New-York tribune., 1908-07-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

On June 80 the venerable Cardinal Gibbons
of Ba timore Americas only representative IN the
Sacred College celebrated two anniversaries-the
twenty y-second of his cardinalate and the forty
seventh OF his ordination to the priesthood After
spending more than half century IN the service
of the Church Cardinal Gibbons is enjoying spen-
did health despite the fact that on July 23 he will
be seventy-fcur years old Cardinal Gibbons was
born in Baltimore but at early age his parents
took him with them to Ireland, where he received
his elementary education. Returning to Baltimore
at the age OF seventeen he began to study for the
priesthood at St Charles's College. After finish
ing his there he pursued his theological
studies at St Mary's Seminary, ard was ordained
to the priesthood in 1851 In 1868 he was conse-
Grated bishop and vicar of North Carolina in Feb
ruary, 1873. he raised TO the archbishopric
and in 1886 he received the red hat
THE BANGING OF JIM GUFFEY.
I'D like to go in there. good SIR" Jim Guffey
.Drhe orders are to bar you out" the man on guard
'I'n i9Hsi promise I'll not say word" Jim" Guffey
you've said too much, so stay It," the man
''For they're nominating Bryan can't you hear
And they've never left off cheering at the words
Your grumpy face in that great hall would only
So stay out While they nominate BIZ Bryan
Explain to me that mad'ning din Jim Guffey
That's :i' Pennsyivana howlipg" the man on guard
"oh Lord. that's my, state; let me in" Jim"
Your tears win win you nothing here" the man
For W you can't Climb on the wagon an you can't
You came out here a-yelling an demanding Bryan's
you've got to take bitter pill your dose will not
So move on while they're nominating Bryan"
S. ]. Lewis, in Denver Times.
..rhe great achievement of Count Zeppelin cav
airy general and Doctor of Engineering, is triple
victory" says the Hamburger Nachrichten" 'Is
the first place for science. then for Germany and
third-although people think it should be
named frst-for the elderly. almost old mat.
Count Zeppelin will soon celebrate his SEVENTEEN
birthday He has devoted more than ten years
of work and much mohey to-he study Of the prob
lem of aerial navigation, and he worked with all
the enthusiasm, all the vgor and self-confdence
which go with youth He has not yet accom-
pshed enough lay claim to the prize of $500 900
marks which Germany has offered for perfect air
ship but he has come nearer to the goal than any
of his brother workers in that field. although he
the senior by many years of the oldest of them
DO you regard wealth as essential to happi-
no" answered Mr.. Dustin stax. II admit that
Peo[5 % wSich am perfectly willing to accept 6earsav
evidence Washington Star.
Rome the only Rome, the Eternal City has
fallen writes a correspondent from that city to the
''Berliner Tagebatt Soihethihs new unthink-
ahla and lmheard OF has happened. 1t over
oohes all romance and threatens rob this
historical city OF one of its charms and TO
radnce II to the grade of little German town.
The tradition feast of St Giovanni was celebrated
and not a knife was drawn not a drop of blood
split.
..1 s,nnose said the stranger within the gates.
..,he lid is on all games of chance in this town"
Don't you believe It,. stranger, rejoined the
nneu-"-Chicaxo News