St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-11-08
Thanksgiving Day.
PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR

"A well established and most COM
mcndable custom requires that | shall
designate a day to be observed by the
people of this State, as a day of
Thanksgiving to God for his great
mercies to us as a people.
We are in the enjoyment not only of
the blessings of liberty, safety and
peace, common to all the people of
u country, but while many of them
arc suffering the privations of parched
fields and a blighted harvest, our own
State is filled with abundance, and
our granaries groan with fullness.
1t is therefore peculiarly incumbent
upon us in our prosperity, to remem
Der him who hath thus blessed us, and
not to forget those of our brethren
who have not been SO favored.
Moved by these considerations, !
do hereby appoint Thursday the goth
of November next, as a day to be Oh
served by the people Of Iowa, as a
day of Thanksgiving to Almighty God
for the great mcrcics vouchsafcd by
him to us, and of humble and earnest
prayer for the continuance of those
mercies to us and our posterity-and
| do earnestly recommend that on that
day our people abstain from all secu-
lar business, and devote the day to
the service Of Him whose favor is the
only sure support and bulwark of
State and Nations.
Done at Dcs Moincs, this 18th day
of October, 4. d, 1860, by the Gov
crnor, SAMUEL j. KIRkWOOD.
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49, EILUAH SELLS, Sec. of State.
KISSING THE lIANDsoMEsr GIRLs.-A
distinguished candidate for an office
of high trust in q certain State, who
is " up to a thing or two" and has a
keen appreciation of live beauty, when
tour recently, said to his wife, who
was to accompany him for prudential
reasons
"My dear, inasmuch as this cleo
ton is complicated, and the canvass
will be close, | am anxious to leave
nothing undonc that would promote
my popularity, and so | have thought
it would be Il good plan for me to kiss
a number of the handsomcst girls in
every place where | may be honored
with a public reception. Don't you
think that would be a good idea 2"
"Capital," exclaimed the devoted
wife, and to make your election a
sure thing, while you are kissing the
h%andsomest girls, l will kiss an equal
number of the handsomcst young
men
The distinguished candidate, we
believe, has not since referred to this
pleasing mca Of popularity.
Howe's Improved Scale is fast TAX
ing a lead in the market on account of
its simplicity and durability, the do
ing away with check rods, and taking
the c off the knife edge by receiv-
ing the friction on balls, is an extreme.
~ happy thought of the inventor.
y bttIl StlD" ii al IuiIlDtI VI Ctt-
tilicatcs of the accuracy and durabili-
ty of Howc's Scale A.; amongst others
the following decisive one as to its
merits {:
THE DELAWARE, LACEAwANA, AND WESTERN r. r. Col
Local Department Agency At Washington, n. j., :
september ii, 1850. J
Mr.. ions HOWE, JR.:
Dear Sr:-1he continued use of your 900
ton Scale ut Plane No 8, only strengthens my
opinion as to the accuracy and durability of
the Scale. We shall weigh on it this year at
least 700, 900 tons, and ] consider it as good as
the day it was put up.
Respectfully yours,
A. 7. BERrHouD, Ag't Morris Canal.
Mr.. Dickcrson, the Western Agent,
informs us that the above Scale has
been in constant use nearly four years,
and that it is set out of level seven
feet. A large stock of these Scales,
including the 20 ton track and 6 ton
Hay Scale, are set up and can bc'scen
at his tin plate warehouse, No. As WA
bash Avenuc.-Ch Chicago Press y. Iri-
bune.