Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1880 — A Proclamation of Thanksgiving. [ARTICLE]

A Proclamation of Thanksgiving.

The State of Indiana. By His Excellency, James D. Williams, Governor. To the People of Indiana: The sixty-fourth year of our life is nearing its close. From a population of 64,000 we have grown to 2,000,000. The number of our electors alone has reached nearly half a million. Our material increase has kept even pace. The hidden wealth of our soil has been rapidly discovered and developed. One billion dollars is but an approximate valuation of our estate.— In education and the care of our unfortunate classes we have taken an advanced position. Our republican form of government is yet unshaken, and effects a change in our public servants instantly upon declaration of the popular will. Oar gratitude to Almighty God for the free exercise of the right to choose eur own form of government should find expression in public thanksgiving and praise. It is proper that a day at the close of the harvest season be set apart for such service, and to celebrate the annivessary of the Censtitution of our State. A few of us yet remain who knew it in its infancy. Other generations, even unto the third and fourth have grown up under its protection, and have profited by the labors and privations of those who wisely built and generously provided for them. - The straagers who have come within our borders and have been welcomed may rejoice with us in our rich heritage. The President has appointed Thursday, November 25, as a day of National thanksgiving and praise. I earnestly recommend a g neral observance of the day appoitted. As one of the foremost of the great family of States which constitute our Federal Union we bave enjoyed a large share of the blessings secured to us by the General Government, and of our National prosperity and greatness. Witness the seal of the State and my signature, at Indianapolis, this first day of November, in the Year of Out Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty. JAMES D. WILLIAMS. By the Governor: John G. Shanklin, Secretary of State. Rensselaer, November 1,1880. The Following Teacher's Monthly Repoits have been received to date: Remington Schools. Intermediate Dep’t, A. A. Stearns, Teacher, Report No. 1. First Primary Dep’t, M. F. Blood, Teacher, Report No. 1. Second Primary Dep’t, Agnes Nelson, Teachei, Report No. 1. Carpenter Township. District No. 11, Lille Bartoo, Teacher, Report No. 1. District No. 10. Mari Ronner, Teacher, Report No. 1. District No. 5, Clark Price, Teacher, Report No. 1. District No. 8, Carrio Irwin, Teacher, Report No. 1. Keener Township. District No. 3, Belle Davis, Teacher, Report No. 1. D, B. NOWELS, Co. Sup’S.

New Process of Embalming. One of trie most simple and effective processes, it would appear, for preserving the dead, has recently been bro’t forward in Germany. By this method, it is stated, the dead bodies es human beings and animals fully retain their form, color and flexibility con tinuously, and may be dissected, while decay and offensive smell are completely prevented—the muscular flesh, upon incision, presenting the same appearance as in the case of a fresh dead body. The liquid used for this purpose is prepared as follows: Three quarts boiling water, three and one-half ounces alum,six drams common salt, three drams saltpeter, two ounces potash, and two and one-half drams arser'c acid; the salts are dissolved in the water, and then there are added two pints of glycerine and ane half pint of wood alcohol. Tho embalming is accomplished by simply saturating and impregnating the bodies with this composition, from one and a half to five quarts being used for a single body.