The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-05
The confederation was found unsuited

for times of peace 1t was the unripe
fruit, the diamond in the rough, the god
dess of liberty in disguise. The consti>
tuition matured the fruit to the relish of
freemen, polished the diamond SO as to
reflect the rays of liberty aud its safety,
and continuance became the especial care
of the goddess.
Our country had one stain. Slavery was
that stain-the skeleton in the closet.
Civil war eliminated the stain by destroy
ing the skeleton and thereby placed us
first among the nations of earth
Educational, moral, and religious de-
velopment are more marked In this coun.
try than elsewhere. The people are
taught and fitted to act well their part in
life. Here the church and state are dis
tinct, neither controlling the other, still
each assists the other in securing the
prosperity, morality. and honesty of the
people, which should be their chief aim
Our material progress is unparalleled in
the history OF humanity. Farms dot the
face of the land, our manufactures and
agricultural products are exported to the
marts of other nations. Railways cons
meet US fIom the Atlantic to the Pacific
and give to traffic the speed of wings.
The transmission of thought by telegraph
is like the lightning flash. the sigh,
laugh, and voice speeding along the tele,
phone, are the result and glory of our in
veutive genius.
In conclusion, 1t may be said that by
industry, economy, and honesty in pri
waite and public life, we will prosper
beyond human calculation or human con
ceptiOn.
W. II. LUNDY. ESQ,
followed, and in commencing his splen
did Grafton, he said that although this
was the day usually set apart for dis
CussiOn of national matters, he would
not devote the time allotted TO him trav-
ersing the events through which this, the
most prosperous county upon the face OF
the globe, has passed, since the signing
OF the declaration of independence in
l116. lie proposed to confine his re-
marks to matters more of a local nature
to practical business talk nf matters
that were of direct interest to those who
are assembled here today; to something
IN which our own county felt an interest.
After having given Il concise and
brief history of the early settle
ment of Illinois in lf20. and
its rapid strides to wealth, and
as territory. and then its admission as a
state, in 1921 its marvellous growth as a
producing and manufacturing state to the
present dav His remarks were then
confined to matters concerning our own
county and its requirements, a strong and
eloquent argument why the Hennepn
canal bill should not meet opposition at
the hands of our law makers at Wash
ington. He directly charged the failure
Of the bill, if it should meet defeat, to
the apathy of the producing districts
He stated that if every orator who as
cended the stand today in the rural dis
tricts of the great northwest, would en-
tighten his listeners upon the advantages
of this projected water route, the day
| would conle when farmers and manufaC-
turers would enjoy the advantages of its
construction. His remarks upon this
theme were particularly happy and were
enthusiastically received.
CRACKERS.
Willie Wilson, colored boy fifteen
years of age, son of Abner Wilson of
Fourteenth and a-half street, and an
employe of E. W. Spencer, had his hands
and face badly burned with powder cx-
plosion yesterday, He was taken to DR..
Hazen across the river who hopes TO
save the boys eyes.
\ severe accident happened in Daven-
port. Mrs. Anna Paasch, living in the
western part OF the city, was shot in the
side Saturday evening. Charles Rohmoor
was fooling with revolver with the above
result The wound is painful but not
serious.
Victor AltermOnt, a resident of lie
Claire for thirty years, while hosting
flag from the roof OF his cottage at )
o'clock Saturday morning, fell to the
ground and was instantly killed
At the Central Presbyterian church
yesterday morning Rev. S S Cryer
preached an interesting and lis tructive
sermon TO boys ON Fourth of July celebra
tiOns.
\ man by the name of Ross at Wilton,
iowa, was struck in the eye by sky
rocket and killed.