After appropriate exercises, the sermon being preached by Rev. Isaac Errett, D.D., of Cincinnati, according to a promise made years before, the casket, followed by a procession five miles long, was carried to the cemetery. It was estimated that a quarter of a million people were gathered along the streets; not idle sight-seers, but men and women who loved the boy, and revered the man who had come to distinguished honor in their midst.
Not only in Cleveland were memorial services held. The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke touching words in London. In Liverpool, in Manchester, in Glasgow, and hundreds of other cities, public services were held. Messages of condolence were sent from many of the crowned heads of Europe.
Under the white stone monument in Lake View Cemetery, the statesman has been laid to rest. For centuries the tomb will tell to the thousands upon thousands who visit it the story of struggle and success; of work, of hope, of courage, of devotion to duty. Like Abraham Lincoln, Garfield was born in a log cabin, battled with poverty, was honest, great-hearted, a lover of America, and, like him, a martyr to the republic. To the world both deaths seemed unbearable calamities, but nations, like individuals, are chastened by sorrow, and learn great lessons through great trials. "Now we know in part; but then shall we know even as also we are known."
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CUORÉ.
AN ITALIAN SCHOOL-BOY'S JOURNAL.
By EDMONDO DE AMICIS. Translated from the 39th Italian Edition by Isabel F. Hapgood.
12mo. $1.25.
In this delightful volume, so unconventional in form, so fresh and energetic in style, Signor de Amicis has given not only the heart history of an Italian lad but also a very vivid and attractive picture of modern life in Italy. He is a genuine boy who is supposed to write the story, and all the events, incidents, and observations are seen through a boy's bright young eyes. The descriptions of school experiences, of festivals and public ceremonies, of scenes in city and country, are all full of color and charm, and are inspired by a genuine love for humanity.