The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-04-04

questioned the ordinary laborer, the
heads of the unions and many of the
largest employers in pursuing his
study of the problem. He has tried
to get in touch with both sides, and
it can be said that he has the conf
dence of each.
The Cardinal is by nature witty
and enjoys humor as much as the
average man, for he is very human.
To see him on the street with his
broad -brimmed silk hat one might
readily take him for a good Quaker.
A Philadelphia visitor to Baltimore
chanced to meet him on the street
one day. Noticing how many peo-
pie bowed to him, the man from
Philadelphia commented to friend:
"You people must have great respect
for the Quakers. The old gentleman
gets as much attention as if he was
Father Penn himself" When told
that it was the Cardinal, he replied
! ssHe certainly looks like one of our
brethren, but we would do the same
if he lived in Philadelphia. He de-
serves it."
Naturally among the callers at the
Episcopal residence are many repor-
ters and correspondents in search of
news. Not long ago one of them
sought for his opinion on a subject
that had been much discussed in the
newspapers. "You know, Your Emil
nence," said he, "that anything you
would say, would be widely read and
be of much interest to the general
public"
"My dear young man," was the
reply, II have heard that so often,
that am beginning to believe it is
just chaff. You can't catch me
with it,
And the interview closed.
The Episcopal residence is plain
and unassuming outside as its inte-
rior is simple. Composed principally
of brick covered with plaster and
painted a sombre gray, it was built
about forty years ago. Here the Pa
pal messenger who announced to
Archbishop Gibbons his elevation to
the rank of Cardinal was received.
1t is also the scene of the annual New
Year reception, when men and wo-
men alike are allowed to kiss the ring
on the Cardinal finger. He has but
two rings; one of these is an anne
thyst which he values highly, and
the other a sapphire presented him
by Pope Leo when he first visited the
Pontiff. 1t is one of the finest stones
of the kind ever found, and is set in
plain gold ring inscribed with the
arms of the Pope.
The Cathedral is one of the most
picturesque edifces in the country.
It is built in the heart Of the city on
one of the hills for which Baltimore
is famous. Its corner stone was laid
by Bishop Carroll in 1906. tits con
structed of granite, and is of the Gre
cian- Ionic period of architecture. 1t
The great dome which rises from the
centre is 231 feet in circumference.
The Cathedral, which cost Sass, 900,
is practically in its original shape,
although it has twice been repaired.
1t is in this Cathedral that some of
his eloquent addresses have been
made. He usually breaches at least
once month, on the first Sunday,
and the congregation contains many
of other sects who admire the man
for his broad views on religious as
we'll as other subjects.
An illustration of the admiration
which Baltimore people find for the
Cardinal is when he returns from one
of his occasional visits to Rome. Then
the city, from the mayor down to the
newsboy on the streets, turns out to
greet him. As soon as the cable
gram announces he has left the other
shore, preparations begin for his re-
ception. Reaching New York he
finds a committee of citizens repre-
sentirg various creeds at the dock
waiting to escort him homeward.
Thousands cheer him as he alights
from the train and listens to the ad-
dresses of welcome from the lips of
the mayor, sometimes from the head
of the State itself. In the group
which escorts him to his carriage are
prominent Protestants, as well as
Catholics. In the parade which he
reviews, battalicns of soldiers of the
National Guard stand elbow to elbow
with companies of Catholic Knights,
unions of laboring men, delegations
of civic societies and long lines OF
school children. This parade is truly
gorgeous spectacle with its bands,
banners and the thousands OF armed
men giving it a military aspect but
the throngs along the route pay little
heed except to the carriage in which
sits the frail, venerable wearer of the
red robe, bowing and smiling to his
home people. He knows well that
their pleasure Is sincere, and it touch
es him far more deeply than all the
pomp and display. He graciously
accepts the honor since it is the popu-
lar desire to bestow it.-Human Life.
ADMINISTERED IT ALL RIGHT.