Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-11-20

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The business man of the institusion. be
who deals with the outside world. attends to
the correspondence, answers questions. shows
visitors over the grounds, drives me bar,
gains, sells the grain, purchases the stock.
ETC., is Brother Murphy. Within the order
he is known by another ,iile, but what that
is we could not learn. Brother Murphy i.
q man apparently about fity>fve years Of
age. and sports conntenanee and figure by
NJ means iasensible 10 the good things of
life. At the monastery he is strict disci-
p'inarian, but outside Brother Murphy is
hale fellow wel met, and in consequence has
score of friends. He enjoys hearty
laugh, is quick 10 appreciate joke, and
confess decided weakness for fragrant Ha
vanas, and Sunnvs;de chewing. On his
shoulders devolye the whole vast manages
men,, and il is but right 10 say here, that he
is competent for theirust, and IS conducting
al on q grand financial basis.
THEIR owy WORK.
As the brothers lire in a world of their
own, they perform the managing of their
own work. A great number of the mechan>
icAl trades are represented. There are car
penters, blaeksmths, masons, tailors, bakers.
cooks, ETC., who ere constantly cmploved
in making, repairing building. patching and
mendng tor the order. Oar reporter could
not fail to notice, however. that they are de-
pendent upon the outside world for the great
majority of their agricultural implements. all
Of which, including reapers, mowers, drills
and threshers, are of the latest and most ap>
proved quality. This is good sign, and
shows that the brothels are fully alive. and
disposed to make the most Of the inventive
spirit Of The age.
.. THE DRESS.
The frs,ihins ihs. attracts tbe attention
OF the visitor 1t New Melleray. is the pc.
c,liar dress worn by tie inmates.
This Is nearly the sane as that worn by the
monks OF the Middle Ages, consisting of
large gown secured b. a leathern bel, at the
waist. Over the bead is thrown black
gown. Underneath this gown the presence
Of modern garments can be detected. but
they are never revealed TO view on the farm.
II shall b. considered . vile breaeo Of deco>
rum aud etiquette TO do so.
AMOUNT or GRAIN AND STOCK RAISED.
As we announced ia the outset, the Broth.
crs are great farmers, and their achiezments
In groin aud stock raising may we'll challenge
the admiration Of all classes. They have
nov eighty head of choice imported cattle,
twelve hundred hogs, Berkshire and Chester
Whites, three hundred sheep. Ofco,,le fat
tening for market on the farm. there are
three hundred head. To do the necessary
ners, ten span of hoses and eight yoke of
cattle are constantly employed. Last har>
nest the Brothers raised 800 acres of wheat.
averaging 20 bushels per acre, 500 acres Of
corr, so per acre. and SEQ acres of oats,
averaging City bushels per acre. The be.>
1nce Of tie land is used for pasierage.
the xEw LoxAsrERY.
The grca, work of New Mellarey and the
one which we set QUITO describe. is the new
Monastery which the Brothers are building,
and which, when completed, will ba the larg-
est institunoc Of the kind in the world. II
Il built solely by their individual exeriion,
not dollar being procured outside. The
Monastery will consist of series of struc>
tures extending over three acres of ground.
and presenting . svuare on each side Of two
hundred and twenty-five feet: The site se-
lie, ted is short distance south of the pres.
ent MONASTERY. The main buildings will be
five in number and will be erected in the
soSm VI squaIc. SURROUNDING court one
hundred feet long, by the sane in width.
They will be Of stone, each supers,ructure
being thirystwo feet high, resting on bases
ments twelve feet deep.
Work was first commenced upon the
building At the north side OF the square in
April last, and is now nearly completed, at
an expense Of over SO, 900. This contains
the library, reiectory, ,califactory, stone room
and bread room. The second Story il Que
great dosmi.ory, while from tho reiectory
covered passage way leads to the kitchen
wing, soN33 feet. Opposite is another pas
sage lcriingio the iniirmary, the Dimensions
al which ara eUAi6 teut,
The southern wing cf.he clui-ier viii be
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