The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-24

yigor ofstatement and q way Of knitting
his arguments .ogethessc as TO make 9
speech deepen It's impression on The
mind OF the. nearer until the climax is
| reached. i'.slH
| ofhis industry and studions habits a
great deal might be said, but single
Illustration will have to suffice here.
Onee during the busiest part of o very
busy session at Washingtoli, found him
ir bis library, behind o big barricade OF
books. This was no unusual sight, but
when | glanced at the volumes, / aaw
that they were. all different editions OF
Horace, or books relating to that poet.
II find | am overworked and need re-
creation," said tho General. "Now
my theory Ia that the best way TO rest
the mi nd is not to let it be idle; but to
put Il ct something quite outside OF the
ordinary line of it's employment. So. I
am resting by learning al. the Congress
ional Library can show about. Horace
and the various editions aud traDslations
of his poems.",,
| W GARFIELprAT HOME, sie
| General Garfield is the pbssessor of
two homes and his femiIy d. =; Gntes. twice
year. Some ten years lago. fitiGine hon,
unsatiafaetory life was III hotels and
boarding houses, no bought a lot of
ground on tho corner ofThirteenth and
streets, In Washington. .and with MONEY
borrowed of friend hnilt q plain. s,.....;:. "a. 3.
| staniiai, tflree.stoTy house. Il wing vas
extended afterwards To, make room for
the fast growing library. The money
was repaid In time, and was probably
saved in great part from what would
otherwise have gone to landlords. The
children grew up IN pleasAnthorl sur
roundinga,i and the house b, eaf,e. the
centre of much simple aud cordial hos
pitality. Five or six. years ago the little
cottage at Hiram was sold, and for a
timo the only residence the GarHelGs iaad
10 ms District was q suinmer house he
Duiit on Little Mountain, @ bold eleYa.
ton in Lake county, which commands d
view of thirty nilea Of rich farming
country .stretched along the shore OF
Lake Erie. Three, years ago he bought
farm In Mentor, In the same county.
lying on both sides Of tho Lhke ShUfe
aud Michigan Southern Railroad. Here
his family spend all the time when he is
free from his duties in Washington. The
farm houss Is low, old fashioned story.
nd-a.haIf building, but It's limited nc
commodations have been aippiementSd
by numerous ont-bnildings, one of which
Gen. Garfield uses foF Office and library
| purposes. The farm contains about one
hundred AMI twenty acres OF excellent
land, in high state of.cnltiyation. and
the 9Congressnan finds recreation, ,soi
which henheyer tires, In directing the
field work aud making improvements in
the buildings, fences and orchards
! Clevelandi Is only twenty-five miles away ;
there is postoffice and q railway station
within half mile, and the pretty coun-
try town of 'Painesville is but five miles
distant. One Of the pleasures of enmmer
life on the Garfield farm is drive of two
miles through the woods to the lake shore
and bath in hebreakers.
Gen. Garfield has five children living,
and has lost two, who died in infancy.
His mother Is still living, and has long
been O member Of his family. In peruoil
Gen. Garfield is six feet high, broad.
shouldered and strongly built. He has
an unusually large head, that seems to be
three-fonrths forehead light brown hair
and beard, large, light blue eyes, o prom.
inent nose and fun cheeks. He dresses
plainly, is fond of broad-bTimmed slouch
hats and stout boots, eats heartily. cares
nothing for luxurious living, is thorough
ly temperate In all respects save in that
of brain work, and is devoted to his wife
and children and very, fond of his country
home: Among men he is Eenial, ap-
proachable, compapionable and a; re-
markabiy entertaining talker.