Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-09-04

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Netr 76lcnS-Ger f-O,"S~t, 'ot''.3' ~ Is,,trI
munity Of Germans, about sN m'i's I"st " i'.,,'
incorporated by the Legislature under IN S,o,r
nay ~ ~ j.; one bodv embracing a number Of wuter
;,;Icnrs have made such improvements in a@ricul-
r "a otlcr matters that have thought i short
- Of th.,,, r,iobt NOT be unintcrrsting 10 the
on - - r. H., CnI,i..tor They have been known
IN Germany for one hundred and fifty years by the
anr of Scnoratsts: and having sold out their into
t o,d di!!s1lypd thcir community there, they have
removed here to the number Of 500 souls, and are
expecting large additions from Germany during ''Ie
present season. They have already hulit uP "'iCe
compact villages, mile or two apart "un"vIl's
about 100 large and commo1'ous ,0 GN I'M fr
some so and 40 barns, from 80 to 2oo iHet long o
saw mills one Touring mill, one large wooIieh lac
tory, a calico printing establishments '""nv
large variety OF mechanics shops school NOUS, -
SC; and have large herds oi horo's' e"''ie XII"
swine, and over 20OJ sheep
Their property is all held IN cChfh0h' S"'I'' i
like that Of the Founcrtrs' or SlaI.ts a. from
anon bat in many respects Eaai'n!! tI money. in
those communities; I's nav" ~ this virini,J. 10
various ways on ulcIi l"'HS NON MA NJ. i,li-
the amount OF more IMAM . - f,,, = q onu %
vduas put mo inc toh t% onN and ono / IOO 900
> I0,OUU cach; one Pu, III @"o. nI:,r ,L,,. orr
II they ever leave Tue ooi't mn my 49, 49, "a,
permitted to do at any tint IL 'lyH ;>,, No
draw back inc sum t''4 P' ~ ,i, -, III, ,lr
one has yet let lh'i Hoii ". ~ , i;'ly, at
system. by mutua! agreements ",.! '"i r $50 -
any future time ana diNu' 'i', p IL', - ,,
and are gwen tn m1rlI@, " - t sSo, siy ar
arate, except lnat tnc3 u, on tahIc The whole
yen ndr tbc direction and supcrintend-
e0ne Of Set of trustees or elders chosen annually by
thenIseIycs who bay aud SELL aud pianag" every /
thing as they think VIII De peSi IOr INC ""o., an"
as they have an KINDS oil h,ch"hIeS Si.'In7 Hn
selves, nave Ntue occasion u :" az | va -
the children are kSPt "' sC".oi .'I, - IN -
teachers, and inc oiatT ones 'T'l'u III ''' 49,
branches, ana al>U ID 'iC 1i=liIt '5 IS; 81
being wei suPph'u WIN poiNS II; Ih
they all nave Ilcc "cct's - " 10" = t
RELIGION seems TO be the governing ana inspiring
element in this community; each day 5 labor Is pre-
ccdcd by a season OF devotional exercises IN their
several families and after the close Of labor At night
they assemble by ncGifb1rhopds, and spend an hour
in PRAYER and praise. IhI afternoon OF W cdnrNday
and Saturday IS devoted u religious Improvement.
The Sabbalh is strictly observed by an omission 81
all secular business and by various religious cNrr-
rises both in their families and public assemblies
Thus far all has been characterized 10y perfect hir-
mony and peace.
In visiting this c,mmuntty straug, will not fail
10 he struc with the ncatness ORDER and perfection
Win which all their farm operations arc carried ON;
o,i M, astonsbir rnyrn,ents they have made in
g., bIr, a Tine, 9ostlv within three wears; for be-
side the thcy have erected they have clear
cd bntvcrn 3DTD and 1000 acres Of land from which
nearly every stuu,u is thoroughly eradicatyd planted
abont % 900 trees and made many miles OF durable
fences Their gardens wards and fields display re-
fined taste and the highest state Of civilizations and
from prrscnt appearauccs they act on the principle,
that 10 cat Ir and often Is better than Overlooking
thr stomach nj long intervals And they accordingly
cat npif,r,I, five lines each day viz: at D. \. NJ,
q and ~. Z p NJ and :
49,, .tI -, b,,I, ,,,I, and f,,,sI, mr..
AZ " - +7,.I L,,.;,,,s. ~. ,,i,I,..r ,bcir
Ieiuiicu 10 '"' - -. ,,,ir nd ,,,h,,-,-,,r
t'9l'' sIt'uS, " ' ~ no - 81 ,,.n,th,,r or ,h,
lio non "il o'"S, sS." m - ,rh,r of hands
euu"'" Vi u" ~ - n ~. ma 49,, - f,IJ - /
.,r' o' 7,lr of ,nar,. and Thus
~ 800. -, i, ,,,Iti,.oti,qr and srrurin,r
ENJOY gre" "os "iI'seS III e,''', 80 - IaL7
M OtoIs. -! - :; ,,i,d T., do nm. tLin,r'
caCh man OF SCI Vi lheli - rev ~ ~, ~ .t ~
anu oIuer anu ;! sIVii ~ : W. " I =; ,ii ~
H -9 -; I 7 ,L;,r f,iiaJ in H. ,I,r,
,oI t'.l! 'i'I.iS' 'o 80 ~ go ,,J ri
In P?l'.os VI , n'Ih ny! w. h @ ,,,iors i;
adontina our more recent improyencnts prcferring
TO use those they brought with them from Germany.
Still their cloth and other manufactured articles are
made in the best manner and their farm operations
crowned W it'll the highest 7t,g7esg.
S,oro,od harms sn,cious and we'll ventilated are
80 Ia Cor Lors, o,t,.n cow yrarlinr> calves
Pa bor 20 tbat tb, are ALI sheltered in the most
cnfrtafIc anncr ibrough the winter. and the
onartrcnt for The sheen are iboroupbv U.litcwashcd
81 ~ f,, ti1s ,,cdr Tins tb1.y promote health
and incrcasn tho y,Irht and furntsi of the fleece
tn ebecn are dd INTO parerls and each is in the
constant dttrndarcn If n shtpbtrd and his doc during
an oi I ~; - H., ~, r,,r,,- Iii and
tbn ngbt is At the prdncr time .v;G with turnips
'rbe c9ttIc are also kent in scparatc classes and
each is under the constant every day Of
its herdsman and driven up to their yards al night
And then look at their series Of barns, say $50 by 80
feet standing in line eight or ten rods apart and
the whole lower part fitted up exclusively, one for
horses another for oxen, another for cows, another
for young cattle, another for calves and another Tor