The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-27
GARFIELD'S WIDOW.
HOW SHE LIVES At MEN1CR-O DR..
BLISS ILLNESS.
raj. Can, a. "a Cr.ditor-The Alibi Gods
= Of Medicine-Ohio and temperance
John sherman and Allison--s"me'hi"s
! About Jennie Chamberlain '"' ''""''


John sherman and Allison-some'hing
About Jennie Chamberlain the "ea"'''
Especial Correspondence
CLEVELAND. MAY 23.--Mrs. James A.
Garfield is living very quietly at Mentor
making preparations FOR the two weddings
which are to shortly take place IN her
family. Friends Of hers tell me that she
has not changed TO any degree since Pres
;dopt Gorfeld's death. She is dcv0'ihg
herself to her family. and she is well sat
;sfed with her son and daughter-in law m
,,ro.ncctu. J Stanley Brown. who VIII
,norrv Mis, Mollie Garfield. has shown
himself 70 be a man Of sterling aDliity
md worth and Miss Mason. VINO Is 70 oe
Harry GafEeid's bride, comes oil one OF
the rood families Of the Western reserve
Tho Mentor homestead has been enlarged
and If is now one OF tic pleasant ramp
line country seats in the United States
II Is within al hour Of Cleveland. on the
Lake Shore railroad. and the Garfield eS-
foto is within a short distance Of very
,,roftv dc,0t. Mrs. Garfield likes 1t 50
well That she has long since decided 10
sell Ter Cleveland home, and TINS, am
told is now in The market. understand
che still holds her Washington house Oh
the corner of Franklin park and street.
md This Is the house which GARFIELD
bought when he was in congress. 1t Is
three story square pressed brick, worth
about So. 900. and is on the edge OF fash
ionahla Washington. and not Tar from
the home OF John Sherman.
Spcakine Of Mrs. Garfield calls atten-
flor - the severe illness Of Or. Bliss, who
we fine chief Of Presidents Gariield's
rbysiciars. Dr Bliss falling health
dates from the day Of GaTiield's assassi-
ncfion and the seeds Of his present trou-
hi wore sown in the Gaze and watching
which he devoted 90 the president 5 bed
side From the time Garfield was shot to
mis- death Hiss was with him almost day
and night. !Ie gave Up practice amount
ino 10 from .9j GOO ID $50 600 year ana
for t..a-r wc-rv months let hins,. u ont
body and Soul - TIE government and rs
president BE was ;he vatchSuaId oi
Inc beG,naw5er. and was tie moving
spirit of the ,3aderfu, means which Kept
Garfield alive for months. After ms
dealt Lc fc-ad himself broken down. lie
was forced TO take q vacation. AMI Ae
came bac, & the end Of six months some
what better. lie soon failed again. how
ever. aal for the past two years be has
been unable to attend 20 his practice, and
the result is that instead Of being he
LEADING doctor Of thc capital. and tie
easy nosscssor Of an income Of S3O,CJO a
year lie is poor and his health l. broken.
lis fac is that Of all men who have
done work for Uncle Sam without having
n written contract before the work was
performed.
DR. Bliss put in bill for his services in
tho Garfield case for less than he could
have made during the time in his easy
outside practice. Uncle sam gave him
one fifth Of what be asked for and told
him to whistle for the rest. He might
have made NJ the money loss easily if his
health Lad not been broken. lie did re
gain much Of lis old practice, but his
Constitution could not stand the strain.
and it il now que-tiJc4 of iif, or death
saw LIN IN tie Capitol Ct Washington
not long ago. and was surprised at the
change n him. Before Garscld was Shot
be wa apparently IL hi, very prime. Tall.
straight AID black eyed, he had the face
of a centloman-scholar. His hair was
black. ana Lis well combcl jet side whls-
l,er5 malc lin one OF the most admired
mon of Washington. 4 good ta'Ecr.
good liver ana the ,cost nC:rI Doctor OF
the capital. LIE Wo9 enc 81 t-2 le"-ln.,
public men of tie aital States. and vas
the life of many an oicTaLt crowd. lie
was ilan q ideas. thinker and gen
tloman welcomed everywhere. He hrcd
in hne ST sic a-l hc Lr.vc ncof the fines;
team az Na-hingtc- cry. FOND VI music
and { be tleatcr. hc vas IN tie very the;
Of tie life at ,hc capital. and with Lis big
reDGtltion and income he seemed - lave
nothing moro TO wish for
Then came Garfield sickness. and every
little whipper snapper O.. country doctor
in the United States began u abuse and
criticise him The woITy If the sick room
and of the nation was added 20 by the
barkiaccf 'he TRAYS B.anchcs and Sweet
hearts If his profession and he broke
down unGcr the strain Then the nation
refused 70 pay his bin, and The result is
Us have stated.
1t is easy 70 criticise. and the albi gods
exist in every profession. These alibi
gods. as Gath calls them. are the men
who never DO anYthing great themselves.
but who can tell YOU just how the great
mon male their mistakes and how much
be; .er they wodld have done if they had
been there. But they are never there,
ard it is perhaps well Cor the world that
they are not
These alibi gods of medicine sprGoc up
all over the cocntry while Garfield was
sick. ard tloy helped . ruin Bliss. They
came TO the front dur..'; The iilacss o:
Gen. Gr.ut. and bIghtcd the life Of Er
Douglass. one Of tie kindcst and ables;
of phys:~iaas who ever managed 2 cns'
OF that Kind heard ore OF them wills
pr that Co.fiiug vas rurdcrei by III.
doctors. and ;hcy lowered over The corpse
of Chief Justice Waite and cmb.ttered
the sorrow Of lis widow BY their unjust
suspicious They axe croaking today
about the illness Of the emperor of Ger
many, and they win keep on cr1-@.n-
over the diseases q greet men Until some
day the God 81 disease wiil lag lis hand
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