Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-11-12
THANKSGIVING DAY.
rrtsidcnt CIcveIand,s Proclamation.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The following is
President Cleveland's proclamation desig
mating Thursday, November %, as a day
of Thanksgiving and prayer.
a PROCLAMATION by THE PRESIDENT OF TIE
UNITED STATES.
1t has long been the custom Of the poo-
pie of the United States, on day in each
year, especially set apart for that Pur-
pose by their chief executive, to acknowl-
edge the goodness and mercy of God, and
| to invoke his continued care and protec-
tion.
In observance of such custom, l, Gro
yer Cleveland, president of the United
States, do hereby designate and set apart
Thursday, the 25th day of November in
slant, to be observed and kept as a day
Thanksgiving and prayer On that day
let all our people fOrego their accustomed
employments and assemble i'll their usual
places of worship, TO give thanks to the
Ruler of the Universe for our continued
enjoyment of the blessings of a free gov
ernmeut, for Il renewal of business pros
perity throughout our land, for the
return which has rewarded the labor of
those who till the soil and for our pro
= icN9 d0 PeOI'Io III al thdI lhdheS Il ma
tiOn great.
And while we contemplate the infinite
power of God in earthquake, flood and
storm, let the grateful hearts of those
who have been shielded from harm
through His mercy be turned in sympathy
and kindness toward those who have
suffered through His visitations.
Let Us also in the midst of our thanks
giving, remember the poor and needy
with cheerful gifts and aims, so that our
service may, by deeds of charity, be made
acceptable in the sight of the Lord.
In witness whereof l have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal Of the Unit
ed States to be affixed.
Done ut the city of Washington this
first day of November in the year of our
Lord, 1886, and of the independence of
the United States, the 1l1th.
GROVER CLEVELAND
BY the president:
r. +. BAYARD, Sec'y of State.
\ Lonely Ghost Hunt
Boston Record.
There had been some spirit rappings
i'll the town and the talk ran from them
to ghosts, and some very spo6ky stories
told. Finally one of the rustics, Jake
Starbuck by name, who was whiting
with big jack knife, avOwed his belief
that there were indeed such things as
ghosts.
I've seen en- myself" said he, plenty
on EN-; but | amt mite afraid of any
ghost that ever walked"
Jake said one of the farmers. III
bet yo ye dassen't go out behind the
graveyard this very night"
"Dassen't, eh?" said Jake: well, Ia
bc purity kind of a man if l dassen't,
wouldn't l."
well, Ill tell you what I'll do" SAID
the farmer. I've got an old hay rake
standin down il the edge of the medder.
just longside of the buryiE' ground. I'll
hang pocket handkerchief on that hay
rake early this cvenin', and if you'll go
down through the buryin' ground to
whore 1t is and take that handkerchief
of at midnight, I'll give ye a shoute."
Greed" said Jake; I'll do it
That night, just at II o'clock, Jake
found his way down to the burying ground.
CROPPED his way through the thick dark
ness and finally saw the handkerchief on
the seat of the hay rake and was reaching
up in father agitating way for the hand
kerchies, when two ghostly, sheeted fig
ures rose up from behind the rake and
pointed their arms menacingly at him.
Jake hesitated a minute and then
whipped out his big jack knife saying.
Look ont there Ghosts or no ghosts
I'll hev your insides out IN two minutes,
as sure As my names Jake Starbuck"
With that he gave leap clear over the
hay rake, brandishing his knife as he did
so.
The two ghosts took to their heels
across the meadow, with Jake after them.
First one sheet blew to the wind and
then the other, as the COW hide boots of
the ghosts clattered over the field, with
Jake tearing hotly after them, still bran
dishing his big jack knife. 1t was ter
riable race, but the ghosts finally got in
to the woods and escaped.
QNeedless to say that the ghosts were
the farmer and his hired man. and that
Jake Starbuck got his shote.