Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-09


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CoL Shepard visited the Clover club
last month. and he SAYS he never saw
anything any more sociable than the
people Of Philadelphia They oonversed
freely with him on religious matters
while he was making a secular Sue-rh-
and glee club sang bright little bits Of
song 20 him while he was addressing the
club While he spoke % our growth as
nation dignihed members present 80
lar forgot themselves as u cali out
-Bc1Es y the opera, and while he was
desc-Iblng his literary habits. and how
he had suooeeie,i in making a humorous
paHer saooe=1 II New YORK. and how he
had advertised 10 furnish friendly esii-
tO-lals regarding the Is-aelitss Of New
Iori, Il they would take certain nun
be-c copies Of the paper. dignifed men
Il the prime q lIfe called o1t. Water
melons. "WaternelOns,- and things
Ike that whicfs really had 10 bearing
OF TIRE subject Under discussion.
'Flsh that M Dickens could have
been present at such gathering. Il
would have done hin good. 4 move
mem = On foot. understand. looking 20
the entertainment OF Mr.. Eip,iux at this
Sub next year / shall try 10 BE- there.
and viii cheerfaIly loan the club the
tn Cans neoeSsary for The purpose a.
soon a. can unite ;hea from nv own
csat tail
The spot On wh=rc Pnila fe.phia Is
built was first disc Ter--i tr Capt. Hen
driclSon. IL the yacat Olr=s-. which
sailei from Manhattan = the wear 1923.
He rstuTne,i . 1'--v Y5-k IRE following
weeE. bit r. --ze--s.-e d. ..ot zach him
til tie fo..oV 5lS spring. a. Il fell into
the hands II q local ey---.s COMPANY.
the ticer- - wl.c- we're sali- II nee!
OF suitable winter clothing.
In 1888 the >we,.-s c-.-ne T. and SCI
tied On the Del-71-e river. Pzzla:el-
pilia was laid OFT u iGeI-2 bv Will
ian Penn Also. later on by the United
State bank Times at present in PhiIa-
delPlia are good. Farm produce : com
ing II promptly and AZ good prices.
George Washington presided az a con
venuOn here II l7S7. ami while in the
city purchased town lot. intending az
no distant day 10 erect thereon one OF
his justly celebrated headquarters.
Washington and Adams were both in
aGgUrated as president Of the United
States at different times IN Congress
hall and made spicy inaugural ad-
dress IN which they said that the In
dian was ward e the nation and
should b= looked after Ike any other
doubtful wa-i
Independence was born IN Philadel-
plia, among other places. and the first
t-en-Ilo5ls wall Of the newly fe3ged bird
Of FREEDOM was heard about dusk on the
Fourth Of July. 1875, a. Indepenience
hall
Mt Pleasant. IN the park. l am told.
was Duilt by Capt. John Mcpherson and
bought by Benedict Arnold. the gentle
man who sought unnecessarily 10 syn
dicat: ms soul 10 some English capital
lists. Il Is a place Of historic interest.
Arnold was man who believed in arbi-
uation. He was always ready 70 90 arbi-
ratl1g in way be had OF his own
which involved very little bloolshed.
de gave the house TO his wife, partly as
mark Of his esteem for her, and partly
- >-N''4 80 INC Id pl us
At the corner of Arch and Fifth streets
stands Christ church graveyard. and
near me corner Is an iron gateway which
Is kept fastened. Through this iron lat
tce work you may peer into the burying
ground, and almost in reach from the
street are the graves Of benjamin and
Deborah Franklin. On a cold winters
day l L not an uncommon sight fo- two
or three strangers 10 rest their damp
noses on the frosty iron Of this railing
and read the crumbling name Of that
great genius and well known JOB printer,
who ,vas not only very able man. but
utter Y free from the snobbery and cad
dIshness which seem ID more and more
assert themselves in our now somewhat
middle aged republic.
In fancy now l can see Benjamin TIP
ping gayly down TO the Office. wearing a
coOnskin cap in winter time. which was
the cause Of MS early badness. In nv
minds eye | can see the great Jour
printer, philosopher, statesman. alma
hacker and inventor as he enters the
rear If the building in order to avoid
startling the sheriff. in case he should he
waiting for him at the front.