Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-31
DAVENPORT. IOWA. SATURDAY. EVENING OCTOBER 81 wsa

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| sspest I sslisA - d.. Jsoss Thistle. He %
seated 10 his sdies snjsyisg. % wAs bic susson
| shs pssis@s u gosd s,gsr after BE tes. ~
ssssg.ssos v,s essAisl ss1 sis sosssesassoa u.
fess. catered BE etsss that sssssss d.
Asssssned and ED P.shsps be sssd he Tee
| IL ny eeSstsnshes os speech. hswssss tsis,
to Keep dark snd pst % eos6is.t ex.sties
| Whstsvse nsy be he iset. he gave ne gost
] Words Of ebess, end The iptssview q sha
| evening shall ever hsss place ~ my gssseis
memory - long - the psss Gao BE- recalled -
A. this stne DR.. Th4stie . ~. ssiss wss % ~
| tsnssse. psrhaps more sxtssssve. ths9 any
praes ctvnsr's il Davenport. ] bsvs osss il
trsQu .bt ssd ,esimass ssist,oos wuh the D &c.
tor srom tbst sims ( u bile dss:h. ~ vAss ii.
ssiv - The saass protessios. but sssissss -,
- ssy. sisss - vosds u niss sss ssssA b.
siso' ssiog ssr. sod they esn mess ., Ass.
tesy bus hosses tssth. thss his so6te.os sss
net to eutIt up0s s00shsr's lsiI-avt 6est Il
dsst. ~ The sepstaiien et hts biesbss prseti.
sivssss. and - bis rHis. build sp BIZ sws ssp-
OSotOUs 49, O1s bUtVStO wa no OO00 000s-
he has rs1stked often is ny hessiUg that
'',hs pssi<ssien Of medicine vas sob!- pro.
fsssi.n, and hat thoss Who are uem bsss ot il
should tss.t esch osns. ~ brs, here" And II,
- vas scUssiDes the csss. b. would l~el In.
Jared apd gssivsd toward soms msG bss of his
profession. hs y suld almost . wsys say. .'oeli.
psshsps AN judging that mao wsen. fsily.
do %. web - l, jure sny 1sa"
W. all fsos@bss The bissd and good -natur
81 emile which was pictured 90 bis esunte>
nsnss shse ~ vsfs net together. and ever. &.
thing 10 eur eesoeils vas peace aud 70 vii
toward cash ether. Jamss Tn,stls vas mod
81 mao IN gs"tlsmaniy t.srihg end wsdicsl
pr"pt,sty. Erect and clsssii & in 6yurs. hs wss
courteous and respectful 10 hs manners, A
pattern of serupuio ions honesty and ~ snemy .
the imt 0stor and kDsvs
But sny st.tch vt the life Il De. Thistle,
hOw.ssr o.,np ste In other respects weuid be
sadly different. Nr. Prss'nsot. dtd ws nct r.
Ter - his e0nssetiss With the scott Cousty
Medical S0ristv.
To him Cors tbas 10 any other man are ~
indebted Tor our organization l. VS. throush
ii that ,hs fret et.p vas tsksu. lie ea,'sd
The drst ass,itg and acted - ths fret Fsesi-
dstS " our organisation 40 . asdissl society. /.
L. vss his perseverance, Of purpose whish D.
been our gro = th and our etrenxth. I. wss
ever the de'ies st mis- hes,t 10 Dsks THE asso
citation. 10 wh,oh be took great inier-s.,a pos.
sr snd good 10 the medical p ofessiea In
public debate he scarcsiy ever took part, but
he never tailed - nsks Pc sossl effort eutsids
of thsss walls. with every lne.htsr Of the %.
cietv upsn aUy grave and important question.
He opportunity was worthy of suecsss
Dr. Thistle VS. the tfh Presidsat u this So
si-ty. He 6,sd the offies With credit to him
seIf aud aasisiac'ion 70 his associated He vas
the olisst graduate save one upon oar record
A. the eli ose Of h's Presidency ne read vale.
dictsry 10 which wAs bt<athed forth . fsrveus
sp'rit u attachments 10. and for future us.ful
"es. Of our Society. 10 this address h. recon
msrded SON sssps b. takes to sards occurring
. .ihI ary for the use Of the sso.intion. The
matter wss referred to him to report some
definite pian Tor adoption.
tie sabs.qaen,ly suade . report whieh wss
HrAs n rp with greet deal Of care ard ..uay,
.rh- re .crt ~ss adopted but owing to our na-
.iouai troa oies. snd our suffering ~ the con.
s.qusn' loss Of nunbers. u ~ss thought beet
70 postpone ,ts operations fer lhs time. and
30 it ies,s ubi;! the r.. cent.
l. vas fav"rite measure of bic and from
bich ne Ell esss great dssi of good. He
dss,tsd ths, " should bs . bond wnirh .houid
mite ~ etoss- toxetber Ia our mental 1T r
ests-a nacirus nronnd whicb - oil might
gather Ia unity of rurrose But let us no,
nat it siil not long rest. hut that era long
We shail no enabled t. see its principles at
sork bui ling upa strong united tro.h .r-
bo"d, brotherh cd Of intelligent, esrDest.
patient neu, vino shall be . Dressing ia their
Dc. and rich legacy TO those that anal.
come after. Such ~ss the desire o! our fri nd
and colleague who has gone before.
Thsrs 10 another phsss Of DR. Thistl.'s
lie TO wa'ch wish 10 call your attention.
md vii c'oss A practionsr Of Medicine 10
b.st known 10 the hence sud familiss Of HE
pssrons Ityou viii 60 With n. 70 the homes
snd families where coz deceased brother
IN 'nistersd 10 the, Sick anA suffering cr.s.
there aud there alone. save 10 HE own loved
faulty. sili you iesrn his true ~orih He ~.
kin sod evmp.thstic humoring their ( neies
aud natient with ter wliGs
He we univ. rss.iy loved and respected
by hts patients, and to-day 10 many homes
they f. 81 thst In thc trath Of Dr Th,s,ie
thss have loat . near frirnd, . tried friend
And. Nr Prssidsd'. I won 4 .sy that it !. .
sDIaes and . confcrt 10 his bsteAvsd family
sod to this sssoeiatioo, that 10 hss thus pace
I'd assy eth the bsnAd icii. % of those that
know him hsst. He die st hjs home .n the
9th 81 last Apr,i a. ~ minutes pact ten o'c osk
IN the 0orring as the aye 81 y~ara To HE
family it ~ss On %. xpeetsd event. HE fee.
bIe. dsticsse vile had ss,ie,pst.d death %
nst far from her a. any mo0snt, but 10 Rim
With wtosa che had lived more than 80 ears
and ~so IVES eesrcely even sick. she had
not thought d--,h 90 rssP. l. cane With .
terrible. . paral,z.ng ictc-. The desies,e
wife and the dsuz htefs Of hrs pride and .ff-e-
ii0u we're ruddeUiy LETT slous Toe kusbsna
and fa,bsr Who bus fsw dsys before wss in
HE usasl nealtb, was . eCld acA uCsisn form
beeOre them.
HE Uis vae fr bic fanil. and The fotsre
.sesnsd bright sud sssisfssssty ~ means to
Be ussd for The bssefs Of hts ehitdesn
HE d'sesss way typhoid psssmssis induced
- ws bsnsve. bv co.d ssd fatigue Il we
accom-, .ssisd With 1x,rene prcsteatios, ~hich
eosld noe hs witnstood By coy means ME
6rsshsss eosid devise. To-dsy. We look ior
tin |. This ha1 10 vain. lie hss sroten to ue
ole Lac. words II council. NJ more shall .
her bic words Of cantios asd prud~ucs
Whatever Of good hs bore towsros ~ o.
s"ei@ty, hvss nov only 10 memory. Let a.
cherish Il. Some II 10 Who are here to-day
have sssn the sun pass the mssijiae, and q
- travel Il css's its shadows more and mi re
aslass Some Of our sumbsr We see are GROW
Ing gray. aud vs ere sal gro wing old The
shadows Of time may be drocpi, over come
cl us vko are he Eve know not
"Lsav~s hsse Il cir time 70 fall,
Ard aoesrsAo witber q thS nssth vipd's broaAh.
AID stars % set- bat all
Thou hast oil SEASONS for thine own. o, death
We ere fauiIisr With death. We ses {.
every s4y. and beet u not /; bat vhes IL
som.s ueer and takes ono Of oue number. Il
spesks to sa."Tha, hfs 10 ssesesats ssss - vos
asd 70 ne" Let % then come asar lbs csc.
s'ehsss sf our hnstsd dssd so-dsy, end learn
the lsssca shich they tsssh
Life 10 lssg which. asswers lifs's great e~d." ]