Daily Republican., 1881-09-20

Sural philosophy, arithmetic and alge
ora were his principal studies, and b.
soon had sufficient knowledge of then
to teach in dist let schbol. For thre,
years he continued his work .. tn,
academy, at the school and in car
penter's shops in autums and s.ter
and In the woods in the sunni TIM,
managing not only to pay his penses
at the academy, but to save something
toward deiraying the cost of a college
education. Then he applied for adj.
mission to the Eclectic Institute at Hi.
ram, Portage county. The manner of
his application to the trustees is told nv
Frederick Williams, one of their num.
b.r: ' ""'
I1e Board was in session with closed
doors when the doOrkeeper entered and
announced that young man was
waiting at the door and very anxious
no see the Board without DELAY. Mol
objections being made the young mani
was admitted. Entering, he said /
1'Gentlrmen, I want an Education. andi
would Ike the privilege of making the
|hres and sweeping the floors of the
1nullding TO pay part of my expenses, u
lhe Board took him at his word, andf
|he was allowed to pay for his tuition
ioy doing janitorS work
Aler three years spent at Hiram
college the young man qualified to en-
ter the Junior class Of one of the biyher
colleges, and applied to the presidentsH
of several of The colleges for infor.
lation "A friendly postscript attach
ea 10 the answer he received from Pres
ident Hopkins, of Williams College
led him to select that institution.
ne filled up his vacations while at
Williams College by teaching in neigh.
BORING towns. In North Pownal heH
taught penmanship in the same loomH
where two years before chester A &
Arthur had taught the common English
branches. In 1896, when - years old.
ie was graduated. Immediately after
ward he was made instructor OF Greek
snd Latin at Hiram. In lHlS he mar.
'ied MISS Lucreia rudolph, who was
,ot only his compan on, but an able a
hstaht. Frequently, when he WASH
'o!IEed to prepare speeches. hastily, she, o
II common with their friend Alrneia
Booth, looked up Tor him authoritie,s
md quotations. III
In 1850 he was elected Unitfti States
senator from Ohio to i'll the seat ofEi
AIlen G. Thurman whose term expiredM.
N the ith OF March of that year. HI
The following June he was nomipat- vi
q by the Republican Convention at mf
n caSo for the Presidency. His cleo. NJ
ION followed in November. His imam nj
.iratlon at Washington on Friday Hl
larch 1 when, in his joy at his su-
RENE elevation, he caught his motberHi
has arms and kissed hor in the pres -Ml
nee OF the assembled thousands. is@s
'll! ne sh III the remem brance of cyerySJ
ne. Hi,
Tie sketch of the leading Incidents in A.
resident Gariield's life should not betn
i''"l without reference to the story MI L
something he did in New York on then
ny after President Lincoln's assassin Hw
Ion. The incident is rs follows: AHS
'o"d was surging around the StorkHr
Xchange building Oh Broad street, and: :5n
iere We're sudden Queries against Il lii
urIai IN that city. A minute ,ter3Y
excited mass would have been hurry Nc
& in the direction of the newspaperEC
llldlng. AT that moment man step Ne,
III out OF the Exchange, waving in hisSia
md paper, aud calling out, "Anoth- Nv
telegram from Washington" thelr
rlwt sGoopei, and the man said, inH Isl
clear, distinct voice: "Fellox citizens,4a
ouds aud darkness are around him, sll
is pavilion is dark waters and thick Sci
ouds of the skies! Justice and judg.An
ent are The habitatlon of His throne Hte
ercy and truth shall 90 before his Src
re' FelIow.citians God rcigns, andHh'
Government at Washington stillSJ
'es.' The speaker was General Gar-Nj
Id, and it is added taat the crowd
lined by his words, gave up its pro-Htl
sec attact on the newspaper building EE
CONTINUED IN THIRD EDITION. a.