The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-15

James Aorahsm Garfield WAS born
November l9, 1891, in the township OF
Orange. Cuyshoga County, 0hio, about
l5 miles from Cleveland. HE father.
ASrabam Garfield. came from New
York, but, like his mother. Was Of New
Engl.nd stock James Was the young
est of four eh,idreu. The father died
in 1855. l-sving she family dependent
upon . small farm and the exsstions Of
the mother There wss nothing about
tie cider G.rti-ld TO distinguish him
from tIis ether piodii u farmers of the
rather sterile township Of Orange. No
one could discern aoy qualities in him
which. transmitted to tbs next gsners-
,ion, might help to make Statesman.
unless it was industry; bat his wife.
who 10 still living at an advanced age.
was always fond Of reading WHEN she
could get leisure from her hard house
hold duties. aud was thoroughly CO.
pable woman, Of strong will. stern
principles and more than average forcs
of character. OF the children no ose
besides james has made the slightest
mark in the world. The elder brother
is n farmer in Michigan. sad the two
sisters are, l bslieve. farmers wives
James ha,i tough time Of IL - . boy.
He toiled hard on the farm early and
lat. in summer and worked at the car
penter's bench in the winter. The best
Of il was, he liked work. There was
not a laz, hair on his head. He bad sn
absovbing am bitiou TO get IN education.
and the ouly road open TO this end
seemed that Of manual labor. Ready
money was hard to get in those days
The Ohin canal ran not far ffeas where
he l,ved, and. finding that the bostmeu
got their pay in cash and earued better
wages than he could nahe ct farming
OF carpentry, he hired out ~ driver ON
the TOW path and s0oa got up ~ the
dignity Of holding the helm Of boat.
Then he dsternined TO ship ss . ssalor
on the lakes, but an attack Of lever snd
ague iut~rfered with bis plans He Vas
i'll three months. sud whea hs recov-
cred he decided to 60 to school called
Geaaga Academy. in AN adjoining
County.
When he was s3 years OF age he con-
cluded be had got about all there was
TO be had in the OBSCURE cross roads
academy. He calculated that he had
saved about half enough money TO get
through college. provided hs could
begin. as he hoped. with the juni"E
year. He got ife insurancs policy
aud assigned il TO . gcntIe,nsn ss SO
currty for loan u make ny the am sunt
k..l l. hn e. <.f 1ASA ha
tered the JUNIOR cass Of Willisms Col
lege. Massachusetts. and graduated in
1856 with the metaphysical -honors Of
the class. have seen . dsgucTrootype
of him taken about this time. IL rep
re.euts q rather awkward youth. with
u shock OF light hair staniing straight
mp from big forehead. and . frank,
thoughtful face. Of y very marked
German type. There - NOT drop Of
German biaod in the Garfield family.
but this picture would be taken Tor
some Fritz or Carl just over FROM the
Fstherland.
Before he went to college. Garfield
had connected himself With the D,sei-
pies, . sect having numerous membsr-
ship in Eastern and Southern Ohio.
West Virginia and Kentucky. where
its founder. Alsxsndsr Campbsll. had
travelled and preached. The principal
pecuIiasitiss Of the denomination are
their refusal to formulate their beliefs
into creed. the independents OF each
segregation. the hospitality and fra
terusl feeling OF the members and the
lack Of q regular ministry. When Gar
field returned to Ohio it. MAS natural
that he should soon grsvitate 10 tbs
Struggling little coilsee Of the young
sect at Hiram. Portage County. near his
boy hoods home. He hseAsss professor
Of Latin and Greek and threw himself
with the energy and industry which
are leading traits of his character into
the work of building up the institution.
B~fere he had bean two years IN his
profe'.orship he was appojntsd psssi.
dent of the college.
During bic pfofessorship, Garfield
married Miss Lucretia Rudolph.
daughter ot . farmer ia the psighbor-
hood. whose acquaintance he had made
while Ut the academy. where she vas
also . pupil. Sae Was qniet. thought
full girl, Of sisgulsrly sweet and refined
disposition, fond Of study sid ysadisG.
possessing . wara heart and . mind
with the capacity sf . steady growth.
The marriage vas . love ailhif on both
sides and has been lhososghly happy
one. Mech Of 0sr6eld's sabseuusnt
success may be aftributed 70 the never
failing sympathy and istailsctaal coo-
panionship Of his wife and The stinulus
Of loving home circle The young
| couple bought . neat little cottage
/ froneing on the college csopss asd be-
gan their welded lib poor and in debt,
bat with brave hearts
In 1859 tho college President vss
elected to the State Seeate fro0 the
Counties Of Portage snd Summit. He
did not resign his pssaidsscy. bsoeass
he looked upon . few months In tha
Legislature - an episode NOS likely 70
change the course Of his life. Bat ths
war came to altar Ill his plana Daring
the winter Of 1881 he vs. astivs ID ths
, passage Of measures for srsine the
State militia. and his eloquence and
energy made him cnaspicueus lssdss
Of the Union party. Early II III
summer q 1861 be vss elected Oolonsl
Of an infsntsy regiment (ths forty>ssc-
ondj raised iu Northeru Ohin. many Al
the soldisss in which had been studsnts
st Hiram. He tosk the 6eld IN Eastssx
Kentscky. .vss soon put IN comaa1d ol
. brigade. snd BY making one ct The
hardest marches esar made By recruifs,
| suvnvssed and routnd fho rebe3 furoea