, 1880-10-31
THE HEADS AND FRONTS.


GEN, GARFIELD OvERRUN WITH VISITORS.
:: MENTOR Oct. 3o.-To-day was field-dayat
|. Mentor Trains from all ways were carry
ing delegations to call on Gen. Garfield at his
Lawnfield home. The first tO itrrive was 150
:sron-workers from Youngstown, o., with IL
band and wearing badges with "339 " on their
hats. Gen. Garfield addressed them as fol
lows. us reported for the Cleveland Leatler:
H.: GENTLEMEN: ! am glad to meet you to
: day. remember with pleasure the long
line of events that have united US during the
eighteen years we have known each other:
:While the last gentleman was speaking on
behalf Of Ills associate iron-workers 'of the
!, Mahoning; Valley, 1T brought to my mind
something which read many years ago ina
/. very interesting old book. The writer was
enumerating the points Of contrast between
man and the lower animals, and among them
.yas this: "1lan,'' he said; ~ is the only ami
nal that makes tools for his own use." III
following ont that thought l think we
may fairly say that the tools which
"a an peGnd dex osS of a1s their p'1i{i intsigeaee aid
{, civilization as any that can he found. We
/ tig into the mounds Of forgotten tribes and
nations, aud find their tools and implements
iron, h i and Of steel. il we lad all the speci-
men tools Of all the tribes and nations OF the
earth arranged in order before us, we c0nld
probably deteruine, with great accuracy, the
grade Ut civilization OF eac!a gene1alio1l. I
civilization to make tools, but the tools OF q
people are the indexes OF tue clViizatlon t OF
those who make and use them. Ihe men
WHO stand 9t tore inc are Mrgely enSageu Ill
making tools loI ~ - tt. ~,
ls tle Vnr .y d.,;iv Nv wnrt is thereforn close
| ly allied to the civilization OF your country.
E"arn,ent - "nn @ % Co tn ieveIo1r and educate our
n,In t''o+ thnv shn,,I ~ aIte In make their
s',a.nt. It If m,,ce and war 81 that. If we
t..',r' ~ var ,vttf1 fhe rsst Of the world. We
MetT ~ w.. .;ij c1nr!,n ami en,,in m nrspivps
eou1u " "af VI, 1Fn tha to"s snd macIiiirv fr ar
at! HAM ,.;t,.t ~ t H,n ,vi,1 ~, nther notons
1Ms @ u21 s;uu1. hu,n,ner strke Now. that IS TO
~ ~ tha sirnifcnnne ri tie business that Won
are H. reosdn far asking lie Less
Iafnre s,1,.i''o Of the Nation to make laws
.asuasG aas,r " - iaf onv nne class of citi-
gnns naIrs's mike more money: bnt wien
ensaysd e IN Is one % tat TIL lie Whole Nation needs
f4E *: dafansa md for The growtll and teyeI-
H,t doa ~, nf ;1S .n1,r. t,,af, nvprv man 81 etn
,,i"ven Is dn,ny r great National. patriotic
pioslev pnosle .vhic tI,a t:nysrnnent shomd nrotect
MI ond dsfnnI H for the good OF ali. Oh that
;s ! i,inw i, drfense If the Independence OF
~ nn',r ~ conntrv and The weli-bei1lg Of Iii its
yona yn,, eooh'A' '>AAA '1'0 VIVA ''
peEop,ttii pEpp,'ti,roan Tom o,ad tn see this comnanv
~ 1Gei irnncwnrirrs 81. NV NV, old Co Constituents md
~ f,;a,,ie nT-"H' wecoms' Wi, here. and annre
aiaGnuo atl s..,,r oonn~ iii tha mnrn heconsn vnn
Gl.t.e @ @ ."ul s'' fnr and in smch an imrien;cnt
lay no''1 Van =" ar ara vsrv wclco,nel and shai
Seasilt;; ,,a; y, .graaf ~ o,c, one ri vn,,
oe e'ao ~ - T. .ss 11 ~, s,,, t..t,
| WAYNE AM AsiltfeSur
To the next delesafni{Gns. fi{E from wayne ana u
/ Ash!alu Eot.nt.vfi n ls,,fie Eau "rf;aI' sn;5 ~
o'tf'u7 .r,.e M ' GrS'rI EwEy FEiiow-Crr1-
~. r. kmn,v fl,at tl,is comnanv comes
En-, 4, ,,roo ,,art fron, so far away rs heyt,ni
4. H. II VISA" Roseryo IN sucll ,]ar as this
- ;s4o = eH;gnifnant eynression Of what you mean
~ 'gsail ~ Enow That vn,1 come with
al" sn'',s tl,at yo,l come With hearts full Of
o,nSf;nnn and minds fuil Of ideas. and prIn-
oiL ci',ts and nnruuses is rs much rs, anv
<.n,'nanv nf neot,ie anywhere could we'll saw
| ranniitct that some writer said long ago.