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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1877-11-08

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9osen bes Soo<Sellou Srbens.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1877-11-08

gc1trmmenjisr erura in @ei66fts-S Stubitn
in ben Ser. Etaaten une unenttebrlib fiir
iunae Rdnnst. reItpe aus tem 9arnpf um has
Daieiu erfclerei6 berrrrssbeR polien. yin
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Iein. aclf unb 9cas $l7 bis $22 PR Rcnat.
Itr Yrdfeent Fanni zine fleine Iu;abf 81 so
eer Rcnat in iriner 5amiIie aufntbmen. Del
len gesbnbaRs 1904 Gbeifnut Stra6e III In
einem her fGGnfen Siantbfilr uub uur 10
Ninufen een Der S6uIe entfernt.
Sur nabere Anstunft unb GirruIare Denhr
man Eh an.
tn. RICE, Il. N, L. T. B.
President.
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PROBATE COURT DOCKET.
NOVEMBER TERN, 1877.

Firrt Day, November 19th.
Chas. +. Pope adr G. II. Schoene-
meyer.
Christ H. Meyer g & m h VIM.
Meyer dec.
VIM. L. Pinnell g & m b Willis
Pennington.
Anna Buehler G &C L. J. & F.
Buehler.
Mary Stoller Ex Francis H. Stolle.
Julia A. Rowark admx, John B.
Rowark.
Martin T. Brown G & m h, J. r
Brown dec.
Oliver w. Shockley G & C Oliver &
Sarah Lee
Oliver w. Shockley G & Mary A.
Shockley.
G. Poppenhausen adr J. H. Schoe-
nemeyer.
Gerhard Brader curator John Then.
J. G. Fulton < & NJ. E., S. E., J. &
Il. M. James.
Elizabeth Schlomann adr William
SchlOmann.
Elizabeth Schlomann admx, firm of
SchIomann L. Goebel.
J. B. Cantley < & R. l.. Biles.
Henry Koch G & m h G. Saumanns-
hansen.
William Karschnick gao E., H.,
a. & A. Karschrick.
Fred Meyer 6 & c A. H., c. F. & F
Meyer
Second Day, Tuesday, November 18th.
Hermann Neese g & August
William Doermann adr August
Dieck.
August Loehnig adr Ernst Loehnig.
B. r. Matthews Exr B. g. Mat
! thews.
Hermann Steffen adr d b VIM.
Rehmert.
Hannah Wissmann admx William
Wissmann.
Henry Brandhorst G & Charles &
Nina Brandhorst.
Conrad Homburg G & Caroline
Schuetz
Jacob Zimmerly g & c m h Casper
HASTEN Buschmann adr d bn t a
Fred Noe.
William r.. Collier adr Randolph
Collier.
Anna G.. Doneyer admx Jacob Do
meyer.
Francis Eagln adr Bernard Riden-
hour.
John Guttmann adr Charles Klein
dienst.
Hermann Kopp adr Mary G. Kopp.
Benjamin Leach adr Jacob Maupin.
Wesley Massie adr Mary S. Henson.
Wesley Massie adr Ursula Phillip.
Henry Sanders adr Christian San
ders.
Third Day, Wednesday Nor. 18TH
Henry Bonner curator William Ise
man.
Margareth Diebold g & C IN h Wen
deiin Diebold.
Jackson Smith & & C m h Mary
Smith.
William Wehmeyer gao III. & S
Stock.
Hasten Buschmann executor Casper
Ii. Rucggesick.
. Hasten Buschmann executor George
r Mittendorf.
Hasten Buschmann adr John Streck
hasten Buschmann admr Georg,
Klinge.
Mathilda Boos admx John Boos.
e hasten Buschmann ct a Fred Mol
tensmeyer.
Mary HelmeIs admx A. D. Hell
mcrs.
n Hermann Kopp adr bn ct;
: Gottfried Kopp.
, L. NJ. Mahanay adr J. D. Roberts
II Wesley Massie adr Louisa Finken
: Jacob Michel jr. adr Jacob Niche
: Wesley Massie adr Simon Winter
=, Helena Ochsner ex Henry Ochsner
E Christ Oelschlaeger exr Daniel Gel
), schlaeger.
Fourth Day, Thursday, Nor. 15tf
+. Henry Read exr William Jose.
-, Henry Read adr L. w. Smith.
= Valentin Streck surv part Valenti
/ & John Streck.
L Elizabeth Sommerfcld ex William
Il Sommerfeld.
Anna NJ. Siebs ex J. G. Siebs.
Johanna Sutter ex Jacob Sutter.
3 Sophia Strehly adx Charles E
ts Strehly.
n F. H. WoIklng ST. adr Simon Grott
:. Philip April 6 q George Beck
mann, Insane.
VIM. Beckmann G & C 81. & T
'e Beckmann.
l. George Christol g & C NJ, G, L
NJ E. Heinlein.
=, Charles Hoehn G & m h "a. &
" Ameling.
'e Clara Hundhausen cur e. F. D., /
m r. & G. Hundhausen.
ID Clara Hundhausen cur Julius HunC
N hausen.
:, Henry Luebbe G & C Bertha Ratl
- gel.
a Edward Leuenberger G & Georg
+ Wick.
10 David McAlister g & C Elizabet
), McAlister.
" Charles NJ. Matthews G & S. J.
~ 81. A. Matthews.
10 VIM. G.. BoEING,
IL, CLARK probafa C0urf
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11e6er Baltimore.

Srber, Der bas alte gaterIanb be1uden rber
Verpanbte unb 1reunhe ron europa fpmmen
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Baltimore 1T sugleid Dtprt eer Baltimore unr
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benz 9Seit ten IN billi9crcu &reifcn ts-
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81. Scbmbmacbcr s. Co.,
SO 5 SIo 8ap Ctr, Baltimore, Wo.,
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9rber, Der bas aIte gaterIanb befu&en pber
Verpanbte unn 9reunhe ron europa frmmen
ldleu nil, fpllte bic prahtpcqen neuen. eiIernen
Sdraubeu. VpifpampflcbifTe bes
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-02-07
Paid Nearly $4,000.


n R. Sereas, Esq Dear sir;-when about six months
old was vaccinated. The parties who vaccnated
from the came virus died from the humor. The hunor
spread over me such extent that rolled In bran
TO prevent from scratching my person. The disease
finally settled in my head. remained In this condition
about twenty years. troubled all the time with break
Ing my head and dischargng corruption from my ear AT
this time small kernel appeared my neck, gradually in
creasng in size until tumor formed of such immense size
could see 1t by turning my eyes downward All this time
taking various remedies for my blood without any
substantial benefit.
then went to prominent physician in Boston, who,
during Of six months lanced the tumor eight
times which me nearly hundred dollars. This
left with rough, aggravated sore, without at all di-
minsng the size Of the umor and in sickly feeble
dition. consulted another physician in Natck who after
considerable time succeeded In healing the without
ducing the size At this point commenced to use VEGE
TINE through the earnest persuasion Of friend. After
had taken this medicine about week l experienced
wonderful sensations My whole body seemed to be under
going radical change, until finally the tumor broke and
discharged rghtfn quantities. From this time II decreased
in size until the bunch disappeared but my neck still bears
the ugly Of the and lance. am healthy and
strong and able to work every day,
viii also mention that have been acute sufferer
from infammaory rheumatism remember,
until commencing the Of vEGETINE, when almost
Immediately all rheumatic pains ceased This statement
volunteer the purpose of benefttng other suffering hui
manity and you will confera favor by giving 1t much
publicity as thought proper. Very gratefully,
o. NJ. SAVELs, Ashland, Mass.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-02-07

hasty meal, but was there not to be stuffed
turkey and cranberry sauce for dinner lie
had hidden the housekeeper good morning,
and had gone up stairs for the bunch of hot
house rosebuds and the Hdrper's Mdgazine
he was to take out TO mamma, and to brush
his coat and put on his watch.
He had left them up there on the sitting
room table in readiness, all together, mo-
ment ago. And now, how could he believe
his eyes, that his watch was not on the
table The Gray Boy was in double dismay.
1t was near train-time and then the idea
that a sneak-thief had been in the house
lie ran up to his room to see if he could
have left the watch in its case he ran down
calling aloud to the housekeeper as he went.
But she had stepped out. He ran back
again, and stood still, looking blankly at the
table.
All at once high over his head, there was
shrill cackle of laughter. The Gray Boy
looked up lie gave an angry cry. There,
in the ebony ring which had been attached
to the ceiling for his SWING high out of
reach, swung the Pink Parrot. The gold
watch was between his claws, the chain gilt
terng as it hung. As he met the Gray Boys
eyes, he cackled again and laughed mali
cously.
" uH u w Iuu u Uu he SllTlthtu.
The Gray Boy danced with rage. While
he was dancing he heard the whistle of the
half-past nine train. lie wildly flew down
to the kitchen. The housekeeper had not
returned, He flew upstairs again, and, tears
running down his cheeks, he flew out into
the street.
wa you hare il no,o, or wah until you can
get IL"
This was what the naughty Pink Parrot
shrieked after him, cackling with derisive
| laughter until he nearly fell off the ring.
just sobbing with helpless rage the Gray
Boy rushed up the walk toward tall man
in blue with a star on his breast. "P'lice
I say p'licel'
The policeman was greatly puzzled by the
queer misunderstood request; but he went
into the house. And whether the Pink Par.
rot had been used to seeing policemen in
the green forests of Australia, and knew
him at once, cannot say; but know he
started, lodged, and nearly tumbled out OF
the ring when they entered and carefully
taking the watch in his beak, he dropped
down to the table with it, and, leaving it
scrambled out of the room as fast as ever he
could, squealing and cackling like an imp.
The Gray Boy had his watch again, un
hurt; but the day was spoit, his luscious
grape was not brought back. The trair
was gone and he had to stay in town al
through lovely Christmas day, and eat &;
commonplace dinner with the housekeeper
And the Pink Parrot laughed. Ella Fdrmdn
IN FebrudrV Wide AW1ke.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-02-07
New Methods of Raising Cream.

1t is curious, and it illustrates the SLOW
course of ideas among us farmers, that tn.
small pan system of raising cream remained
so long in use, Notwithstanding its manifold
disadvantages without the least effort at i'm
provement. And even now the vast maiorit,
of butter makers in New England use no
other, while of those who practice improved
methods ninety-nine out of hundred have
been drummed into it by agents of patented
apparatus, while cheaper and better plans
unpatented and freely given to the public
find but here and there a follower.
Within the last few years, stimulated by
triyances for this purpose have been pat
ented, but most of them have shown a re
markable poverty of inventive faculty, al
the large pans being simply notifications OF
Improvements on the original ",Jewett
PAN" and as to Elias Howe belongs the rea
honor of the sewing-machine, so to Mr.
Jewett belongs the credit of originating ant
bringing into profitable use this method OF
raising cream in large, fiat pans, either witt
or without water for cooling the milk, W,
say there are better methods than this, bu
we do not say so to detract from the merit
of Mr.. Jewett as an inventor and public ben
efactor. The plan of shallow setting wa
practically forced upon him by the prejudice
of the people, misled by the errors of prom
inent writers upon dairyng, who have fo
years industriously spread the idea that it il
necessary to expose fresh milk to the air il
order to remove, by ventilation, certain i'm
aginary gases, to which were ascribed wha
they called the animal odor." That an,
such gases, or any odor injurious to butter
exists in the clean milk of healthy COWS, W,
have never for moment believed, Most o
the so-caled scientific talk and writing tina
we hear at dairymen's conventions and rea,
in the agricultural journals upon this par
ticular subject, as well as upon milk an,
butter in general, are utterly unreliable. Dl
Sturtevant, the truly scientific editor of tn
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-02-07
Chrimheld's Gift.

In the first week of the glad New Yeai
came bright, beautiful day, and in quaint
little chapel far away in queer old Germany
the happy children gathered, this being the
day appointed by good Father List for bring
ing child-gifts to the Lord. The altar was
wreathed in evergreen, with pure white
flowers peeping out sweetly here and there
the choir boys clad in white, pure as the new
fallen snow, and wearing chaplets of holly
leaves and white chrysanthemums, were
ranged on either side, chanting joyful an
thems, while two by two the children came
to lay their offerings upon the altar To
each couple the reverend father said "As
We have given unto the Lord so may he re-
turn unto you fourfold of His abundant
mercy" Soon the altar was heaped with
beautiful flowers. The buds and blossoms
of these fragrant gifts had been watched
with tenderest care, lest the cruel frost should
spoil their beauty before the dear Lord could
receive them from the eager, loving hands.
Nor were flowers the only offering brought
unto the Lord upon that happy day. There
were cakes and bread and bon-bons for dis
tribution among the poor and suffering of
Father Lists spiritual family. Were not
these lust as fragrant as the blossoms The
children, all clad in holiday attire, We're SUI
premely happy, and when the chapel service
was over they formed merry procession,
and singing joyous carol, went TO their
several homes. All sad and lonely little
Chrimheld crept away to her desolate home
to tell her decrepit old grandmother all about
the ioy in which she had no share. Nothing
had she to bring the good Lord she loved so
well, for no flowers could grow in the dark
cold room where these two poyerty-stricken
ones dragged out meagre existence, and
the sick old woman had not been able to
spare her patient, loving, little nurse long
enough to go off into the woods aud gather
even so much as bunch of evergreen
branches. The long day ended at last and
Chrimheld cast herself down upon her
wretched bed to sleep, While she lay sleep
ing bright, glorious angel came to her with
this sweet message from her Lord "Dear
child, and dost thou grieve because thou hast
brought no gift unto my altar to-day. All,
thou hast given me the sweetest offering of
ALL Thy loving patience, thy gentle obedi-
ence, thy holy submission to my will, are
flowers of rarest fragrance, while thy deeds
of kindness and thy soft, sweet words of
trustful love are sparkling gems, which |
will set for thee in radiant diadem, where
with will adorn thy brow when take thee
home; il will shine brighter and brighter
through all the countless ages of eternity.
Blest child of holy sorrow, wilt thou not be
comforted 2" And Chrimheld was com
forted, So will our gracious Lord accept the
heart and life gift of every loving little child
upon the opening of the glad new year,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-02-07

food-go back with it, except what is re-
tanned by the animal for its growth or to
supply some product such as milk or wool.
The pant-food in the soil exists in two
condition, the SOLUBLE, in which it is i'm
medately available to nourish the plant by
being taken up-dissolved in the water of
the soil-by the roots and the INsoLUBLE,
in which it is unavailable until, by the ac-
ton of the weather and the chemical changes
always slowly taking place in the soil, it be
comes soluble. Now soil that produces
plants which are not taken away is con-
stantly growing richer by the slow transfer
nation of the insoluble potash, phosphoric
acid, ETC., into the soluble forms of the sub
stances.
When man interferes with nature, and
takes away the heritage of field, if he takes
away in it more plant food than is annually
made available by the chemical changes in
the soil, he impoverishes the land. But if
he returns he manure made from that herb
age, which contains all the plant-food ex-
cept what has been distracted by the
growth or the wool or milk, THEN the ques-
ton is, has the growth, wool, or milk re-
tanned from the land MORE than its natural
gain by changes in the soil or LESS ?
If they have taken MORE, then the soil
will become to that extent, each year, less
productive-if LESS, then the land gains an
nualy in proportion.
Now it is generally allowed that sheep do
not take from any fairly good land near as
much plant-food as the annual gain by
chemical changes. Consequently, land i'm
proves under sheep. Under dairy cows,
where butter only is sold the improvement
ought to be even greater than with sheep
but it is not so, as rule. The main reason
is that all the sheep manure, liquid and
solid, goes back to the land on which they
feed, while much of the manure of the COWS
is lost by bad management, or stolen from
the pasture for the tilage land, by yarding
Generally both these causes of impoverish
ment are going on together.
One-half, at least, of the plant-food in the
feed of our horned stock and horses is evac
uated in the urine, and just in proportion as
we fail to save this and return it undimin
ished to the land, just to that extent are We
running out our farms and are unworthy oc
cupers of the soil. If we do save it, divid
ing it fairly between our pastures and ON
meadows, land devoted to dairying will rap
idly improve, and be able, year by year. t.
carry more stock The whole secret of run
ming out or improving farm lies in thi
matter of saving ALL the manure, properl,
caring for it, and intelligently applying it Il
the production of crops Lots of farmer
are standing in their own light and growing
poor every day, because they do not, or vii
not, understand these main points thes
fundamental principles of their profession
Constant drawing out and never putting in
empy the purse and make barren the LAND
The principle is the same in both cases.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-02-07
The Pink Parrot and the Gray Boy.

Once there was parrot | knew him.
He wore pink suit, with pale, sulphur
hued plume in his crested cap.
And there was boy; and ! knew him.
He wore a gray suit. There was shiny
silver buckle ON his cap.
The Gray Boy owned the Pink Parrot
The Pink Parrot owned nothing-nothing
now, not even himself 1t was great
change | tell you, from a forest to a cage
from choosing his own fruit and nuts to
waiting for them upon the pleasure of a boy
The Pink Parrot judged all boys by the
Gray Boy, and he hated boys He often sat
on his ring, silent, motionless, and hated
boys by the hour.
The Gray Boy would bring in grapes
and berries and nuts, and lay them down
in plain sight, but out of reach, say
ing to the Pink Parrot, "wait-a-bit wait-a
Bit" And the Pink Parrot would wait, and
while he waited the Gray Boy made faces
Parrots have hooked bill, and the upper
Jaw is hung with a hinge, like box-lid
Did you know it
The Gray Boy would stand before the
Pink Parrot, and draw his chin in to look
like the hooked bill then he would work
his mouth like hinge. Indeed, the Pink
| Parrot was never certain of his breakfast, u,
| to time nor quantity. len to one, when d
luscious grape was all but in his bill, the
Gray Boy would would go out of the room
carrying the grape with him. lie would
say, "Will you have it now, or wait unit
you can get it 2" Maybe he would CONT
back, and maybe he wouldn't.
But the Pink Parrots day came at last,
The Gray Boy had a watch lately giver
him, lovely-O a little darling of golc
watch, that would tick, and needed to be
real, "truly" wound up at night. 1t haC
fob-chain and somc charms-anchors anC
bells and bows and arrows, mimic skates
and ball-bats everything, in fact, tina
would interest boy, and render his life per
fectly delightful, was attached to the Gray
Boys fob-chain.
The Gray Boy, one morning, the twenty
fourth of December in fact, was TO take tn,
half-past nine train, all by himself, to JOIN
his papa and mamma at his grandpas il
| the country. lie had been left in town
with the housekeeper, until school shoulC
close.
The Gray Boy had had breakfast, and wa
now all ready to 60 1t had been a yer.