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Show TIIUKSIMVIK. 1'ioxIdc-iiL Clevcliiml IK-slRtijiU-M Thursday. Thurs-day. Noeml)tT 'i'J. Washington, Oct. 31. The President Presi-dent today issued the following: By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. The American people should gratefully render thanksgiving and praise to the Supreme Ruler of tlie U 'uver.se, who lias watched over them with kindness and fostering care during the year that has passed ; t hey should also, with humility hu-mility and fa ill), supplicate the Father of all mercy for continued blessing according to their needs, ar.d they should, by deeds of charity, char-ity, seek the favor uf the giver of every good and perfect gift. Therefore, There-fore, I, CI rover Cleveland, Presi- ' dent ol' the United States, do here- , by appoint ami set apart, Thurs- day, the twenty-ninth day of November, No-vember, instant, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer to be kept and observed by all tlie people of the land. Witness my hand and the seal of the United States, which I have e-uiscd to be hereto aflixed. Done at the City of Washington on tlie first day of November in tlie year nf our Lord, lS'J-l, ami of the independence of the United State.-, the llVlth. (1 hover Cleveland. By the President, W. Q. GllESUAM, Secretary of State. |