Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-29


envy of Homeopathy at Harper's theatre
last evening. DIR. w. A. Paul presided.
aud the exercises opened with delight
full instrumental selection from Faust, by
Mrs. j. F. Robinson.
THE WELCOME
was extended by Mr.. Adair Peasants,
and his address was cordial and well put.
He spoke as follows;
Gentlemen of the Western Academy Of Houieo'
pathy-
II is my pleasant duty tonight--a duty
none the less agreeable that | am a
confirmed believer In allopathy. to bid
YOU on behalf of the officials and citizens
OF Rock Island. a cordial welcome to the
hospitality of this city. II would be a
more agreeable duty IL there were more
of you here and more here to welcome
you, but you are none the less welcome
because your numbers are few. The ad.
dress / have prepared Is suitable only to
a large body of men such as | expected,
and would not be appropriate under the
circumstances. | will content myself.
therefore, by simply calling your atten.
ton To some of those features of this 10
cality which will minister to your enter
tainmeut and enjoyment while you are
with us. Ii Is not my purpose to adver,
tise our city but to act merely as guide
to the many points of interest here,
which will well repay visit from you
We are proud OF our city, proud of its
location, proud of its surroundings. We
do not claim. like st. Joe, Mo-. TO he the
exact geographical centre of the United
States, and hence we are not an aspirant
for the worlds fair. but we do claim to
be a centre in very important sense, for
we happen To be situated almost equi-
distant from all the great commercial
centres OF the west and northwest-with-
In a nights rude of them all, and con.
nected with all in direct commune
cation by rail. and as to some by water
also. We do not claim to have found
here the elixir of life, but we do claim &c
have discovered u more potent elixir
than DIR. Brown-Sequard will evei
squeeze out Of the viscera of brutes-th,
elixir OF good health. for we enjoy tn.
distinction of being one of the healthies
cities in the union. This. however, is an
advantage which may not strongly APP
peal TO profession which thrives or
disease.
1t is matter of regret that our bust
ness streets should be in such an insight
ly and impossible condition Just at tn,
time of your visit. But you will recog.
nize that these ugly piles of sand ant
dirt, these obstructions, as analogous &c
these unsightly eruptions which some
times appear on the surface of the human
body, inconvenient and uncomfortable,
while they last, but signs usually of ,
vigorous vitality and prophetic of bet
ter condition in the future. They show
we are not dead, anyhow. If, with
drawing from our injured streets, yol
shall see tit to retire to the heights of the
beautiful bluffs which skirt our border!
on THE south. you will obtain there a gen.
eral idea of our topography and will APP.
preciate why IL is We think the lines have
fallen to us here ia very pleasant places
lou Will see at your feet a city of some
10000 population closely bOrdered on its
eastern boundary by another city oil
almost equal size anu Importance The
two are In all material spects one, and
we believe the time not to be far distant
when they will be one in name also
brought together in happy ana prosper
Gus union. Nothing keeps them apart
now hat a slight difference of opinion M
To which should be the groom and which
the bride. Stretching from the western
borders of one TO the eastern borders of
The other, distance of four miles. they
are washed all the way by the waters of
that great river which divides our Iepub-
tic In twain and bears upon its bosom the
commerce of ten states. You will bear
IN mind that the river here runs east and
west contrary To its general direction. but
at the western limit OF the city its on
ward course Is broken by group of
picturesque islands. and there it makes
one of its sudden turns, flowing thence in
sOuthwesterly direction on its Journey
to the sea. On the opposite shore is
spread out the most beautiful city In
Iowa, and one of the largest, affordinp
with Its wooded bluffs and varied archi-
lecture, scftened Into euchantment b,
distance, n perennial panorama for our
ayes In the day and lighting up the nigh
with its long line of sentinel electri,
towers into a dream OF glory. At tn,
east, between the two cities and connect
ed with all three by handsome govern
ment bridges, lies the island of Rocl
Island. the seat of the most i'm
portant arsenal and armory in In,
United States, and, as well. an extensiv,
and beautiful park whose natural gracei
have been cultivated iutO more elaborate
forms of beauty by the careful gardening
of Uncle Sam. Uncle Sam Is not always
hospitablA, but he IL here, ami will b,
glad to welcome you To his domains.
a pleasant ride south for three miles
which YOU can take by horse or steam
car, will bring you to the bluffs of the
Rock River valley. where from the sum
init of Black Hawks watch tower yor
may feast your eyes with prospoc
which has not its superior IN this section
OF country and which daily attracts hun.
dreds OF pleasure seekers through the
summer season. Here you can view the
smiling landscape DER for many a mile. q
charming scene Of green meadow wood.
ed bluffs and waving fields Of yellow
grain. Through these fertile fields wind.
as lar as the eye can reach the silver
thread OF river, picturesque throughout
its entire length and which at this point
as II IN exultation at reaching its long
journeys end to rest its weary burden il
the mighty bosom of the Father of Wa,
tiers. PUSHES eagerly forward. breaking
into several streams which form a group
OF fair islands, the pleasant resort of the
fisherman and the camper. In your
rambles about these picturesque scenes,
would remind you that you will be
treading upon historic and romantic
ground, for upon these bluffs and in these
valleys your predecessors in the healing
art the medicine man of the Sacs and the
Foxes worked their rude entertainments a
half century ago, and, less scientifically
than you Of the Western Academy. but
no less surely waited many Justly brave
prematurely TO the happy hunting