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Gov. Fffer's Thanksgiving oclamation.
Gov. Fifer issued the following
proclamation on the 18TH
sTATE OF ILLINOIS. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
During the year now drawing to a close tho
people of this com nonwealth have been the
recipients of many blessings The fields have
brought forth botntiful harvests, the miiles
have yielded rich returns, and industry in
every department of labor has met with lib,ral
reward. H,alth peace an prosperity hive
prevailed throughout our borlefs. Divine
Providence has dealt kindly and graciorisly
with the citizens of this favored stats and
gratitude should fill every heart for
the benefits bestowed upon ns by an
all wise Creator Now, therefore, I; Joseph
w. Fifer, governor Of the state OF Illinois,
In conformity with the presidents proclama !.
tion, do appoint the 2tth day of November, A.
d., 1892, day of Thanksgiving and praise to
Almighty Go1 for the mercies and blessings
OF the year And call upon the people to lay
aside their usual vocations. and in tn ,ir homes
and in their preferred places Of worship de-
voutly return thanks to the Giver of all good
for the many mercies and blessings Of the
year. In our rejoicing let US not forget the
poor and needy, but open our hearts and
purses to the wants of the destitute and un-
fortunate, and may OUR charity be generous to
all who are suffering and in distress In testi
mony whereof, etc.
lSignedl JOSEPH W. FIFER,
by l. N. PEARSON,
IF Sota
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That very day she began to think
what she should do. And she remem-
bered that her mother, even in the last
few sad years, had always endeavored
to make some one outside her own
home more thankful on this great fes-
tival of the year. And Hettie resolved
that she would thus perpetuate her
mothers memory. She soon eagerly
began her plans.
Meanwhile she industriously sewed
early and late in order to finish her
work by Tuesday night, that she might
have two days free from sewing.
One day should be for housekeeping,
for arranging her little house and pre-
pairing the dinner. And then there
was the great holiday, the Thanksgiv-
ing day itself.
She had finally decided that chicken
from her little brood, and some grapes,
carefully saved from her vines, would
be all she could afford for the dinner.
Hettie rose early Wednesday morn
ing, with a light heart, and while it
was still dark she heard heavy wagon
rumble and stop at her door.
And Mr.. jackson, in his loud, CHEEKY
voice, wished her happy Thanksgiv-
ing. And he brought in a small tur-
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VIII at Thanksgiving meant. Efttle
Tommie said he only expected TO have
little mush and some potatoes for his
dinner, and here were all these beau
tiful dishes.
How Miss Hettie would help their
plates and urge them again and again
to eat more.
When the feast was over and Polly
had helped 'Miss Hettie" to wash the
dishes and arrange the room again.
then their hostess told Tommie-and
they all listened-the story of our
Puritan fathers, and this beautiful GUS
tom they have given to us, of each year
holding one day in thankful acknowl-
edgment of Gods goodness.
And Hettie Brown thanked God that
night, in her prayer, for giving her
these means to make others thankful.
Adele X. johnson, in n Y. Observer,
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O. & M
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Fast Time
From Flora, on Main Line, to above
nmnts. without change.


The Ohio s. Mississippi Railway IS tho
only line running its own trains over lts
own track to Cincinnati and Louisville
where they make direct connel ons in
Union Depots with through trains Tor
the East and for Jacksonville. Fla and
All Doints i'm the Southeast. Our trains
make the best time and connections for
rorre Haute, Greencastla, Indianapolis,
New Albany, Evansville. Nashville,
Tenn, Cairo, and all points South via
Cairo.
The o e M. Ry. is the direct rcutca
with new and iml rGved train service. ICr
Kansas City Omaha. ST. Paul, Denver ana
ali points west, northwest and southwest.
Passengers desiring tickets to any
point East, West, North or South, should
cali on or addres, the untle-s gned VINO
will cheerfully furnish information as 10
rates for tickets and freight, time OF
trains. connections. etc., and Will attehu
to shipping freight and checking
baggage through to destination
Passengers will save money by pur-
chasing tickets before entering the cars,
| as the ticket rate IL ten cents less thal
| the train rate Nj NEER.
Ticket Agent Q. g N.
Springfield, Illinois.
C. q. JONES, District Pass'r Agent,
| Vincennes, Ind.
! IT Brainard w. Shattuc
Pres j. Genl Mangr. Gen Pass Agt
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LATE NEWS ITEMS.

THE Swansea (Wales) Tin Platers
association, which recently discussed
the advisability of seeking new mar
kets. met again, on the 18th, and re-
solved to defer "out of sympathy for
American Gamers who supported Mr..
Cleveland" the pushing of the tin plate
industry in new markets. 1t was also
resolved to appoint committee 10
watch the development of the Amerl'
can tariff as affecting the tin plate
trade
GEN. RosECRANs, register OF the
treasury, who had been confined to his
hotel in Washington for two weeks sui
fering from nervous prostratlon not
responding as rapidly as usual Ito medl-
cal treatment causing his friends TO
fear that he would be stricken with
paralysis, slight symptoms of wh'ch
appeared, was reported, on the 18th, as
being much better, the dangerous
| symptoms having disappeared.
TIE startling discovery mas been
made that the supposed priceless
Jewels and sacred relics owned by Rev.
Father Mollinger and which played
such n prominent part in the thousands
of miraculous cures performed by the
priest, are bogus limitations. The sup
posed precious stones are glass, and the
alleged golden altar in ST. Anthony
chapel is nothing but wood covered
with cheap gilt.
A DISPATCH to the London Times
from st. Petersburg states that a oai
letin was issued, on the 18th, recording
twelve new cases and five deaths from
cholera in twenty-four hours. Most O
the cases are on the island north O
Neya, where the water supply is bad
Cases of influenza are also reported a.
being numerous.
THE Alabama house of representa-
tives held democractic caucus on tn
night of the 18th, and passed resolu
. tions excluding all who did not vot
. for Cleveland. Twenty-four member
: withdrew forthwith. -Four other mem
.. bers were not present, and IT is no
, known how they stand.
LORD RosEBERRY delivered an nc
dress at the unveiling OF a bust CT tn
late Sir John Alexander Macdonald
s the Canadian statesman, in a crypt {
a ST. Paurs, London, on the 18th. Their
: was large attendance of.distinguishe
n people.
= THE Russian government has decide
!. TO raise the duty on raw cotton to L
e copeks per pood for imports by sea an
1876 for imports by land.
! KAISER WILHELM will open the &c
O man reichstag in person to show tn;
O he regards the military bill as his pc
sonal measure
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be called boys day, while May day ID
much more girls day. Arbor day is be-
coming Il day of school celebrations.
The old New England Fast day, which
is now feast day, is also the spring
inaugural of outdoor games.
Memorial day, as time takes the
poignancy from it's memories, leaving
only the beauty, the recognition and
the high appeal, becomes. far more
than the noisy and the explosive
Fourth, the day of serious patriotic
feeling.
Christmas, of all days the best, is
every body's day; but it, too. has its
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tall fir, bla2 ~ with candles and gay
with pifts, is the childrens Liberty
tree, and beneath it's magic boughs
they hold undisputed sway, their elders
following their fancies, sharing their
sports, showering them with joys, and
finding their own best JOY in doing SO.
But at Thanksgiving there is no such
fairy-like pageantry, no such bewllder-
ing reversal of the usual order, as this.
| The elders rule with no one to divide
their supremacy, unless possibly the
Youngest baby of the family, with the
serene dignity of infancy still upon
| him. He, perhaps, may share the
honors of the day on grandmother's
knee, with grandfather opposite, meet
ing his solemn eyes with smile, and
remembering the time when his father
was lust as little and as dimpled and az
wonderful and as charming.
Children often do not appreciate
Thanksgiving? How should they,
when they are themselves it's chief Of
fering and delight If it means
tourney to the old homestead. and
frames in ancient garrets, and explor-
ing old trunks, and having hosts OF
cousins to play hide-and-seek with
through long halls and in mysterious
closets, they can understand its charm;
that is great fun.
But children who have their Thanks
irving at home with only the family
and perhaps one or two relatives some
times find it a little disappointing 1t
is a holiday. which of course they like,
and they like good dinner.
Nevertheless, one child no doubt ex'
pressed the feeling of a good many
others when he said, half dolefully and
half laughingly, that people talked
about Thanksgiving months before
hand. Just as if it were Christmas; and
then. when it came, it was only nc
school and turkey and cranberry sauce
and mince pie, and two great-aunts.
It was probably the great-aunts, ano
the grandmother and grandfather, ane
) the proud parents Of the unapprecla
,, tive boy and his rosy little brothers
who found in it much more than tht
turkey and mince pie.
They found family sentiment, and al
r opportunitv to talk over old times, OLE
cOmDaDlOnS anu dDStlil Ii iClu9i w "J 40
e pathize with each others present ankle
d ties. share each others joys, and cheel
t one another with mutual goodwill AM
l. affection for the duties OF the coming
= year. ,o o.n =
gathered together, the family festiya
: / of New England, now widely observes
n throughout the whole country, may
n but simple and quiet celebration
d Where a large family come togethe
e for the festal occasion beneath on
It roof, it is likely to be one OF the merrl
/ est as we'll as one of the best OF days.
e Few or many, gay or quiet,
=" Thanksgiving is kept in It's right splrl
of cordiality and family affection-lf
= is the dinner where love is--there Is n
1T day better worth the keeping it
it the day when children should be mos
e sweet and lovable. and when the ol
should tell each other it is good to haV
r, lived so long Youths Companion.
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curtained W i n

ireary. drizkling November RAIN.
Hettie wIs the village dressmaker.
and lived inla neat little cottage grown
brown with)ape. near the end of Lilac
lane.
While shcl tidied up the little sitting
room and finished her morning work
before sne| sat down to sew tfor
she was maid as well as seams
tress and lived alone with only her old
cat, "Toby9s' for company, she was
thinking OVER her past life.
Even after her few simple tasks
were completed, and she began to fin-
ish Miss Dales new dress, her dark
mood still clung to her.
Hettie was usually very cheerful and
contented. plodding along in her even'
methodical life. But this morning she
was girl again, though her hair was
fast turning white and the color had
| faded from her cheeks, living over
again the old days at home.
Her father had owned large, pros
porous farm. What happy Thanksglv-
ing days they had then, when all the
older brothers and sisters would come
home to the old farmhouse, and they
were again, On this one day, united
family.
Then John, the eldest son, went west.
! Her father died suddenly, and after
few years they were obliged to sell
the old farm And then Hetty and her
! mother had come to this little house.
1t was as neat and fresh and com
Portable as Hettie could make it. Ano
here they had lived for nearly ter
years.
Hettic meantime carried on her trade
of dressmaking. The mother had dice
the last winter, and this year, a
Thanksgiving time, Hettie would b'
alone for the first time in her life.
AS she sat busily sewing this morn
ING at her pleasant little window. sh'
would look up at Squire Banks
large, hospitable farmhSslse on the hill
and imagine all the Thanksgiving
preLaratlons that were going on with
in the old kitchen.
Presently there came knock at tn
door and Miss Dale came in to lnqulr
concerning her dress. 1t was nearl
finished. So she said she would wal
while Hettie gave it the last feN
touches. AS she buttoned her wra
she asked Hettie if she had heard tn
sad news about Squire Banks daugt
ter.
Lilly Banks has consumption, an
the city physicians say she can liv
only few weeks. Such lovely gu
and the only child, too. Her mothe
is almost heartbroken over it. Just q
Thanksgiving time, when every on
should be happy.
1--WE all have our troubles, Miss He
tie she added, and with her orlgf
smile she left Hettie to her thought
again, not sad ones now, but repentar
ones over her folly of thinking her LII
so very hard.
What was money now, or the pos
ton of '-Esquire's" wife to poor Mr.
Banks. while her only child was hop
lessly ill?
s "Whv. Hettie Brown" she said
c herself, II am heartily ashamed
5 you.
Here you are we'll and strong, alb
to sew and with plenty to do.
. ''And if your cottage is small IL
neat and comfortable, and belongs
YOU. And you have enough to eat al
a to wear. What more do you need?
You ungrateful woman, you ma
plenty to be thankful for.
e And with . prayer for forgiTons
10 and guidance. Hetti- was once NO
o her b:ight, CHEEKY SELF
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Something to Work For.

The board of trustees of the univer-
sitv of Illinois met at Champaign.
The board establi she'd two free scholarships
III the university, good for two years for each
accredited high S hool in the state One Will
bs gwen each year. an 7 is to be awarded by q
con,natitiva examination of the graduating
class At present there ara eighty seven high
schools which stand accredited on the books OF
the university. Only twenty six of these are
now represented by students in the institution.
1t is the intention OF tn, board OF trustees to
build up the attendance from the schools or the
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THANKSGIVING DAY.

A Holiday for All, Hut Dearest to the
Old Folks.
Our chief holidays are, as they should
be, festal occasions for all, but each
has also its special appeal to some par
ticular age or class.
Fourth of July, for instance. might
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Illinois Odd Fellows.

The grand encampment Independent
Or,.er of Odd Fellows, held at Spring
field, elected officers rs follows:
Grand patriarch. Samuel J. Baker. Olney;
gran1 high priest Fl T. Eberin. Carroliton'
Grand senior warden, W H. Smollingsr Gales
burg: grand jln;or warden. Julius R1ible,
Alton: grand scribe, John c. Smith, Chicago;
grand treasurer John C. Foss, Chicago: repre-
sentative to sovereign grand lodge, Walter r..
Carin. Jerseyvilla
.Appointive officers were selected as
follows:
Grand sentinel. Wm J.. Drapon, Salem; grand
outside sentinel VIM Schmid, Belleville; grand
marshal Sam G.. Sutton, Pekin.
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AT the regular meeting of the Worlds
fair directors in Chicago, on the 11th, a
resolution was passed favoring the
opening Of the Worlds fair gates on
Sunday, providing that the machinery
he not run. The directors declare that,
as all the nations of the earth have
been invited to attend the fair, it would
be highly discourteous and inhospita
BILE to inform them that they can not DC
here on Sunday what they would DC
were they at holae.
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THE entire Dominion press unite in
declaring that the democratic victory
has given death blow to the move
inent of restricted reciprocity or COM
mercial union between the United
States and Canada.
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HE heavy drain on account of PEN
sions-more than 1000, 900 having been
paid SO far this month-had reduced the
net treasury balance, on the 18th, to
SIS, COL, ,319.
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Coal Miners.

The coal miners of the Springfield
sub-district met on the 18th and for
mulated scale of As cents per ton
gross weight and So 25 per leg for pow
der, coupled with a demand for weekly
nav. If this scale is not accepted with
in a weeks time by the operators
strike will be ordered.
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On the 18th Gov Brown of Maryland
signed the death warrants of the eight
convicted murdercrs of DR.. ]. HI. Hill,
Of Kent county, and the men will be
hanged Friday, December 80, at Ches-
tertown.
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THE farmers Of Great Britain make
fresh complaints daily of the hard
times. They are badly pinched by the
adverse condition of trade, and many
Of them are beginning to turn to the
fair traders for aid. The protectlon
sentiment has grown steadily among
them, and at Rectford, on the 18th, the
farmers of the north Nottingham dis
trict passed resolutions against free
trade
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At reception given in honor of the
marriage of their sister in Cleveland,
o.. on the 18th, Patrick Frank Murphy,
q dissolute and worthless fellow, cut
the throat of his brother, w. j. Muir
ply, railroad conductor.
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THE Brodix Publishing Co., with Of
fees in New York city and Washing
ton, d. c., was attached, on the 18th,
by Freeman & Bros, for debt of $19,-
000 The Brodix concern did all the
printing for the republican campaign.
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Much anxiety was caused, on the
14th. by an exhibition of anarchy in
the French army. While troops were
waiting at the Compaigne station in
Paris a private insulted and struck an
officer, telling him to the ground and
CRYING: Long live anarchy" Down
with the army and its officers" 1t is
believed that his purpose was to cause
an outbreak in favor of anarchy. He
will probably be shot
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THE "PulLEY-BCNE." )"

80 HAT Thanksgiyin'
@Z day went
Down to Deacon
CSVS Bro IS, intent
(SG0(M1 81 - Not so much on
S1ISJNW\ a ~ turkey stuff
e AS in coaxin' harve
: !. !: !. !: ! !:
enough
SI/ To submit to Sary
N Ann
II AE1TZZAM Sbmethin' that, l
II Exy EN swan TO man,
N WI 81 II Loved for more'n q
E1H - N year prepared ME,
Az An II But the poppin' of
N NA w it scared me-
Avn ~ Waai. we ct the
a EGSS EyaTSNAS$ anwal meal,
>SSNx/ LN&SES. Saw the after hours
SSXNfNHSSNMNSN steal
N\%<\ EGfSLV Down the track O.
M(<N\AAe\S<t day an set
9N\AIAI Whar the elves O.
N+t1 ! twilight met
Loungin' round, inpatient like,
Waitin' for the time to strike
When her pa an ma Il a 'jourln'
Leave us thar to speak our ycarnin'.
Seem'd, afore that hourd come,
Doomsday'd ambe in. l YUM
But it lit at last, an see
Cider, hick'ry nuts an we
Sittin thar in sorter thrall
just sayn' nothin tall
Me a-crackin' nuts an Sary
Posin' thar JUS like fairy.
So an hour mopcd away
Feared to me more like day
Sary now an then'd peek
AT me cross her temptin cheek
While keep tho crackin' rut-
Fust finger, then nut
But couldn't crack q hole in
That ar fright that held my soul In
Might a-kep' on that a way
Mebbc till the Judgment day
On'y for what Sary done:
She yanked out a ''pulley-bone"
From her pocket; jed" says she,
''Take holt an pull with me:
One that gifts the shortest splinter
Marries fust. by rule O. Ginter."
Waal, I sorter musterd pluck
An a-holt of it tuck,
Drawed my breath an pcepd turn
At them heavenly eyes O her'n,
Then hoIlered: Let er go.''
An we snapped the thing, an 10.
When we matched m-no deceivin'-
Dcrn'd eff they warn't zactiy even.
"Sary,'' says /, with a wink,
THAT thar Ginter rule, ! think,
SartiticS our weddin' day
Purity nigh together, eh:
What's yer notion bout the thing?"
Jinks Eff you'd a-secn her fling
Her purportions on my wcskit
You'd a-said she's glad to resls it,
Then got so full O. thanks
Seem'd they sorter come in hanks;
And espeshually sence
I've ben thankin' Proverdence
That when turkeys war designed,
An the parts together j'ined,
Thar wuz time to give attention
To that 'pulley-bone' invention.
Wade Whipplc, in Once Week.
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,Jacky's Triumph.

Jackv-"We had a thirteen-pound
turkey at our house yesterday" jim
.sOh. that's nawtbin'. We had one that
weighed fifteen pounds" Jacky--"l
don't care # your old turkey was big
ger I'll bet you didn't have no doctor
come to see you twice in the night. the
way did boston Post.
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THE widow of the late Samuel ).
Randall. in the course of proceedings in
the orphans court in philadelphia on
the 11th, declared that her husband left
no real or personal estate save a few
personal effects, and that, after the
payment of funeral expenses and the
setting, out of her $500 widows exemp-
ton, there was nothing to account for,
nor enough money of the estate left to
pay the costs required in an account
ing.
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"a. &&AA
MaoeuaMrEpMra THE GEOGRAPHY OF TINS coUMTMwl c1fn1
suca VALUABLE IMPORTATION FROM STUDY Of TINS NAP Or rg
CHICAGO, Rock Island & Pacific RT{

The Direct Route to and from Chicago, Joliet Ottawa
rrnria Ia Sale, Moline Rock Island, in ILLINOIS:
Davenport. Muscatine, ottumws. Oskaioosa. Des
Moines, Minterset, Audubon, HARLEM and Council
Bluffs. In IOWA; Minneapolis and st. Paul IN MIN.
NESOTA: Watertown and Sioax Falls in DAKOTAs
Cameron. ST. Joseph and Kansas City. In MISSOURl3
Omaha. Lincoln Fairbury and Nelson. In NEBRASKA
Atchison Lcavenworth, Horton Topeka. Hutchinson.
Wichita, Beieville Abilene, Dodge City, CALDWELL In
KANSAS: Kingfsher. El Reno and Minco. in INDIAN
TERRITORY: Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
In COLORADO. Traverses areas Of rich farming
and grazing lands aorng the best facilities OF inter-
communication 10 all towns and xies east and west
northwest and southwest Of Chicago and TO Pacific and
tINna-ocenn aeapnrta
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THE increase in our exports OF live
cattle and beef and hog products con-
tinues. During October we sent out
live cattle to the value of s2.350, 600,
which was s320,O0O more than IN the
same month last year. Our total ex-
norts Of beef, hog&nd dairy products
for the month were $40, 0,545, 900, against
ss, 900, 900 for October, 1891.
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THE Paris Figaro states that the
United States of Colombia has extended
the time of the Panama canal conces-
sion for one year, and urges the French
government to abandon the idea of
prosecuting the directors of the canal
company.
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CHARLES NEUENDoRFF, one OF the
seven councilmen charged with solicit
ing bribes, was arraigned for trial in
the common pleas court at Toledo, o.,
on the 11th, broke completely down.
He acknowledged the oath-bound gang
meeting in the rear of his store at mid
night and laying plans for bleeding rich
corporations which sought franchises
from the council He admitted 1T all
and begged for mercy.
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The man who lets his wife split all
the wood may mean well. but ne
shouldn't be allowed to do oil the talk
ing ct prayer-meeting. Rams horn.
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THE Lonsdale company and the firm
of B. b. & r. D. Knight, of Provi-
dence, R. l., notified their employees, on
The 18th. of an increase of wages, to 60
into effect December 5. The amount
of the proposed increase is not given
out
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key, which he said, "Mrs, jackson
wanted him to bring in to Miss Hettie,"
and with a hearty laugh he added:
''Shc said she did not doubt but that
Hettie Brown would have some poor
old soul to join her Thanksgiving din
ner. So here is turkey for the sake
of the old days You are good woman,
Hettie," he added, and disappeared in
the darkness. on his way to town to sup
ply his customers.
So Hettie, fervently thanking the
Lord, who put this kind thought in
Mrs. Jackson's heart out of her abun-
dance carried the chicken, which she
had thought would be her own dinner,
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General Merchants Fall.

Word has been received of tho failure
of w. d. Holley & Co, dealers in gem
eral merchandise at Bellair. Cincin-
natl and indianapolis creditors are the
heaviest losers. This failure was
brought about by the failure OF 0. F.
Pearson at Yale some days since.
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By Hanging.

John Rugh, aged IS, committed sui
eide at Quincy by hanging. He lived in
Illinois for fifty years Dependency
and infirnitics were the cause.