THE GERMANS
IN AMERICA.
Frederic J. Kask!n Imparts Some Val
liable Information to Germans i
According to the most conservative
estimate.", there are at least 12.0MO,
4HMI people in America who are either
German or of German extraction. We
have more than 5,000,000 citizens who
were actually horn in the Fatherlar.il.
They are diffused through every portion
of the country, hut New York has the
largest German colony in the world.
A f ter that the greatest number is found
in Pennsylvania. In the early days of
the Keystone state, when the question
arose whether the Cerman or English
language should be the official tongue
of the legislature, a German cast the
deciding vote in favor of the English.
Nine governors of Pennsylvania have
been of Cerman descent. In the west
the number piles up again, and there
was at one time a concerted effort in
Wisconsin to make that wholly a Cer
man state. Probably 75 per cent of the
population of Milwaukee is of German
extraction.
The history of the Germans in the
United States is as picturesque as any
tradition cherished by the American
people. Peter Minnewit of Wesel was
the first Cerman to set foot on Ameri
can soil. He came in 1026 as first gov
ernor of New Netherlands, but the in
itial Cerman colony was not establish
ed until ICS.'?, in the land of William
Perm. This little band of thirteen fam
ilies came on the good ship Concord,
with Germantown as their Plymouth
Kck. The emigration was straggling
and infrequent during the rest of the
century, but the accession of good
Queen Anne to the throne of England,
and her generous protection of the per
secuted Germans, led them in 170:; to
leave their desecrated homes for Erg
land, from where they were sent to
people the American colonies.
Although the Germans themselves do
not boast of their war record, claiming
to be a peacefully people, the archives
of American wars show some interest
ing facts about them as soldiers. The
first regiment to reach General Wash
ington :n ter his call to arms was the
York County regiment, composed of
Germans under Lieutenant Heinrich
Miller. More than lorty companies in
the war of the revolution were compos
ed of men of this race. mst of them
coming from New York snd Penn
sylvania, but each state where they had
jsettled contributed its share Colonel
Nicolaus Herschheimer, with his brave
band of followers, won two decisive
victories for the colonies. The far
famed First New York battalion, under
Colonel Lasher, was composed of Ger
man soldiery. When in 1776 Washing
ton's depleted army ofJ3,000 men called
for help before ging into 'the battles
of Princeton and Trenton it was 1,500
German o'd:er who reinforced them
and won those two battles.
The brilliant, picturesque Baron von
Steuben, drill master and inspector
general of the army, was called the
righthand of Washington because he
took a mob and hammered it into an
army. When the continental soldiers
were starving at Valley Forge and a
plea was sent forth for funds, nine
Germans responded by raising $'00. 000.
The superintendet of bakeries of the
continental army was Christopher Lud
wig, who was described by General
Washington as "my honest friend."
Michael Hillegas, who was the first
treasurer of the United Colonies and
afterward of the United States, was of
that nationality. It was Heinrich Mil
ler who became printer for the conven
tion, and a German editor "scooped"
his colleagues on the birth of the Un
ited States.
Two stalwart figures of the Revolu
tion were the sons of Henry M. Muhlen
berg, the founder of the Lutheran
church in America. The first, Rev.
Peter G. Muhlenberg of Woodstock,
Va., called his little flock together one
Sunday morning, preached a stirring
sermon on the glories of war for the
right, then threw aside his clerical coat,
displaying a military uniform, and call
ed on all those who would to follow
him. At the church door he made up a
company of 300 men, and with this
handful he went through the war, be
coming colonel, then brigadier general,
and finally major general. His statue
has been placed in the national hall in
Washington by the state of Pennsylva
nia. His brother, Frederick A. Muhlen
berg, was president of the convention
which ratified the constitution of the
United States. Later he was made
speaker of the First and Third congress
es, and it was his deciding vote, in the
memorable deadlock of April 29, 1796,
which made the Jay treaty operative.
The first force to reach Lincoln in
1S61 to defend the union was a regi
ment from Pennsylvania composed al
most entirely of descendants of revolu
tionary patriots who injthe earlier days
were the first to reach George Wash
ington. It was the Germans who saved
Missouri and Kentucky for the union.
Over 200,000 men of this race served in
the armies of the north, 5,000 of whom
were officers.
There were twenty-seven German
sailors on the ill-starred Maine which
was sunk in Havana harbor. Chief
Gunner Leonard G. F. Kuehlwein tired
the first shot at Manila. There were
thirteen German officers in Roosevelt's
Rough Rider regiment, and of the three
American flags first planted on San
Juan hill one was placed there by Cap
tain Frederick Muhlenberg of the
Rough Riders. There was a German
in Hobson's little band, and Admiral
Schley, the hero of Santiago, is of Ger
man descent. All of which goes to
show that in times of stress Uncle Sam
may well depend upon his German sons.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION
Will Be Held at Weeping Water, No
vember 9th and 10th, 1908.
The programs are out for the 9th an
nual meeting of the Cass County Sun
day School Association to be held at
Weeping Water, Monday and Tuesday,
November 9th and 10th. This is to be
called a "How" convention, and the
program states it is not a bill of fare
for a 10c cold lunch, but for a good
Thanksgiving dinner free to all Sun
day school workers in the county, and
judging from the way the "bill of fare"
has been crowded with good things to
hear one would judge that the state
ment was correct. This convention is
unusual and extraordinary in that it is
the first of the series of six big meet
ings to be held in this district the same
week and for which the officers have
been able to secure the services of C.
D. Meigs of Indianapolis, Ind., one of
the greatest convention speakers in the
country. Mr. Meigs has spoken to
Sunday .school workers in every state
in the Union save two and his forceful
and convincing way of putting things
makes him a favorite wherever he goes.
There is only one Meigs. He is unique
and in a class of his own. People who
know of him travel miles to hear him.
The Sunday school workers of this dis
trict should appreciate their good for
tune in being aole to hear him so earily.
Other prominent speakers are on the
program and many interesting features
are introduced for the first time. The
meetings will be held in th Methodist
church where a fine pipe organ will be
available for the use of the convention.
The program begins Monday morning
and closes Tuesday afternoon in time
for delegates to get a way on the even
ing trains. Weeping Water people are
making great preparations to entertain
the convention and it is expected that
the attendance will exceed anything of
the kind ever held in the county. All
delegates will be entertained free.
Send names to Edith Clizbe, Weeping
Water. In case you do not receive
programs send to C. E. Wescott, Platts
mouth, Neb.
The Journal is in receipt of a postal
card from H. H. Tartsch at McCook,
Neb., giving upon the back the picture
of the monster crowd which greeted
Hon. W. J. Bryan when he spoke there
on his recent trip west. The picture
itself is a fine piece of work and is a
splendid photograph of the great crowd.
It shows that even with only a ten
minute stop the Great Commoner had
a multitude of people present to greet
him and hear what he had to say, and
it looks like a sure harbinger of victory
in that city as well as in the state.
On the ftoil of Hcnor.
Tuesday's World-Herald contained
the name of a good democrat who had
added his bit to the national campaign
fund, in the shape of a two dollar and
a half contribution from G. W. Eaton
of Union. Mr. Eaton is quite well
known throughout the county as one
of the best citizens of the county and
a genuine patriot. His name is quite
deservedly placed upon the honor roll.
AN INTERESTING
TALK LAST NIGHT
Rev. Geo. L. Trull on "How to Get
Missions Before Sabbath School."
From Wednesday's Daily
Last night at the Presbyterian church
Rev. Geo. L. Trull of New York City,
who is connected with the Foreign
Board of that church, gave a most in
teresting talk on "How To Get Mis
sions Before the Sabbath School.'
The address was more in the nature of
a conference, . every one who desired
questioning him freely. Mr. Trull had
on display maps, charts, pictures,
books and literature of all sorts relat
ing to that particular phase of the Sab
bath school work. Several from the
other Sabbath schools were present
and provided themselves with such
equipment as they could for more
effectively getting this subject before
the schools. The darkness of the night
kept many away who would otherwise
have liked to have attended. Mr. Trull
left on the morning train for Lincoln,
where he holds another conference to
night and then proceeds to Fairbury,
Pawnee City and Beatrice. The oc
casional coming of such men to aid in
this work i3 always appreciated be
cause of the new ideas they bring and
t leir large view of possibilities of such
work with the young.
GAR WRECKED ON
THE BIG BRIDGE
In Consequence of Which the Noon
Train for Omaha Was Annulled.
l'ro:u '-ilm.(l;iy'N D:iily
The derailment of a refrigerator car
this noon caused a suspension of traffic
across the bridge and the annullment
of the noon train for Omaha. There
were quite a number of passengers at
the depot expecting to go north, but
they were disappointed. The car which
did all the damage was in an eastbound
freight and jumped the track near the
west end of the bridge running on the
ties the entire length of the structure
and for some little distance upon the
high fill on the east side. It cut the
ties upon the bridge very badly, in
some cases cutting them almost in two.
Section men were hurriedly called and
every possible effort made to clear the
track so that No. 7 could pass, but it
was found the damage was so great
that it would not be safe to attempt to
let the train through and it was an
nulled. Passengers for points west of
Omaha were compelled to wait until
the stub this afternoon when they went
out on the Schuyler. Several Omaha
passengers went to the junction on the
stub at 2:40 and up to Omaha by way
of Council Bluffs. There is consider
able couriosity as to how the train crew
came to let the car run such a distance
without discovering that it was oft" the
track.
Pleasant Weather Again.
l-'roin Wcclin-hilay's Daily
The first decent weather for more
than a week appeared this morning
when the sun came out and the clouds
and mists of the past ten days disap
peared. The reappearance of the sun
was the cause of almost universal re
joicing, everyone being in a much bet
ter humor than during the past un
pleasantness. Business revived and
life was once more worth the living.
It was a welcome and pleasant relief to
see the day dawn with the heavens
clear and blue once more. There was
a frost last night but not so heavy as
for several days during last week and
the Jjweek before. Parties coming in
from the country report the roads as
being in very bad shape, the mud be
ing deep and particularly sticky.
Wagons loaded with coal and other
merchandise in the city are being
drawn with two or more teams and
then it is hard for them to get over
some of the roads. It is probable that
if the sun continues to shine for several
days the roads will be much improved
in a short time.
Surprise Their Pastor.
From Wednesday's Daily
Last evening the members and
friends of the U. B. church, south of
the city, met and surprised their pas
tor, Rev. F. W. Brink and his estim
able wife. They came and took pos
session of the parsonage in a body and
gave the esteemed couple a complete
surprise. Refreshments were served
and a most delightful evening was had.
The parson and his good wife were en
riched with many of the things which
are necessary to keep the material man
in good shape. It can be said to the
credit of Rev. Brink and his church
that it is a decidedly strong church, the
members being good, substantial far
mers and the very best people in Cass
county. That they esteem their pas
tor and his good wife very highly is
evident by the handsome surprise party
which they gave them.
Will Move to Plattsmouth.
From Wednesday's Daily
Albert O'Neill, mention of the burn
ing of whose home over oi. the east side
of the river was made in the Journal
several weeks ago, was in the city this
morning and made arrangements to
move his family to this city, pending
the adjustment of his insurance and the
rebuilding of his home. Mr. O'Neill
has been secured by the Burlington to
move the earth for the excavation of
the new subway at the depot, and ex
pects to start the work about next Sat
urday or Monday. He has rush orders
on this work and will give it the best at
tention possible. He does not expect
to move before Tuesday, as he does not
intend to lose his vote, which would be
the case were he to move at once. Mr.
O'Neill hopes to get his insurance ad
justed in the very near future, when he
will rebuild the house ami move back.
Fine Shewing for Cass County.
Cass county towns which have con
tributed to the national campaign fund
up to Monday stand as follows: Platts
mouth, $73.00; Murray, $53.00; Avoca,
$52.00; Union, $37.00; Nehawka, $21. 5o;
Weeping Water, $21.00; Greenwood,
$20.00; Eagle, $10.00; Alvo, $3.00; Man
ley, $1.00. Since this list has been com
piled there have been a number of other
contributions which will be given later.
It can be said that the Plattsmouth list
will be raised by the addition of more
money in the next day or two. It is a
fine showing for the county and shows
that our people are alive and intend to
down Wall street and the trusts.
DAILY PERSONAL NEWS
Short Items of Interest From Wed- ,
nesday Evening's
M. D.Talcott of Greenwood was one of
those transacting business today in the
city.
William F. Gillespie of Mynard is in
the city today with his good democratic
smile.
Frank Kauble, Jr., is in Omaha to
day, going up on the early morning
train.
C. II, Vallery was a business visitor
in Omaha this morning going up on the
early train.
A. E. Taylor of Union is registered
at the Perkins house today coming up
this morning.
Jos. Winkler departed this morning
for Omaha, where he had business mat
ter to look after.
Joe Kellogg of Murray was registered
at the Perkinf last night being a busi
ness visitor in the city,
O. A. Newton departed this morning
for Kearney, Neb., where he will be a
visitor for several days.
Dr. J. F. Brendel of Murray is in the
city in attendance upon the medical so
ciety meeting here today.
Mr. J. Terhune is spending the day
in Omaha, having been a passenger on
the early train this morning.
G. E. Jenkins of Murray is among
those in the city today, coming up to
look after business matters.
M. Fanger, the great distributor of
Wooltex garments, is in Omaha today
looking after business matters.
C. Bengen, the Mynard grain mer
chant, is in the city this afternoon,
looking after business matters.
Mrs. C. E. Binkley of Glenwood, la.,
came over this morning for a visit with
her parents, J. M. Leek and wife.
Mrs. C. L. Herger departed this
afternoon for Lincoln, where she will
visit with friends for several days.
Miss Minnie Stohlman was a passen
ger this morning for Omaha, where she
will visit with friends during the day.
John Nolan was a passenger this aft
ernoon by way of Pacific Junction for
Omaha, where he will spend several
days.
Dr. Alex Walker of Nehawka came
in this morning and is in attendance
upon the medical society meeting here
today.
Spencer Ketchum and wife of Henry,
Illinois, arrived in the city this morn
ing for a visit with A. W. Atwood and
family.
J. A. Kiser came in this morning
from his farm, and was a passenger
for Omaha where he had business mat
ters to attend to.
Rev. Geo. L. Trull of New York City,
N. Y. who lectured last night at the
Presbyterian' church, departed this
morning on No. 19 for Lincoln.
Chas. C. and John A. Hennings, two
of the foremost farmers of Eight Mile
Grove precinct, are in the city today
looking after business matters.
Homer Schrader and wife of Murray
came in this morning and after a few
hours in the city, were passengers for
Omaha where they will spend the day.
Wm. Wright of Lincoln who has been
visiting his brother P. W. Wright in
this city for several days, departed for
home this morning on the early train.
Capt. Isaac Wile3 was a passenger
for Omaha this morning, going up to
look after some business matters and
to make a brief visit with his son,
Frank.
B. Wurl and wife returned this morn
ing from a visit with their son, Otto
and family, at Quincy, 111. They had a
most delightful trip and a highly en
joyable visit.
Chas. Miller, the enterprising farmer
from south of the city, came in this
morning after several days spent with
Chas. Schwab at his farm in Rock
Bluffs precinct.
Canon H. B. Burgess departed this
morning on the early train for Lincoln
where he will be present at the Episco
pal convocation which takes place to
day and tomorrow.
Gus. Johnson and wife of Lincoln who
have been the guests of Mr. Johnson's
brother, J. Johnson and family, for
several days returned to their home
this morning on the early train.
The Cass County Medical society is
holding a session today at the Elk's
Club rooms. There are quite a number
of physicians present from outside
points and a very interesting session is
in progress.
Louis F. Kohrell returned last even
ing from a trip to Fremont where he
has made arrangements to move in the
spring. He has taken a lease upon a
I farm of two hundred and forty acres ad
I joining the city limits of Fremont. Mr.
I Kohrell is a good farmer, an estimable
citizen and one whom the community
I here will be sorry to lose.
Daily Journal
J. H. Hall and wife of Virginia, 111.,
who has been visiting in the city for
sometime past, the guests of T. B.
Smith and family, returned to their
home this morning of No. .
Wrm. Inman and wife departed this
afternoon for Denver, Col., where he
goes to accept a position with a Denver
paper. Mr. Inman has been cornected
with the Journal for a brief space of
time, coming here from Greeley, Col.,
resigning his position several days ago.
A. R. Young residing southwest of
the city, was in the city yesterday and
reports a very curious freak of nature
in the shape of a crab apple tree which
has been in continuous bloom since
early last spring. Mr. Young reports
that the tree is even now blooming
which is very extraordinary. He ex
pects to bring in specimens of the
, bloom to this office so that all who have
doubts as to this remarkable freak may
see with their own eyes.
I Another good democrat to have have
his name inscribed upon the roll of
: honor of the national committee is L. G.
! Todd, jr. of Union. This morning's
j World Herald contains the name of Mr.
load as a subscriber to the campaign
fund of Five Dollars This is a hand
some contribution and one which well
deserves duplication by all who can af
ford to do so. Mr. Todd is a good citi
zen and an enterprising one and his
contribution is generous and timely.
Robert Troop returned last evening
from Gregory, S. D., where he spent
the exciting times during the registra
tion and drawing for the Tripp County
lands. Mr. Troop expected to be able
to buy some lands in the neighborhood
of Gregory but was disappointed, the
price being held altogether too high for
him. He states that he had a very en
joyable time while there as the excite
ment was high and everything was
booming. He was quite glad to get
back home again just the same.
A. Baxter Smith departed this after-
noon for the home of William Kanfman,
i south of the city. Mr. Smith goes out
' to complete the residence of Mr. Kauf
man, which his partner Herman Tiekot
ter worked on last spring. He will be
on this job for the remainder of the
week. Mr. Kaufman's new house will
be a good one when completed, as he
has had the very best of workmen em
ployed in its construction as well as the
best ot materials.
P. H. Meisinger, Jr., arid wife of
Perry, Oklahoma, who has been visit
ing with Mr. Meisinger's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. A. Meisinger, for sev
eral weeks past, were passengers this
morning for Omaha where they will
spend the day. They were accompanied
by Mrs. Geo. A. Meisinger and Miss
Mary Meisinger. Mr. Meisinger mov
ed, to Oklahoma last spring and he has
been greatly pleased with the "baby"
state. They have had fine crops this
year down there and are generally
prosperous. He expects to be in this
vicinity for some little time yet, visit
ing with various relatives.
Chancellor Phillips aud wife returned
last evening on No. 2 from an extended
trip to Aurora and Hamilton county
where they visited with relatives of
Mr. Phillips. They found things in
Hamilton county in excellent shape,
fine crops and general conditions better
than in this vicinity. That section es
caped much of the drouth and dry
weather of mid-summer as well as the
extreme wet weather of the early
spring with consequently a mnch better
yield of corn and other grain. Mr.
Phillips who is a practical farmer, was
greatly pleased at the outlook for busi
ness in the section around Aurora.
Once more Cass county democrats
are at the front with contributions in
aid of the democratic cause. This
morning's World-Herald contains a list
of those contributing to the fund from
Wabash, which shows that the follow
ing good democrats contributed their
one dollar to the fund, viz: O. H.
Allen. Mrs. O. H. Allen, S. Hulfish,
Mrs. S. Hulfish, H. L. Richards, G. E.
Vandenberg, W. T. Richards, William
Bourke, Geo. A. Towle, and Ralph
Dove. This is a splendid list from the
little city, and everyone of them is a
rattling good democrat. The notice
able feature is the presence of the
names of Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Hulfish,
both bright, intelligent women, and
strong democrats. If every community
did as well as Wabash the campaign
fund would be flourishing. Hats ofF to
Wabash.
Lame Back.
i This ailment is usually caused by
rheumatism of the muscles of the
small of the back, and is quickly cured
by applying Chamberlain's Liniment
two or three time3 a day and massag
ing parts at each application. For sale
by F. G. Fricke & Co.
HURRAH FOR
AVOCA PRECINCT
The Noble Democracy Come to the
Front With a Large Subscription
to the Campaign Fund.
The democrats of Avoca. not to be
behind the other good democrats of
Cass county, have raised a fine fund
for the democratic national committee,
sending their contribution to the Oma-World-Herald
which printed the follow
ing list on Monday last, viz: B. C.
Marquardt, $.r,; W. II. Betts, jr., $:.; L.
F. Dunkak, John II. Busch, Peter Jor
gensen, $2 each; Ora F. Copes, H.
Minderman, Jos. C. Zimmerer, F. W.
Ruhge, GusMohr, J. W. Brendel, Aug.
Thiele, T. H. Straub, J. B. Carter. W.
H. Betts, J. H. E. Ruhge, Fred IJar
tels, Dick Stubendick, Henry Kuhne
man, M. M. Straub, F. D. Buckman,
Henry Maseman, G. It. Fleming, A. C.
Munn, Mat Meyers, Ceo. Peters, G.
W. Harshman, jr., Roscoe Harshrnan,
J. G. St. John, V. W. Straub, W. II.
August, Edward Cleghorn, and A.
Zimmerer, jr., $1 each. This is a
splendid list and shows that Avoca has
one of the liveliest bunches of demo
crats in this section. Every man whose
name appears on the foregoing list is a
good citizen and one who appreciates
the duty which now confronts him and
all other patriots who are apposed to
the panic-breeding trusts and Wa I
street sharks.
Where Pollard Stands.
(Neliruska City N-w-.)
Nkhkakka City, Oct. 23 -Editor
News Will you please publish the
resolution adopted by the Baptist State
convention recently held in Pawnee
City. There has been dispute in regard
to this resolution, so I would like to
know what it said. "J. M."
The above communication was re
ceived Saturday and in the Twice-a-Week
News, published at Pawnee City,
it gives the resolution in full, as fol
lows: "Resolved, That we recognize Joseph
Cannon, speaker of the house of repre
sentatives, as an obstructionist of all
progressive measures, and an enemy of
temperance reform; that we record our
sympathy with the people of his dis
trict who are seeking to prevent his
re-election to congress; and that we
ask all good people to support only
J those candidates for congress who are
opposed to his re-election for speaker
of the house.
Death of Infant Child
Last Monday death claimed the infant
daughter of C. H. Lewis and wife, liv
ing near Weeping Water. The little
one passed away from lung fever, after
a brief illness. The funeral services
were held yesterday from the United
Brethren church, south of the city, be
ing conducted by Rev. F. W. Brink,
and were very impressive. The little
one whose age was only three months
and twenty-three days, was interr
ed at Horning cemetery. There was
quite a large attendance at the funeral,
and the entire community shares in the
grief of the stricken parents. It is one
of the many mysteries of Providence
that such sweet, little spirits should be
taken so quickly from earth after so
short a time.
AT THE PARMELE
SATURDAY NIGHT
Dr. Guy Carleton Lee, the Great His
torian Will Lecture.
The people of Plattsmouth are more
than a little interested at the present
time in Dr. Guy Carleton Lee, former
ly of Johns Hopkins University, be
cause of the announcement that he will
shortly come to this city to deliver one
of his famous lectures.
Dr. Lee will make his appearance
under the auspices of the Plattsmouth
Public Library, next Saturday evening
October 31st. Because of the interest
created by the announcement of this
lecture, the following sketch of Dr.
Lee will be welcomed by the people of
Plattsmouth:
Among the historians of America
who have not only possessed learning,
but the happy gift of presenting their
knowledge in readable form is Guy
Carleton Lee, for so long a member of
the historical faculty of the John Hop
kins University, and now devoting
himself to historical writing and oc
casionally lecturing. Guy Carleton
Lee has won a world-wide reputation,
and is one of the few historians of
America ho has a large circle of
readers in countries other than the
United States. Perhaps this fact
arises in part from the circumstance
that of all living historians he is the
most eloquent, possessing the power to
reach the heart of the people by the
spoken word. Thus by his gift of
oratory he has won the affection of a
larger number of personal friends than
has blessed his contemporaries.
The activities of this writer are
worth notice, for by observing them
we can form some idea of the worth of
the man who on Saturday evening,
Oct. 31, is to address the Plattsmouth
people at the Parmele Theatre.
