their hearts
having ceased to beat for apprecable period and
so being dead to all outward seeming have been e.
stored to life by manipulation of~the organ.
Alternate pressure and relaxation at the hands
of expert surgeons, like Grille of Cleveland. has
successful in forcing the bodys great central
resume its activities, and life has been restored.
Crie's cases have been many, and, perhaps too
famous for 1t happens that feats performed by
exceptional sometimes wait long before they
become possible to the rest Of the profession,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

%T<HE Rev Mr. osbron had acquired considerable
local fame in Kansas City before he under
4 Il took the great healing work in which he Is
engaged -.
He believes that faith goes hand in hand with
works and that scrptural inJuncton-to heai
the sick" IS as imperative as in the long gone
past that power should still remain with Gods MIN
listers to afflicted by prayer and the laying
on of hands
SO convinced had he become of the correctness Oh
his idea brought the matter to the attention Oh
his colleagues superiors in his denomination Inc
st Louis Annual of the Methodist Episco
mel Church granted him year, with supernumerary
relation which to continue his investigation ana
work along the psychotherapy, with the un-
derstanding of twelve months the con-
ference would take the adoption OF the
movement as a specific work of the church.
The young minister then opened his rest camp on
the crest mountains and invited all VINO de-
sired healing come Hundreds of people are now en-
carnped receiving psychic treatment for alb
ills The success of the camp Is re-
earded being all the remarkable because little
has been published about IT, as the Rev. Mr. Osbron
has not sought publicity in his work.
The Rev. Mr.. Osbron calls it, first Of all, a rest
camp but udicious exercise is nermingled with the
periods restfulness While his patients resting
from the turmoil life and getting mind and body
into a fit receptive state for treatment he advises
moderate Indulgence fishing. boating, swimming,
walking and other helpful of exercise These
things induces in his patients the mood that
helps him restore them to health more speedily
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

miracle like that performed by Dr. H NJ Cohen az
Victor Col. 10000 above level the sea- may
better to illustrate the general progress OF.
science.
The patient was woman 80 years Old under chlo-
reform and in course of operation The central abdom
inal incison had been made when. fifteen minutes
after the operation began she died.
Surgery makes other diagnosis Of her state.
She died. The heart stopped the breath
stopped-a corpse lay there.
DR.. Cohen after two minutes futile effort with
hypodermics and artificial respiration introduced his
left into the abdominal cavity and grasped the
seemingly through the relaxed intervening
diaphragm. still death
Placing his right hand the region the heart
on the outside he papitated the organ as 1t lay be-
tween his two hands. Rhythmcally he compressed
and the heart at the Of sixty times per
minute After thirty seconds he felt slight natural
beat of against his left hand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

- \
The movement to Mr.. osbron's Gospel Rest Camp is
not confned to the laity, but many ministers have
written that they coming to sit at his feet and
learn. As Swnburne is poets poet. Mr.. osbron has
become minister to ministers. Evangelists who in
their work fail to bring the results that
from osbron brings appealing to him for help
young English gentlewoman. Miss Smith by
of Mostrover. County Down. ireland. has writ
ten to Mr.. osbron that IL coming his camp to
be defect speech, which the doctors there
have failed to 81 have more faith in Gods
than in doctors medicine" she wrote 1.-THE doctor
said the voyage would help me-" Mr.. osbron as
sured the young that he believed he could
her If she would come to America.
All the services of the Rev. Mr. osbron are given
free The people bring their camping outfits and
long they like. Mr.. osbron hopes to prove to
the church that ministers should obey the
Heal the Sick cleanse the lepers raise the dead cast
out devils; freely We have received. freely give"
The Rev. Mr. osbron first into prominence
in mental teepathy while he pastor Of the
Bennington Heights Methodist Episcopal Church,
the outskirts of Kansas City Mo. By this feat he
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

THE man said afterward that he had been living
for fifty years. and he had anything like
that before After short prayer. the Rev. DR.. os-
bron said command the devil asthma to leave this
forever. in the of the Lord Jesus Christ.
From that moment there has not been the slightest
indication of a return Of the disease.
These instances could multiplied until they
into the thousands
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18


4 mathematics. turned to his old college chum:
II allow" he inquired. would you like to act
as associate justice for couple Of minutes7"
..Fine. judged" the cordial rejoinder. whats
the caseT - 49,. sl.4 4 ss+ss r. ~
I'D well. you always stood up head Sins mathematics
where was good only in logic and mstaphysics Now
it's up to me muct millionaire in his Wifes suit
for limited divorce alimony. 1Everybody's been
lying about everythng. but nearly can figure
out his income about $4,000 year. II he
as good as Paul and she impeccabe Virginia. I'd
just split it up the usual basis; but they've
aged prove much against other that ought
to take account circumstances In awarding
the alimony Metaphyscay appraisng their respective
merits, it that the difference between
what herought and what she ought to have 10
exactly equal one-third of what he ought to have
with keeping the larger share OF the income This
trouble is can't work 1t out in dollars and cents
Judge said his friend, IF you'd asked that
thirty years ago could have told you with my
shut. stock brokers don't deal with anything
much except percentage and I'm sort Of rusty
calculus or geometry or whatever branch prob
lem falls under" 4-ss-5=. 5et
Same here" sighed the jurist. at suppose TN have
reserve my decision for couple OF weeks until
can figure my fingers" "a
But isn't there some one who tell the anxious
monairess right away how much she win have
spend champagne cab hire and costumes at Palm
Beach? .f.t
the Problem of Glorious Fourth's
Gunpowder': Total weight of powder, So pounds
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
DEFEATED DEATH

"The heart" Doctor Cohen says in his report the
of the American Medical Association. "now
slowly began beat of its accord. until at the
end minute after massage was begun the
beats registered eighty per minute Two minutes
this respiration normal The anesthetic was
changed from chloroform to ether and the operation
was finished about thirty minutes The patient was
then in good condition. and consciousness returned
in about the usual time" tf
Every Of the and whose lives
have literally been in the surgeons hands and have
been saved from the jaws of death during the past
decade will doubt feel convinced that
their individual salvatons the important ad-
vance modern surgery has to boast of. But that In
too personal and limited a view.
great and critical perspective the years to
come science bids fair stride to higher and
higher achievement with its every footsep sprnging
from the renewed pulsations of their barred and
throbblng hearts.
whether" remarked the famous authority Keen
sit possible to work the interior the heart and
its valves without fatal results has not as vet
been proved But in view of the operations
which have been performed this organ IT is pos
sibe tbs: yalvuar disease of the heart may be dean
with surKically."s A.sy- go
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
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posed the methods of certain Chicago mediums. who
claimed produce pictures painted by spirits Inves
tigators the of mediums failed to explain
how they made paintings of the dead IN broad day
light without going the canvas
osbron took up the problem and solved It in
dream. He he got It by teepathy. by commune
eating with minds of the medium. At rate he
explained the trick and then performed it. Twice In
the presence hundreds of people osbron produced
the spirit pictures just the mediums had done AL
though they had fortune out Of the
trick osbron refused his knowledge for his own
gain and gave 1t to the trick table. pur-
Joined photograph hidden accompiice. stereopticon
and painter he says the component parts Of the
pictures painted by the angels"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

DR.. George W. Grille. of Cleveland. Ohio, or the
famous Professor Trendeleaburg, of Germany,
whichever prominent surgeon happens most to
have appealed to the up-to-date authors fancy.
"The assassins dagger has cut deeply into
this young mans heart" observed the famous
scientist, calmly. "But his chance of recovery
is nearly one out of two. Modern surgery has
saved As per cent of the cases where the patient
was stabbed to the heart" And in short time
the hero is well again and has married the
heroine.
That's the kind of scientific novel anybody
can write nowadays, if he wants to, without fear
of contradiction by the most particular scientist
on EARTH for the human heart is at last on record
as being almost easy for the performance OF
surgical miracles.