The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-09-29
ALL oVERI !
HOME THEY BROUGHT HER STATES.
MAN DEAD!

HOME THEY Bk0UGHT HER STATES
The maddening surf still beats upon the shore,
The gloomy storm-cloud hangs above the sea-;
From Elberon the tidings come more
That erstwhile cheered the hearts of you and me.
Along the rails the Grape -decked palace flies,
And sobs, heart-rending blend with rushing steam;
The wall of millions reaches to the skies,
And hangs about us like some herrid dream.
Back, through the fatal place where Garfield fell,
Is carried now the senseless lump of clay;
While strong men weep to hear the "dead-march'
swell,
And war-worn heroes turn in grief away.
Ohio, at the Nations earnest call,
Freely sent forth her loved, heroic son
Only to see her cherished hero fall,
Crowned with the laurels of great victories won.
His a useful and noble life
Bright his example wus to all manknd;
Fen those opposed to him in party strife
| Admired the greatness of his noble mind.
| His honored name, on History's brightest page
By fair Columbia traced, in letters bold,
| He died-yet he will live, through every age
Oft will the story of his life be told.
| And while we bow around his grave to-day,
| And lay his form beneath its native sod,
| We know that now he lives, in endless day,
| And rests, in joy eternal, with his God
The great Garfield is gone. After
two and half months of patient suf-
fering, James Abram Garfeld-in the
prime of life, and having reached the
topmost round of the ladder of mortal
fame, has gone the way Of all the
earth. No President Of the United
States was as true type of the ideal
American citizen as Garfeld-unless
it was Lincoln Garfield, like Lincoln,
was filled with patriotism, with love
Of country, with kindness of heart,
with the noblest impulses Of humani-
ty. He was a scholar-principally
through his own exertions, for, like
many a poor boy, he worked his
way" at school. A thorough test in
camp and on the battlefield, proved
that he was a brave and capable SOL
dier. He was statesman, and as
such ranked with the very foremost
statesmen in the history of his coun-
try.
He had barely begun an admins
tration Of great promise, when he was
stricken down by the bullet Of the
assassin. If it be true that 'Deatl
loves a shining mark" the grim spec.
tire must here have found unbounded
satisfaction in his CHASTITY work-fol
never did Death strike blow that fel
more heavily, or with more depress
ing effect upon humanity.
At few minutes after ten O'Clock
on Monday night, Sept. 10th, the Pres
ident took a bad spell. One of the Clerks
of the White House force was sent fol
some mustard for the patient, anc
when he returned he found but life
less clay to remind him of the once
powerful frame of President Garfield
The President died Of neuralgia Of the
heart. The last thing he said to DIR
Bliss, was complaint Of a pain neal
the heart While complaining of this
he grew too weak to speak any more
The faithful wife was notified, and
with their daughter, Mollie, entered
the room. The Presidents wife tool
her station by the bedside, took hel
husbands hands in hers, and while ht
lay there, looking toward the faithful
brave little woman; while he wa.
powerless to tell them how he suffered
while dreaming Of the old home a
Mentor; while the roaring Of the SUR
mingled with the sobs Of the wife ant
daughter, and the faithful attendants
James A. Garfield sank peacefully tt
sleep. His was Christian death
; After patiently enduring the most ex
cruciating physical tortures, he sanl
peacefully to sleep, triumphant owe.
; worldly suffering, and in the conf
) dence that rest, and peace, and Joy
awaited him beyond the dark valley
James Abram Garfield was born il
Orange, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, No
: vember 10Th, 1881, and was in his fif
| tieth year when he died. He was lef
, an orphan at the age Of two years
? through the death of his father, AM
, the years of his early life were identi
fled with poverty. But young Gar
field had the right kind of material il
| his makeup, and he rose from tn
| humblest walks Of life to the highes
/ position in the country he loved s.
| well-only to fall victim to the as
, sassin.
: The body was embalmed an,
/ brought to Cleveland, and inferred il
Lakeview Cemetery, the Trustees o
: which rendered a choice of lots t.
= Mrs. Garfield. At Cleveland, the wild
, ow was joined by her two young son
Irwin and Abram, who had not seel
their parents since last June.
{ The demonstration at Cleveland wa
| almost beyond description. The cit.
| was literally packed with mourners
At all hours Of the day or nigh
! | l.