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The advocate., 1896-11-25

the time Of the first Thanksgiving day.
The Pilgrim fathers were in a particu'
larly iubilant mood-for them--on that
occasion. Years of scanty crops and
threatening starvation had been fol-
lowed by bountiful harvest and there
was an absolute genialty in the pre-
liminaries to the famous dinner. Itwas
TO be game dinner, dinner fit for any
epicure who ever lived, and none so
mean in all the colony but should De
present. So were opened the hearts OF
those rugged worshipers that they were
rot content with even this but sum-
moned old Sachem Massasoit and all
his swart retainers, and when the feast
was spread red man and white sat down
together and were brothers. Here was
Christian spirit; here was an exhibition
of that broad humanity and care for the
other man taught by Him who walked
the strand of Galilee. Here was prac-
teal Christianity, and who shall say
that from this hour, when such kindly
hospitality was shown, when the good
things God has bestowed upon men were
eaten appreciatively and ioyously, and
when thanks were given more sonorous-
ly than in the past, there was not given
birth to the germ of that broadness and
ioyousness, even in worship, which has
become a trait of the American char
acter.
So we have made Of Thanksgiving a
day Of gratitude oil untrammeled, a day
! the accompaniments of which are mer-
ry, as they should be. The reunion OF
families and OF friends, the feasting
and the laughter, even the legend OF the
ennobled American bird, all combine to
make of the day something genuine and
religiously beautiful. There is the
strain Of the timbrel. Never was q
greater national holiday, never one
more perfect in its spirit. 1t is ip itself
one Of the things to be thankful for to
the Power which has so blessed so vast
land.
The advocate., 1896-11-25

covery.n It isn't miraculous. It WON'T
cure every case; but 1t cures q surpEiS-
ingly large percentage Of cases; even when
the patient is pretty far gone with bad
cough, and bleeding from the lungs, and
reduced almost to a shadow Consump-
tion is q blood disease. The lungs want q
fresh supply Of pure, rich blood and plenty
Of 1t; that Is what the Golden Medical Dis
covery gives them. 1t Is bloOd-maker.
It gives the blood.makirg functions power
to produce large quantity Of the nourish-
ing red corpuscles which make healthy
life. giving blood. This stops the wasting;
drives out the impurities; heals the ulcera-
tlon and begins rapid building process,
Of solid, substantial and vital energy.
The advocate., 1896-11-25
IN NERVOUS APPREHENSION.

There are holidays and holidays.
Christmas and New Years are cosmo-
politan-are the property of no partiC-
ular people, but yet are joyously OBJ
served by many. But Thanksgiving is
purely an American holiday, original
in conception and growing from a small
beginning until it has reached the dig
nifty of a national event. Its first eel
ebration was by the Plymouth colony
in 1621-those sturdy pioneers whose
piety was as pronounced as their pluck,
who honored themselves by honoring
their Deity. The custom soon became
more general, spreading over all the
New England states. After the revo'
luton it gradually extended to the mid
die states and later to the west, grow
ing more slowly in the south. In 1853
the patriotic Lincoln forever estab"
lished it in the list of holidays by pro-
claiming a day of Thanksgiving, his
action being promptly followed by the
individual proclamations of the govern
ors of the states, who named the same
day. Since then, by common consent,
the first announcement of the day is
found in the presidents proclamation,
and the day so named is also named by
the states.
In many ways, says the American
Agriculturist, Thanksgiving Is one OF
our most delightful events. 1t comes at
a time when the rigors of winter are not
yet at hand. We have at our disposal
all the varied products of the soil, and
the time for a season of partial rest for
the farmer is at hand. One of its most
delightful features, which has become
quite general, is the gathering together
under the old rooftree of all the scat
tered sons and daughters on this day,
Two, three and sometimes four genera
tions thus meet around the festive and
The advocate., 1896-11-25

hospitable table Of the old homestead,
and thus fraternal ties are strengthened
and fllial piety encouraged.
Another and not less commendable
feature of this holiday is practical
benevolence which has become very mo-
table. Poor people, to whom good dim
ner Is rarity. are hunted out, and in an
unostentatious way are helped to prop
erly observe the day, so far as its festive
features are concerned. The sick and
suffering are remembered in various
ways. The homeless are, for the day,
made members of some hospitablc
household, where they can join in it's
pleasures. Altogether, this Is perhaps
its best feature. There is no pleasure
so lasting, none which affords such real
ioy, as that which comes to us from the
knowledge that we have done real
kindness to some of the suffering chill
dren of earth-in some way alleviated
their sorrows or eased their pains.
Last, but not least, the devotional
spirit which is the impelling motive OF
the day, is encouraged and developed,
we learn to be more contented with our
lot, thankful for what we have and
hopeful for the future.
The advocate., 1896-11-25

Ever 1t Is true that the great peoples
are those who give open thanks to the
Power they recognize for the good
which comes to them. Something in the
strong heart has made thanksgiving
an instinct Of forceful civilization. 1t
has been so since the time when Miriam,
the prophecies, played upon the timbrei
while her handmaidens danced and the
daring Israelites praised God because
they had safely passed the sea. The old
Greeks made thank-offerings to their
gods, and the bearded Norsemen ex-
pressed their clamorous gratitude TO
Odin and Thor. To the world-dom-
mating Anglo-Saxon, with his religion
of Christ, came the same inn
pulse, and it has clung to him in each
vast wilderness he has invaded. Not
only has he been a giver of thanks, but
he has dignifed and glorifed the duty
and made il feature Of his national
life.
It was almost matter Of course that
there should suggest itself to the Puri-
tans, rigid and God-fearing rs the
most earnest of Cromwell's roundheads,
the idea of thanksgiving that should
be formal, but it was from the fux OF a
new natures munificent influence up
on their lives that there came mellow
ing to the character of the days obserV-
ance, that a certain hardness disap-
peared, and that the occasion became
one Of open joyousness. The little shrub
OF observance planted in 1921 by the
good Gov. Bradford has grown into
mighty tree with flowers amid It's fruit
Il was gqOa, 81 that happsnsa about
The advocate., 1896-11-25
THE GONE GOBBLER.

A gobbler perched on a walnut limb
One chill Thanksgiving morning
Awoke the brood in the daylight dim
With gobbled notes of warming;
He craned his neck and he ga2ed 0eioW
In nervous apprehension,
Where a human being crouchlng low
Attracted his attention.
"Gobble-obble! Gobble-obbleF
In the morning still,
''Obble- gobble! obble-go0ole!
Cried he, loud and shrill'
The advocate., 1896-11-25

Doctors say consumption can't be cured
But when they see 1t cured right under
their face and eyes by DR.. Plerce's Golden
Medical Discovery, they admit that there's
something wrong about their arguments
and something wonderful about the "Dis"
The advocate., 1896-11-25

November Sentiment
In blessings shared with humble lots
The truest Joys we trace;
Who gives the freest charity
Gives thanks with fairest grace.
kansas City Journal.
The advocate., 1896-11-25
Gets More Than His share.

81 only wish they'd confne Thanks
giving to one day"
"Well, don't theyP"
''Not at my house. I'll have to eat
cold, minced, deviled and croquetted
turkey all next week!"-Chicago Rec
ord.
The advocate., 1896-11-25
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The advocate., 1896-11-25
The Best OF All.

HERBERT like Thanksgiving dinner
the best Of any in the year.
Aunt Jane--How is thatP
Herbert-Because it is 80 good that l
never want the dessert frst.--Truth.
The advocate., 1896-11-25
Thanksgiving.

All summer long the barnyard heard
The turkeys brag and boast,
And now they're glad that bumptious bird
0'' OAA IN. Y. World.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-06

The following resolutions were
adopted at the Republican conven.
ton held in Huntington the a2d
ult.:
''Resolved, That we favor a re.
turn to that economic policy of pro.
lection, of which William Mckin-
ley is the champion, and by which
this country was enabled to repair
the waste of war, TO accumulate ma
tional wealth with unparalleled rap
idity, and to bring to the common
people higher average of the com
forts of life than was ever known i'm
any land in any age.
We believe III legislating for the
United States of America at all
times and on all questions.
We favor a sound money policy
which shall maintain at an equality
of purchasing power every dollar OF
American money.
We favor liberal appropriations
for internal improvements, and We
endorse especially the efforts of the
West Virginia delegation in Con.
gress to advance the improvement
of those waterways which are es.
sential to the development of West
Virginia.
We favor the encouragement OF
the American marine and endorse
the proposal of Hon. Stephen Il.
Elkins to place discriminating du.
ty on foreign products imported in
foreign ships.
We favor n continuation Of the
liberal pension policy to which the
Republican party stands committed.
We recognize in VIM. Mckinley,
OF Ohio, the most conspicuous and
renowned exponent and champion OF
the doctrine of protection and rcci-
procity which constitute the corner
stone of Republicanism."
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-06
Obituary.

Died, April 9th, 1896, at her
home in Wayne Co., w. Va, Lu-
cretia A. Neace, wife Of Jasper
Neace, aged AZ years.
The deceased had been suffer
ing for some time from lung trou-
BILE, from which she had apparent
ly recovered when a relapse carried
her away 30 suddenly that many
of her friends could not be present
at the burial.
Funeral services we're conducted
at her home by Rev. U. G.. Stafford
on the 18th ult., after which tho
remains were inferred in the fam.
lily buryiDg ground near her home
The sufferer had long been a
christian and was a member of the
Four Pole Baptist church at the
time of her death. She left be.
hind bright words Of christian az.
surance.
She leaves a husband and seven
children to the sad pangs Of be.
reavement and a host Of christian
friends and relatives who deeply
sympathize with them in their
distress.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-06

Ex-GovERNoR HoApIy, formerly
of Ohio, now of New York, says he
he will vote for a Republican for
President this year. There are
hundreds and thousands of other
Democrats who will do the same
trick this fall.-Exchange.
One by one, the old wheel horses
of Democracy are DESERVING the
sinking ship and joining the ranks
OF the party of protection and
progress.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-06

i. Il. HooD, the clever, spright-
ly Charleston Mail newsman and all
around observant politician, attend
ed the Huntington convention, and
in his report Of the proceedings,
under the head of ''sIipped cog"
says:
"Tbe Republican district conyen-
ton completed its labors here on
yesterday evening about half past
five by electing g. #. Rathbone, of
Writ county, and Col. Thoms Skies,
of Cabell, as delegates, and Ed Nc
Crcary, of Wood, and +. j. Thorn
AZ, of Jackson, as aIternates to the
81. Louis convention. The calcutta
tlons of the politicians were upset
only by accident. In the call of the
counties Writ cast all her votes for
Ratbbone and Mclean. When she
did this Wayne county, who had
just cast her fifteen votes for Rath-
bone and Skies, changed and threw
them all TO McCreary. This threw
the Writ fellows into needless
panic, and thinking TO save their
man, quickly changed from Mclean
90 Skies. Rathbone was nominated
by big margin, without Wayne
cOunty's vote, and the votes of Writ
had nominated Col Mclean by
safe margin. But the result was
hailed with delight all round, and
the convention adjourned with the
best Of feeling state Journal.
It's all right about Hood being
clever and sprightly. lie is gener-
ally mp with the times in everything.
but he got things little mixed as
related by the above paragraph,
Wayne changed her votes from Skies
and Ratbbone to Skies and Mclean,
which created panic in the Writ
delegation and caused them 70 sup.
port Skies in double-quick- time.
We do not think either Rathbone or,
Mclean was elected before the vote
Of Wayne was called for, The del
egation from this county did the
proper thing at the proper time and
in the proper manDer.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-06

SINCE the Republican party
went out of power, says Senator
Thurston, there has been shrink
age of at least % per cent. in the
manufactures of this country
That means u reduction of one
fourth of the labor forces of the
United States. That means the
withdrawal Of one-fourth of the
wage money of the country from
daily circulation. 1t means re-
duction of one-fourth in the fund
which was formerly invested, to a
very large extent, in American az
ricultural products. The price of
American wheat went down i'm ex-
act proportion to the closing down
OF American factories. 1t is an
absolute fact, supported by statis-
tics, sad ms it is startling. that the
sale of meat, wheat corn and other
products OF the United States
has fallen off in almost the same
proportion as the average reduc-
ton IN the American price.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-06

.on' ~ g., to prepare said plans
,of winch a, work he is to receive 81
70. The design is to be similar
10 the new court house built at
WEIGH for Mcdowell county (only
on a smaller scale) and the build
ing ms proposed is to cost $4,000.
Now 1t the people in this end Of
IN" county are in earnest about
making an effort to haye the coun-
,y'seat changed, active work look
ing to this end should not be long,
or postponed.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-06

A WASHINGTON Baby rushed in
to n room where can of gasoline
had exploded, picked up burn
ing gasoline stove and carried il
down flight of stairs, thus saving
a building and probably the lives
of number of children who were
asleep on the floors above. 1t was
no infant prodigy, but man
named Baby.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-06
The Entertainment.

The following prog ram was rem.
dered at the church entertainment
given by the Huntington Mando-
lin Club, assisted by Thomas X.
Corwine and others of this CITY.
last night:
instrumental Music.
. Recitation.
Mr.. Corwine.
4 Act /.
Saw running through smoothly.
," :" 90 and hits a knot.
g Turning lathe In spoke factory.
Il Drinking from bottle and Jug
of different sizes.
Man drinking.
t Drawing soda water for ladies'.
Y Three dogs fighting at a country
II. q.
Music by the Mandolin Club.
g Recitation.
Mr.. Corwine. act III.
Catching humble bee between
the logs of country school
house.
b Barn yard scene.
q communicated between the old
man and his daughter on tel.
cphone.
d Imitation of whistles G. & o.,
y. ~ W., O. X. II.
c An old man, his son and do1
running n hog out of the
cornficld.
Music, Mandolin and Guitar
Club.
Recitation and Song by p. 4.
Thomson.
10 Song by Prof. Turner.
ii MIR. Corwine, act III.
Sneezing scene.
b Steamboat whistle, Bonanza.
City of Madison.
% :" Bostona.
:" '' Enos.
Patti, the female singer.
IL Music, Vocal Solo.
Ii Recitation.
II Laughing by note, p. T.. Thorn
son.
10 Address.
l6 Closing act, Mr.. Corwine-landing
side wheel steamer puts off
calf-boat pulls out.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-06

IT is true, as the Register says,
that Mckinley buttons are worm
by mem bers of the A. p. A. 1t is
also true, as the Register did not
have time to remark, that McKin-
ley buttons are worn by Protest
ants who do not belong to the A.
+. A. and worn by Roman Catbo-
lies and Jews-by all kinds Of
Americans who prefer Mckinley
for President. The Mckinley but
ton is distinctly an American en-
blem. 1t stands for an American
ism that takes in everybody under
the Stars and Stripes.-lntelligen-
Ger.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-06

The May number of Demorest's
Magazine, gives an account of an
American woman's housekeeping
experience in japan which makes
the reader wish that the system
and the servants might be trans
ported bodily to this country.
Everyone who will take the trou bic
to cut out this notice and forward
it, with ten cents, to the address
below, will receive sample copy
of Democrats Magazine, contain
ing a Pattern Order which entities
the holder to any patter illustrated
in any number of the Magazine
published during the last twelve
months at the uniform price Of
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four cents each; and frequently
over thirty patterns are illustrated
III one number, thus affording an
unlimited variety to select from.
Demorest's Is published for 81 a
year. by the Demorest Publishing
CO., 10 Fifth Avenue, New York.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-06

IN the death of w. w. Whitmy-
er which occurred at his home in
Huntington few days ago, the
State has lost noble citizen. lie
was formerly connected with Hunt
ington Herald.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-06

A BLOODY murder and suicide
occurred near Milton the 23d ult.
John Love, aged 81, shot and
killed his wife, shot his father-in-
law, Joseph Mays, and then turn
ing his revolver toward his own
head, he pulled the trigger and the
ball penetrated the brain. The
terrible tragedy was enacted be-
cause the young wife (who had
married love against her desire }
refused TO live with her husband.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-06

The bright, beautiful spring,
with the gay little birds and the
songs that they sing, including the
joyous and trillulous frog are with
US once more. All, happy time,
the youth of the year, when all
hope aud promise and sunshine
and rain and mud and thunder
and lightning. The bursting buds,
the fragrant apple blossoms, the
roses and the angle worm all greet
US with glad and wriggling glee
We shall set cur cabbagss, chase
the sportive butterfly and go fish.
ing. We shall walk in the woods
gather wild flowers and hunt COW.
slips and dsndeilons for greene
All this and more is imperative
because it is spring.-Ex.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-06

The National Encampment of
the Uniform Rank of knights
of Pythias will be held in Cleve-
land, August oath TO 3lst.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-06

GOVERNOR MAcCoRKLE has APP
pointed l.. n. Tavener, of Parkers-
burg, to the Judgeship of the
Fifth Judicial circuit. made va
cant by the death of Judge Bore.
man.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-06
kENOVA NEWS.
Late Items From the
New Town.

IN the city.
The n. & w. water tank is abou
completed.
j. b. Walker has been up tn,
line the past week on business.
Supt. d. III. Barger made n bus
iness trip to Chicago this week.
A handsome new fence has beer
erected around Supt. Barger's of.
flee.
w. p. Mansfield made bust.
ness trip to Parkcrsburg, Wednes.
day.
S. +. Morris, a prominent bus,.
ness man of Charleston, was in the
city, Wednesday.
A. &. Iippey, General Supt. of
the n. * W., was in the city ON
business, Wednesday.
w. b. McClelland left Wednes.
day for a two weeks visit TO b il
home in Chambersburg, Pa.
Miss Flora Hatton left Wednes.
day for an extended visit with rel
atives and friends in Harrison
vile, Mo.
A force of men have Keen nj
work grading aud making extern
sive improvements around The SUI
perintendent's office.
John Fitch makes business
trips to Catlettsburg every Sun
day. Some of the boys inform us
that John has attractions down
there.
j. ID. Williams, formerly clerk
at the union depot restaurant, but
who is now clerkiug In a grocery
store at Catiettsburg, makes fire.
quent visits to this city.
The ball given at Assembly Hall
Wednesday evening was success
in every particular. There were
quite a number of young people
present who enjoyed themselves
immensely.
Engineer r. Roman, who has
been on the sick list for some
time, sufficiently recovered TO
make one trip Oh the road when
he was taken i'll again, from which
he is now confined to his room.
Arthur Bown attended the insti-
tuition of new X. Of =. lodge at
Russell last Saturday night. There
were about $50 members present.
An excellent banquet was given
and fifteen candidates instructed
in the mysteries of Pythianism.
E. j. Pitts, a brakeman on the
"Tad," had the misfortune to get
his foot badly mashed near Wayne
last Tuesday night. The engine
was shifting some cars and Pitts
was caught between them. He was
brought to this place, "Wednesday,
and Drs. Hopkins end York found
1T necessary to take one bone out
of bis foot. He is getting along
nicely at this writing.
Dick Gillespie, son Of Rev. Gil
lespie, Of Hampton City, got into an
alteration near the Excelsior fac
tory with a colored lad named George
Steele, last Wednesday. The negro
stabbed Gillespie in the left side
with knife and for several hours
the wound was thought TO be fatal.
However, the unfortunate is now on
a the road to recovery. Steele was
caught at Catlettsburg and placed in
Jail where he will be held until rcqui-
sition papers can be obtained,
a. L. Bloemeyer has been trying
to learn to ride a bicycle for the
past few days, but his progress is
very slow. When Re mounts the
wheel it runneth in the opposite
direction from the one desired. II
kicketh up it's heels and throweth
the rider to one eide of the road
After TIE rider pickett himself up
he tries again, but the wheel ap.
pears to be his superior. We are
informed that no will endeavor t.
learn TO swim this summer and W.
hope he will make better progress
~ that than he ha been maxim,
- .wnffpU
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The Ceredo Advance.

The Huntington Glass Manufac-
turing Co. have made an assignment.
w. b. McGregor is named as as
signee.