text_original: A national recompense of 400,000 thalers — about sixty thousand pounds sterling  — was voted to the Minister President. According to the King's wish, Bismarck employed this sum in the purchase of a great country estate, that of Varzin in Pomerania. He was to make of this property a model of cultivation, in preparation for the time when it should be a retreat for his last years.
text_transcription: A NATIONAL RECOMPENSE OF FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ABOUT SIXTY THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING WAS VOTED TO THE MINISTER PRESIDENT ACCORDING TO THE KING'S WISH BISMARCK EMPLOYED THIS SUM IN THE PURCHASE OF A GREAT COUNTRY ESTATE THAT OF VARTZEN IN POMERANIA HE WAS TO MAKE OF THIS PROPERTY A MODEL OF CULTIVATION IN PREPARATION FOR THE TIME WHEN IT SHOULD BE A RETREAT FOR HIS LAST YEARS
phonemes: ɐ nˈæʃənəl ɹˈɛkəmpˌɛns ʌv fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ θˈeɪlɚz — ɐbˌaʊt sˈɪksti θˈaʊzənd pˈaʊndz stˈɜːlɪŋ  — wʌz vˈoʊɾᵻd tə ðə mˈɪnɪstɚ pɹˈɛzɪdənt. ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə ðə kˈɪŋz wˈɪʃ, bˈɪsmɑːɹk ɛmplˈɔɪd ðɪs sˈʌm ɪnðə pˈɜːtʃɪs əvə ɡɹˈeɪt kˈʌntɹi ᵻstˈeɪt, ðæt ʌv vˈɑːɹzɪn ɪn pˌɑːmɚɹˈeɪniə. hiː wʌz tə mˌeɪk ʌv ðɪs pɹˈɑːpɚɾi ɐ mˈɑːdəl ʌv kˌʌltɪvˈeɪʃən, ɪn pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən fɚðə tˈaɪm wɛn ɪt ʃˌʊd biː ɐ ɹᵻtɹˈiːt fɔːɹ hɪz lˈæst jˈɪɹz.